Council offices closed after two staff collapse
UPDATED – A council office building was closed until further notice this afternoon (Thursday 27 February) after two staff collapsed. ...
Month: February 2025
With video – Councillors hold key vote on secondary school admissions changes
Changes to secondary school admissions in Brighton and Hove have been approved. They will affect children starting in year 7 ...
What Labour’s finance chief said at the budget council meeting this evening
Labour’s finance chief in Brighton and Hove, introduced the council’s annual budget this evening (Thursday 27 February) at Hove Town ...
Decent night out in Brighton with Heartworms & She’s In Parties
HEARTWORMS + SHE’S IN PARTIES - CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 25.2.25 We have watched Heartworms with keen interest since their 4 track ...
Row over wine bar canopy goes for another round
A wine bar faces objections to its plans for a retractable canopy over its rear courtyard. Paris Wine Bar, in ...
Old seafront toilets could become café for sand sports venue
Plans to convert a toilet block into a café and sports office are recommended for approval when they go before ...
Tributes paid to kind and gifted intensive care consultant
Tributes have been paid to a “gifted, dedicated and kind” intensive care consultant Casiano Barrera Groba, known as Cas to ...
Half marathon to go ahead before seafront road reopens on Monday
The Brighton Half Marathon can go ahead on Sunday (2 March) and the A259 Grand Junction Road should reopen to ...
Secondary heads praise council for compromise on open admissions
Secondary school head teachers have praised the compromise on “open admissions” being put before a Brighton and Hove City Council ...
Labour councillor quits party over aid budget cuts
A Labour councillor has resigned from the party over national cuts to the aid budget but will continue to sit ...
Arts and Culture
Sussex coach leaves for Lancashire
Sussex coach Paul Farbrace is leaving the county to become director of cricket at Lancashire. The former England assistant coach...
Farbrace gives his verdict after Sussex finish third
Sussex director of cricket Paul Farbrace spoke about the win at Hampshire and the season overall after victory in the...
Sussex wrap up rout of Hampshire on day three
Sussex 244 (71.5 overs) and 319-9 declared (78 overs) Hampshire 128 (59 overs) and 238 (54.4 overs) Sussex (19 points)...
Albion’s fairytale rise inspires a home win on a grand stage
It would be easy to say that Stand or Fall at the Theatre Royal in Brighton was a play about...
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