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Oyster bar celebrates 20 years in Brighton with seafront event
Restaurant business Riddle and Finns has been granted permission to serve oysters and champagne on the prom over Easter. The company plans to set up a temporary oyster bar to celebrate its 20th anniversary in Brighton, with a gazebo next to its Shelter Hall premises, in King’s Road. Sussex Police ...
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Takeaway granted late-night delivery licence
A pizza takeaway owner has been granted a licence for late-night deliveries. Sussex Police and Brighton and Hove City Council licensing objected to Mohammed Sufiyan Patni’s application to operate deliveries after 11pm from Square Pizza, in Pool Valley. At a licensing panel hearing on Tuesday 17 Ma...
Councillors back community health campaigners in battle against cuts
Campaigners fighting to keep mental health support services running at the Wellbeing Hub, in Preston Park, were given cross-party support by councillors. Protesters gathered outside Hove Town Hall before a Brighton and Hove City Council meeting and urged members to reject proposals to cut services f...
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Police officer barred for gross misconduct
A police officer has been barred for gross misconduct after she lied whe she said that she had watched security camera footage that was to be used in evidence in a criminal trial. Sussex Police said: “Gross misconduct has been proven against a former Sussex Police officer following an accelerated ...
Rail passengers advised to check before they travel in parts of Sussex and South London this Easter weekend
Passengers are urged to plan ahead this Easter as essential engineering work takes place across Sussex and South London.
Pete McKee comes to Brighton with pop-up art exhibition and live show
This Spring, Pete McKee invites you to visit his latest exhibition, ‘The Boy With a Leg Named Brian’ as it tours some of the UK’s most beloved Grassroots Music Venues. This is a rare opportunity to see Pete’s exhibition in these amazing and unique spaces. Coming to Green Door Store, Bright...
The big top comes to The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital courtesy of Roedean School
Roedean delivers amazing Easter cake, along with a donation of Easter Eggs, to the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton.
Abandoned police box to become two-bedroom home
A developer wants to convert an abandoned police box into a two-bedroom house in Fiveways. The one-storey brick building in Stanford Avenue, known as The Police Box, has been empty for decades. Permission was granted to convert it into a home in 2008, but not progressed. Now developer HGP Developmen...
Local actor and producer Brad Collett's show is hitting Brighton
Brighton is set to welcome an exciting addition to this year’s Brighton Fringe, as local actor and producer Brad Collett brings his acclaimed touring production to the city. After successful runs in Cambridge, Colchester, and London, the show has built a growing reputation for its dynamic storytel...
Pop star becomes patron of Brighton HIV charity
Pop star and actor Olly Alexander has become a patron of Brighton-based HIV charity The Sussex Beacon. The songwriter and star of HIV drama It’s A Sin first worked with the charity last year, when he ran the Brighton Half Marathon to raise money for it in August. Olly ultimately started the entire...
Labour resurrects ‘risky’ bus franchising plan
The city’s Labour administration wants to take over running buses – despite a study five years ago concluding this risked being bad for both passengers and taxpayers. Leader of Brighton and Hove City Council Bella Sankey said the council would be applying for money to commission a study into whe...
Funding appeal to give disabled people in Sussex a break
They all have the most amazing time - but it costs around £10,000 and the charity behind the trip is appealing for help.
Cricket supercomputer gives verdict on Sussex’s County Championship hopes
The 2024 County Championship winners Surrey are predicted to regain their title this season – while Sussex are set to stay in the top division despite their financial struggles, according to the MyBettingSites.co.uk Supercomputer.
First of its kind country music double header coming to Brighton
Country music fans are in for an unforgettable night as an incredible first of its kind Country Music showcase arrives in Brighton on Thursday 2nd April 2026. The Ultimate Country Tribute Double Show from Nashville Nights UK is set to take over Tide Beachclub, as the world’s finest Lainey Wilson a...
Go 'all in' against cancer at Race For Life Brighton
People are being invited to go ‘all in’ against cancer this spring by signing up for Race for Life in Brighton.
'We need desperation to put the good play away' – Brighton's Vidosic reflects on dominant Leicester victory
Brighton head coach Dario Vidošić applauded his side’s controlled display as a Kiko Seike strike proved sufficient for the Seagulls at the King Power.
In pictures: Famous Sussex bluebell walk returns for its 53rd year
The popular Arlington Bluebell Walk is returning for its 53rd year.
‘We are in a much better position’ – West on huge challenges facing Sussex in landmark season
With a CV that highlights an impressive 15-year tenure at one of the most iconic retail organisations on the planet, Harrods, with its at-times-tyrannical owner, Sussex County Cricket Club interim CEO Mark West must be used to the occasional maelstrom like the one he appears to be dealing with right...
'We need desperation to put the good play away' - Brighton's Vidosic reflects on dominant Leicester victory
Brighton head coach Dario Vidošić applauded his side's controlled display as a Kiko Seike strike proved sufficient for the Seagulls at the King Power.
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Worthing author continues the adventures of Stikki the Squirrel
Worthing author Jane H Wood is in print with Stikki the Squirrel: Tree Spirits (The Book Guild Ltd, £8.99 paperback).