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Shula Rich made rather a mess of the facts in her opinion piece on the independent tribunal to resolve the payment dispute between the council and leaseholders on the Bristol Estate. The article continues the hail of misrepresentation, accusation and rumour around this case. It’s...

A man is to go on trial at the Old Bailey charged with murdering two Brighton schoolgirls in 1986. Russell Bishop, 51, appeared at the Central Criminal Court – better known as the Old Bailey – by video link earlier today (Monday 1 October). Bishop is accused of killing Nicola...

A bag of free fruit and veg will be given to the first customers at Aldi’s new Lewes Road store when it opens this Thursday. When Aldi opened its first Brighton store in London Road in 2009, shoppers queued from 5.30am – lured by the promise of golden tickets for the...

A preferred design for the Old Steine sees the Aquarium roundabout replaced with traffic lights and the road in front of the Royal Pavilion rerouted to the east of the war memorial. Brighton and Hove City Council’s environment and transport committee is being asked to...

The Marlborough Theatre has launched an ‘all or nothing’ appeal to raise £10,000 for urgent repairs to avoid cutting programmes and pushing up prices. Decrepit equipment including a broken air conditioning system, vintage sound and lighting and “viciously...

Five men have been jailed for a total of 67 years for drug dealing in Brighton and Hove after a two-year investigation by Sussex Police. The force said that its detectives had “smashed a conspiracy which had trafficked more than 120 kilos of cocaine into Brighton and Hove”. The...

A new pre-booked evening appointment service is being launched by Brighton and Hove GPs today. The service will see GP practices working together to offer patients appointments at more convenient times when they call their local practice. Patients will be able to make an...