Brighton and Hove News

The mother of a British man jailed in Egypt has spoken from her hospital bed to say that she is prepared to die on hunger strike if necessar...

Noise, cooking smells and smoke from a burger bar were blighting neighbour’s lives, a resident told a council licensing panel hearing today...

Wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten and her convicted rapist partner “sought to mask the reality” to the jury and were “picking and choosing...

A driver allegedly posed as an “unofficial Uber” to pick up “vulnerable and intoxicated” women he could abuse, a court heard. Graham Head, 6...

The Bluetones first came to prominence in 1995, when their debut release ‘Are You Blue Or Are You Blind’ broke into the Top 40. The single p...

Almost all the costs of creating an elected mayor for Sussex and making big changes to councils will have to be paid for by local taxpayers,...

A 16-year-old boy who was arrested on Hove seafront shortly after two teens were stabbed has been released on conditional bail. The child, w...

Sussex Sharks 173 (20 overs) Gloucestershire 93 (13.3 overs) Sussex Sharks won by 80 runs Sussex Sharks made it two wins out of two in the V...

‘Jordan Uncovered: A Personal Photo Album of Previously Unseen Photographs’  1 July – 22 August 2025  10am – 10pm Monday – Sunday  Colony Ro...

A Brighton man has been spared a prison sentence after he tried to tried to arrange the “sexual exploitation of a child under 13”. Sean Dunk...

SEXTILE + SPIKE – DUST, BRIGHTON 30.5.25  I’ve seriously been looking forward to catching Los Angeles-based duo Sextile for almost 7 years n...

A drink driver from Brighton who went the wrong way along the A27 and who crashed into several vehicles has been jailed for a year. Marcus C...

An Indian restaurant owner faces objections to his second application for a drinks licence after Sussex Police and licensing officials said...

Councillors are due to receive an update on plans to create a new mayor of Sussex and a shake up of councils across the wider area. Brighton...

Two teenagers were stabbed on the seafront last night (Friday 30 May) as groups of youths, some drunk, gathered and caused concern for trade...

Off The Chest’s Brighton Bards made their return to Komedia on 19th May, with headline set from “spectacular” Naomi Wood. After their hit Br...

A notorious tip jar thief is facing a jail sentence for another spate of thefts and burglaries from shops and venues in Brighton. Simon Horn...

A crystal meth addict was caught on camera jumping up and down while masturbating in the foyer of Brighton police station. Ian Marianski, 34...

The prosecution of a union rep for possessing a 28 inch sword at the Cityclean depot should not have been dropped, the CPS has said. Dave Ru...

When improv comedy is done well, it’s a joy to watch, and Stranded had everything we needed for a fun night of comedy and silliness. When Ma...

Middlesex 186-7 (20 overs) Sussex Sharks 202-4 (20 overs) Sussex Sharks win by 16 runs James Coles smashed a career-best unbeaten 77 from 44...

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD + THE GULPS – CHALK, BRIGHTON 27.5.25 Who’d have guessed it, that exactly 48 years to the day after the Sex Pistols release...

Fast-food giant Burger King has applied to stay open 24 hours a day in Hove but dozens of neighbours have objected. Twenty-eight objections...

A specialist Romanian shop has been granted a licence to sell alcohol after agreeing to accept a number of conditions at a hearing. Brighton...

A former editor charged with sending an obscene tweet to a Jewish campaigner will now stand trial in November. Greg Hadfield appeared at Bri...