General News Brighton Kemptown MP wears it pink for breast cancer! Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven attends Wear It Pink event in Westminster to raise awareness of breast cancer. The event, organised by medical research charity Breast Cancer Now, was in preparation for the charity’s Wear It Pink fundraising day on Friday, October 23. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
In The South Green councillors to join ‘Kill the Bill’ Rally at TUC conference in Brighton Green councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council will join hundreds of delegates in Brighton on Sunday at the TUC Congress to oppose the government’s Trade Union Bill. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven In The South Help to Buy scheme to continue Help to Buy was introduced by the Conservatives to help working people saving for a deposit buy their own home. Across the country, Help to Buy has now enabled nearly 120,000 families to buy a new home less than three years after it was launched. 80 per cent of those helped are first-time buyers and By Sarah Green • 1 min read
In The South Kemptown MP formally objects to Meadow Vale appeal Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, submits formal objections to proposed housing development at Meadow Vale in Ovingdean. The application to build 85 homes on greenfield land between Ovingdean, Rottingdean and Woodingdean in Brighton was rejected by Brighton & Hov By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Kemptown MP attends nuisance calls event Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, last week attended a nuisance calls awareness event at Brighton train station organised by the consumer group, Which? By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Simon Kirby MP News Kemptown MP urges action on latest unauthorised traveller encampments Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has urged Brighton & Hove City Council to come up with a plan to deal with the latest traveller encampments at Black Rock, Wilson Avenue and East Brighton Park, after being contacts by concerned local residents. Mr Kirby says he is in constant co By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Minister promises quicker refunds for train delays Rail Minister, announces refunds owed to passengers when services are delayed or cancelled will in future be automatically paid electronically. Currently, customers are entitled to a refund if a train is subject to an extended delay or cancellation. However, passengers must fill in a form to request By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Peter Kyle MP for Hove & Portslade General News Hove MP to chair Brunswick Post Office public meeting Peter Kyle MP for Hove & Portslade will chair a public meeting this evening (August 17), to discuss the proposed closure of the Brunswick Branch of the Post Office on Western Road in Hove. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Cllr Gill Mitchell General News Council take action on Madeira Terraces Studios forced to close on Madeira Terraces after years of neglect by successive council administrations. Brighton & Hove City Council is taking action to prevent sections of the Madeira Terraces from collapsing after a survey revealed further major structural defects. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Big Summer Clean Up City council launches initiative to clean up city centre streets and work with residents to spruce up their neighbourhoods this summer. Brighton & Hove City Council’s street cleansing service Cityclean has just taken charge of new specialist equipment for cleaning chewing gum and grime from pavement By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Lib Dems respond to city plan with big ideas on housing Brighton & Hove Liberal Democrats submit response to City Council regarding the City Plan, outlining planning and strategic vision for the city until 2030. They have urged the council to think innovatively when it comes to addressing the city’s housing crisis, including building low-cost housing uni By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Chancellor commits to look at Brighton mainline upgrade study Chancellor indicates when announcing the extension of the scope of the Lewes-Uckfield rail study, that he wants to look at rail links in Sussex more generally, including the viability of a Brighton Main Line 2. The Chancellor was responding to a letter from Maria Caulfield, the new Conservative MP f By Sarah Green • 2 min read
