Seafront & Environment
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Coming Up Restored Seafront Ironwork Won't Be Brighton Blue
Brighton and Hove City Council has stopped using the distinctive Brighton Blue on restored seafront ironwork. The cost of mixing it precisely is too high.
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Work Starts on Brighton's King's Road Arches in the Coming Weeks
2 Oct 2026· 2 minBrighton Wheel Backed by Cabinet: 25-Year Lease Approved for Palace Pier Site
28 Sept 2026· 2 minBrighton Council to Vote on £41m Renewal of 38 King's Road Arches
16 Sept 2026· 2 minHove Park Left Churned Up After Pop Concerts — Organisers to Foot the Bill
13 Sept 2026· 2 minHundreds of Trees Planted on Hove Seafront Have Died. The Council Is Investigating.
4 Sept 2026· 2 minThe World's Last Seagoing Paddle Steamer Sails from Newhaven
2 Sept 2026· 4 min
Brighton's Recycling Rate Hits a Record High, Up 7.2 Percentage Points
Brighton and Hove's recycling rate reached 31.6% in Q1 2026, a 7.2 percentage point improvement on the same period la...
Drive a Volk's Railway Train This October, For £35
Volk's Electric Railway is giving adults the chance to drive one of its historic railcars this October: £35, a safety...
The Dyke Railway Trail Just Ranked 4th in Britain. Help Tidy It This Sunday
The Dyke Railway Trail won South East England in the Ramblers' Britain's Favourite Path 2026 and ranked 4th nationall...
Hanover Action: sixteen years of Brighton climate work, and home energy workshops this October
The Hanover-based community group campaigns against North Sea fossil fuels and plants street gardens. This October th...
Council Invites Bids to Rebuild Kings Road Paddling Pool
Brighton & Hove Council is inviting operators to bid for the Kings Road paddling pool site, closed in 2026 during the...
The Brighton Wheel Is Coming Back to Madeira Drive
Brighton's seafront observation wheel could return to Madeira Drive after a decade away, if Cabinet approves a 25-yea...
Brighton's Hove Seafront Railings Are Getting a Proper Restoration
A 300-metre stretch of Hove seafront railings is due to be stripped, repaired and repainted from 10 August, with work...
Your Garden Might Be in This Brighton Honey
The Brighton Beekeeper has launched a Forage Finder tool that checks whether your postcode sits within range of the h...
Sea Lanes Brighton: What It Is, What It Costs, and How to Get In
Sea Lanes is Brighton's 50-metre heated outdoor pool on Madeira Drive. Here's what you need to know before you visit:...
Work Begins to Extend Hove Beach and Protect the Coastline
From 3 August, a four-week scheme will pump thousands of tonnes of shingle between King Alfred and Second Avenue, ext...
Sea Lanes Has Audited Its Packaging and It's Ditching the Plastic
Sea Lanes completed a full packaging audit in 2025 and has been replacing plastic across its food and drink operation...
Stanmer Park's Ancient Cedars Get Room to Breathe
New chestnut fencing is protecting Stanmer Park's 300-year-old cedars after several large branches fell.
Stanmer Park Has Its Green Flag Back
Brighton's largest park has been awarded the Green Flag for another year, recognising Cityparks staff and volunteers ...
Brighton's Seafront Traders Are Counting Down to the Arches Investment
The King's Road paddling pool is closed for the whole of 2026 while the Victorian arches underneath get a £26m overha...
£22 Million to Rescue Brighton's Victorian Seafront Arches
The Department for Transport has awarded £22 million to repair the Victorian arches under King's Road — securing the ...
Brighton's Sewers Swallow 330 Million Wet Wipes a Year. That Ends in 2027.
England bans plastic wet wipes from May 2027. Southern Water says wipes cause 59% of sewer blockages across the regio...
18 Walks, One Bus Pass: Brighton's New Green Spaces Campaign
Brighton & Hove City Council has launched 'Hop on, venture out' — 18 mapped walking routes across the city's parks, c...