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Council ordered to pay family £1k over education failings
A family is to receive £1,000 compensation from the council after it failed to provide them with occupational therapy and education. The Local Government Ombudsman set the compensation after a mother’s complaint about Brighton and Hove City Council’s handling of her son’s education health and...
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Queen’s Nurse awards for Brighton students-turned-educators highlights university’s impact on frontline care
Two University of Brighton-trained nurses have been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Nurse title, celebrating their outstanding leadership and commitment to community nursing.
Festive ‘Brains at the Bevy’ talk shows how making boosts wellbeing
The University of Brighton’s award-winning community lecture series returns with a hands-on Christmas card-making session, showing how shared crafting activities can boost health, connection and community wellbeing.
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Confessions of a gut therapist: why I talk about poo (and you should, too)
Most people will do almost anything to avoid talking about their digestive system - let alone their bowel movements. But not Ruth Reynolds.
The Wicked Wizard of Oz – A Cirque Spectacular comes to Brighton
There are certain stories that seem to sit quietly in the collective imagination, waiting for the right moment to reappear in a new form. The Wizard of Oz is one of those stories, and this winter it returns in a way that feels both familiar and completely transformed.
E-bike ban remains in Brighton high-rises
A ban on e-bike and e-scooters and their batteries remains in place in eight Brighton blocks because of fire safety risks. Residents in central Brighton blocks wanted to hear clarification from the council about whether e-scooters are banned from all tower blocks Director for homes and investment Ma...
Reports of emergency aircraft landing in East Sussex village: Ambulance and fire crews respond
There were ‘no casualties’ after reports of an emergency landing, involving a light aircraft, in Rottingdean.
Plane makes emergency landing in fields
A small plane made an emergency landing in a field near Rottingdean this lunchtime. Emergency services were seen rushing through Rottingdean towards Peacehaven after being called at about 12.30pm. But fortunately the plane was able to land safety and there were no casualties. Danny Butler was first ...
Salon customers would be more at risk after a glass of wine, police say
Customers buying wine from a hair salon could become victims of crime, a licensing panel heard during a hearing today (Tuesday 2 December). Sussex Police shared concerns about high levels of violent crime in the Gloucester Road area of Brighton when opposing Shine hair salon’s bid for an alcohol l...
East Sussex steam train is running Santa Specials
Children will be able to meet Father Christmas on board an historic steam train in the run-up to Christmas.
New saunas planned for Hove seafront
Plans to replace a row of beach-hut themed kiosks on Hove seafront with saunas could increase pollution, objectors fear. Rockwater installed the three huts to serve customers outside during the pandemic – but now wants to replace them with three hut-shaped saunas. It has applied to Brighton and Ho...
Sussex Police launch Christmas crack-down on drink and drug drivers
Think you went caught – think again. That is the message being issued as Sussex Police prepares to launch its Christmas crackdown on drink and drug-drivers.
Brighton Festival confirms theme for 2026 Children’s Parade
Brighton Festival has announced the theme for the Children’s Parade next May will be Read All About It!
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Janine turns to the dark side for this year's Worthing panto
After loving her time in Robin Hood the Pantomime in Worthing last year, Janine Pardo is delighted to be back in the town again this Christmas.
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Christmas party night with Jingle Bell Jukebox in Eastbourne
Four performers take the stage in Jingle Bell Jukebox at the Winter Garden, Eastbourne.
Aldi gets alcohol licence at eleventh hour after objections and technical issues
Aldi has secured an alcohol licence in the nick of time for its new Hove store which is due to open this Thursday. The application for the store at the old Homebase on Old Shoreham Road had to be heard before a panel of councillors after two neighbours objected. It was due to be held […]
YMCA DownsLink Group secures Hove housing portfolio
YMCA DownsLink Group is delighted to announce a development in our housing provision in Sussex.
Family home to become seven-bedroom HMO
A five-bedroom family home can be converted into a seven-bedroom shared house after a developer won his appeal against the council’s refusal on appeal. Brighton and Hove City Council refused the application in April for 5 Grafton Street from Hassocks-based Tom Evans, stating the plans were not of ...
Part of fire-ravaged hotel “at serious risk of collapse”
Part of the Royal Albion Hotel needs urgent propping as it is a “serious and immediate risk to public safety”. A masonry pier on the first floor of the eastern section of the Royal Albion has a full-width crack, outward bowing and evidence of recent movement. If it fails, it would probably cause...
Food projects in Brighton and Hove still needing support for one in four children in poverty
An annual report on emergency food support in Brighton and Hove has found that 1,500 children in the city were supported per week in 2025. Brighton and Hove Food Partnership are promoting the findings of their report to coincide with the Government’s budget, recognising the significant effect of c...