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Shared house plans approved despite objections
A retrospective planning application to turn a family home into a small shared house was approved by councillors without debate. Louise Gauld, 52, was successful in her bid to Brighton and Hove City Council for a change of use to convert 23 Byron Street, from a single home into a four-bedroom shared...
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Gym’s early opening approved
A Hove martial arts gym can open at 7am opening time after councillors approved its application without debate. Sixteen people objected to the application from Kickboxfit (KBF) Martial Arts Academy in Hallyburton Road, raising concerns about traffic, noise and parking. But when none spoke at yesterd...
Image released after shop windows smashed at least three times
An image of a man has been released by police investigating the repeated smashing of a Brighton shop’s windows. Police today released the CCTV picture – several weeks after the last linked incident at the Co Op in St George’s Road in Kemp Town. It’s not known whether detectives are also link...
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Evangeline at The Lantern Theatre
REVIEW: Evangeline at The Lantern Theatre Brighton & Hove News reviews Evangeline a new musical theatre production happening at The Lantern Theatre as part of Brighton Fringe this week (Evangeline premiered in the Oxford Playhouse in April). This is an intricate one-man show telling of Evangeli...
Off licence bid refused
A business owner has failed in his bid to be able to sell alcohol at a former Post Office in Brighton. Eyad Mwoas, 45, applied to Brighton and Hove City Council to sell alcohol from 8am to 11pm at 80 Islingword Road, Brighton, trading as Islingword Convenience. Islingword Road is in an area of centr...
Aircooled play Brighton in support of third LP
AIRCOOLED + CEPHOS POWDERS – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 6.5.26 For those of you that are currently unaware Aircooled are an East Sussex based supergroup for those with their finger on the pulse! The band comprise Justin Welch (Piroshka, Elastica, Suede, The Jesus And Mary Chain) on drums and elect...
Man jailed for threatening violent brother’s ex over court case
The brother of a bodyguard who terrorised his ex will be joining him behind bars for threatening to burn her house down. Lee Warrent, 47, was jailed for subjecting his ex-wife Carole to months of harassment, including breaking into her bedroom dressed in camouflage gear, in January last year. Just d...
Shared house plans approved despite holiday let fears
A four-bedroom house in central Brighton can be turned into a shared home for seven despite fears it could end up as an Airbnb. Neighbours of 19 New England Street objected to owner John Robinson’s planning application – but yesterday (Wednesday 6 May), councillors unanimously approved the plans...
Families fear further ‘predictable’ inquest findings about mental health trust
A group of bereaved families said that inquest findings in relation to a mental health trust have become “utterly predictable” after a coroner said that a young mother took her own life after “neglect” in a specialist unit. Amy Chapman, 35, died on Thursday 27 March last year when she was ex...
Brighton murder victim was stabbed in the heart, inquest hears
A Brighton murder victim died of a single stab wound to the heart, an inquest heard this morning. Tio Day, 37, died in the early hours of Sunday, 26 April, after a fight at Moon’s Lodge in Regency Square. Daniel Bassett, 26, has been charged with his murder and the attempted murder of Dylan McEwan...
Sounds of the Ocean, a live immersive experience at The Old Market
REVIEW: Sounds of the Ocean – The Old Market Sounds of the Ocean part of The Old Market and Brighton Festival’s Of Land, Sea and Sky programme is an award-winning immersive experience that invites audiences into the heart of the deep blue sea. While it is often visually stunning and musically ...
Arty UK seaside towns named 'best in England' and it's not Brighton
A list of the best seaside towns in the UK has been released, and two unique arty towns in Sussex have ranked as the top in England thanks to their arty vibes and a beautiful range of independent shops
First of Brighton’s restored old streetlights goes back up on the seafront
The first of a set of restored old streetlights has gone back up on Brighton seafront. Brighton and Hove City Council said: “Repaired, restored and renewed, the first of five heritage streetlighting columns has been installed back on the city’s seafront. “Complete with new brackets and lantern...
School to be used as shared house for 47 people
Up to 47 people could live in a former school building which would be treated as a big shared house if a newly published planning application is approved. Lowe Management Limited has applied to allow people to live in the former Brighton Girls junior school building, in Radinden Manor Road, Hove, as...
Tenant awarded compensation linked to anti-social behaviour
A council tenant has been awarded £100 compensation after Brighton and Hove City Council was found to have failed to respond to complaints about anti-social behaviour. Tony Earnshaw, 61, of Rose Hill Court, Brighton, went to the Housing Ombudsman Service about Brighton and Hove City Council’s res...
Councillors say no to McDonald’s plan for drive-through in Hove
Plans for a drive-through McDonald’s in Hove were turned down by councillors this afternoon (Wednesday 6 May). They refused planning permission after people living near the Old Shoreham Road site held another protest – this time outside Hove Town Hall where councillors discussed the proposal. In...
PREVIEW: The Covetousness – Brighton Fringe
PREVIEW: The Covetousness – Brighton Fringe The Covetousness from Jingkun Chinese Arts is a rare Kunqu work, adapted from a rarely performed scene in Tang Xianzu’s Ming Dynasty masterpiece The Nanke Dream, one of the most celebrated plays of the Ming dynasty (A.D. 1600). Nearly lost to time,...
YAANG to headline October Hidden Herd event
Hidden Herd Presents is Brighton’s new music discovery night, spotlighting the most exciting emerging artists, ones-to-watch and hidden gems. This time, come to The Hope & Ruin on Thursday 22nd October for YAANG, Noon Garden, Club Magic and Espuma. YAANG Described as “one of the most excit...
Three Mexicans, One Italian & Three Canadians walk into a bar…..
LORELLE MEETS THE OBSOLETE + YOO DOO RIGHT – THE HOPE & RUIN, BRIGHTON 5.5.26 Sounds like the beginning of a joke doesn’t it? Well there’s certainly no jokes going down this evening at Brighton’s Hope & Ruin venue on Queens Road, as a couple of quality bands ply their wares! Thes...
Sperm bank starts drive for donors
A sperm bank based in Hove has urged more donors to come forward because of a national shortage. Sussex Sperm Bank, in Boundary Road, Hove, is one of the longest-established donor banks in the south east. It said: “For the 1 in 7 UK couples experiencing difficulties trying to conceive, the shortag...