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Underpass in Coldean gets street art shape up

The underpass on Lewes Road near Coldean has been brightened up with a mural painted by local street artists this week. The mural is inspired by Brighton’s chalk aquifer, one of the main sources of water in the south east. The work in progress was designed by year three and six...

Posted On 17 Feb 2023 at 2:44 pm

, By Felice Southwell

Portslade residents kept awake by ship in Shoreham Port noise for a week

Portslade residents are complaining about a noisy ship in Shoreham Port which has kept them awake for a week. The noise has been heard as far away as in Mile Oak for the last three nights, says North Portslade Councillor Peter Atkinson, who has been “inundated” with complaints...

Posted On 17 Feb 2023 at 2:31 pm

, By Felice Southwell

Detectives investigate how plaque for Brighton’s first Jewish resident was smashed

A smashed blue plaque commemorating Brighton’s first Jewish resident is being investigated as a hate crime. The plaque, dedicated to Israel Samuel, was found on Friday, 3 February lying on the ground in East Street where it was erected. Although the heritage group which put up...

Posted On 16 Feb 2023 at 5:18 pm

, By Felice Southwell

Hove parents start charity to research cure for son’s rare illness

A Hove family has launched a charity to find a cure for their son’s rare life-threatening illness which means he stops breathing when he’s asleep. Casper Oakley-Roberts, now 14 months, was born with Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS), also known as Ondine’s...

Posted On 16 Feb 2023 at 1:13 pm

, By Felice Southwell

Brighton community centre to close

A Brighton community and advice centre is to close at the end of next month. The Whitehawk Inn, which was once a pub, has faced years of financial struggle as grant income has decreased. The community project merged with BHT Sussex, formerly Brighton Housing Trust, eight years...

Posted On 16 Feb 2023 at 12:23 pm

, By Felice Southwell

Vigil to be held in Brighton after trans girl killed in Cheshire

A vigil is to be held in Brighton to remember a 16-year-old girl stabbed to death in a Cheshire park over the weekend. Trans Pride Brighton and Dyke Collective Brighton will host a remembrance vigil for Brianna Ghey, who was a transgender girl. Mourners will meet at 6.30pm...

Posted On 14 Feb 2023 at 11:48 am

, By Felice Southwell

New lift out of action for weeks because of too much rain

The new lift on the bridge over Lewes Road has been breaking down because of too much rain, says the University of Brighton. The lift has been in and out of action for three months and several repairs have been needed because water keeps leaking into it. Residents asked why the...

Posted On 13 Feb 2023 at 6:02 pm

, By Felice Southwell

Bowls club reapplies to refurbish Rottingdean clubhouse

Rottingdean Bowling Club is reapplying to refurbish its 1970s clubhouse after its first application was refused. The proposed clubhouse off Falmer Road has a lower pitched roof than in the original plans and the replacement changing rooms building is smaller. An equipment room at...

Posted On 10 Feb 2023 at 2:57 pm

, By Felice Southwell

Overflowing sewage creates stink in Hollingdean

Sewage overflowed in the street in Hollingdean over the weekend. A blocked sewer in Davey Drive, near St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, left foul-smelling waste water in the road from 2pm on Friday (3 February). The blockage was cleared by a Southern Water team on Monday...

Posted On 09 Feb 2023 at 10:44 am

, By Felice Southwell

New ‘habitable’ sculpture planned for Saltdean

A new steel sculpture designed to double up as a home for wildlife is set to be put up on the edge of a new Saltdean housing estate. The Bower sculpture, paid for by developers Gold (Saltdean), will be erected on Coombe Farm in Westfield Avenue, close to 72 new homes currently...

Posted On 08 Feb 2023 at 11:52 am

, By Felice Southwell

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