Hove infant school could move to new site

An infant school could move to a new site next year for financial reasons after a fall in pupil numbers. Governors proposed the move after saying that they believed that parents preferred all-through primaries on one site – or infant and junior schools that shared a site or were...

A case for investment and community wealth-building

Summer is over and it’s been a mixed bag of weather and issues! We’ve received lots of comments and complaints about weeds, refuse and recycling services and parking – all of which we’re taking very seriously and escalating with officers. In the meantime, we’re also trying to...
Posted On 07 Sep 2021 at 7:14 pm

Moped rider charged after police chase through Brighton and Hove

A moped rider has been charged after a police chase through Brighton and Hove and is due to appear before a crown court judge later this month. Jack Coomber, 28, was alleged to have been spotted riding without a helmet along the A259 seafront road in Hove. Sussex Police called in...
Posted On 07 Sep 2021 at 6:32 pm

American blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa announces Brighton Centre concert

Celebrated blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa will return to tour the UK for the first time in three years, when he performs five concerts in April and May 2022, including an appearance at the Brighton Centre on Saturday 23rd April 2022. Joe will also...
Posted On 07 Sep 2021 at 6:23 pm

Stereophonics announce new album and UK tour which includes Brighton date

Stereophonics have announced a return with ‘Hanging On Your Hinges’. The song is the first to be unveiled from forthcoming album ‘Oochya!’, released on 4th March 2022 via Stylus Records through Ignition Records Ltd, available to pre-order now HERE. As the band celebrate their...
Posted On 07 Sep 2021 at 5:23 pm

The Woodentops reschedule rare Brighton concert date

The Woodentops have announced that they will now be playing live in Brighton on Wednesday 16th March 2022 instead of on Monday 27th September 2021. They will be entertaining the compact crowd at Brighton’s Komedia Studio Bar. As far as I can recall, The Woodentops last appeared...
Posted On 07 Sep 2021 at 4:16 pm

Work to remove temporary Hove cycle lane to start next Monday

Work to remove the temporary cycle lane in Old Shoreham Road, Hove, is due to start next Monday (13 September). Brighton and Hove City Council said: “Work is scheduled to begin on the evening of Monday 13 September to remove the Old Shoreham Road cycle lane. “The works will be...
Posted On 07 Sep 2021 at 4:01 pm

Student’s £10k fine dismissed by magistrates

A student who was fined £10,000 for holding a Hallowe’en party during lockdown has successfully challenged it at court – but another covid reveller has been fined hundreds of pounds. Andrew Murtymoodoo, 22, told Brighton and Hove News the student house he shares with...
Posted On 07 Sep 2021 at 1:38 pm