Just what was the loud bang heard over central Brighton?

A loud explosion was  heard in central Brighton just after midnight – but its source is still a mystery. Residents as far afield as Preston Park and Elm Grove have taken to social media to voice their concerns. The Sussex Police helicopter patrolled the sky over Fiveways...
Posted On 26 Jun 2017 at 2:02 am

Curiosity wedges the cat

A Hove tabby had to be rescued in a three-hour operation after becoming stuck firmly wedged between two walls so tightly he struggled to breathe. Albums, the three year old tabby cat, had become tightly stuck between an office building and an external wall in Coleridge Road,...
Posted On 12 Jun 2017 at 12:15 pm

Brighton tennis club praises homeless man’s service

A homeless man who’s been sleeping in a tent in Queen’s Park has spread love to his new neighbours by clearing up the tennis club grounds. Sadly, tents in the Brighton park have become a regular sight over the past few years as the homelessness crisis in the city has...
Posted On 04 Apr 2017 at 3:55 pm

Brighton’s Disco Bunny stars in new Kasabian video

A dancer who reached global audiences when he starred in a video of him twisting and shouting with a pink-coated pensioner in Brighton has landed a new role in rock band Kasabian’s latest video. Pablo Woodward, better known as the Disco Bunny, plays an inpatient at the West...
Posted On 30 Mar 2017 at 12:37 pm

Brighton yarnbomber creates crochet hat dispenser to keep neighbourhood’s heads warm

A Brighton yarnbomber who has previously turned her street into a woolly wonderland has now installed a crochet hat dispenser at her neighbourhood bike store. Dani Ahrens started knitting decorations to brighten up the Cobden Road bike shed last autumn, when she created a crochet...
Posted On 23 Feb 2017 at 2:59 pm

Clueless Nick Cave tweet goes viral

Spotting Brighton’s most well-loved Australian rock star as he makes his way around town has become something of a pastime for city residents. But a selfie with Nick Cave which has gone viral was taken by a man who didn’t even know who he was. When New Zealand man...
Posted On 19 Jan 2017 at 10:10 am

Brighton woman mistakenly tweeted by Trump urges him to learn more about climate change

A Brighton woman has been inundated with tweets for the last few hours after US President elect Donald Trump accidentally included her in a tweet intended for his daughter. Mr Trump was criticising a CNN documentary about his daughter Ivanka Trump, but instead of tagging...
Posted On 17 Jan 2017 at 9:32 am

Brighton graffiti artist reclaims wall from Starbucks

A well-known graffiti artist has reclaimed a wall used to paint a Starbucks advert after the coffee chain’s mural was repeatedly defaced. @bhcitynews new news pic.twitter.com/DUEanfte9a — Ian Marshall (@Eye_Marshall) December 5, 2016 Snub23 painted the imposing robot...
Posted On 05 Dec 2016 at 3:30 pm

Lewes jokers try to convince Brighton students Bonfire has been postponed because of rail strikes

Lewesians are attempting to convince Brighton students that the town’s famous Bonfire celebrations have been postponed until November 12 because of this weekend’s train strike. A Facebook events page set up by the Brighton and Sussex University Freshers’ 2016...
Posted On 31 Oct 2016 at 4:41 pm

Spooky! Research suggests Brighton is Britain’s most haunted place

Brighton is the most haunted place in Britain, according to research published by Mirror Online this afternoon (Friday 28 October). The newspaper website said that its research was based on reports that have been made to the Paranormal Database. The Mirror Online report sai...
Posted On 28 Oct 2016 at 7:11 pm