Mike Weatherley, MP News Converting offices to homes to be made easier The Government is going to make it easier to convert empty offices quicker and easier into homes. Ministers are to make it easier for developers to convert offices into homes, without the need for planning permission from local councils, Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove & Portslade, has praised the pro By Besi • 1 min read
News Public Inquiry for traffic reduction proposals A Public Inquiry will be held into a proposed traffic scheme to reduce traffic in and around The Lanes area of Brighton this spring. The scheme was approved in principle by the council’s transport committee last October. The proposals, which were advertised in December, call for a section of Ship St By Besi • 2 min read
Community News New lights brighten St James Street Following the hugely successful public meeting at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church at the end of November 2012, the committee of the new St James’s Street Local Action Team (LAT) have not been letting the grass grow under their feet. New and improved lighting was top of the group’s shopping list. As By Besi • 3 min read
Shakedown Festival 2012 Music Shakedown Festival receives landlord’s consent The decision to grant Landlord’s Consent comes after extensive consultation with representatives of Stanmer village, other interested stakeholders, all political parties, as well as the organisers of the Festival. The decision means that the two day event, with the second day having a family focus, By Besi • 2 min read
Mike Weatherley MP backs British bees at Westminster. 15th January 2013. 125 MPs attended the event from 6 different political parties. 85 MPs also signed up to support a national bee action plan. News ‘Friends of the Earth’ bee goes to Parliament Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, met a giant bumble bee in Parliament as part of a campaign by environmental charity, Friends of the Earth. As well as meeting with furry representatives from Friends of the Earth, Mike recently signed the Early Day Motion 312 (Pesticide Us By Besi • 1 min read
News Just two days left to complete ‘Trust and Confidence’ survey A community survey to test the levels of trust and confidence in the Police and Council is now live and there is just three days left to complete it. The LGBT Community Safety Forum is an independent elected group of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgendered (LGBT) people in Brighton & Hove. The rol By Besi • 1 min read
Features & Longread ‘Miss Saigon’: Corn Exchange: Theatre Review: After producing their masterpiece Les Miserables in 1970, Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil turned their attention to reworking Puccini’s Madame Butterfly into the huge success that became Miss Saigon. Musically more emotional, complex and operatic than the earlier, heroic Les Miserables, Miss Saig By Besi • 4 min read
News Puppy parent volunteers needed urgently in East Sussex National charity, Canine Partners, urgently needs volunteers to become puppy parents to ensure that they can continue to train assistance dogs in the county. This vital role allows Canine Partners to team a specially trained assistance dog with a person with disabilities. The Charity is specifically By Besi • 2 min read
News Lesbian Lives Conference returns to Brighton in February The Lesbian Lives Conference returns to Brighton on February 15-16. Hosted by the University of Brighton LGBT, Queer Life Research Hub and the Women’s Studies Centre at the University of Dublin, the Conference is the world’s only annual academic conference in Lesbian Studies. It is a large internati By Besi • 1 min read
News Name your favourite historic buildings and gardens for ‘local listing’ Residents are being asked to nominate buildings or places in Brighton & Hove they believe should be recognised for their special local interest or historical and architectural value. The city council is reviewing its so-called ‘local list’. This includes structures, parks, gardens or areas which may By Besi • 2 min read
News Government supports Hove MP on flying the Union flag Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has received backing from the Government after he called for publicly-funded buildings to fly the Union Flag. Mike wrote to his colleague the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government, to ask that plans By Besi • 1 min read
Health HIV charity to host welfare workshops Lunch Positive, the HIV charity who provide a healthy meal every Friday for people with HIV are hosting a series of support workshops, run by the Welfare Support Coordinator from THT South during February, March and April. 2013 introduces key changes to the main benefits for sick and disabled claima By Besi • 1 min read
