Brighton

Brighton pub closes with 'free beer send-off'

10-Jan-2024 By Rebecca Weller

A Brighton pub has closed its doors for good after letting customers “drink the bar dry” in a “free beer send-off”.

Brighton best city for a night out

10-May-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Brighton has topped lists as the UK’s best place for a night out, but more than half (54%) of cities have seen nightlife go downhill over the past decade.

City's 'oldest' gay bar to close

28-Nov-2022 By Rebecca Weller

East Sussex seaside city’s “oldest” gay bar has closed its doors for good amid “excessive overheads”.

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Consumers want honesty from operators about rising costs

20-Sep-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 20% of consumers felt strongly that venue owners should be open and honest about rising costs to soften the blow and extend consumers’ understanding of the challenges the sector is facing, a survey has found.

Energy costs force seaside pub to close

13-Sep-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Rising electricity bills and issues caused by Brexit have forced Brighton Beer Dispensary in East Sussex, to close its doors for good.

Venues for MA Leaders Club Brighton unveiled

31-Aug-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

With just a couple of weeks until the last MA Leaders Club event of 2022, we can reveal the vibrant stops on the study tour.

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MA Leaders September location revealed

13-Jun-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser can now announce the MA Leaders Club event in September will be taking place in Brighton.

NTIA brings night-time advisors campaign to Brighton

18-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) has planned to bring its campaign to establish a Night-Time Economy (NTE) Advisors in every major city in the UK to Brighton Music Conference on Friday 27 May.

Brighton pub serves award winning meals on wheels to community

20-Oct-2021 By Rebecca Weller

The UK’s only community owned pub on a housing estate, The Bevy, Brighton, has won the prestigious NACC award for Meals on Wheels services.

The MA’s review of the week

Prime Minister still ‘a bit silent’ on pub trading from 21 June

09-Apr-2021 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington spoke with Laine Pub Company boss Gavin George to discuss the most recent on-trade news.

'No one should go hungry, least of all kids'

26-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs have compiled free food parcels and meals for vulnerable children after MPs voted against funding free school meals during holidays, including the October half term.

Pleisure launches 'plucky' beer in lease campaign

25-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A licensee hopes a locally-brewed beer will raise awareness of his campaign for a lease renewal from Ei Group.

Battle over lease expiration on ‘unique’ Brighton pub

08-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub regulars have rallied behind the Great Eastern in Brighton after it was told its lease would not be renewed by its pubco.

Strike staff claim 'win for workers' after JDW pay rise

17-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

JD Wetherspoon employees at pubs in Brighton said their pay rise of 60p per hour proved their strike action had been a success.

Businesses denied licences for Brighton Pride

03-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Licences were denied for a range of Brighton-based businesses in the run-up to this year’s Pride festivities.

Fundraisers preparing bid for famous music venue

25-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

A group of Brighton residents looking to purchase the Greys, Brighton, is poised to make a cash offer to bid for the renowned music venue’s freehold.

Brighton Bier bids to help save famous seafront landmark with new brew

17-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Sussex brewery Brighton Bier is to launch a special beer to raise funds for the city’s Save Madeira Terrace campaign.

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Regional focus on... the south-east coast

04-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Our regional focus on the south-east coast takes a look at the best pubs available in West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent.

Popular Brighton ‘nose-to-tail’ pop-up Flank moving to new site

16-Mar-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

The young chef behind a popular 'nose-to-tail' pub kitchen residency in Brighton has announced he plans to move his operation to a larger pub in the city.

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Brighton beer shop aims to prevent Burger King with crowdfunded pub

30-Nov-2015 By Oli Gross

A craft beer shop in Brighton is on crowdfunding-fuelled mission to take on a pub across the road, after locals campaigned against a plan for a Burger King to open at the site.

FLANK brings nose to tail eating to Brighton

07-Oct-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Brighton chef Tom Griffiths has launched Flank, a new residency serving Fergus Henderson-style “nose to tail” dishes at the Royal Sovereign, on the city’s Preston Street.

Smoking

Brighton's proposed smoking ban could be extended to outside pubs

27-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Brighton’s proposed smoking ban could also be extended to outside pubs and restaurants.

Small Batch team to open craft beer and shellfish pub in Hove

16-Jan-2015 By Jessica Mason

The owners of the Brighton coffee shop chain The Small Batch Coffee Company and cycling cafe Velo are set to open a craft beer and shellfish pub, named The Urchin, in Hove at the start of next month.

BII launches first of its ‘Masterclass’ roadshows

27-May-2014 By James Wallin

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has given a money-back guarantee to attendees of its first ‘masterclass’.

Brighton Council seeks VAT rise for off-licence sales

30-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney

Brighton & Hove City Council is the first local authority to call for the Government to set differential rates of VAT for the on and off-trades to help combat the cheap booze fuelling binge drinking.

Off the beaten track

09-Aug-2011 By Jessica Harvey

Pasha Honar, lessee at Brighton's Caxton Arms, talks jazz nights, great food and how to make the most of the pub's central but tucked-away location...

Fury over tougher licence restrictions

14-Jul-2011 By John Harrington

Licensees and pub operators in Brighton have attacked the council's plan to extend the city's cumulative impact zone (CIZ) by almost two-thirds.

Licensees back MA call to cut VAT to 5%

23-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Licensees in Brighton and Hove have given strong support to the Morning Advertiser's campign to cut VAT to 5% in the hospitality industry. Support...

Licensees' pub group in terminal hour fight

17-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney

The newly-formed Brighton & Hove Licensees Association is to take on plans for an 11.30pm terminal hour for pubs in residential areas.

Ebitda up 13.6% at InnBrighton

12-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team

Brighton & Hove licensed multiple retailer InnBrighton has posted a 13.6% increase in Ebitda for the financial year to 30 June 2010.

Gavin George: in Brighton we trust

09-Nov-2010 By Phil Mellows

Gavin George is not your normal pub entrepreneur. As Phil Mellows discovers, he is an eco-aware culture vulture obsessed with his seaside city.

Anti-drink-related disorder campaign wins award

04-Jun-2010 By Lesley Foottit

A police backed scheme to crack down on drink-related disorder in Brighton and Hove has won a top national award.

Third Wetherspoon for Brighton

21-May-2010 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon has secured its third site in Brighton — it is opening at a site in North Street.

InnBrighton buys flagship Old Orleans site in Brighton

13-May-2010 By The PMA Team

InnBrighton has added a flagship site to its 43-strong estate — the city's former Old Orleans outlet in the Lanes area.

Our community pub: the Stanley Arms

08-Oct-2009

Licensee: Steve Bennett Pub: The Stanley Arms Location: Portslade, near Brighton, West Sussex Time in the pub: 7 years Staff: 7 Sales mix: 95%...

Hosts secure Punch freehold for third pub

21-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna

A Brighton couple have snapped up a bargain Punch freehold in Lewes — paying £125,000 less than originally advertised. Dominic McCartan and Tony...

Zebra or Camel? Exotic Sunday roasts on offer at Brighton pub

17-Sep-2009

While many pubs offer a choice of Sunday roast in a bid to attract trade, the range on offer at the Victory Inn, Brighton, is hard to beat. Ostrich,...

InnBrighton bags four Punch pubs

13-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team

InnBrighton, operator of 42 licensed premises in the city of Brighton and Hove, has acquired four freehold pubs from Punch Taverns. The operator...

Brighton residents want controlled drinking zone axed

03-Jul-2009

A petition has been launched against Brighton's city-wide controlled drinking zone by residents who claim it is "against the spirit" of the seaside...

Publican Local Focus - Brighton rocks

13-May-2009

A few weeks ago The Guardian printed a multicoloured map showing Britain's unemployment hotspots. On the south coast, directly below London, was a...

Pub's patio heater victory

11-Feb-2009 By James Wilmore

A licensee has won a battle to keep her patio heaters after a council originally rejected a planning application on environmental grounds. Lara Read,...

Spirits Pub of the Year 2008: The Great Eastern, Brighton, East Sussex

25-Nov-2008

When the master distiller of Jack Daniel's travels all the way from Tennessee to a small corner local in Brighton, you know this is a venue that...

Lovin' this month...

01-Apr-2008

Musical menu covers Old record sleeves for menu covers at the Globe in Brighton, East Sussex. Ever wondered what to do with the Muppets' A Christmas...

Coulson: Making a mockery of the Licensing Act

21-Feb-2008 By Peter Coulson

MA legal editor Peter Coulson considers cumulative impact zones

Brighton's saturation zone reduced

14-Feb-2008

The huge saturation zone proposed for most of central Brighton has been reduced to barely a third of its original size. Brighton & Hove City...

Trade slams Brighton saturation zone plan

11-Oct-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Police-backed plan for saturation zone in Brighton has been slammed a 'misuse' of council powers Trade leaders have hit out at plans for the...

Brighton pub saturation zone under fire

11-Oct-2007 By John Harrington

Trade hits out at plans for the country's largest saturation zone

Cllr Theobald feels exposed over nudity

11-Oct-2007

There was spirited debate at the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers Morning Advertiser-sponsored away-day in Brighton last week. Councillor...

Business Opinion

29-Mar-2007 By with The PMA Team

Time to satisfy more Sunday customers When I was running a small chain of pubs in the East Midlands I used to slightly dread making a site visit late...

Best Bar None to award gay venues

18-May-2006 By John Harrington

Brighton has broken new ground by having a Best Bar None award for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender venues. The new category has been added to...