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Council nursery to be handed over to academy trust
A council-run nursery is to be handed over to an academy trust with the blessing of the two councillors who represent the ward where it is based. The decision to transfer Roundabout Nursery to the Aurora Academy Trust was made by Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet at a meeting at Hove Town H...
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Councillors’ allowance and expenses top £1m
Councillors’ allowances and expenses have totalled more than £1 million, according to figures released today (Tuesday 30 June). The total claimed by members of Brighton and Hove City Council for 2025-26 is £58,528 more than the previous year, an increase of 5.5 per cent, to £1,068,146,78. The l...
Buckle Up – the Brainiacs are back
Brainiac Live!, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Saturday July 4 Brainiacs Live! returns to Brighton to thrill, amuse and excite a new generation of youngsters with a science show full of banging, popping and whizzing explosions. The team are back with their familiar white lab coats, protective goggles an...
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Southern data specialist urges more women to join the world of engineering
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Showroom to shut as kitchen chain Magnet goes bust
Kitchen chain Magnet plans to close 15 stores including one in Hove after the company went bust. The Hove branch is in Basin Road North, at the eastern end of Shoreham Harbour, close to the Gather Inn pub, formerly the Adur, on the A259 Kingsway. The company said that it would close the “underperf...
Brand new electropop musical exploring queer invisibility in tennis heads out on tour, including Hove date
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Days Gone, Never Forgotten - nostalgic tales for a lost way of life
Days Gone, Never Forgotten is the first book by Sue Lines who lives in Worthing.
Families and carers protest about day centre closure
A community of some of the most vulnerable adults in Brighton and Hove will be broken up and become more isolated if a day centre closes, according to family and carers. Their families and carers held a protest outside Hove Town Hall yesterday (Monday 29 June) as members of Brighton and Hove City Co...
Developer told to knock down new house
A developer who built a bigger house than he had planning permission for has been told to knock it down. Steve Banks was granted permission on appeal for a two-bedroom house replacing a garage to the rear of 43 Rushlake Road in Coldean in 2020. Work began to build a house on a plot now […]
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Top names for Rye International Jazz and Blues Festival
Line-up confirmed
Harty: Are Scotland’s World Cup woes down to demise of tartan talent pool?
The social media World Cup memes and jokes are coming thick and fast, just ask Emma Hayes and her blackboard!
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Brilliant young pianists converge for Eastbourne competition
Piano competition
Drones, dog walkers and campers face crackdown
Anti-social dogs and dog walkers, drone pests and campers all face a crackdown as the council looks afresh at its power to regulate public places. Drones are to be banned from taking off and landing in all parks and public spaces across Brighton and Hove under a new public space protection order (PS...
Red route will reduce access for blue badge holders, says carer
A carer said that a red route planned for Western Road would make life harder and more limited for people with disabilities. Catherine Lane, who cares for her elderly father, told a meeting of Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet today (Monday 29 June) that the red route would prevent blue bad...
Funeral held for three sisters who died in sea in Brighton
A funeral has been held for three sisters who died in the sea in Brighton last month. The BBC was invited to cover the service, which took place in London, by the family of Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31. Jane Adetoro was a senior accountant, Christina Walters was a...
Rising tennis star from Hove bows out on first day at Wimbledon
Hove tennis star Alicia Dudeney made her Wimbledon debut on court 4 today (Monday 29 June) but, despite a battling performance, she lost in straight sets to Alycia Parks. The 23-year-old earned a wild card after shooting up the rankings and showed her potential in a hard-fought match against the 25-...
Whitehawk bus journeys capped at £1
Short bus journeys in Whitehawk will be capped at £1 for three months starting on Wednesday thanks to a new council subsidy. The promotion, called the Whitehawk Link, will allow people to take a single journey on the 1 and 21 services within the Whitehawk zone for just £1. The trial offer is one o...
Meth lab accused refuse to appear at court
Two men charged in connection with a crystal meth lab found off the Lewes Road refused to appear in court this morning. Quincy Ebanks and Amir Abazari-Mohammadi were due to appear at Hove Crown Court having been committed from London magistrates courts earlier this month. Both are in custody. Ebanks...
South East Coast Ambulance Service thanks staff and public for support after standing down critical incident declared during ‘period of extreme heat’ – but service remains busy
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) have stood down from the critical incident declared on Thursday, June 25, following the recent period of extreme heat.
Man named and charged after 'knife incident' in Sussex
A man was due to appear in court after an incident, involving a knife, in Brighton.