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In pictures: Heroes Run 2010

The skies may not have been blue, but many of the capes were during the annual Brighton Heroes Run yesterday. More than 1,500 people took part in the race along Brighton and Hove seafront in aid of passingiton, which raises money to build schools in Africa. Julia Claxton took...
Posted On 17 May 2010 at 10:30 pm
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Hove beach huts for sale

Beach huts are being built and sold in Hove. They are the first beach huts put up for sale by Brighton and Hove City Council for more than ten years. The first huts – on the promenade by Hove Lagoon – are already on the market for purchase this summer. Only Brighton and Hove...
Posted On 17 May 2010 at 5:33 pm
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Fungi images win Hove photographer prestigious prize

A Hove photographer has been named runner-up in an international competition for a series of stunning pictures of fungi. Julia Claxton, a regular contributor to Brighton and Hove News, has been awarded second place in portfolio category of the International Gardener of the Year...
Posted On 13 May 2010 at 12:36 pm
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New iPhone app shows your nearest services

If you’re ever seized by the need for a curry, a jog around the park or you’ve simply been caught short, a new iPhone application may be able to help. The free AroundMe app, launched by Brighton and Hove City Council, locates council services, tradesmen, pubs and...
Posted On 11 May 2010 at 8:54 am
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Hove man suffers vodka burns

A Hove man suffered cuts and burns after a hot vodka bottle exploded and set him on fire yesterday evening. He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton where he was also treated in accident and emergency for shock. He had been heating a mixture of vodka and...
Posted On 09 May 2010 at 6:23 pm
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Brighton boffins help blind balloonman reach North Pole

A blind hot air balloonist has reached the North Pole – with a little help from the University of Brighton. Mike Scholes was supported by staff and students from the university’s Chelsea School in Eastbourne where he trained in sub-zero temperatures in a climate chamber. Just...
Posted On 05 May 2010 at 11:01 am
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Lewes Road Community Garden celebrates first birthday

The Lewes Road Community Garden is celebrating its first birthday with a Mad Hatters Tea Party this Sunday. The garden was first created by guerilla gardeners who seized the opportunity to transform a patch of land which had lain derelict for five years. At the time, the...
Posted On 28 Apr 2010 at 3:07 pm
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Brighton's Market Diner reopens under original management

Brighton’s legendary all-night Market Diner is to reopen on Friday – just in time for summer. The News reported last month the popular cafe – the home of Brighton’s notorious Gut Buster breakfast – had closed for maintenance, but at the time there...
Posted On 27 Apr 2010 at 8:56 pm
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Brighton chef declares culinary war on invader weed

A Brighton chef has come up with a novel way of fighting back against a garden-strangling weed which has invaded British gardens – eating it. Japanese knotweed is a fast-growing plant which has destroyed many native UK plant habitats by simply taking over. But Terre a Terre...
Posted On 23 Apr 2010 at 9:40 am
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Noisy bongos up for grabs in council confiscation sale

A set of bongos used by a woman to create months of misery for her neighbours are to be given away to charity. A stereo used by a woman to play the Banana Splits theme tune and Stairway to Heaven is also among the equipment Brighton and Hove City Council’s noise enforcement...
Posted On 23 Apr 2010 at 7:32 am
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