Seven Oceans, One Decade
Ten years ago, the English Channel marked the beginning of a pursuit that would span five continents and seven of the world's most brutal channel swims. Join Coach Tim Denyer and Australian ocean swimmer Mark Sowerby as they reflect on a decade-long journey shaped by endurance,...
Brighton-based artist Cello announces her debut single, “Vitamins”, which arrives on International Women’s Day 2026.
A post-punk mantra wrapped in biting wit and restless energy, “Vitamins” introduces Cello as a singular new voice: confrontational, playful, and uncomfortably honest. Built on hypnotic repetition and deadpan delivery, the track skewers modern expectations...
Blink Films is searching for people whose lives were transformed by reading — and the deadline to get involved is 18th March
A new BBC Arts documentary is looking for ordinary people with extraordinary stories about the power of reading, and the production team wants to hear from book lovers...
Newhaven is preparing to submit an expression of interest to become the first UK Town of Culture as part of a new national competition launched by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The initiative will award £3 million to one town to deliver a major cultural programme in 2028. Three...
Coworking spaces began as hacker dens. Thirty years later, they've become incubators for a borderless crypto economy — and cities are competing to attract the people inside them.
One of the first modern coworking spaces, C-Base in Berlin, was launched 30 years ago by a group of computer engineers as...
By Ruth Dunn, Senior Research Associate in Marine Ecology, Lancaster University
February 2026 has seen thousands of dead seabirds washing up along the coastlines of the UK, France, Spain and Portugal.
There's evidence that these "wrecks" (where large numbers of seabirds are found along beaches) are becoming increasingly common because of...
Brighton Book Festival returns for its fifth year this June, opening its 2026 programme with a landmark event celebrating an acclaimed literary voice.
Director Carolynn Bain said, “We are pinching ourselves to believe this is really happening. Zadie is an absolute giant in the literary world and a woman of...
Churchill Square will be transformed into a celebration of community, wellbeing and local enterprise this International Women’s Day, as Brighton Girl partners with the city-centre destination for a one-day takeover.
On 8 March, three retail units and the central footbridge at Churchill Square will host a programme of pop-ups, wellness...
Brighton Awards & Festivals 2026 mark one of the most comprehensive cultural calendar in the city's history. From public restaurant votes and Michelin announcements to major film festivals, music weekends, women's awards and the UK's largest Pride celebration, this is your complete guide to every major festival, award and...
Controversy over the chatbot Grok escalated rapidly through the early weeks of 2026. The cause was revelations about its alleged ability to generate sexualised images of women and children in response to requests from users on the social media platform X.
This prompted the UK media regulator Ofcom and, subsequently,...
