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Cllr Geoffrey Theobald

Conservatives call for action over second London rail mainline

Conservatives call for action over second London rail mainline

Cllr Geoffrey Theobald, the Conservative Group Leader on Brighton & Hove City Council, calls for a second Brighton to London rail mainline – BML2 – to be made the centrepiece of the Greater Brighton devolution bid to Government.

Chancellor commits to look at Brighton mainline upgrade study

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

Tories support keeping public loos open

Tories support keeping public loos open

The Conservative group of councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council oppose Labour plans to cut the public toilet budget service by £160,000 a year. As part of a review of provision in the city, Labour is also considering charging customers for use of public loos.

Councillors fail to set a budget

Councillors fail to set a budget

Following the failure of Brighton and Hove City Council to set a budget for 2015-16 at the Council’s budget meeting on Thursday night (February 26), the Labour leadership is calling on Green and Conservative councillors to come to an agreement when the council reconvenes on Tuesday so that residents

Tories challenge Labour’s support for Brighton bin dispute

Tories challenge Labour’s support for Brighton bin dispute

Brighton and Hove Conservatives challenge Labour group leader to explain his position on the ongoing Cityclean dispute. The challenge was issued to Cllr Warren Morgan after colleagues in the Withdean Labour branch expressed support for the strike action on Twitter.

City Tories question legality of parking charge hikes

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.

Conservatives support voluntary sector involvement in Youth Service

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

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