Isn't this because so many people are crammed into a small area between the Palace Pier and the bottom of West Street ?
The regeneration of Preston Street has been a pet project of Cllr Kitcat for a few years now. He has even talked about marketing the areas as West Laine...
Have you ever tried to use public transport between the West Pier and King Alfred though ? Not a single bus service running along the seafront, which is a little bizarre.
Yes I am really not sure who woke Worthing up, but after years of sitting on hands, there is signs of life on the seafront. Brighton by contrast seems to have completely lost it's driving force since Steve Bassam was spirited away to the House of Lords.
Skyscrapers and a sport complex on Hove...
I don't think people really get the point of public/private finance initiatives. They are so often pilloried as a waste of money, when the best ones act like a magnet for new investments. The council money here is a loan. Preston Street used to be the premier restaurant street in Brighton, maybe...