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elainehills.bsky.social
Shame on Brighton & Hove Labour for gutting the Rights of Nature motion by Greens/Independents and blocking the council’s backing of the UK Nature’s Rights Bill. Our city’s downland & sea deserve legal rights. 🌿🌊 #RightsofNature #brightonandhove #natureprotection
Labour strips Rights of Nature from council motion, blocking endorsement of national bill - Brighton & Hove Green Party
The UK Nature’s Rights Bill would establish a statutory duty of care to ournatural world, recognising nature as a legal subject Green and Independent councillors have slammed Labour for “significantly...
www.brightonhovegreens.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 AM
swimminginsound.bsky.social
www.totallyradio.com/shows/swimmi...
Live on @slackcityradio.bsky.social 1.00pm catchup on @totallyradio.bsky.social - @swimhq.bsky.social & @malkaspigel.bsky.social with cool tunes. Includes @wirehq.bsky.social + tons of new stuff. See alt for info & playlist @immersionhq.bsky.social
Yes, it's Wednesday, and you know that means.... Time to Swim In Sound with Malka & Colin :) Despite last week’s promises no Andy this week, but we do, as always, include tracks by @wirehq, #minimalcompact and “something from us”. This week we play something else from Colin’s album Bastard which we re-released in 2024 on bio vinyl! Please note that for looking up tours by artists we play (including ourselves) – songkick & bandsintown are great ways to search. It’s worth looking even if we don’t announce dates! Photo taken in #brighton & the sky! Can't get enough of us? Stream all past episodes here - https://www.swimhq.com/radio.html If you love what we do, please share this post on socials! Wednesdays at 1.00PM // Repeat on Friday - all times UK - On DAB in #brightonandhove, #manchester, #norwich, #portsmouth, #hastings & #london very soon! BTW if you are listening on DAB in Brighton we are now broadcasting with increased power & range! www.swimminginsound.com // www.slackcity.org.uk // @slackcity // email - swimming@swimminginsound.com Tracklist Holy Fuck // Elevate David Moore // Pointe Nimbus Hidden Spheres // I Feel Good Itchy and the Nits // Smelly Boys Erik Hall // A Folk Study Ko Shin Moon // Le Soleil Les Gordon & Katerina Bournaka // Uchū Sl8r // Now or Never IKSRE // karlu karlu (perpetual motion) Boy Deluxe // Plug Toby Hay // Davenport Avenue Holiday Ghosts // Hamrahi  Tortoise // Axial Seamount Bug Teeth // Thin Circle Minimal Compact // Losing Tracks In Time Wire // One Of Us Enluv & Paul Grant // Jungle Gym Ladytron // A Death in London Eaton / Fullen // Drones Over America ty // GET KNOCKED DOWN Michel Polnareff // La poupée qui fait non Natural Magic // Don't Look Back Colin Newman // May Mhaol // Pursuit Dylan Henner // Children Were Climbing the Old Tree in the Park
February 11, 2026 at 12:12 PM
brightonwarren.bsky.social
Packed crowds for the lion dancing at the Lunar New Year market at the Open Market today - on until 4pm #Brighton #OpenMarket #BrightonOpenMarket #BrightonAndHove
February 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
swimminginsound.bsky.social
www.totallyradio.com/shows/swimmi...
Live on @slackcityradio.bsky.social 1.00pm catchup on @totallyradio.bsky.social - @swimhq.bsky.social & @malkaspigel.bsky.social with cool tunes. Includes @wirehq.bsky.social + tons of new stuff. See alt for info & playlist. @immersionhq.bsky.social
Yes, it's Wednesday, time for another Swimming In Sound with Malka & Colin. This is becoming habit :) Live on @slackcityradio, catchup on @totallyradio. This week sees a very welcome & long overdue visit to @lovethyneighbr Towers to chat to our friend Andy Rossiter – with of course interruptions from Yuri! And we do, as always, include tracks by @wirehq, #minimalcompact and “something from us”. This week play something from Colin’s album Bastard which we re-released in 2024 on bio vinyl! Please note that for looking up tours by artists we play (including ourselves) – songkick & bandsintown are great ways to search. It’s worth looking even if we don’t announce dates! Photo taken in #grancanaria & #grancanria! Can't get enough of us? Stream all past episodes here - https://www.swimhq.com/radio.html If you love what we do, please share this post on socials! Wednesdays at 1.00PM // Repeat on Friday - all times UK - On DAB in #brightonandhove, #manchester, #norwich, #portsmouth & #london soon! www.swimminginsound.com // www.slackcity.org.uk // @slackcity // email - swimming@swimminginsound.com Tracklist Apparel Wax // D002 La Luz // Strange World (Extra! Extra! Version) Ranil // Llora Venus 4MX // Know Infadels // Sunday Natural Magic // Galaxy Builder Slippers // Crowd Source Marconi Union // Cloudsurfing (Transmission Remix) Cerys Hafana // The Bitter Withy Kareem Ali // On My Heart The Notwist // Das Verschwinden 1_800 GIRLS // eye contact (feat. Council) Wire // Used To Minimal Compact // Ships FUTUREGiRL // fever Nalan // I Like You ddwy // Spinning Stones Hania Rani // Riksarkivet Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg // Bonnie and Clyde Marine Neuilly // Confetti (Kraak & Smaak Remix) Maria Somerville // Violet (YHWH Nailgun Remix) Colin Newman // Sticky Lande Hekt // My Imaginary Friend Les Gordon // Monolithe
February 4, 2026 at 12:34 PM
elainehills.bsky.social
I was so excited by @kerrypickettbh.bsky.social’s motion that would have committed Brighton & Hove City Council to recognising nature as a legal subject with inherent rights. Until @bhlabour.bsky.social trashed it. 💔 If you care about nature #votegreen! #rightsofnature #brightonandhove #greenparty
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
riseuk.bsky.social
Think you might be in abusive relationship in #BrightonAndHove?

📞 01273 622 822 Monday/Tuesday 9.30-12.30

Our helpline workers will give you support, advice and information focusing on recovery and moving on ℹ️ 👉🏻https://buff.ly/3PCeDX4
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
brightonwarren.bsky.social
Views from the pier - Palace Pier in Brighton #sussex #brighton #BrightonAndHove #BrightonPier
January 28, 2026 at 8:54 PM
swimminginsound.bsky.social
www.totallyradio.com/shows/swimmi...
Live @slackcityradio.bsky.social 1.00pm catchup @totallyradio.bsky.social - @swimhq.bsky.social & @malkaspigel.bsky.social with cool tunes. Includes @wirehq.bsky.social , @immersionhq.bsky.social + tons of new stuff. See alt for info & playlist
Yes, it's Wednesday, and of course time for Swimming In sound with Malka & Colin No Andy this week but of course we do, as always, include tracks by @wirehq, #minimalcompact and “something from us”. This week another play of @immersion_hq & Tarwater from the compilation Gvoon : Version 2-11 Please note that for looking up tours by artists we play (including ourselves) – songkick & bandsintown are great ways to search. It’s worth looking even if we don’t announce dates! Photo taken in Hove & Gran Canaria Can't get enough of us? Stream all past episodes here - https://www.swimhq.com/radio.html If you love what we do, please share this post on socials! Wednesdays at 1.00PM // Repeat on Friday - all times UK - On DAB in #brightonandhove, #manchester, #norwich, #portsmouth, #hastings & #london very soon! BTW if you are listening on DAB in Brighton we are now broadcasting with increased power & range! www.swimminginsound.com // www.slackcity.org.uk // @slackcity // email - swimming@swimminginsound.com Tracklist Spencer Cullum // Rowan Tree Accelio // The Garden Coppé, Plaid & Mason Bee // 23 Seconds Baalti & Lapgan // Lime Tikka Dylan Henner // Sometimes I Call My Friends and We Sing Harmonies over the Phone Itchy and the Nits // Smelly Boys Øystein Skar // Flow FROID DUB // Digital Pond (Lena Willikens Remix) BXKS // I'M THAT Joe Harvey-Whyte & Geir Sundstøl // The Tyburn Love Remain // D r e a m s (Tim Reaper Remix) Minor Dents // Margate LESKY // Cinnamon The Caries Company // Diente de Cuero Negro Minimal Compact // What You Are Wire // Primed & Ready The American Analog Set // Kills Me / Make It Take It (Reprise) Joanna // Gardeners' World (ddwy Remix) BaBa ZuLa // Arsız Saksağan (Gaudi Remix) Duval Timothy & CJ Mirra // Journey to Lagos The Who // I Can See For Miles Marsh // Stay Tarwater & Immersion / HOLGER CZUKAY // Gvoon : Version 9 (Beautiful In Here) Polite Bureaux // Bradford Nae:Tek & Moodeep // Unconsciousness
January 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
thousand41000.bsky.social
We have a lovely event lined up on 21 February. Spoken word from frivolous to serious, with acoustic music. There will be food and a raffle. It's all yours for £17, raising funds for our refugee and migrant housing project in #brightonandhove .
Fundraiser for 1000 4 £1000 Helping Refugees in Brighton Moving Lives An evening of poetry, prose and music reflecting the lives of those affected by turmoil present and past February 21 2026 Performed by professional actors & musicians The Fitzherbert Community Hub 2 Bristol road, Kemptown, BN2 1AP Doors open 7pm Tickets £17 including hot food Bring your own drinks
January 25, 2026 at 8:47 PM
riseuk.bsky.social
If you think you may be in an abusive relationship in #BrightonAndHove you can call our helpline - we will listen and give you support, advice and information.

Monday/Tuesday mornings 9.30-12.30pm 📞 01273 622 822

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January 22, 2026 at 1:05 PM
brightonsea.bsky.social
🌊 Three results 20th Jan 26
1️⃣ Sea Lanes = 12 cfu / 100mL E.coli
2️⃣ Brighton Palace Pier, east side = 82 cfu / 100mL E.coli
3️⃣ King Alfred SRO, Hove = 738 cfu / 100mL E.coli

EA rates results ≤ 250 cfu / 100mL E.coli as ‘Excellent’ and ≤ 500 cfu / 100mL as ‘Good.’
#citizenscience #brightonandhove
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 AM
swimminginsound.bsky.social
www.totallyradio.com/shows/swimmi...
Live @slackcityradio.bsky.social 1.00pm catchup @totallyradio.bsky.social - @swimhq.bsky.social & @malkaspigel.bsky.social with cool tunes. Includes @wirehq.bsky.social , @immersionhq.bsky.social + tons of new stuff. See alt for info & playlist
links in bio Yes, it's Wednesday, time to go Swimming In Sound again with Malka & Colin. Live on @slackcityradio, catchup on @totallyradio. No Andy this week but of course we do, as always, include tracks by @wirehq, #minimalcompact and “something from us”. This week @immersion_hq & Tarwater from a new compilation Gvoon : Version 2-11 Please note that for looking up tours by artists we play (including ourselves) – songkick & bandsintown are great ways to search. It’s worth looking even if we don’t announce dates! Photo taken in Gran Canaria Can't get enough of us? Stream all past episodes here - https://www.swimhq.com/radio.html If you love what we do, please share this post on socials! On DAB in #brightonandhove, #manchester, #norwich, #portsmouth & #london very soon! BTW if you are listening on DAB in Brighton we are now broadcasting with increased power & range! www.swimminginsound.com // www.slackcity.org.uk // @slackcity // email - swimming@swimminginsound.com Tracklist The The & Matt Johnson // Voyager Radhika // Starry Eyes (feat. Gerard Love & Mitch Mitchell) Stephen Vitiello & Taylor Deupree // iii Harmony // Burn It Down Tunng // Anoraks Alfa Mist // Avoid The Drones Brown Spirits // Mind Rocker Ólafur Arnalds & Brasstríó Mosfellsdals // Dalur (feat. Brasstríó Mosfellsdals) Sailor Honeymoon // Armchair Craven Faults // Yard Loup Shadow Child & DJ Haus // 303 in the Mist (Bassline Mutationz) Studio Electrophonique // Too Many Lonely Nights Wire // Outdoor Miner Minimal Compact // My Will Auntie Flo // Mycelia PVA // Send Dustin O'Halloran // Blue Far Caspian // An Outstretched Hand / Rain From Here to Kerry Nirvana // Rainbow Chaser Holy Fuck // Evie HOLGER CZUKAY / Tarwater & Immersion // Gvoon : Version 9 (Beautiful In Here) GLOK & Timothy Clerkin // Amiga (Bdrmm Remix) Sault // Love Does Not Equal Pain Mammal Hands // Paper Boats Holger Czukay // Persian Love
January 21, 2026 at 12:28 PM
healthwatchbh.bsky.social
Don't forget! Share your experiences of local pharmacy services with Healthwatch in Sussex, including Pharmacy First. Take part in our short poll (six questions) here: buff.ly/MuRk6q4

#Healthwatch #BrightonandHove #IndependentVoice
A photo of a woman at a pharmacy counter with text saying: 'Give feedback on health and social care. Your experiences of pharmacy services in Sussex'.
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
brightonsea.bsky.social
Beaches were littered with vegetables and debris. As posted by @bhseafrontteam, be careful handling any waste in clean-up efforts; please dispose of waste in the large black bins along the seafront, including produce.
#citizenscience #brightonandhove #seaswimming #watersports #seaswim
January 19, 2026 at 8:17 AM
brightonsea.bsky.social
We were expecting the results to be higher following a day of heavy rain (approximately 11mm). There were no outfall alerts from Southern Water for these local beaches in the previous 48hr period.

#citizenscience #brightonandhove #seaswimming #watersports #seaswim
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 AM
transpridebrighton.bsky.social
Clear your diary Brighton! We’ve got plans.

#brightonandhove #transpride
January 16, 2026 at 3:21 PM
ibikebrighton.bsky.social
Just a plug for the #Brighton #Hove feed I created a while back. In case new @bsky.app users aren't aware, feeds bring together posts on a subject - in this case, any including those hashtags (plus #BrightonAndHove) in the last week. Enjoy 🙂 bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
basildonparty.bsky.social
#greenparty #polanski #brightonandhove #bristol #austerity #capitalism #newworkersparty #socialism #socialist #tradeunionistandsocialistcoalition #SocialistParty #classstruggle #marx #marxism
January 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
healthwatchbh.bsky.social
Are you experiencing muscle, bone or joint pain that has started in the past three months, or experiencing a flare up? Join the Hangleton & Knoll Project this Wednesday and chat to a clinician.

#Healthwatch #BrightonandHove #communitysupport
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January 12, 2026 at 11:16 AM
osara-haneda.bsky.social
sort of boats🛶

#BrightonandHove
#Hove
#acrylicgouache #illustration #illustrator #アクリルガッシュ #イラスト #イラストレーター
ビーチにボートが集められている風景のイラスト。目印と思しきポールの上に一羽のカモメが留まっている。
January 12, 2026 at 9:18 AM
swimminginsound.bsky.social
www.totallyradio.com/shows/swimmi...
Live on @slackcityradio.bsky.social at 1.00pm catchup on @totallyradio.bsky.social - @swimhq.bsky.social & @malkaspigel.bsky.social with 1st show of 2026! Includes @wirehq.bsky.social + tons of new stuff. See alt for info & playlist
Yes, it's Wednesday, time for the first Swimming In Sound of 2026 with Malka & Colin. Live on @slackcityradio, catchup on @totallyradio. No Andy this week but of course we do, as always, include tracks by @wirehq, #minimalcompact and “something from us”. This week we continue to take a break from Immersion and play something else from Malka’s Gliding & Hiding. Please note that for looking up tours by artists we play (including ourselves) – songkick & bandsintown are great ways to search. It’s worth looking even if we don’t announce dates! Photo assembled in Brighton. Can't get enough of us? Stream all past episodes here - https://www.swimhq.com/radio.html If you love what we do, please share this post on socials! Wednesdays at 1.00PM // Repeat on Friday - all times UK - On DAB in #brightonandhove, #manchester, #norwich, #portsmouth & #london very soon! BTW if you are listening on DAB in Brighton we are now broadcasting with increased power & range! www.swimminginsound.com // www.slackcity.org.uk // @slackcity // email - swimming@swimminginsound.com Tracklist Momma//How to Breathe Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer//Mean Solar Time Session Victim & Ian Pooley//Too Soft to Be Loud (Ian Pooley Remix) Studio Electrophonique//David and Jayne M.Haiux//Saint Joseph Peshay & VSY//Infinity (Edit) Michiru Aoyama//hinn Brian Bilston & The Catenary Wires//Might Have, Might Not Have Kareem Ali//Procession Dry Cleaning//Let Me Grow and You'll See the Fruit Julia Kent//Ephemera Blank & Jones//Right Time [Kraak & Smaak Dub] Nora Brown//Coke Oven March Slippers//Xtc Minimal Compact//On The Road Wire//Start To Move Brìghde Chaimbeul//707 Low Harness//Amber Room Coffee Shop Jungle//Cuillier (feat. Makoto Shimizu) Ann Annie//el prado Ricochet & Si//Deepa Mr. Fingers//Around the Sun The Move//Blackberry Way eevee//swirly Malka Spigel//I Just Want Chinless Wonder//Ynda Melody's Echo Chamber//The House That Doesn’t Exist Craven Faults//Far Closes
January 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM
healthwatchbh.bsky.social
Healthwatch in Sussex want to hear from you! Share your experiences of local pharmacy services, including Pharmacy First. Take part in our short poll (six questions) here: buff.ly/MuRk6q4

#Healthwatch #BrightonandHove #IndependentVoice
A photo of a woman at a pharmacy counter with text saying: 'Give feedback on health and social care. Your experiences of pharmacy services in Sussex'.
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
quickhr.bsky.social
Brighton's Palace Pier put up for sale after ‘difficult’ decline in tourism numbers www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... #Brighton #BrightonAndHove #Sussex
Brighton Pier put up for sale after ‘difficult’ decline in tourism numbers
The 126-year-old structure will cost ‘many millions’ its current owners say
www.independent.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 11:07 AM
swimminginsound.bsky.social
www.totallyradio.com/shows/swimmi...
Live on @slackcityradio.bsky.social 1.00pm catchup @totallyradio.bsky.social - @swimhq.bsky.social & @malkaspigel.bsky.social with cool tunes. Includes @wirehq.bsky.social + tons of new stuff. NYE party The Actors, BTN 8 to late - alt for info & playlist
Yes, it's Wednesday, time for the last Swimming In Sound of 2025 with Malka & Colin. No Andy this week but of course we do, as always, include tracks by Wire, Min imal Compact and “something from us”. This week from Malka’s Gliding & Hiding. Last minute diary date - We will be DJ'ing at @slackcityradio's NYE bash upstairs at the @theactorsbrighton. If you are in Brighton why not come along it's a fiver on the door and runs 8.00 to late! Of course if you are somewhere else and want a bit of #brighton NYE vibes you can always tune in… Photo taken in our studio in Brighton. Can't get enough of us? Stream all past episodes here - https://www.swimhq.com/radio.html If you love what we do, please share this post on socials! Wednesdays at 1.00PM // Repeat on Friday - all times UK - On DAB in #brightonandhove, #manchester, #norwich, #portsmouth & #london very soon! BTW in Brighton we are now broadcasting on DAB with increased power & range! www.swimminginsound.com // www.slackcity.org.uk // @slackcity // email - swimming@swimminginsound.com Tracklist SHOLTO // Persephone's Perception supermodel* // i used to live in england Chino Yoshio // Autumn of Kyoto (Vintage Piano Version) Magic Fig // Flammarion Factory Floor // Tell Me Jake Xerxes Fussell & James Elkington // Glow In The Dark Suburban Architecture // Outside Part 1 (Voyager Remix) Les Gordon & Katerina Bournaka // Uchū Metdog // Kebab Shop Sven Wunder // Scenic Byway Gordon Chapman_Fox // Emphasis Studio Electrophonique // Handbrake Turns Wire // 23 Years Too Late (24 years late edit) Minimal Compact // What You Mean Golden Bug, The Limiñanas & Anna Jean // L'effet domino Gwenifer Raymond // Champion Ivy KEELEY // Who Wants To See The World SCG & Dubrunner // Building Farm Yo La Tengo // Friday I'm In Love FUTUREGiRL // fever Getdown Services // Don't Cheese Me Off IKSRE // bell gorge (and we were the last ones there) Malka Spigel // Hacol Zaram Beyachad Motrik // Weightless HNNY // Tantrums
December 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
brightonwarren.bsky.social
Out and about at the seafront at sunset #Brighton #BrightonAndHove #Sussex
December 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM