As 2025 draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the stories that made the news month by month.
A council tenant owed money by the council was threatened with eviction 72 hours after receiving notification that she was in rent arrears.
A developer prosecuted by the council for failing to replace green tiles he ripped off a Brighton pub opted for a jury trial.
Coldean Primary School reduced the number of reception children it is able to take due to falling numbers.
A new express bus route linking Hangleton to Falmer via two train stations and the Amex – the 3X – was announced.
IKEA opened it’s third UK city centre store in Brighton in Churchill Square Shopping Centre
A council leader described Brighton and Hove City Council’s reasons for not expanding westward as “alternative facts”.








