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Folk get dopamine hit at Hyperreal night out
HYPERREAL + INFRA VIOLET + PALINDRONES – THE BRUNSWICK, HOVE 14.3.26 With Brighton being a forerunner on the UK music scene, musicians and their bands tend to gravitate to the city, and more often than not, include a date at one of our many quality grassroots and leading music venues that we proud...
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Second BHT Sussex care home in Hove rated outstanding
A second BHT Sussex care home in Hove has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The official health and care watchdog awarded the top rating to the care home Portland Road, Hove, which is run by the housing and homelessness charity. The verdict comes just two months after the ...
Minteh strikes as Brighton and Hove Albion win at Sunderland
Sunderland 0 Brighton and Hove Albion 1 Yankuba Minteh squeezed in the only goal of the game as Brighton and Hove Albion clinched a 1-0 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Both sides had great chances in the opening minutes of an end-to-end first half, with Jack Hinshelwood superbly denied ...
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Police search for man convicted of stalking his ex
Police are trying to find a man who was convicted of stalking his former partner. Sussex Police said: “Can you help us find Kane Lawrence? “The 31-year-old, who has links to Portslade, Shoreham and Brighton, is wanted for breaching his probation conditions. “Kane is described as 6ft in height,...
Dunk back as Brighton and Hove Albion face Sunderland
Brighton and Hove Albion captain Lewis Dunk is back at the heart of the Seagulls defence as they face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light this afternoon (Saturday 14 March). The return of the skipper is one of four changes to the starting line up from the side that lost 1-0 to Arsenal at the […]
The Tasters-An Increduos Film About The Women Condemned to Taste Hitler’s Posionous Food
Director Silvio Soldini’s wartime drama The Tasters is a gripping and deeply affecting film. Inspired by the testimony of Margot Wölk, who claimed in 2012 that she had been forced to taste Adolf Hitler’s food during the second world war, the film examines survival and moral compromise among tho...
Your Most Toxic Relationships Are Ageing You — Science Just Proved It
Our relationships shape our health in many ways. Friends and family can provide support during difficult times and encourage healthy habits. But not all relationships are positive – some can be a persistent source of stress. A new study published in the journal PNAS asked what happens when the str...
Man charged with outraging public decency near two schools
A man has been charged with outraging public decency close to two schools in Portslade. Ben Wheeler, 50, formerly of Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, was arrested after members of the public said that they had seen him masturbating in his car while parents and their children were on the school run. Pol...
Istanbull Katz Brighton Review: The Best New Turkish Restaurant in The Lanes
We Found Your New Favourite Restaurant in The Lanes So You Dont Have to . Just opened and hiding nconspicuously in a quiet corner off the lanes, a new Turkish restaurant called Istanbull Katz is tucked into Little East Street and is serving some of the most exciting food in Brighton right now — an...
Council’s cabinet prepares to give formal backing to £20m boost for Whitehawk
Senior councillors are due to give their formal backing to a £20 million project to boost Whitehawk area at a meeting next week. Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet is due to agree the terms of a 10-year deal worth £2 million a year at a meeting on Thursday (19 March). The project is part [...
Tulleys Tulip Fest – Sussex’s Most Spectacular Spring Event
Tulleys Tulip Fest 2026 opens this April at Tulleys Farm in West Sussex — and with 1.5 million tulips across 100 varieties, it is one of the most spectacular spring events within easy reach of Brighton. Held at Tulleys Farm in Turners Hill, West Sussex, the festival has become one of the most talk...
Climbing Free to better mental health
A new therapeutic climbing course aims to help people improve their mental health alongside their footwork. Local therapist Stephanie Fitchett has designed the Climbing Free course to explore how we communicate, manage pressure and fear and listen to our bodies. Eight weekly sessions include 90 minu...
Man ‘took picture of boy on toilet’
An image has been released by police investigating reports a man took pictures of a boy over the top of a shopping centre toilet cubicle. The alleged incident happened on Saturday, 7 March at around 6.25pm in Churchill Square, Brighton. It was reported a man entered the cubicle next to the victim, a...
Three charged with drug dealing after county lines operation
Four people have been charged with dealing class A drugs as part of an operation to break up county lines gangs. Three were charged after a raid on an address in Lewes Road, Brighton, where officers found more than 150 wraps of heroin and cocaine and £1,100 in cash. The property was searched on Mon...
Museum staff could lose benefits, union warns
People working for Brighton and Hove Museums could get a pay cut and see their terms and conditions downgraded, a union has warned. The trust was formed to run the city’s museums and the Royal Pavilion, with staff being transferred over from Brighton and Hove City Council on the same contract term...
Inside Brightoin’s Palace of Excess;The Royal Pavilion’s Extraordinary Story
Few buildings in Britain surprise visitors quite like the Royal Pavilion Brighton. With its domes, minarets and exotic silhouette rising above the Brighton skyline, the palace looks more like something transported from India or the Middle East than a royal residence on the English seaside. Yet step ...
Brighton Gets Its Crown — RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Legends Are Coming
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Legends Embark on their First Full Length Double Act Tour- They come on Tuesday 7th April 2026 at Komedia, Brighton Top Drag artists, Kitty Scott-Claus and Cheryl are readying to bring campery, chaos and carnage to stages across the UK this April. The Cheryl & Kit...
Thousands in Brighton & Hove set quit date in time for No Smoking Day
New estimates show that almost 3,000 local residents set quit dates or started quit attempts in the last three months. The findings come from an independent evaluation of the South East Smokefree Alliance (SESA) “Quit Smoking, Feel Happier” campaign, which highlighted how smoking disrupts dopam...
Just three families apply for place at school now facing closure
Just three families have applied to send their children to Middle Street in September after a proposal to close the troubled primary school. And after the proposed closure was announced in January, the number of pupils remaining at the school dropped again – to just 71 by the February half-term br...
Recycling centre could be given £2.3 million upgrade
An upgrade to Brighton and Hove City Council’s recycling centre is expected to cost £2.3 million, according to a report going before senior councillors next week. The council’s cabinet is being asked to approve a new optical sorter, chutes, conveyors and bays for the Materials Recovery Facility...