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Bedbug plague is not new, say desperate tenants
Bedbug-plagued residents of a high-rise block in Brighton have reacted to a comment that appears to suggest that their landlord, Brighton and Hove City Council, only learnt about the infestation in August. According to the tenants of several flats in Kingfisher Court, in Albourne Close, Whitehawk, t...
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The Priscillas set to play headline Brighton gig
The Priscillas are a British all female, power-pop/glam/garage punk band from Holloway, north London, formed in 2003. Kerrang have gone on record stating that “They’re The Cramps,The Shangri-Las, and the New York Dolls all rolled into one” and Youth (of Killing Joke fame) referred to The Prisc...
Rosalie Williams obituary
My mother, Rosalie Williams, who has died aged 99, was a landscape painter and ecclesiastical embroidery artist based in Sussex, where she lived for much of her life.Her paintings were exhibited in various locations in the county, including at the Ditchling Gallery (1960 and 1965) and at the Chiches...
9 band All-Dayer event announced!
Today it has been announced that there will be a ‘Hidden Herd All-Dayer’ new music discovery event at the Green Door Store in Brighton on Saturday 1st March which will be spotlighting the most exciting emerging artists, ones-to-watch and hidden gems. The stellar lineup features: Baba Ali, The D...
Council prepares to start food waste collections next year
Food waste collections are due to start in a phased process across Brighton and Hove from next year, the council’s waste management boss said yesterday (Tuesday 19 November). Melissa Francis, head of Cityclean, the council’s rubbish and recycling service, shared an update at a Brighton and Hove ...
Mekons announce new album & tour with Sussex gig as opener
“The Mekons are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock ‘n’ roll” – wrote rock critic Lester Bangs The genre-defying Mekons formed in Leeds in 1977. Born from the emerging British punk scene, they progressed from art students with no musical skills to the prolific, raucous pro...
Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Tuesday 19th – Sunday 24th November 2024 – Congress Theatre, Eastbourne 5 stars The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang musical at Eastbourne Congress Theatre is a joyful burst of theatre magic that has the audience hooked from the first note. Full of heart, humour and dazzling performances, it’s a brilli...
New Partenrship between The Pro-Fitness Academy and Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pro-Fitness academy is one of the country’s leading providers in health and fitness qualifications. They have partnered with Brighton and Hove Albion FC to offer players additional education and contingency career plans should their footballing ambitions fall through. The Premier league club chos...
BABii announces tour in support of new album
In the past few years the uniquely wonderful BABii has radically changed the way she writes her captivating, boundary-pushing songs. Her new album ‘Daredevil 2000’ which dropped on 11th October is a continuation of the writing style she began with 2022 collaborative mixtape Screamer, which saw t...
Let it Be a Tale – 20th-22nd December, Brighton Dome
ThirdSpace Theatre presents radically joyful tales from wartorn areas. “Stories are everywhere. On the tip of every tongue in the pages of every book. Some are harder to find, forgotten with time but even in the darkest places, lift a stone and you might find one. You just have to look.” Let it ...
Former cub leader and first aid trainer found guilty of abusing boys
A former cub scout leader, swimming coach and first aid instructor has been found guilty of 79 counts of sexually abusing more than a dozen boys over about 30 years. The jury returned unanimous verdicts on all 79 counts at Lewes Crown Court at the end of a trial that started a month ago. Judge […]
Will Young needs nowhere to hide at St George’s
Will Young, Friday, 15 November, St George’s Church, Kemp Town, Brighton Will Young took on an unusual venue in Brighton as part of his latest tour, filling our local church with true fans. It was a performance where there was nowhere to hide, and he didn’t need one either. Proving himself an ad...
This Thursday- Last Chance to See Brand New Heavies at Brighton Dome
Last chance to get tickets for the the Brand New Heavies-at the Brighton Dome on this Thursday 22nd. In 1994, The Brand New Heavies shot from underground acid jazz favourites to mainstream success with Brother Sister. Packed with hits – ‘Dream On Dreamer’, ‘Midnight At The Oasis’, ‘...
Cyclist, 14, suffers head injury in crash with car
A 14-year-old cyclist suffered head injuries in a crash with a car in Peacehaven. Sussex Police issued an appeal for witnesses and information and urged the driver of the car to contact them. The force said: “Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a collision in Peacehaven. “Th...
Two men punched in face in violent attack
Two men were punched in the face in a violent attack in the centre of Brighton, police said today (Tuesday 19 November). Sussex Police said that it was issuing a public appeal after a hate crime attack, saying: “Do you recognise this man? “We are trying to trace him after two men were violently ...
CCTV cameras to be used to catch fly-tippers on Brighton estate
Fly-tippers beware! Closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring is coming to a Brighton housing estate. People living on the Bates Estate, off Lewes Road, have been calling for action to stop rubbish being dumped near their homes. But overhead wires near two hotspots, by bin stores in Selsfield Driv...
Lene Lovich announces UK tour
Detroit-born legendary post-punk pop singer Lene Lovich (born Lili Marlene Premilovich) hit the top of the UK charts with her single ‘Lucky Number’ in 1979, and was crowned the “Queen of Quirk”, influencing a generation of pop and alternative acts, from Nina Hagen to Boy George, and from Mad...
Penetration play first Brighton concert in 8 years!
PENETRATION + ESSENTIAL LOGIC – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 18.11.24 Up until this evening I have always had Penetration down as one of those punk bands that formed in 1976, but I’ve had a reevaluation of them these days and I’m going to suggest that maybe they are now (as opposed to back then) resp...
Council urges Hove schools to rethink plan to become academies
Brighton and Hove City Council is urging two Hove schools to rethink plans to join an academy trust. The council is calling on governors at West Hove Infant School and Hove Junior School to reconsider a proposal to become part of the Aurora Academies Trust. The council said: “The schools are curre...
Prolific Brighton burglar back behind bars
A prolific Brighton burglar is back behind bars after he admitted two more break-ins since being released from prison on licence. William Djama was given parole having been jailed for five years and nine months in September last year for a spree of burglaries in the area over three weeks in December...