Greens publish manifesto for Brighton and Hove local elections

The Green Party published its manifesto for the local elections in Brighton and Hove this morning (Friday 31 March). The manifesto, called “Vote Green for action”, spells out the party’s achievements in office while running Brighton and Hove City Council for the past three yea...
Posted On 31 Mar 2023 at 12:01 pm

Water leak closes bus diversion route again – with no date for reopening

A bus diversion route is due to be closed again because of “a severe water leak”, with no date set for when the road in the centre of Brighton will reopen. ROAD CLOSURE: Upper North Street will be closed from 9am tomorrow (Friday 31 March) until further notice for emergency...
Posted On 31 Mar 2023 at 1:30 am

Exhibition celebrates life and work of popular Brighton photographer

An exhibition opens to celebrate the life and work of the popular Brighton photographer Roger Bamber at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery tomorrow (Saturday 1 April). Mr Bamber had been working on the exhibition – Roger Bamber: Out of the Ordinary – and the accompanying book when...
Posted On 31 Mar 2023 at 1:00 am

Community project wins £800k for proposed youth centre on Hove estate

Children and young people in Hangleton and Knoll could soon have a new youth centre which will also act as a testbed for a wider national approach. The £800,000 youth centre is a step closer after Green and Labour councillors voted to lease a corner of the Knoll Rec to the...

Six fire crews tackle blaze by Brighton police cells

Six fire crews were sent to tackle a blaze next to the Sussex Police cell block on the edge of Brighton last night (Wednesday 29 March). They used an aerial ladder after the blaze took hold at Sussex House, in Crowhurst Road, Hollingbury. The fire damaged a building that was...
Posted On 30 Mar 2023 at 7:33 am

Hove car workshop could make way for flats

Plans to demolish a car workshop in Hove and build flats and offices in its place are due to go before councillors next week. The £14 million scheme involves flattening Portslade Panelworks and putting up a five-storey block of 36 flats on the corner of Orchard Gardens and Nevill...

Under-age sales could cost Brighton shop its drinks licence

A Brighton shop could have its drinks licence revoked or suspended after it was caught selling alcohol to under-18s for a second time. The Happy Shopper, also known as the Premier Express Bevendean Convenience Store, in Upper Bevendean Avenue, faces a licence review after test...

Brighton theatre plans outdoor café bar

Plans for an outdoor dining area at a historic Brighton venue are due to go before councillors next week. A new café bar is planned for the Dome Studio Theatre – formerly the Pavilion Theatre – in New Road, Brighton, with seating for 118 customers outside. Brighton and Hove City...

Fire crews tackle blaze close to Brighton police cells

Firefighters were tackling a blaze close to the Sussex Police cell block on the edge of Brighton this evening (Wednesday 29 March). The blaze is believed to have taken hold at Sussex House, in Crowhurst Road, Hollingbury, in a building used for storage and as a gym. Sussex House...
Posted On 29 Mar 2023 at 7:36 pm

Ambulance service treats injured patient in Brighton park

The ambulance service treated an injured patient in a Brighton park this afternoon (Wednesday 29 March). Sussex Police said: “Emergency services were called to Wild Park in Brighton shortly after 2pm this afternoon to concerns for a person’s welfare. “They were treated by the...
Posted On 29 Mar 2023 at 5:42 pm