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Mathematicians calculate most efficient Brighton pub crawl

A group of mathematicians have calculated the most efficient way to crawl your way around Brighton and Hove’s pubs as part of a map which covers the whole of the UK. A group of academics from Canada used boozers listed on the Pubs Galore website and then mapped the...
Posted On 26 Oct 2016 at 4:08 pm
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A watched kettle took 14 hours to boil when a Hove man asked his gadgets to turn it on

A Hove man spent 14 hours this week trying to get his gadgets to speak to his kettle to tell it to boil, meaning he only got his cup of tea at gone midnight. Mark Rittman wanted to find out if he could get his collection of gadgets, including his iphone and electronic health...
Posted On 13 Oct 2016 at 1:17 pm
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Prank lands Brighton student in sticky situation

A Brighton student had a novel excuse for being late to lectures this morning – he had to take hundreds of post it notes off his car. A group of practical jokers plastered the sticky notes all over the VW Polo while it was parked in Hanover Terrace overnight. The unlucky...
Posted On 06 Oct 2016 at 11:29 am
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Disco Pete and Brighton’s pink coat lady to host intergenerational disco

Two septuagenarian Brightonians who have danced their way into the hearts of the city will be encouraging people of all ages to throw some shapes at an intergenerational disco. Disco Pete will be the guest of honour at Timeless next weekend at Brighton Music Hall, where the...
Posted On 06 Sep 2016 at 4:57 pm
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Trampolining dog Ziggy bounces over 7ft wall

A Brighton dog sparked panic when he bounced too enthusiastically on a trampoline and soared over a 7ft fence and disappeared. Collie cross Ziggy was playing on the trampoline with children in the garden of his owner’s friends in Canterbury on Sunday when he made his...
Posted On 18 Aug 2016 at 12:43 pm
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Workmen give bike a lift

Workmen came up with a novel way of getting around a parked bike when digging up the road this week. The bicycle was locked to a lamppost in John Street, Brighton, right where UK Power Networks needed to dig a hole. So while the works were carried out, the workmen used cable ties...
Posted On 14 Jul 2016 at 2:17 pm
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Briefcase encounter – the colourful story of two strangers’ railway bag swap

A Brighton woman who lost her distinctive yellow bag when a stranger with an identical bag took it from the train they were both on managed to track it down against the odds. Ali Hendry-Ballard stashed the canary-yellow shopper, which contained smart clothes and notes for the...
Posted On 18 May 2016 at 12:57 pm
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Larger than life Disco Pete to be guest of honour at Saturday’s Children’s Parade

A 20ft dancing puppet of Brighton legend Disco Pete is set to star in Saturday’s Children’s Parade. Freelance artist Paul Render put the finishing touches to the effigy today, and took him for a test ride outside the Same Sky studios in Belmont Street this afternoon....
Posted On 04 May 2016 at 10:30 pm
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Brighton father hopes to raise money for daughter’s university fees with huge bulldog antique collection

By Frances Solomon A father left unemployed after battling with health issues has collected more than 2,500 bulldog themed antiques which he hopes to sell to pay for his daughter’s university tuition. Eiffion Ashdown, 38, from Queens Park in Brighton was diagnosed with...
Posted On 04 May 2016 at 1:34 pm
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Ambulance provides disco lights for impromptu Prince celebration on Brighton street

An ambulance passing through The Lanes as people danced to Prince in the street joined in the celebration by switching on its flashing lights. The moment outside The Cricketers in Black Lion Street in the early hours of Sunday morning was captured on film by Thom Hodkinson, who...
Posted On 25 Apr 2016 at 10:22 am
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