The cat is out of the bag! Staunch launces on Saturday 2nd April at 8pm (doors at 7pm), bringing a night of fierce, stunning, sickening cabaret and burlesque to Brighton’s new queer venue Centre Stage. Staunch will be a monthly event with tickets cos

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In a quiet corner of Haywards Heath, just a brisk five-minute walk from the station, there’s a small revolution simmering. An interdisciplinary team of engineers are working to profoundly change the way computers work, and perhaps even evolve our und

Brighton’s Sick Joy are back with a new single, a full UK tour and what’s looking like their biggest year yet. BN1 caught up with singer-guitarist Mykl Barton to chat about the new single ‘Belly Aching Beast’, songwriting, releasing music into a satu

THURS 3 MARCH AMAZON PRIME This old boy isn’t content with just sitting at home watching daytime TV, he’s out in space still giving it large. Arguably the Star Trek franchise’s most interesting element gets a second season, bringing with it more joyo

The best alternative music festival by the seaside is back, with Bad Pond celebrating its seventh year. 2022’s lineup is possibly its biggest ever, with huge acts like Bob Vylan, Bossk and God is an Astronaut descending on Concorde 2 on 1st May. Bad

You’ve met Brighton’s trailblazing actors, singers and artists, forging vibrant careers on the international stage with trademark originality. In this series, we introduce you to the people who make it all happen, who make Brighton the culturally ren

Conclave Brighton is thrilled to announce a new exhibition by the underground comics artist Michael Panteli. MALICE IN UNDERLAND is a show of underground art in an underground gallery space, taking place between Sat 5 - Sun 13 March. In Panteli’s fir

“A man can do all things if he will.” This core ideal embodied the basic tenets of Renaissance humanism – a movement casting ‘man’ as a being limitless in his capacity for development, whether it’s knowledge, social and physical accomplishments, or t

Listening to the new album by Cardiff four-piece Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard made me think about the concept of the guilty pleasure and how a song, a band or a sound can make the sudden leap from ironic nostalgia to something relevant and vital. These cy

EE With five sites in and around Brighton and plans for further expansion, the independent and family-run Trading Post Coffee Roasters are becoming one of the area’s leading coffee brands. Every day, they roast beans carefully selected from around th

Visit Lewes is delighted to announce Walk This Way, two weekends of free to access, themed walks across the district during March. Participants can explore a different side to the Lewes district and delve into our history with walks led by local expe

From 2nd - 5th Feb Copperdollar Studios in Kemptown played host to an installation by artist Jim Sanders. The piece Raising the Spirits was described as ‘an immersive, sensory experience, where the viewer will enter a space enclosed by veils represen

You might have spotted a video or two this summer of friends bobbing in a dinghy just off the pier… surrounded by inquisitive dolphins! Or a paddle boarder’s friendly encounter with a young seal. They’re breathtaking moments, and chances are you saw

02 Mar In affiliation with Roundhouse Rising Festival, Roundhouse Rising Presents is a series of music gigs showcasing hot and breaking artists. This event features XL Life, Clwb Fuss, Tara Bandito and Yazmean. With a blitz of shows by artists of all

When Barbara Rowe went from running a hectic diversity training business to nothing during lockdown, she realised just how burnt out she was. With time to focus more on self-care and think about her future, she decided to set up a new business to mak

You moved over from Australia in 2018. Were you writing and releasing music while living in Australia, too? I’ve been writing music since I was about 9 or 10, but my first release didn’t come until Feb 2020 after a couple years of finding my feet in

Bringing epic escapades to every corner of the UK & Ireland, the Banff Mountain Film Festival is back and as massive as ever. Calling in at Brighton Dome on Tues 29 March, this thrilling cinematic experience offers the latest and best glimpse of incr

Matt Reeves directs a new iteration for the ‘World’s Greatest Detective’, promising a return to the darker, more brooding themes presented in the graphic novels by writers like Frank Miller and Jeph Loeb. In particular, the ‘growing pains’ charted by

The very first ARTWEAR event launched in February in the atmospheric upstairs of Presuming Ed’s. Created by Brighton-based stylist and creative director Abi Rigby, the events are designed to inspire conversations around sustainable and eco-friendly f

Whether you’re arranging a funeral now or planning for the future, Southern Co-op are dedicated to making the process as easy as possible. Beyond helping with all the practical arrangements, they have a focus on bereavement support to help people thr

02 Mar The mighty Fred Woods Big Band take to the stage. Playing across Sussex for over 35 years, this fab combo offers up classics from Duke Ellington, Count Besie, John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie. It’s free entry for members, but guests/non-membe

I’m Clare, one of the Regional Representatives for Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), a marine conservation charity. I wanted to talk to you about a common and rising issue in modern life: ‘Eco-Anxiety.’ Eco-anxiety, also known as climate anxiety, is a fe

05 Mar The legendary Regency invites you for three hours of food, laughter, bottomless booze and sensational drag. As seen at Wikiwoo, STK and Pikes in Ibiza, the sunshine is coming to Brighton, along with some fabulous music from the 70s, 80s & 90s.

Ingredients: • 1kg Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and halved (peeling optional if you like those bits in the mash!• 400ml milk, plus a splash• 25g butter, plus a knob• 25g plain flour• 4 spring onions, finely sliced• 1 x pack fish pie mix (cod, salmon,

CPRE Sussex is organising tree planting events across Brighton and Hove from now until the end of March. The widespread programme is part of Trees for Cities’ Forgotten Places project, aiming to provide green jobs and boost nature recovery. Planting