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Cazcabel tequila hopes Brighton will taste the difference
A high end tequila is bringing its new bottles to Brighton, where it hopes customers will be able to taste the difference. For the next few weeks, margaritas featuring Cazcabel Tequila’s Blanco and Reposado bottles will be available at Shelter Hall, Riddle & Finns, The Salt Room, Halisco, The ...
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Storm Austen set to lash south coast
A weather warning for strong wind has been issued by the Met Office ahead of the arrival of the first named storm of the season. Storm Austen is forecast to bring gusts of 50-60mph to southern areas of the UK at the end of the week, with 70mph possible along exposed coasts. The warning currently [...
Objections raised to flats on top of scrap metal business
A residents’ association has raised concerns about how future residents of a proposed affordable housing scheme in central Brighton will cope from noise from the scrap metal company underneath. Developer QED has applied to Brighton and Hove City Council for outline permission to build 66 affordabl...
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Long term Fringe venue hits out after being told it can’t return
A venue which has pitched up in Brighton as part of the fringe festival for five years says it has been banned with no explanation – and believes the festival is now more interested in beer gardens than theatres. The Rotunda’s three blue geodesic domes have been a feature in Regency Square each ...
Cocaine shopping list pub should permanently close, police say
Shopping lists for cocaine found at a Brighton pub after a brawl showed how comfortable drug dealers were to operate there, police told a licensing hearing today. A neighbour of The Kings Arms in Queens Road said in recent months, regulars had begun to queue outside and complain if it wasn’t open ...
Another long-standing trader leaves Brighton market, citing bad management
Brighton’s Open Market has lost another long-standing trader following a row over alleged disruption, dishonesty and dim sum. The Century 18 Asian grocers stopped trading this month, saying it had faced rent hikes and a doubling of the service charge. It also said market management stopped it sell...
Review: Brief Encounter followed by Briefest Encounter and a Q&A at the Duke of York’s Picturehouse, Brighton
Review: Brief Encounter followed by Briefest Encounter and a Q&A with filmmakers Joanna Crosse and Luke Taylor – Duke of York Picturehouse, Brighton Saturday October 17, 2026 As part of the celebration of Brief Encounter’s 80th anniversary, the film has been rereleased giving cinema goers a ...
Marina submits third dredging licence application
The company which runs Brighton Marina is hoping it will be third time lucky after submitting a third application to dispose of dredgings off the Sussex coast. Premier Marinas was granted a ten-year licence to dump material off Rottingdean – as it has done since the marina was built – by the Mar...
Parents to pursue legal claim in quest for answers over baby’s death
The parents of Olivia Trupiano have vowed to continue pursuing a civil legal claim against those involved in her care after an inquest into her death at less than a week old. After the inquest concluded, the couple said that they still have unanswered questions about the circumstances surrounding th...
Parcel thieves steal newlyweds’ honeymoon deliveries
Parcel thieves stole goods ordered by newlyweds for their honeymoon from the communal hallway of the flats where they live. Sussex Police said today (Monday 19 October): “Do you recognise these three people who may be able to help us with an investigation? “A newly married couple were the victim...
‘We’re Your New Old Favourite Band’: The Hoosiers Try To Make The Kitsch Cool at Chalk
THE HOOSIERS + HUNNYBUZZ – CHALK, BRIGHTON 16.10.26 “It turns out a pop band from the noughties can change the world”, The Hoosiers frontman Irwin Sparkes states midway through their set, the latest in a series of self-deprecating comments. The band seem all too aware they’re breakfast radio...
Review: Comedy 4 Kids
REVIEW: Comedy4Kids at Komedia, Brighton, Saturday 17 October The gig started off strong. Richard Sandling, a loud, energetic and chaotic compère to Comedy 4 Kids, held at The Komedia this weekend, bounded on stage and told everyone with an-almost straight face that this was “stand up but with...
High winds set to hit Brighton and Hove this week
A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued by the Met Office this week for parts of the South East, South West and Wales. The forecaster has warned that a period of strong winds may lead to damaging gusts and transport disruption. The warning is in place from midnight on Friday until midday o...
24-hour slot arcade planned for former charity shop
A 24-hour slots arcade is hoping to move into a unit previously occupied by a furniture charity shop. Merkur Slots, which has a shop on St James’s Street, has applied for a licence and planning permission for a unit in the former Co Op department store development on London Road. The unit is one o...
A Hilarious Night With Robin Ince & Joanna Neary
The Komedia Studio, buzzed in anticipation of the show from great friends Robin Ince and Joanna Neary, heightened by both artists on stage at the start as the audience come in. The set in which they sit is like a study with books (bought from Brighton’s Amnesty Books) piled on the desk and them on...
Fab result as Brighton and Hove Albion annihilate Crystal Palace
Brighton and Hove Albion 5 Crystal Palace 0 Fabian Hürzeler can take some pride in avenging the 1-0 defeat inflicted by the Seagulls’ arch-rivals on their last visit to the Amex in February. Brighton and Hove Albion ran the show at Falmer this afternoon (Sunday 18 February) and settled the home f...
Paranormal Activity In Brighton?
James (James Bye) and Lou (Hannah Sinclair Robinson) move from Chicago to London to escape their past. A new home, a new life, and a chance to forget the darkness that once haunted them. But as night falls, strange sounds echo through the house, objects move on their own, and the couple’s sleep is...
Review: Tom Davis – Spudgun, Brighton Dome
Review: Tom Davis – Spudgun, Brighton Dome Friday 16th October, 2026 Comic, actor and big personality Tom Davis brought his big-hearted, boisterous stand-up to a packed Brighton Dome Concert Hall this weekend, delivering a fast-paced evening of observations on fatherhood, sobriety, modern masculin...
Kostoulas up front as Brighton and Hove Albion face Crystal Palace
In February, Seagulls fans made their feelings known after a goal from Ismaila Sarr ended a winless run for Crystal Palace and extended Brighton and Hove Albion’s. The chants aimed at head coach Fabian Hurzeler included: “You don’t know what you’re doing!” His injury-riven side recovered i...
Man dies after falling from cliff top
A man has died after falling from the cliff top at Saltdean. The emergency services were called just before 4.15pm on Thursday (15 October). Sussex Police attended along with a coastguard helicopter and ground-based rescue teams, the Brighton RNLI lifeboat and South East Coast Ambulance Service. The...