Covid Community Winter funding for community & voluntary orgs The funding is for people experiencing or at risk of poverty during the Covid-19 pandemic By Contributor • 1 min read
Business News Funding announced for BAME community groups Brighton & Hove City Council is creating an Engagement Fund for Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) community groups on 13 July. By Contributor • 2 min read
General News Brighton & Hove to benefit from new weight management programmes A new approach to helping people in the city maintain a healthy weight will launch in April. Following a robust tendering process, Brighton & Hove City Council has signed a three-year community weight management contract with BeeZee Bodies. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Council gritters ready for onset of winter weather Gritter Garbo, Melton John, Alexander the Grit, Warren the Great and the Brighton Belle are ready and waiting to hit the city’s roads this winter. The aptly named council gritting machines are already on high alert to tackle any freezing conditions that may sweep across Brighton & Hove during the co By Besi • 3 min read
General News Love your park! Gardeners, rangers and parks volunteers gear up for this year’s Love Parks Week from July 14 to 23. An exciting range of events is being planned to encourage residents of all ages to make the most of their local parks and open spaces and get involved with volunteering. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Bank holiday events to welcome parks volunteers There are two ‘introduction to volunteering’ days over the Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May for residents interested in volunteering in the city’s parks and open spaces. The events, will include meeting park rangers, walking around the site and discussing ideas about what volunteers could do. By Besi • 1 min read
Before General News Brighton & Hove to get new bins Hundreds of new communal refuse bins will be rolled out in Brighton & Hove over the next few weeks, replacing those which have been badly damaged or broken. The 330 bins were ordered after an audit last year which revealed that just under half of the 600-strong stock were ready for replacement. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Brighton awarded £1.485m from Transport Access Fund Brighton & Hove City Council have been awarded £1.485m in funding from the Department for Transport for the city’s Brighton & Hove: Unlocking Growth with Active Travel programme. The Department for Transport launched the Access Fund competition on July 5 last year with £60 million of revenue funding By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Greens fight to preserve council’s social housing stock progresses The Green Group of Councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council have secured a success at the Council’s Housing Committee that may avoid the sale and loss of Brighton’s dwindling social housing stock. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South City’s Superintendent Registrar retires Friends and colleagues joined the Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Pete West at Brighton Town Hall to wish Brighton & Hove Council’s Superintendent Registrar, Trevor Love a successful retirement. By Besi • 1 min read
Queens Park General News Talking parks Brighton consultation Brighton & Hove City Council is talking about the future of its parks and open spaces – and is inviting everyone to join in the conversation. As budgets decline, the council has to make some big decisions about how the city’s parks and open spaces will be protected and maintained into the future. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South Council’s LGBT support for schools rated among best in the country Brighton & Hove City Council named among top local authorities in the country for tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
