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Thugs attack passenger on train from Brighton to London

Two thugs repeatedly punched a passenger on a train from Brighton to London in an unprovoked attack. The victim left the train at Three Bridges and was treated in hospital after being assaulted on the night when England’s footballers beat Colombia in the World Cup finals. The...

Posted On 30 Jul 2018 at 10:04 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Brighton & Hove Albion – Baldock leaves as Zamora joins for a 4th spell

Brighton and Hove Albion striker Sam Baldock has left the club and joined last season’s Championship strugglers Reading. Baldock was Sami Hyypia’s first major signing back in 2014. Current Albion manager Chris Hughton said: “Sam has been a pleasure to work with during...

Posted On 30 Jul 2018 at 9:27 pm

, By Tim Hodges

Revised plans for Brighton care home reflect parking concerns

Revised plans to build a care home on a derelict site in Hollingdean have been submitted to Brighton and Hove City Council. The site owner, Hazeldene Project Management, wants to build a three-storey care home with more than 80 bedrooms at Grove Park, the former William Moon...

Posted On 30 Jul 2018 at 8:35 pm

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

Flats, café and offices planned for Brighton pub

Four years after people started the fight to save the Cuthbert Pub, new plans for a café, offices and flats have gone in to Brighton and Hove City Council. Plans for the site in Freshfield Road, Brighton, include building a three-storey extension on the side of the building for...

Posted On 30 Jul 2018 at 6:38 pm

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

Let’s Go Fly a Kite – at the theatre!

Let’s Go Fly a Kite, JW Productions. The Old Market, Hove The critically acclaimed family show Let’s Go Fy a Kite comes to the Old Market for one night only, on Saturday 11 August. Directed by Natalie Sexton, writer and director of This Boy Tom which was a hit of this...

Posted On 30 Jul 2018 at 11:30 am

, By Kate Darach

A Handbag?! Oscar Wilde classic comes to BOAT

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, JW Productions There’ll be cucumber sandwiches for tea at Brighton Open Air Theatre this week – and handbags at dawn too – as Oscar Wilde’s much-loved classic opens on Wednesday (1 August). The fearsome Lady...

Posted On 30 Jul 2018 at 10:58 am