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Sussex memories in newly-published war memoir
New book
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Worthing summer Shakespeare line-up confirmed
Summer Shakespeare
Chinese restaurateur returns to The Lanes
The former owner of a much-loved Chinese restaurant in The Lanes is opening a new venue just a stone’s throw away. Gar Hine Cheung sold the family restaurant Gars in Prince Albert Street in 2022 to the group which owns Wolfox, almost 40 years after it first opened in 1983. He is now planning to [...
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Hastings flautist is 2026 Sussex Young Musician Competition finalist
Line-up announced
i360 report leads to heated exchanges
A “lessons learnt” report about Brighton and Hove City Council’s decision to broker a £36 million loan for the i360 will go before councillors for debate in September. Labour councillor Josh Guilmant described the delay in bringing the report before the Audit, Standards and General Purposes C...
Council criticised for keeping key committee in the dark
Opposition councillors said that they had been kept in the dark about a number of key licensing matters since Brighton and Hove City Council set up its cabinet two years ago. They no longer received the formerly routine and regular details of enforcement action taken against cabbies, for example, or...
Police launch investigation after report of fraudulent incident at Hove business
Sussex Police have launched an investigation after a fraudulent incident was reported at a business in Hove.
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REVIEW: A Garland of Song from Worthing Choral Society
REVIEW BY Richard Amey. ‘A Garland of Song’. Worthing Choral Society at St George’s Church, Worthing on Saturday 13 June 2026 (7.30), with organist Philip White-Jones, pianist Olly Parr, conductors Aedan Kerney MBE (AK) and Sam Barton (SB). WCS: 25 sopranos, 13 altos, 8 tenors including Barton...
Young Badgers heading to Wimbledon
Badgers Tennis Club is celebrating after three juniors from the Brighton outfit smashed their way to victory in the prestigious Play Your Way to Wimbledon tournament. River Isaac, 13, Betsy Toyne, 14, and Scarlett Miller, 12, took the top three spots in the under 14s regional competition held at the...
Fraudster scams shop staff
A shop owner has spoken out after a fraudster scammed her staff – and the police have published security camera pictures to try to identify the suspect. Sussex Police said that the conman struck at about 11am on Saturday (20 June) at a shop in George Street, Hove. Harriet Dean-Orange, 39, who owns...
Last set of road closures for Valley Gardens work to start next week
The final push to complete the Valley Gardens project begins next week with the final set of road closures for resurfacing. The last stage of road resurfacing starts this Sunday (28 June) and carries on for about five nights subject to weather, from 8pm to 6am. Work will also continue to relandscape...
Schools close and council services stop as temperatures soar
Schools are closing and some council services are being suspended as temperatures continue to climb in Brighton and Hove. All secondary schools have told parents that they would close either at lunchtime today or all tomorrow, with most closed this afternoon. Varndean College had already decided to ...
Red heat warning extended to Brighton and Hove
The Met Office’s red weather warning for heat has been extended to Brighton and Hove – and a new amber warning issued for Friday. The warning, which began at 9am this morning and lasts until midnight tomorrow, was updated at at 10.45am. It says: “During the heatwave expected to affect a large ...
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Bexhill's Blue Note Jazz is back, building on success
Jazz afternoon
Sussex Freemasons re-sign Armed Forces Covenant at AGM in Brighton
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Paulie Boy Blues And The Yorkshire Puddings announce August 2026 Hove date
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Murder thriller will be Eastbourne summer highlight
Classic chiller
Road safety risk if old school becomes charity hub, warns report
Cyclists and pedestrians will be at greater risk from increased traffic if a disused school is turned into a charity hub, councillors have been warned. The warning follows a planning application from Brighton and Hove City Council to change the use of the old Homewood College, in Queensdown School R...
Equal pay claims pose ‘unquantifiable’ financial risk, councillors told
More than 1,000 unresolved equal pay claims continue to put Brighton and Hove City Council’s finances at risk, according an auditor’s report. The issue was flagged up by external auditor Grant Thornton which said that 1,063 legal claims had been lodged in a report to the council’s Audit, Stand...
Heatwave prompts Brighton school’s partial closure for two days
UPDATE The whole school is now closed on Wednesday 24 June and Thursday 25 June. The heatwave has prompted a Brighton school to part-close for two days – tomorrow (Wednesday 24 June) and Thursday. Longhill High School head teacher Rachelle Otulakowski said that it was a matter of putting safety fi...