Random question - does anyone who used to work in Kings House for BHCC know which departments would have been based in this part of the building?

Mum calls. "Mum, there's a fire at a leisure centre, can I call you back in 20 mins?" Mum: "no, I need to check some bank details with you"

First year growing tomatoes. Amazed at how great they smell even at this size

oh god, the horror of checking your picture reel and finding loads of selfies from when you were last a bit merry

Honestly think a significant factor in the enshittificaiton of the internet is that it's so much easier to screenshot than copy a link on smartphones - to the extent that lots of people don't even know how to do the latter

Whatever happens, Rachel surely can't make it to the end now though?

What the actual?

Just got my (private) flu jab from the local pharmacy. They've got someone booked in every 10 minutes until middle of next week. People were coming in and being turned away while I waited.

I really hope the new Hove leisure centre is also called King Alfred, because it makes writing headlines so much more fun www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/12/10/p...

Story of mine from yesterday which is potentially very big news for Brighton - especially its live music scene

TIL that Moulsecoomb's youth club is called the 67 Centre. That must be a nightmare for staff this past year haha www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/12/10/y...

I think my neighbour just knocked on my door and accused me of stealing his recycling bin. I reminded him it was a little bit windy yesterday. I think we're good.

I've bought a jumper dress from a charity shop and it smells like mango chutney

"The pilot said that unfortunately he smashed the propeller in the landing, but that was all. "He then got his sandwiches out and a coffee - he said what else can I do?"

@kirkkorner Hi Tristan, can I pick your brains? I'm CVPing into Westminster Mags, they've let me in, but there's no sound or video (video was on, but then got turned off). Is this normal? Not how it's done in Sussex, and I'm nervous I'll miss the case I'm covering

It's a bit distressing, but worth watching this clip for the sterling work from the lady with the walking stick

Lorry overturned on the M25 by the Cobham Services

Of course I wouldn't report on a court case just because of the defendant's name. www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/10/24/t...

Loving Blue Lights but very distracted since realising the head of undercover ops is Tyres O'Flaherty

Found an old heart rate monitor this week - must be almost 20 years old - and amazingly got it to talk to my phone. I now know I burn as many calories playing the flute for an hour as I do cycling up and down Brighton's hills for 15 minutes

Today I am dressed in blue dungarees and a yellow t-shirt and I have this strange urge to eat bananas

In court, where we are waiting for the bench to come back and meanwhile the defendant is happily snoring in the dock

Oh joy - I've had my first comment from someone who appears to have used ChatGPT to slag off my work, sigh.

In court today for an absolute rollercoaster of a trial. Looking forward to writing up later, but the one detail I'll share now to give a flavour is that the defendant brought his own bible to swear his oath on

Thinking of starting a compilation of all the different ways the council says "hemmed in by the Downs and the sea" in official documents. I've seen two to add to the collection just today

In court and not for the first time wishing I could take a picture of the public gallery graffiti where someone has altered SMASH THE STATE to read MASH THE TATE

I bought two Freddos, hid them from the kids and now I can't find them but at least I know in a few weeks/months time I'll have a lovely chocolatey surprise

Our builder is apologising to the cat for disturbing her peaceful spot in the sun on the landing

The Brighton and Hove Concert Orchestra will be taking to the stage for a musical journey on Saturday - come along for the ride! www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/05/07/b...

Daughter has attacked me with henna

Ping! Email from TV researcher. Would you like to appear on a TV doc about a court case we didn't cover, to discuss the trial of a man who pleaded guilty.

I've found myself in a battle with @wsccnews.bsky.social who are refusing to release an excel version of a document outlining how £42m is being spent on its highways sussexonlinenews.co.uk/2025/02/27/c... Bit navel gazing to write about it, but it's also our job to highlight this kind of thing

Just had a call from a Conservative press officer, Gareth Parker. Explained why the story isn't for us, his response? "I bet you vote Lib Dem darling, don't you?"

The words people cap up in official documents are bizarre. I can kind of see why job titles get that treatment, but why is "Electrical Wiring, Heating and Drainage Systems" worthy of proper noun treatment?

Emailed a neighbour about a quirky planning application story I'm writing. Nothing controversial. She told me she'd only talk to me if I came to her house to interview her for a feature about her unrelated business. Almost admiring the brass neck of it in some ways :D

Snowy allotment day - lured the tween up to help make a wildlife teepee. She did a good job!

Have to admit I laughed like a drain at this picture www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/01/08/d...

Why is there soy sauce in the shower?

Covered quite a lot of ground at the allotment this week

Daughter, 12, very proud of herself for washing her PE kit on a quick cycle by herself this morning. Said she'd used the 15-minute wash. Turns out she'd just done the spin - no rinse. Still, the detergent that would have splattered all over it made it smell fresh

Weekend projects - mincemeat and ube jam (which is actually more like a spreadable fudge) Sadly that amazing purple ube colour didn't last but still tastes lush, bit like sweet chestnut puree

I've spent a lot of this morning going back to this thread and reading them out to my husband, who is chuckling quietly and nodding in appreciation

Today I am mainly writing about a field called Rabbit's Island. Love a local name.

Court reporting done right, with all the bells, whistles and homophobic abuse laid out for all to see. (Contains very VERY bad swears)

Trying to do more on our sister site Sussex News and I think this is my favourite story so far. Bring back Bert!

Anyone know where to get these from a shop in Brighton, save me ordering from Amazon?

Oooh, an email drops in. Always lovely to get feedback from devoted readers. "In essence you are to journalism what Harold Shipman was to care of the elderly."

Ive seen a few comments about pop-up ads on our site. Like many small publishers, we allow Google to place these where they think they'll do best, and I think they've made them more intrusive last month. I've tweaked the settings - let me know if they're still really annoying.

Japanese market at the Open Market today