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Nightmare in progress – Brighton & Hove Albion are outmuscled, outplayed and freefalling out of the Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Cardiff City 2 Tony Bloom will have a restless night’s sleep and a decision to make. As an expert card player, does he now stick or twist? Albion have run out of ideas. Chris Hughton, it appears, cannot motivate his squad any longer. Hughton has...

Posted On 16 Apr 2019 at 9:44 pm

, By Tim Hodges from the Amex

Police renew appeal to find violent offender after serious sexual assault

Police have renewed their appeal for the public’s help to find a violent offender in connection with a serious sexual assault. Tre John Bunby, 26, a barber, of Hoddern Avenue, Peacehaven is wanted after failing to turn up for court. Sussex Police have even offered a reward o...

Posted On 16 Apr 2019 at 9:21 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Half time with Hodges – Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Cardiff City 1

Albion trail to relegation rivals Cardiff after Nathaniel Mendez-Laing scored a screamer on 22 minutes. He started the move in Cardiff’s half and brought the ball some way up the pitch before a one-two with Oumar Niasse. Albion have offered very little again and have not had a...

Posted On 16 Apr 2019 at 8:40 pm

, By Tim Hodges

Premier League Match Day 31 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Cardiff City – all change

Chris Hughton makes wholesale changes to his starting line up as Bruno, Pascal Gross and Ali Jahanbakash all make the starting eleven. Yves Bissouma and Martin Montoya are dropped from the squad after the 5-0 thrashing by Bournemouth on Saturday (13 April). Glenn Murray again...

Posted On 16 Apr 2019 at 7:12 pm

, By Tim Hodges

The Damned add second Brighton concert date

The Damned are set to return to Brighton having performed at the Dome on 19th November last year (Read our report HERE). This time around they will be performing at the Concorde 2 which is located on Brighton seafront towards Brighton Marina. The dates for your diary are...

Posted On 16 Apr 2019 at 4:29 pm

, By Nick Linazasoro

The Hunt for Gene October takes me to Lewes on an April night

CHELSEA + THE DERELLAS – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 13.04.19 Saturday night and another trip to The Con Club beckoned. Considering I had never been here until the back-end of last year, I have rapidly fallen in love with this venue as they continue attract many bands from my...

Posted On 16 Apr 2019 at 2:24 pm

, By Andy Murphy

Woman sentenced after racist and homophobic rants in centre of Brighton

A woman has been given a suspended prison sentence after reeling off racist and homophobic abuse as security staff and police detained her for shoplifting. Prianna Cheema, a 24-year-old personal assistant, was given a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, by...

Posted On 16 Apr 2019 at 1:06 pm

, By Frank le Duc

The Prince Albert delivers another fab night out in Brighton

THE VIBRATORS + PENNY BLOOD + M@D INC – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 12.04.19 The 1976 Punk Rock legends, The Vibrators, have returned to Brighton and have been 43 years on the case! The band were in town last year and we at the Brighton & Hove New music team reported on...

Posted On 16 Apr 2019 at 12:15 pm

, By Andrew Easton & Mark Kite

Second Labour candidate suspended over tweets

Another Labour candidate has been suspended over a series of tweets, this time for alleged anti-semitism. Alex Braithwaite, who was selected as a candidate in Wish ward last July, was suspended last night after The Telegraph presented Labour HQ with details of several tweets...

Posted On 16 Apr 2019 at 10:13 am

, By Jo Wadsworth

Bevendean playground reopens after parents raise funds for £70k revamp

Bevendean families who spent months fundraising for a new playground saw their hard work pay off when it reopened last month. Local mother Jayne Van Rensburg formed the Friends of Farm Green three years ago, when the Farm Green Park playground was missing swings, benches were...

Posted On 16 Apr 2019 at 10:11 am