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Patriarchy close European & UK tour at Brighton’s Green Door Store
PATRIARCHY + FAT CONCUBINE + SONIC CRUSH – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 28.4.24 Well tonight’s the night that Los Angeles based outfit Patriarchy finally conclude their 30 date European and UK spring tour, with a big send-off here in Brighton at the popular Green Door Store courtesy of the Paradis...
People roll car to let buses through tight corner
People had to work together to roll a broken down car, which had been parked on a tight corner in Bevendean, to make way for traffic and buses. A black car was left on the corner of Leybourne Road and Taunton Road, in Bevendean. According to people near by, the car had to be pushed […]
‘Hocus Pocus’ Focus play a magical set
FOCUS – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 28.4.24 There’s no getting away from it: Focus are rock legends. What precisely they’re doing playing a venue as small as Lewes Con Club on a Sunday night I really don’t know. I’m really pleased that they are though, as it’s a great opportunity to see them at ...
Lidl says it wants to open five more stores in the city
Lidl has named five areas of the city it wants to open new stores in. The sites – four in Brighton, one in Portslade – have been included in a wishlist of hundreds of areas the German supermarket giant wants to open in. In Brighton, it wants to find sites in the city centre (the […]
Popular cultural venue Komedia turns 30 this May
This May, much-loved Brighton institution Komedia will celebrate its 30th Birthday! From humble beginnings at a small venue on Manchester Street in Kemptown in 1994 and weekend Jazz cafes (remember them, am I that old?!), to their home for the last 26 years on Gardner Street in the North Laine area ...
Young Reporter: The Vinyl Revival by Isobel Palmer, BHASVIC
Over the past few years, sales of vinyl records have hit an all time high, with 2023 being the biggest year for the format in this century. This might come as a surprise to many people, as the record had been predicted to die out slowly with the increased popularity of CDs in the 90s and then stream...
Royal Sussex County Hospital left without heating or hot water
Patients in a state-of-the-art hospital building saw care postponed after heating and hot water failed in the building.
Boy on foot badly hurt in accident with car on A259
A boy on foot was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries after he was involved in an accident with a car on the A259. The driver, who was at the wheel of a white BMW, was uninjured, according to Sussex Police. The force said: “Police are appealing for witnesses and inform...
GPs could get mandatory autism training
Mandatory autism training for GPs, a map of safe sensory spaces, and increased access to autism assessment are all being proposed by Brighton and Hove City Council. The proposals come as part of an action plan within the council’s new Adult Autism Strategy, launched to coincide with April’s Auti...
Saltdean boy in hospital after crash with BMW on A259
A teenager suffered serious injuries WHbeing hit by a car in a crash.
Johnny Hates Jazz – Sussex concert report
JOHNNY HATES JAZZ – TRADING BOUNDARIES, SHEFFIELD GREEN 27.4.24 For the first time in thirty six years, Johnny Hates Jazz have stepped out onto the road for their first ever headline tour of the UK, with a schedule of twenty four dates spread around the UK between now and October. Catching them ea...
Jury sent out in Constance Marten and Mark Gordon Old Bailey trial
The jury has been sent out in the Constance Marten and Mark Gordon trial at the Old Bailey.
Brighton bank to close for refurbishment
A bank in central Brighton will close for three weeks while it undergoes internal renovations. The HSBC branch on North Street will close today and is expected to re-open at 9.30am on Thursday 23 May. The full-service branch will be getting new cash machines as well as new signage and painting. The ...
Petworth crash: Traffic delays after fatal crash on A272
Temporary traffic lights will cause delays on a rural road as work continues to make safe a building damaged in a fatal car crash.
Sompting man has swastika scrawled on building project
A man says that his family are “in pieces” after a swastika was scrawled on his building.
Sponsored editorial: Mayor to formally open new homes
The Mayor of Brighton and Hove is to formally open a newly completed housing development in Hove, close to the Seven Dials. In one of her final engagements, the Mayor, Councillor Jackie O’Quinn, is expected to cut the ribbon as the developer, Martin Homes, welcomes prospective buyers to the Gradin...
Goring cleaner admits making indecent photographs of children
A cleaner has admitted to making indecent photographs of a child.
Rare shark found along Sussex coastline
Scientists have identified 81 different marine species along the Sussex coastline, including the tope shark and the European eel – which are both critically endangered. Researchers from the University of Sussex recorded the different creatures living under the water across 28 survey sites between ...
Electronic synthpop gig announced at Brighton’s Rossi Bar
Attention synthpop fans! This afternoon it has been announced that The Rossi Bar on Queens Road in Brighton will be hosting a terrific evening’s entertainment that will feature live music sets from Office For Personal Development and Battery Operated Orchestra. This event will be taking place on W...
Piers Morgan shares rare glimpse inside Sussex home
Piers Morgan enjoyed a relaxing weekend at his Newick residence near Lewes, Sussex.