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Ikea pop-up launches tomorrow ahead of main store’s summer opening

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

Ikea is opening a Brighton pop up store tomorrow ahead of a summer opening of its main Churchill Square store. The temporary shop, between Mango and Schuh, will be showcasing kitchen ranges and Pax wardrobes and selling a range of 150 home furnishing accessories. The retail giant is also advertising 120 jobs for the main store from next week, including sales, interior design and furniture building roles.
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1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

A Hove cafe owner who took £150,000 in covid support funds for two companies which were not trading at the start of the pandemic has narrowly avoided jail. Mehmet Akyuz, 36, fraudulently obtained three maximum-value Bounce Back Loans worth £50,000 each in 2020 for his Green and Hove Limited and Leathers Wear Limited companies. Both Green and Hove, trading as Organic Earth Cafe, and Leathers Wear, were dormant at the time of Akyuz’s applications.
Skunk Anansie ‘Tear The Place Up’

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Nick Linazasoro

SKUNK ANANSIE + SO GOOD – BRIGHTON DOME 15.4.25Tuesday night, we were again at the Brighton Dome Concert Hall to see Skunk Anansie (SA). Support was from newcomer So Good, a ‘Brat-Pop’ artist currently enjoying rising fame on TikTok with the ‘safe for work’ version of her infectious track ‘If I Had A…’. Anticipation in the venue was high. Reports from earlier nights on the tour had returned that the set was unforgettable and a ‘must-see’.
Four new exciting acts to look out for

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Nick Linazasoro

This morning local promoters Hidden Herd have announced yet another of their monthly ‘Hidden Herd Presents’ new music discovery nights which aim to put the spotlight on the most exciting emerging artists, ones-to-watch and real hidden gems. This time around the event will be taking place at The Hope & Ruin (which is located on Queens Road, not too far from the clock-tower) on Wednesday 18th June and will feature live sets from thistle., goodbye, Ain’t and CARNE. Let’s meet the bands…. thistle.
Boy, 15, taken to hospital after 3am e-bike crash

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

A teenage boy was taken to hospital in the early hours of this morning after the e-bike he was riding was hit by a car. The 15-year-old was riding through Preston Circus when the crash happened at about 3.20am. The driver of the car was not injured. Police have launched an investigation into the crash. Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to report it to Sussex Police online or call 101 and quote serial 134 of 17/04.
Car event turned away from seafront over safety concerns

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

A popular car event was told it could not return to Brighton seafront after failing to meet safety standards, a council boss said this week. InCarNation was held on Madeira Drive for more than a decade, attracting hundreds of performance and modified cars from across the country.
Wildnerness group plans new wildflower meadow

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

A group of wildlife volunteers wants to create a new wildflower meadow in Woodingdean. The Woodingdean Wildnernss Group is working with Brighton and Hove City Council on plans for a strip along Warren Road, north of the lawn memorial cemetery. The space has historically been a mowed green technically classified as a verge, but the group believe it has the potential for a drastic increase in wildlife if managed differently.
The Kooks announce UK arena tour

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Nick Linazasoro

[16th April] British indie icons The Kooks have announced a major UK tour, including their biggest ever headline show at London’s The O2 on 11th October. Tickets go on sale Friday 25th April, 10am with a special pre-sale available to a number of fans on 23rd April. The ‘Never/Know’ tour, kicking off on the 3rd October will see the group visit Manchester, Cardiff, Brighton, Newcastle, Birmingham, and London for a series of huge arena shows.
First-time paddleboarders blown a mile out to sea

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

Brighton RNLI volunteers rescued two paddleboarders who had been blown about a mile out to sea by strong northerly winds last week. The pair – first-time paddleboarders from Hove – had ventured out west of the West Pier before breakfast, without lifejackets or prior experience. The man and woman found themselves rapidly drifting out to sea on a single paddleboard and were unable to return to shore. Brighton’s inshore lifeboat launched swiftly and reached the casualties with urgency.
Brighton Psych Fest reveal third wave of artists

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Nick Linazasoro

After a much-anticipated wait, Brighton Psych Fest have announced their third wave of acts that will be performing at the 2025 festival, which will be taking place across multiple iconic Brighton venues on Friday 29th August 2025, including Concorde 2, The Hope & Ruin, Green Door Store, Komedia, The Prince Albert and other venues still to be announced. The monumental lineup sees concert promoter and events organiser, JOY.