Day: January 16, 2024

A public library will open at Saltdean Lido next month following extensive refurbishment. Saltdean’s temporary library, in a nearby cabin, ...

Fresh double yellows painted weeks before they’re replaced with red lines

by Jo Wadsworth

Fresh yellow lines have been painted on a road where they are set to be replaced with red lines within ...

Hove man launches water safety campaign in memory of father who died in the sea

by Anahita Hossein-Pour - PA

A man has helped launched a water safety campaign after his father drowned in the sea three years ago. Robbie ...

Cold snap spurs NHS chiefs to urge people to protect their lungs

Health chiefs are urging people to protect their lungs after the Met Office and UK Health Security Agency issued a ...

Pavilion Gardens lighting upgraded to make park safer

Pavilion Gardens revamp gets £4.4m lottery funding

by Jo Wadsworth

by Sarah Booker-Lewis - local democracy reporter

The revamp of Pavilion Gardens - including a new toilet block and fencing - has just moved a step closer ...

Thousands sign petitions to save two schools from closure

Greens urge council to merge school and nursery to save both

by Sarah Booker-Lewis - local democracy reporter

Green councillors are asking for a “pause” in the process of moving a nursery and closing a primary school to ...

Primary school uses sprinklers to keep children cool in heatwave

Boost for children on free school meals

Hundreds of people have backed giving children who are eligible for free school meals greater priority when secondary school admissions ...

Sport

Brighton athlete narrowly misses out on mile final at Commonwealth Games

An athlete from Brighton narrowly missed out on a place in the final of the mile at the Commonwealth Games....

Council submits plans for £65m new King Alfred Leisure Centre

Plan for £65m new King Alfred pool and leisure centre approved

A £65 million proposed new King Alfred swimming pool and leisure centre has been granted planning permission this afternoon (Wednesday...

King Alfred pledge as council cabinet member makes case for £65m scheme

A leading councillor warned colleagues of the danger of failing to act now as they considered whether to grant planning...

King Alfred debate – barrister spells out some of the concerns