Tips for the Fringe: Kids’ and Young People’s Shows!

Our reviewers have hand-picked the very best of kids’ and young people’s shows from this years’ Fringe. Enjoy! Ensonglopedia of Animals – The Old Courtyard. 6, 13, 27 May; 2, 3 June  There are millions of species of animals in the world. Can you name them all?...
Posted On 03 May 2018 at 9:45 pm

Still no visible signs of work on Soho House’s seafront development

Frustration with a lack of any visible work at the seafront’s new Soho House development is at boiling point after a pledge that contractors would start in early 2018 appears to have fallen flat. Soho House has given the council assurances that work has begun inside the...
Posted On 03 May 2018 at 2:22 pm

Brighton charity cyclists rack up a ‘mile in the sky’

A team of cyclists racked up a “mile in the sky” early this morning as they aim to raise tens of thousands of pounds for the mayor’s charities in Brighton and Hove. They usually peddle property but today (Thursday 3 May) they were pedalling the new blue BTN Bike Share bicycles...
Posted On 03 May 2018 at 12:39 pm

Burglars raid corner shop and steal convertible BMW

A 1am raid on a Hove corner shop by four men armed with sledgehammers is being linked to a burglary and theft of a BMW in the same road on the same night. At around 11pm on Monday (30 April) a home in Goldstone Road was entered and the keys were stolen for a blue BMW 320D which...
Posted On 03 May 2018 at 12:06 pm

Search for venue for year-round rough sleeper service launched

An appeal has been made for a suitable venue to be turned into a year-round shelter or other service for rough sleepers as early as this summer. Brighton and Hove City Council is setting up the new service, and is searching for an appropriate place for it to be held, initially...
Posted On 03 May 2018 at 11:44 am

University worker who stabbed his boss to death jailed for life

A university payroll manager has been jailed for at least 28 years for murder after stabbing his boss 15 times. David Browning, 52, who worked for Brighton University, was found guilty by a jury at Hove Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday 2 May). This morning Judge Christine Laing...
Posted On 03 May 2018 at 10:27 am

Hove takeaway boss faces prison over filthy food premises

The owner of a takeaway in Hove has been told that he may be sent to prison for persistent breaches of food safety laws. Muharrem Kartal, 52, of Church Road, Hove, was ordered not to reopen his premises, Golden Fried Chicken (GFC), also in Church Road, when he appeared before...
Posted On 03 May 2018 at 1:13 am

Jail sentence cut for Brighton man in hit and run cover up

A Brighton man who was jailed for helping a hit and run driver to try to cover up his crime has had his prison sentence cut. Clark Walker, 33, of Ditchling Rise, Brighton, was in the passenger seat of a Fiat 500 when builder Adam McDermott smashed into Andy Payne, who was 53 at...
Posted On 03 May 2018 at 12:05 am