News Conservatives stand alone in backing March for England seafront ban Conservatives have criticised the Green and Labour Parties for refusing to back a proposal that would have required officials to rethink the location of the March for England and associated counter-protest on April 27. At last weeks (March 27) Full Council meeting the Conservative Group Leader, Geof By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Jason Kitcat survives another challenge to his leadership Despite not carrying the majority vote of Green party members, Jason Kitcat was re-elected Convenor of the Green Party on Brighton and Hove City Council after gaining the majority of the votes of Green Councillors. Councillor Ruth Buckley was elected as deputy for external communications and Council By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Council consults on Bakers Bottom & Craven Vale parking schemes Brighton & Hove City Council is beginning a consultation process with residents and business owners to gauge support for a controlled parking scheme to the Bakers Bottom & Craven Vale area. It is proposed that the scheme would be an extension to the existing area U (Light Touch) residents parking sc By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Music Hove MP Weatherley makes final call for budding local musicians As the deadline of Monday March 31 draws closer, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade is encouraging any constituents who want to take part to apply before the competition closes. Rock the House, now Parliament’s largest competition was founded by Mike and raises awareness of By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley happy with copyright exceptions New Copyright Exceptions Strike Right Balance, says PM’s Intellectual Property Adviser. Mike Weatherley, the Intellectual Property Adviser to the Prime Minister and Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has praised the Intellectual Property Office for listening to the representations from the crea By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley condemns avoidable animal experimentation Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has signed a Parliamentary Motion which highlights arguments against avoidable animal experiments. For Life On Earth is an association for evidence-based medicine that is headed by scientific experts against experiments on animals. Through By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Labour calls for decision on Hospital funding Following the visit of the Prime Minister to Peacehaven yesterday Labour ask why there is still no decision from the Government for funding the redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County NHS Hospital. Planning permission for the project was granted by the council two years ago, and there was a cross-p By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News LIB DEMS ‘free Sunday parking’ campaign triggers full council debate Brighton & Hove Liberal Democrats free Sunday parking campaign has gained enough support for a full council debate to take place on the proposal. To date, over 1,250 people have signed the petition calling for council managed car parks and on street parking charges to be scrapped across Brighton and By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Secretary of State visits Hove Job Centre Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove and Portslade accompanied Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith on his visit to the Job Centre in Boundary Road, Hove yesterday. The Work and Pensions Secretary thanked staff for their efforts in helping get local people back to work. Latest figures show the job By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Conservatives call for blitz on potholes Conservatives call on Brighton & Hove City Council’s Green Administration to put more money into repairing the city’s roads and pavements ahead of a Council meeting today. The meeting will decide how £7.5 million of Conservative-led Government funding for transport should be spent. The £7.5 million By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Politics Hove MP backs tough stance on crime Mike Weatherley, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hove and Portslade supports strong criminal justice measures that are being spearheaded by his Conservative colleagues in the Home Office and Ministry of Justice. Since his election in 2009, Mike has actively campaigned for tightening up the By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley attends ‘WhaleFest’ Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, attends WhaleFest, the international whale festival in Brighton The event was held on March 14-16 at the Brighton Hilton Metropole, where governments from around the world first gathered in 1982 to suspend international whaling. WhaleFest By Sarah Green • 1 min read
