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The Montreal Arms pub on the corner of Albion Hill and Montreal Road in Hanover, Brighton, with green glazed tiles and United Ales and Stout fascia
Council

Montreal Arms Brighton: No Community Bid for £425k Hanover Pub

Jubilee Library in Brighton, where the Care Leavers Month book launch takes place on 12 November
Community

Care Leavers Month 2026 in Brighton and Hove: Events and Support

Norton Road multi-storey car park in Hove, which Brighton and Hove City Council says is expected to close within 12 months
Transport

Norton Road Car Park, Hove, Expected to Close Within 12 Months

Brighton War Memorial, a white stone colonnade beside a fountain pool in Old Steine Gardens with trees behind
Community

Remembrance Sunday 2026 in Brighton and Hove: Times and Road Closures

Kings Road seafront in Brighton with the Brighton Centre on the right under a blue sky with clouds
What's on

Love Actually in Concert at Brighton Centre: 21 December 2026

Two police officers in high-visibility jackets stand on a night-time street beside crowd barriers outside a venue
Crime

Sussex Police Step Up Spiking Action at Pubs, Clubs and Campuses

Brighton shops and restaurants on a brick-paved lane in the city centre, file photo
Crime

Man Arrested After Upskirting Report at Brighton Clothes Shop

Quick reads

  1. Council

    Montreal Arms Brighton: No Community Bid for £425k Hanover Pub

  2. Community

    Care Leavers Month 2026 in Brighton and Hove: Events and Support

  3. Transport

    Norton Road Car Park, Hove, Expected to Close Within 12 Months

  4. Community

    Remembrance Sunday 2026 in Brighton and Hove: Times and Road Closures

  5. What's on

    Love Actually in Concert at Brighton Centre: 21 December 2026

  6. Crime

    Sussex Police Step Up Spiking Action at Pubs, Clubs and Campuses

  7. Crime

    Man Arrested After Upskirting Report at Brighton Clothes Shop

  8. Transport

    Elm Grove Junction in Brighton Closed Until February: Roads Shut

  9. What's on

    Valley Gardens Christmas Market Opens 26 November in Brighton

  10. Community

    Brighton Artist Surprises Fatboy Slim With Oil Portrait at Museum

Council

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The new lift tower and restored turquoise ironwork of Madeira Terrace on Brighton seafront in August 2026

Brighton Blue Seafront Paint: Council Confirms New Coating, RAL 6027

Brighton and Hove City Council says restored seafront cast iron is now coated in turquoise RAL 6027, matched to Madeira Terrace's colour. Who decided, why, where it is used and…

Rough grey sea and breaking waves seen from above the Brighton seafront, with a Victorian hotel on the left, on a stormy day.

Brighton Emergency Shelter: When SWEP Opens After Storm Austen

Barrack Yard in Brighton’s North Laine, looking along the brick Old Slipper Baths building towards the Prince Regent Swimming Complex, 21 November 2008.

Old Slipper Baths in Brighton Approved for 11 Temporary Homes

Hove Town Hall, where the Youth Council held its takeover day in the Council Chamber

Youth Council Takes Over Hove Town Hall Chamber With 80 Young People

Crime

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Brighton Law Courts on Edward Street, where Brighton Magistrates' Court sits

Brighton man, 20, given three-year Football Banning Order

Sussex Police says a 20-year-old Brighton man has been given a three-year Football Banning Order after months of intelligence gathering on antisocial behaviour at matches.…

Ambulance and police vehicles at night beside a multi-storey car park at Brighton Marina, with all people blurred

Man charged after two men hit by Range Rover at Brighton Marina

A crashed white car behind police tape at a road junction

Man dies after two-car crash on A26 near Lewes, police appeal

Police cars and an emergency ambulance beside a brick tower block on Grosvenor Street, Brighton

Grosvenor Street Reopens After Police Incident at Brighton Flat

Sport

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Scoreboard graphic showing Manchester City 0, Brighton 1, with Yasin Ayari scoring in the 11th minute at the Etihad Stadium

Man City 0-1 Brighton: Ayari Goal Gives Albion First Etihad Win

Yasin Ayari's 11th-minute goal gave Brighton a 1-0 win at Manchester City on 31 October 2026, the club's first win at the Etihad. Albion are third in the Premier League. What…

The County Ground in Hove on a sunny match day, which will host England Women v Bangladesh Women on 17 September 2027

England Women v Bangladesh ODI at Hove: 17 September 2027 Guide

The Amex Stadium lit up at night with its curved roof glowing blue

Albion Fixtures: Man City Saturday, Getafe Next, Every Date to January

Matchday at the American Express Stadium in Falmer, where Albion host Brentford on Sunday 8 November 2026. File photo from August 2011.

Brighton v Brentford at the Amex: 2pm Sunday Kick-off, Sky TV and Form

Community

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Diane Brandrett and Norman Cook smile together with his arm around her as they hold her oil portrait of Fatboy Slim

Brighton Artist Surprises Fatboy Slim With Oil Portrait at Museum

Brighton artist Diane Brandrett surprised Norman Cook, known as Fatboy Slim, with a hand-painted oil portrait at a Pepita Coffee signing event at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery on…

Children from the Oromo community in traditional dress singing at the 20th anniversary celebration in Brighton

Oromo community marks 20 years in Brighton and Hove since 2006

RadioReverb logo over Brighton Open Market, with a small map showing the market

RadioReverb Faces Closure Over Rising Brighton Open Market Rent

The road into Stanmer village with the church spire beyond, in Stanmer Park, Brighton

Stanmer Park Archaeology Study: Stantec Wins £62,800 Contract

Transport

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The junction of Queens Park Road and Elm Grove in Brighton with traffic lights, a bus stop and terraced houses

Elm Grove Junction in Brighton Closed Until February: Roads Shut

Elm Grove is closed at its Queens Park Road junction for redesign works, with Bernard, Totland and Sandown Roads also shut. The council expects the works to end by 28 February…

A bus held up behind parked vehicles on Western Road in April 2013, with a small map of the red route

Western Road reopens 7 November, red route starts 9 November

Three orange Brighton and Hove City Council gritters parked side by side, seen from above, ready for winter

Brighton Gritters 2026/27: 156 Miles of Roads Treated This Winter

The Martyrs Crosses procession at Lewes Bonfire Night in 2005, with a map of the five road closures on 5 November 2026

Lewes Bonfire 2026: Road Closures, Last Trains and Ticket Prices

Housing

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Gradino Apartments on Davigdor Road, Hove, under construction in June 2023. A noise enclosure is planned for its rooftop plant (file photo)

Davigdor Road, Hove: bigger noise enclosure planned for rooftop plant

Officers recommend approving an acoustic enclosure around two noisy rooftop units at 113 to 118 Davigdor Road, Hove, after resident complaints. Planning Committee decides 28…

College Place in Kemp Town, Brighton, where artists' studios could become four flats (file photo)

Artists' studios on College Place, Brighton, could become four flats

A Victorian cast iron railway bridge with a curved arch over New England Road in Brighton, with a modern building behind it

66 affordable flats planned above a Brighton scrap metal yard draw objections

Brighton and Hove Rents Fell Over the Year: One of Only 16 Areas in Britain, ONS Figures Show

Brighton and Hove Rents Fell Over the Year: One of Only 16 Areas in Britain, ONS Figures Show

Food & drink

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Sushi Handroll at 28 New Road, Brighton, where a chicken katsu curry costs £3 through NeoTaste from 29 October to 4 November 2026

Sushi Handroll Brighton: £3 Katsu Curry Deal on New Road to 4 Nov

Sushi Handroll at 28 New Road is selling its chicken katsu curry for £3 from 29 October to 4 November 2026 through the NeoTaste app. How to claim it, where to find it and what…

Collage of the Royal Pavilion lit up at night in Brighton and the Music Room inside with its lotus chandeliers

Dishoom Permit Room Diwali party at the Royal Pavilion on 12 November

People walking along a sunlit independent shopping street in Brighton's North Laine

OffersOn Has About 40 Brighton Businesses Live and 4,085 People Using Its Map

Brighton's Dining Trends Revealed: Burgers, Breweries and a Very Good Sunday Roast

Brighton's Dining Trends Revealed: Burgers, Breweries and a Very Good Sunday Roast

Out and about

More things to do
The glass-fronted terrace dining room at The Salt Room on Brighton seafront, one of the restaurants taking part in NEWvember 2026
What's on

NEWvember Brighton 2026: All 38 Restaurant Offers, 9 to 22 November

Two people embrace beneath purple lighting as confetti falls, in a photo supplied by Twilite
What's on

Eastbourne's Twilite relaunches wedding DJs and party hire across Sussex

Steine House on the Old Steine in Brighton, the former home of Maria Fitzherbert and now the head office of YMCA Brighton
Community

Steine House opens its doors for a Regency coffee morning on 20 November

Brighton Palace Pier lit up at night, ahead of the Halloween weekend (file photo)
Things to do

Halloween weekend in Brighton 2026: club nights, gigs and parties

Brighton Dome, Anfield and Komedia, three venues in the Sunday 25 October line-up (file photos)
Sport

Brighton and Hove on Sunday 25 October: Albion at Anfield, comedy and live music

Collage of the Royal Pavilion lit up at night in Brighton and the Music Room inside with its lotus chandeliers
What's on

Dishoom Permit Room Diwali party at the Royal Pavilion on 12 November

Collage of the inside of Snoopers Paradise, the antiques and vintage emporium in Brighton, and its pink entrance on Kensington Gardens
What's on

Haunted Objects of Snoopers Paradise: free Halloween mystery in Brighton

Skaters on the ice inside the covered Portsmouth On Ice rink in Guildhall Square
What's on

Where to go ice skating near Brighton this winter while the rink takes a year off

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