General News ‘Action for rail’ campaign Campaigners protest against new private rail franchise which could see hundreds of jobs cut. Rail campaigners are protesting today against government plans to create a new giant private rail franchise which they claim could lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs. From September private company Govia – By Besi • 4 min read
News PM’S ‘Interlectual Property Adviser’ chairs piracy seminar at international IP summit last week Mike Weatherley, is the Intellectual Property Adviser to the Prime Minister and Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade. He chaired a special session at the International IP Enforcement Summit in London last week on tackling the finance which fuels online piracy. The International IP Enforcement Summ By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Conservatives angry at ‘cat and mouse games’ by evicted travellers Brighton & Hove Conservatives are incredulous that Preston Park has once again been allowed to be taken over by an unauthorised traveller encampment for the second time in as many weeks. Travellers evicted from Wild Park by police and council officials on Wednesday have dispersed to a variety of loc By Besi • 2 min read
News Survey highlights Kemptown MP is most responsive in East Sussex to his constituents Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, responds to the most constituent enquiries to sitting MPs in East Sussex according to a new survey. According to the writetothem survey 104 out of 124 respondents heardback from Simon within two weeks putting him in joint 51st pl By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Lack of progress on King Alfred leisure centre Cllr. Geoffrey Theobald, Conservative group leader on Brighton & Hove City Council, is disappointed at the continued lack of progress over the development of a new leisure centre at the King Alfred site in Hove. At Thursday’s (June 12) Policy & Resources Committee meeting, Cllr. Theobald asked the By Besi • 2 min read
General News Council brings in over £2 million to help disabled residents adapt their homes Brighton & Hove council’s Housing Adaptation Service spent almost £1.2 million in the last financial year, adapting council homes for disabled residents. These grants enabled disabled residents to stay in their own homes and maintain independent lives for as long as possible. These included almost 8 By Besi • 2 min read
General News Views wanted on the original Brighton Park Queen’s Park was once the playground of the rich and upper classes but for over 100 years has been owned by the people of Brighton & Hove. The local community now has the opportunity to help shape future improvements and preserve the park’s heritage for future generations. Brighton & Hove City Counc By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Council Council wins award for work with Trans* community The Brighton & Hove City Council Overview & Scrutiny team has been recognised for their pioneering work on Trans* Equalities. The work was delivered jointly with the council’s Communities team and LGBT Health Improvement Partnership. The team was shortlisted for the Achievement, Insight and Involve By Besi • 1 min read
News Labour launch free 24/7 cash machine campaign A campaign to get residents free around the clock access to their cash has launched in Moulsecoomb and Bevendean. At the moment many people living in Moulescoombe and Bevendean have to pay to withdraw money even though the areas have high deprivation. Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate f By Besi • 1 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley backs National Care Home open day National Care Home Open Day aims to connect care homes with their local communities and challenge long-standing prejudices about residential care. Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is taking part in the National Care Home Open Day, which will be held on Friday, June 20, by By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Labour candidates demand action over the neglect of the Aquarium terraces Labour’s Council candidates for Queen’s Park Ward in next year’s Brighton and Hove Council elections, Karen Barford, Dan Chapman and Adrian Morris are demanding answers over the future of the Aquarium Terraces site on Madeira Drive. This is in the heart of a major area for tourists and has become a By Besi • 1 min read
General News Simon Kirby MP expands poppy project to Peacehaven and Telscombe Town Councils Following the success of his poppy planting project, Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has expanded the project to include Peacehaven and Telscombe Town Councils. To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, Simon Kirby shared thousands of poppy seeds with both the Town Councils By Besi • 1 min read
