The Great Escape gets under way with ‘Opening Party’ in Brighton’s Jubilee Square

After a three year enforced hiatus courtesy of Covid, Europe’s biggest new music festival, The Great Escape, was finally back in Brighton and Hove from Wednesday 11th to Saturday 14th May. The Great Escape was founded in 2006 and has been firmly established internationally...
Posted On 15 May 2022 at 10:12 pm

Rain and a defiant tail-end wash away Sussex hopes of victory over Leicestershire

Leicestershire 210 and 333-9 Sussex 450 Match drawn Leicestershire 11pts Sussex 15pts Doughty resistance, untimely showers and a flat pitch combined to thwart Sussex as Leicestershire secured an unlikely draw in the LV Insurance County Championship fixture at the Upton Steel...

Albion throw Leeds late Premier League lifeline

Leeds United 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Leeds scored a late late winner to give themselves a chance of beating relegation. The stoppage time goal cancelled out Danny Welbeck’s 21st minute opener. Welbeck scored a delightful chip after excellent approach play by Yves Bissouma....
Posted On 15 May 2022 at 4:13 pm

Two Brighton and Hove beaches win Blue Flags

Two beaches in Brighton and Hove have won Blue Flags while a third has received a Seaside Award from Keep Britain Tidy. The charity, which runs the international accreditation scheme, said that Brighton Central and Hove Lawns were among 80 beaches around the country to have been...
Posted On 15 May 2022 at 2:42 pm

Premier League Match Day 37 – Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion

Albion’s last away match of the season is far more significant for the hosts than the Seagulls. With Burnley losing at half time in the early kick off at Tottenham Hotspur, three points could be absolutely priceless for Leeds. Albion line up as they did for the 4-0 win against...
Posted On 15 May 2022 at 1:14 pm

Joanna Neary’s Wife on Earth review

I’m in love! Joanna Neary’s Wife On Earth is just the best show I’ve seen for ages. Comedian and illustrator Neary is already a Brighton favourite and in fact is based in sunny Eastbourne in Sussex too. This show was played to a full audience at The Rialto in...
Posted On 15 May 2022 at 12:11 pm

Finding Grace review

I had the luck to view Finding Grace By Ester Natzijl Projects yesterday at the Brighton Spiegeltent. This is a new piece of work by dancer, performer and now, puppeteer. The show is loosely based on the essay ‘On the Marionette Theatre’ (1810) by German writer and poet Heinrich...
Posted On 15 May 2022 at 12:11 pm

Bryan Adams is ‘So Happy It Hurts’

BRYAN ADAMS – BRIGHTON CENTRE 13.5.22 Bryan Adams, Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and photographer, a true and extraordinary talent. He has become something of a legend, platinum selling and Grammy award winning artist, selling more than...
Posted On 15 May 2022 at 10:40 am

Let’s set the record straight about the mayoral selection

I’d like to start this week by congratulating and welcoming Councillor Robert Mcintosh, who after his historic victory in the Rottingdean Coastal by-election last week, has become the first Labour councillor for the ward. On other matters, I wanted to address the unseemly rumours...
Posted On 15 May 2022 at 2:10 am