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Housing repairs backlog halved, council tells tenants

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Sarah Booker-Lewis

The housing repairs backlog for council properties in Brighton and Hove has halved in the past year. The Regulator of Social Housing criticised Brighton and Hove City Council for the backlog last year when the number of outstanding routine repairs open for more than 28 days stood at 9,653. The number in March was 4,134 – a fall of more than 5,600 since last June, according to Martin Reid, the council’s director of homes and investment.
Conspiracy theorist guilty of shoving trans activist

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

A conspiracy theorist has been found guilty of shoving a trans activist after being caught on camera at a Brighton rally. Matthew Payne, 59, told the court he was not the man in the video, and suggested a picture of him wearing the same clothes, hat and camera might not be real. But a bench at Brighton Magistrates Court said they didn’t accept the picture was edited, but that he was the man in the video shown assaulting Denise Friend at the Let Women Speak rally in September 2022.
Nine Inch Nails at the top of their game

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Nick Linazasoro

NINE INCH NAILS – THE O2 ARENA, LONDON 18.6.25This past week, Nine Inch Nails launched their highly anticipated ‘Peel It Back Tour 2025’ with the first three shows of the 41-date global run taking place at the 3Arena in Dublin, Co-op Live in Manchester, and The o2 Arena in London. The tour introduces one of the band’s most ambitious productions to date: a four-act experience rooted in classic NIN style but reimagined through cutting-edge design.
Sunday (1994) announce Brighton concert

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Nick Linazasoro

One of the standout acts at the year’s Great Escape new music festival in Brighton last month were Los Angeles trio Sunday (1994) who are very much a band on the up! In fact why not read our two reviews on them below:TGE Beach The Deep End 19:00 – 19:30 – Thursday 15th May:Sunday (1994) were the very top of my must see bands list prior to the event, now that is saying something considering I played through every single band playing at the festival.
The March Violets announce Brighton concert

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Nick Linazasoro

Goth outfit The March Violets started in 1982 as one of Leeds’ four famous ‘drum machine bands’. The other three being Merciful Release labelmates The Sisters Of Mercy, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and The Three Johns. Fronted by the two pronged attack of dual vocalists Simon D and Rosie Garland, the band built a large and loyal following throughout the UK and Europe.
Duo sought in connection with bag theft

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

Images of two men have been released by detectives investigating the theft of a handbag. On May 30 at 10.15pm, a handbag was reported stolen from outside a restaurant in Ship Street, Brighton. Police are investigating the incident and would like to speak with the two men seen on CCTV in connection with enquiries. If you can help us identify them, or have information to assist our investigation, report online, or call 101 quoting reference 1540 of 30/05.
The Chameleons are heading to Brighton

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Nick Linazasoro

The legacy of The Chameleons dates all the way back to 1981 when the band were discovered by the legendary BBC Radio host John Peel. Following their debut single ‘In Shreds’ for Epic Records in 1982, the band released three seminal albums in the 1980’s: the widely acclaimed ‘Script Of The Bridge’ (1983), cited by many sources to be a masterpiece way ahead of its time, the follow up ‘What Does Anything Mean? Basically!’ (1984) and for US-based Geffen Records ‘Strange Times’ (1986).
Tough decisions steer council finances into the black

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Sarah Booker-Lewis

Tight spending controls enabled Brighton and Hove City Council to end the past financial year in the black by just over £1 million. The council said last summer that it was on course for a £10 million deficit for the financial year which ended on Monday 31 March. But the Labour administration imposed a hiring freeze and the council received more money than expected from business rates and benefited from “significant one-off resources”.
Councillors to debate ways to manage Airbnbs

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Sarah Booker-Lewis

A report prepared for Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet said that proposals to crack down on holiday lets by introducing stricter planning rules would need to be justified. Suggestions include adding clauses to leases for new homes and conversions to prevent them from being used as short-term lets and a proposal to include “zones” where they would be permitted in planning policies. The report said that more evidence gathering was necessary to justify either of these proposals.
Bomb hoaxer spared prison after spell in mental hospital

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

A Brighton man who called 999 and threatened to bomb the NHS was warned today if he gets into any more trouble, he’ll be going straight to prison. James Boyce, 42, spoke to call handlers for both police and ambulance, threatening them and saying he had a bomb and that “England is going to get bombed one way or another”. He then added “Allah, Allah, Islam”, before hanging up.