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Brighton’s cathedral prepares to take down the scaffolding
A church known as Brighton’s cathedral is preparing to remove scaffolding that went up 10 years ago to enable the restoration of its tower. The news comes as St Peter’s Church has been awarded a £250,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a new project – One Moment in Time. The...
Queen’s Park by-election candidate profiles – Adrian Hart (Brighton and Hove Independent)
Five candidates are standing in a by-election in Queen’s Park for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 2 May. The seat became vacant when Chandni Mistry resigned. She was elected for Labour last May but expelled from the party in December. She then sat as an independent but resigne...
Queen’s Park by-election candidate profiles – Milla Gauge (Labour)
Five candidates are standing in a by-election in Queen’s Park for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 2 May. The seat became vacant when Chandni Mistry resigned. She was elected for Labour last May but expelled from the party in December. She then sat as an independent but resigne...
Queen’s Park by-election candidate profiles – Sunny Choudhury (Conservative)
Five candidates are standing in a by-election in Queen’s Park for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 2 May. The seat became vacant when Chandni Mistry resigned. She was elected for Labour last May but expelled from the party in December. She then sat as an independent but resigne...
Queen’s Park by-election candidate profiles – Luke Walker (Green)
Five candidates are standing in a by-election in Queen’s Park for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 2 May. The seat became vacant when Chandni Mistry resigned. She was elected for Labour last May but expelled from the party in December. She then sat as an independent but resigne...
Sussex police and crime commissioner election candidate profiles – Katy Bourne (Conservative)
Four candidates hope to become the Sussex police and crime commissioner (PCC) and are standing for election on Thursday 2 May. They are the incumbent Katy Bourne (Conservative) and three challengers – Jamie Bennett (Liberal Democrat), Jonathan Kent (Green), and Paul Richards (Labour and Co-operati...
Sussex police and crime commissioner election candidate profiles – Jonathan Kent (Green)
Four candidates who hope to become the Sussex police and crime commissioner (PCC) are standing for election on Thursday 2 May. They are the incumbent Katy Bourne (Conservative) and three challengers – Jamie Bennett (Liberal Democrat), Jonathan Kent (Green), and Paul Richards (Labour and Co-operati...
Sussex police and crime commissioner election candidate profiles – Jamie Bennett (Liberal Democrat)
Four candidates who hope to become the Sussex police and crime commissioner (PCC) are standing for election on Thursday 2 May. They are the incumbent Katy Bourne (Conservative) and three challengers – Jamie Bennett (Liberal Democrat), Jonathan Kent (Green), and Paul Richards (Labour and Co-operati...
Sussex police and crime commissioner election candidate profiles – Paul Richards (Labour and Co-operative)
Four candidates hope to become the Sussex police and crime commissioner (PCC) and are standing for election on Thursday 2 May. They are the incumbent Katy Bourne (Conservative) and three challengers – Jamie Bennett (Liberal Democrat), Jonathan Kent (Green), and Paul Richards (Labour and Co-operati...
Community group calls for more affordable homes
An organisation representing thousands of people in Brighton and Hove has called on the council to make more local homes affordable, more for key workers and to create more of a sense of community. Brighton and Hove Citizens challenged councillors to support its campaign at the organisation’s “a...
Alcoholic ex-serviceman dies in prison after struggling to find help
A former serviceman who struggled for years to get support for his trauma-related alcoholism has died of liver failure complications in prison aged just 49. Mark Wilkinson became notorious in Brighton after a series of bomb hoaxes and a one-night bin arson spree, all committed while drunk. At hearin...
Brighton teenager found guilty of preparing synagogue terror attack
A teenage neo-Nazi who created a detailed plan to attack a synagogue has been found guilty of having an article connected with the preparation of an act of terrorism. Mason Reynolds, of Moulsecoomb Way, Brighton, had also pleaded guilty to five counts of having material likely to be useful to a pers...
A marriage of inconvenience – Brighton told to work with West Sussex on economic growth
Council leader Bella Sankey has criticised the government for telling Brighton and Hove City Council to form a local growth hub with neighbouring West Sussex County Council. The Labour councillor said yesterday (Thursday 25 April): “We completely oppose the government’s plans for West Sussex and...
Teenage neo-Nazi convicted of possessing Sussex synagogue attack plan
A teenager who shared extreme right-wing videos, possessed bomb instruction manuals and plans for an attack on a synagogue in Sussex has been found guilty of terrorism offences, the Crown Prosecution Service [CPS] has reported.
Listed building could be turned into student housing
Two Grade II listed buildings on the Old Steine are set to be turned into student housing – with plans for some of them to double as short term lets in the holidays. Jensco Group wants to convert 52 and 52 Old Steine – two Georgian townhouses next to Marlborough House – into 39 student […]
May bank holiday travel: Rail customers in Sussex told to plan ahead as Network Rail gets set to undertake essential planned engineering work
From Saturday, May 4 to Monday, May 6, customers are asked to check before travelling as planned upgrades and routine maintenance to the railway take place across Kent, Sussex and south east London.
Hopes to reopen Brighton synagogue strengthened by £40k funding boost
Efforts to safeguard and reopen a Brighton synagogue have been boosted by a £40,000 funding partnership. Three heritage funding bodies have agreed to contribute towards a feasibility study, which will identify future potential uses for the currently closed Middle Street Synagogue. The owners of the...
‘Disappointed but proud’: Harris reflects as Brighton Women suffer Amex defeat to Everton
Brighton Women interim boss Mikey Harris expressed his strong feeling of pride he had for his team, despite his disappointment that they could not get a win over Everton at the Amex on Friday evening.
'We knew their strength' - Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola summarises after thrashing Brighton 4-0
Pep Guardiola spoke about his team’s performance against Brighton after a comfortable win.
Big names at Lewes Speakers Festival
Lewes Speakers Festival from May 10-12 will once again be boasting big names.