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Brighton Journal’s News section covers the latest developments across Brighton & Hove, from council decisions and transport updates to housing, community issues and major local stories shaping the city.

Rock legend Arthur Brown joins the Godfather of Shock Rock on stage for an evening of unforgettable stories Alice Cooper will bring his intimate Devil on My Shoulder book tour to Brighton Dome on Wednesday 14 October, where he will be joined in conversation by fellow rock legend Arthur Brown. The...
  The Green Party of England and Wales voted on Sunday to define Zionism as a form of racism, at the end of its biggest-ever conference at the Brighton Centre. Members backed the motion by 1,022 votes to 813, making the Greens the first major UK party to declare itself...
We all know what happens to Barbie™ when she leaves the toy box. But what happens to her plastic? Now, University of Brighton graduate Tom Meades is giving unwanted dolls a very different second act - using materials from them to create sustainable tech through his Brighton-based design studio, gomi. Tom, who graduated...
More than 900 wheelchairs donated by two Australian charities for injured children in Gaza have been sitting in warehouses in Jordan for more than 18 months. The charities, and the Jordanian aid organisation storing them, say Israeli restrictions on aid deliveries have kept them out. Israel says it has...
The Green Party of England and Wales opens its autumn conference in Brighton today. It runs at the Brighton Centre from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October, and around 3,000 people are expected to attend. The party says it will be its biggest conference ever, after a year of...
A Sussex cricket coach - celebrated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as one of 53 women changing the game - is encouraging more women and girls to take up the sport. Alexia Walker, who is women’s head coach at Sussex, was included on the ECB list released...
The Jeanne Saunders Centre, a specialist nursery in Hove for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), has been rated 'Exceptional’ by Ofsted in all 6 areas. The nursery, which is run by Brighton & Hove City Council, provides intensive early learning and assessment to children with a range...
A number of pressures have converged on food production over the past year, and their effects are likely to show up in our shopping baskets this winter. Farmers have faced increasingly erratic weather, influenced by climate change and the El Niño phenomenon, while international conflicts have pushed up the...
Brighton has never been a city that does things by halves. Colourful, creative and full of personality, it provides a wedding backdrop that feels very different from the traditional country house or quiet village setting. For couples who want their celebration to feel lively and memorable, Brighton has plenty...
Council services will be out in force and turning their attention to St James’s Street for a community clean-up next week as part of ongoing efforts and investment in creating cleaner, safer and more welcoming neighbourhoods, as well as to encourage residents and businesses to get involved. The community clean-up...