Brighton hospital’s race equality champion wins employment tribunal

The race equality champion at a Brighton hospital suffered discrimination and victimisation at work, an employment tribunal has ruled. Problems arose after compassionate leave was taken by Vivienne Lyfar-Cissé, who chaired the hospital trust’s BME Network, representing BME (black...
Posted On 05 Feb 2018 at 10:25 pm

Elvis Costello was wrong when he said ‘I Don’t Want To Go To Chelsea’ because we do!

When I saw the punk stalwarts known as Chelsea perform live at the Prince Albert in Brighton a couple of years ago, one of my mates who was there with me enjoyed the Chelsea set so much that he honestly physically cried with joy! I had never seen my mate cry before in all the...
Posted On 05 Feb 2018 at 9:43 pm

Brighton Acoustic Session welcomes new residents to Lord Nelson

The Brighton Acoustic Session is to hand over to a new resident, Tom Evans, who will take on most of the running of the club. Evans will be joined at the monthly sessions, held at the Lord Nelson, in Trafalgar Street, Brighton, by Rowan Piggott and Rosie Hodgson when their...
Posted On 05 Feb 2018 at 6:53 pm

Hove nursing home sold

A Hove nursing home has a new owner after it was bought by a family-run British operator. Country Court Care has bought the Pines, also known as Gracewell of Hove, in Furze Hill, from Gracewell Healthcare. The former owner, Gracewell Healthcare, is owned by Sunrise Senior Living,...
Posted On 05 Feb 2018 at 6:39 pm

Suspected Brighton motorbike thieves captured by CCTV

The faces of two suspected motorbike thieves can be seen in CCTV footage captured in Brighton as they rode through town on Friday (2 February). Sussex Police published a still picture from the footage today (Monday 5 February) as part of their efforts to trace them. The force...
Posted On 05 Feb 2018 at 5:29 pm

Woman raped in Brighton

A woman was raped in Brighton and, although a suspect has been arrested, detectives are keen to speak to three men about the case. Sussex Police released CCTV images of the three men this morning (Monday 5 February). The force said: “A woman reported being raped after...
Posted On 05 Feb 2018 at 9:57 am