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Royal Pavilion Brighton
Few buildings in Britain surprise visitors quite like the Royal Pavilion Brighton. With its domes, minarets and exotic silhouette rising above the Brighton skyline, the palace looks more like something transported from India or the Middle East than a royal residence on the English seaside. Yet step inside and the Pavilion...
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Legends Embark on their First  Full Length Double Act Tour- They come on Tuesday 7th April 2026 at Komedia, Brighton Top Drag artists, Kitty Scott-Claus and Cheryl are readying to bring campery, chaos and carnage to stages across the UK this April. The Cheryl & Kitty Show is a two-hour cabaret extravaganza kicking...
New estimates show that almost 3,000 local residents set quit dates or started quit attempts in the last three months. The findings come from an independent evaluation of the South East Smokefree Alliance (SESA) “Quit Smoking, Feel Happier” campaign, which highlighted how smoking disrupts dopamine in the brain, increasing stress, and...
There are films that entertain, and then there are films that stay with you — that make you question what you thought was possible. Don’t Be Prey is firmly the latter. Ninety minutes that feel both epic and intimate, this is one of the most compelling documentaries about the...
Proposals for overnight deep cleans of the city’s busiest streets will be discussed by councillors later this month. It is the latest in a series of steps to improve the look and feel of the city and follows the creation of the City Centre Manager post in September 2025. The overnight...
Councillors will be discussing proposed allocations of funding to support households experiencing financial hardship at the Cabinet meeting on Thursday 19 March. From April 2026, the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) will replace the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) Household Support Fund. The fund covers a wider remit than the Household Support Fund, which primarily focuses on crisis response. Activities funded by the CRF should build longer-term financial resilience in the...
Devil on my Shoulder Releasing on 8th October 2026, Devil on my Shoulder is the ultimate memoir from the undeniable Godfather of Shock Rock, cementing Alice Cooper's iconic legend after a groundbreaking career spanning six decades and he will be in Brightoin Dome on Oct the 26th. Expect truly unforgettable stories to add...
Theatre Royal Brighton and Brighton and Hove Women’s History Group are delighted to announce that a successful bid has been made to erect a blue plaque honouring Ellen Nye Chart on the theatre frontage — a tribute that arrives in timely alignment with International Women’s Day celebrations. Ellen Nye Chart was the manager of Theatre Royal...
Householders in and around Brighton who are thinking about improving the comfort and energy performance of their homes will have the opportunity to learn from real renovation experiences at a free community event taking place on Wednesday, 18th March at 6.30pm. The event will be held at the Brighton Friends...
According to government reports, there are currently more than 998,000 empty homes in England, a figure that has been steadily rising over the past five years. Of these, 265,061 are classed as long-term vacant, which means they’ve been empty for more than six months. Locally, latest figures show 968 private residential properties in...