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Police arrest eight people as 4,000 join demo and protest in Brighton
Police arrested eight people including at least one woman as 4,000 people joined a demo and counter-protest in Brighton today (Sunday 13 June). Sussex Police estimated that about 300 turned out for a “Stop the Boats” protest while about 4,000 others gathered for an event called the Carnival Agai...
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Sussex end day two at Hove in commanding position against Glamorgan
Glamorgan 155 (51.2 overs) and 42-0 (12 overs) Sussex 521 (125.1 overs) Glamorgan trail by 324 runs with 10 wickets remaining James Coles made a magnificent career-best 224 not out as Sussex built a commanding position after two days against Glamorgan in the Rothesay County Championship at Hove. The...
Sussex bowler Crocombe gets surprise call to England Test squad
Sussex pace bowler Henry Crocombe has been added to England’s Test squad.
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Multiple arrests made as anti-immigration and counter protest held in Brighton
Multiple arrests have been made amid protests in Brighton.
Fatboy Slim entertains protesters outside Brighton station
Fatboy Slim has been entertaing Carnival Against Fascism protesters outside Brighton Station. The protest was organised in response to a demo organised by a group called the South East Patriots. The first arrest this morning was made before the demo had even started. Earliet, Sussex Police said: “...
First arrest made before today’s demo and protest even start
The first arrest has been made before the demo and protest planned in the centre of Brighton today have even started. Sussex Police said: “Our officers are in place at a planned protest in Brighton today, keeping you safe while facilitating peaceful protest. “We have already arrested a man on su...
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Young Soloist winner joins Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra
Summer concert
Brighton-born jockey and former Albion players honoured by the King
Brighton-born jockey Ryan Moore has been made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the King’s Birthday Honours. Moore, 42, one of the most successful jockeys of his generation, was recognised for services to horseracing and to British sport. He rode Estimate to win the Gold Cup at...
Goldsmid by-election profile – Philip Berman (Labour)
Six candidates are standing in a by-election in Goldsmid ward for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 25 June. The seat became vacant when former councillor Jackie O’Quinn resigned. The six candidates are Louis Bird (Conservative), Nadia Barton Ahmad (Green), Philip Berman (Labour...
Goldsmid by-election profile – Nadia Barton Ahmad (Green)
Six candidates are standing in a by-election in Goldsmid ward for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 25 June. The seat became vacant when former councillor Jackie O’Quinn resigned. The six candidates are Louis Bird (Conservative), Nadia Barton Ahmad (Green), Philip Berman (Labour...
Goldsmid by-election profile – Luke Willmoth (Reform UK)
Six candidates are standing in a by-election in Goldsmid ward for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 25 June. The seat became vacant when former councillor Jackie O’Quinn resigned. The six candidates are Louis Bird (Conservative), Nadia Barton Ahmad (Green), Philip Berman (Labour...
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King honours top Sussex crime writer
“I was beyond thrilled and actually moved to tears”
King honours dozens of people linked to Brighton and Hove
Dozens of people who live or work in Brighton and Hove or who have links with the city have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Children’s author Julia Donaldson, who wrote The Gruffalo, becomes a dame while crime writer Peter James has been made an OBE (Officer of the Order of the B...
Goldsmid by-election profile – Glenn Kelly (TUSC)
Six candidates are standing in a by-election in Goldsmid ward for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 25 June. The seat became vacant when former councillor Jackie O’Quinn resigned. The six candidates are Louis Bird (Conservative), Nadia Barton Ahmad (Green), Philip Berman (Labour...
Goldsmid by-election profile – Louis Bird (Conservative)
Six candidates are standing in a by-election in Goldsmid ward for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 25 June. The seat became vacant when former councillor Jackie O’Quinn resigned. The six candidates are Louis Bird (Conservative), Nadia Barton Ahmad (Green), Philip Berman (Labour...
Goldsmid by-election candidate profile – Kim Leyland-Walker (Lib Dem)
Six candidates are standing in a by-election in Goldsmid ward for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 25 June. The seat became vacant when former councillor Jackie O’Quinn resigned. The six candidates are Louis Bird (Conservative), Nadia Barton Ahmad (Green), Philip Berman (Labour...
Secrecy overshadows specialist housing scheme in Hove
A row about council secrecy is overshadowing a £6 million specialist housing scheme in Hove. Opposition councillors said that they were prevented from properly scrutinising the project because of a cover up of the relevant numbers in an official report. Members of two political groups on Brighton a...
Sussex shine on day one against Glamorgan at Hove
Sussex 136-2 (44 overs) Glamorgan 155 (51.2 overs) Sussex trail by 19 runs with eight first innings wickets remaining Indian left-armer Jaydev Unadkat took four wickets and spearheaded an impressive performance by Sussex’s bowlers on day one of their Rothesay County Championship match against Glam...
Red route approved for Western Road
A red route has been approved for Western Road on an experimental basis to prevent cars from stopping, loading, unloading or parking. The initial six-month “experimental traffic order” for the route – from Holland Road to Montpelier Road – was announced by Brighton and Hove City Council toda...
Two Sussex pubs named as best in country for a Father's Day walk
With Father’s Day coming up on Sunday June 21, two Sussex pubs have been featured in the top ten places in the UK for a walk and Sunday roast.