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Volunteers wanted to help preserve historic Telscombe Village
Brighton & Hove City Council is helping recruit a community trustee for Gorham's Gift, the legacy charity that has protected the rural character of Telscombe Village since 1933.
Brickfields: Hove's new supported living scheme prepares to welcome first residents
Brickfields, a new council-owned supported living scheme on the former Knoll House site in Hove, is complete and ready to welcome its first residents from mid-October. It offers 28 accessible…
Brighton & Hove wins £155k to get more Sussex food on shelves and menus
Brighton & Hove City Council has secured £155,000 from government to back the Sussex Six campaign, encouraging local shops and restaurants to stock more Sussex food and drink. Here's how the pledge…
£564k secured to explore bus reform across Sussex and Brighton
The Sussex & Brighton Strategic Authority has secured £564,000 from government to study how buses across the region could be improved, including the option of franchising. Here's what the money pays…
Summer Park & Ride: the August dates you can still use
Brighton & Hove's summer Park & Ride is still running on five dates this August, including the bank holiday weekend. Park at Falmer, ride the 25 into the city for £6.50 a car. Here are the dates and…
Hove Park School to move onto a single site from 2028
Councillors have agreed to consolidate Hove Park School onto its Nevill Campus from September 2028, closing the Valley Campus. The move responds to falling pupil numbers and promises improved SEND…
Green Flag flies again over Stanmer Park as volunteers and staff celebrate
Stanmer Park has retained its Green Flag Award and Green Heritage Site Accreditation, as volunteers and Cityparks staff gathered to raise the flag over the city's largest park.
City Plan: have your say on how Brighton & Hove grows over the next 15 years
Brighton & Hove has opened its City Plan Scoping Consultation, running 14 July to 7 September. Residents, businesses and community groups are invited to help shape housing, green space and…
Two years in: where Brighton & Hove's Homes for Everyone housing plan stands
The council has invested more than £44m in council homes and started work on 528 affordable homes, but temporary accommodation pressures keep rising. Here's what the two-year review of the Housing…
Council Sets Out Three-Year Plan to Boost SEND Support in Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove City Council has set out a three-year plan to expand specialist support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, with new support bases, more…
Council Rules Out New England House Rebuild and Opens New Creative Workspace
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…
Brighton Council to Invest £1.3 Million in Bins as Fortnightly Collections Are Explored
Brighton and Hove City Council is investing a further £1.3 million to improve bin collection reliability and reduce missed bins, while continuing to explore a possible future move from weekly to…
Brighton and Hove Council Forecasts Almost £20 Million Overspend and Seeks Government Support
Brighton and Hove City Council is forecasting a potential overspend of almost £20 million this year and is asking government for up to £30 million in extra support, as rising social care costs…
222 New Council Homes and a Community Hub Take Shape in Moulsecoomb
Work is under way on 222 new council homes for rent and a community hub in Moulsecoomb, with a GP surgery, library, youth centre, café, skate park and 3G pitches. Shaped by residents, it is one of…
Selective Licensing Scheme Expands to Regency and Central Hove From October 2026
Brighton and Hove City Council is expanding its selective licensing scheme to the Regency and Central Hove wards from October 2026, meaning up to 7,274 more private rented homes will need a licence.…
Copito, the Spanish tattoo artist giving Brighton her art for a summer
Meet Copito, a tattoo artist from the Costa Blanca spending her summer inking Brighton. Five years in, custom only, and here until the end of September.
A new Brighton run club where the running is just the excuse for the pub
A new Brighton social run club is swapping the desk for a gentle 5k that ends at the pub, on a mission to build community and find the city's best pint of Guinness.
Burger and Beyond is now open in Brighton after citywide 56-meal scavenger hunt
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.
University of Sussex recruits Brighton participants for Mind Meets Body Study
Researchers at the University of Sussex are looking for Brighton and Hove volunteers for a new study called Mind Meets Body, exploring how the body and mind connect. Participants receive a gift card…
South City Events brings Movers Mansion to Brighton with Beyond Chicago across Horizon and Tide
Brighton's biggest house music takeover is back on 5 September. Two headliners, two venues and one wristband across Horizon and Tide, with Beyond Chicago leading the line up.