Labour short-changes our city’s communities once again

This Labour council has been consumed by division: former leader Warren Morgan was ousted last year, Caroline Penn quit in protest, the city’s Children and Young People Committee has had three chairs in as many years – and this week the chair of the Housing and New Homes...
Posted On 22 Feb 2019 at 6:23 pm

Housing association buys Preston Barracks site for 369 homes

Housing association Optivo has bought land at Preston Barracks in Brighton to build 369 affordable homes. Optivo bought the site from developer U+I and hopes to start building work at the Lewes Road site in the summer. The Preston Barracks scheme is one of the biggest...
Posted On 22 Feb 2019 at 4:48 pm

Brighton council’s former leader quits Labour

The former Labour leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Warren Morgan, has resigned from the party. His departure after 27 years as a member comes two days after Councillor Anne Meadows defected from Labour to the Tories. The switch by Councillor Meadows, who chaired the...
Posted On 22 Feb 2019 at 3:54 pm

Builders catch man who fled Hove crash

Two builders chased and caught a man who ran off after a crash in Hove yesterday (Thursday 21 February). A second man has since handed himself in to Sussex Police. The force believes that two other men fled the scene of the crash in Sunninghill Avenue, in Hangleton, just before...
Posted On 22 Feb 2019 at 11:58 am

Man charged with murdering Abdul Deghayes appears in Brighton court

A man has appeared in court in Brighton this morning (Friday 22 February) charged with murdering 22-year-old Abdul Deghayes. Daniel Macleod, 36, of Gipsy Road, south London, appeared by video link before District Judge Tessa Szagun. He spoke only to confirm his name, date of...
Posted On 22 Feb 2019 at 10:39 am

Radiophonic Workshop electronic pioneers to play Sussex concert

Electronic pioneers The Radiophonic Workshop will head to Hastings on Sunday 3rd March to premiere a specially created work as part of the 10th Hastings Fat Tuesday Music Festival. The festival is the UK’s largest Mardi Gras celebration which showcases Hastings’ thriving music...
Posted On 22 Feb 2019 at 12:18 am