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Coward: a beautiful, unconventional First World War love story
Coward: a beautiful, unconventional First World War love story that challenges our understanding of courage There is something rather special about discovering a film that lingers long after you’ve left the cinema. Lukas Dhont’s Coward is one such film. As part of this year’s CineCity Brighton...
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Is padel a fad or the future? Council’s drive must be more strategic
Brighton and Hove has fallen in love with padel. Courts are springing up, bookings are booming and the sport is being promoted as an exciting new way to get residents active. There is much to welcome. Padel is sociable, enjoyable and relatively easy to learn. Anything that encourages people to exerc...
Taco Bell branch can deliver until 3am
Taco Bell can offer deliveries until 3am but dine in and takeaway collections will have to finish slightly earlier. The branch in London Road, Brighton, owned by Karali QSR Limited, the country’s biggest Taco Bell operator, originally applied to allow customers to eat in until 2.30am daily, follow...
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Seedy Sunday to return to Corn Exchange
Seedy Sunday is due to return to the Corn Exchange for the first time in 10 years, the organisers said. The event includes seed swaps, stalls and activities as well as a set of talks with the subjects to include fungi, perennials and beavers. The organisers said: “Seedy Sunday, one of Brighton’s...
More time needed to help shape policies, says senior councillor
Councillors are given too little time to shape policies, criticise shortcomings and suggest improvements, a long-serving member of the council said today (Tuesday 10 November). Green councillor Sue Shanks spoke out at as she and colleagues debated temporary housing – an area of spending that has p...
Hot sushi at 3am off the menu after licence refused
A sushi restaurant will not be allowed to deliver hot food to customers until 3am after its application for a licence was rejected. The decision was made by a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel after an objection from a neighbour. John Smith shared residents’ concerns about the potenti...
Interim head takes charge at troubled Brighton primary school
An executive head teacher at a troubled Brighton primary school will be supported by an interim executive board (IEB), the council said today (Tuesday 10 November). The move follows the appointment of interim head Michelle Lord who took over from Claire Roberts at St Mark’s Church of England Prima...
KFC neighbours fear 3am noise from delivery drivers and riders
Neighbours worry that delivery drivers and riders will be noisy in the early hours if councillors grant a branch of fast-food chain KFC a late-night licence extension until 3am at weekends. K&Z Newhaven Limited, which operates the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise at 63-64 Western Road, Bri...
Spiegeltent hits out at decision to block it from return to Old Steine in May
A venue which was once a flagship Fringe attraction says it is being frozen out of next year’s festival in favour of an Abu Dhabi-owned pub company. The Spiegeltent put on thousands of performances in the more than ten years it pitched up on the Old Steine before the Valley Gardens roadworks broug...
Brighton Marina parking charges confirmed
The company that owns Brighton Marina has confirmed parking at the multistorey will cost £1 an hour. Landsec has installed machines at the 1500-space car park, which it says is intended to “improve safety, security, and help fund ongoing maintenance”. Last week, Apcoa Parking published a tariff...
Work starts today on £8m Pavilion Gardens revamp
Contractors have arrived on site today to begin the £8 million restoration of the Pavilion Gardens. The project, dubbed Garden Fit for a King, has been in development since 2022, but this week will see the first spades put in the ground. Completion is expected by late 2027. Blakedown Landscapes has...
Dinomania roars into town
Prehistoric predators are stomping into Brighton as part of the nationwide Dinomania tour. Bramble the Baby Nodosaur and an array of his friends will be meeting, greeting and entertaining fans as part of the Age of the Beasts tour at Longhill High School on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 January 2027. Au...
‘Triptych IX’ 3 day mini fest lineup announced
‘Triptych’ is an annual series of three music events and three EP record releases brought to you by Brighton’s finger on the pulse label and promoters ‘Love Thy Neighbour’. ‘Triptych IX’ is to be held at The Hope & Ruin on Queens Road in Brighton on Thursday 10th, Friday 11th and...
Police officers deny assaulting man at hospital
Two Sussex Police officers have denied assaulting a man at a hospital who suffered a fractured elbow. Lorenzo Fenu, 28, and Richard Harris, 36, pleaded not guilty at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to the allegation on April 16 at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. The prosecution t...
Sex attacker jailed for eight years
A man who sexually assaulted and tried to rape a woman has been jailed for eight and a half years by a judge at Hove Crown Court. Judge David Rennie told Michael Schuchard, 63, that he had been cruel and cynical and may even have spiked the drink of the woman he dragged back to […]
The Darts hit the bullseye in Brighton
THE DARTS + MUDLOW – DALTONS, BRIGHTON 8.11.26 Zombies, vampires, trauma bonds and a super-fan going ‘batty’ on stage. The Darts were more than worth the price of entry. Inexplicably, I’ve spent years managing to miss The Darts. It’s not been deliberate… I’ve just never been in the rig...
Trendy taqueria plans Brighton opening
A London taco restaurant is planning its first opening outside the capital with a branch in Brighton’s Duke Street. Two Twins Tacos started as a pop-up in Brixton in 2023, where it has since found a permanent home in Brixton Village – as well as Portobello Road, Kilburn High Road and Spitalfield...
Train bosses remind travellers of half term track closure
Train bosses have reminded passengers the Brighton mainline will be closed during February half term for engineering works. Buses will replace trains between Three Bridges and Brighton from Saturday 13 to Sunday 21 February 2027. Engineers will complete a concentrated programme of track renewals, st...
Man dies on Hove prom
Hove Prom was cordoned off this morning after the body of a man was found. Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious. A police spokeswoman said: “Emergency services were called to Hove seafront near Lansdown Place on Tuesday 10 November at around 6.30am to a report of concern for the...
Bin fire holds up rush hour traffic
Rush hour traffic on one of Brighton’s busiest roads was stopped this morning after a refuse truck had to shed its load because of a trash fire. Tonnes of smouldering rubbish was dumped on the A23 at about 8.10am after smoke was seen coming out of the rear of the commercial truck. The emergency se...