Were you feeling ‘Washed Out’ in Brighton on Bank Holiday Sunday?

‘WASHED OUT FESTIVAL’ – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 29.8.21 Were you feeling ‘Washed Out’ on Bank Holiday Sunday? We at the Brighton & Hove News Music Team were most certainly feeling the vibe! Those rather nice people at Ruinfest and The Hope & Ruin had teamed up...

Another coffee shop in Hove? Give us a break!

Councillors criticised plans to build a new coffee shop in a retail park, just yards from a congested stretch of Old Shoreham Road, Hove. But Costa Coffee was granted planning permission to put up what was described as an “ugly grey shed” in the corner of the Goldstone Retail...

Music school can take over old Argus newspaper office

A music school has been given planning permission to take over the old Argus newspaper offices in Brighton. The British and Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM) was granted permission for a “change of use” for Dolphin House, in Manchester Street. The building, which is opposite...

Brighton business incubator brings in UN expert to boost innovation

A Brighton business incubator has recruited a United Nations expert to help new firms innovate and grow. Tanya Popeau, 41, has become the first head of innovation and consultancy at the Sussex Innovation Centre. The Innovation Centre, owned by Sussex University, has helped...
Posted On 01 Sep 2021 at 7:16 pm

Cannabis restaurateur believed CBD flowers were legal after researching online

The owner of a Brighton cannabis restaurant said he believed the hemp products he stocked at the shop above it were legal, based on internet research. Sammy Ben Rabah, also known as Sam Evolution, told Hove Crown Court that he had found various documents online, including a...
Posted On 01 Sep 2021 at 5:57 pm

Historic Brighton theatre to have new copper roof

A historic venue in the heart of Brighton can have a new copper roof after Brighton and Hove City Council granted itself planning permission. The council submitted a planning application in July to replace the roof of the Pavilion Theatre, in New Road, as work to restore the...

Brighton patient shares his experience of long covid after joining pioneering study

A Brighton University lecturer has spoken about his experience of long covid after joining a pioneering study led by a local doctor. Jason Lim, 46, said that he suffered extreme fatigue and could barely walk around the block, having previously been a very active walker. He said...
Posted On 01 Sep 2021 at 2:27 pm

Oasis could become spot for Indian food

A former clothes shop could become an Indian restaurant if it secures an alcohol licence. Mowgli Street Food wants to open its Brighton branch in the former Oasis store in Duke’s Lane, but its original plan for late-night opening faced opposition from neighbours. After objections...

Hardcore punk band Discharge prove they ‘Ain’t No Feeble B*stards’

DISCHARGE + BUTCHER BABY – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 29.8.21 One of the best ever gigs that I attended in my 43 year gigging history was held at the Lyceum in London on Sunday 25th May 1981. It featured no less than five heavy punk bands of the time and in performance first order...
Posted On 01 Sep 2021 at 2:04 am