Solar scheme offers residents and firms an alternative to rising bills

A solar power scheme is offering residents and businesses an alternative to rising bills, according to local councils. But the deadline to sign up to the discounted scheme is tomorrow Friday (26 May). Brighton and Hove City Council works with neighbouring local authorities and...
Posted On 25 May 2023 at 3:49 pm

Ikea partner says it hopes to announce Brighton update ‘in near future’

The company behind Ikea’s new shopping centres says it hopes to announce and update on plans for Brighton “in the near future”. Ingka Centres started buying shopping centres in 2020 as part of Ikea’s strategy to open smaller stores in urban centres. These...
Posted On 25 May 2023 at 10:44 am

Music fans join chorus of disapproval over proposed Brighton flats

Plans to convert office space into flats opposite two popular Brighton music venues have been withdrawn. Haysport Properties Ltd submitted a planning application for 125 Queen’s Road, Brighton. The move sparked outrage from music fans concerned for the future of the Hope and Ruin...

Ikea reportedly in talks to buy Churchill Square

Ikea is reportedly in talks to buy Churchill Square in a move which could see the Swedish superstore’s wares finally come to the Sussex coast. The furniture giant is said to be offering a price of around £175 million for the shopping mall, according to industry publication...

Music fans fight plans for new flats near music venues

Scores of music fans have rallied to fight plans for new flats opposite a popular city centre music venue. Haysport Properties Ltd wants to convert offices above an empty shop opposite the Hope and Ruin Pub and Rossi Bar on Queen’s Road into six flats. In just two days, 163...

Prolific Brighton shoplifter due for sentence

Prolific shoplifter Elliot Cahill is due to be sentenced today (Monday 22 May) for two counts stealing meat worth £180 in total from a Brighton shop. Cahill, 32, of Grand Parade, Brighton, was made the subject of a criminal behaviour order on Wednesday 21 September last year. He...
Posted On 22 May 2023 at 12:05 am

It’s unfair to blame the funfair for muddy state of Brighton park

Heavy rain that left a Brighton park waterlogged and muddy was “unprecedented”, according to a fairground family who have operated on the site for decades. Cousins James and Bill Cole were speaking about The Level after checking on the ground condition there after complaints from...

Developer’s rent hikes forcing us out, says tradesman

A tradesman in Hanover says his landlord’s rent hikes are forcing creatives like him to abandon their storage spaces. Artisan tradesman Graeme Hope, who uses his storage unit in Lincoln Cottages to house plumbing tools and store renovated furniture, said the developers are trying...
Posted On 19 May 2023 at 2:09 pm

Council could hop into allotment bed with hedge fund-backed firm for privatised plots

Council officials have been accused of getting into bed with a premium-priced business backed by venture capitalists – in this case, an allotment bed. And allotment holders are worried that plots costing no more than £90 a year will soar in price in line with the amounts charged...

Neighbours object to another party house in their Brighton street

Eighteen neighbours have objected to a planning application to turn a family home into a short-term holiday let in Brighton. The plans were submitted by the Star Property Group which, through its subsidiary Star Camelford Limited, has operated a holiday let at 29 Camelford...