After 40 years, the much-loved BeCCAÂ playgroup and children's club in Bevendean is facing closure because of funding constraints. The group, which relies heavily on donations and volunteers, released a statement on Friday (24 March) announcing the sad news that BeCCA would close indefinitely from 31 March.
Families in the area...
Leading well-being experts recommend that we need 8 hugs a day to maintain optimum health levels, and ideally each hug should last at least 20 seconds.
As you know one of my passions is cuddling!
For me a hug or embrace is so easy to give. In my repertoire I have...
Campaigners are celebrating after Brighton and Hove City Council passed a budget which reduces planned cuts to youth services in the city.
A cross-party group of councillors drew up an amendment which reduced planned cuts from £800k to £155k, meaning youth services will be cut by 15% rather than the...
The National Lottery is hunting for the owner of winning Euromillions ticket who has not claimed their prize.
The £1 Million ticket was purchased in Worthing for the February 3 EuroMillions draw.
The ticket contains the winning code JWPG 51409 and the ticket-holder has until August 2, 2017 to claim their...
Following a crowdfunding campaign which raised £12,000, Hove's Civic Society have unveiled the first sculpture for their plinth.
'Constellation' by Johnathon Wright lets residents decide which symbols of Brighton and Hove should feature on it. Those chosen currently include a windmill and a beach hut. Elements of a ship’s compass...
Earlier this month, Socks From Denmark offered Brightonians the once in a lifetime chance to model their funky footwear.
Now, the kindhearted startup company is running a charitable sock lottery which gives you the chance to bag £500 while helping the homeless.
The project is all about helping the estimated 4,000 people...
The Mayor of Brighton & Hove is calling for cyclists to take part in a charity bike ride this spring.
The 50 mile cycle ride will take place in the countryside around Brighton and raise money for 27 local charities.
Cyclists can choose to support all of the Mayoral charities or...
A documentary following a year in the life of the South Downs National Park is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
South Downs: England’s Mountains Green is a sixty-minute show presented by local Vicar and author Peter Owen-Jones.
Peter Owen-Jones tells the camera: “When I saw the gently rolling...
Students at the University of Sussex are celebrating after their TV Station has been nominated for a top film award.
Seagull Man: The Brighton Superhero - a mockumentary about an unlikely superhero - has been nominated for best comedy at the Screentest Student Film Festival.
The short film was...
Brighton and Hove is the fifth most congested city in the UK and the most congested small city in England, a new study has revealed.
Only Belfast, Edinburgh, London and Manchester are worse off according to TomTom's latest Traffic Index.
The data reveals a 2% increase in congestion in 2016 from...
