Believe the hype overload……Discharge are back on my playlist

DISCHARGE + CONSTANT STATE OF TERROR – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 06.07.19 On moving south from Scotland to London in 1981, one of the first punk bands to come to my attention were Discharge, in large part due to the iconic leather jacket with their name emblazoned over the lower...
Posted On 08 Jul 2019 at 11:11 pm

Charities funding programme back on track

A programme of contracts and grants for charities and community groups in Brighton and Hove is back on track after a rethink. Councillor Kate Knight has written an open letter to organisations in the community and voluntary sector to tell them the news. The newly elected Labour...
Posted On 08 Jul 2019 at 7:26 pm

Astoria site developer modifies plans as new building takes shape

The developer building 70 flats on the site of the old Astoria cinema and bingo hall in Brighton has applied for permission to modify the plans for the project. Astoria Brighton – a joint venture between investment firm Cogress and developer Ktesius – wants permission to include...

Hove care home requires improvement, according to official watchdog

A Hove care home “requires improvement”, according a report published by the official watchdog. Aspen House Care Home, in Wilbury Avenue, Hove, was given the second lowest rating out of four by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The watchdog said that Aspen House was “good” – the...
Posted On 08 Jul 2019 at 5:46 pm

Bus passengers chuck man off bus following racist abuse

Passengers on a Brighton bus ejected a man after he shouted racist abuse at a Muslim woman and her young children. The man got on the number 7 bus at the bottom of St James’s Street on Saturday shortly after 5pm. He stood opposite the woman, who was wearing a headscarf and...
Posted On 08 Jul 2019 at 3:13 pm

Hands Off Gretel get the crowd boiling in Brighton

HANDS OFF GRETEL + SONS + FINDING KATE – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 06.07.19 It’s been a beautiful sun-baked day in Brighton with the beach seeing all the action, but now it’s the turn of The Prince Albert as the ongoing Hands Off Gretel tour makes its way to...
Posted On 08 Jul 2019 at 1:36 pm

Hove school draws up plans for all-weather sports pitch

One of the biggest schools in Brighton and Hove has drawn up plans for an all-weather sports pitch, changing rooms and floodlights. Cardinal Newman Catholic School, in The Upper Drive, Hove, is holding a drop-in event later this week to show how the astroturf pitch could look....
Posted On 08 Jul 2019 at 1:22 pm