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Saturday, November 7, 2026
Elizabeth, 21 says: "I'd rather never eat chocolate again, I'm a history student so changing my name to Hitler is just not an option!" Chiara, from Italy, turning 23 in two weeks time answered: "I think I'd change my last name to Hitler because then I'd change the stigma and...
Additional writing by Lucy Maddox Lucy, 30, took the leap of moving to Brighton last September so she could train to be a journalist. Her life took a turn in when she left the sleepy retirement town of Christchurch in Dorset. Here's what she thinks of London by the Sea. "As someone...
Maya (right), 19 and Manou (left), 21 were perusing through the boutiques in the North Laine when I stopped them for their colourful exterior appearance! I was very pleased to find out not too far in to the discussion that they had equally colourful personalities to match their outfits! So, Maya...
Mel Elliot
Mel Elliot from Hastings is an artist, author and local business owner. Pearl Power and the Girl With Two Dads is the third in her Pearl Power series and answers questions children might have about same sex parents. Mel explains: “A lot of kids aren’t brought up by traditional...
Quirky four-piece indie band ISLA met at Sussex University a few years ago and have been creating sweet atmospheric sounds in Brighton ever since. The young and fresh band had a massive year in 2016; they went on their first UK tour and unleashed their first EP, 'Giants', on...
Steve Bustin
Steve Bustin is a Brighton based speaker and communications trainer, named national Speaker of the Year’ 2015 by The Professional Speaking Association. We caught up with him to ask his advice on how to become a better public speaker, and to find out how he wrote his latest book...
Solenn, 21 has come to Brighton visiting a friend over Christmas. She comes from a town in the south of France called Toulouse. She goes to university there, studying sociology and anthropology which she passionately enjoys to learn about as she finds it opens her mind to the different...
Whyte Christmas
Whyte is a care worker who lives in Lewes, however he spent many of his childhood Christmases in Sweden. We caught up with him to find out how the experience of the festive period compares across the two countries. “I moved over from England to Sweden in 1995 and moved...
Laura, 36 and Lily, 20 are living and working in Brighton! Laura is working at 'Made' on North Street, which is a Gallery & In-house coffee Shop/Eatery. "It's like a creative hub, it's got workshops, expositions and a good old coffee shop. I love it!" Lily is studying music and working...
Russ Callaghan with a patient
Guest Blog by Russ Callaghan As part of the Wishing Well team for Rhythmix Music Charity, I spend most weeks on the Emerald Ward at Brighton Hospital. Research has shown that the part of the brain that processes music is least affected by Dementia and Alzheimers, therefore playing music to...