February 23, 2012 
Burning The Clocks 2012 VIDEO
Want to see how Burning The Clocks went down this year? Check out the video from Kayleigh Lewis and Andy Collins below.
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Brighton Previews: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Coalition – 7 February 2012
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are returning to Brighton to play their first gig in the City for six years, almost to the day. This is going to be one that you should simply not miss. These Indie Rockers exploded on the scene in 2005 with their acclaimed self titled debut, unleashing Alec Ounsworth’s trademark [...]
Brighton Previews: Bonobo DJ Set @ Coalition – 1 February
Bonobo is returning to his old hometown where he was once on Brighton’s Tru Thoughts Records, to play a DJ set at Coalition. This one will sell out fast so make sure you get your tickets early and prepare yourself for a set of slamming tunes. Bonobo will be playing a huge set including his [...]
Graham Cox wins Westbourne by-election for the Conservatives VIDEO
Graham Cox, the Conservative candidate, has won the Westbourne by-election to Brighton and Hove City Council, held on Thursday 22 December 2011. Voter turn out was 36% and Graham Cox secured a clear win with 1,027 – some 201 ahead of the nearest contender, the Labour candidate. Take a look at the video below by [...]
Brighton and Hove Albion’s Navarro looks forward to a successful 2012
Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Alan Navarro has spoken to Seagulls.co.uk, and said that there is plenty more to come from himself and the team in 2012. Navarro spent a large proportion of last season watching from the sidelines after he sustained a serious knee-injury. The Liverpudlian midfielder, said: “I had a frustrating season last [...]
Brighton and Hove Albion nearly half way through the season
Brighton and Hove Albion are approaching the half-way stage in their first season back in the Championship. Monday’s trip to reading will be their 23rd match of the Championship campaign and Brighton fans can feel pretty pleased that their newly promoted side are just three points off the playoffs. Gus Poyet spoke to Seagulls.co.uk and [...]
Gus Poyet hopes for success over the festive season for Brighton and Hove Albion
Gus Poyet has spoken to Seagulls.co.uk, saying that he hopes his side can replicate last season’s successful festive period. His team managed to claim seven points from three games in League One last season and Poyet is keen for a repeat this time round. Brighton and Hove Albion will kick off the festive season with [...]
Squatters “throw missiles” at police and officials during eviction
According to the BBC, squatters who were facing eviction from a property in Brighton have thrown missiles at police and officials. The squatters, of which there are around 25, have been staying at Ainsworth House, Wellington Road, which has been earmarked for redevelopment. Brighton and Hove City Council have said that the eviction has been [...]
Dogs abandoned over Christmas period
Two staffy puppies (pictured) are among the first Christmas casualties, which have been cruelly abandoned an the run up to the festive season. They are also among 11 strays which have been picked up by Brighton & Hove City Council’s animal welfare officers over the past few days. The others include a 4 month old [...]
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus raises over £5000 for the Sussex Beacon during Decmeber
Glowing from the success of their sell-out Christmas show at the Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus has estimated that the show raised in excess of £5,000 for the Sussex Beacon. A 44-strong chorus sung their hearts out to rapturous applause with comedian Zoe Lyons hosting the evening. Everyone’s favourite Eastender June Brown, [...]
Four teenagers arrested after attacking a man on Brighton seafront
Four teenagers have been arrested after a man was attacked on Brighton seafront on 21 December. The attack happened just after 10.30pm on Wednesday, when the 48-year-old local man was cycling east along Madeira Drive, near the big wheel. He was attacked by a group of people, fell off his bike and sustained serious injuries [...]
Burning The Clocks
Burning The Clocks 2011 Burning The Clocks, the annual lantern-lit parade through Brighton, takes place tonight (Wednesday 21 December 2011). It marks the end of the year with the burning of lanterns on the beach. Each year a parade of around 2,000 people follow Our Lady of Light to Brighton seafront amongst a crowd of [...]
Woman rescued from eighth floor flat fire in Hove
An elderly woman was rescued by firefighters from a fire in her eighth floor flat in Hove on Monday night (19 December 2011). Four fire engines and an Aerial Ladder Platform were sent to the flat in Goldstone House, Clarendon Road at 11.42pm. They then led the elderly woman to safety from the flat. A [...]
Man charged in Mo Bourner case appears at Brighton Magistrates Court
A 20-year-old local soldier charged with grievous bodily harm against 15-year-old Mo Bourner, who has suffered severe brain damage, has been remanded in custody by Brighton magistrates. Ashley Dacosta, a soldier based at Victoria Barracks, Windsor, was remanded to reappear at Lewes Crown Court on 2 March 2012 after appearing at Brighton Magistrates Court yesterday [...]
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