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Stanmer House up for let again

The lease of Stanmer House is being put up for sale for the third time in eight years after its current management said it had struggled to make it work as a “muddy dog venue”. Alex Proud, whose Proud Group runs art galleries, restaurants and nightclubs including...

Posted On 07 Feb 2019 at 3:09 pm

, By Jo Wadsworth

Plans to divide Brighton party house into two new homes approved

Plans to convert a Brighton party house into two high end homes were approved by planners this week. An extra floor will be added to the north end of 9 Hampton Street in the city centre, which will become a separate house with an entrance on Spring Street. Concerns were raised by...

Posted On 07 Feb 2019 at 1:59 pm

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

Concerns for man chased along Brighton street

A man being chased along the Old Shoreham Road near Preston Circus asked a driver if he could get into his car to escape his pursuers before walking off with two men. Police have today taken the unusual step of releasing a picture of the man saying they are concerned for his...

Posted On 07 Feb 2019 at 1:42 pm

, By Jo Wadsworth

Fontaines D.C. announce second Brighton gig, new single and debut album

Before reading all the way through this article, the first thing that you must do is to order your ticket for the newly announced Fontaines D.C. Brighton concert at the Concorde 2 on Thursday 28th November 2019. Purchase them HERE. You might be thinking that the gig is months...

Posted On 07 Feb 2019 at 1:42 pm

, By Nick Linazasoro

Rail disruption this afternoon following points failure at Brighton

Cancellations and delays are expected on trains running to and from Brighton until 3pm this afternoon following a points failure. Southern Rail said: “We have been advised by Network Rail that a set of points (moveable sections of track that allow trains to move from one...

Posted On 07 Feb 2019 at 1:28 pm

, By Jo Wadsworth

Judge sentences deportation flight protester from Brighton

A woman from Brighton has been sentenced for her part in a protest about deportation flights which involved physically preventing a flight from leaving Stansted airport. Lyndsay Burtonshaw, 28, a research associate at the School of Global Studies at Sussex University, was one of...

Posted On 07 Feb 2019 at 12:19 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Plans for three houses turned down by Brighton and Hove planners

Concerns about preserving a wildlife corridor in Ovingdean led to plans for three houses to be rejected. The three houses were designed to be cut into the slop of the hillside behind Wanderdown Road. The three-bedroom house and two four-bedroom houses, in Long Hill, would have...

Posted On 07 Feb 2019 at 11:32 am

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

Disabled ramp which angered neighbours can stay

A large access ramp which neighbours complained about when it was built without planning permission will remain outside a house in Hove as it is needed by a resident. Housing officials told councillors that the ramp, in Clarke Avenue, Hangleton, was built for a specific person....

Posted On 07 Feb 2019 at 10:59 am

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

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Stanmer House up for let again

Plans to divide Brighton party house into two new homes approved

Concerns for man chased along Brighton street

Fontaines D.C. announce second Brighton gig, new single and debut album

Rail disruption this afternoon following points failure at Brighton

Judge sentences deportation flight protester from Brighton

Plans for three houses turned down by Brighton and Hove planners

Disabled ramp which angered neighbours can stay

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