Sebastian Sawe ripped open a carbohydrate gel sachet and slurped it five minutes before the start of the 2026 London Marathon. Sixty minutes later, he inhaled another one before smashing through the two-hour marathon barrier.
Sawe might have been the first sub-two-hour marathon runner, but he’s certainly not the first...
Alex Romanowski Secures Runner-Up Finish at International Junior Golf Cup in Czech Republic
Brighton & Hove junior superstar Alex Romanowski delivered an outstanding performance on the international stage, finishing 2nd place at the prestigious 5 Stars International Junior Cup by Adrian Meronk, held in the Czech Republic.
The tournament took place...
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15th May-Brighton & Hove’s bikeshare scheme has hit a huge milestone.The number of journeys on the city’s Beryl Bikes passed the one million mark in March.
Since the relaunch of the scheme with Beryl in in 2023, more than 129,000 people have cycled over 2.8 million kilometres around...
Sussex Police have said they believe they have identified the three young women whose bodies were recovered from the sea near Madeira Drive in Brighton on Wednesday morning. Formal identification has yet to be completed and the families of those involved are still being contacted, the force confirmed in...
Brighton and Hove City Council leader Councillor Bella Sankey has described the deaths of three young women off Madeira Drive on Wednesday morning as "absolutely tragic and horrific," in the first formal response from the city's political leadership to the worst loss of life on Brighton's seafront in recent...
Emergency services were called to Brighton seafront at around 5.45am on Tuesday 13 May following reports of concern for the welfare of a person in the water.
A short while later, the bodies of three young women were recovered from the sea near Madeira Drive, Sussex Police confirmed. An investigation...
Brighton & Hove has been named one of 5 places in England chosen for a major new government pilot scheme to improve the food served in schools, hospitals and other public services.
Brighton & Hove City Council will receive £155,000 to shake up how food is bought, with the aim...
12 May 2026
The government has launched a statutory consultation on proposals to change how local government is structured across Sussex.
Residents can now have their say on the future structure of local government in the East Sussex and Brighton & Hove areas. The consultation is open from Tuesday 12 May to Monday 15 June.
Find out more and have your say on...
British Motor Yacht Show 2026 — What to Expect at Swanwick Marina This May
One of the UK's most considered luxury boat shows returns this week — and Brighton Journal will be there.
The British Motor Yacht Show 2026 runs from 14 to 17 May at Premier Marinas' Swanwick Marina on...
The South East woke up on Friday to a political map almost unrecognisable from the one Brighton has lived inside for the past two decades. The Conservatives have lost control of West Sussex County Council. Reform UK is now the largest party on East Sussex County Council, though short...
