A new council campaign brings together 18 walks across Brighton and Hove, every one reachable by bus. Leave the car at home, catch a bus, and let it drop you at the start of a beautiful walk.

Under-16s can travel free on all the city's buses throughout August, thanks to new Government funding under the Great British Summer Savings scheme. Here is how it works and what else is cheaper this summer.

Brighton and Hove's Planning Committee has voted 8 to 1 to back a £65 million replacement for the ageing King Alfred, with an 8-lane pool, 150-station gym, four-level soft play and a sea-view cafe. Here is what is planned and what happens next.

The Colonnade public toilets on Brighton seafront have reopened for the summer after structural work, though the Changing Places facility stays closed until winter and a wider refurbishment is being planned.

Thousands of tonnes of shingle are being pumped ashore at Hove to widen the beach by around 25 metres, as part of the long-term scheme protecting Brighton & Hove's coast from flooding and erosion.

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, 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 apartments with 24-hour care for people with physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries.

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 works and what it means for the city.

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 for and what happens next.

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 how it works.

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 facilities.

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.

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 development across the city for the next 15 years.

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 Strategy shows.

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 help in mainstream schools and a refocused approach to alternative provision.

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.

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 fortnightly rubbish collections. No decision has yet been made.

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 squeeze budgets. Opposition councillors have questioned the figures.

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 the city's biggest council housing projects in years.

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. Landlords who fail to comply face fines and enforcement.