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Brighton man arrested after fire in Woodingdean

A man has been arrested after a fire which destroyed a beauty salon in Woodingdean in the early hours of this morning. The blaze at Pretty Pascalle in Warren Road engulfed the building and the road was closed as eight fire crews battled the flames. Firefighters were first called...

Posted On 25 Jan 2020 at 3:40 pm

, By Frank le Duc

The ‘Hersham Boys’ are back! Sham 69 announce Brighton gig

There’s gonna be loads of ‘Angels With Dirty Faces’ attending the Concorde 2 in Brighton on Saturday 20th June as punk stalwarts Sham 69 will be singing ‘Song(s) Of The Streets’ and will ‘Tell The Children’ that there’s been a ‘Borstal Breakout’ by the ‘Hersham Boys’ as Jimmy...

Posted On 25 Jan 2020 at 3:17 pm

, By Nick Linazasoro

Brighton and Hove’s Chinese community celebrates new year

Brighton and Hove’s Chinese community marked the new year with a spectacular showcase of song and dance but started their celebrations with a health warning. As coronavirus claims more lives, Dr Aijan Wang, who works in Brighton, urged anyone who had come to Britain from Hubei...

Posted On 25 Jan 2020 at 2:41 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Jah throws a Wobble at end of 2 hour set

JAH WOBBLE & THE INVADERS OF THE HEART – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 24.01.20 Tonight we headed off to Patterns in Brighton for our second helping of Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart, having previously seen them live on 10th February 2019. For those that may be...

Posted On 25 Jan 2020 at 12:05 pm

, By Nick Linazasoro

Fire destroys Woodingdean salon and flat

A fire which broke out in the early hours of the morning has destroyed a beauty salon and the flat above it The Pretty Pascalle beauty salon in Warren Road, Woodingdean and the flat above were engulfed in flames. All people are accounted for and there are no reported injuries....

Posted On 25 Jan 2020 at 10:31 am

, By Jo Wadsworth

Search for source of mystery power cut closes bus route

A Brighton bus route is to remain closed for six days while engineers search for the source of a mystery power cut. Southover Wines in Southover Street and the flat above it have been without power now since Wednesday. On Thursday, work started on digging up the road to try and...

Posted On 25 Jan 2020 at 10:03 am