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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.

Plans for new state of the art sporting facilities have been approved for one Brighton school. The school who will be celebrating this news is Patcham High School in Ladies Mile Road, Brighton. The 4 million scheme will see a brand new sports hall designed by the council’s in-house architects...
Prince Charles was last month asked to give a statement at an inquest into the actions of a disgraced ex-Sussex and Gloucester bishop. Peter Ball was known to be an acquaintance of Prince Charles, exchanging several letters when Ball was the bishop for Charles' Diocese in Gloucester. Ball manipulated his...
With the nature of cuts to the public services, efficiency needs to be prioritised more than ever before. Police numbers are falling by the year, with funding down by around 20% between 2010 and 2017. Because of this bleak reality, the emergency services cannot be burdened by trivial matters. One...
Brighton and Hove's city’s planning committee have approved the £100m redevelopment of the site of the former headquarters of American Express in Brighton. This is one of the largest mixed-use developments to come forward in recent years. The former Amex headquarters, also called Amex House, opened in 1977 but began...
If you were to compile a list of biggest fears, there would be consistency in the results. Alongside scenarios like being pursued by tarantulas or attacked by a killer clown, swimming with sharks would to many be the pinnacle of horror. 4 out of 10 British adults admitted to...
A heroic World War One pilot is to be honoured with a commemorative stone, which will be unveiled at the Old Steine War Memorial on Tuesday 24 July. Brighton born Major Edward ‘Mick’ Corringham Mannock VC DSO MC, was awarded the Victoria Cross after he died in action on 26...
Brighton has a range of academic institutions, boasting two high-profile universities. The number of students in the city is on the rise, with the universities looking to expand. Because of this, much of the housing in Brighton is taken up by students, a source of great frustration to many...
The amazing charity Martlets are yet again set to light up Brighton this Autumn! They had their fantastic Snowdogs by the Sea in 2016, which saw the charity raise £310,000, and over £10 million for the local economy. Following this unprecedented success, they recently unveiled their latest attraction. Martlets will...
As a result of successful proposals made made Green councillors in November, which was backed by all parties, Brighton and Hove City Council have now announced that they are adopting a Single Use Plastics policy. In last year's proposals, the council was called upon to introduce a range of measures...
Brighton seafront is full of fun things to do. A range of attractions, from the pier to the i360, leave visitors with a number of options. However, Brighton residents will still be happy to hear about a new attraction set to be unveiled. Planners have approved a new rope walk...