General News Hove MP Weatherley back Gatwick expansion plans Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has added his support to Gatwick Airport’s case for a second runway. Mike is encouraging all interested parties to respond to the Airports Commission consultation on whether Gatwick or Heathrow should expand their flight capacities. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
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 slam further hike in city parking charges Proposals for further above inflation increases in parking charges have been described by leading Conservatives as counterproductive and a kick in the teeth for the city’s residents, businesses and vistors to the city. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Council concessions on traders’s permits welcomed Local Conservatives have welcomed a concession on traders’s permits in the city – but say cost is still too high. TRADERS’ PARKING permits in Brighton and Hove cost £640 a year. The cost was more than doubled by the current Green Administration and an example of what many perceive as rip-off parking By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Victims of Hate Crime remembered The LGBT Community Safety Forum hosted the annual Anti Hate Crime Vigil which was opened by the Rev Michael Hydes, on Saturday, October 18. The Vigil was one of many taking place all over the country to mark the three nail bomb attacks that rocked London on April 17, 24 and 30 in 1999. By Besi • 3 min read
News Local unemployment falls Employment continues to fall in Brighton and Hove. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that the number of unemployed claimants in Hove and Portslade in August 2014 was 1,256. This figure is 617 lower than that of August 2013 and 76 lower than in July 2014. Overall, figures sh By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Council officials block proposed boycott of Israeli goods and services Senior Conservatives have welcomed the decision by Brighton & Hove Council officials to block former Green Councillor, Ben Duncan’s, attempts to introduce a Council boycott of Israeli goods and services. Cllr. Duncan had announced his intention to move a motion at the next Full Council meeting calli By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Hove MP calls on Chancellor to limit rail fare rise Following this mornings announcement that regulated train prices are to rise by 3.5% in 2015, Mike Weatherley MP, has written to the Chancellor highlighting the plight of commuters in Brighton & Hove and requesting that fares are capped by the Retail Price Index (RPI). Mike, and his local Conservati By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Conservatives accuse Council of not supporting the local economy It has been revealed that local traders are being charged up to £795 to advertise their services in a Council-funded publication for private landlords which is being designed and printed by a company in Rochdale, Lancashire. A local trader raised the issue with Westbourne Ward Councillor and prospec By Sarah Green • 1 min read
