• A Brighton and Hove bus trip to Nowhere – via the M25

  By GeorgeHA at 11:57 on 29/12/11

  

  Most of us dread entering the Ring of Pain, the 'UK's largest carpark', the M25. But there are, apparently, perfectly sane people who are willing to pay good money to take a bus tour around it. Yes, Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company (catchphrase 'widening your horizons') is offering sightseers a tour of the London Orbital. Day-trippers will pay £15 for the journey on the 117 mile road as they learn a bit about the history...

• Which are the most dangerous roads in Brighton and Hove?

  By GeorgeHA at 16:44 on 13/12/11

  

  Britain has one of the best records in the world for road casualties, but as we all know, hundreds of us still die on the roads every year. In 2010, the police recorded 1,850 deaths, 22,660 people seriously injured and 184,138 who received light injuries. A new BBC map will show users just where fatal road incidents have happened between 1999 and 2010, using official data recorded by police across the country. In all, 36,371 fatalities...

• Brighton seafront road worst in the country for speed fines

  By GeorgeHA at 16:36 on 31/10/11

  

  If you're a driver prone to speeding, the Brighton and Hove coast road could be a very expensive route. Government figures compiled by The Sun found that the route where drivers were most likely to get fined was on a 12-mile stretch of seafront in Brighton, East Sussex. The busy road which has 11 cameras caught 18,045 drivers in three years. A spokesman for Drivers' Alliance told the Sun: 'Cameras don't improve safety. They're often...

• Brighton & Hove ready for bike boxes?

  By GeorgeHA at 12:23 on 18/10/11

  

  A new way to keep your bike safe on the street? Bike-boxes are being called for by Labour Co-op Councillors, following a successful trial in the London Borough of Lambeth. In light of recent stories of bicycle thefts, as well as complaints from residents about 'fly-parking', Labour Co-op Leader Councillor Gill Mitchell thought the Lambeth 'Bike-box' scheme would be more than welcome in bicycle friendly Brighton & Hove. Bike-boxes...

• Falmer match causes delays on the railways

  By Raviliouse at 21:53 on 21/09/11

  

  There was travel chaos for commuters and football fans alike heading down to Falmer from London and further afield on Wednesday. As Brighton and Hove Albion hosted their biggest game in their new Amex stadium against a feisty Liverpool team in the Carling Cup trains down to Lewes were being delayed between London Victoria and Clapham Junction to allow trains to fast-track it down to the new ground. (or rather beguiled commuters were...

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