Campaign group welcomes school admissions changes for Whitehawk children
Campaign group Class Divide has welcomed Brighton and Hove City Council’s proposals to change the rules for secondary school admissions. ...
Day: February 19, 2025
With video: Two more bungling arsonists sentenced for trying to torch flat in Brighton
A pair of bungling arsonists have been spared a prison sentence just weeks after two accomplices were given 14 years ...
Police hunt former prisoner with Hove links
Police are trying to trace a former prison inmate with links to Hove and have asked for the public’s help. ...
It’s ‘Viva Hinds’ at Brighton’s Concorde 2
HINDS + CLUTTER - CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 17.2.25 I’ve been a keen fan of Madrid based Spanish chicas Hinds for ...
Oooh ‘yes, please.’ Los Angeles synth punks Sextile announce new album & tour
Sextile, the Los Angeles-based duo celebrated for an unflinching, electronic punk sound, have announced details of their potent forthcoming album, ...
Final school admissions proposals published
Proposed changes to secondary school admissions are due to go before councillors next week. They include open admissions, catchment area ...
Fewer fined over bus gates but thousands still being caught
Fewer drivers are passing though “bus gates” that were created four years ago but thousands are still ignoring or missing ...
Council tries to persuade MPs to change school admissions rules
The council is trying to persuade MPs and the government to amend a parliamentary bill – a draft law – ...
Girls spur mentoring project aimed at curbing harmful sexual behaviour by boys
A project looking at harmful sexual behaviour in schools has provided mentoring for 24 boys across Brighton and Hove. The ...
Arts and Culture
Planners turn umpire over tennis club floodlights
Plans to put up floodlights at a tennis court in Hove have divided a community. St Ann’s Tennis applied to...
Brighton and Hove Albion face trip to Transylvania or Arctic for first European tie
Brighton and Hove Albion are due to travel either to Transylvania or to the Arctic for their first Europa Conference...
Former Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder joins Chelsea
Chelsea have signed former Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder and Argentina international Valentin Barco from Strasbourg on a seven-year deal....
Sussex thrashed in One Day Cup at Derby
Derbyshire Falcons 325-7 (50 overs) Sussex Sharks 137 (31.4 overs) Derbyshire Falcons (4 points) beat Sussex Sharks (0 points) by...
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- Shopping centre prepares for first phase of reopening 30 July 2026
- Sussex and Brighton board approves £3.3m towards purchase of fire appliances 29 July 2026
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