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4 days ago · Brighton match-day chaos needs fixing, say Albion-supporting MP and peer. by Frank le Duc. 9 November 2024. 21. Two Brighton and Hove Albion fans who have also seats in the Houses of Parliament have called for “an urgent...
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 ...
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.
Counter-protesters outnumber would-be rioters by a hundred to …
Aug 7, 2024 · 20. Counter protesters are outnumbering anti-immigration protesters in Brighton tonight by about a hundred to one. Rumours of riots in Queens Road have flooded social media over the last couple of days after a legal firm based there was named in a list of targets for far-right troublemakers, alongside fire emojis and shared arson handbooks.
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 ...
Long-awaited Madeira Terrace work to start in weeks
Oct 29, 2024 · The long-awaited start on the restoration of Madeira Terrace is due to start next month, the council announced today. Rubbish clearance will start within weeks, with some greenery cut back for repairs to the wall in preparation for the first phase of the roject, which will see 28 arches restored and a new lift built to the west of the Shelter ...
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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 ...
Pharmacist denies causing death by careless driving
Oct 29, 2024 · 2. Jagjeet Gujral. A pharmacist and Brighton landlord has appeared in court charged with causing the death of a teenager by careless driving. Jagjeet Gujral, 66, pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned – or formally charged – at Lewes Crown Court before Judge Christine Laing, the honorary recorder of Brighton and Hove.