More than 900 wheelchairs donated by two Australian charities for injured children in Gaza have been sitting in warehouses in Jordan for more than 18 months. The charities, and the Jordanian aid organisation storing them, say Israeli restrictions on aid deliveries have kept them out. Israel says it has...
The Green Party of England and Wales opens its autumn conference in Brighton today. It runs at the Brighton Centre from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October, and around 3,000 people are expected to attend. The party says it will be its biggest conference ever, after a year of...
A Sussex cricket coach - celebrated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as one of 53 women changing the game - is encouraging more women and girls to take up the sport.
Alexia Walker, who is women’s head coach at Sussex, was included on the ECB list released...
The Jeanne Saunders Centre, a specialist nursery in Hove for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), has been rated 'Exceptional’ by Ofsted in all 6 areas.
The nursery, which is run by Brighton & Hove City Council, provides intensive early learning and assessment to children with a range...
A number of pressures have converged on food production over the past year, and their effects are likely to show up in our shopping baskets this winter. Farmers have faced increasingly erratic weather, influenced by climate change and the El Niño phenomenon, while international conflicts have pushed up the...
Brighton has never been a city that does things by halves. Colourful, creative and full of personality, it provides a wedding backdrop that feels very different from the traditional country house or quiet village setting. For couples who want their celebration to feel lively and memorable, Brighton has plenty...
Council services will be out in force and turning their attention to St James’s Street for a community clean-up next week as part of ongoing efforts and investment in creating cleaner, safer and more welcoming neighbourhoods, as well as to encourage residents and businesses to get involved.
The community clean-up...
Brighton is heading into one of those weekends when there is almost too much going on. From stand-up and live music to football, rugby, the Brighton Cocktail Festival and a major new music festival at Stanmer Park, there is plenty to keep locals busy from Friday night through Sunday.
Friday:...
The popular Brighton Wheel is set return to the city next year.
At a Cabinet meeting last week, Brighton & Hove City councillors agreed to grant a lease for the attraction, giving the green light for its return to its original site on Madeira Drive.
The Brighton Wheel will be operated...
A star sculpture featuring NASA space sounds, projected patterns and swirling smoke effects will light up Pavilion Square this October, becoming the first public artwork in the newly created space in front of the city’s iconic Royal Pavilion.
Titled Nova, the light and sound installation by UK art collective Studio...
