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The university told staff it wants to move to two campuses, City and Moulsecoomb, from 2030, a day after telling unions their agreements end in June 2027.
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Council
Brighton Council Expansion Paused, May 2027 Election Is On
Ministers have paused the plan to add Peacehaven, Telscombe and East Saltdean to Brighton & Hove. The city's May 2027 election now runs on today's 23 wards.
Family
Brighton Story Trail Opens Saturday: 74 Free BookBenches
Amaze's free BookBench trail opens on Saturday and runs to 8 November. 74 sculptures, a map that is free with a library card, and an 11am launch read-along.
Flooding
Brighton Drains: 600 Gullies Cleared on 237 Roads
Contractors start clearing nearly 600 drains across 237 flood-prone roads next week. The city's flood strategy consultation closes on Sunday 27 September.
Parking
Hove Parking Zone Plan: Drop-In on 29 September
Aldrington, Orchards, Nevill and Goldstone Valley could get a controlled parking zone. Officers take questions at Bishop Hannington Church on 29 September.
Sport
Brighton Triathlon Sold: New Name, and a New August Date
The Brighton & Hove Triathlon has been bought by Supertri. From 2027 it is Supertri Brighton, on Sunday 29 August, and early-bird entries close on 19 September.
Business
Brighton Minimum Wage: Six Employers Named, £9,450 Owed
Six Brighton & Hove employers underpaid 23 workers £9,450.70, government figures published on 3 September show. Five of the six are hospitality businesses.
Remembrance
Brighton Remembrance Sunday 2026: 8 November, Old Steine
Remembrance Sunday falls on 8 November 2026. The council names its services in late October, so here is the timetable it repeats and what has changed
Christmas
Brighton Pantomime 2026: Only One, and It Is a Hotel
The Theatre Royal Christmas slot goes to Legally Blonde, not a panto. Brighton's only pantomime this year is Aladdin at the Metropole, 22 to 30 December.
Christmas
Santa in Brighton 2026: Nothing Booked in the City Yet
No Brighton grotto has announced 2026 dates. What is bookable is out of town: Bluebell Santa Specials from 28 November and Drusillas from 21 November.
Business
Brighton Creative Workspace: 22,121 sq ft, Bids by 2 Oct
The council is offering 22,121 sq ft at Phoenix House and Lyndean House to creative firms. Bidders name their own rent, and bids close at noon on 2 October.
Planning
BHASVIC Pitch: 1,362 Objections, 7 Clashes With Theatre
Councillors ruled on BHASVIC's floodlit pitch on 2 September. Officers found it would clash with 7 of the theatre's 125 shows, and set 16 conditions.
Parks
Royal Pavilion Elm Cut Back, Its Future Decided in Winter
Tree surgeons pollarded the Huntingdon Elm after dry weather left it leaning and lifting its roots. Whether it stays is settled by a root check this winter.
The Brighton Times covers Brighton and Hove, from Portslade to Rottingdean, for the people who live here. That means the practical city: what a parking permit costs in Hanover, what has just gone onto the planning register for the street behind yours, and how the crime figures for your end of Kemptown are actually moving.
We work from the council’s published records, the police’s open data, food hygiene inspections and other official sources, and we link every fact back to the document it came from, so nothing here rests on our say so.
And we mean the whole city, not the half mile nearest the sea. Hove and Portslade, Patcham, Withdean and Hollingbury, Moulsecoomb, Bevendean and Coldean on the slopes, Whitehawk, Rottingdean and Saltdean along the coast road, plus the practical pages people search for in every one of them.