The £1 Whitehawk Link bus fare has been extended to 31 March 2027, with almost 16,000 journeys made since July. Here is how the fare works, what the council's research found and where the Pride in Place programme and its £20 million stand in Whitehawk.

Brighton and Hove City Council is holding two drop-in sessions on the future of the Floral Clock at Palmeira Square, on Tuesday 6 October at the Cornerstone Community Centre and Thursday 8 October in the square. The survey on three replacement options closes on 14 October 2026.

The Jeanne Saunders Centre, a specialist SEND nursery in Hove, has been graded Exceptional in all six areas by Ofsted, following four Outstanding inspections between 2006 and 2020. Here is what the report found, what the grade means and how the nursery moved from Penny Gobby House to Connaught Road.

Work on the King's Road arches between the Bandstand and The Seahorse is due to start within weeks, backed by more than £22 million from the DfT, with the paddling pool, playground and public toilets closing during the work.

Indian Summer on East Street is serving a £35 per person October Feast with a welcome drink, a six-part starter and an 11-part thali for two or more, to mark 25 years in Brighton.

Green candidate Mark Strong won the Queen's Park by-election with 1,139 votes, 337 ahead of Labour's Steve Gladwin, lifting the Green group to 12 seats on Brighton and Hove City Council.

Brighton reggae duo The Tribulizations, Frankie Dread and Tara Gold, are crowdfunding their new album Togetherness with a £22,000 target, with money raised beyond it going to Brighton Antifascists and Sussex Homeless Support.

SWL Male Grooming has arrived in Brighton. Award-winning professional male waxing, trimming, massage and skin care with male therapists in private rooms at Brighton Therapy Rooms, near Brighton Station. LGBTQ+ owned and friendly.

An ImJustBrighton exclusive investigation into the sudden closure of Little Jack Fuller's fish and chip shop in Kemptown — two managers fired by forwarded WhatsApp message, a family estate dispute, and £10,529.88 in statutory pay that remains unpaid.

More than 50 first-year Paramedic Science students at the University of Brighton have completed a pioneering three-day Samaritans placement, building skills in listening, managing suicidal conversations and protecting their own wellbeing before they begin work on the frontline.

Brighton and Hove City Council has launched a consultation on the future of the Floral Clock at Palmeira Square. Residents can vote on three options until 14 October 2026.

Brighton and Hove City Council has submitted a £41 million bid to the Department for Transport to repair and strengthen 38 more Victorian seafront arches beneath King's Road, focusing on the arches east of Shelter Hall. Cabinet met on 3 September to approve the council's £4 million contribution. A decision from the DfT is expected in autumn 2026.

Brighton and Hove City Council voted on 17 September 2026 to close Wellington House Day Centre, the last council-run day service for adults with learning disabilities in the city. Dozens of protesters gathered outside Hove Town Hall before the vote. The 21 current service users will be moved to external providers once individual transition plans are in place.

Brighton and Hove City Council wants your views on the next stretch of the A259 Active Travel Scheme between Fourth Avenue and West Street. The plans replace the wand-separated cycle lane with one two-way lane, add around 70 parking spaces and reinstate a westbound traffic lane in places. The survey closes at midnight on 25 October 2026.

Contractors are clearing almost 600 drains and gullies across 237 flood risk roads in Brighton and Hove this autumn. More than 46,000 residents live in areas at risk of surface water flooding, and the consultation on the city's new Local Flood Risk Management Strategy closes at midnight on Saturday 26 September 2026.

Brighton and Hove City Council has granted a lease for the return of the Brighton Wheel to Madeira Drive. The 45-metre observation wheel closed in May 2016 and could be back and running by summer 2027.

Woodingdean's Community Greengrocers on Warren Way closes at the end of October after 29 years. School chef Danny Nobrega has launched a Founder Club, £50 for £55 store credit, to take over the site and keep it a greengrocer with a Venezuelan twist.

The Birdcage on Marine Parade has launched four new Community Cocktails, with £5 from every drink split equally between Queerwell, Lunch Positive, The Sussex Beacon and Trans Pride Brighton, alongside 69 upcoming events running through to December.

Streamline Taxis hosted its annual hospitality evening at Brighton Racecourse, raising around £400 for Martlets Hospice with raffle prizes from BE Outdoor Fit, Fatto a Mano, Komedia and more.

Brighton & Hove City Council has launched Living Legacy, a new bench and tree dedication service with six bench styles, fifteen tree species and full pricing.