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VR headset experience brings early cinema pioneers to life at Hove Museum of Creativity
Double Act, an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experience inviting visitors to step inside the birth of British cinema, will open at Hove Museum of Creativity this February. The experience follows the intertwined stories of married film pioneers George Albert Smith and Laura Eugenia Bayley, who ...
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STRICTLY THE PROFESSIONALS UK TOUR 2026 COMES TO BRIGHGTON
The official Strictly The Professionals UK Tour is back for 2026 – bigger, bolder and more breathtaking than ever before, with a sensational line-up of 11 professional dancers from the nation’s favourite TV show.It comes to Brighton Centre on 22nd May This spectacular show will open at Stockon...
David Essex Announces Brighton Concert: When to Get Thanks for the Memories Tour Tickets
Singer, composer and actor David Essex OBE ‘Thanks for the Memories’ tour to celebrate his monumental career comes to Brighton Centre on Wednesday 9th September 2026 First shooting to fame when he was chosen for the role of Jesus for the London production of ‘Godspell’, David received maj...
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New homes on tap as council lodges plans for old pub site
Ten new “affordable” homes could be built on the site of an old pub after a planning application was submitted by Brighton and Hove City Council. The council’s Planning Committee will decide whether the terrace of five houses and a block of five flats can go up on the old Toby Inn site, at 104...
Whitehawk Foodbank starts crucial crowdfunder to stay open
The Whitehawk Foodbank has started a crowdfunder to keep the doors open as costs go up and demand remains high. The foodbank is using the Crowdfunder website to appeal for £40,000 because the community “can’t afford for their local foodbank to close”. The charity said: “Our foodbank is at a...
The BRAVOs Celebrate a Decade: Choose Local for the 10th Anniversary Awards
The BRAVOs (Brighton Restaurant Awards Vote Online) are back, and 2026 marks a momentous milestone: ten years of celebrating the city’s vibrant and resilient food and drink scene. Choose Local: Support Brighton’s Independents! As the awards enter their tenth year, the mission has never been more...
Hove restaurant gets city’s first Michelin star
A Hove restaurant has been awarded the city’s first ever Michelin star. Maré is the first to get the prestigious award since Brighton and Hove were combined in 1997. Before that, the two towns’ last star was bestowed on La Francais, in Paston Place, which closed in the 1970s, almost 50 years ag...
New British Heart Foundation Bench Celebrates Local Heart Survivor
A striking new British Heart Foundation red bench has been unveiled today on Madeira Drive, celebrating the survival of a local teenager whose life was saved by CPR at just seven years old. The installation marks the city’s part in a major nationwide campaign honouring 65 people across the UK whos...
Brighton & Hove proposes budget focused on tackling temporary accommodation crisis
Brighton & Hove City Council has published its draft budget proposals for 2026/27, setting out a clear strategy for tackling the city’s temporary accommodation crisis and addressing the most challenging financial position the council has ever faced. Temporary accommodation remains the cou...
How AI Search Is Reshaping the Customer Journey
The customer journey—that carefully mapped path from awareness through consideration to purchase—is experiencing its most fundamental disruption since the smartphone revolution. AI-powered search tools, including Google’s AI Overviews, ChatGPT’s search functionality, and Perplexity’s answe...
They’re taking the proverbial – revellers soil and urinate in our gardens, say venue’s neighbours
People living near an entertainment site just north St Peter’s Church said that revellers urinated in their gardens and they were sleep-deprived during weeks of Brighton Fringe events. Some revellers even defecated in their gardens, according to residents of St Peter’s Place, Brighton, who spoke...
Jury clears Sussex PC of controlling and coercive behaviour
A jury has found a Sussex Police officer not guilty of engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour. PC Sam James Wilson, 31, was cleared of the charge in relation to his former partner at the end of a six-day trial at Kingston Crown Court today (Monday 9 February). PC Wilson was charged with the ...
Crazy golf operator awaits verdict on teeing up drinks
A long-standing family amusements firm faced objections to its application for a drinks licence over concerns about public safety. Sussex Police and Brighton and Hove City Council’s licensing team raised concerns about proposed off-sales from Jurassic Beach Golf, in Kingsway, Hove, and alcohol sal...
Punk on the pier
CHUB + PUSSYLIQUOR + ELECTRIC COWBOY CLUB + MOTH – DROP IN THE OCEAN, EASTBOURNE PIER 6.2.26 Eastbourne: the spiritual home of the blue rinse, the aggressive seagull, and the quiet pint. Or at least, it was. On a Friday night where the weather is doing its best to keep people at home, ‘Drop In [...
Queen guitarist applauds Longhill band for Sussex Superstars triumph
Four Brighton schoolboys won the grand finale of the Sussex Superstars talent contest at a charity ball that raised almost £150,000 for local good causes. And Queen guitarist Sir Brian May was on hand to congratulate the final year students – he said they had a bright future ahead of them. The ba...
A night of contrast and bold performances at REVOLT’s Palestine Fundraiser
LEMONDAZE + VERONICA + SWALLOWTAIL + FRANCES MISTRY – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 6.2.26 From quiet introspection to intense noise, local promoter REVOLT brought together four exciting artists to deliver a richly varied evening at The Hope & Ruin. The night moved fluidly from Frances Mistry...
Ad shroud bid for Royal Albion scaffolding
A media company has asked for permission to put adverts on scaffolding around what remains of the Royal Albion Hotel. Blowup Media has applied for planning permission for an illuminated shroud on the south and east face of the building for two years. Half of the listed hotel was destroyed in a blaze...
Noise travels from Valley Gardens events, neighbour tells licensing panel
Noise travelling up the hillside from St Peter’s Square, Brighton, has left a resident with anxiety at the thought of events popping up at any time. Brighton and Hove City Council is in the process of seeking separate drinks licences for different sites along Valley Gardens. The decision is made b...
New bench celebrates teen who survived heart attack
A new seafront bench celebrates the life of a Brighton teenager who was saved by a teacher newly-trained in giving CPR when at primary school. The boy, who has not been named, was just seven when he had a heart attack while at school. The bench, installed by the British Heart Foundation, is part of ...
Westside Cowboy at The Hope & Ruin: ‘Britainicana’ is here
WESTSIDE COWBOY + HOLLY HEAD – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 7.2.26 Ever since the 1950s, Britain and America have been locked into a cultural exchange. The ‘60s British Invasion gave America The Beatles and The Rolling Stones – artists repackaging American Blues and Rock in a distinctly Briti...