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Anti-Israel activist expelled from Greens
An anti-Israel activist previously expelled from the Labour Party has now been chucked out of the Green Party too. Tony Greenstein is one of a number of pro-Palestine activists who joined the Green Party since the October 7 attacks. He was suspended in April – and yesterday confirmed he had since ...
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New England House will no longer be creative hub, council says
The future of New England House will not include space for the creative businesses which have previously flourished there, the council has announced. In a press release published this morning strewn with opaque management-speak, the council announced it was “unlocking creative workspace” by rent...
Girl In The Year Above announce tour including Brighton date
Girl In The Year Above are an Irish–Cornish band forging a sound that merges Celtic storytelling with a fierce, emotionally charged edge. Thus far they only have two singles to their name ‘Mama, My Heart is Achin’’ and ‘Ode To The Glory Days’. These were combined and self-released as ...
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Motorway closed after crash death
The M23 motorway is closed after a fatal crash in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday 8 July). The road is likely to remain closed on the southbound side for the rest of the morning, Sussex Police said. The crash happened at Junction 9, the Gatwick turn-off, between midnight and 1am, with div...
Micro school can open second site – in Brighton
A specialist school with small classes has been granted planning permission to open in Brighton. Hove Micro School has been given planning permission to convert a large shared house – or house in multiple occupation (HMO) – at 10 Carden Avenue, Brighton, into a small-scale independent school. Th...
Sea search under way tonight – but stood down after just over an hour
Search crews were called out to reports of someone in the water shortly before 10pm this evening (Tuesday 7 July). A coastguard helicopter joined local coastguard volunteers and the RNLI lifeboat crew based at Brighton Marina. They were scouring an area of the sea between the Palace Pier and Hove se...
Violet Grohl adds Brighton date to UK tour
Violet Grohl has announced today more good news for UK fans for her sold out debut run of shows in the country. Due to overwhelming demand, her 25th August show in Manchester has now been upgraded to Band on the Wall. All tickets for the original venue The Deaf Institute will be honoured. Additi...
Café granted drinks licence with later hours on the cards
A Brighton café has been granted a drinks licence, enabling it to operate as a restaurant in the evenings. Billies Café, in Hampton Place, will be able to serve alcohol until 10.30pm after its application for a licence was heard by a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel hearing. The caf...
A Wimpy at 5am in West Street? That could prove unpalatable
The prospect of a 5am Wimpy burger and chips in the centre of Brighton didn’t go down too well with the police, licensing officials or neighbours. The Wimpy in West Street applied for a late-night refreshment licence until 5am each morning – and its owner Charlie Bhangal, 44, made the case for s...
‘Come Find Yourself’ at Huey Morgan concerts
After founding Fun Lovin’ Criminals and writing and producing their seminal hits, Huey Morgan marks 30 years since the release of ‘Come Find Yourself’ with a brand-new band and a 13-date UK tour this October. Three decades on from the era-defining debut that gate crashed the Britpop party wi...
Pair cleared of murder of Brighton man – but found guilty of attack which led to his death
Two men have been cleared of murdering a man – but guilty of the brutal city centre attack which ultimately led to his death. Cameron Devlin, 34, died days after being attacked as he sat outside Itsu in North Street, Brighton. A trial at Brighton Crown Court last month heard he died of sepsis, whi...
The Big Moon announce new album & UK tour
The Big Moon have announced that their forthcoming album ‘Forever’, will be out on Friday 30th October via Fiction Records – Pre-order your copy HERE. The first taste is propulsive lead single ‘Gravity’, of which songwriter Juliette Jackson shares, “At the time I wrote this song, every...
Schoolboy murdered over £20 drug debt, jury told
The 16-year-old killer of schoolboy Joshua Ingram threatened that he would “perish” three months before stabbing him to death over a £20 drug debt, a jury heard this afternoon (Tuesday 7 July). Rossano Scamardella, prosecuting, told the jury that the boy who killed Josh had plotted his “cowar...
Drugs raid restaurant set to become dental surgery
A restaurant which lost its licence after a drugs raid is set to become a dental surgery. E39 in Western Road was shut down in June last year, with four employees were charged with various drugs offences. One, Fitzroy Morris, pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine, while the other three, Klevis Doda, Mah...
Trendy matcha cafe due to open this weekend
A US matcha chain is opening its first Brighton branch on Saturday – with mini drinks available to takeaway the day before. Blank Street is opening in what used to be Jones the Bootmaker in East Street, on the junction with Bartholomews. It is also setting up a beach hut on the seafront from which...
A Dream Reawakened: Purity Ring’s Stunning London Comeback
PURITY RING – HERE AT OUTERNET, LONDON 18.6.26 There are gigs, and then there are experiences. After almost 11 years away from a UK stage, Canadian electronic pop duo Purity Ring’s long-awaited return to London gave us the opportunity to step inside the beautifully quirky universe that Megan Jam...
Mother died after ‘missed opportunity’ to spot problems
A first-time mother died seven weeks after giving birth after what a coroner said was a “missed opportunity” to assess her condition. A few days before Gemma Robins, 30, had been due to be give birth, she was admitted to hospital after persistent sickness. She was unable to keep down any food or...
RNLI volunteer visits every UK lifeboat station
A Brighton RNLI volunteer has completed an extraordinary challenge to visit every one of the RNLI’s 238 lifeboat stations across the UK and Ireland, raising more than £5,100 for the lifesaving charity. Allan Thornhill, who volunteers as Brighton RNLI’s Administration Officer and Treasurer, and ...
Abigail’s Party Took Us Back Through Time
As soon as we arrived at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, last night for the opening night of Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party, we were in a different time zone. The music of the era introduced set the scene, but it was the opening moments that transported us. Beverly held the stage under an array of li...
Back garden home given go ahead by planners
A back garden home in Patcham has been approved despite objections from neighbours and councillors. Bridget Haxby, of Hill Drive, Hove, applied to build the house – a single-storey property with two bedrooms and a parking space – in the back garden of 65 Ladies Mile Road. The latest application ...