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Vision for Black Rock Is Due to Become Clearer
Brighton's council cabinet meets on 15 October to review a long-term vision and meanwhile-use plan for the former swimming pool site that's been empty for 40 years.
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Peach Club's Trance Legends Hit Brighton's Seafront for the First Time
Peach Club London kicks off its first ever UK tour at Horizon on 17 October, with Signum, Lost Witness, and Brighton'...
Former School Conversion to 47-Bed Shared House Divides Planning Committee
A former Brighton school has been converted into a 47-bed shared house and is now seeking retrospective planning perm...
Councillors Back Plans to Pedestrianise St James's Street in Kemptown
Brighton's full council approved the first steps towards a possible pedestrianisation of St James's Street, with a co...
Team Domenica at Ten: New Flagship Opens in Central Brighton
Team Domenica marks its tenth year with the opening of a new education and training centre at Pavilion Buildings, alo...
Tim Burton's Universe, St George's Church, Halloween 2026
Mystery Ensemble performs Danny Elfman's Tim Burton film scores live in a Kemptown church on Halloween night. The Nig...
Barbino Brighton: Mediterranean Small Plates and Wine Arrive on North Road
Barbino brings Mediterranean small plates, low-intervention wines and cocktails to North Road Brighton, co-located wi...
New Competition to Shine a Light on Brighton's Best Businesses
A new national competition is asking people to nominate their favourite local Brighton business, with a £1,000 prize ...
Brighton Council Votes Down Transparency Motion on Regulatory Decisions
A motion calling for a public register of external regulatory decisions — from the Ombudsman, CQC and Information Com...
Connie's Pizza Opens on Gardner Street and Is Giving Away 1,000 Free Slices
New York-style pizza from the founder of 081 Pizzeria opens on 9 October at the old GBK site in North Laine, with a f...
Conway the Machine + Daringer at Chalk, Brighton — October 2026
Griselda hip-hop at its heaviest: Conway the Machine and producer Daringer play Chalk on Monday 26 October. Tickets £...
David Bowie Is Coming Back to Brighton Dome in 2027
An immersive Bowie show opens at the Corn Exchange in July 2027, made with his estate and the creator of the V&A's Da...
Eddi Reader at The Old Market, Hove — October 2026
One of Scotland's most enduring voices plays an intimate Hove evening. Eddi Reader at The Old Market on Thursday 16 O...
Frazey Ford at Brighton Dome — October 2026
Canadian alt-folk and country-soul singer Frazey Ford plays Brighton Dome on Tuesday 27 October 2026. Tickets £32.75.
Greens Win Queen's Park — Third By-Election in Three Years
Mark Strong took the Queen's Park seat for the Greens on Thursday, adding a twelfth councillor to the party's growing...
ladylike Headline Wagner Hall This December
Brighton quartet ladylike play an intimate seated show at Wagner Hall on 4 December, ahead of their biggest headline ...
Ministry of Sound Classical Comes to Brighton Centre on Halloween Night
A 31-piece orchestra plays the dance classics at Brighton Centre on 31 October. Faithless, Darude, Fatboy Slim and mo...
Music & Nightlife
Gigs, club nights, festivals and record shops. The reason people move here.
What's On Morgan Wallen Tribute UK at Concorde 2 — October 2026
The UK's first Morgan Wallen tribute act brings the full live band sound to Concorde 2 on Thursday 23 October.
What's On Slayyyter Plays Chalk on the Worst Girl in the World Tour
Missouri-born pop act Slayyyter brings her Worst Girl in the World tour to Chalk on 3 November, with support from Pea...
Anarchic Comedy Show Returns Ten Years After Bringing Its Chaos to the City
Stamptown, the anarchic international comedy collective hosted by Zach Zucker, returns to Brighton Dome Corn Exchange...
What's On Stornoway at Chalk, Brighton — October 2026
Oxford indie-folk quartet Stornoway close out their StorNoMore tour at Chalk on Sunday 25 October. Free entry.
Arts & Stage
Theatre, comedy, film, galleries and museums. Brighton being creative in public.
What's On Olga Koch Brings 'Fat Tom Cruise' to Komedia Brighton in November
Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated Olga Koch plays Komedia Studio on 5 November with her four-star genre-...
What's On Photo Fringe 2026: Brighton's Open Photography Festival Runs All October
Photo Fringe 2026 brings over a hundred exhibitions to Brighton & Hove, Newhaven and Portsmouth throughout October. T...
What's On Wilko Johnson's Story Gets the Stage Treatment in Worthing This October
Johnson Willis plays the Dr Feelgood founder's cancer diagnosis, refusal of treatment and unlikely survival at Pavili...
What's On Ceilidh the Musical Comes to Brighton Dome This December
Alan Cumming's Pitlochry season brings this immersive Scottish musical to Brighton Dome's Corn Exchange for six night...
Food & Drink
Openings, closures, menus and awards. Who is cooking and whether it is any good.
Higgidy Takes Over the Amex Pies
The Shoreham-by-Sea bakery takes over matchday pies at the Amex this season, replacing Piglet's Pantry after 15 years.
National Vegetarian Week in Brighton: where to eat
Brighton's been taking plant-based food seriously since 1981. Here's where to eat for National Vegetarian Week, 1-7 O...
Coming Up VegfestUK Brighton Is Back: 120 Stalls at the Hilton Metropole This November
VegfestUK returns to Brighton on Saturday 7 November, Hilton Metropole, Kings Road, 11am to 6pm. Around 120 stalls, 5...
Behind the Counter Fourth and Church: Hove's Sherry Wall, BRAVO Golds, and a Set Lunch Worth the Trip
Opened by two terre à terre veterans in 2015, this Church Road wine bar has three BRAVO awards and the city's largest...
Sport & Community
The Albion, Sussex cricket, running clubs, schools, charities and the people holding things together.
Now Over Best Kids' Events Near Brighton This Weekend (3rd–4th October 2026)
Farm stories at Theatre Royal for £7, a global music club at The Brunswick, sea-themed craft at Brighton Dome, and a ...
Rotary Family Festival & Big Help Out Returns to Hove Park in June 2027
Free family festival at Hove Park on 6 June 2027, with two new zones: the Sussex Distillers' Festival and the Paper D...
STRONG: Brighton's newest inclusive fitness space
A new Brighton gym with strength training, cardio, a sauna and a cold plunge, from a founder who wants everyone to fe...
Behind the Counter Brighton and Hove Speak Out Wins £411,000 National Lottery Grant
The Brighton and Hove advocacy charity has secured £411,000 over four years from the National Lottery Community Fund ...
Shopping
Shops, markets, the Lanes and the North Laine. What is opening, closing and worth the trip.
Behind the Counter BAROQUE Celebrates Twenty Years in the Lanes
BAROQUE, the independent bespoke jewellery studio on Union Street, turns twenty this year. To mark it, they've launch...
Behind the Counter Brighton Marina Launches Retail Worker Protection Scheme with Retail Trust
Brighton Marina has joined a Landsec and Retail Trust partnership to give its workers access to de-escalation trainin...
The Brighton Requirement: Inside a North Laine Fandom Shop Worth Knowing
The Brighton Requirement on Kensington Gardens stocks Harry Potter, Star Wars, Marvel, anime and more — plus a specia...
Uniqlo Is Coming to Brighton
The Japanese brand has submitted a planning application for the former H&M unit at Churchill Square's Western Road en...
City Hall
The council, planning, housing and transport. What gets decided about your street.
Coming Up Brighton Gasworks Development Paused for Review
Berkeley Homes has paused its 495-home seafront scheme at the former Brighton Gasworks site due to rising costs and r...
Coming Up Construction Starts on the A259 Hove to Portslade Cycle Scheme
Work begins in the coming weeks on the A259 between Fourth Avenue and the city's western boundary: separated cycle la...
Brighton's Big Events and the Residents Who Have to Live With Them
Labour is reviewing how residents can raise concerns about major events. The last confirmed meeting under the old for...
Brighton Police Urges Reporting of Illegal E-Bike and E-Scooter Use
Sussex Police has launched Operation Scramble to tackle illegal e-bikes and e-scooters. Reports of illegal use rose 5...
Seafront & Environment
The coast, the parks, the wildlife and the weather. The bits of Brighton nobody built.
Coming Up Work Starts on Brighton's King's Road Arches in the Coming Weeks
Repair work on the Victorian arches beneath King's Road between the Bandstand and The Seahorse is beginning soon: bri...
Coming Up Brighton Wheel Backed by Cabinet: 25-Year Lease Approved for Palace Pier Site
Brighton & Hove Cabinet voted on 17 September 2026 to back a 25-year lease for the Brighton Wheel at Dalton's Bastion...
Now Over Brighton Council to Vote on £41m Renewal of 38 King's Road Arches
Cabinet meets 17 September to approve the council's £4m contribution to a £41m bid to repair and strengthen 38 more V...
Hove Park Left Churned Up After Pop Concerts — Organisers to Foot the Bill
Hove Park's football pitches were left with deep tyre tracks after the Levellers and Passenger shows. A senior counci...
Opinion
The Brighton Take. Our argument, clearly labelled as one.
Day Festivals Are Having a Moment — and Brighton Was Built for Them
Forget camping. Day festivals give you the big lineup, the atmosphere and the dancing — and you're home by midnight.
The Brighton Take The Michelin Guide Named Brighton One of Britain's Best Foodie Seaside Towns. Here's Our Take
The Michelin Guide put Brighton on its shortlist of the UK's best seaside towns for food lovers. We agree, but they o...
The Brighton Take Brighton Is in Drought. The Council Is Preparing for When the Floods Come Back.
Over 46,000 Brighton & Hove residents live in areas at risk from surface water flooding. The council is updating its ...
The Brighton Take Five Brighton Junctions Are Getting Camera Enforcement. You Have Six Weeks to Respond.
Brighton & Hove City Council is consulting on camera enforcement at five junctions where existing restrictions aren't...
Brighton Voices
The people who keep Brighton being Brighton. In their own words.
Brighton Voices Paul Kemp: The Man Behind Brighton Pride
Paul Kemp arrived in Brighton at seventeen and never quite left. He ran the first Pride dance tent on The Level in 19...
Brighton Voices Cassette Lord: Brighton's Cassette-Tape Street Artist
Martin has been painting Brighton's utility boxes since 2009. It started with young offenders, a stencil, and a party...
Brighton Voices John Riches: Publishing Brighton's People's History
John Riches has been Director of QueenSpark Books for over twenty years. It started with a casino protest in 1972. Th...