THE June-July 2026 issue of our free bi-monthly news magazine, the North Laine Runner, is our 300th edition and includes a major feature on a meeting planned to debate the association's future. It will take place on Monday, September 21 at Komedia Studio Bar in Gardner Street, starting at 7pm.

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We have more news about NLCA's anti-tagging initiative, issuing invidiual anti-tagging kits to people who want to tackle scrawls in their immediate area.

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There is information about social events in July, including our stall at the Charity and Community Day in the Pavilion Gardens on Saturday, July 4, our exhibition at the Jubilee Library between Monday, July 6 and Saturday, July 18, and NLCA's special anniversary afternoon picnic in Pelham Square on Sunday, July 12.

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We look at North Laine's passion for fashion over the past 70 years, recalling some of the shops that have come and gone as times changed.

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There are photos from the Brighton Festival children's parade which celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, wending its way through North Laine at the start of May.

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​We have an interview with a North Laine opera singer who wants to involve local residents in her performances, details of a new bus service through the area, traveling up Trafalgar Street, and the latest on important planning applications and environment issues.

 

There's our regular North Laine cartoon strip Swoop, and the North Laine crossword compiled by Mitch Egan. 

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NLCA's team of street representatives and other volunteers have been out delivering the Runner to every home and business in North Laine. You can also find extra copies at Brighton Toy Museum, Sainsbury's and some local pubs.

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