Dog-walking flasher prowls Brighton park

A flasher with a dog has been prowling a Brighton park and police have published a picture in the hope of identifying the man. Sussex Police said this afternoon (Friday 1 October): “Police are investigating a number of instances of indecent exposure around the Sheepcote Valley...
Posted On 01 Oct 2021 at 6:58 pm

Fuzzy Sun announce Komedia Brighton gig

Following the news of an extensive UK headline tour for December 2021 which includes an appearance here in Brighton at the Komedia studio Saturday 4th December, Manchester risers Fuzzy Sun today confirm the release of their brand new EP, ‘Since The Dog Died’ due for self-release...
Posted On 01 Oct 2021 at 2:37 pm

Affordable homes planned for shipping container site

A developer’s plans to build affordable housing on a plot currently used to house homeless people in shipping containers are set to move a step closer this month.  QED Estates wants to lease the council-owned part of the Richardson’s yard scrap metal merchants and the...

Lost income and housing homeless puts council £5m in the red

Lost income and the cost of housing hundreds of rough sleepers is helping push the council towards a £5 million overspend, just halfway through the financial year. A report before next week’s Policy and Resources Committee shows the city council expects to go £4 million...

Man charged with dealing cocaine after taxi spotted driving suspiciously

A man has been charged with dealing cocaine after officers spotted a taxi driving suspiciously on Saturday night. Officers from the Specialist Enforcement Unit (SEU) stopped the taxi in Lewes Road at 8.30pm on Saturday (September 25). After a suspect was searched, 30 bags of...
Posted On 01 Oct 2021 at 11:54 am

It’s all ‘Volleyball’ at Brighton’s Hope & Ruin

VOLLEYBALL + PASTIL – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 30.9.21 Tonight we headed off to The Hope & Ruin located on Queens Road in Brighton as it was a hive of activity. Upstairs there were performances by Sei Still and Psychic Lemon, which was put on by local promoters...
Posted On 01 Oct 2021 at 11:16 am

Inspector scotches plan to turn Brighton pub into flats

Campaigners are celebrating after plans to convert the former Freebutt pub into three shared houses have been refused on appeal. The developer, One Phoenix Place, proposed “cluster flats” including three wheelchair-accessible units and 23 “bed spaces” on...

Weekend begins with a storm warning

A storm warning has been issued for Saturday, with high winds and torrential rain expected from 1pm for the rest of the day. The Met Office issued the yellow be aware warning, which covers the south coast from Dorset and the east coast up to Norfolk, at 9.45am this morning. It...
Posted On 01 Oct 2021 at 10:18 am

Man taken to hospital with ‘multiple cuts’ after park attack

The police helicopter was scrambled on Sunday afternoon to search for youths who attacked a young man in a Brighton park. Police were called at about 4.30pm to reports of a male having been injured in Preston Manor. The victim, an 18-year-old man, suffered multiple cuts and was...
Posted On 01 Oct 2021 at 9:58 am