How the Home Office dumped 60 refugee children in Hove

Last weekend I got a call saying the Home Office had hired a hotel in Hove and in two hours’ time 60 unaccompanied child refugees were being placed there. Almost no questions I had were answered because the Home Office simply didn’t know the answers – they were in a shambolic...
Posted On 29 Jul 2021 at 10:35 pm

Soft Cell to release first new album in 20 years and announce 5 concert dates

25 million sales, six UK top 10 singles and a BRIT Award to their name, Soft Cell are one of British music’s most visionary bands. They’ve cast a huge influence over music culture ever since, setting the synth-pop standard for Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys to follow, inspiring...
Posted On 29 Jul 2021 at 9:27 pm

Brighton Music Conference 2021 announce first wave of speakers

The 9th edition of the Brighton Music Conference (BMC), the UK’s foremost electronic music and networking event will focus on shaping the future of the industry and uniting everyone in the electronic music industry after a devastating 18 months due to the Covid 19 pandemic....
Posted On 29 Jul 2021 at 8:52 pm

AFLO. the Poet, Black Honey, Life, Little Comets, REWS and Shao Dow join The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour

The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour, which kicked off on July 19th with a show by Frank Turner at Clapham Grand, is a unique initiative to help revive the UK’s grassroots live music sector. The partnership between Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery will see hundreds...
Posted On 29 Jul 2021 at 8:21 pm

Big drop in new covid cases in Brighton and Hove

The number of new coronavirus cases in Brighton and Hove has fallen by more than a third in just a week, according to the latest figures published by Public Health England. There were 1,018 new covid cases in the seven days to Sunday 25 July, down 633 from 1,651 in the previous...
Posted On 29 Jul 2021 at 7:42 pm

Saint Etienne announce new album and will close UK tour in Hove

Thirty years on from their ground-breaking debut ‘Foxbase Alpha’, the much-loved London trio, Saint Etienne, return this autumn with their 10th studio release, ‘I’ve Been Trying To Tell You’, which is due on 10th September via Heavenly Recordings. Listen to the first singl...
Posted On 29 Jul 2021 at 6:18 pm

Brighton and Hove cabbie jailed for sex attack on passenger

A Brighton and Hove taxi driver was jailed for seven and a half years for a sex attack on a woman passenger. Mansour Sangsary, 64, of Chalfont Drive, Hove, was jailed at Brighton Crown Court today (Thursday 29 July) by Judge Anne Arnold. Sangsary had denied the charges but a jury...
Posted On 29 Jul 2021 at 4:36 pm

Home Office criticised after child migrants placed in Brighton and Hove hotel

About 60 child migrants were moved into a hotel in Brighton and Hove with less than a day’s notice, according to the leader of the council. Green councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty criticised the Home Office for poor planning and a lack of consultation. He said that he was concerned...
Posted On 29 Jul 2021 at 12:45 pm