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Punk band Vice Squad play great set in Sussex

VICE SQUAD – BLACKMARKET VIP, HASTINGS 23.6.18 The very first time I saw Bristol punk rockers Vice Squad was way back in 1981. I seem to recall that it was more than likely at the Lyceum Ballroom in London. This still would have been the original 1979 original line-up of...

Posted On 08 Jul 2018 at 10:54 pm

, By Mark Kite

Appetite for tackling food poverty grows among Brighton and Hove health chiefs

Brighton and Hove is bidding to become a Gold Sustainable Food City as it attempts to deal with food poverty. The Sustainable Food Cities Award celebrates places taking steps that are achieving significant positive change on a range of key food issues. For the past five years...

Posted On 08 Jul 2018 at 10:21 pm

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

Brighton casino seeks extended licence for premises next door

A request for a new premises licence for the Grosvenor Casino on Brighton seafront is to go before a Brighton and Hove City Council licencing panel on Tuesday (10 July). The licence would permit casino bosses to play films, live and recorded music and to allow dancing all day,...

Posted On 08 Jul 2018 at 5:35 pm

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

Have you seen missing Hove teenager?

UPDATE: Amelia Margerison has been found safe and well. A teenager has been missing since Thursday morning, prompting police to issue a public appeal for help finding her. Sussex Police said: “Police are growing concerned for the wellbeing of missing teenager Amelia Margerison...

Posted On 08 Jul 2018 at 3:07 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Lottery bosses turn down £4.2m Madeira Terraces bid

Lottery bosses have turned down a £4.2 million bid for funds to help restore the Madeira Terraces on Brighton seafront. Brighton and Hove City Council is asking for an urgent meeting with the Heritage Lottery Fund with a view to resubmitting its bid next month. In the meantime...

Posted On 08 Jul 2018 at 2:59 am