Brighton Hove City Council News Brighton & Hove City Council proposes 4.99% Council Tax increase to “balance the budget” and “avoid effective bankruptcy” Proposals by Brighton & Hove City Council to “set a balanced budget” have been published. BHCC previously predicted an overspend of almost £15million this financial year, which, according to the council, has now been “brought under control”. Facing a budget gap of over £30million for next year, alon By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Brighton Hove City Council News Brighton & Hove City Council joins other city councils to call for continuation of Household Support Fund Brighton & Hove City Council has joined four other councils across the country to lobby the government for urgent confirmation that Household Support will continue past March 31. Together with Lambeth Council, Plymouth City Council, Southampton City Council and Bristol City Council, the council has By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Labour candidate Josh Guilmant wins South Portslade by-election Labour candidate Josh Guilmant has won the South Portslade by-election with 55% of the vote, becoming the newest member to join the Labour majority administration in Brighton & Hove. The by-election was called following the resignation of long-standing Councillor, Les Hamilton, who had served the wa By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Cllr Bella Sankey Politics Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey calls for reinstatement of Household Support Fund Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey is calling on the government to restore the Household Support Fund to keep vital support in place for vulnerable residents struggling to meet food and energy costs through the ongoing cost of living crisis. Councillor Sankey wrote to Chancellor Jeremy By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics “We have massive housing challenges”. Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey sets out her vision for an “inclusive and accessible city that is open for all” From left to right: Cllr Liz Loughran, Council Leader Bella Sankey and Planning Agents’ Forum Chair Nick Lomax Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey set out her vision for an “inclusive and accessible city that is open for all” when she spoke to Brighton & Hove’s Planning Agents’ Forum on By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Jess Gibbons appointed as new Chief Executive of Brighton & Hove City Council Jess Gibbons has been appointed as Brighton & Hove City Council’s new Chief Executive. Councillors agreed to the appointment on Thursday, December 14 at a meeting of the Full Council and she will start her new job on Monday, March 18, 2024. Jess has been Chief Operations Officer at Bournemouth, Chr By Graham Robson • 2 min read
In The South Brighton & Hove City Council to recommend appointment of Jess Gibbons as its new Chief Executive Brighton & Hove City Council has announced today (Wednesday, December 6) it will be recommending to a meeting of Full Council the appointment of Jess Gibbons as its new Chief Executive. Ms Gibbons has been Chief Operations Officer of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council since December 2 By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Brighton & Hove City Council left with an “effective budget gap of £31 million for next year’s budget” Bella Sankey (Labour), Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, has today issued a stark warning on the financial situation faced by the council. It follows an Autumn Statement and local government settlement for next year that falls ‘disastrously short’ of meeting the huge inflationary costs and inc By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Brighton loneliness charity Together Co to celebrate community and connection with celebrity guests at Winter Warmer Celebrity ambassadors TV presenter Gail Porter and vet Dr Marc Abraham OBE will greet the people the charity supports and their befriending matches at an afternoon tea the Brighton-based charity is hosting at the Doubletree by Hilton Brighton Metropole on Tuesday, December 5. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport Brighton & Hove Labour propose to bring women’s football home to Brighton & Hove Lead Pic: Leader of Brighton & Hove Council and Labour Group, Bella Sankey Brighton & Hove’s Labour administration is wanting to work with Brighton & Hove Albion to find a home within the city’s boundaries for a purpose-built women’s football stadium. The Albion’s top-flight women’s team currently p By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Celebrating the Victoria Fountain renovation Lead Pic: Brighton & Hove Mayor Cllr Jackie O’Quinn cutting the ribbon A celebration to mark the completion of the Victoria Fountain restoration project and its return to the Old Steine was held on October 12. Councillors, community groups, local historians and specialists involved with the restorat By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Jon Pike, secretary of the Wish and Westbourne Labour Party, “dismayed” by treatment of Cllr Alison Thomson after she engages with transphobic posts on social media Jon Pike, unelected secretary of the Wish and Westbourne Labour Party, has said he is “dismayed” by the treatment of Brighton & Hove Labour Councillor Alison Thomson after she engaged with transphobic posts on social media, and said she “should not have been disciplined or forced to apologise”. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
