I have often have the misfortune to visit Lewes, county town of East Sussex. Indeed, I have even lived in the surrounding area, much against my better judgement.. Meetings down there make me desperate for the pandemic travel restrictions. It is mainly famous for a bunch of largely posh folks dressing up and burning the […]
Read More… from Lewes – Brighton’s smug, narrow-minded neighbour
There is a common belief among Northern folk, that the south east is posh and the streets are paved with gold. When it comes to East Sussex, to a large extent that is true in districts like Wealden and Rother. However, just like most places in England it has its dumps, which should be avoided […]
Haywards Hoth dates back to 1544 meaning a “heath by the enclosure with a hedge”. An unsearchable and unheard of ‘legend’ suggests that the town is named after a local highway man, Jack Hayward, who committed his crimes in the vicinity at some undefined period in the past. I suspect this is a colossal in-joke […]
I used to like Brighton. There was a feel to the place. A permissiveness that gave Brighton a bohemian feel and made it special. Unfortunately the conmen and incompetents known collectively as “The Council” obviously spent many happy days in Blackpool in their youth and have been hell-bent on destroying as much of the seafront […]
If you’re looking for a place by the sea that pretends to be a mixture of San Francisco and France, you’ve come to the right place. Brighton has the truly unique and incredible selling point of being home to pockets of easy-to-identify clans. I won’t bore you with details of the homeless crack beggars (you […]
Read More… from Brighton: ruined by Trustafarians & middle aged hippie consumers
I have found myself living in the seaside town of Portslade for nearly a year now. After commuting down here for work, I thought why not get a nice little place by the sea, where I can unwind in the fresh air after a hard day in the office…. WHAT A BLOODY MISTAKE! Portslade is […]
