May 18, 2012 Brighton and Hove event: Art Deco fair @ Hove Town Hall 19 February 2012
Doors open 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. All welcome to browse or buy Art Deco finery – from furniture, art, glassware, ceramics, jewels etc. Inside is a cafe serving beverages and substansial snacks before going back to look at all the curios (stall holders) & their wares from the Art Deco period. POSTED BY DECODORA
Brighton and Hove event: Recycled robots invade Hove’s Red Jelly
Science fiction came to life at Hove’s Red Jelly this week, as local children decorated giant cardboard robots the size of small cars, made their own 3D robots to take home and explored toy robots in modelling materials such as homemade dough. “We place great emphasis on using recycled materials where possible at Red Jelly [...]
Man arrested after Crimewatch appeal
A man who was sought for interview in connection to a string of burglaries nationwide has been arrested within hours of a BBC Crimewatch appeal showing his photograph. Yesterday (26 January) BBC Crimewatch showed the photograph of 48-year old Barrie Gordon Williamson. A caller to the programme gave information as a result of which Lancashire [...]
Brighton review: Quick Fictions, best-sellers, autobiography and sex – First Fictions
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Elizabeth Hughes reports from First Fictions Festival 20 – 22 January There was a fast start to the First Fictions Festival when 20 writers read their 300 word stories aloud to a packed room at the University of Sussex. 120 people had entered a bite-sized tale into this annual Quick Fictions competition and, whilst there [...]
Brighton and Hove getting involved in the Olympic festival
As the London 2012 Olympic games grow nearer, excitement is growing and Brighton and Hove is playing an official role in the London 2012 festival. The games will be held in six months time on 27 July and World Stories: Young Voices at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery is part of the Cultural Olympiad programme [...]
Brighton and Hove Council considering landlord charge
According to the BBC, landlords in Brighton may be forced to pay up to £700 for a licence if they want to rent out a house to students. The city has a large student population and some neighbourhoods have experienced issues with late night noise. The local council believe that the introduction of the licence [...]
Brighton and Hove Albion v Newcastle United: Match Preview
Tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth round tie between Brighton and Newcastle is set to be a cracker. Albion have a few more players closer to match fitness and Seagulls fans will be looking forward to see their side compete against another Premiership side. Gus Poyet is also optimistic and he hopes that his great playing record [...]
Woman arrested in connection with Gary Hampson murder
A 66-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Brighton dad who went missing in January 2011. The woman has been arrested at her home in Brighton on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in connection with the murder of Gary Hampson. Gary Hampson was reported missing after [...]
Brighton Workshops are now running free life skills events
Brighton Workshops are running new life skills courses in Brighton right now. The weekly two-hour course run by life coach Rob Moulder covers many different ways to improve the quality of our lives, from verbal and non-verbal communication to confidence building and improved mind set techniques. Most of the powerful and highly effective techniques are [...]
LuaLua looking forward to facing old club Newcastle
As Brighton prepare for their FA Cup clash against Newcastle this Saturday there is one player in the ranks who is looking forward to it more than anyone. Kazenga LuaLua is hoping to recover from his recent hamstring injury in order to face the club he played for from the age of 11 until he [...]
Brighton and Hove Albion’s Will Hoskins linked with move to Bournemouth
The Daily Echo in Bournemouth has reported that Brighton and Hove Albion have accepted an offer from AFC Bournemouth for striker Will Hoksins. The Cherries have been chasing Crawley Town’s Matt Tubbs but were unable to agree a fee with his club, so they have turned their attention to the Brighton player. The news of [...]
Brighton and Hove Albion January transfer rumours
As the end of the January transfer window slowly approaches Brighton fans will be hoping that their club can pull off some last minute deals to equip themselves better for the second half of the Championship season. One deal which does look likely to go through is the potential signing of Scottish defender Murray Wallace [...]
Land in Falmer could be used for Amex parking
Land which used to belong to Falmer High School could potentially be used to accommodate 800 parking spaces for the Amex Stadium and could also become a new home for the Bridge Community Centre. This proposal was released in a new council report which also stated that other developments such as offices, community uses or [...]
Brighton preview: Submotion Orchestra @ Concorde 2 – 16 March 2012
Submotion Orchestra are a collaboration of musicians from Leeds who came together in response to an Arts Council commission for a live dubstep work to be staged in Yorkminster Cathedral. This is one of the stranger beginnings a band could have asked for, I mean there aren’t many musicians who have had the opportunity to [...]
Ice stars boost Brighton’s bra recycling scheme
Ice dancers from Holiday on Ice are urging Brighton and Hove residents to help the city’s bra recycling scheme reach its 100,000 target by summer 2012. The Holiday on Ice skaters took time out from their final week of performances at the Brighton Centre to promote the scheme which has already seen more than 90,000 [...]
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