Community News Santa Bus raises a huge £37,620 for local charities, including Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard and the Brighton Rainbow Fund In the build up to Christmas, Santa Claus travelled all the way from the North Pole and boarded his very own Brighton & Hove Santa Bus to spread festive joy and cheer to everyone across Brighton & Hove and beyond. This year was the 20th anniversary and to help celebrate 20 years of Christmas giving, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove residents invited to share their experiences with Brighton & Hove Libraries in new interactive installation Brighton & Hove residents are invited to share their experiences with Brighton & Hove Libraries in an interactive installation at Jubilee Library, Brighton from Monday, January 15 to Sunday, January 28. From free books to study spaces to a great spot for catching up with friends, the library means d By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Brighton & Hove Labour administration gives go ahead to Valley Gardens 3 scheme The Brighton & Hove Labour administration has given the go ahead for major transport and public realm project, Valley Gardens Phase 3. Phase 3 will complete the Valley Gardens project which will provide a new sustainable transport corridor for the city, together with a transformed city centre public By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Shared Lives: could you put your spare room to good use? Meet Brighton & Hove City Council‘s Shared Lives team at Jubilee Library on Thursday, January 11 and find out how you could use your spare room to support someone by providing regular short breaks or full-time home Shared Lives carers provide support for people with learning disabilities, mental hea By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Funeral of Luke ‘Lola’ Holloran to be held at Woodvale Crematorium (South Chapel) on Wednesday, January 17 The funeral of Luke ‘Lola’ Holloran, who sadly passed away last month, will be held at Woodvale Crematorium (South Chapel) on Wednesday, January 17 at 2.30pm. The cortege is expected to leave from outside Legends Hotel at 2pm and after the funeral the wake will be held at Charles Street Tap from 3.3 By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News New CEO joins Brighton & Hove youth homelessness charity, Clock Tower Sanctuary The Clock Tower Sanctuary (CTS), a charity that supports young people experiencing homelessness in Brighton & Hove, has welcomed new CEO Fabia Bates. Fabia Bates, who replaces Frances Duncan who leaves CTS following six and a half years as CEO, brings over 20 years of experience in Brighton’s commun By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Brighton & Hove City Council announces next phase in Kingsway to the Sea Project Brighton & Hove City Council has announced that work between the King Alfred Leisure Centre and Hove Lagoon is continuing, with three phases of work already underway. Since last autumn, work has started on the outdoor sports hub, the wheeled sports area and westerly garden, and the tennis and padel By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health and Beauty NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: Exercise for the body and the mind Words by Kemptown-based health and fitness personal trainer PatDPersonalTrainer. I became a health and fitness personal trainer because of how good exercising made me feel. For as long as I can remember fitness and good mental health has always been and still is a very challenging and essential part By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News The Ledward Centre Crowdfunder reaches £40,000 target The Ledward Centre (TLC), Brighton and Hove’s new LGBTQ+ centre in Jubilee Street, started a Crowdfunder in early November to raise funds to complete the fit out of the lower ground floor to add radio studios, exhibition gallery, quiet lounge, co-working space, cinema/public meeting room, smaller me By Chris Gull • 2 min read
Reviews REVIEW: ‘Cinderella’ with Jason Sutton and other Brighton favourites It’s two hours of traditional slapstick panto family fun – and it’s running until December 30 in a Brighton seafront hotel. Cinderella – produced by Hove’s E3 – is playing to packed audiences at the DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole. Ellie Earl plays the lead role with charm and confidence as By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Burning the Clocks 2023 lights up Brighton & Hove Brighton & Hove came together in December for Burning the Clocks 2023 – the city’s biggest annual winter solstice celebration and its “largest ever lantern parade”. Burning the Clocks brought the city together to celebrate the shortest day of the year and provide an antidote to the excesses of Chris By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Cllr Bella Sankey Politics Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey calls for reinstatement of Household Support Fund Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey is calling on the government to restore the Household Support Fund to keep vital support in place for vulnerable residents struggling to meet food and energy costs through the ongoing cost of living crisis. Councillor Sankey wrote to Chancellor Jeremy By Graham Robson • 1 min read
