Almost 100 girls from eight Brighton primary schools took part in a rugby festival at Hove Rec in May 2026, part of the council's Sport Lifts Her Higher campaign to make Brighton the UK capital for women and girls in sport.

Brighton and Hove City Council has launched a new overnight deep cleaning team targeting the city centre, starting at Churchill Square and working up to Montpellier Road.

Brighton and Hove City Council has reduced its median ethnicity pay gap to zero and made significant progress on disability pay equality, according to new workforce data published in May 2026.

Brighton and Hove now has a shared electric cargo bike scheme run by OurBike, launched at three city venues with government funding. Here is everything residents and businesses need to know.

One in four children in Brighton and Hove is living in poverty. The city has the highest homelessness rate in Sussex. A new independent review is recruiting residents with lived experience of poverty to sit on a panel and help shape real solutions. Applications close 19 June 2026.

Brighton captain Lewis Dunk led the celebrations at the Amex after the Seagulls qualified for the UEFA Conference League despite losing 3-0 to Manchester United. He also credited James Milner as the key figure in Brighton's remarkable second half of the season.

Two landmark moments in the £860 million modernisation of Brighton's Royal Sussex County Hospital took place on 22 May 2026. A new emergency helipad was officially opened and the foundation stone was laid for a new £250 million cancer centre serving 1.8 million people.

After 11 years of pop-ups and residencies across Brighton, The Set opens its first permanent home at 9 Preston Road on Wednesday 27 May 2026. Just 12 seats, no phones and a 12 to 15 course tasting menu from chefs Dan Kenny and Marcin Miasik.

Brighton and Hove Albion will play in the UEFA Conference League in 2026/27 after finishing 8th in the Premier League. They lost 3-0 to Manchester United on the final day but results elsewhere sealed their European place. Full story, match report, final table and what comes next.

Brighton are 0-2 down at half time against Manchester United with European football slipping away. United scored in the 33rd and 44th minutes despite Brighton having 54 per cent of the ball.

A candlelit vigil takes place this Sunday 24 May at 8pm at Black Rock Beach in Brighton to honour Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters, the three sisters found in the sea near Madeira Drive on 13 May 2026.

The developer behind the Kingswest building on Brighton seafront, which houses Odeon and Pryzm, has applied to cover its scaffolding with a 12-month advertising shroud featuring panels measuring 20 by 10 metres.

Brighton and Hove Buses has confirmed a new route 20 will launch on 14 June, merging the existing number 18 Queens Park service and number 50 Hollingdean service into a single cross-city route.

Hollingdean councillor Theresa Fowler has been appointed Mayor of Brighton and Hove at the city council's Annual Meeting on 21 May 2026, taking over from outgoing mayor Amanda Grimshaw.

Brighton drinks more coffee per head than any other UK city. This is the complete guide to the best independent coffee shops, roasters, brunch cafes and hidden local favourites for 2026.

The Brighton that locals actually know is quieter, stranger and more interesting than the tourist version. Over 20 hidden gems, secret spots and overlooked places worth finding — most of them free.

The complete Brighton guide for 2026. Where to stay, what to see, where to eat, which beaches to visit, what is on and everything locals know that visitors usually miss.

Sussex Police have charged a 35-year-old man following a rape reported on Brighton beach opposite the Grand Hotel in the early hours of 3 May 2026.

Brighton's beaches run for miles from Hove in the west to the marina in the east. This is the complete guide to every stretch, swimming spot, beach bar and practical detail you need.

Brighton has one of the best nightlife scenes in the UK. This is where to go — clubs, cocktail bars, LGBTQ+ venues, live music and late-night spots, area by area.