February 23, 2012 
Scratch @ The Basement
Continuing our support of artists and the promotion of new work, The Basement is pleased to present Scratch! This is an opportunity for artists to present works in progress and for audiences to contribute their thoughts and critical insight to the creation process. Each Scratch! event will present 3 – 4 short excerpts from brand [...]
Hard Times @ Green Door Store
HARD TIMES CLUB #5 Green Door Store Trafalgar Arches Under Brighton Station 11pm-3am FREE ENTRY Hard Funk Disco Punk Afro Go Go Krautrock Soundtrax Old Wax No Wave Bop & Rockers. Barefoot dancing on cobbled floor. Heartache, misery & struggle. Booze Venue: Green Door Store, Trafalgar Arches (Under Brighton Station) Start Date: 2011-03-01 End Date: [...]
Pete Lawrie @ The Hope
A hotly-tipped young artist for the coming year, you’d automatically assume the pressures involved would be something Pete Lawrie would have considered somewhat. He hasn’t. Confident and assured, the young Welshman soaks up the pressure and volleys it back in the shape of another soulful pop lament. The success of Pete’s limited edition EP at [...]
Catalyst Club @ Latest MusicBar
Catalyst Club hosts the best of the Bright Club, London’s new variety night that brings comedy, science and music together. Following their huge Sea Life Centre gig in May, compere and comedian Nick Doody and a cast of musicians, academics and researchers enjoy the funnier side of the science of LIFE, looking at neuroscience, medicine, [...]
Kirby welcomes money for pothole repair
Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will give over £100 million to councils for pothole repair. The Government’s move has been welcomed by the AA who estimate that, if the £100 million is used entirely for roads, it will repair 1.5 million potholes. The money [...]
Council start recycling awarness campaign
Brighton and Hove City Council are launching a campaign that they hope will raise awareness of the major benefits of recycling. Posters will be placed at bus shelters across the city underlining the amazing versatility of recycled cans and bottles – which can be used to make everything from fleeces to aeroplanes. Councillor Geoffrey Theobald, [...]
Unemployment in Sussex set to increase, professional services sector warns
A staggering 90% of professionals in the legal and financial sector believe unemployment will increase in the next six months, according to new research from FRP Advisory. The group surveyed 80 professionals from the accountancy, banking and legal industries during recent seminars. Ian Sykes, partner at FRP Advisory in Sussex, comments: “Although 70% of respondents [...]
Hustle star marries wearing dress from Brighton shop
Hustle star Kelly Adams has married in a low key ceremony in London after purchasing her dress just days before the big day at a vintage shop in Brighton. The TV star, who plays con artist Emma Kennedy in the hit BBC1 show, spent just £200 on the occasion, marrying at Hackney Town Hall. Adams [...]
Fatboy Slim heads up Cornish festival
Fatboy Slim has been confirmed as the headline act at Relentless Boardmasters 2011. The Brighton-based DJ will be heading to Newquay for the festival, which this year takes place from the 10th-14th August. The music icon, real name Norman Cook, has a long history of heading up beach festivals, including his infamous 2002 Brighton beach [...]
Council leader hits out at Labour over cycle lanes
Mary Mears, the leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, has hit back at local critics condemning the council for spending £1.1 million on removing cycle lanes in Hove. Writing on her blog, Mrs Mears points the finger of blame at the previous Labour administration for implementing the plans: The cycle lane was not agreed [...]
Brighton woman charged following Blackheath murder
A woman from Brighton has been charged with the murder of 21 year old Gagandip Singh in Blackheath last week. Mr Singh’s body was discovered in the boot of a burnt-out car in the early hours of Saturday morning. Enterprising Singh was one of the owners of new broadcaster Sikh TV, and was the president [...]
Brighton lottery winner scoops £3 million
A lucky Brighton ticketholder has finally come forward to claim £3 million – three months after the winning numbers were drawn. The East Sussex-based winner – who has opted not to go public with the win – claimed a handsome £2,956,532 from the draw on November 10th. A Camelot spokesman said: “We’re delighted that the [...]
Spank Frank @ The2OneOne
Presented by Clash Promotions A night of Drum n Bass, Electro/Electroswing, Hardtek, Raggatek, Mutant bassline, Garage, Jungle, Breakcore, Oldskl, Trance, Ambient Trance & Reggae! Main Room, Chillout room + bar and lounge ———————————————————— LINE-UP… ———————————————————— Gash (Mashup bassline) http://soundcloud.com/gash ———————————————————— Prokotol (Hardtek/Tek-dnb) Http://Soundcloud.com/ChrisProtokol ———————————————————— MATT:Scratch (Breakcore/Dnb) http://soundcloud.com/matt-scratch ———————————————————— P-tech (Mutant bassline/Garage) http://soundcloud.com/panther-tech ———————————————————— Alex Dig [...]
MK Dons 1-0 Brighton: Poyet demands improvement
Gus Poyet has admitted the Albion were below par as they slipped to their first defeat in five games this weekend in Buckingham. A solitary goal by talented MK Dons youngster Daniel Powell was enough to consign the Seagulls to a fifth defeat on the road. Albion failed to exert their natural passing game on [...]
Campaign launched to officially recognise Brunswick Town
A campaign has been launched to officially recognise Brunswick town. Residents and traders called for the better identification of the area, to help support local businesses and increase community identity. Following calls for signage to mark the Hove boundary, Liberal Democrat campaigners are calling on the council to put signage for Brunswick town to denote [...]
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