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BBC Radio have picked up on The KVB – have you?

THE KVB + AUTUMNS – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 30.10.18 The KVB – not yet heard of them? Well, hopefully you will now have discovered one the the very best musical acts that are around at present. The BBC are in on the act, as last week on 23rd October, The KVB’s...

Posted On 31 Oct 2018 at 10:39 pm

, By Nick Linazasoro

David Byrne dazzles Brighton with uber-slick show

DAVID BYRNE + BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE – BRIGHTON CENTRE 30.10.18 On a cold, autumn Tuesday night, a star shone brightly on the Brighton Centre stage, Talking Heads legend David Byrne was in town and boy, did he put on a show! It’s testament to the charismatic...

Posted On 31 Oct 2018 at 8:41 pm

, By Martin J. Fuller

Neighbours claim Hove terrace breaches planning rules

Neighbours are angry because they say that a new housing scheme has gone ahead without following the conditions set by a planning inspector. A terrace of four houses in Marmion Road, Hove, have been built with deviations from the original plans which were approved on appeal in...

Posted On 31 Oct 2018 at 7:31 pm

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

Planners back 169 homes on site of council’s former Hove seafront HQ

A 10-storey block of flats could be built next to King’s House, the former seafront headquarters of Brighton and Hove City Council. The proposed block – almost twice as high as King’s House – is part of a scheme to create 169 homes. The scheme, which has...

Posted On 31 Oct 2018 at 7:15 pm

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

The Damned set to start UK tour in Brighton

The Damned (David Vanian – vocals, Captain Sensible – guitar, Monty Oxymoron – keyboard, Pinch – drums and Paul Gray – bass) recently celebrated the first ever Top 10 hit record of their illustrious 41-year career with latest album ‘Evil Spirits’ (out now...

Posted On 31 Oct 2018 at 1:26 pm

, By Nick Linazasoro

Dream Wife return to their roots

DREAM WIFE – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 30.10.18 Although now resident in London, tonight at Concorde 2 was a homecoming gig for Dream Wife and so the crowd was full of old friends. The band formed in 2016 while studying visual arts at Brighton University, with roommates Rakel...

Posted On 31 Oct 2018 at 11:55 am

, By David McLean

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