General News Meadow Vale planning application rejected Brighton and Hove City Council Planning Committee this afternoon (January 28) voted to turn down an application to build 85 new houses on the Meadow Vale site in Ovendean. The controversial application, submitted by Lightwood Strategic Development Company, has been opposed by local residents and cou By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Nancy Platts News Housing in the city: Labour pledges action On Monday (January 26), Brighton and Hove Labour launched five action pledges to tackle the critical housing situation in Brighton and Hove. Emma Reynolds MP, the Shadow Housing Minister, accompanied Councillor Warren Morgan and Labour parliamentary candidates Purna Sen and Nancy Platts to the launc By Besi • 2 min read
General News Mind launches ‘Crisis Care’ Campaign Mind, the mental health charity, launches its Crisis Care Campaign this week and is calling for local services to deliver on their promise to improve the support for people who are suicidal, self-harming or have psychotic illnesses. By Besi • 3 min read
Nancy Platts MP News Apprenticeship numbers in South-East fall New figures show the number of people starting apprenticeships in the South-East has fallen by 8,750 under the present Government. This comes alongside new fears that the quality of apprenticeships is being undermined, with a government report finding that 21 per cent of apprentices are receiving no By Besi • 3 min read
Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven News Kemptown MP calls for clean election campaign Following the opening shots of the 2015 parliamentary election campaign fired by national politicians, Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, calls for a clean election campaign. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven General News Planning officers to recommend Meadow Vale planning application be refused Brighton and Hove City Council planning officers are to recommend the controversial Meadow Vale Planning Application be refused. The application is due to be considered by the Planning Committee of Brighton and Hove City Council on January 28. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News GP Surgery to remain at Eaton Place, Kemptown NHS England have announced that an NHS GP Surgery will continue at Easton Place in Kemptown. The surgery which has more than 5,600 patients on its books was due to close at the end of February, 2015. By Sarah Green • 3 min read
Nancy Platts: Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven Health Glimmer of hope for Eaton Place GP patients Nancy Platts, Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has asked Penny Thompson, CEO of Brighton and Hove City Council for an update from the Health and Wellbeing Board about the future of Eaton Place GP surgery. By Besi • 2 min read
Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven News Kemptown MP pleased at pensions progress for firefighters Following his lobbying efforts on behalf of local firefighters, Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has welcomed a number of concessions from the Government. By Sarah Green • 3 min read
Cllr Warren Morgan Features & Longread A review of Brighton & Hove Labour in 2014 A lot has happened since I wrote my review of 2013. Every year has its ups and downs, and if you are an Albion season ticket holder like me you’ll know what I mean. Yet every time I walk on the Downs, in view of the sea and the city centre, I’m reminded of how lucky we are to live here. By Besi • 3 min read
Nancy Platts: Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven General News Labour candidate calls on Kemptown MP to vote to save firefighters pensions Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has written to Simon Kirby MP asking him if he will vote to save firefighters’ pensions in the Parliamentary debate on Monday. Nancy issued her challenge after the Conservative MP met with the Fire Minister, Penny Mo By Besi • 3 min read
General News ‘Replace Eaton Place’ campaigners demand action ‘Replace Eaton Place’ campaigners, led by Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown, Nancy Platts, went to the Health and Wellbeing Board on Thursday, December 9 to call for GP services in East Brighton to continue when the current doctors retire on February 28, 2015 . By Besi • 2 min read
