Never mind the scallops – Shoreham Port lands some even more profitable catches

Shoreham Port lands more scallops than anywhere else in Britain – part of a multimillion-pound catch of fish and seafood. But the port authority’s annual public meeting this evening heard that timber, steel, cereals and aggregates made a huge contribution to the local...
Posted On 15 May 2018 at 7:47 pm

Brighton punk/riot grrrl group release debut single ahead of The Great Escape launch party

Last November the Brighton & Hove News music team reported on the in-yer-face performance at The Haunt by Brighton’s finest 5 girl punk outfit P*ssyliquor. We stated “The name might be a little close to the edge, but these girls really can play and performed some superb...
Posted On 15 May 2018 at 6:52 pm

Four-car accident on Lewes Road causing delays

A crash on Lewes Road which reportedly involves four cars is causing southbound tailbacks this afternoon. Brighton and Hove Buses tweeted earlier that cars are using the bus lane to avoid the crash, which is having a knock on effect on all services using that route. ⚠️ Due to an...
Posted On 15 May 2018 at 6:14 pm

Brighton and Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton signs new three-year deal

Brighton and Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton has signed a new three-year deal with the club. The contract will keep Hughton with Albion until June 2021. The club said: “Hughton, who joined Albion on New Year’s Eve 2014, has been rewarded with a new deal until June 2021 after an...
Posted On 15 May 2018 at 6:00 pm

Missing man found at railway station

A missing man who was spotted at Brighton station had been found at a railway station in London. Sussex Police said: “Fifty-four-year-old Dominic Harris who was reported missing from his home in East Preston on Thursday (10 May) has been found safe and well in west London....
Posted On 15 May 2018 at 5:52 pm

Sprinklers praised after fire breaks out at Brighton nursing home

The manager of a Brighton nursing home where an electrical fire broke out yesterday says it’s “not worth thinking about” what could have happened if a sprinkler system hadn’t kicked in within seconds. Staff at Birch Grove Nursing Home in Stanford Avenue...
Posted On 15 May 2018 at 5:36 pm

Brighton company sued by mobile giant for using a similar shade of pink

A Brighton tech company is being sued by T Mobile because its logo uses a similar shade of magenta. Software firm dataJAR, which is based in Orange Row, was sent a letter by the mobile giant’s parent company Deutsche Telekom (DTAG) earlier this month requiring it to cease...
Posted On 15 May 2018 at 5:06 pm

The Lovely Eggs return to Sussex this week

We’re so ‘Eggs-static’ that The Lovely Eggs have announced that they will be returning to Sussex this week. Virtually a year on from their terrific Brighton concert last year, the husband and wife duo will again be bringing their own inimitable style of indie-pop-punk to Sussex....
Posted On 15 May 2018 at 4:49 pm

Brighton Fringe Review: Scotland! *****

Scotland!: The Late Bloomers Theatre Company. The Theatre Box, The Warren, 12, 13 May A crowdfunded physical theatre show, performed by this new company’s three members. The Latebloomers met at Ecole Jaques Lecoq Theatre School in Paris, and herald from – no, not the...
Posted On 15 May 2018 at 4:19 pm

Brighton Fringe review: Land Of the Three Towers, Vol II

Land of the Three Towers Vol II, You Should See The Other Guy. Exeter Street Hall, Brighton 11 May 2018 This is a new Brighton Fringe Show tackling the UK housing crisis. Inner city regeneration has consequences. Communities are uprooted. People struggling to keep a roof over...
Posted On 15 May 2018 at 4:02 pm
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