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From art exhibitions and theatre to music, literature and creative movements, this category explores the people, places and ideas shaping Brighton’s cultural life — celebrating both grassroots creativity and headline events across the city.

That lunchtime staple, the humble ham sandwich, has come in for a bashing in the press recently. According to many reports, eating two slices of ham a day can increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. But what’s the science behind these headlines? The research offers a more complex picture....
Brighton and Hove's place as one of the most iconic cities in Britain has been long-established thanks to its wide array of historical locations and attractions. Every now and then, however, those sights and landmarks need some updating, and the recent City Regeneration projects have been doing just that....
An urgent appeal for donations to save a damaged dome on the Royal Pavilion raised more than double the amount in just one weekend. The Royal Pavilion asked the public on Thursday (15 August) to donate £10k to restore a dome on the palace’s roof. They were amazed when online...
After a total sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023 and 2024, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd takes his smash hit show Scary Times out on tour...Scary Times which comes to Brighton at the Forge on November the 13th. Featuring routines and jokes on such topics as Edinburgh Zoo, going for a...
Blossoms have today revealed details of their headline UK and Ireland tour for October and November this year and of their biggest headline gigs at the Dome in Brighton on 5th November. The Stockport band will be embarking on an extensive 20-date run of October and November shows in London,...
Handover ceremony after Pilbeam Construction named as winner in Sussex Heritage Trust Awards.St Mary’s Church in Horsham has a received a special plaque after a renovation project at the church by Southwick firm Pilbeam Construction won a Sussex Heritage Trust award. The aim of the renovation was to improve flexibility of space...
Paris 2024 might go down in history as the most memed sporting event ever. Traditionally, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has focused on broadcast media such as free-to-air television as its primary medium, with rights holders paying big bucks. In Australia, Channel 9 reportedly paid A$305 million to secure the...
Stonehenge’s giant Altar Stone came all the way from north-east Scotland – here’s how we worked out this astonishing new finding Nicholas Pearce, Aberystwyth University; Richard Bevins, Aberystwyth University, and Rob Ixer, UCL No one is certain why Stonehenge was built. This world-famous monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire is thought to...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread. This now triggers a coordinated international response to an extraordinary event and the mobilisation of resources, such as vaccines...
Stephen Ireland, 40, the founder of Pride in Surrey, and David Sutton, 26, have been charged with multiple child sexual abuse offenses. Both men, from Addlestone, were arrested and suspended from the organization in June. T hey are now in custody and set to appear before magistrates in Staines. Ireland...