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4 days ago · Council receives £140k extra to help rough sleepers this winter. by Frank le Duc. 8 November 2024. 2. The government has announced extra funding of almost £140,000 to help Brighton and Hove City Council support rough sleepers over...
Hundreds expected to defy threat of race riot in Brighton tomorrow
Aug 6, 2024 · Hundreds of anti-racist protesters are expected to assemble in Brighton tomorrow amid online reports of a planned riot targeting a firm of immigration lawyers. Businesses close to the firm, at a central location which Brighton and Hove News is not naming, are planning to close early to avoid trouble. The University of Sussex has also emailed ...
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City centre businesses board up amid race riot reports
Aug 7, 2024 · A A. 13. Businesses in the centre of Brighton are boarding up today amid fears far-right race rioters are set to come to Brighton this evening. A firm of solicitors is one of several locations across the country identified – usually wrongly – as “immigration centres” on a far-right chat group on the private messaging app Telegram.
Cub scout leader and first aid trainer sexually abused 19 boys, …
Wednesday 23 Oct, 2024 at 9:57AM. A A. 2. Ian Silvester arrives for court - Picture by Brighton Pictures. A former cub scout leader, swimming coach and first aid instructor sexually abused 19 boys over about 30 years, a jury was told. Ian Silvester, 60, used his position to take advantage of children – some as young as seven or eight years ...
Pride charity trustee apologises over loan to his struggling …
Friday 18 Oct, 2024 at 6:35PM. A A. 54. Pride raises thousands for charity, much of which it gives to The Brighton Rainbow Fund to distribute each year. A trustee of one of the charities which distributes money raised by Brighton Pride has apologised over unpaid grants and an unsecured loan to a company he runs.
Extra police in Queens Road this evening, force says – Brighton …
Aug 7, 2024 · Brighton and Hove News has not previously named the address, but police this afternoon confirmed Queens Road is one of the locations trouble is rumoured to be planned. It’s still not known if any would-be rioters are planning to attend, but police have warned a police cell is waiting for them if they do. A counter-protest organised by Stand ...
Ikea Brighton ‘to open next year’ – Brighton and Hove News
Oct 10, 2024 · by Jo Wadsworth. Thursday 10 Oct, 2024 at 4:49PM. A A. 3. Ikea’s new Brighton store will open next year, its chief executive said today. The update came as the UK arm of the Swedish furniture giant released its 2024 financial report, which showed a slump in sales. Ikea has previously said the Brighton “city” store, which will open in what ...
Brighton church marks 200 years with spectacular light show
Oct 29, 2024 · A A. 2. A Brighton church is hosting a spectacular light show as part of its 200th anniversary celebrations. The show – Life by Luxmuralis – is taking place at St Peter’s Church over four nights from tomorrow (Wednesday 30 October) until Saturday (2 November). The organisers said: “This is a celebratory event to invite the city into the ...