General News Seafront arches win regeneration award The Sussex Hertiage Trust Award has been given for the conservation work to twenty six Victorian arches on Brighton seafront during 2012 to 2014 during the last Green administation. The arches had been in a dilapidated state for years with serious structural issues threatening the safety of the road By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Tay General News Aids Memorial to get a spring clean! Local residents across the city will be joining forces with council staff to give their streets a spring clean this weekend. Over the weekend of March 21 and 22, staff from Brighton & Hove City Council’s Cityclean team will be working with volunteers from residents associations and councillors to cl By Besi • 2 min read
General News Gardener fined for flytipping green waste A garden landscaper who flytipped a large quantity of green waste in a Hangleton street has been given a 12 months conditional discharge and a £500 fine by Eastbourne magistrates. Charlie Brazil, 36, of 17 Ridgeview, Coldean, had been cutting back Leylandii at 18 Hangleton Manor Close in July but th By Besi • 2 min read
News City Council win prestigious conservation award Work to create 15 new butterfly havens in Brighton & Hove has been recognised with a national award. BRIGHTON & HOVE City Council has won the prestigious ‘Promotion of Lepidoptera Conservation Award’. The award recognises an outstanding, unprecedented or major contribution to the conservation of but By Besi • 2 min read
General News Spending a penny in Brighton & Hove is a memorable experience! Toilets entered in this year’s Loo of the Year competition have all been awarded either gold or platinum awards, giving the council its best results yet! Brighton & Hove City Council entered 39 public toilets into the national award scheme this year. They included five new entries at the King Alfred By Besi • 1 min read
Cllr Pete West General News New ‘Bakers Bottom’ residents’ parking scheme starts tomorrow (November 10) A new residents’ parking scheme comes into operation in four Brighton roads tomorrow, (November 10) to help people park nearer their homes. The scheme covers Bute Street, Rochester Street, Hendon Street and Livingstone Street – an area known as Bakers Bottom. By Besi • 1 min read
General News Building company fined for noisy construction work Construction company Watkin Jones and Son Ltd., has been fined £6,000 and ordered to pay over £3,000 in costs at Eastbourne magistrates today (Friday, November 7) for causing noise nuisance from a building site. The company was convicted of four charges of breaching section 61 of the Control of Poll By Besi • 2 min read
General News Action to tackle dangerous parking around schools Action days are being held around four schools in Brighton & Hove this week to highlight the dangers of parking on pavements and grass verges. During the week Brighton & Hove City Council road safety staff, parking enforcement officers and police officers will be out and about in streets around scho By Besi • 2 min read
