Two Damned good Brighton gigs

THE DAMNED + THE PIRANHAS 4+ – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 26 & 27.06.19 I have been following The Damned for over 40 years now and I must report that this week’s two concerts by them at the ever popular Concorde 2 in Brighton were the very best that I have witnessed from the...
Posted On 28 Jun 2019 at 7:30 pm

‘Glastonbury 2019’ – View the photos!

Glastonbury Festival has certainly kicked off in some style this year. It’s certainly turned into a  scorcher weatherwise with temperatures reported by the Met Office as going as high as 28° and it’s quite safe to convey no mud baths this year!  The many thousand colourful...

Council ‘to put charity sector jobs and services at risk’ across Brighton and Hove

The council has been accused of putting jobs and services at risk among dozens of charities and community groups across Brighton and Hove. The services currently support some of the most vulnerable people in the area but may lose vital funding. The claims follow a proposal to...
Posted On 28 Jun 2019 at 3:06 pm

Brighton officer to face disciplinary hearing over seafront crash

A former Brighton police officer is to face a disciplinary hearing for knocking down a pedestrian while en route to a seafront brawl. PC Russell Kyle admitted careless driving when he appeared at Hove Crown Court in January and was given a 12-month conditional discharge. He told...
Posted On 28 Jun 2019 at 2:00 pm

Brighton cocktail bar appeals licence refusal

The owners of a Brighton cocktail lounge are going to court to appeal the council’s decision to turn down their bid for a bar licence. Mark Friel and Todd Williams run Twisted Lemon in Middle Street, Brighton, which is currently licensed as a restaurant. They want to run...

Brighton cat slasher suspect rebailed

A man arrested over a spate of cat deaths in Brighton has been rebailed while investigations continue. The 52-year-old man was first arrested on June 2 after a cat was injured near Trafalgar Street the previous evening. It later died of what police described as “serious...
Posted On 28 Jun 2019 at 1:18 pm

Brighton’s Green Door Store to host exciting grime punk gig

Riskee & The Ridicule have announced that they will be playing a special show on Sunday 28th July at the highly popular Green Door Store in Brighton.  The grime punk outfit from Ashford, Kent, is made up of Scott Picking (lead vocals), Jimbo Aglony (guitar/vocals), Matt...
Posted On 28 Jun 2019 at 11:59 am

Two £500 rewards issued for fugitives

Police have issued two £500 rewards for people they want in connection with two serious crimes. Arron Lee Owston, 28, of no fixed address, is wanted for questioning over a stabbing in Brighton city centre. And Malcolm David “Fish” Howell, 53, from Hove, is wanted in...
Posted On 28 Jun 2019 at 11:50 am

Young girl groped on Brighton bus

A young girl was left distressed when a man groped her on the top desk of a Brighton bus. Just before 4pm on 7 April this year he was sitting next to the girl on the top deck of a northbound No 49 bus in Lewes Road, and indecently touched her. When she pushed him away he ran...
Posted On 28 Jun 2019 at 11:05 am

Man accused of strangling women as part of sex attack

A man is to face trial accused of attempting to strangle a woman and a girl so he could sexually assault them. Neil Scott-O’Connor, 23, pleaded not guilty to nine offences at Lewes Crown Court yesterday. The household appliance engineer is charged with six offences against...
Posted On 28 Jun 2019 at 10:39 am
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