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Kemptown MP presses Co-Op on 6am drink sales rumours

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Kemptown MP presses Co-Op on 6am drink sales rumours

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has written to the Co-Op’s Head Office, asking if Co-Op stores in the Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven areas will be applying for licences to sell alcoholic beverages from 6am in the morning. Simon’s contact with the Co-Op follows reports that so

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Brighton public meeting against racists — LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 05: United against Fascism stages a counter protest against the English Defence League on March 5, 2010 in London, England. The EDL staged a protest in support of Mr Wilders which was banned from entering the UK last year by then Home Secretary Jaqui Smith, but has since won his appeal […]

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Brighton public meeting against racists

In the build-up to the far-right march through Brighton, which takes place at the end of April, speakers from Unite Against Fascism (UAF), the Green Party, the Labour Party and the trades union movement will address a meeting called ‘Standing together: why the far-right mustn’t divide us’ from 7pm o

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Council ‘takes the biscuit’

An award winning City Council has been asked to make ‘gay biscuits’ available to LGBT staff to have with their tea on April 1. Brighton and Hove City Council, who were the top performing local authority in the Stonewall Gay Friendly Employers Index in 2013 have been asked to make ‘gay biscuits’ avai

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Stonewall calls on supporters to give nul points to homophobia

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Stonewall calls on supporters to give nul points to homophobia

Stonewall, the LGB equality charity is asking its supporters to raise funds to tackle homophobia worldwide by staging fundraising parties during the Eurovision Song Contest on May 18. The charity has produced party packs to help supporters have fun while raising money. TV presenter Graham Norton has

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Go by bus in Brighton & Hove this summer

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Go by bus in Brighton & Hove this summer

New bus timetables, which come into effect on April 21, will provide even more opportunities to travel in and around Brighton & Hove by public transport, whether for work or pleasure. The number 77 bus, part of the ‘Breeze up to the Downs’ service which links the city to the surrounding countryside,

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Hove MP chooses Hove Tandoori for Tiffin Cup

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Hove MP chooses Hove Tandoori for Tiffin Cup

Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has selected, Hove Tandoori as Hove’s entry for the 2013 Tiffin Cup competition to find the top curry restaurant in the country. Hove Tandoori, located on Church Road in Hove, will now have the opportunity to compete in the national stage

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Council gets ‘Living Wage’ accreditation

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Council gets ‘Living Wage’ accreditation

From April 1 Brighton & Hove city council will be an accredited Living Wage Employer. In November last year the Policy & Resources Committee approved plans to uplift the lowest paid council staff to the UK Living Wage rate of £7.45 per hour. 128 permanent staff will benefit from this increase – 98 o

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Save waste and save cash!

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Save waste and save cash!

There are just a few days left for Residents in Brighton & Hove to snap up a discounted compost bin, before the price increases at the start of April. Residents who want to start composting their kitchen and garden waste can still pick up a bin for just £16 with a £5.49 delivery charge through […]

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MP seeks residents views on Shopping Centre

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MP seeks residents views on Shopping Centre

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven, is in the process of surveying residents in Peacehaven to seek their views on how the Meridian Centre in the town could be best improved. Simon said: “I was concerned by the vacant properties in the Meridian Centre. It could be such a great commun

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Hove MP becomes charity patron

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Hove MP becomes charity patron

Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has become a patron of Same Sky, a charity that organises arts projects in the local community. Since 1987, Same Sky have been creating magical, out-of-this-world events with luminous night-time parades, fantastical puppets and floats, lar

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Conservatives attack opposition to welfare reform

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Conservatives attack opposition to welfare reform

Cllr Geoffrey Theobald, the Conservative Group Leader on Brighton & Hove City Council has attacked both the Labour and Green groups on Brighton & Hove City Council as being “irresponsible” for suggesting that the Council should not pursue council house tenants who build up rent arrears as a result o

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‘Brighton Boys’ launch new website

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‘Brighton Boys’ launch new website

Brighton Boys Limited, Brighton & Hove’s only gay male escort agency have launched their new website for professional and reputable escorts to meet clients discreetly and in safety. The company was founded in 2012 by two Brightonians, Adam Highway and James Duggan to address the lack of any reputabl

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