General News Suspended jail sentence and fine for flytipper A flytipper from Brighton has received a suspended jail sentence, a fine and been ordered to do community work after dumping piles of rubbish in the city. Charles ‘Charlie’ Brazil of Ridge View, Coldean pleaded guilty at Brighton Magistrates court on August 2 to flytipping near the Lewes Road rail v By Besi • 2 min read
General News National Highways & Transport Survey – make your voices heard Local people are being asked for their views on Brighton & Hove’s highways and transport services as part of a national survey – covering everything from the condition of roads and footpaths to the quality of cycling facilities. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Loving our parks! Residents interested in volunteering have been enjoying the chance to get weeding, pruning and scrub clearing at a series of events in the city’s parks, gardens and open spaces. Meet the gardener volunteering sessions have been a popular addition to the Brighton & Hove City Council’s Love Parks Week By Besi • 2 min read
General News All seven city parks retain their Green Flags! Green Flags will once again fly in seven Brighton & Hove parks this summer. Easthill Park, Hove Park, Kipling Gardens, Preston Park, St Ann’s Well Gardens, Stoneham Park and The Level have all been awarded prestigious Green Flags for excellence. By Besi • 2 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 Council to consider Parks Foundation Plans are being drawn up for a Parks Foundation to be set up in Brighton & Hove to attract funding for the city’s parks and open spaces. The Foundation would lead fundraising initiatives aimed at attracting investment in the council’s parks and open spaces and could be set up by the end of the year. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Council to improve safety at The Level New measures improving safety at The Level will be introduced over the next few weeks. The improvements are among a package of recommendations arising from a recent security review. Visitors to the playground will see the two play units modified and made ‘open sided’ so users can always be seen. By Besi • 2 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 The music’s over for noisy neighbour A Moulsecoomb resident has been ordered to pay £1774.50 and had his music equipment seized for breaching a noise abatement notice. Clive Goodall, of Hawthorn Bank, pleaded guilty to the breach at Brighton Magistrates Court on March 28, 2017. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Did you know disposing of furniture in the street is a crime? A new campaign is underway to remind householders it is a criminal offence to dispose of household items in the street. Brighton & Hove City Council has joined a national publicity drive by Keep Britain Tidy called Crime Not To Care (# CrimeNotToCare). By Besi • 2 min read
General News Volunteer litter pickers clean up the city Residents from across the city got stuck into a series of Great British Spring Clean events over the weekend. Despite unpredictable weather, residents turned out in force to help rid their neighbourhoods of unsightly litter. Working with support from Brighton & Hove City Council staff, and armed wit By Besi • 2 min read
General News Is your street set to become a crime scene? Streets all over the city will become ‘environmental crime scenes’ as part of a council crack down on fly tipping. Fly tipped rubbish will be marked with special ‘environmental crime scene’ tape to highlight the problem and remind residents that fly tipping is a criminal offence. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
