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Brighton's largest private sector employer is American Express, whose European headquarters are at John Street. [89] As of 2012, about 3,000 people work there. [90] Planning permission to demolish the old Amex offices and build a replacement was granted in 2009, and work started in March 2010.
German air raids on Sussex begin, those in Brighton being known as the Brighton Blitz. 1945: 8 May: VE Day marks the end of the war in Europe. [6] 1961: August: Charter granted to the University of Sussex, the first university in Brighton and Sussex. [7] 1965: 14 June: Bishop David Cashman is made the first bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese ...
Brighton Gazette, a weekly newspaper was published in 1821 until 1985, when it was absorbed into a free weekly, the Brighton and Hove Leader. [66] [67] Brighton and Hove Leader; Brighton and Hove Herald [65] Brighton and Hove News, a news website, launched in 2009, since 2017, a member of the Independent Community News Network. [68]
Brighton i360 [2] is a 162 m (531 ft) moving observation tower on the seafront of Brighton, East Sussex, England at the landward end of the remains of the West Pier. [3] The tower opened on 4 August 2016. [4] From the fully enclosed viewing pod, visitors experience 360-degree views across Brighton, the South Downs and the English Channel.
The Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Reserve (established 2014) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in Sussex on the southeast coast of England near the city of Brighton and Hove. Forming a central unit of the hills of the South Downs National Park , it is centred on the Brighton chalk block that lies between the River Adur in the west and ...
Subsequently in 1545 the residents of the town petitioned the monarch for defensive cannon. Their petition featured an illustrated map showing the French raid, a copy of which can be seen in Hove Museum. This map is the earliest known picture of Brighton. It shows a site laid out in a rectangular shape about a quarter of a mile square.
The Brighton Marine Palace and Pier The city of Brighton and Hove (made up of the towns of Brighton and Hove ) on the south coast of England , UK has a number notable buildings and landmarks. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Falmer Stadium hosted European football for the first time on 21 September 2023 when Brighton played against AEK in the UEFA Europa League. The stadium was designed to allow hosting for other sports and events. It hosted some matches from the 2015 Rugby World Cup and the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.