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Friday, April 19, 2024
While 10,000 people will take to the streets of Brighton next month for the city's annual marathon, Brighton and Hove Albion fan Iain McCallum will take his running challenge one step further. He'll be making a gruelling 156-mile journey through the Sahara in aid of Albion in the Community (AITC), the largest...
Most 18-year-olds spend their free time playing video games, revising for their A-Levels or at the pub with their friends. But Jakob Poffley spent his February half-term doing something extraordinary - undertaking a solo hitch-hiking challenge across the UK. It was all in aid of Shelter, who help millions of people...
Photos by Nadia Meli  When 31-year-old Viktor Penner sat down at the piano in Brighton station last Friday night, he didn't realise he'd be watched online by 12,000 people. His playing captivated an audience of commuters who have dubbed him a master pianist with a God-given talent - something which the...
On International Women's Day, two separate groups of Brighton women will go on strike to get their voices heard - an action in keeping with this year's #BeBoldForChange theme. Students at Sussex University will walk out of lectures at midday to stand in solidarity with the Strike 4 Repeal, a strike...
Brighton Pride is thought to be the largest in the country - tens of thousands of people descend on the city every year in a celebration of acceptance for all genders and sexualities. But summer in Brighton is not all glitter and rainbows, especially for those with disabilities. Last year,...
There has not been a Duke of Sussex since 1843, but royal experts think that could all be about to change. The title has been dormant since Prince Augustus Frederick passed away 174 years ago, but could be resurrected if Prince Harry weds his actress girlfriend Meghan Markle. This would make...
George Justice, 19 was brought up by his Mum in Stoke Newington, London until the age of 3 or 4 before then moving to Brighton because living expenses were too high. "Which is ironic because it turns out it's way more expensive here." His Mum and Step Dad met when George was...
Benedict Cumberbatch, Hayley Atwell, Robert Carlyle, Tilda Swinton and Richard Ayoade have one thing in common: they're all rumoured to be replacing Peter Capaldi when he steps down as Dr Who. But an unlikely new competitor for the iconic sci-fi role has emerged in the shape of 17-year-old Frank Milham (pictured centre above)....
Featured image taken in North Street by Lesley Burdett There is only one man on the planet who can say his full-time occupation is being a Disco Bunny. The iconic Pablo Woodward has worked every job under the sun- he's been a barman, teacher, meat market worker, telephone salesman, perfume salesman,...
Think refugee aid and food banks, clothes donations and volunteers at soup kitchens probably spring to mind. But Kate McAllister (pictured above) believes another important thing which can be given to people fleeing crises is a flexible education. She's the founder of Crisis Classroom, a small Brighton-based charity which will...