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Greens call for lower ‘living rents’ for new council houses

Greens call for lower ‘living rents’ for new council houses

Green Group of councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council call on Labour administration to action a pledge to provide affordable new council homes. Green spokesperson on housing, Cllr David Gibson, will present a motion to the Housing and New Homes Committee on Wednesday, June 17 which argues that

Queer Bloc at London Anti Austerity march

Queer Bloc at London Anti Austerity march

There will be a Queer Bloc on the People’s Assembly Anti-Austerity march on Saturday June 20. The Queer Bloc is being organised by an independent group of LGBT activists who will meet at Whittington Park, Upper Thames Street, London at 11am and leave to join the march outside the Bank of England and

Kemptown MP marks National Carers Week

Kemptown MP marks National Carers Week

Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has marked National Carers Week, which highlights the challenges that carers face on a day to day basis, by meeting with carers in Parliament.

Travellers need temporary Travellers site ‘urgently’, say Greens

Travellers need temporary Travellers site ‘urgently’, say Greens

Greens will repeat call for Hangleton Bottom Travellers site at Policy & Resources Committee on Thursday, June 11. Green councillors have called on the Labour-run city administration to urgently revisit the decision that Greens put forward in October 2014 concerning the use of a site at Hangleton Bo

Nancy Platts elected Chair of Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party

Nancy Platts elected Chair of Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party

Nancy Platts, Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven at the 2015 General Election has been elected Chair of Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party. The local Labour Party has a membership of over 2,000, covers the area from Portslade to Peacehaven and everywhere in b

Lib Dem leadership contender visits local party in Brighton

Lib Dem leadership contender visits local party in Brighton

Brighton & Hove Liberal Democrats welcomed leadership contender Norman Lamb MP to the city on Saturday, May 30. The Local Party has doubled in size since polling day and members were in buoyant mood as Norman set-out his vision for the future of the Liberal Democrats.

Conservatives seek urgent review of traveller protocol

Conservatives seek urgent review of traveller protocol

Brighton and Hove Conservatives are calling for an urgent review of how the Council and Sussex Police deal with unauthorised traveller encampments. Their action comes after a series of high profile incursions on to sensitive sites in the city. Conservative Group Leader, Cllr. Geoffrey Theobald, has

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