Brighton News
Council Backs Local Charity Pelican Parcels to Help More Families
Brighton and Hove City Council is backing local charity Pelican Parcels with new pilot funding to help more families access essential items for babies and young children, following a warehouse visit…
Free Bus Travel for Brighton and Hove Care Leavers From September
Care leavers in Brighton and Hove aged 18 to 24 can apply for a free monthly bus pass from September, as the city council launches a new pilot to help young people leaving care reach education, work…
Brighton and Hove Streamline Taxis: The Local App Brighton Should Be Using Instead of Uber
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…
Southern Fried Records Takes Over Patterns for Big Beach Boutique Afterparties
Southern Fried Records, the label founded by Fatboy Slim, returns to Brighton for two Big Beach Boutique afterparties at Patterns on 17 and 18 July, with Luca Lozano b2b Mr. Ho and SHEE and DJ…
The Old Market Launches Feel Good, a Week of Immersive Music and Wellbeing in Hove This September
The Old Market in Hove presents Feel Good this September, an eight-day season of immersive music, 360-degree audiovisual shows, folk, sound baths and deep listening running from 2 to 8 September 2026.
Major Funding Boost for Brighton's King's Road Arches
Brighton and Hove City Council has secured over £22 million from the Department for Transport, plus £3.9 million of its own funding, to rebuild the Victorian era arches under King's Road, after…
New CCTV Installed on Brighton Seafront in Push to Improve Safety
Brighton and Hove City Council has installed new CCTV on the seafront's lower promenade, with lighting technology to assist searches, as part of a joint push with Sussex Police to improve safety.
Meet Graham and Ami, the Couple Behind Sully's, Mile Oak's New Cake Addiction
Sully's opened at 88 Valley Road in January 2026 and has already become Mile Oak's cake addiction fix and hangover cure. We spoke to Graham and Ami, the couple behind it, about Monsters Inc…
Love Supreme Jazz Festival returns to the South Downs this weekend
Europe's largest outdoor jazz festival lands at Glynde Place, just 20 minutes from Brighton, from 3 to 5 July 2026. Loyle Carner, Ezra Collective and De La Soul headline a huge weekend of jazz, soul…
A summer celebration of George Michael comes to Brighton Seafront
Rob Lamberti, the UK's number one George Michael tribute, brings Wham! and the solo hits to Central Park on Brighton Seafront on Sunday 5 July 2026. An open-air evening of Careless Whisper, Faith,…
Rum and Reggae Fest brings a full day of sunshine sound to Brighton seafront
Rum and Reggae Fest lands at Central Park on Brighton Seafront on Saturday 4 July 2026, with Gentleman's Dub Club, The Skints, Mad Professor, Don Letts and more, plus a full Jamaican carnival village.
Man charged after two men injured in Brighton knife attack
A man has been charged after two men were injured in a knife attack on Sillwood Street in Brighton. Members of the public detained the suspect until police arrived. A 33-year-old has been charged…
Bus crashes into Trafalgar Street shop in Brighton
A double-decker bus collided with a shop on Trafalgar Street in Brighton city centre this afternoon. Sussex Police have confirmed a damage-only collision with no injuries, and the road has reopened.
Doorstep Phone Repair Comes to Brighton and Hove with 3DS Mobile Direct
A Brighton technician is bringing expert iPhone, Samsung and Google Pixel repairs straight to your door across Brighton and Hove, with a free WhatsApp diagnosis and a no fix no fee promise.
Brighton and Hove Comic Con comes to Brighton Dome this September
Brighton and Hove Comic Con lands at Brighton Dome on 5 and 6 September 2026, a first-ever weekend of Star Wars guests, cosplay, gaming and traders from family-run Screentear Events. Day tickets…
Brighton and Hove sets out a plan to strengthen its visual arts scene
Brighton and Hove has launched Re:Frame, a new report setting out how to protect and grow the city's visual arts scene. The council says creative industries contribute over £1.5 billion and support…
Brighton and Hove secures £4.7 million government funding for fire safety in council homes
Brighton and Hove City Council has secured £4.7 million in government funding for fire safety work on the outer walls of nine high-rise council blocks, with the total expected to reach over £6…
Brighton and Hove awarded Council of Sanctuary status at Jubilee Library ceremony
Brighton and Hove City Council has been awarded Council of Sanctuary status, recognising its commitment to welcoming refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Councillor Mitchie Alexander received the…
Stevoo Hide and Luan Luan write a birthday song for Manu Chao and it goes viral
Brighton-based artists Stevoo Hide and Luan Luan wrote a tribute to Manu Chao called Ciao Manu Chao, recorded it live with Luan on sax and released it on his 65th birthday. The video has passed…
First Blind Woman to Swim the Channel Backs Brighton Sea Swimming Day for the Blind
Paralympic champion Melanie Barratt is backing Gateway to the Sea, a new accessible sea swimming day at Sea Lanes Brighton on 27 June, helping blind and partially sighted people gain confidence in…