Community News Brighton IDAHOBIT Vigil moves indoors due to adverse weather forecast Brighton & Hove marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. IDAHOBIT commemorates the day in 1990 the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental diseases and this year will give everyone in the city the oppo By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Council respond to Chechnya concentration camp reports Following media reports that gay men are being arbitrarily detained and killed in Chechnya and that a ‘concentration camp’ has been established in the Chechen town of Argun, the Labour administration running Brighton & Hove City Council have issued a statement. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Brighton Kemptown MP urges cross-party approach to Madeira Terraces funding bid Simon Kirby MP urges Brighton & Hove City Council to work on a cross-party basis to come up with a new bid for funding for Madeira Terraces. By Besi • 3 min read
General News Government refuse grant to help regenerate Madera Terraces Plans to regenerate Madeira Terraces suffer setback after government refuse grant of £4 million to seed fund the project. Council leader Warren Morgan has written today to the Tory MP for Brighton Kemptown, Simon Kirby expressing his anger at the decision and saying the government had let the city d By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Greens angry at Labour ‘U-turn’ on council tax rise At a full meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council on Thursday, January 26, questions were raised by the Green Group as to why the Labour Council leadership were seeking to introduce Council tax rises they had previously opposed during the Green administration. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Brighton Council leader calls for passenger voice in rail services Brighton and Hove City Council Leader Warren Morgan calls for a new body to give residents and commuters a say in who runs their rail services. This new body, Rail South would hold those service providers to account, ensuring central government gives our region the infrastructure and operators fit f By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton HIV charity at risk of closure due to funding cuts Brighton based HIV charity The Sussex Beacon face the prospect of closing services, including its ten bed inpatient unit, following a reduction in the funding it receives from the NHS. By Besi • 6 min read
General News Government choose third runway for Heathrow Local Labour politicians express disappointment as Gatwick expansion plans turned down in favour of third runway at Heathrow. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling MP announced this morning that the government had decided on a third runway at Heathrow to increase the country’s airport capacity rather t By Besi • 4 min read
In The South Brighton politicians unite against hate crime Brighton & Hove councillors from all political parties unite to condemn racism, xenophobia, and hate crimes at a meeting of the full council last night (Thursday, July 21). By Besi • 3 min read
General News Fairness Commission announce recommendations Brighton & Hove Fairness Commission publish their findings and recommendations for the city. The report is the culmination of nine months’ work by the Commission to find out how Brighton & Hove can be a fairer and more equal place to live and work. By Gary Hart • 4 min read
General News Council flies flag to support the Seagulls Brighton & Hove City Council will fly the flag for Brighton and Hove Albion as the team battles for promotion to the Premier League. The Club flag will fly from the council’s main offices, Kings House, on Hove seafront and at the two town halls of Brighton and Portslade until the promotion race is w By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Business News Council Leader hopes for return to ‘Palace Pier’ Following todays announcement that the Brighton Pier has been sold, The Leader of the City Council asks the new owners of the Pier to restore it to the name under which it was known for many years, the Palace Pier. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
