Oscar is a brave little dog who came into Emma Lee's (Brighton Dog Care owner) life very unexpectedly. When previous owners got him at 8 months old they weren't told of his incontinence. Over the 2 and a half years they had Oscar as apart of their family. They spent...
Brighton-born author Patrice Lawrence has taken one of this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prizes for her coming-of-age drama Orangeboy. She is this year's winner of the Older Fiction category, as voted for by booksellers in Waterstones stores across the UK.
Set in contemporary East London, Orangeboy follows the story of 16-year-old Marlon. He made...
By day, Rob Marks answers emails, goes to business meetings, and runs social media channels. By night, he becomes his eerie Victorian alter-ego, Silas, and leads ghost-loving guests around our haunted city along with fellow ghost walkers Jasper and Ebenezer.
He moved to Brighton in 2008 after developing a fondness...
For some time now, we've been best buddies with adorable Jackshund Scrabble and her lazy human Mike Dicks. He's a professional illustrator while she's a certified taker of naps, drinker of dog beer, and keen runner on the beach.
She's caused quite the stir in town, becoming something of a...
Two lovely ladies from Brighton have raised more than £1,000 for charity by scaling a 40-foot wall.
Climbing that high is no mean feat for the fittest of us, but for Corinne Mills and Lizzy Dingemans it was even more of a challenge. The two friends have dyspraxia, an inherited congenital condition which impairs...
Inspirational 32-year-old Tommy Keough has self-published his own children's e-book in a bid to raise money for a cancer charity for kids.
The Eastbourne-based personal trainer released his first novel, The Bogsproggler, on Wednesday, and has another two follow-up books in the pipeline.
Taking inspiration from Harry Potter and Lord of The...
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...
‘Don’t Be Afraid To Go After Your Dreams’: Interview With Brighton Piano Sensation Viktor Penner
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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...




























