Food & Drink Filthy fish and chip restaurant owner battered Fish and chip restaurant owner fined more than £8,000 for allowing premises to become a breeding ground for flies and rat infestations. Samir Gad Salama, owner of The West Pier Traditional Fish & Chips, 122 Kings Road, Brighton, let spilt rat bait, chips and a puddle of fat lie on the floor while he By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Residents roll up their sleeves to Spring clean the city! Residents across the city roll up their sleeves ready for this year’s Great British Spring Clean weekend. With support from Brighton & Hove City Council, dozens of community minded residents will be getting together to tackle litter hotspots, from parks and squares, to woodland and rights of way. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Council prepared for frost, ice and snow With temperatures plummeting and forecasts of more cold and freezing weather, Brighton & Hove City Council’s winter service team is preparing for frost, ice and snow. By Gary Hart • 3 min read
General News Work starts to restore Rose and Coronation Gardens Work has started to restore and improve the Rose and Coronation Gardens in Preston Park, in a bid to have them looking blooming lovely by the summer! The improvements are being made as part of the Preston Park Conservation Management Plan, developed by consultants, in partnership with Brighton & Hov 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 Not just a flash in the pan! City takes top awards Residents and tourists who use the city’s toilets will find they are the cleanest ever. An annual audit by the national, independent Loo of the Year Awards (LOYA) organisation has graded the toilets the highest ever, with four sites receiving an improved grading on last year. By Besi • 2 min read
General News From fence laying to hedgerow cutting……offenders put to work in Brighton parks From fence laying to hedgerow cutting, rangers from Brighton & Hove City Council’s countryside team have been working with a team from Kent, Surrey and Sussex Community Rehabilitation Company (KSS CRC) to improve the city’s parks and open spaces. By Besi • 1 min read
General News Drivers advised to ‘Switch off their engine’ New signs advising drivers to switch off their engines while stationary, are being installed in the city this week. Around 35 ‘Cut engine – Cut pollution’ signs are being fixed around Brighton & Hove’s Air Quality Management Areas – mainly in the city centre but also outside the Royal Sussex County By Besi • 1 min read
General News Brighton & Hove flytipping fines double in 2017 Brighton & Hove City Council is one of the most active in the country for tackling flytipping. In figures collected by the Press Association, Brighton & Hove issued 276 fines to flytippers in the 12 months to May 2017, the fifth highest in the country. The council’s updated figures show that 618 fin By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News More people recycling in Brighton & Hove Recycling rates in Brighton & Hove are improving thanks to initiatives such as new wheeled bins for recycling, garden waste collections and recycling street sweepings. Rates in the city have increased to just over 29% from 26.7% last year. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
General News Council saves subsidised bus routes Brighton & Hove City Council has agreed to protect the city’s entire supported bus network (19 routes) for the next four years with £150,000 additional investment. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Preston Park rose garden to be restored Herbaceous borders in the Rose Garden at Preston Park will bloom beautifully next summer after winning a public vote for their restoration. Residents were asked to choose between two potential projects after Brighton & Hove City Council secured around £150,000 funding from car parking fees and local By Gary Hart • 2 min read
