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Lib Dems choose candidate for Hove by-election
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/18/lib-dems-choose-candidate-for-hove-by-election/
Published: March 18, 2025 02:01
The Liberal Democrats have chosen former Hove and Portslade parliamentary candidate Michael Wang to stand for the party in a council by-election. Mr Wang, 30, an immigration law practitioner, hopes to win a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council in…
Tent like Constance Marten’s shown to Old Bailey jury
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/17/tent-like-constance-martens-shown-to-old-bailey-jury/
Published: March 17, 2025 22:43
Jurors have taken a first-hand look at a tent and sleeping bags like the ones used by aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner as they fled the authorities with their newborn daughter. Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the manslaughter of…
Council investigates claims about planning bribes after MP steps in
Published: March 17, 2025 20:59
Claims that a landlord offered takeaway vouchers for positive comments on a planning application are under investigation. Brighton and Hove City Council said that it was looking into the claims made in comments on its website in response to an application…
New Model Army announce rescheduled tour dates
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/17/new-model-army-announce-rescheduled-tour-dates/
Published: March 17, 2025 19:26
New Model Army were set to perform live in Brighton on 15th October last year as part of a full tour, but sadly their drummer Michael Dean had to undergo surgery and then recuperation. The tour dates had to be rescheduled for this coming October and they…
Deaf TikTok star Imogen Nunn’s death was avoidable, parents tell inquest
Published: March 17, 2025 18:14
A deaf TikTok star, who died after taking poison, told a mental health service about a “pro-choice suicide forum” and lethal chemicals that she had bought online a month before her death, an inquest has heard. Imogen Nunn took a poisonous substance and…
The Nightingales are flying into Brighton’s Chalk venue
Published: March 17, 2025 18:05
Post punk band, The Nightingales, have announced that they will be appearing at Chalk in Brighton on Wednesday 28th May as part of their 10-date UK tour. The last time we caught them was when they were supporting The Damned at Brighton Dome – Review HERE. …
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown announce Brighton gig
Published: March 17, 2025 16:50
It has been announced that The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown will be performing live at the ever popular Concorde 2 on Brighton seafront on Thursday 13th November, courtesy of Love Thy Neighbour promoters. Tickets can be purchased HERE and HERE. Arthur…
Aswad announce Brighton concert
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/17/aswad-announce-brighton-concert/
Published: March 17, 2025 15:12
If Reggae, Reggae Fusion and R&B are your bag, then you will be rather keen to learn that Britain’s most successful reggae band, in terms of both popularity and longevity are heading back to Brighton. Yes folks it’s the welcome return of the one and only…
Arsonists burn kids’ climbing frame to the ground
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/17/arsonists-burn-kids-climbing-frame-to-the-ground/
Published: March 17, 2025 14:45
Arsonists torched a playground climbing frame overnight, burning it to a crisp. The damage to the play unit in Queens Park was discovered by council officers this morning. It has now been barriered off until the site can be made safe. Brighton and Hove…
Final ever Kid Creole & The Coconuts UK gig to be in Brighton?
Published: March 17, 2025 12:57
Kid Creole & The Coconuts have announced their ‘The Creolian Bye Bye Birdy’ farewell tour which sees the colourful zoot suited August Darnell aka ‘The Kid’ and his chums signing off with dates across the UK this June. The tour will run from 18th to 29th…
Greens name candidate for by-election in Hove
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/17/greens-name-candidate-for-by-election-in-hove/
Published: March 17, 2025 12:16
The Greens have selected their candidate for a by-election in Hove after a Labour councillor resigned earlier this month. Geoff Shanks, 71, is to stand in the in Westbourne and Poets’ Corner by-election for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council. The…
Our downland estate could help guide any coming boundary changes
Published: March 17, 2025 10:49
It’s almost to the day that 30 years ago I knocked on my first door in Ditchling Rise, near London Road Station, starting my bid to be elected as the first Green councillor in the city. I had a map with me, showing the vast downland estate owned by the…
Jamaican reggae fusion band Third World announce Brighton gig
Published: March 16, 2025 21:14
Celebrating 52 years, Third World is one of the longest-lived reggae bands of all time. Their style has been described as “reggae-fusion”, mixing elements of RnB, funk, pop, rock, and later on, dancehall and rap. With 9 Grammy nominations and a catalogue…
Youngsters set hay alight and wipe out entire winter’s supply
Published: March 16, 2025 18:47
Youngsters set light to hay bales at a stables in Brighton and the ensuing fire destroyed the entire winter’s supply. Sam Hodgkins set up a crowdfunder yesterday (Saturday 15 March) on Go Fund Me headed: “Replace our horses winter hay after a fire.” It…
“The Courettes are one of the best live bands that I’ve ever seen”
Published: March 16, 2025 17:09
Well this is truly a bold statement isn’t it! But when we sent our team off to review the many acts of ‘End Of The Road Festival’, at Larmer Tree Gardens in Wiltshire back in 2023, that it exactly what our seasoned reviewer Mark Kelly reported on…
Fusion of electronic music & visual art at Halina Rice concert
Published: March 16, 2025 01:59
HALINA RICE + FRANK HOPKINS – THE OLD MARKET, HOVE 14.3.25 Brighton & Hove is such a buzzing place for music and we are regularly spoiled rotten with the many different concert options available on most nights. Tonight was no exception, but difficult…
Swallowtail set to drop debut EP
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/15/swallowtail-set-to-drop-debut-ep/
Published: March 15, 2025 22:22
One of Brighton’s latest new music imports (via Nottingham) are a quartet going by the name of Swallowtail. They comprise of Katie Prescott, Caleb Ryde, Drew Vickerstaff and Fred Ford and the band combine the eeriness of The Twilight Sad with the ambience…
Why there is no moral case for cutting welfare support
Published: March 15, 2025 18:38
An insidious argument is gaining traction in the ongoing debate about public spending: cutting benefits is a moral necessity. Proponents claim that reducing welfare dependence encourages self-sufficiency, strengthens the economy and ensures that only the…
Albion grab vital point at City
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/15/albion-grab-vital-point-at-city/
Published: March 15, 2025 17:03
Albion scored a vital away point at Manchester City and keep themselves in the hunt for a Champions League place. Albion had the ball in net first but Karou Mitoma was adjudged to have kicked the ball out of City keeper, Stefan Ortega’s hands. City went…
Lola Young gets ‘Messy’ at Brighton gig
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/15/lola-young-gets-messy-at-brighton-gig/
Published: March 15, 2025 16:06
LOLA YOUNG – CHALK, BRIGHTON 13.3.25 In the intimate venue of Brighton’s Chalk, Lola Young delivered an emotionally charged and vocally stunning performance. Proving why she is one of Britain’s most compelling young artists to watch. Fresh off a BRIT…
Summertime in Brighton with the ‘Ministry Of Sound Classics’
Published: March 15, 2025 15:09
Saturday 28th June will be warmer than it currently is at the moment here in Brighton. Folk will be relaxed and sunning themselves on Brighton’s beaches without a care in the world. People will be in holiday mode! But what should they do as the sun’s rays…
Premier League Match Day 29 – Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion
Published: March 15, 2025 14:06
Albion take on Champions Manchester City at the Eithad – Albion could move into the top five with a win.
Contemporary music line-up for Brighton Festival 2025 features big names, strong female talent and exciting global artists
Published: March 15, 2025 13:44
First performance of Guest Director Anoushka Shankar’s new album ‘Chapter III: We Return to Light’ in the UK Diverse line-up of strong female talent including Arooj Aftab, Nadine Shah and MOVES Festival Groundbreaking new immersive show from electronic…
Turin Brakes announce new album and tour
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/15/turin-brakes-announce-new-album-and-tour/
Published: March 15, 2025 12:06
Worry not fans of Turin Brakes who are unable to attend tonight’s (15th March) acoustic show at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, as the band have not only announced their return with a brand-new studio album ‘Spacehopper’, out 23rd May, but to…
Solar power group says people can beat latest electricity price rise
Published: March 15, 2025 05:05
The organisers of a community solar power programme in Brighton are encouraging people to sign up to beat the latest electricity price rises. The Preston Park Community Energy programme aims to be Britain’s first community-scale solar power programme and…
Moon Idle set high expectations at ‘Homegrown Festival’ teaser show
Published: March 15, 2025 01:05
MOON IDLE + MARTHA EVE + DB COOPER HARPER – PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 12.3.25 Ahead of ‘Homegrown’, the multi-venue festival highlighting the best of Brighton’s music scene, there are a series of warm up events, ‘Homegrown In Bloom’. The latest of those free…
Constance Marten sees haunting last images of baby Victoria
Published: March 14, 2025 21:38
Aristocrat Constance Marten returned to court to see haunting security camera pictures capturing the final days of her tragic baby Victoria’s brief life. Marten, 37, and her partner Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the manslaughter of baby Victoria, who…
Seafront campaigner says new board needs resident voices
Published: March 14, 2025 20:46
A champion of the seafront has raised concerns that a new group being set up by Brighton and Hove City Council has set the bar too high. Derek Wright has been one of the mainstays of the Save Madeira Terraces campaign and has set up several Facebook groups…
John Grant announces October tour
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/14/john-grant-announces-october-tour/
Published: March 14, 2025 18:07
A Top 10 UK chart entry for his 2021 album ‘Boy From Michigan’ followed by some of the very best reviews of his career for 2024’s ‘The Art Of The Lie’ confirms that John Grant continues to go from strength to strength. In fact, the last 15 years have been…
Julie set to play at Brighton’s Chalk venue
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/14/julie-set-to-play-at-brightons-chalk-venue/
Published: March 14, 2025 16:32
Los Angeles band and art collective Julie (whose name and music releases are stylized in lower case) dropped their highly-awaited debut album ‘my anti-aircraft friend’ last September via Atlantic Records. The ten tunes on the new platter included a trio of…
HIV rapist who sedated victims is jailed for life
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/14/hiv-rapist-who-sedated-victims-is-jailed-for-life/
Published: March 14, 2025 16:19
A judge has imposed a life sentence on a rapist who had HIV and who sedated four women before raping them in hotels and Airbnbs in Brighton and Hove. Shane Gibbs, 35, also carried out sex attacks on two others during a spree of offending over two months in…
Drunk bus driver spared prison
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/14/drunk-bus-driver-spared-prison/
Published: March 14, 2025 16:01
A Brighton bus driver who was caught driving passengers while more than four times the limit has been spared jail. A passenger on board the 52 alerted police when driver Gilbert Kmiecik took a wrong turn off the 52 route during the morning rush hour. When…
Serial house burglar jailed
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/14/serial-house-burglar-jailed/
Published: March 14, 2025 14:35
A house burglar has been jailed for “invading” people’s homes by breaking in while they slept. Paul Flint, 59, of Penhurst Place, Brighton, burgled three homes over a matter of days in Whitehawk and the Bristol Estate. Two, in Whitehawk Road and Findon…
Stiff Little Fingers relight the punk flames at sold out Brighton show
Published: March 14, 2025 13:53
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS + RICKY WARWICK & THE FIGHTING HEARTS – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 11.3.25 For the second time in four days I’ve made the commute from Hastings to see one of my favourite bands, though tonight’s band members happen to be old enough to be…
Albion Chairman Tony Bloom scores 100/1 Winner at Cheltenham
Published: March 14, 2025 13:44
After the disappointment on Wednesday of his horse Energumene pulling up in the Queen Mother Champion Chase – Tony Bloom will have been delighted that his runner Poniros romped home at 100/1 in the Triumph Hurdle in the first race on Gold Cup Day. Bloom…
Tower block tenants face eviction and turn to council for help
Published: March 14, 2025 00:48
Creative business owners based in New England House are calling on the council’s cabinet to find them a suitable alternative building as they face being turfed out by September. Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet is being asked to approve moves to…
Developer cash could boost seafront projects
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/14/developer-cash-could-boost-seafront-projects/
Published: March 14, 2025 00:46
The council’s cabinet is being asked to back spending £2.4 million of developers’ cash on seafront projects including Black Rock, the Madeira Terraces and Hove Beach Park. A report to Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet proposes allocating the money…
Council budgets almost £20m to buy back blighted flats
Published: March 13, 2025 23:12
The council has set aside almost £20 million to buy out up to 44 home owners in eight tower blocks blighted by safety concerns. The flats were bought under the “right to buy” but the future is unclear for all eight blocks – and for their tenants and…
Marisa And The Moths to play Brighton as part of UK tour
Published: March 13, 2025 22:20
MARISA AND THE MOTHS have announced a number of headline UK dates which run from April to August and includes a date here in Brighton at the Green Door Store on Friday 4th April with support from local duo WREX. This follows on from their highly acclaimed…
Polite Bureaux to play at Green Door Store
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/13/polite-bureaux-to-play-at-green-door-store/
Published: March 13, 2025 20:54
Fans of Polite Bureaux will be pleased to learn that they won’t have to wait until this May’s ‘Great Escape’ new music festival in order to catch them performing live here in Brighton, as they have announced that they will be headlining the unique Green…
The Avenue Restaurant & Wine – launch review
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/13/the-avenue-restaurant-wine-launch-review/
Published: March 13, 2025 20:46
This is a joyous occasion for the owners, Sarah and Ash, of the new restaurant and wine bar The Avenue. This has been a four-month journey for them alongside welcoming a new baby who made is appearance at the launch. Sarah was onsite instructing builders…
The Great Escape announce first wave of ‘Late Escape’ acts
Published: March 13, 2025 19:46
Thursday 13th March – The Great Escape, the festival for new music, has revealed the first wave of artists for The Late Escape, its official after-hours programme spotlighting the best emerging electronic and club talent. Stand-alone tickets for each Late…
Police investigate homophobic abuse at the Amex
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/13/police-investigate-homophobic-abuse-at-the-amex/
Published: March 13, 2025 14:46
Police investigating a report of homophobic abuse have released an image of a man they wish to speak with. The incident was reported to Sussex Police outside the American Express Stadium at Falmer on February 8. Officers are investigating the circumstances…
Charity lined up to take on flood-hit Level cafe
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/13/charity-lined-up-to-take-on-flood-hit-level-cafe/
Published: March 13, 2025 14:01
A youth sport charity is hoping to take on the flood-hit Level cafe – if it can find funding to carry out the £350k worth of repairs it needs. The cafe has been closed since 2021 because of the ongoing water damage – which investigations eventually found…
Parents accused of killing baby had abandoned cat in a box, court hears
Published: March 13, 2025 13:32
Aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner were absent from their retrial as jurors heard how they abandoned a live cat in a box as they fled authorities with their newborn daughter. Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the manslaughter of baby…
Review – The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/13/review-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe/
Published: March 13, 2025 11:26
In 2017 at Leeds Playhouse a production of The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe was devised by the cast under the direction of Sally Cookson. What has emerged down the years has been a piece of work where the emphasis is clearly on the ensemble rather than…
More red routes on the way
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/13/more-red-routes-on-the-way/
Published: March 13, 2025 09:06
A third red route is being planned for Brighton and Hove – and with a fourth in the pipeline. The first two are in Lewes Road and London Road. They look likely to be followed by one in Western Road and possibly Queen’s Road. Brighton and Hove City Council…
Starling numbers plummet since weedkiller comes back into use on streets
Published: March 12, 2025 22:35
Starling numbers appear to have halved in Brighton and Hove since the council started using glyphosate weedkiller again although it is not possible to say whether the two changes are linked. Save Our Starlings campaigner Steve Geliot believes that up…
Could Brighton and Hove swallow Shoreham or stretch to Peacehaven?
Published: March 12, 2025 14:22
Brighton and Hove could grow to include Shoreham or the whole of Saltdean – and possibly Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven and even Newhaven under new proposals. The potential expansion is set out in a draft document prepared by Brighton and Hove City Council…
Brighton based Alison Moyet celebrates 40 years as a solo artist with local gig
Published: March 12, 2025 12:50
ALISON MOYET + IONA ZAJAC – BRIGHTON DOME 10.3.25 Who would have guessed that 15,461 days on from my debut encounter with Alison Moyet here at Brighton Dome, that I would be back seeing her live in action again in a seat quite close to my original one!…
Business tenants will have to leave landmark tower block over fire risk
Published: March 12, 2025 07:59
Business tenants look likely to have to leave New England House by the end of September as the council works out what to do with the building. It could cost up to £26 million to address serious fire safety risks, according to early estimates last November,…
Up to three libraries may close, says council report
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/12/up-to-three-libraries-may-close-says-council-report/
Published: March 12, 2025 00:01
Up to three community libraries could close while customer services look likely to be moved out of the town hall and into remaining libraries in Brighton and Hove. The possible changes are outlined in a report to Brighton and Hove City Council’s People…
Racially abusive shoplifter arrested on recall to prison
Published: March 11, 2025 23:56
A racially abusive shoplifter who was jailed for a series of offences including theft, threatening behaviour and assault has been arrested and returned to prison. Sussex Police issued a a public appeal on Saturday (8 March) for help to find Connor Godfrey,…
Children with additional needs to receive more help to become adults
Published: March 11, 2025 23:18
Councillors are due to receive an update on how children and young people with a range of additional needs are receiving support into adulthood. Brighton and Hove City Council is in the process of creating a “transition strategy” for young people with…
Constance Marten ‘fell asleep on newborn baby in tragic accident’, court told
Published: March 11, 2025 22:42
Wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten fell asleep on her newborn baby and killed her in a “terrible tragic accident” while hiding out in a tent on the South Downs, her retrial was told. Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the gross negligence…
Proportion of pupils on free school meals to double at Brighton school
Published: March 11, 2025 21:57
A policy that was intended to even out the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals at secondaries in Brighton and Hove has left one school with a spike in numbers. In September, 113 pupils who are eligible for free school meals are due to start…
Armed siege latest: Court remands Hove man over weapon – ‘a power tool in a plastic bag’
Published: March 11, 2025 15:20
A man has appeared in court charged with having an imitation firearm after a nine-hour stand-off with police last week. Melanie Wootton, prosecuting, told Brighton Magistrates’ Court that the “firearm” that triggered the siege was “a power tool in a…
Car washer cleared of manslaughter after week-long trial
Published: March 10, 2025 23:35
A car wash worker was cleared of manslaughter today (Monday 10 March) after a week-long trial at Hove Crown Court. Lucian Sorenau, 32, of Heron Court, Swanborough Place, Brighton, was charged with killing Anthony Barrigan, 44, a father of two, from…
Seafront building owner appeals after planners reject extra storey
Published: March 10, 2025 20:50
The owner of one of the oldest buildings on Brighton seafront has appealed after his planning application to build an extra floor was rejected. Rapido Services Limited applied for permission to add a floor to 132 King’s Road, Brighton, but Brighton and…
School accused of playing the planning system
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/03/10/school-accused-of-playing-the-planning-system/
Published: March 10, 2025 20:10
A Brighton school has been accused of trying to manipulate the planning system by an anonymous accuser who appears to be a teacher there. Brighton College wants to build a new teaching block at its St Mary’s Hall site, in Kemp Town, and turn a prep school…