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Offers of help from councils have been ignored, say Greens, as Conservative government votes down family reunification proposals Greens and local refugee organisations have condemned the Conservative government for voting against legislation designed to ensure that children fleeing war and persecution can reunite with family members in the UK. Conservative MPs...

Brighton commuters are calling local rail services a joke, despite the Government’s new pledge earlier this week to reinvest in the railways. Commuters from the Preston Park Train Campaign have not been impressed with the 2020 service so far and have even shared a joke on their social media...

  The Brighton & Hove Wellbeing Centre, along with the The Charter Medical Centre and the Trinity Medical Centre are offering an initiative from the Robin Hood Health Foundation that not only helps to lower anxiety, but might also help you make the odd birthday present along the way too...

Imagine a world where your phone is too big for your hand, where your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body, where in a car accident you are 47% more likely to be seriously injured, where every week the countless hours of work you do are not recognised or...

THE MUSIC OF WES ANDERSON PERFORMED LIVE IN BRIGHTON AS PART OF BRIGHTON FRINGE WORLD PREMIER A brand-new show featuring music from films by Wes Anderson is to make its world premiere at The Old Market as part of Brighton Fringe. Wes Banderson is the brainchild of Adam Znaidi, who is best...

Brighton born and bred pet photographer Lauren Christien is raising money for Say Aphasia by offering free photo sessions in exchange for donations to the charity. Approximately 350,000 people in the UK are affected by aphasia, which inhibits a persons ability to speak, read, and write, usually after suffering a stroke. Say...

A decades-long contract for Hollingbury golf course has been signed by councillors from the Labour and Conservative parties, despite Greens appealing for further consultation regarding the future of the site. Labour and Conservative councillors have agreed to lease the golf course to a bidder looking for a 3 year contract,...

The BRAVOs, which stands for Brighton Restaurant Awards Vote Online, are returning to Brighton for their fourth year in February 2020. This is the only food and drink award that is entirely publicly voted for. Last year saw 29,874 votes cast for 450 venues across 16 categories. This was a...

   Sleep Easy is YMCA Brighton & Hove’s biggest fundraising event of the year. YMCA Brighton & Hove is part of the bigger YMCA Downslink Group which runs local YMCAs across Sussex and Surrey. Across the region hundreds of people challenge themselves to spend a night outside to raise money for...

This week, Brighton Journal spoke with Dr. Roz Wright, a veterinary surgeon based at New Priory Vets, about her involvement with StreetVet Brighton. This organisation looks after homeless people’s pets by providing much needed treatments and support that they would otherwise be completely unable to afford.    Remembering how her...