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Just a third of primary schools fill all their places for September
Just 15 of the 45 state infant and primary schools in Brighton and Hove have a full complement of pupils due to start in reception in September. The information was released by Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday (16 April) as families learnt where their children had been offered primary or i...
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Takeaway’s plan to stay open late thwarted by police and council
A central Brighton takeaway that hoped to stay open until 3am for a week has been told that it can’t. Station Grill’s new owner Abadeer Ewyda, 44, sent a temporary event notice (TEN) to Brighton and Hove City Council, seeking to open to eat-in and takeaway customers until 3am from Thursday 23 Ap...
Ferocious Aussie femme DIY punk outfit R.U.B head to Brighton
R.U.B + THE MENSTRUAL CRAMPS + WRENCH – THE PRINCE ALBERT, BRIGHTON 16.4.26 A night of raging guitars awaits us at The Prince Albert as we welcome R.U.B & The Menstrual Cramps for their final night of their co-headline tour, and fueling the sludge level Wrench are in support. R.U.B Now the f...
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Court orders closure of nightmare neighbour’s flat
A nightmare neighbour’s flat has been closed by court order after numerous complaints about anti-social behaviour there. Brighton and Hove City Council applied for the order to close Marshall Mathers’s flat, in Newick Road, Moulsecoomb, yesterday (Thursday 16 April) for at least three months. Ma...
Brighton and Hove Albion pose tough test for De Zerbi
Brighton and Hove Albion present former head coach Roberto De Zerbi with a tough test in his home match since taking charge of Tottenham Hotspur. Albion will be without veteran midfielder James Milner who remains unavailable for the trip to relegation-threatened Spurs tomorrow (Saturday 18 April). M...
Radio 4’s Mitch Benn brings one-night Brighton show as part of UK tour
Comedian, satirical songwriter and musician Mitch Benn brings a one-night-only show to Brighton this May in Brighton Fringe as part of a wider UK tour. This performance takes place at Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room) on 13 May at 7.30pm. Benn aka Radio Four’s Mitch Benn, is best kn...
Four convicted of plot to throw drugs and phones into prison
Four people have been convicted of conspiring to throw drugs and mobile phones over the wall into Lewes Prison. Two of them had already admitted their role in the plot and verdicts on the others were returned by a jury at Hove Crown Court yesterday (Thursday 16 April). But the jury of five men and [...
Police Cops return to Brighton with award-winning comedy hit
Multi award-winning comedy show Police Cops returns to Brighton this May, with a run at the Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens. Created by Police Cops, the London-based trio of Zachary Hunt, Nathan Parkinson and Tom Roe have built a strong following since their debut in 2014. Known for their highly p...
Regency-inspired circus comes to Brighton Spiegeltent
Darling, A Regency-themed circus show blending aerial performance, physical theatre and comedy comes to the Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens on 19 and 20 May as part of Brighton Fringe, very apt for the Georgian city of Brighton. Presented by Pivot Point Circus, a collective of eight international ...
Headmix & Tragic Roundabout: Live Music Extravaganza
Headmix & Tragic Roundabout: Live Music Extravaganza – Preview Two long-standing Brighton acts reunite for a one-off night of live music at Klub Kaput at Caravanserai on Friday 29 May as part of Brighton Fringe. Headmix & Tragic Roundabout: Live Music Extravaganza brings together two bands...
For the Record theatre at Brighton Fringe
For the Record theatre at Brighton Fringe – Preview May 2026 A new original theatre piece, For The Record, comes to Junk Poets at Caravanserai, in Brighton Fringe this May, offering a stripped-back, surreal take on love, memory and missed chances. Nancy and David are dead. Worse still, they are tr...
Councillors approve plans for new battery storage facility
Wealden District Council has approved plans to erect a battery storage facility in Ninfield.
Youth homelessness crisis deepens as need for independent living support highlighted
According to recent Centrepoint research, there are tens of thousands of 18 to 25-year-olds across the country facing homelessness.
Lulu, OMD & Starsailor confirmed for JOY. Concerts’ NHS My Music Shows with more to be announced
JOY. Concerts announces the return of its NHS My Music series for 2026 with headline shows from Lulu, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Starsailor, with more to be announced. The series brings major live shows to venues across Sussex while raising funds to support local NHS services. Lulu, one ...
Man jailed for repeatedly raping teenage boy
A man who repeatedly raped a teenage boy has been jailed.
Shopping centre’s glass lift replaced with two new ones
Churchill Square’s glass lift is going – but will be replaced with two new ones. The replacement is already underway, with centre management thanking customers for their patience. Alternative step-free routes are available via the car park behind the Entertainer on the Lower Mall, via the car pa...
Two Brighton patrol cops put dealers behind bars for 64 years in just eleven months on the beat
Two Brighton beat coppers have made 139 arrests in the last 11 months, leading to drug dealers serving a total of more than 64 years. PCs Owen West and Daniel Gray have helped seize more than 1,200 street deal bags of cocaine, 500 bags of cannabis, 400 bags of ketamine and approximately 450 wraps of...
Reform investigating allegations against Sussex candidate amid calls for removal
Calls have been made for a Reform UK candidate to be sacked following the discovery of “despicable comments” on social media.
Three charged over Hove pub shooting
Three people have been charged after a firearm was shot into a pub in Hove, leaving a man with minor injuries. Carlos Cassidy, 45, and Memis Kalmis, 43, have been remanded in custody ahead of their next court hearing, charged with possessing a firearm with intent to cause violence at the Poets Corne...
Cassyette set to headline Pride Rock events
Independent alt-pop artist Cassyette returns with the new single and video ‘Oops (it’s a bad idea)’, marking the start of a bold new era. Listen to ‘Oops (it’s a bad idea)’ HERE and watch the official video HERE. Having previously bridged the gap between rock, metal and alternative pop...