As we approach the end of the year our editor, Tony Davenport, went to meet the Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, Councillor Mary Mears for a chin-wag about our city, over a nice …

A disciplinary panel consisting of two independent members and one councillor found that Councillor Geoffrey Theobald, who last month parked his Jag in a disabled bay as he was late for a meeting, had breached …

A large section of Madeira Drive is set to get a heritage-style facelift and the road widened. Work has already commenced on the stretch of road, which is too weak to support heavy vehicles. The …

St. Mary Magdalen’s Church in Upper North Street received a shock from Southern Water – a bill for £4,600. This is said to have been “going on for months” according to the church’s priest, Father …

The i360 is still on course for its opening in Spring 2011, despite erm …. very little work having taken place. Architects Marks Barfield have had meetings with the West Pier Trust, and have told …

A court has heard how the Kemptown ‘Gay Oscars’ turned into a heated skirmish between two rival bar owners. Guests who gathered at the Metropole hotel for the “Golden Handbag” awards were said to have …

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are warning people to beware of bargain Nintendo DS and DS Lite machines this Christmas. HMRC have confiscated hundreds of such counterfeit machines at entry points around the country, and …

A German truck driver who had arrived from Dover to make a delivery in Hove found that he had more loaded onto his vehicle than he was expecting. Becoming suspicious of noises he heard inside …

How would you like to run your car for £75 per year. Crazy? Apparently not. Brighton and Hove City Council are set to install a series of power points around the city for use by …