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Spear of Destiny announce new album and Brighton concert

For their 40th anniversary, Spear Of Destiny have not only announced a brand new studio album, but also a 23-date UK tour to support it. Their new platter is titled ‘Ghost Population’ and is scheduled to drop on Monday 31st October. The tour will kick off mid-November and run...

Posted On 17 Sep 2022 at 6:58 pm

, By Nick Linazasoro

‘Nothing Can Go Wrong’ for The Pink Diamond Revue

THE PINK DIAMOND REVIEW + MELT PLASTIC GROUP + VOODOO RAYS – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 16.9.22 Tonight was my first venture out to The Con Club in Lewes for over six months. It’s a really great venue with a warm, relaxed atmosphere and is a mainly volunteer-run, not-for-profit...

Posted On 17 Sep 2022 at 5:10 pm

, By Nick Linazasoro

Southern Vipers polished off by Northern Diamonds in key cup clash

Lauren Winfield-Hill’s brilliant unbeaten run-a-ball 125 guided the Northern Diamonds into next Sunday’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final at Lord’s at the expense of champions Southern Vipers, who could not defend 227 at Headingley and lost by four wickets. England fringe opener...

Posted On 17 Sep 2022 at 4:34 pm

, By Graham Hardcastle, ECB Reporters Network

Man attacked woman by spraying her face at Brighton bus stop

A man attacked a woman at a bus stop in Brighton, spraying an unknown substance in her face. The attack happened outside the White Horse Hotel, in Rottingdean, on Thursday 1 September. Today (Saturday 17 September), Sussex Police released a picture of the suspect and asked him –...

Posted On 17 Sep 2022 at 2:43 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Holiday lets let-off as Labour fails to win cross-party support for crackdown

An attempt to set up an online registration scheme for Airbnbs and other short-term lets has failed after Labour councillors were unable to win the support of other political parties. The attempt failed as councillors discussed the effects of holiday lets and short-term lets on...

Posted On 17 Sep 2022 at 12:55 am

, By Sarah Booker-Lewis, local democracy reporter

Councillor criticises Greens for failing to protect greenfield sites

A Conservative councillor has criticised the Greens for failing to protect greenfield sites in its 10-year blueprint for housing. Councillor Samer Bagaeen, a professor of planning, cited the latest census, which suggested that the population of Brighton and Hove had barely...

Posted On 17 Sep 2022 at 12:32 am