May 18, 2012 Petrol storing advice issued as increased fuel demand sweeps Sussex
Over the last 24-hours, petrol stations in Brighton and Hove, the rest of Sussex and indeed much of the UK have experienced much higher demand than normal amid fears of possible fuel shortages. Demand for petrol rose 172% nationwide yesterday (Thursday 29 March 2012) in the midst of fears of a fuel tanker drivers’ strike, [...]
Dizzee Rascal to headline Brighton’s Shakedown 2012
Dizzee Rascal has been announced as the headline act for Shakedown 2012 – Brighton’s very own music festival in Stanmer Park on 6 October 2012. Shakedown Festival will be returning to Brighton for its second year to mark the official end of the UK festival season. Last year’s Shakedown Festival saw 10,000 festival revellers party [...]
Brighton event: Skip’s Club for children @ Theatre Royal Brighton 4 April 2012
Skip’s Club’s Easter Holiday workshop – Off with their Heads! – is on Wednesday 4 April 2012 and will be taking on a Tudor theme. Skip’s Club at Theatre Royal Brighton is free to join and open to all children and young people aged 5 – 14 years. Thought to be the first children’s club [...]
Young people to vote on how £19,000 will be spent
A new grassroots scheme see local teenagers voting on how to spend a youth pot of £19,000. The teenagers will be voting for one of a group of projects which were thought of by their fellow peers from Moulsecoomb and Bevendean. The scheme has been supported by The Trust for Developing Communities and the vote [...]
Brighton review: Rambert Dance Company, Seven For A Secret Never To Be Told @ Theatre Royal Brighton
By Elizabeth Hughes Dance – dance, dance, dance! Dance has never been more popular in the UK. ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ may have started it all off but now there are numerous reality TV shows and dance competitions showcasing every genre and it seems the British public can’t get enough of it. On Wednesday night (28 [...]
Brighton and Hove Albion v Middlesbrough: Match Preview
Speaking to the Seagulls.co.uk, Mauricio Taricco confirmed that a number of Brighton players who had been out of action due to a virus were now fit and ready for Saturday’s game against Middlesbrough. In the last ten days the likes of Adam El-Abd, Craig Mackail-Smith and Will Buckley had all been affected by the virus, [...]
Brighton cyclist seriously injured in West Street
A 51-year-old cyclist is recovering in hospital after he collided with a lamp post at the south end of West Street in Brighton yesterday evening (Wednesday 28 March 2012). The incident happened just before 6.30pm yesterday. The man was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital with serious head injuries. The Brighton cyclist’s injuries are [...]
Is Brighton about to become internationally famous? Major European summit April 2012
Next month, Brighton will be hosting a conference of The Council of Europe to decide whether to accept changes to the European Convention on Human Rights to give national courts more powers. Major European summits, such as the one coming to Brighton on 18 – 20 April 2012, have helped cement otherwise relatively unknown resorts [...]
Record breaking year for Brighton Marathon Grand Hotel Mini-Mile
A record-breaking number of 1,948 Brighton schoolchildren have entered the Grand Hotel Mini-Mile, the curtain raiser to the Brighton Marathon on 15 April 2012. Grounded Events Mini-Mile project manager Holly Freeman said: “We are amazed by the response from Brighton and Hove’s schools. “The interest is unprecedented and we have smashed all records with this [...]
The Great Escape 2012: The Temper Trap confirmed for Great Escape Brighton Dome show
As part of the latest addition of 141 bands to The Great Escape 2012 festival line-up, Australian indie favourites The Temper Trap have been confirmed for the festival’s third Brighton Dome show. This performance headlining The Great Escape’s biggest venue marks The Temper Trap’s return to the festival after three years, making them a prime [...]
Young woman seriously injured in Brighton city centre street fight
A 21-year-old woman received a fractured jaw during a fight between six to eight women in North Street, Brighton on Saturday night (24 March 2012). The Brighton city centre street fight between the group of men and women, who are in their early twenties, broke out at around 2.10am. The 21-year-old woman who received a [...]
A Mixed Race family on the doomed Titanic
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April 2012 will mark the centenary of the sinking of arguably the most famous cruise liner, the Titanic. Here, Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Suchi explores the journey of the Laroche family – a mixed race family aboard the Titanic on that fateful journey. Brighton resident Suchi is a member of MOSAIC, a Black [...]
Brighton event: Bitter Disko @ Northern Lights 20 April 2012
Alternative audio delights & below radar killer cuts: post-punk, no-wave & indie favourites + mutant funk, dark acid & dirty electronics… More info: http://bitterdisko.tk Venue: Northern Lights, 6 Little East Street, Brighton. BN1 1HT Start Date: 2012-04-20 Price: FREE POSTED BY DUCK SHOOT
Brighton event: Hot-Tip Hi-Fi @ The Mucky Duck 27 April 2012
Dig out your best dancing Brogues folks… Classic and rare selection Reggae, Rocksteady and Ska. Enjoy an audio cocktail of the finest Jamaican musical sunshine + good time/old time party vibes! Venue: The Mucky Duck, 7-9 Manchester Street, Brighton. BN2 1TF Start Date: 2012-04-27 Price: FREE POSTED BY HOT-TIP HI-FI
Over 250 drug offence charges brought against Brighton drug dealers
Over 250 drug offence charges have been made in Brighton following 52 arrests and the execution of 10 warrants. These charges have been made as Brighton police has completed the most recent phase of Op Reduction, the partnership initiative aimed at disrupting drug dealing and tackling drug abuse in the city, police say. The highest [...]
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