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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.

One of Brighton's most popular LGBT-friendly nightspots has closed its doors. Bustling gay party bar Poison Ivy hosted an epic seven-hour cabaret closing party last Sunday to say farewell to punters. Some of Brighton's best and brightest queens including Electric Blue, Candi Rell and Linda Bacardi sung out the St James'...
If you live in Hove (actually), this weekend will be cause for celebration. The Sunday Times will be publishing their Best Places to Live guide, and Hove has made the list. Fifteen locations in the south-east have made the list, with the title of best in the south-east going to...
Devastated Douglas and Teressa Saunders are living every pet owner's worst nightmare - their two dachshunds have been missing since 22 February. Elfie and Huxley disappeared when they were let off the lead during a stroll with a dog walker at Hollingbury Park golf course in Brighton. In an attempt to see...
Passers-by near Churchill Square yesterday evening were greeted by more than 100 women and non-binary people sitting outside the shopping centre, releasing flares and chanting. It was a demonstration by Sisters Uncut Brighton, a local branch of the national feminist group famed for bold protest tactics such as jumping on the...
A life-saving service is facing closure over a lack of funding, but thousands of Brightonians have backed the petition calling on East Sussex commissioners to save it. Sussex Place of Calm is the first service of its kind in the county - a peer-supported 27/7 crisis service for those who...
The former Buxtons furniture store in Ditchling Road is to become home to 300 students from across the globe this summer. It is set to be transformed into the fourth UK college for Kings Education, which also has colleges in Oxford, London and Bournemouth. It also has five US colleges, including...
You will soon need a resident's permit to park in the Hanover or Elm Grove area, which has been dubbed 'Brighton's last free car park'. The new parking zone is likely to be approved by councillors next week, and could come into effect as early as this autumn. It's the...
Staff working in Brighton and Hove saw an average of a ten per cent salary increase this year, making the seaside city top in the country for salary growth. Brighton salaries were up 9.9 per cent year-on-year, according to research from job site CV-Library. The data, which was calculated by comparing job...
A brand-new bus wrap, featuring Hawaiian themed decor and colourful scenes of Brighton beaches, has just been unveiled. It will be rolled out very soon, bringing summer vibes to spring in B-town. The funky double decker will join the Brighton and Hove Bus Company fleet as part of the firm’s...
Featured Image by Nick Fontana World-famous Olympic runner Sally Gunnell OBE is officially the public face of Sussex Search and Rescue. Sally who lives in Steyning, West Sussex, boasts two Olympic, three World, two European and six Commonwealth medals. She is the only female 400m hurdler to have won the Olympic and...