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Heaven 17 looking to Chalk off another Brighton gig
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/11/heaven-17-looking-to-chalk-off-another-brighton-gig/
Published: October 11, 2024 21:55
It appears that synthpop legends, Heaven 17, can’t seem to stay away from our beloved county these days, as they have announced that they will be making a welcome return this coming Spring. Although this time around they will be playing live in Brighton at…
Health experts join forces for free health and wellbeing event
Published: October 11, 2024 20:07
A free health and wellbeing event is taking place at St Richard’s Community Centre, in Egmont Road, Hove, tomorrow (Saturday 12 October) from 10.30am to 1pm. The event is being organised by the Hangleton and Knoll Project and West Hove Primary Care Network…
Dog walkers may be called to heel
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/11/dog-walkers-may-be-called-to-heel/
Published: October 11, 2024 19:36
Rogue dog walkers have prompted councillors to discuss asking the government to take the lead and regulate the inept, the unsafe and the greedy. Various concerns about the lack of regulation among the growing number of commercial dog walkers led…
Developer told to rip down house built with unapproved basement
Published: October 11, 2024 16:08
A developer has been told to rip down a house which was built with an extra basement floor not on the approved plans. Michael Deller says he has found himself in this situation after following a planning officer’s advice on how to avoid being landed with a…
‘Thunder, Lightning, Strike’ as The Go! Team announce Corn Exchange gig
Published: October 11, 2024 13:40
It’s 20 years since the release of The Go! Team’s debut album ‘Thunder, Lightning, Strike’ and to celebrate the band announced a series of shows in the UK and Ireland in which they are playing the album in full. They kicked off on 27th September at Queens…
Pro-Palestine campaigner arrested over anti-Israel rally
Published: October 11, 2024 11:59
A Brighton pro-Palestine campaigner has been arrested for making allegedly racist comments while speaking at an anti-Israel rally in London. Tony Greenstein has blogged about his arrest last Friday at the demo outside the home of the Israeli ambassador in…
CHALK to battle it out at Concorde 2
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/11/chalk-to-battle-it-out-at-concorde-2/
Published: October 11, 2024 11:29
CHALK are one of the best acts around at the moment and is the three-piece project of Irish filmmakers and award-winning musicians Ross Cullen, Benedict Goddard, and Luke Niblock. The trio sprung out of the gates live, supporting London’s PVA in Dublin for…
Schoolboy taken to hospital with head injury after being hit by car
Published: October 11, 2024 10:45
A schoolboy was left with a head injury after being hit by a car on his way back home yesterday afternoon. The boy, believed to be in year 11, was struck by the car in Ditchling Road just before 4pm. He was taken to hospital for treatment by paramedics. A…
GIFT start 23 date UK & European tour with Brighton concert
Published: October 11, 2024 09:22
GIFT + SCHOOL DISCO – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 10.10.24 Let’s face it, GIFT isn’t exactly the easiest band name to look up on the tin-ter-net thingy, but once found, you will be more than adequately rewarded. GIFT are a New York rock quintet who formed…
Judge tells racist shoplifter he faces jail
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/11/judge-tells-racist-shoplifter-he-faces-jail/
Published: October 11, 2024 08:18
A judge told a racially abusive shoplifter that he will “most likely” be jailed when he is sentenced next month. Connor Godfrey, 25, admitted a series of offences including theft from a Co-op store, threatening behaviour, assault and hurling racist abuse…
Businesses urged to help shape future of licensing policy
Published: October 10, 2024 23:01
People and businesses will have the chance to share their views on the future of licensing policy in Brighton and Hove – from pubs and clubs to late-night takeaways and delivery services. Brighton and Hove City Council is required to review its licensing…
Vulnerable young people need better help into adulthood, committee hears
Published: October 10, 2024 20:55
Young people who need extra support instead seem to fall off a “cliff edge” when they reach 18, a councillor said during discussions about transitioning from children’s to adult services. Labour councillor Tristram Burden made the comments as he introduced…
School catchment areas and admission cuts go before councillors
Published: October 10, 2024 18:23
Councillors heard from experts as they considered ideas to deal with a forecast of falling pupil numbers at secondary schools. Brighton and Hove City Council is carrying out a “public engagement” exercise on proposals that were debated by the council’s…
Man charged over drugs found in taxi
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/10/man-charged-over-drugs-found-in-taxi/
Published: October 10, 2024 15:51
A man has been remanded in custody, charged with possessing class A drugs with intent to supply in Hove. Plain clothes officers from the Tactical Firearms Unit (TFU) were on patrol when they saw a taxi passenger acting suspiciously on Friday, October 4.…
Ikea Brighton ‘to open next year’
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/10/ikea-brighton-to-open-next-year/
Published: October 10, 2024 15:49
Ikea’s new Brighton store will open next year, its chief executive said today. The update came as the UK arm of the Swedish furniture giant released its 2024 financial report, which showed a slump in sales. Ikea has previously said the Brighton city store,…
Woman to stand trial for posting picture of friend’s genitals on Instagram
Published: October 10, 2024 12:33
A woman accused of posting a picture of her friend’s genitals on Instagram alongside a torrent of abuse is to stand trial. Amanda Edmonds, 35, has been charged with disclosing the woman’s private sexual photograph with the intent to cause distress. Today…
Lonnie Gunn to headline December ‘Hidden Herd’ new music night in Brighton
Published: October 10, 2024 12:32
It has today been announced that the December edition of the ‘Hidden Herd’ Presents new music discovery night at The Hope & Ruin in Brighton will be on Wednesday 4th December and will feature the talents of Lonnie Gunn, crysometimes, Sabiyha and Bekah…
Pod of dolphins caught on camera off Brighton by lifeboat crew
Published: October 10, 2024 08:35
A routine training exercise took an exciting turn for Brighton RNLI crew when a pod of dolphins joined them on their way back to Brighton Marina. The volunteer crew had spent Saturday morning conducting training drills with the Saltdean Swim & Surf Club,…
Brighton MP makes maiden speech in debate on renters’ rights
Published: October 9, 2024 20:53
The Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven made his maiden speech this afternoon as the Renters’ Rights Bill was debated in the House of Commons. Chris Ward said: “I grew up in Brighton. My parents grew up in Peacehaven so it’s a huge honour and…
Fairground Attraction return after 35 years
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/09/fairground-attraction-return-after-35-years/
Published: October 9, 2024 20:18
FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION + SCOTT MATTHEWS – BRIGHTON DOME 8.10.24 It’s been 35 years since Fairground Attraction have played together, and tonight we were to bear witness to this reformation at Brighton’s favourite venue, The Dome. This unpredicted reunion…
NHS Sussex looks set to join economic board
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/09/nhs-sussex-looks-set-to-join-economic-board/
Published: October 9, 2024 17:21
NHS bosses are due to be invited to join the Greater Brighton Economic Board at a meeting next week. The board is made up of senior figures from councils, business and education as well as the South Downs National Park Authority. It proposes adding a…
Man charged with throwing objects from hospital scaffolding
Published: October 9, 2024 12:38
A homeless man has been charged with throwing objects from scaffolding at the Royal Sussex this week. James Budd, 57, is also accused of assaulting three police officers at the hospital, and harassing someone while in police cells in Hollingbury. The…
Loose Articles brighten up Brighton
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/09/loose-articles-brighten-up-brighton/
Published: October 9, 2024 11:54
LOOSE ARTICLES + TRIPLE DRAIN + JOPY – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 6.10.24 Loose Articles are a Manchester based punk quartet specialising in discordant, hypnotic repetition, tales of boozy nights out, and radical politics, that features Natalie Wardle…
Parents say catchment changes could rule out school next to their homes
Published: October 9, 2024 08:52
Parents living near two popular secondary schools fear that their children could have to travel miles on leaving primary school if proposed catchment area changes are approved. Brighton and Hove City Council is currently holding an “engagement exercise”,…
Primary school plans to cut reception year intake
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/08/primary-school-plans-to-cut-reception-year-intake/
Published: October 8, 2024 22:28
A primary school is reducing its admissions for one year because fewer children are living in the area. Rudyard Kipling Primary School, in Crescent Road South, Woodingdean, plans to cut the published admission number (PAN) for its reception year to 30 for…
Contractor chose to start work on Madeira Terraces restoration
Published: October 8, 2024 18:16
A contractor has been chosen for the first phase of the restoration of the Madeira Terraces although no date has been given for work to start. Brighton and Hove City Council has picked Shoreham firm JT Mackley and Co, the principal contractor for the…
Memorial to homeless deaths planned for city park
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/08/memorial-to-homeless-deaths-planned-for-city-park/
Published: October 8, 2024 17:41
An abstract sculpture to remember homeless people who have died in Brighton and Hove is being planned for gardens in the city centre. Making it Out, a Brighton charity, wants to put the Stop Sign memorial in Brighthelm Gardens. the charity, which supports…
Twen are the ‘Lucky Onze’ as they played in Brighton
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/08/twen-are-the-lucky-onze-as-they-played-in-brighton/
Published: October 8, 2024 17:07
TWEN + OPAL MAG + LITTLE JOE – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 3.10.24 This evening’s entertainment has been organised by Love Thy Neighbour promoters and label and is taking place at The Hope & Ruin on Queens Road in Brighton. Let’s get straight down to…
Man arrested over Jewish memorial vandalism released on bail
Published: October 8, 2024 13:29
A man arrested on suspicion of vandalising a Jewish memorial has been released on bail while investigations continue. the 58-year-old man from Hove was arrested on yesterday on suspicion of racially/religiously aggravated criminal damage after footage of…
Comedian to mark 25 years with £25 tickets for Brighton show
Published: October 8, 2024 12:48
A stand up comedian has announced a date in Brighton on a tour to mark 25 years on stage with tickets priced at £25 – plus the usual fees. As well as a date at the Brighton Centre, John Bishop will also perform at the Manchester venue where it all started…
Former Maccabees frontman Orlando Weeks performs in Brighton church
Published: October 8, 2024 12:12
ORLANDO WEEKS + CAMERON PICKTOP -ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH, BRIGHTON 4.10.24 20 years ago, a young London-based indie rock band, destined for greatness, flicked open a copy of the Holy Bible. In a moment of random result, this band were searching for a name to…
TGI Fridays closes at Brighton Marina
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/07/tgi-fridays-closes-at-brighton-marina/
Published: October 7, 2024 20:58
TGI Fridays has been sold in a rescue deal but the move led to the immediate closure of 35 out of the chain’s 86 branches including the outlet at Brighton Marina. Dozens have lost their jobs locally as Breal Capital and Calveton UK bought 51 restaurants…
Architect appeals after plan to extend his own home is rejected
Published: October 7, 2024 20:19
An appeal has been lodged after councillors rejected plans for a first-floor extension to a modern house near Preston Park. Rory Aitkenhead, 38, wants to fit solar panels on the roof and extend the first floor of the modern stepped building that he and his…
Arrest made over Jewish memorial vandalism
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/07/arrest-made-over-jewish-memorial-vandalism/
Published: October 7, 2024 16:03
A man has been arrested after a Jewish memorial was damaged in Palmeira Square, Hove. A 58-year-old man from Hove was arrested on Monday, October 7 on suspicion of racially/religiously aggravated criminal damage after footage of the incident was circulated…
Dozens more seafront arches to be demolished and rebuilt
Published: October 7, 2024 16:01
More than two dozen seafront arches are set to be demolished and rebuilt over the next few years. A stretch of arches running from just west of the Shelter Hall to the next set of steps – including Brighton Music Hall – are to be replaced. This will be the…
Parsnip grows at Brighton’s Komedia Studio
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/07/parsnip-grows-at-brightons-komedia-studio/
Published: October 7, 2024 15:19
PARSNIP + 0800 RODEO + TWO WHITE CRANES – KOMEDIA BAR, BRIGHTON 5.10.24 The Australian Indie Rock quartet Parsnip, hail from Melbourne and consists of Paris Richens (bass), Stella Rennex (guitar), Rebecca Liston (keyboards) and Carolyn Hawkins (drums) and…
Police investigate vandalism of Jewish memorial
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/07/police-investigate-vandalism-of-jewish-memorial/
Published: October 7, 2024 13:50
Detectives are investigating the vandalism of a Jewish memorial in Palmeira Square, caught in a video which has gone viral. The footage depicts the man tearing down a number of items including tributes, teddy bears and flowers. The perpetrator is then…
Councillors help parkrun mark 20th anniversary
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/07/councillors-help-parkrun-mark-20th-anniversary/
Published: October 7, 2024 13:24
Councillors joined thousands of runners and volunteer helpers as parkrun marked its 20th anniversary across Brighton and Hove this weekend. The weekly event started in 2004 as the Bushy Park Time Trial in London with just 13 runners – and first came to…
Dogtember at Saltdean Lido
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/07/dogtember-at-saltdean-lido/
Published: October 7, 2024 13:01
Saltdea Lido was taken over this weekend for what is considered to be one of the biggest canine swimming events in the UK. The lido hosted its annual Dogtember sessions over four weekends in September and October, letting dogs join their owners splashing…
Brighton duo Rizzle Kicks are back with hometown concert
Published: October 7, 2024 12:20
Monday 7th October – Today, ‘The Great Escape’ announces infectious and irreverent duo Rizzle Kicks will headline a festival Spotlight Show at the Brighton Dome Concert Hall on Friday 16th May 2025. Making a long-awaited return to music after almost a…
Thunderstorm warning
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/07/thunderstorm-warning-2/
Published: October 7, 2024 10:49
Thunderstorms and up to 4cm of rain could hit the south coast overnight, the Met Office is warning. A yellow be aware warning for thunderstorms was issued this morning, and will be in force from 4pm today until midnight. The Met Office forecast for…
Brighton man falls to death on A27
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/07/brighton-man-falls-to-death-on-a27/
Published: October 7, 2024 10:24
A Brighton man has died after falling from a bridge on to the A27 at Shoreham this morning (Monday 7 October). The road was closed while the emergency services attended. Sussex Police said: “The A27 road closure has now been lifted following an earlier…
Fight breaks out after moped crash on prom leaves two in hospital
Published: October 6, 2024 20:21
A fight between moped riders broke out on the seafront shortly after one of them crashed into a woman and left with her a serious leg injury. This afternoon (Sunday 6 October), Sussex Police issued an appeal for witnesses, information and footage. The…
Albion storm back to win 5 goal thriller
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/06/albion-storm-back-to-win-5-goal-thriller/
Published: October 6, 2024 17:38
Second half goals from Yakubu Minteh, Georgina Rutter and the winner a header from Danny Welbeck ….the Seagulls were 0-2 down at half time…..
Kansas city rocker Samantha Fish clocks up another Brighton concert
Published: October 6, 2024 15:20
SAMANTHA FISH + THE ZAC SCHULZE GANG – CHALK, BRIGHTON 5.10.24 On Saturday October 5th, Kansas City rocker Samantha Fish brings the blues to Brighton. It’s a cool October night, roughly two years after Fish’s last visit to the city. She’s visiting as part…
Premier Match Day League 9 – Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur
Published: October 6, 2024 14:33
Albion take on Spurs in the Premier League at the Amex With the academy team simply thrashing their Crystal Palace counterparts 10- 0 on Saturday 5th October at Lancing the first team have it all to live up to Danny Welbeck and Georgina Ruttet start up…
Trippin’ out with Max Cooper at The Old Market
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/06/trippin-out-with-max-cooper-at-the-old-market/
Published: October 6, 2024 00:08
MAX COOPER – THE OLD MARKET, HOVE 3.10.24 OK, so I’ve never done any illegal drugs in my life, as music and ale are my vices of choice, but I swear to God that the Max Cooper performance in Hove at The Old Market tonight is about as trippy as I’ve ever…
Judge sentences boy who stabbed woman in head
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/05/judge-sentences-boy-who-stabbed-woman-in-head/
Published: October 5, 2024 16:01
A district judge has sentenced a 17-year-old by who stabbed a woman in the head in a street in Brighton to two years in youth custody. The boy, who cannot be identified by law, was given a two-year training and detention order at Brighton Magistrates’…
The Darts hit the bullseye at Brighton gig
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/05/the-darts-hit-the-bullseye-at-brighton-gig/
Published: October 5, 2024 11:18
THE DARTS + JOANNA & THE DROPOUTS + THEE DERELIQUE – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 2.10.24 Right then, let’s get the confusion out of the way from the very start. Tonight’s headliners are called The Darts but they are NOT the London based nine-piece British…
Council prepares to agree licence fee increases
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/05/council-prepares-to-agree-licence-fee-increases/
Published: October 4, 2024 23:01
The fees and charges for a variety of licences issued by the council could go up from next spring if councillors approve a package of measures next week. The price increases are expected to affect licences for taxi and private hire drivers and operators as…
Parents criticise council survey on proposed secondary school changes
Published: October 4, 2024 19:32
Parents have criticised a council survey on secondary school admissions, saying that it contained a lack of information and asked “leading questions”. Brighton and Hove City Council published the secondary school admissions questionnaire on Tuesday (2…