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Former police chief to stand for Conservatives in Hove

Former police chief to stand for Conservatives in Hove

Hove and Portslade Conservatives have selected a local man, Graham Cox, as their Parliamentary candidate for 2015. Graham Cox, 52, was born in Portslade and has lived and worked in Hove for most of his life. He is the serving local Councillor for Westbourne Ward on Brighton and Hove City Council, ha

Conservative Party Vice-Chairman to attend Brighton Pride

Conservative Party Vice-Chairman to attend Brighton Pride

Mike Freer MP, Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party with responsibility for Equalities, will be joining Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, at this year’s Pride celebrations. The Kemptown MP will again be marching in the Pride Parade this year. Last night he attended the raising

Kemptown MP calls for World War One hero to be honoured

Kemptown MP calls for World War One hero to be honoured

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven is calling for a Henry Allingham Statue to be installed in Whitehall to commemorate World War One Veterans. Mr Kirby has written to Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon MP, asking the Secretary of State to consider publicly funding a statue for the lat

Kemptown MP calls for Rampion rethink

Kemptown MP calls for Rampion rethink

Energy Secretary asked to revisit the decision to allow a wind farm off the coast of Sussex. Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has written to the Energy Secretary, Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, asking him to look again at the recent decision to allow the development of the Rampion wind

Kemptown MP encourages supermarkets to support Brighton Pride Village Street Party

Kemptown MP encourages supermarkets to support Brighton Pride Village Street Party

Following an intervention by Simon Kirby MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven, Tesco and Morrisons in St James’s Street have agreed to donate £1,000 towards the cost of the new Village Street Party during Pride weekend. Simon Kirby contacted the three supermarkets with alcohol licences and asked them to s

Conservatives criticise ‘feeble’ Council efforts on fly-tipping

Conservatives criticise ‘feeble’ Council efforts on fly-tipping

Figures uncovered today reveal only two prosecutions for fly-tipping by Brighton & Hove City Council in the last 3 years. The figures were revealed in an answer to a question by Westbourne Ward Councillor, Graham Cox, at today’s Full Council meeting. The figures are: 2011-2012 – 1 prosecution 2012-

Hove MP Weatherley backs parliamentary motion to reduce tourism-related VAT

Hove MP Weatherley backs parliamentary motion to reduce tourism-related VAT

Mike Weatherley, Conservative MP for Hove & Portslade, has backed an Early Day Motion (EDM) that calls on the Government to cut VAT for the tourism sector. EDM 40 (Tourism VAT Reductions) urges the Government to work towards a sector-specific VAT reduction for certain tourism-related products and ur

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