Palace Pier boss promises big makeover as profits soar

Palace Pier boss Luke Johnson has promised a £1.3 million upgrade to the Brighton seafront attraction’s bars and restaurants as profits soared. Work is due to start start in October. Mr Johnson, executive chairman of the Brighton Pier Group, said: “As well as a major upgrade to...
Posted On 29 Sep 2017 at 11:55 pm

Greater Brighton bosses map out digital future

Greater Brighton bosses have spent two days setting out their vision of the area’s future in a pitch to senior civil servants. Members of the Greater Brighton Economic Board hosted a two-day workshop at which they spoke about the huge challenges around housing and mapped out a...
Posted On 29 Sep 2017 at 9:03 pm

Police ask public for help to find missing Brighton man

Police have issued a public appeal for help finding a man who has been missing for the past two days. The force said this afternoon (Friday 29 September): “Have you seen missing man Sean Duffin? “Police are extremely concerned for the wellbeing of Sean Duffin who has been missing...
Posted On 29 Sep 2017 at 5:45 pm

Bogus taxman calls dozens of people across Brighton and Hove

Bogus tax collectors have called dozens of people across Brighton and Hove over the past few days pretending to be from Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Sussex Police said: “Police are reminding people to remain vigilant after they received 45 reports on scam phone calls in just two...
Posted On 29 Sep 2017 at 2:40 pm

New online parking permit system says no – days before zones go live

Three days before a raft of new parking zones are due to go live, the council’s new online parking permit system is still riven by bugs stopping people buying permits. The problems first started becoming apparent more than a month ago, when thousands of letters were sent...
Posted On 29 Sep 2017 at 12:45 pm