General News Bus company promise a review of new bus route after two months Labour parliamentary candidate meets with bus boss over changes made to route 81. After meeting with Brighton and Hove Buses managing director, Nancy Platts, Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Kemptown and Peacehaven says she has secured important concessions to the proposals affecting the future By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Labour calls on Caroline Lucas to show her cards Labour asks Green MP to get her councillors to stop their infighting for the good of the city. The intervention follows news that once again the leadership of Green Convenor Cllr Jason Kitcat is coming under attack from colleagues within the Green group on the city council. Leader of the Labour Grou By Sarah Green • 3 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley criticises supermarkets Following an investigation by consumer group Which?, Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove and Portslade, says supermarket pricing not on side on consumers for facilitating opaque pricing on products. Mike is concerned that competition is being hampered. He says in order for the free market to work effective By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Food & Drink Hove MP Weatherley to choose best local curry house Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is holding a competition to find the best South Asian restaurant in his Hove constituency. The winner will be put forward as Hove and Portslade’s entrant in the 2014 Tiffin Cup. Once again, Mike is calling on his constituents to nominate t By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Traveller site planning decision ‘called in’ Conservatives in Brighton & Hove have welcomed the decision to ‘call in’ planning permission for a travellers camp at Horsdean. Patcham Conservatives have welcomed the decision by the Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government, Eric Pickles, to ‘call-in’ the recent decision of the South D By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Secretary of State for Justice meets 50 local Business owners in Hove Hove MP hosts ministers visit to Hove. Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, yesterday (February 14) hosted a Local Business Forum with the Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP. Mike introduced Chris to 50 owners of businesses in his constituency at the By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Frontline Fire Services face the axe Moves to cut 80 firefighters in East Sussex opposed by Labour’s parliamentary candidates and councillors in the county. Plans to cut frontline services as part of a £7.1m cost-saving exercise have been backed by Conservative, Green, Liberal and UKIP councillors. Three fire stations are at risk in Fo By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Hove MP condems wild dolphin bloodbath Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade signs EDM condeming the slaughter of wild dolphins in Japan. Mike signed EDM 1004 (Dolphin Hunting in Japan), which draws attention to this serious and ongoing problem of dolphin hunting. The Japanese government continues to ignore the esta By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Kemptown MP Kirby keeps pressure on Osborne and Hunt to deliver hospital funding Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven continues his campaign to secure redevelopment funding for the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Once again today he took up the issue at the highest level of Government when he met with Chancellor George Osborne in order to reiterate the business cas By Sarah Green • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Tory and UKIP MEP’s abstain on key Euro LGBT discrimination vote Last week The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a new European Union ‘LGBT roadmap’ to help tackle widespread discrimination against the gay community across Europe. The Lunacek report calls for: Legislation to prohibit incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender id By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Communal recycling for residents of Central Hove Communal recycling bins to replace black boxes. Brighton & Hove City Council will install the bins in 30 streets in Central Hove by the end of next week, Friday, February 14. Residents can use the mixed recycling bins to recycle their plastic bottles, food and drink cans, cardboard and paper as soon By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Argus debate to discuss the proposed 4.75% increase to council tax The Argus have organised a debate at Hove Town Hall tomorrow, Thursday, February 6 at 7pm. The debate has been called following Green Party proposals to raise council tax by 4.75% from May 2014. Following the last election, the Government put legislation in place that forced councils who wished to i By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Saltdean Lido receives major grant Saltdean Lido has been awarded a major grant from the Community Asset and Services Grant Programme. The award of £61,330 will be used by the Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company (CIC) to refurbish the facility, which is the UK’s only Grade II star listed lido. Simon Kirby the Conservative MP for By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley calls for rethink of ineffective badger culling Mike Weatherley, Conservative MP for Hove & Portslade continues to call for a rethink of the Government’s badger culling policy after pilot culls killed lower than expected numbers. Mike has signed Early Day Motion (EDM) 661 (Pilot Badger Cull Parliamentary Assessment and Vote) to draw further atten By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Meet the Minister of State for Justice Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is inviting anyone involved in business locally to meet his ministerial colleague the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Justice. At the forum, which is free, businesses will have the opportunity to talk to a senior Governmen By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Run for the Alzheimer’s in Bupa London 10,000 charity run The Alzheimer’s Society needs supporters to run and raise money for them in the Bupa, London 10,000 annual charity on Sunday, May 25. The Bupa London 10,000 is an annual charity run that started in 2008. The race passes many London landmarks and finishes just by Buckingham Palace. The Alzheimer’s So By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Mike Weatherley looks happy after winning Hove for the Conservatives Photograph taken by Simon Dack 6 / 7 May 2010 News Hove MP Weatherley recognised by Beer Industry in Parliament Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has received the Parliamentary Beer Champion Award, for his work in helping to secure last year’s historic cut in beer duty in the Budget. Mike was presented with the new Beer Champion award, which included a unique new beer that was brewe By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Labour launches new survey in Brighton Pavilion Labour Listens, a survey to find out how the cost of living crisis is affecting people in Brighton Pavilion is being launched by Labour candidate Purna Sen on Saturday. The Labour Listens survey aims to uncover the top local concerns and give people an opportunity to get involved in the campaigns to By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Drop in the unemployment figures Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, welcomes sharp fall in UK unemployment figures from 7.4% to 7.1%. The number of people unemployed fell by 167,000 in the three months to November; the biggest fall since 1997 while the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance fell by 24,00 By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley signs Holocaust Memorial Day Book Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove and Portslade, signs the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment in the House of Commons. The Book honours those who died during the Holocaust as well as honouring the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work today to educate young people about what they endur By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Kemptown MP Kirby calls for policing precept freeze in Sussex Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has urged the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne to take advantage of Government funding to freeze the policing precept for 2014/15. Simon said: “The Government is doing all it can to help people with the cost of living, for instanc By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Labour announce their proposals for a caretaker administration The Labour and Co-operative Group has set out its proposals for a caretaker administration should the Labour motion of no-confidence in the Green administration pass on January 30 and the Green leadership subsequently resign. Warren Morgan, Leader of the Labour and Co-operative Group on Brighton & H By Sarah Green • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Final vote on Scotland ‘Equal Marriage Bill’ announced The final vote on Scotland’s Equal Marriage Bill is set to take place on Tuesday, February 4, with a business motion expected to be formally agreed in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon. The stage 3 debate on the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill will give MSPs a final chance to mak By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Community Rainbow Fund seeks Independent Treasurer The Rainbow Fund has recently reviewed how it is currently administered and is looking to appoint an Independent Treasurer to ensure that all of its practices and procedures are fully open and transparent. The Rainbow Fund provides grant funding to Brighton and Hove based LGBT and HIV community grou By Sarah Green • 1 min read
