Pitts is back
Pitts is back at the Pan! After joining Lewes FC in May of 2024, Pitts was released the following summer to join Tonbridge Angels FC in the National League South.…
Brighton Student Experience: The Gay Capital of the UK
‘I go to university in Brighton’ is a statement that usually evokes a lot of intrigue in people who hear it. Brighton’s reputation, nationally and internationally, carries with it a…
Arson attack on Peacehaven Mosque
On the 4th of September, a mosque in Peacehaven – a coastal town just outside of Brighton – was set on fire in a deliberate arson attack. The police are…
Behind the Scenes at Kemptown Bookshop
Earlier this year, after gift shopping in the Lanes, I took a bus over to Kemptown to visit one of Brighton’s most established bookshops. With no essays due and the…
Brighton petition to drop Hove from name gathers whopping 57 signatures
An online petition has begun to gather attention, as supporters want to drop ‘Hove’ from the city’s official title: Brighton and Hove. In 1997, Brighton and Hove, which were separate…
Brighton’s Homelessness Crisis
In the winter months as Brighton hits below freezing temperatures, there are hundreds whose reality is harsh – survival on the streets. In Brighton, estimates by Shelter show that over…
Bruha: Flavours of Resilience from the Philippines
Nestled in the Lanes stands the low-key frontage of Brighton’s sole Filipino restaurant, Bruha, crafting artisanal dishes with cultural fusion by a British-Filipino owner. It has not turned a profit…
Christmas Queens: Spilling the tea with RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Kameron Michaels and Asia O’Hara
Tis the season, to indulge in some incredible drag performances! Iconic queens spanning many series of RuPaul’s Drag Race will grace the Brighton Dome on December 3 with a show…
Germaine Greer sparks controversy in Brighton
Content warning: article quotes transphobic views. Controversy sparked over an International Women’s Day talk at Brighton Dome by divisive feminist figure Germaine Greer. Several petitions were launched, urging organisers to…
Supermarkets refuse to give waste to charity
Many major supermarkets have refused involvement with an initiative to take waste food to a local homeless shelter. Julian Hutter started the program me on the 7 September after he…
Squatters in Taj building, Old Steine, ordered to vacate or face eviction
A group of squatters who have taken over the former site of the greengrocers, Taj, at Old Steine, have been told to vacate the premises or they will be evicted.…
Sussex students get involved in local radio
Students from the University of Sussex are involved in a growing local radio station, Radio Free Brighton (RFB). Former Sussex students Tom Wright (Technical design), Jez Dresner (Treasurer) and Seph…
Borrowing site for community sharing
Bid & Borrow is the ethical and innovative new way to acquire through hire from the local community. The website went live in March 2010. The site is the brainchild…
The Chancellor at No. 42
The new University Chancellor was announced last week as Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE. A writer and actor, Bhaskar is famed for his roles in TV comedy Goodness Gracious Me and his…
‘Careless cyclists’ to blame for own accidents say Sussex Police
Cyclists in Brighton and Hove are to blame for a third of the accidents they are involved in according to Sussex Police. Inspector Phil Clarke commented to The Argus last…
Controversial professor ‘banned from Sussex’ dies
‘War criminals on the lecture circuit!’ ran the headline on the student newspaper when Professor Samuel P. Huntington came to speak at Sussex in 1973. The controversial academic, who was…
Brighton’s cold age pensioners
Vulnerable people living in the Brighton area are being left in the cold after losing out on a government heating allowance scheme. Pensioners, severely disabled people and those with young…
PC Plod’s un-PC blog
A special constable in Brighton has resigned following the exposure of an online blog containing racist remarks and threats to an unnamed love rival. The trainee, Rob Johnston, 22, was…
UK students should study abroad says Higher Education Minister
Higher education minister David Lammy said last Tuesday that students in the UK must be encouraged to spend time studying abroad. Lammy said that he wanted it to become common…
New international student legislation “appalling”
From the end of this month international students wanting to come to the UK to study will be subject to finger-printing, in a piloting of the biometric identity cards that…