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Cucurella absent as Brighton and Hove Albion thrash Espanyol in Amex friendly

Brighton and Hove Albion ended their pre-season campaign on a high as they ran out comfortable 5-1 winners against Espanyol at the Amex Stadium. Brighton fielded a more familiar starting line up after the midweek defeat against Brentford. But Marc Cucurella was conspicuous by his...

Posted On 30 Jul 2022 at 5:39 pm

, By Sarthak Sharma

England’s Lionesses inspire girls to sign up for football coaching

Dozens of girls have been signing up for coaching with Brighton and Hove Albion’s charity arm Albion in the Community on the back of England’s success at the Euros. Since the finals started at earlier this month, Albion in the Community has reported a 55 per cent rise in girls...

Posted On 30 Jul 2022 at 5:00 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Top gay choirs join forces for Brighton Pride show

Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) and South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus are joining forces for a one-off Pride celebration. The two choirs will star in a special joint performance in Hove next Friday (5 August) – the night before the Pride parade through Brighton. They plan to sing a...

Posted On 30 Jul 2022 at 2:02 pm

, By Felice Southwell

We need to do more to tackle gender inequality

At the recent meeting of the full council, the Labour group of councillors pushed for action on a range of issues including improving basic council services. They also called for tax justice, better public toilets and proper licensing of Airbnbs and short-term holiday lets. As...

Posted On 30 Jul 2022 at 1:43 am

, By John Allcock

Student village planned in the grounds of historic Brighton manor house

A new student village is being planned for the grounds of an historic manor house in Brighton. Existing student flats are likely to be demolished behind Moulsecoomb Place, in Lewes Road, and replaced by taller buildings to provide more homes for people studying at Brighton...

Posted On 30 Jul 2022 at 12:05 am