i360 News Brighton & Hove City Council agrees to write off £51million debt owed to the council by Brighton i360 Brighton & Hove City Council Cabinet members have agreed to write off debt owed to the council by Brighton i360 ahead of a potential sale. At meeting on Thursday, January 23, Cabinet members agreed to recommendations to release the council’s security on its £51million loan debt and rolled-up interes By Graham Robson • 2 min read
i360 News Buyer comes forward with a bid for Brighton i360; city council “disappointed” £51million loan will not be repaid Brighton & Hove City Council‘s Cabinet is set to discuss recommendations around a potential sale of the Brighton i360 on Thursday, 23 January. Following the decision of the board of Brighton i-360 Limited to file for administration on 20 December, a prospective buyer has come forward with a bid for By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Brighton & Hove City Council approves further £3million to move forward restoration of Madeira Terrace At a meeting on Monday, 12 August, Brighton & Hove City Council cabinet members voted to approve a further £3million to move forward the restoration of the Grade 2* listed Madeira Terrace. Councillor Jacob Taylor, Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance and City Regeneration, sai By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Close-up of British bank notes News Brighton & Hove City Council sets £924 million budget and agrees 4.99% increase in council tax for 2024/25 Councillors of Brighton & Hove City Council have approved the budget for next year which will see spending of £924.2 million across schools, council housing, public health, housing benefits and more than 400 council services. The council has announced the budget will include investment of more than By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Politics Government funding announcement for Brighton & Hove City Council ‘desperately disappointing’, says council’s deputy leader and finance lead Jacob Taylor Brighton & Hove City Council’s deputy leader and finance lead Jacob Taylor (Labour) has described today’s local government funding announcement from the government as ‘desperately disappointing’. Councillor Taylor said: “This new announcement from the government falls disastrously short of meeting t By Graham Robson • 2 min read