A group of vastly outnumbered women were shepherded to safety by a lone police officer when they were tailed through
#Brighton
after a women's rights rally yesterday ...
After the heated debate in the House of Commons about gender identification, the campaigner and journalist Jean Calder has penned an opinion piece about what has become one of the polarising topics of our age ...
#Brighton
Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas
@CarolineLucas
criticised a government minister for complacency over water quality and sewage discharges during a debate in the House of Commons yesterday ...
A vote by councillors has paved the way for the return of a cycle lane along Old Shoreham Road through Hove, as the deputy leader of
#Brighton
and
#Hove
City Council
@BrightonHoveCC
, Hannah Clare
@hannalytical
, explains.
Find out more ...
Nick Cave
@nickcave
sang People Ain't No Good - but some are! He and Bad Seeds bandmate Warren Ellis
@warrenellis13
have donated items for an auction to raise money for the Clock Tower Sanctuary, a
#Brighton
homeless charity
@thectsbrighton
. Find out more
Punk legend Jordan Mooney, who worked with Vivienne Westwood and managed Adam Ant, has passed away
Her partner Nick Linazasoro, our music editor, has written this tribute to her
#Brighton
and
#Hove
City Council
@BrightonHoveCC
has defended the decision that cost a Brighton domestic violence charity a £5 million contract as more than 20,000 people sign a petition to stand up for RISE
@riseuk
in just six days. Read our report ...
Ex-council leader Nancy Platts has called for an investigation after Labour suspended Lloyd Russell-Moyle. As she was being interviewed to be the party's candidate in
#Brighton
Kemptown and
#Peacehaven
, a journalist tweeted that Chris Ward had the job...
Crowdfunding congratulations to
@SaltdeanLido
for reaching the vital £100k target to release £4.2m in lottery funding. The pool's open again - and now let's hope work on the beautiful but decaying grade II* pavilion can begin
The Green MP for
#Brighton
Pavilion Caroline Lucas
@CarolineLucas
was one of a number of MPs who criticised the government's handling of the
#covid19
#coronavirus
crisis in a House of Commons debate yesterday ...
The Greens have announced candidates for all 54 seats in 23 wards with the local elections in
#Brighton
and
#Hove
just a month away. Find out who's standing where you live ...
Well done
@SaltdeanLido
on reopening the pool again this summer - and good luck with the crucial crowdfunding campaign. Spread the word by sharing the story on Brighton and Hove News
The Labour MP for
#Hove
, Peter Kyle
@peterkyle
, has been speaking about sewage discharges as the House of Lords pushes for cleaner waterways. Read what he had to say ...
The family of
#Hove
man Gareth Jones - who died at sea trying to save his pet dog Connie the cockapoo - have set up a Much Loved page in his memory, raising hundreds for the RNLI in a few hours. Find out how to leave a memory or donate ...
A cold case for the Secret Barrister
@BarristerSecret
... a broken-down boiler brings justice grinding to a halt at Hove Crown Court. If frozen cells fail to garner sympathy, think of the victims and their families ...
#Hove
MP Peter Kyle
@peterkyle
has won the overwhelming backing of members and branches in the process to choose a Labour candidate for the next election. While it's down to the unions now, Mr Kyle's reselection looks assured. Read our report ...
More beach lifeguards are to be recruited in
#Brighton
and
#Hove
as the new Labour-run council overturns cuts made to the budget before they were elected ...
One of
#Brighton
's finest but most neglected buildings has been bought by a local family with a pledge to make immediate repairs while they work out how to bring it back into some kind of use. Find out more ...
Two councillors expelled from the Labour party over claims they lied about addresses are now being taken to court in India over allegations of marriage fraud and domestic abuse
#Brighton
Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas
@CarolineLucas
has written an impassioned plea as a £20 million scheme to restore the Hippodrome goes before the council's Planning Committee tomorrow ...
The
#Hove
MP Peter Kyle
@peterkyle
explains why he opposed Boris Johnson's call for a snap general election as he sets out his personal view on the Prime Minister's confrontational approach to
#Brexit
...
Hundreds gathered for the annual memorial service at the Chattri momument on the Downs north of Patcham yesterday. They honoured the war sacrifice of soldiers from Undivided India, with thousands treated in makeshift hospitals in Brighton ...
#Brighton
and
#Hove
Albion
@OfficialBHAFC
footballer Solly March and his friend Harry Clarke are due to join the national Baton of Hope tour
@BatonOfHopeUK
– a suicide prevention initiative – tomorrow. Find out why ...
Thanks to Adam for bringing this to our attention. We have now banned the account with the fake name from commenting on our site and will be keeping the original one under review.
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@PAChallis
Congratulations to Zimran Samuel. The Queen has honoured the human rights barrister from Brighton for his work helping the victims of demestic abuse. Find out more ...
A moving service in a beautiful setting as
#Brighton
remembered the ultimate sacrifice of Indian soldiers in the First World War. Our report and more pictures from the
#Chattri
here
The comedian Eddie Izzard
@EddieIzzardLab
is campaigning to become the Labour MP in
#Brighton
Pavilion, hoping to be selected by the party and to win the seat from the Greens when Caroline Lucas
@CarolineLucas
stands down ...
Councillors have voted through the £13 million Valley Gardens Phase 3 project to bring new cycle lanes to the Old Steine area of
#Brighton
and replace the Aquarium Roundabout with a T-junction and traffic lights. Read our report ...
The council has revealed a plan to bring in “Brighton Summer Time” (BST) 12 months of the year to help save energy and relieve household bills as the cost of living crisis continues.
Labour is to call on the council to scrap the temporary cycle lanes along Old Shoreham Road in
#Hove
after a consultation with residents. Read our report ...
Anyone with fond memories of the Habitat in Churchill Square will be glad to hear the store's bosses are planning a comeback in
#Brighton
. They hope to open the doors in North Street in the autumn
A councillor is pushing for a £15m boost - in the council's £1bn budget - to save the Madeira Terraces, help the Saltdean Lido and Volk's Railway and restore the seafront railings and shelters - to boost post-pandemic tourism and recovery. Read more ...
Fatboy Slim
@fatboyslim
is urging people to "Chip in for Martlets"
@martletshospice
on National Fish and Chip Day? Find out more about the fundraiser to help our local hospice ...
Tributes have been paid to the former leader of
#Brighton
and
#Hove
City Council, Mary Mears, who has died at the age of 77. She grew up in Whitehawk, worked as a market trader and campaigned over decades for more and better council housing ...
Hundreds of old crocks rolled into town for the annual
#London
to
#Brighton
Veteran Car Run today including Genevieve - 70 years on from the award-winning film - and the rival Spyker ...
Congratulations to long-serving
#Brighton
RNLI lifeboat volunteer Roger Cohen who has been honoured by the Queen in the New Year Honours List. Read his story ...
Labour councillors say they will vote to divert money currently earmarked for the city's first low traffic neighbourhood into refurbishing the city's toilets
A
#Brighton
charity worker, who helps children with disabilities - and their families - and brings millions of pounds into the local economy, has been made an MBE in the Queen's Birthday
#Honours
.
Congrats to Lizzie Batten
@AmazeSussex
.
Find out more ...
Should a Brighton ice cream shop be allowed to host huge murals on its wall? It's a question that council planners are being asked to decide. What do you think?
Read our report ...
A teenage neo-Nazi has been jailed for eight years for creating a detailed plan to carry out a suicide bomb attack on a synagogue because he wanted “to make Jews afraid again”
Blooming marvellous! Homebase in
#Hove
today gave away flowers, plants and hanging baskets worth almost £5,000 to local care homes and people in self-isolation during the
#covid19
#coronavirus
lockdown ...
Dozens of officers from
#Brighton
and
#Hove
@BtonHovePolice
@sussex_police
have been recognised for their life-saving bravery, tenacious and meticulous investigations and heart-warming acts of compassion at an awards ceremony. Read their incredible stories
Councillors have voted to ban disposable barbecues on
#Brighton
and
#Hove
's beaches and in council-owned parks and open spaces - as well as outlawing balloon and lantern releases. Find out more ...
Bring back the bollards! That's what campaigners are asking for as they call for permanent closures of a couple of "school streets" in
#Brighton
and
#Hove
. Read our report ...