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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Lifestyle

From food and drink to health, wellbeing, fashion and everyday city life, this category covers how Brighton lives — spotlighting trends, places and people shaping the city’s distinctive lifestyle.

Whether you have been diagnosed with a mental illness or are just struggling to keep up with the stresses and strains of modern life, we could all use some time to relax and talk openly. But it's not that simple - opening up about how you're feeling can be...
All the full marathon spaces for April's Brighton Marathon may be booked up, but community partner American Express are making a final call for volunteers. Applications close on 5 April. Anyone can take part - the volunteer team is made up of amazing people from all walks of life, from...
It’s great to be in touch again after a very busy few weeks.  Have you noticed that since I last wrote the evenings have become considerably longer, the mornings lighter and the signs of Spring are all around us. I always marvel that at this time of year life begins...
If you have scars, no matter the cause, covering them with layers of clothes and shying away is common practice. But Brighton tattoo parlour Inka Tattoos is giving those with scars the chance to cover them with beautiful designs and feel confident again. Ink-happy customers with self-harm scars or post-operative...
How much did you pay in fees when you moved house?  Brightonians will have to pay up to £720 for a two-adult household, a new survey of 112 local estate agents has revealed. The average Brighton tenant pays £463, according to research by Generation Rent and Living Rent Brighton. The...
Featured image taken in North Street by Lesley Burdett Everyone in Brighton and Hove knows the one and only Disco Bunny. Pablo Woodward has become something of a local icon since he started donning sparkles and skin-tight bodysuits in 2015 - one video of The Disco Bunny taken in North Street...
When former bikini model competitor Taryn Brumfitt posted a before and after picture in 2013, it sparked an international social media frenzy. Over 100 million people from all parts of the world have now seen the image, which, unlike typical transformation pictures, shows Taryn flaunting a curvier figure in the...
Pancake day is over. It's officially the first day of March and the first day of spring, so it's time to face the music and make a lent promise. Although Christian tradition suggests fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, a custom which has translated into giving up chocolate, most...
This morning, pet owners in Sussex were once again warned to keep an eye on their animals because of palm oil brought ashore by stormy weather. Newhaven coastguard is urging dog walkers to be aware that lumps of the rancid oil known as fatbergs have washed up in Rottingdean...
Leading well-being experts recommend that we need 8 hugs a day to maintain optimum health levels, and ideally each hug should last at least 20 seconds. As you know one of my passions is cuddling! For me a hug or embrace is so easy to give. In my repertoire I have...