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Conservatives criticise ‘feeble’ Council efforts on fly-tipping

Conservatives criticise ‘feeble’ Council efforts on fly-tipping

Figures uncovered today reveal only two prosecutions for fly-tipping by Brighton & Hove City Council in the last 3 years. The figures were revealed in an answer to a question by Westbourne Ward Councillor, Graham Cox, at today’s Full Council meeting. The figures are: 2011-2012 – 1 prosecution 2012-

Labour calls for ‘flexible’ rail season tickets to help part-time workers

Labour calls for ‘flexible’ rail season tickets to help part-time workers

The Labour Group and Co-operative group on Brighton and Hove City Council are calling on Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin to honour his promise and make train companies introduce ‘flexible’ rail season tickets. At present, season tickets are only available on a weekly basis, leaving those who

Labour seek views of organisations and residents city wide

Labour seek views of organisations and residents city wide

Labour in Brighton & Hove ask “what do you want to see from a Labour and Co-operative Council?” Cllr Warren Morgan, leader of the Labour & Co-operative group on Brighton & Hove City Council has written to fifty key organisations across the city asking for their views on what a Labour-led council sho

Hove MP Weatherley backs parliamentary motion to reduce tourism-related VAT

Hove MP Weatherley backs parliamentary motion to reduce tourism-related VAT

Mike Weatherley, Conservative MP for Hove & Portslade, has backed an Early Day Motion (EDM) that calls on the Government to cut VAT for the tourism sector. EDM 40 (Tourism VAT Reductions) urges the Government to work towards a sector-specific VAT reduction for certain tourism-related products and ur

Hippodrome campaign group appeal direct to City Councillors

Hippodrome campaign group appeal direct to City Councillors

Campaigners call for Hippodrome planning application to be ‘called in’ by the Secretary of State. A campaign group created to save the Hippodrome in Middle Street as a live theatre venue is making a last ditch appeal to City Councillors to defer a decision on the future of the Hippodrome site for si

Rail Minister sees commuting conditions first hand

Rail Minister sees commuting conditions first hand

Simon Kirby, MP for Kemptown & Peacehaven joined Rail Minister, Stephen Hammond MP on a Brighton to London commuter train this morning. The purpose of the trip was to demonstrate to the Minister the conditions faced by communiters from Brighton daily. Simon was able to show the Minister just how bus

Hove restaurant highly commended in Tiffin Cup 2014

Hove restaurant highly commended in Tiffin Cup 2014

Azaro Restaurant in Hove has been Highly Commended in this year’s Tiffin Cup, following its entry into the Parliamentary food competition. Azaro, located on Church Road in Hove, was recently nominated by Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove & Portsalde to compete in the competition in the House of Commons w

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