Including: Christmas No 1, Spamalot, Cinecity, Protest, Made 11 and Brighton Photo Fringe
"Fairy tale of Brighton & Hove" from 23 minutes
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Sunday, 18 December 2011
£2.2M grant success for the Level
It is announced today that the £2.2M grant application to the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery "Parks for People" project has been successful.
Heartiest congratulations and thanks are due to the Council's dedicated Parks Project team who, overcoming many difficulties, have been working hard on this scheme for the past 2 or 3 years.
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Friday, 16 December 2011
North Laine lights
It is a relief to see the correct spelling of "Laine": not "Lanes" or Laines". Please note those Estate Agents who can't seem to get it right: you know who you are!
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Bond Street La(i)ne again . . .
ePetition to amend Bond Street La(i)ne nameplate
The strange case of the reappearing "i" continued
The strange case of the reappearing "i"
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Council turns down Co-op proposals
The proposal to demolish the former Co-op department store on Brighton's London Road to create 407 units of student accommodation was refused by the city council's planning committee yesterday afternoon.
After considering the application, the committee decided that the proposal did not justify the loss of the existing 1930s building which is valued by the local community due to its architectural and historic interest.
It was also clear after viewing the proposed design of the building that it would relate poorly to other buildings in the surrounding area and would be an overdevelopment of the site. The building appeared out of scale with neighbouring properties and affected views from Preston Circus and the New England Quarter.
A full assessment of the proposed building’s affect on the neighbourhood and its impact on sunlight levels on the rest of the area could not be made as insufficient information was submitted.
Possible noise disturbance to the area also played a role in the planning committee’s decision. There was not enough information on how the proposed roof terraces and open service yard would affect noise levels in the area. The applicant also did not address the need for disabled parking.
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| The former Co-operative department store |
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Theatre in the Lanes
As it is essentially suited to a cabaret-style venue the Pavilion Theatre was not ideal and it is therefore excellent news that Mark Brailsford, founder, director, performer (and streaker), has been granted a license to operate from the basement of 25 North Street as "The Theatre in the Lanes".
25 North Street, adjacent to Meeting House Lane and directly opposite the end of New Road, is appropriately situated close to The Theatre Royal and the Pavilion Theatre. The site is now occupied by Chandos House, a 1960's development which replaced part of Vokins, the drapers, and the Countess of Huntingdon's Church
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| The Countess of Huntingdon's Church, North Street |
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