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Private school bids to turn former family homes into 27-pupil boarding house
Published: October 22, 2024 14:24
A private school is hoping to create a boarding house for 27 pupils by knocking through three former family homes. Brighton College, which has been carrying out major building works at its Kemp Town campus for the past decade, has permission to use the…
Kate Nash discusses latest ‘9 Sad Symphonies’ album ahead of Brighton concert
Published: October 22, 2024 14:21
Nearly twenty years into her ever-evolving career, London and LA-based, Brit award-winning singer, songwriter, actor and activist Kate Nash has seen it all. She’s achieved huge commercial success – 2007’s debut ‘Made Of Bricks’, featuring the hit single…
Sussex teen trio HotWax announce debut album and tour dates
Published: October 22, 2024 11:41
The UK’s most hotly-tipped independent band of 2024 HotWax announce details of their debut album ‘Hot Shock’, out March 7th via Marathon Artists. The album announcement is accompanied by the album’s lead single and album opener ‘She’s Got A Problem’, a…
Did you see man making threats in Hove?
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/22/did-you-see-man-making-threats-in-hove/
Published: October 22, 2024 09:40
Police are appealing for witnesses to a man making threats and behaving aggressively in Goldstone Villas, Hove earlier this month. A 36-year-old man from Brighton was arrested on October 8 at around 4.10pm on suspicion of using threatening/ abusive…
KFC makes case for 3am closing time
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/22/kfc-makes-case-for-3am-closing-time/
Published: October 21, 2024 23:01
Police and council licensing officials have objected to an application by the operator of a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise to stay to open until 3am. Supercharger Central Limited wants to keep its KFC branch in London Road, Brighton, open for three hours…
Lineup announced for January emerging artists night
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/21/lineup-announced-for-january-emerging-artists-night/
Published: October 21, 2024 20:52
Today, (21st October) it has been announced that the first Hidden Herd presents new music discovery night of 2025 will be taking place in Brighton at The Hope & Ruin on Wednesday 29th January and will feature Cucamaras, Shady Baby, Oslo Twins and…
999 are ‘Feelin’ Alright With The (Brighton) Crew’
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/21/999-are-feelin-alright-with-the-brighton-crew/
Published: October 21, 2024 19:39
999 + SINFUL MAGGIE + PENNY BLOOD – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 20.10.24 (two shows) Instantly recognisable as the UK’s emergency telephone number, 999 is equally familiar in punk rock circles as the name of one of the longest lasting first wave bands.…
Tesco brings in barrister to make case for drinks licence
Published: October 21, 2024 17:35
Tesco has urged councillors to grant a drinks licence for a proposed new store in the centre of Brighton. But Brighton and Hove City Council’s licensing team has objected to Tesco’s application to sell alcohol from 8am to 10pm daily at the currently vacant…
Helicopter scrambled after reports of knifeman in Brighton park
Published: October 21, 2024 16:21
Parents were warned not to take their children to the playground after school on Friday after reports of a knifeman in the park. The police helicopter was scrambled after reports of three men chasing another man through Queens Park at 3pm – just as schools…
Demolished pub to be replaced by houses
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/21/demolished-pub-to-be-replaced-by-houses/
Published: October 21, 2024 16:02
A Brighton pub which was demolished thanks to a planning loophole will be replaced with houses, its new owner has confirmed. The Hanover in Queens Park Road has been bought by Lewes-based developer Talbot Terrace Development Ltd, owned by Robin Cross and…
The Surfrajettes play Brighton gig ‘Easy As Pie’
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/21/the-surfrajettes-play-brighton-gig-easy-as-pie/
Published: October 21, 2024 15:57
THE SURFRAJETTES + THEE HEADSHRINKERS + THE TRIDENTS – DUST, BRIGHTON 19.10.24 I’ve been waiting two years to catch The Surfrajettes live and in the flesh, having discovered their solid debut album, titled ‘Roller Fink’ which dropped back in 2022. Here is…
CCTV released in hunt for cyclist who crashed into Brighton OAP
Published: October 21, 2024 15:36
Detectives investigating a crash between a 76-year-old woman and a cyclist today released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to. The Brighton OAP was left with serious injuries following the crash in North Road, near the junction with…
Two men jailed after brutal attack on Hove seafront
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/21/two-men-jailed-after-brutal-attack-on-hove-seafront/
Published: October 21, 2024 14:39
Two men have been jailed after a brutal attack on Hove seafront while a third man was given a suspended prison sentence. The two men who were jailed became involved in an affray at Rockwater while the third man initially tried to act as a peacemaker, a…
Serial burglar jailed for six years
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/21/serial-burglar-jailed-for-six-years/
Published: October 21, 2024 13:29
A man has been jailed for six years for burgling homes and business premises in Brighton and Hove – in some cases while his victims were sleeping. Billy Hall, 50, of North Road, Brighton, was jailed by Judge Jeremy Gold at Hove Crown Court last Monday (14…
Burst pipe closes Brighton road and leaves taps dry
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/21/burst-pipe-closes-brighton-road-and-leaves-taps-dry/
Published: October 21, 2024 12:28
A burst pipe in a Brighton street left homes in the area without water from the early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday 20 October) until late last night. Southern Water handed out bottles of water to people in the Hartington Road area as workers spent…
Serial bike thief jailed
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/21/serial-bike-thief-jailed/
Published: October 21, 2024 09:59
A serial bike thief has been jailed for a year after being twice caught on CCTV cutting locks off bicycles. Rolandas Gaidys stole bikes from Sea Lanes and a block of flats in New England Street last summer. And when he was later arrested and taken to the…
Paul Weller plays 28 track set at Brighton Centre
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/21/paul-weller-plays-28-track-set-at-brighton-centre/
Published: October 21, 2024 00:01
PAUL WELLER + LIAM BAILEY – BRIGHTON CENTRE 19.10.24 On Saturday, October 19th, the Brighton Centre became an ocean of mod culture. People entering the venue left right and centre adorned in iconic Harrington Jackets, Lambretta gear, and even a few Union…
Boy, 17, arrested after man stabbed in fight in Brighton street
Published: October 20, 2024 20:21
A man was stabbed in a fight in a Brighton street involving several men late yesterday afternoon (Saturday 19 October). The man was taken to hospital after a brawl involving several men in Lewes Road, Brighton, at about 5pm. Sussex Police said that the…
Multimillion-pound makeover planned for old industrial building
Published: October 20, 2024 17:40
An ageing industrial site in Brighton could be transformed by a multimillion-pound project after Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet agreed in principle to grant a 200-year lease on the site. An unnamed developer is expected to take the lease on 3…
Altered Images show fans some ‘Bite’ at Brighton concert
Published: October 20, 2024 11:51
ALTERED IMAGES + VANITY FAIRY – CONCORDE 2 , BRIGHTON 19.10.24 It’s been a few years since I last saw Altered Images play around these parts (the previous time was at Brighton’s Chalk in 2022) and I was really looking forward to seeing them play again…
‘Come And See’ Gurriers perform live in Brighton
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/20/come-and-see-gurriers-perform-live-in-brighton/
Published: October 20, 2024 10:21
It’s fair to say that we have had our eyes on Gurriers ever since we caught them playing at Alphabet in Brighton on Friday 12th May 2023 as part of ‘The Great Escape’ new music festival. This being one of the three sets they were performing for the…
No way the lads – Albion beat Newcastle at St James
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/19/no-way-the-lads-albion-beat-newcastle-at-st-james/
Published: October 19, 2024 16:19
Newcastle United 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Albion move up to fifth in the Premier League after a thirty fifth minute Danny Welbeck goal at St James Park. Albion were up against it for a majority of the match but were able to manage the game well.…
‘Ain’t No Peril’ with Jim Jones All Stars in Brighton
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/19/aint-no-peril-with-jim-jones-all-stars-in-brighton/
Published: October 19, 2024 15:07
JIM JONES ALL STARS + SCARE TAXI – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 18.10.24 Jim Jones All Stars is the current vehicle for the eponymous garage rock cult hero, former frontman of Thee Hypnotics, Black Moses, The Jim Jones Revue, and Jim Jones and the Righteous…
Skunk Anansie announce Spring tour with Brighton gig included
Published: October 19, 2024 13:49
Skunk Anansie roar back into action next year with a huge UK headline tour in Spring 2025. Promising an entirely brand new production, the tour will usher in an exciting new era in the history of this legendary band, with new music also on the horizon.…
Premier League Match Day 8 – Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Published: October 19, 2024 12:58
Evan Ferguson comes In for his first Premier League start of the season and is expected to at up front with Danny Welbeck Yasin Ayari makes a rare start and Igor Julio replaces Alan Webster as Jan Paul Can Hecke makes his return from injury on the bench.…
Council reduces overspend forecast to £7m
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/19/council-reduces-overspend-forecast-to-7m/
Published: October 19, 2024 09:55
Brighton and Hove City Council is currently on track to overspend its budget by £7 million, down from a £10 million forecast made in July. At a cabinet meeting on Thursday (17 October), members were told how the council was trying to rein in the forecast…
Dyke pub and restaurant in line for makeover
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/19/dyke-pub-and-restaurant-in-line-for-makeover/
Published: October 19, 2024 08:45
The Devil’s Dyke Hotel could be given a makeover as the council prepares to grant a new 25-year lease to pub company Mitchells and Butlers. The company currently has a 60-year lease on the landmark pub – granted in 1967 and expiring in June 2027 at a…
Brighton expect record Amex crowd for WSL match against Manchester United
Published: October 18, 2024 23:01
Brighton and Hove Albion are expecting a record home crowd for their Women’s Super League match at the Amex Stadium today (Saturday 19 October). The Seagulls face Manchester United, knowing that a win will take them top of the WSL table, while the Reds…
Ben Howard celebrates his ‘I Forget Where We Were’ album
Published: October 18, 2024 19:51
BEN HOWARD + BILLIE MARTEN – BRIGHTON CENTRE 17.10.24 English folk singer-songwriter, musician and composer Ben Howard is currently out on tour and is celebrating the ten year anniversary of his album ‘I Forget Where We Were’ and a special edition of the…
Three-match ban for manager sent off at end of Brighton match
Published: October 18, 2024 19:33
A red card at the Amex Stadium has landed Nottingham Forest head coach Nuno Espirito Santo with a three-match touchline ban and a £55,000 fine. The Forest boss accepted a misconduct charge from the Football Association after he was sent off against…
Getting ‘In The Rhythm’ with The Irrepressibles
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/18/getting-in-the-rhythm-with-the-irrepressibles/
Published: October 18, 2024 18:29
THE IRREPRESSIBLES + ASHER FYNN – THE OLD MARKET, HOVE 15.10.24 The Old Market, just over the Brighton border into Hove, has hosted world-class music since it reopened in 2011. Musicians who have played at the venue include Fatboy Slim, Sam Smith, Anna…
Pride charity trustee apologises over loan to his struggling company
Published: October 18, 2024 17:35
A trustee of a charity which distributes money raised by Brighton Pride has apologised over unpaid grants and an unsecured loan to a company he runs. A number of local charities and organisations who were awarded grants by The Brighton Rainbow Fund (BRF)…
Pedestrian dies in crash with coach on A27 at Falmer
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/18/pedestrian-dies-in-crash-with-coach-on-a27-at-falmer/
Published: October 18, 2024 15:30
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a coach on the A27 at Falmer today (Friday 18 October). Sussex Police said that the 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and issued an appeal for witnesses and footage. The force said: “Police are appealing…
Next phase in Kings Road arch project could start next summer
Published: October 18, 2024 15:12
The next stage of the restoration of the Kings Road arches is hoped to begin next summer, subject to funding. Brighton and Hove City Council is bidding for £24 million from the Department for Transport to pay for the next two phases – behind the…
It’s official… Monakis call it a day!
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/18/its-official-monakis-call-it-a-day/
Published: October 18, 2024 14:38
It was 1714 days ago that we discovered the then brand new Brighton trio of Monakis – that’s four and a half years ago! Their impact on myself and my partner Jordan Mooney (RIP) was immediate! They were opening for the brilliant Wife Swap USA at The Rossi…
Wargasm drop 2 singles & are heading out on tour
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/18/wargasm-drop-2-singles-are-heading-out-on-tour/
Published: October 18, 2024 13:13
Ready to stir up a ruckus once again, dynamic London-based duo Wargasm continue their rapid ascent to the forefront of hard rock by turning up with not one, but two new singles entitled ‘Circle Pit’ and ‘Bad Seed’ out now via slowplay / Republic / Island…
Patcham Court Farm sale to go before cabinet
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/18/patcham-court-farm-sale-to-go-before-cabinet/
Published: October 17, 2024 23:01
Proposals to sell Patcham Court Farm on a long lease are due to go before councillors next month. The forward plan for Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet lists “disposal of Patcham Court Farm” as an item for the November meeting. Last month, the…
Confidence Man play hybrid live show in Brighton
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/17/confidence-man-play-hybrid-live-show-in-brighton/
Published: October 17, 2024 22:20
CONFIDENCE MAN + VANITY FAIRY – CHALK, BRIGHTON 16.10.24 “Hmmm, what’s a hybrid show?” I hear you ask! To be honest we weren’t exactly sure what this meant when Resident records announced that they were bringing Confidence Man back to the Chalk venue in…
Sussex councils submit conflicting bids for devolved powers
Published: October 17, 2024 22:11
Sussex councils have submitted conflicting bids for devolved powers from the government, it has emerged. At the Greater Brighton Economic Board, Labour councillor Bella Sankey said that she had sent an “expression of interest” in a combined authority made…
Is it farewell to Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes?
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/17/is-it-farewell-to-frank-carter-the-rattlesnakes/
Published: October 17, 2024 21:22
FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES + HOTWAX – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 15.10.24 Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes roll into Brighton as part of what may be a valedictory tour, following the announcement that they are going on “indefinite hiatus”. If there was any…
Brighton and Hove Albion veteran suffers injury setback
Published: October 17, 2024 20:28
Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder James Milner has suffered a setback in his recovery from injury, manager Fabian Hürzeler said. The former England, Manchester City and Liverpool player has not featured since August because of a hamstring problem. It had…
Soft Play kick off UK tour with Brighton gig
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/17/soft-play-kick-off-uk-tour-with-brighton-gig/
Published: October 17, 2024 19:25
SOFT PLAY + PANIC SHACK – BRIGHTON DOME 15.10.24 It’s fair to say that Laurie Vincent and Isaac Holman’s legs turned to heavy jelly back on 1st August when their SOFT PLAY album ‘Heavy Jelly’ went crashing into the UK Album Charts at No.3. They commented…
Brighton man spared prison for having child porn on phone
Published: October 17, 2024 16:28
A Brighton man has been given a suspended prison sentence for having pornographic films of children on his mobile phone and iPad. Marketing consultant Karim Evans, 47, known as Kaz, of Regency House, Western Road, Brighton, was sentenced at Hove Crown…
‘Racist’ music videos prompted Hove Lawns brawl, court hears
Published: October 17, 2024 14:49
A teenage boy set upon by a group of schoolmates was targeted after boasting about carrying knives and using the n-word in music videos, a court heard this week. The boy was left with a bleeding nose and bruising after being punched to the ground and…
Blocked path opens again after 12 months, one arrest, a legal order and CCTV
Published: October 16, 2024 15:55
A blocked twitten has reopened after a year after months of wrangling, several visits by the police, an arrest, a legal order and the installation of security cameras. The path between Woodland Drive, Hove, and the Three Cornered Copse was closed in…
I embrace Freya Beer with ‘Arms Wide Open’ at Brighton concert
Published: October 16, 2024 15:00
FREYA BEER + EVERYDAY SAINTS + PARTY IN THE VALLEY – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 13.10.24 Freya Beer has been hailed as “a raw and thrilling new talent,” after tonight’s 11-track set at The Hope & Ruin in Brighton, it’s easy to see why she’s creating such…
Drunk Jaguar driver who hit student waiting at bus stop jailed for more than two years
Published: October 16, 2024 14:05
A drink-driver raced her Jaguar through Moulsecoomb at more than twice the speed limit before losing control and hitting a student waiting at a bus shelter Emma Roberts, who was more than three times the limit when she crashed her car on the Lewes Road, is…
Five years for driver stopped with sawn-off shotgun in car with fake plates
Published: October 16, 2024 11:31
A driver has been sentenced after he was stopped by officers and found in possession of weapons in Brighton. Osiris Fleming-Rey was driving a black Honda Civic with false registration plates on the A23 southbound into the city. It was believed the vehicle…
Skating Polly’s ugly-pop brightens up a Sunday night in Brighton
Published: October 16, 2024 08:21
SKATING POLLY + PLAYING ALICE + UGLY OZO – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 13.10.24 A combination of ugly-pop, doom-gaze, and queer disco-punk delighted Brighton gig goers at The Green Door Store on Sunday night. Confused? Curious? Then read on… Skating Polly…
Parents start petition over ‘flawed’ schools consultation – with video
Published: October 15, 2024 23:01
Parents have started a petition to end what they have described as a “flawed” consultation. The petition, headed “Flawed and rushed consultation on school boundaries for Brighton and Hove”, was submitted on Sunday 6 October. It went live on Brighton and…
Tesco faces battle to obtain drinks licence for new branch
Published: October 15, 2024 21:44
Tesco wants a licence to sell alcohol from a new store in the centre of Brighton but the council has lodged an objection. The supermarket chain has applied for a licence to sell drink from 8am to 10pm from the currently vacant 194 Western Road, Brighton,…
Former mayor dies aged 98
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/15/former-mayor-dies-aged-98/
Published: October 15, 2024 16:40
A former miner who became a parliamentary candidate, long-serving councillor and only the second mayor of Brighton and Hove has died at the age of 98. Francis Tonks served as a “Bevin Boy” during the Second World War, named after the wartime Minister of…
DITZ announce new album & UK tour
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/15/ditz-announce-new-album-uk-tour/
Published: October 15, 2024 14:32
Hotly-tipped Brighton noise-rock band DITZ which comprises Cal (vocals), Anton (guitar), Caleb (bass), Sam (drums) and Jack (guitar) have today announced that they will be dropping their next album early next year and will support this via a UK tour. We…
Tennis court dug up because of ‘wrong kind of tarmac’
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/15/tennis-court-dug-up-because-of-wrong-kind-of-tarmac/
Published: October 15, 2024 10:35
A new tennis court is being dug up before it’s even opened because it was made using the “wrong kind of tarmac”. Contractors began digging up the surface of the courts in the new Hove Beach Park development yesterday. One worker told a resident who asked…
Hove beach set to grow with new groynes
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/15/hove-beach-set-to-grow-with-new-groynes/
Published: October 15, 2024 08:47
A section of Hove beach will extend another 25 metres out to sea if a new set of groynes are built by the King Alfred Centre. The new groyne field is the latest stage of a multi-million pound project to combat coastal erosion along the Sussex coast.…
Crowded House play 26 song 2 hour set in Brighton
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/14/crowded-house-play-26-song-2-hour-set-in-brighton/
Published: October 14, 2024 20:26
CROWDED HOUSE + LIAM FINN – BRIGHTON CENTRE 12.10.24 Crowded House visit the Brighton Centre as part of their tour to promote their current album ‘Gravity Stairs’. Keeping things in the family, support comes from Neil Finn’s son Liam, who also plays…
Woman with flu died after 10 hours in hospital corridor
Published: October 14, 2024 17:48
The family of a 31-year-old woman said that she was “abandoned” in a hospital corridor for hours before her death, an inquest was told. Tamara Davis was said to be in her “most vulnerable moments” when she was left on a trolley in a hallway at Royal Sussex…
Three arrested after 70mph police car through Brighton and Hove
Published: October 14, 2024 16:44
Three people have been arrested, included a 16-year-old girl, after a car chase at speeds of up to 70mph through the streets of Brighton and Hove. One of the three was alleged to have had “a substantial quantity of drugs … concealed in his underwear”.…
Yoga teacher’s yurt refused planning
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/14/yoga-teachers-yurt-refused-planning/
Published: October 14, 2024 16:35
A yoga teacher has been refused permission for a large yurt she put up in her back garden to teach classes in. Sacha Latham first put up the yurt in her back garden of her house in Arundel Road, Brighton, at the end of May. But when she applied for…
Albion fan cleared of sending homophobic tweets
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/14/albion-fan-cleared-of-sending-homophobic-tweets/
Published: October 14, 2024 14:28
An Albion fan accused of sending homophobic tweets has walked free from court after explaining he didn’t know what the term “rent boys” meant. Tyler Smith, 21, sent two tweets directed at Chelsea fans in April and May last year – the first just after an…
Council must get its own house in order
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/14/council-must-get-its-own-house-in-order/
Published: October 14, 2024 07:48
People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, according to the old proverb, and a recent official report shows that this is a lesson that the council ought to learn. The critical report from the Regulator of Social Housing highlighted “serious failings”…