Cllr Graham Cox General News City Tories question legality of parking charge hikes Conservative counsellors in Brighton and Hove are querying whether proposed hikes in parking charges of up to 100% are legal in the wake of a recent High Court judgement against Barnet London Borough Council. By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
News Conservatives support voluntary sector involvement in Youth Service Conservatives table constructive proposals to boost the involvement of community and voluntary sector organisations in delivering the Council’s Youth Service. AT NEXT week’s Policy & Resources Committee meeting, Group Leader, Cllr. Geoffrey Theobald, will move a Notice of Motion which, if agreed, wo By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Health Council commits to early HIV testing Brighton and Hove City Council has committed to halving late and undiagnosed HIV by passing a motion on HIV testing in support of the ‘Halve It’ campaign. The motion which was passed unanimously by the Council on Thursday, December 11 recognises the importance of local action in coordinating and com By Besi • 4 min read
News Tories urge Labour Party to intervene in bin strike Conservative Group Leader, Cllr. Geoffrey Theobald, has called on Cllr. Warren Morgan, leader of the Labour group on the City Council, to urge the GMB Trade Union to call off strike action by refuse truck drivers. The present strike action has been running for a week and includes a ‘work to rule’ wh By Besi • 2 min read