Brighton and Hove News

Council explains next steps for green tile pub The council has clarified its current position on what can now be done to ensure the Montreal Arms isn’t left to fall into even worse disrepair. Brighton and Hove City Council withdrew its prosecution of owner Charlie Southall last month, saying a planning inspector’s ruling meant it was no longer in the public interest. Click […]

Council explains next steps for green tile pub

Dozens of new ambulances enter service Dozens of new dual-crewed ambulances are entering service as the South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) updates its fleet. Some of the latest consignment of 92 ambulances have already arrived at the Lewes commissioning centre where they are being equipped with radios, security cameras and digital systems. All 92 are due to be received by […]

ICYMI: Dozens of new ambulances enter service

Community groups to celebrate International Women’s Day in Brighton today Several community groups are due to celebrate International Women’s Day at a free event in the centre of Brighton today (Saturday 7 March). The organisers said: “The Network of International Women for Brighton and Hove are proud to host the community event celebrating International Women’s Day 2026. “Local organisations and community groups will come together […]

ICYMI: Community groups to celebrate International Women’s Day in Brighton today

Council submits plans for £65m new King Alfred Leisure Centre

Casualty on tracks stops trains from Brighton to Worthing Trains were stopped after someone was injured on the tracks at Aldrington Station this morning. Police were called to the station in Hove at 9.51am this morning. The line between Brighton and Worthing was closed as a result until about 12.20pm. Disruption is expected to continue until 3pm. A spokesman for British Transport Police said: […]

Casualty on tracks stops trains from Brighton to Worthing

Magistrates set date to sentence burglar snared by police dog Magistrates have set a date for the sentence of a burglar who was snared by a police dog in Brighton in the small hours of the morning. Police Dog Gibbs was deployed after a burglary was reported at Iydea Vegetarian Kitchen, in Kensington Gardens, in the North Laine area, at about 3.40am on Tuesday 24 […]

Magistrates set date to sentence burglar snared by police dog

Hove peer appointed to top business advice job A member of the House of Lords who lives in Hove has been appointed as the new chair of the ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) council. Maggie Jones, known as Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, 70, is a member of the House of Lords and has held several senior roles within the government and large […]

Hove peer appointed to top business advice job

Hundreds of empty homes brought back into use More than 200 empty private sector homes have been brought back into use since last April as a result of work by the council’s empty properties and council tax teams. But the latest figures suggest that almost 1,000 more homes could be made available for tenants or buyers as work on tackling this aspect of […]

Hundreds of empty homes brought back into use

Choir to join cemetery crew for Mother’s Day with a difference Two community groups are joining forces to help people in Portslade celebrate a Mother’s Day with a difference next weekend. Singers from the Tone Rangers, a community choir, and the Portslade cemetery branch of the Woodvale Volunteer Group are teaming up next Sunday (15 March). They plan to give a respectful welcome to all those […]

Choir to join cemetery crew for Mother’s Day with a difference

Suffragette statue granted planning permission Plans to erect a statue in Brighton to “forgotten” suffragette Mary Clarke have been approved as Women’s History Month begins. Brighton and Hove City Council granted planning permission to the application submitted by a local charity, the Mary Clarke Statue Appeal. This will allow the statue to be erected in New Road opposite the entrance […]

ICYMI: Suffragette statue granted planning permission

Boy, 17, in court over stabbing in park A 17-year-old boy, from Brighton, has appeared in court after a stabbing in a park. Sussex Police said: “A teenager has appeared in court after a man was stabbed in Victoria Park, Worthing. “The 17-year-old boy, from Brighton, has been charged with wounding with intent and being concerned with the supply of class A drugs […]

Boy, 17, in court over stabbing in park

Dozens of new ambulances enter service Dozens of new dual-crewed ambulances are entering service as the South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) updates its fleet. Some of the latest consignment of 92 ambulances have already arrived at the Lewes commissioning centre where they are being equipped with radios, security cameras and digital systems. All 92 are due to be received by […]

Dozens of new ambulances enter service

Community groups to celebrate International Women’s Day in Brighton today Several community groups are due to celebrate International Women’s Day at a free event in the centre of Brighton today (Saturday 7 March). The organisers said: “The Network of International Women for Brighton and Hove are proud to host the community event celebrating International Women’s Day 2026. “Local organisations and community groups will come together […]

Community groups to celebrate International Women’s Day in Brighton today

Convenience store seeks off-licence but neighbours and rivals object The owner of a new convenience store faces objections to his application for a drinks licence from neighbours and council officials. Isteph Ayoub, 24, who is also a director of Brighton Cars Limited, wants to be able to sell alcohol from 8am to 11pm daily from the Dials Convenience Store, at 157 Dyke Road, Hove. […]

ICYMI: Convenience store seeks off-licence but neighbours and rivals object

Firm can turn offices into flats An old office building can be turned into flats after councillors unanimously approved a planning application this week. But concerns were raised about the potential loss of a grassroots football organisation which meets in the car park behind 10 Franklin Road, in Portslade. The applicant gave an assurance that “community infrastructure” would be provided through […]

ICYMI: Firm can turn offices into flats

Three-bed house approved in grounds of suburban semi A woman has been granted planning permission to build a three-bedroom house in the garden of an existing property in Brighton. The plan for the detached house was approved unanimously by Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee at Hove Town Hall on Wednesday (4 March). The site, in Overhill Drive, Patcham, is next to […]

ICYMI: Three-bed house approved in grounds of suburban semi

Suffragette statue granted planning permission Plans to erect a statue in Brighton to “forgotten” suffragette Mary Clarke have been approved as Women’s History Month begins. Brighton and Hove City Council granted planning permission to the application submitted by a local charity, the Mary Clarke Statue Appeal. This will allow the statue to be erected in New Road opposite the entrance […]

Suffragette statue granted planning permission

North Laine holiday let owners fail to find planning loophole A developer who hoped he had found a way around planning rules to get permission for his holiday let has been left disappointed. KDS Developments, owned by Darren and Kevin Short, cited a successful planning appeal by the owner of another holiday home when trying to get the green light for their house in Tidy […]

ICYMI: North Laine holiday let owners fail to find planning loophole

Hospital helipad finally ready to take patients Eight years after it was due to open, the Royal Sussex’s rooftop helipad is finally ready to receive patients. The opening of the deck on top of the Brighton hospital’s Thomas Kemp tower has been beset by delays, including the need to re-clad the tower and replace windows to withstand powerful backdrafts created by helicopter […]

ICYMI: Hospital helipad finally ready to take patients

Marina applies for new dredging licence Brighton Marina has applied for another dredging licence after its previous one was withdrawn following a legal bid by Sussex Wildlife Trust. Premier Marinas, which runs the marina, was granted a ten-year licence by the government’ Marine Management Organisation (MMO) last year, but this was cancelled in November after the trust launched a judicial review […]

ICYMI: Marina applies for new dredging licence

Costly lessons of i360 spelt out in independent report The costly lessons of the i360 have been spelt out in a new independent report. Brighton and Hove City Council kept the business case secret from public scrutiny when it decided to lend £36 million to the developer Marks Barfield, citing commercial confidentiality. But it prevented most councillors and the wider public from being able […]

ICYMI: Costly lessons of i360 spelt out in independent report

Male childminder banned from contact with children A childminder has been banned from working or having any contact with children after one of his clients found sexual messages on her daughter’s phone. Luke Lee, 36, is under investigation for a series of sex offence allegations in connection with his business, East Sussex Manny. Today, a court extended an interim sexual risk order […]

ICYMI: Male childminder banned from contact with children

Convenience store seeks off-licence but neighbours and rivals object The owner of a new convenience store faces objections to his application for a drinks licence from neighbours and council officials. Isteph Ayoub, 24, who is also a director of Brighton Cars Limited, wants to be able to sell alcohol from 8am to 11pm daily from the Dials Convenience Store, at 157 Dyke Road, Hove. […]

Convenience store seeks off-licence but neighbours and rivals object

Firm can turn offices into flats An old office building can be turned into flats after councillors unanimously approved a planning application this week. But concerns were raised about the potential loss of a grassroots football organisation which meets in the car park behind 10 Franklin Road, in Portslade. The applicant gave an assurance that “community infrastructure” would be provided through […]

Firm can turn offices into flats

Sauna customers could inadvertently moon seafront passers-by, councillors fear The lack of changing facilities at a seafront sauna could expose passers-by to being inadvertently “mooned”, according to councillors. Rockwater in Kingsway, Hove, has been granted planning permission to replace three beach hut style food and drink kiosks with saunas. Some neighbours were worried about pollution because the plans initially proposed timber-fired saunas. But members […]

ICYMI: Sauna customers could inadvertently moon seafront passers-by, councillors fear

Three-bed house approved in grounds of suburban semi A woman has been granted planning permission to build a three-bedroom house in the garden of an existing property in Brighton. The plan for the detached house was approved unanimously by Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee at Hove Town Hall on Wednesday (4 March). The site, in Overhill Drive, Patcham, is next to […]

Three-bed house approved in grounds of suburban semi

More than a dozen ideas put forward for empty seafront space More than a dozen ideas were put forward after a call for suggestions on how to use the new space at Black Rock on the seafront. The space, just west of the marina, has been redeveloped to make it ready for major development in the future. But in the meantime, Brighton and Hove City Council […]

ICYMI: More than a dozen ideas put forward for empty seafront space

Jewish friend testifies for woman charged with supporting Hamas A former university student accused of expressing support for Hamas a day after its militants entered Israel attended a memorial for hostages and lay flowers, her Jewish friend has told the court. Hanin Barghouthi, 24, is accused of expressing an “opinion or belief” in support of the proscribed organisation in a speech made at a […]

ICYMI: Jewish friend testifies for woman charged with supporting Hamas

North Laine holiday let owners fail to find planning loophole A developer who hoped he had found a way around planning rules to get permission for his holiday let has been left disappointed. KDS Developments, owned by Darren and Kevin Short, cited a successful planning appeal by the owner of another holiday home when trying to get the green light for their house in Tidy […]

North Laine holiday let owners fail to find planning loophole