Sussex sign West Indies fast bowler

Sussex today announced the signing of fast bowler Jayden Seales for the first three months of next season. Sussex Cricket said: “Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Seales made his test debut for the West Indies at 19 years of age against South Africa in June 2021 and made an immediate...
Posted On 03 Nov 2022 at 11:21 pm

Whitehawk developer told to stick to affordable homes commitment

Councillors have rejected a developer’s bid to reduce the number of affordable homes in a new development. Martin Homes Whitehawk Way Ltd asked Brighton and Hove City Council to approve slashing the number of homes in a five-storey building near completion, at a former NHS...

Jewish care home to house rough sleepers this winter

A former care home for the Jewish community is to be used to help get the city’s rough sleepers off the streets this winter. St Mungo’s will make short term use of Hyman Fine House in Burlington Street, Kemp Town, for their No Second Night Out service from November. The...
Posted On 03 Nov 2022 at 5:08 pm

Cameras and sound equipment stolen in raid on media company

Thousands of pounds worth of filming equipment was stolen in a break-in to a Brighton media company last weekend. People are being asked to look out for laptops, drives, sound equipment, microphones, cameras, televisions and lights being offered for sale. The burglars caused...
Posted On 03 Nov 2022 at 4:51 pm

Popular pub garden under threat from developer

A popular pub garden could be built over by a developer who is submitting more plans to put a house on it. An application to build a two storey, three-bedroom home would create an end of terrace home next to The Hanover pub in Down Terrace, Brighton. A previous application by...
Posted On 03 Nov 2022 at 4:51 pm

Shared house landlord wins appeal for sixth bedroom

A landlord has secured planning permission to turn a living room into a sixth bedroom in a shared house after taking the case to appeal. Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee allowed Mishbec Ltd to convert the four-storey building at 141 Elm Grove into a...

More torrential rain and now thunder and even hail on the way

Two weather warnings for rain and thunder in Brighton and Hove tonight have been issued – with the possibility of hail and flooding. A band of slow-moving heavy showers is due to move through southern England, with coastal areas bearing the brunt. The downpours are likely...
Posted On 03 Nov 2022 at 3:09 pm

The official ‘Mutations’ opening party

MOA MOA + SHADY BABY + SLANT + GUS TIRAMANI – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 2.11.22 So the annual ‘Mutations Festival‘ 2022 has finally arrived in Brighton! Before the event kicks off officially tomorrow with first act of the day Jemima Coulter at Latest Music Bar from...
Posted On 03 Nov 2022 at 2:07 pm

Former Albion manager in bid to become Hove school governor

A former Albion manager is in the running to become a school governor at a Hove school. Mark McGhee managed Brighton and Hove Albion for three years between 2003 and 2006. Most recently, he was managing Dundee until the end of this year’s season. Now, he is applying to be a...

Hove Park School moves to scrap its sixth form

A school is proposing to suspend admitting pupils to its sixth form for three years due to falling numbers. For the last five years, the number of pupils attending Hove Park School’s sixth form has fallen from 187 in 2017-18 to just 50 in 2021-22. A report going before the...