The £1 Whitehawk Link bus fare on routes 1 and 21 has been extended to 31 March 2027 after almost 16,000 journeys. See how the zone works, what the council's research found and where Whitehawk's Pride...

ImJustBrighton investigates the closure of Little Jack Fuller's at 102 St James's Street Kemptown. Two managers fired by WhatsApp are owed £10,529.88. ACAS cases R283302/26 and R283305/26 filed. Full ...

Charles Saddler, known to all as Pirate, has died after a battle with lung cancer. His funeral is on Friday 4 September, with a procession up St James's Street and mourners asked to wear bright colour...

The Brighton Wheel could return to Madeira Drive by summer 2027. Brighton & Hove City Council will decide on 17 September whether to grant the Brighton Zip operators a 25-year lease to rebuild the whe...

Brighton and Hove City Council is forecasting a £19.882 million overspend risk for 2026/27, driven by rising adult social care and children's care costs, and has approved a request for up to £30 milli...

Work is under way on 222 new council homes for rent and a community hub in Moulsecoomb, delivered by Wates Residential for Brighton and Hove City Council. The scheme includes a GP surgery, pharmacy, l...

Brighton and Hove Streamline Taxis has served the city since 1936. A local, driver-owned cooperative with a modern app, fair pricing, no surge charges and a 24-hour local call centre. Here is why more...

Cult burger and steak restaurant Burger and Beyond opens its first site outside London at 56 Ship Street in Brighton's Lanes on 14 July. A citywide scavenger hunt from 9 July puts 56 free meals up for...

Researchers at the University of Sussex are recruiting Brighton and Hove participants for the Mind Meets Body study on how the body and mind connect. Paid, ethics-approved, one lab session.

South City Events returns to Brighton on 5 September with Movers Mansion, a two-venue Ibiza tribute across Horizon and Tide Nightclub. Tech house duo Beyond Chicago headline, with a second name reveal...

The Birdcage opened on Marine Parade in Kemptown in May 2026, running cabaret, drag, bingo, quiz and comedy seven nights a week. Thirty-two performers, eight regular series booked to December, cocktai...

Brighton and Hove City Council is expanding its selective licensing scheme to the Regency and Central Hove wards from 20 October 2026. Up to 7,274 private rented homes will need a licence, with landlo...

Brighton and Hove City Council has launched a Civic Leadership Programme with Operation Black Vote, aimed at increasing Black and Asian representation in civic roles such as councillors, magistrates, ...

Abdulla Ahmadi and Ibrahim Alshafe were each jailed for 21 years and Karin Al-Danasurt for 18 years and six months for the rape of a woman on Brighton beach. Sussex Police statement and case details.

Brighton and Hove City Council has announced new pilot funding for local charity Pelican Parcels, helping deliver 100 additional baby parcels to families across the city. Council Leader Bella Sankey a...

Brighton and Hove Streamline Taxis has served the city since 1936. A local, driver-owned cooperative with a modern app, fair pricing, no surge charges and a 24-hour local call centre. Here is why more...

Southern Fried Records, the label founded by Fatboy Slim, returns to Brighton for two Big Beach Boutique afterparties at Patterns. Luca Lozano b2b Mr. Ho on Friday 17 July and SHEE and DJ Streaks on S...

The Old Market in Hove presents Feel Good, its first ever wellbeing music season, running 2 to 8 September 2026. Eight days of immersive live music, 360-degree audiovisual shows, folk, sound baths and...

Love Supreme Jazz Festival returns to Glynde Place in East Sussex from 3 to 5 July 2026, just 20 minutes from Brighton. Headliners Loyle Carner, Ezra Collective and De La Soul lead a huge lineup of ja...

Rob Lamberti presents a summer celebration of George Michael at Central Park on Brighton Seafront on Sunday 5 July 2026, 7pm till 10.30pm. The UK's number one George Michael tribute performs Wham! and...

A man has been charged after two men were injured in a knife attack on Sillwood Street in Brighton on 27 June 2026. Members of the public tackled and detained the suspect until Sussex Police arrived. ...

A double-decker bus collided with a shop on Trafalgar Street in Brighton on 1 July 2026. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and Sussex Police confirmed a damage-only collision with no injuries, and t...

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 more than £1.5 billion and suppo...

Brighton and Hove Comic Con lands at the Brighton Dome on 5 and 6 September 2026, a full weekend of film, TV, gaming, comics and cosplay from family-run Screentear Events. Here is everything you need ...

The Road to Nashville brings a full day of live country music, line dancing, rodeo bull, axe throwing and barbecue to Central Park on Brighton Seafront on Sunday 21 June 2026. Family friendly. Tickets...

South East Patriots attempted a Stop the Boats rally in Brighton on 13 June 2026. Around 4,000 counter-protesters blocked them. Five arrests confirmed by Sussex Police. Fatboy Slim played Queens Road.

Fatboy Slim played an impromptu free set outside Brighton station on 13 June 2026 as 4,000 counter-protesters shut down a far-right rally. Covered by NME. He said: "So proud of our City today. No plac...

Brighton and Hove City Council cleared more than 20 tonnes of rubbish from Brighton seafront during the May bank holiday weekend and is urging beachgoers to bin their waste or take it home.

Brighton and Hove City Council warns domestic abuse rises during major tournaments. Support available via Victim Support 0300 323 9985 and National Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 2000 247.

Virginia Woolf's Night and Day screens at Duke of York's Picturehouse Brighton on Thursday 11 June at 7.30pm, over a week before its UK release. Q&A with screenwriter Justine Waddell to follow.

Three new School Streets proposed for Brighton and Hove. Camera enforcement arrives September 2026. Consultation open until 21 July. Full list of all 15 current School Streets plus three years of scho...

Brighton and Hove City Council has published its seafront investment prospectus, setting out plans to transform 13 kilometres of coastline including a potential art gallery at Black Rock and a revampe...

Brighton and Hove Albion Women reached the Women's FA Cup final for the first time last weekend. The council leader says the impact on girls across the city will last a generation.

Brighton has 340 pubs and eleven per square mile. The local's guide to the best pubs in Brighton and Hove in 2026, from BRAVO award winners to craft beer gems and neighbourhood institutions.

Born in a Brighton slum in 1826, Thomas Sayers became the first heavyweight boxing champion of the world. On his 200th birthday in May 2026, a councillor cleaned his plaque. This is his story.

Brighton has 340 pubs and eleven per square mile. The local's guide to the best pubs in Brighton and Hove in 2026, from BRAVO award winners to craft beer gems and neighbourhood institutions.

Brighton and Hove City Council is reintroducing a patrol boat to the seafront before the end of June 2026, working alongside the RNLI as part of wider summer safety measures.

Carers Week 2026 runs from 8 to 14 June. Brighton and Hove has at least 21,000 unpaid carers. Here are the local events, support services and how to get help if you are a carer in the city.

Brighton Pride 2026 takes place on 1 and 2 August for its 35th anniversary. RAYE headlines Saturday, Diana Ross headlines Sunday. Full guide to the parade, tickets, lineup and practical tips.