February 23, 2012 
Caroline Lucas: UK should follow Germany’s lead on nuclear power
Brighton Pavilion MP, Caroline Lucas, has called on the UK to say no to nuclear after Germany confirms that it will shut all nuclear reactors by 2022. The UK’s only Green MP said: “That both the German and Swiss governments have now responded to public pressure and chosen to phase out nuclear power altogether sends [...]
Brighton’s Big Debate: State of the City 2011
Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce invite you to… The Big Debate: State of the City 2011 Would you like to know more about how the public sector plans to outsource after the cuts, how the city’s road works are co-ordinated or what effect business has on the local environment? State of the City offers [...]
Fitness-Potential in Brighton
Fitness-Potential is starting a brand new bootcamp at the level, Lewes Road, Brighton on the 13th of June at 7am. I know this sounds early but did you know that your body burns more fat for energy then carbs in the morning? This is a great time to lose weight have fun meet new people and [...]
Traveller camp eviction in East Brighton Park
An eviction on a large traveller encampment in East Brighton Park has been requested by Brighton & Hove City Council. The council asked the police to carry out the eviction on the illegal traveller encampment on Friday 27th May. This was after considering the impact of the group – some 28 vehicles – was having [...]
Search for body of Gary Hampson continues in Surrey
The search for the body of missing Brighton dad, Gary Hampson, is due to continue until early this week. Officers from the Specialist Search Unit (SSU) of Sussex Police began searching around Dunsfold Road, Tickners Heath, Dunsfold on the morning of Friday 27th May. Gary Hampson was reported missing in January after he failed to [...]
Opinion: Hove, actually
It might interest readers of The Brighton and Hove Free Press to know that The London Free Press in London, Ontario, Canada, is reporting: “The town of Hove, England, had a little identity problem. First it was connected by name and geography to Brighton. “Brighton is the exciting place where all the action is, and [...]
Why not Camp at Pride?
For visitors to Brighton for this year’s Pride, why not save money by camping at the Brighton Pride Campsite at Waterhall, just off the A23 London Road. With most guest houses and hotels charging a minimum of £40 per night for 2 people, the campsite works out at just £20.80 and only another £4.80 per [...]
VIDEO: Say farewell to the Brighton Mound this weekend
This Saturday (28th May), the organisers of Brighton’s community garden, The Mound, will be hosting a ‘funeral procession’ after the space was destroyed last week. A statement on the Brighton Mound website reads: “We want to say farewell to the space we’ve grown to love over the last few months. “Please join us this Saturday [...]
Albion midfielder called in for World Cup
Brighton and Hove Albion’s midfielder, Jake Forster-Caskey, has been named in the England under 17′s World Cup squad, held in Mexico. Forster-Caskey, 17, featured in the Young Lions side, which secured their place in the World Cup after reaching the semi-finals of the European Championship earlier this month. England will travel to a training camp [...]
Sexual assault in Brunswick Square, Hove
Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault which took place in the early hours of yesterday morning (Thursday 26th May) in Brunswick Square, Hove. A 32-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted in the vicinity of a tent in Brunswick Square. Two men, aged 38 and 31 and who are known to the victim, [...]
Sussex Police Authority approves retirement regulations
Approval has been given for Sussex Police to retire police officers with 30 years service – as Regulation A19 stipulates. Sussex Police Authority considered the proposal from Sussex Police at a full meeting yesterday (Thursday 26th May), which outlined that the application to use Regulation A19 was made reluctantly, and was the only way to [...]
Hear Labour’s Socialist Alternative in Brighton this month
We invite you to attend on Tuesday 7 June to hear Labour’s socialist alternative to the Tory-led Government and how, together, we can fight its misguided, unfair and unnecessary cuts. The main speakers at this meeting will be LRC National Chair John McDonnell MP, Katy Clark MP, Christine Shawcroft (Labour Party NEC), a representative from [...]
Brighton’s Big Lemon Bus in green energy awards final
Brighton’s Big Lemon Bus has been announced as one of the finalists for the 2011 Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. Another Sussex organisation, Turners Hill Primary School in Crawley, has also reached the final of the world’s leading green energy awards, held in London on the 16th June 2011. Tom Druitt, Managing Director of the [...]
Family pays tribute to Sussex University student electrocuted at Falmer station
The family of Nicholas Gwyn Thomas Howells have paid tribute to the Sussex University student after he was electrocuted at Falmer station yesterday (25th May). The body of the 20-year-old student from Reading was found with serious burn injuries on the train tracks. A spokesperson for Mr Howells’ family said: “Nicholas was a fantastic son, [...]
Oxfam Hove Vintage weekend returns
The Oxfam Hove shop will once again be hosting its vintage event next week (4th-5th June 2011). The shop on Blatchington Road, Hove, will be transformed into ‘an Aladdin’s cave of vintage and retro’, with everything from 50’s handbags to furniture, from picnic hampers to stylish suits. This will be the 14th Vintage event that [...]
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