China Crisis announce return to Shoreham’s Ropetackle

The rather wonderful China Crisis have announced that they will be making a welcome return to the Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham. When band played at ‘The Ropetackle’ on 12th January 2019 the Brighton & Hove News Music Team were present – Read our review...
Posted On 22 Feb 2023 at 9:56 pm

Licence verdict for Brighton seafront restaurant

A Brighton seafront restaurant will be allowed to reopen under new management after a formal review of the premises licence. Sussex Police asked Brighton and Hove City Council to review the licence for Monarch, in King’s Road, Brighton, after staff called the police last month to...

Brighton murder trial told that deluded killer stabbed grandmother out of fear

A 17-year-old stabbed his grandmother to death out of a deluded fear that she would kill him or cause him serious harm, a jury was told. Consultant forensic psychiatrist Peter Misch said that Pietro Addis, who is now 19, was suffering from a paranoid psychosis when he killed...
Posted On 22 Feb 2023 at 8:03 pm

Former council leader to contest seat in Hove at local elections

A former leader of Brighton and Hove City Council is to stand in the local elections in May. Warren Morgan, 55, said today (Wednesday 22 February): “I’m really pleased to announce that I’ve joined the team of Labour candidates standing in this May’s local elections in Brighton...
Posted On 22 Feb 2023 at 7:40 pm

ARXX to drop debut album and play 3 Brighton gigs

Arguably one of Brighton’s finest garage rock duos, ARXX, have certainly come a long way since the Brighton & Hove News first witnessed their live set at The Haunt (now Chalk) on 4th November 2017. Back then we noted: “Support acts tonight for PINS were ARXX and Madonnatron....
Posted On 22 Feb 2023 at 4:40 pm

Brighton graduate makes history as first Arab astronaut on ISS

A Brighton graduate will make history as the first Arab astronaut to take part in a long duration space mission. Dr Sultan Al Neyadi will launch into orbit this Sunday as part of a NASA/SpaceX crew bound for a six-month stay on the International Space Station. The astronaut is...
Posted On 22 Feb 2023 at 4:16 pm

Low take up of energy bill vouchers among poorest in Brighton and Hove

Just three in five of the poorest people in Brighton and Hove are topping up their gas and electricity pre-payment meters using vouchers sent out under a government scheme. But almost 11,000 vouchers sent out to homes in Brighton and Hove in October, November and December have...

Steve Mason to play Resident instore and Concorde 2 gigs in Brighton

Steve Mason has recently shared his anthemic new single, ‘Brixton Fish Fry’ the latest track to be taken from his forthcoming fifth solo album, ‘Brothers & Sisters’, which is released on Double Six on Friday 3rd March 2023. ‘Brixton Fish Fry’, featuring feted Pakistani singer...
Posted On 22 Feb 2023 at 12:32 am

Local grassroots venues hope to transform live music experience thanks to charity grants

A music venue in Hove that the Brighton & Hove News Music Team regularly frequents to review live bands has received a grant from the charity Music Venue Trust (MVT), as part of a third round of recipients for its major new funding initiative, which provides grants of up t...
Posted On 22 Feb 2023 at 12:01 am