Secondary school to close one of its two sites
A Hove secondary is expected to close its lower school in two years’ time and to teach all of its...
Education
Councillors expected to back closure of school site
The closure of a school site is expected to be approved at a meeting of senior councillors next week, paving...
Micro school can open second site – in Brighton
A specialist school with small classes has been granted planning permission to open in Brighton. Hove Micro School has been...
Disused school can become charity hub
A former school can become a charity hub after councillors voted unanimously to approve the application. Brighton and Hove City...
University strike ballot opens over threat to hundreds of jobs
A strike ballot is under way as Sussex University bosses prepare to cut 200 jobs to try to save about...
Council nursery to be handed over to academy trust
A council-run nursery is to be handed over to an academy trust with the blessing of the two councillors who...
Academy chain poised to take over council nursery
A nursery is expected to be handed to an academy chain even though a public consultation found little appetite for...
Red heat alert prompts schools to close again tomorrow
The red heat health alert has prompted all the state seconadry schools in Brighton and Hove to announce that they...
Heatwave prompts Brighton school’s partial closure for two days
UPDATE The whole school is now closed on Wednesday 24 June and Thursday 25 June. The heatwave has prompted a...
Schools grapple with £6.6m deficit
Twenty-two schools in Brighton and Hove ended the latest financial year with a combined deficit of more than £6.6 million....
Arts and Culture
Hove MP criticises Argentina footballers over Falklands banner
MP Peter Kyle criticised Argentina footballers for holding a banner declaring “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” – The Falkland Islands are...
Sussex beaten by Hampshire in T20 Blast
Sussex Sharks 186-5 (20 overs) Hampshire Hawks 190-6 (19.5 overs) Hampshire won by 4 wickets By Paul Weaver at Hove,...
Former Brighton and Hove Albion footballer faces another major heart op
Former Brighton and Hove Albion footballer Connor Goldson has revealed that he will undergo open heart surgery for the second...
Sussex beat Middlesex at Hove in T20 Blast
Sussex Sharks 213-3 (20 overs) Middlesex 195-9 (20 overs) Sussex Sharks 213-3 beat Middlesex 195-9 by 18 runs Daniel Hughes...
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