Future pupils in the Brighton and Hove area could find themselves being taught in a bingo club, church or football stadium. The local council is having to balance budget pressures while struggling to deal with the local population and pupil number rises.

It has put together a list of potential buildings and sites in the area which it plans to investigate their potential suitability as classrooms.

A former Gala Bingo club is being described by locals as an eyesore and detrimental to local businesses. The latest critic of the Bedminster based site is a local shop keeper who is campaigning for the empty bingo clu to be cleared up.

Chard bingo players are being urged to join a special charity bingo session tomorrow evening to raise funds for a little girl that was born with Spina Bifida.

Two woman that battled and survived cancer have raised a massive £1,700 for charity with the help from local bingo players.

Following reports in the UK media over the weekend and our own article, Rank, the parent company of Mecca Bingo has confirmed that it is in talk with Gala Coral over the purchase of its casino division.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is holding a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland this week to discuss with sports leaders, Interpol, Government officials and betting operators its recommendations for tackling illegal sports betting.

Days after reports surfaced that Gala Coral was in talks to sell off its casino diversion it seems that company is surprisingly looking at expanding its bingo operations with the purchase a multi-million pound club off one of its rivals.

A nightclub owner who also owns a former bingo site has been charged with financial offences linked to his club, including money laundering, cheating the public revenue and nine mortgage related offences.

Police in the Southend have issued a warning to the public after several incidents of items being stolen from woman's handbags. One of the incidents happened while a lady was at a Mecca Bingo club.

Reports in the UK media this weekend claim that Gala Coral is in advanced talks with Rank over the sale of its casino division. Gala Coral has struggled in recent years and many insiders believe the only way the company can continue to operate is by breaking the company up and selling off parts of to reduce the massive debts associated with the company.