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De La Warr's 75th birthday

De La Warr's 75th birthday

To celebrate 75 years of the De La Warr, the gallery is inviting anyone to come to the Pavilion and help create a contemporary version of the famous photo which was printed in the Daily Mirror in 1936. Turn up for 2pm on  Bank Holiday…

Smiths Salt'n'Shake crips packet, from Dave Valentine's collection

Collector's 80s crisp bag craze

When the De La Warr Pavilion invited Bexhill resident Dave Valentine to exhibit his collection of 1980s crisp packets this coming weekend, they inadvertantly triggered a flurry of media interest. Dave brings his scrapbooks of empty packets…

Pride in pictures

Pride in pictures

East's photographer Adam Monaghan ( www.adammonaghan.com ) spent the day walking the streets of Brighton on Saturday Aug 7, AKA the lairiest party of the year. Here are some of the best pics. The ones that we could publish that is.

Pride starts here!

Pride starts here!

Pride in Brighton & Hove weekend has started, promising to bring thousands of revellers down to the seaside for the biggest weekend in the calendar. Many of the city's pubs, clubs and bars being their Pride partying today (Friday) - see…

Sussex's most mysterious festival

Sussex's most mysterious festival

Sussex gains a new music festival this month, thanks to promoters Playgroup , but the location and the line-up are being kept secret. Playgroup Festival  takes place August 13-15, at a 'secret and beautiful' location 'within 30 miles of…

Sweet digs for struggling artists

Sweet digs for struggling artists

  The Artist Residence Hotel and Gallery is a godsend for young creatives. In exchange for a little feather dusting, artists get a two-month residency whereby they live rent-free and have their own studio space. At the end of their stay…

Cat Casbon (Photo: Maria Falconer)

Random Fridays, going on its holidays

There's one more evening of Random Fridays entertainment at the De La Warr Pavilion tomorrow (July 30), before the East-promoted event takes its summer break. Tomorrow's free event mixes up film, dance and live music in the Pavilion's…

Classic play at the UGT

Classic play at the UGT

Under Ground Theatre is premiering a new production of the classic play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest this week. Originally a novel by Ken Kesey, the story is best-known from the multiple Academy Award winning film version, starring Jack…

Introducing our app

Introducing our app

A new version of our what’s on app is available for download on iPhone and Android handsets Find out what’s on nearby, now, with our comprehensive listings of music, comedy, clubbing and events covering Brighton, Lewes, Hastings…

Hastings Old Town Carnival week

Hastings Old Town Carnival week

Hastings Old Town Carnival Week separates the fun-lovers from the squares. All manner of high spirited activities infiltrate the town from the legendary butcher’s bike race (cyclists have to pedal along a long route without getting up off…