In The South May appoints Brighton Kemptown MP to Treasury post Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has been appointed to a Ministerial position in the Government as Economic Secretary to the Treasury. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Simon Kirby MP In The South Dog awareness week – Brighton MP calls for reduction of dog attacks on postal workers Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven has been supporting the Royal Mail’s fourth annual Dog Awareness Week. Royal Mail has been working together with Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Dogs Trust, the National Dog Warden association and the National Police Chief’s Council to raise awareness o By Sarah Green • 1 min read
In The South Greens choose local activist to stand in East Brighton Activist and campaigner Mitch Alexander has been selected as the Green candidate for the by-election in East Brighton ward on Thursday, August 4. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
In The South Conservatives gain Council support for Armed Forces ‘Count Them In’ campaign Conservatives on Brighton & Hove City Council obtain cross-party support for the Royal British Legion and Poppyscotland Count Them In campaign. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Cllr David Gibson General News Greens champion the homeless and call for action on emergency housing Greens in Brighton and Hove are appealing for the Labour Council to take “urgent and decisive steps” to address increasing reports of poor living conditions in emergency accommodation for homeless people. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Councillor Maggie Barradell General News East Brighton Labour councillor to stand down Councillor Maggie Barradell, Labour and Co-operative member for East Brighton, is standing down for family reasons. Ms Barradell was elected as a first time Councillor in East Brighton ward at the local elections in 2015. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Health Sussex MP’s attend meeting to discuss patient transport Last week Sussex MPs, met senior management representatives from the Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)and the Managing Director of Coperforma to discuss what is being done to improve patient transport services in the county. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Local Government Minister visits Saltdean Lido Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government visited the Saltdean Lido yesterday. He was joined by Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven, Rebecca Crook and other directors of the Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company (CIC) to find out about how the pr By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven General News Applications open for fourth round of Coastal Communities Fund Applications for funding in the fourth round of the Coastal Communities Fund is now open. Around £36 million is available in this funding round, covering the period 2017-19. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Cllr Gill Mitchell General News Keep Brighton litter free this bank holiday With the Spring bank holiday and school half-term coming up next week, Brighton & Hove City Council is encouraging everyone to take responsibility for picking up and disposing of litter safely. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Health Government to pilot HPV vaccinations for MSM Jane Ellison MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health announced this morning that a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination pilot for men who have sex with men (MSM) will start from June, 2016. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
In The South Cases of animal cruelty falling in East Sussex Recent statistics from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) reveal that cases of animal cruelty are falling in East Sussex. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
