Brighton and Hove News

One of the first decisions taken by the new Labour cabinet – to go ahead with a £47 million scheme to replace the King Alfred Leisure Centre...

A dog died after it was hit by a car on Hove seafront, Sussex Police said. The force said: “Police are appealing for witnesses after a dog w...

ELLIS D + VELVETINE + ORAL HABIT – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 24.7.24 July saw local band Ellis·D (stylised as ELLiS·D) release their lates...

A Co-op branch in Brighton is due to close for eight weeks for a makeover. The St George’s Road branch, in Kemp Town, is expected to shut it...

GCSE exams “dominate” the education system and should be scrapped by the new Government, according to the Tory architect of the qualificatio...

Where Musical Theatre Meets Circus It’s time to step into the light. Escape with Cirque for a night like no other, where you’re taken to a w...

A man has been jailed for life for raping a young girl and pushing a boy off a cliff in Brighton. Anthony Stocks, 54, tried to kill the boy...

Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck and Jan Paul van Hecke were given a sensational welcome to the American Express offices in Tokyo earlier this we...

A community campaigner has started a petition calling for a code of conduct for events held in public spaces. Derek Wright started the petit...

Plans for a new cancer centre building in Brighton are likely to be submitted by the end of the year. The new Sussex Cancer Centre is due to...

A coffee shop can serve alcoholic drinks after the owner addressed objections to his application at a Brighton and Hove City Council licensi...

A council cabinet member is keeping a close eye on rubbish and recycling collections by committing to go out with various Cityclean teams at...

Nottinghamshire Outlaws 217-2 Sussex Sharks 216 Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by eight wickets The Nottinghamshire Outlaws beat the Sussex Sha...

A man has been jailed after he sexually assaulted and strangled a woman and then stamped on another woman’s head in West Street, Brighton. A...

Razorlight were at the forefront of the indie-rock resurgence of the early 2000s, their biggest moments – ‘Golden Touch’, ‘Somewhere Else’,...

COWZ + HEIGHTS + FRIEND OF FRANKY – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 24.7.24 Tonight’s the big night for Brighton based bestie duo COWZ as they ha...

The council should weigh up not just the income and benefits from events held in public spaces, but the costs and “disbenefits”, a committee...

People in Rottingdean have inundated their councillors with complaints after garden waste collections were missed across the village. Bright...

A number of roads are closing for resurfacing this week and in the coming weeks, Brighton and Hove City Council said. The work is part of a...

The night-time economy needs to be safer and more welcoming for people who don’t drink alcohol and don’t want to go to a pub, councillors we...

A violent rapist has been given a 24-year sentence after repeatedly attacking a woman over several years. Shaun Clarke, 53, of Whiterock Pla...

Councillors may take a fresh look at the way that music venues in Brighton and Hove are licensed. Currently, music venues with a drinks lice...

Violent crime and public order problems were cited by Sussex Police as the force objected to a new food outlet being granted a drinks licenc...

The council’s cabinet plans to hold an urgent meeting soon to make a key decision about the future of the Madeira Terraces restoration proje...

A judge has adjourned the sentencing of a barber who butchered a work colleague, stabbing him with scissors in a fight over how much to char...