Dyke Barbers opens at 214 Dyke Road on Friday 4 September, an inclusive new barbershop where everyone is welcome. Free coffee and 20% off on opening day. Here's the story behind it.

No1 Currency Brighton is marking 35 years on Ship Street with a community thank-you day on Thursday 3 September, featuring birthday treats, Brighton Rock giveaways and a €35 Guess the Euros competition. Everyone is welcome.

Frustrated she couldn't find out which pubs had deals on a Tuesday night, Brighton's Olivia Gray built OffersOn, a real-time platform showing live local offers near you. It's free for consumers and puts businesses fully in control of their own deals.

Brighton and Hove City Council has ruled out a costly rebuild of New England House and will instead open more than 30,000 square feet of workspace at Phoenix House and Lyndean House for creative businesses, while beginning the long-term regeneration of the site.

Cult London burger and steak restaurant Burger and Beyond opens its first site outside the capital at 56 Ship Street in the Lanes, with a citywide scavenger hunt and 56 free meals up for grabs.

Two months after opening on Marine Parade, The Birdcage has thirty-two performers on its roster, eight regular series booked through to December, and gives half the proceeds of its charity cocktails to a Brighton LGBTQIA+ mental health charity

Furry Adventures started as favours around a pram and a course at Plumpton. Now it is a registered family business walking dogs across Brighton, Hove and Worthing six days a week, turning down the two extra dogs their policy would allow.

Brighton and Hove Streamline Taxis has served the city since 1936. Meet the local, driver-owned firm with a brand new app, fair pricing and no surge charges, and why more Brighton locals are switching from Uber.

The Brighton and Hove Business Growth Board is looking for an experienced leader to become its next Chair. Applications close Monday 6 July 2026.