At a time when much of the conversation around grassroots music focuses on venue closures, rising costs and the challenges facing emerging artists, Brighton's festival season offered a reminder of something else entirely, its role in developing, showcasing and celebrating emerging talent from across the UK and beyond.
Throughout May,...
Unlimited pizza, free-flowing drink, live music and staff dancing on the bar in lederhosen, what’s not to love? With a Bavarian inspired setting, plenty of drinks to choose from and an atmosphere that encourages everyone to let their hair down, the Absolutely Après bottomless brunch at Barbara’s Bier Haus...
Brighton – As June marks the ten-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum, Brighton-based author Sascha Camilli has released her self-published novel, Year of the Rain, which deals with the experience of EU migrants in London.
The novel follows Swedish aspiring fashion designer Astrid and her partner, Italian budding musician Diego,...
Our relationships shape our health in many ways. Friends and family can provide support during difficult times and encourage healthy habits. But not all relationships are positive – some can be a persistent source of stress.
A new study published in the journal PNAS asked what happens when the stress...
I'm Sorry Prime Minister Brighton arrives this July — and it is the West End political comedy we have been waiting for.
About the Show
From Jonathan Lynn, BAFTA Award-winning co-creator of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, comes the long-awaited conclusion to the story of Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey...
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Brighton Mod Weekender is back this August Bank Holiday, from Thu 27th – Sun 30th August, packed with live music, club nights, and DJs and all things mod culture!
Since 2005 Brighton Mod Weekender has been the symbolic destination of the original Mod annual pilgrimage. Since day one, Komedia...
BRIGHTON JOURNAL WEEKEND FEATURE:
UPDATED -As more people become aware of the environmental impact of making and consuming food and drink, there is renewed interest in many western countries in vegetarian, vegan and flexitarian diets, which come with lower carbon footprints.
But meat and dairy are still the main source of...
Tom Campbell's third novel deploys his formidable comic gifts in the service of something surprisingly moving: a story about learning to want the right things
There is a moment early in Helen Hoskins Begins Again when its protagonist, 47-year-old recently divorced secondary school English teacher Helen, surveys the three piles...
World Goth Day at Strawberry Hill House 2026 takes place this Thursday, 22 May — and Brighton Journal highly recommends booking tickets today. Horace Walpole's extraordinary Georgian Gothic villa in Twickenham, Britain's finest example of Gothic Revival architecture and the birthplace of the Gothic novel, marks the day with...
BRIGHTON JOURNAL WEEKEND READ
Brighton 16th May-Whether you call it an Irish goodbye, French leave or filer à l'anglaise (leave in the English style), as the French prefer, the act of quietly slipping out of a party without fanfare is a familiar social impulse. The Brazilians called it sair à...
