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New travel card to deliver cheaper travel

New travel card to deliver cheaper travel

Brighton Transport Project offers road to better health with cheaper travel. A new council initiative has been launched to promote sustainable travel options for workers in Brighton & Hove. Representatives from some of the city’s largest employers, including EDF Energy, Brighton and Sussex Universit

Council extend free wifi in council buildings

Council extend free wifi in council buildings

Free wifi is now available in the public areas of most council buildings. Public areas in Brighton, Hove and Portslade Town Halls now have wifi, as well as Kings House, Bartholomew House, Hove Museum and Art Gallery and the Booth Museum of Natural History. Other buildings include the seafront office

Ending violence against women and girls top priority in Brighton & Hove

Ending violence against women and girls top priority in Brighton & Hove

More than 130 people have been supported through the city’s first-ever drop in Domestic Abuse Surgery in 12 months. The majority – 95% – have been female, according to new statistics which are unveiled as key city partners consolidate the city’s drive to tackle domestic violence and abuse. The Domes

Take a walk in the dark for a brighter future

Take a walk in the dark for a brighter future

Brighton & Hove Council’s Healthwalks team is asking you dig out your torch or LED lantern, wrap up warm, and join them for the seventh annual Seafront Torch Walk on Saturday, March 28 at 8.30pm. The one mile walk along Brighton seafront, from the Bandstand to the Palace Pier, is in aid of World Wil

Greens announce full line-up of candidates for May local elections

Greens announce full line-up of candidates for May local elections

Brighton and Hove Green Party have published their full list of candidates for the 54 seats in the May 2015 council elections. Councillor Sue Shanks, the party’s election coordinator, is the Chair of the Children and Young People Committee and is standing again in Withdean.

City Council announces further measure to ensure clutter free pavements

City Council announces further measure to ensure clutter free pavements

A new initiative to keep pavements and footways clear for pedestrians is being launched by Brighton & Hove City Council. The council will be marking out areas outside city centre restaurants and cafes to ensure that tables and chairs remain within permitted boundaries. The scheme will also be used f

Benefit fraudsters avoid jail

Benefit fraudsters avoid jail

A Hove couple who fraudulently claimed nearly £54,000 in benefits while running a lettings agency were handed suspended jail sentences at Brighton Crown Court today, Friday, 27 February. His Honour Judge Tain sentenced James Furness, 50, formerly of St Aubyns, Hove, to a term of 16 months in prison

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