Brighton is home to a buzzing and arty alternative society

Brighton? Isn’t it full of spivs with Kiss Me Quick hats tipped at a jaunty angle?

Old habits die hard, as do old impressions handed down through a legacy of grainy, clichéd black’n’white movies and postcards, a world of working class civilians taking in the bracing sea air for a saucy weekend of single malts and double entendres.

Forget what you may have heard about Brighton over the years. These days, the city (it was granted city status in 2000), has caught up with the times.