Hove Library to be sold? Arts Labour’s library plans “an exercise in spin” say the Greens As Brighton & Hove City Council gears up today to vote on Labour’s plans to redesign libraries in the city, Green Councillors call on residents to contact Conservative and Labour councillors to push for the plans to go back to the drawing board, describing them as “an exercise in spin”. By Gary Hart • 3 min read
In The South New LGBT chair for Local District Labour Party Lloyd Russell-Moyle a member of LGBT Labour was overwhelming elected as Labour’s new District chair at a meeting at City College attended by more than 250 people. He replaces Nancy Platts, Labour’s candidate for Kemptown & Peacehaven at the last general election who has been appointed as the Labour By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Preston Park Velodrome News Funding agreed for Preston Park velodrome A funding package has been agreed between British Cycling and Brighton and Hove City Council which will allow safety improvement works to take place at the historic Preston Park Cycling Track. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Cllr Warren Morgan: Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council In The South Council performance improves under Labour according to ‘City Tracker’ According to the latest City Tracker report published last week, residents say the council is improving under Labour. The aim of the City Tracker survey which is commissioned by Brighton & Hove City Council, is to find out what residents think of Brighton and Hove as a place to live, and to track ke By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Madeira Terraces, Madeira Drive General News Council receives government grant for Madeira Terraces Plans to secure the long-term future of Brighton & Hove’s Madeira Terraces have moved a step closer with the announcement that the city council has received £50,000 from the government’s Coastal Revival Fund to help secure the long-term future of Madeira Terraces on Brighton & Hove Seafront. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Royal Pavilion Brighton General News Top TripAdvisor spot for Brighton & Hove Brighton & Hove features twice in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice™ awards for Destinations on the Rise for 2016.The awards highlight destinations that have seen the greatest increase in positive feedback and interest from the TripAdvisor community, each year. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Cllr Warren Morgan: Leader of Brighton and Hove Council Politics Leader of Brighton and Hove Council questions role of Cameron’s policy advisors Councillor Warren Morgan, Leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, has written to the Prime Minister, asking if the offer of help to his local Council from his policy advisors at Number 10, extends to other local authorities. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News City Council supports second runway at Gatwick Brighton & Hove City Council has expressed strong support for a second runway at Gatwick. This was agreed and passed through a Notice of Motion at the Economic, Development and Culture committee today, Thursday November 12. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News Small Business Saturday Bus Tour comes to Brighton Brighton & Hove has been selected as one of the 27 stop-off locations for a national bus tour to promote Small Business Saturday. The tour bus will travel the length of the country, from John O’Groats to Land’s End, parking up on Ship Street, Brighton, on Monday, November 23, 2015 between 10am – 2pm By Graham Robson • 2 min read
In The South Labour councillors support Brighton Hate Crime Vigil Politicians remember victims of nail bomb attacks in London in 1999 at Brighton, Hate Crime Vigil. Leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Cllr Warren Morgan, Cllr for Queens Park, Adrian Morris, and Cllr for Hollingdean & Stanmer, Tracy Hill, attended the Hate Crime Vigil organised by the Brighto By Gary Hart • 3 min read
General News LETTER TO EDITOR: Why is Brighton not doing more to help the Syrian refugees? I am a disabled member of the Labour Party, all my links and information come from the internet, so please excuse any false details presented here, as I am not able to access hard copy of newspapers and magazines. By Contributor • 2 min read
Politics Labour Group wins national best practice campaign award Brighton and Hove Labour Group were announced this weekend as winners of a Best Practice Award, in recognition of their campaigning during the city council elections in May this year. By Besi • 1 min read
