Suffragette martyr’s young descendants call for a safer Brighton for girls

The young descendants of the first Suffragette martyr, Mary Clarke, called for Brighton and Hove to be made safer for girls and women. Sylvie Goulden Mackerron, 9, and her sister, Lena, 6, addressed members of Brighton and Hove City Council at Hove Town Hall this afternoon...

Voluntary groups given financial vote of confidence by councillors

Charities and community groups across Brighton and Hove have been given a vote of confidence by councillors as they agreed new terms for commissioning and funding services. As a result, the community and voluntary sector (CVS) will be given more certainty about their funding...

Cabbage ‘Terminates Here’!

CABBAGE + MONAKIS – PATTERNS, BRIGHTON 24.11.21 Tonight’s concert at Patterns featuring Cabbage – the Manchester based five piece serving up an idiosyncratic, satirical attack in the form of discordant neo post-punk – was originally scheduled to happen on...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021 at 4:23 pm

Caroline Criado Perez at The Old Market

I was due to attend The Old Market’s Reigning Women diverse programme of events celebrating women, in March 2020, just before the first lockdown. So this then, is the reboot. This Reigning Women annual showcase is a genre-spanning mini-season of shows and events that are...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021 at 3:53 pm

Brighton bus driver denies dangerous driving over bridge crash that took the roof off

A Brighton bus driver has denied dangerous driving after a double decker crashed into a bridge then was driven back to the depot with the remains of its roof hanging off. Any bus drivers missing anything?? Kingston lane bridge #shoreham Credit KC FB pic.twitter.com/ucpcFtOXip —...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021 at 3:47 pm

Teenager fined for throwing bottle opener onto Amex pitch

A Gateshead teenager has been fined for throwing a bottle opener onto the pitch just feet away from the goalkeeper at the Amex during the Newcastle game this month. Ethan Phillips, 19, had used the six-inch metal bottle opener to crack open 15 bottles of beer during the ten-hour...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021 at 1:30 pm

Prolific tagger facing jail for North Laine spree

A prolific tagger is facing jail after pleading guilty to 16 charges of criminal damage in the North Laine this summer. Paul Harris, 50, even sprayed a tree in Pavilion Gardens with his distinctive tag during the graffiti spree in May and June this year. Police first started...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021 at 12:06 pm

Mum fractured baby son’s skull, court hears

A mother whose baby son wouldn’t sleep inflicted a series of injuries on him which only came to light when she broke his skull, a court heard yesterday. The Brighton mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told police she had been struggling to cope with the pressure...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021 at 10:51 am

Eagles Of Death Metal like to ‘Make A Bang’ in Brighton

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL + BONES UK – CHALK, BRIGHTON 22.11.21 Over the years I’ve had the privilege of seeing Eagles Of Death Metal at some of the finest major festivals that the UK and America have to offer, but tonight is a far more intimate setting at Brighton’s CHALK,...
Posted On 25 Nov 2021 at 2:08 am

Brighton takeaway’s future in doubt after planners step in

The future of a family-run takeaway van is in doubt after the owners were told to seek planning permission. The Cambodian Kitchen van has been trading from the driveway of the family home, at the bottom of Coldean Lane, Brighton. Brighton and Hove City Council issued an...
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