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Saturday, November 7, 2026
In the depths of winter last year, rays of hope for the estimated 4,095 people sleeping rough in Brighton and Hove started springing up across town. These came in the form of take and donate stations - a simple idea where people leave their unwanted warm clothing out for...
A running army of ten who call themselves 'Connor's soldiers' are running in memory of their football-loving friend at this weekend's Brighton Half Marathon. The group are running for the Connor Saunders Foundation, a charity bringing football coaching to children with disabilities or learning difficulties which mean they can not go...
Climbing a 30-foot wall is no mean feat for the fittest of us, but for Corinne Mills and Lizzy Dingemans it's going to be even more of a challenge. These two lovely ladies have dyspraxia, an inherited congenital condition which impairs co-ordination and cognitive processing. They therefore expect to fall off the wall a...
Sports day, school discos, and adventure playgrounds are all standard fixtures at any school in England. But Varndean School in Hollingbury has an unlikely addition - five kids who are down with the kids. The Varndean School goats have come a long way from being humble grass cutters, and have now featured on...
Having failed his art A-level twice, Mike Dicks is not the most likely candidate for author and illustrator. But along with his adorable dog Scrabble, he's just published the adorable Mike&Scrabble: A Guide to Training Your New Human. He landed the deal when a publisher emailed Scrabble last May...
Streets Cafe in the Open Market may look like just a cracking greasy spoon, but it's become so much more. The business has been in owner Kelly Street's family for 40 years and is home to the Streets Cafe Help the Homeless scheme. This wonderful project sees volunteers regularly...
For most teenagers, a typical day involves rolling out of bed after hitting snooze one too many times, then vegging out in front of the telly in the evening. But 19-year-old Stephen Ferroni spends his time running a minimum of a whopping 61.5 miles every week. The Moulsecoomb lad is up at...
Experimental psychologist Jelena Goranovic is a programme director of Sussex Wellbeing Company and one of the organisers of Hove Stressbusters, a not-for-profit wellbeing programme which offers advice, workshops, and talks. We caught up with her and found out how something so simple as taking breaks can dramatically improve your life.  Not...
The wonderful yarnbomber Dani Ahrens is decorating the Community Bike Store in Cobden Road, Hanover with new knits every season. She visits the store every day and while she finds the resources there indispensable, she wanted to liven up the dull structure. Dani said: "I'd been looking at it...
Elena, 19, answered: "No problems... Just because it would be easier. You wouldn't have to struggle and face any difficulties. Live life careless!" Daisy, 22 answered: "Be all knowing! Because if you were all knowing, you could fix your problems. And there are always problems... And if you're all knowing then you can...