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Kemptown MP Kirby keeps pressure on Osborne and Hunt to deliver hospital funding

Kemptown MP Kirby keeps pressure on Osborne and Hunt to deliver hospital funding

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven continues his campaign to secure redevelopment funding for the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Once again today he took up the issue at the highest level of Government when he met with Chancellor George Osborne in order to reiterate the business cas

Why the European elections matter for LGBT voters

Why the European elections matter for LGBT voters

Giles Goodall, a Lib Dem candidate for the EU elections is a campaigner on LGBT equality issues and explains why it is important to vote on May 22 to protect LGBT rights across Europe. In May, everyone in Britain will get to vote in the European elections.That includes people from other EU countries

Tory and UKIP MEP’s abstain on key Euro LGBT discrimination vote

Tory and UKIP MEP’s abstain on key Euro LGBT discrimination vote

Last week The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a new European Union ‘LGBT roadmap’ to help tackle widespread discrimination against the gay community across Europe. The Lunacek report calls for: Legislation to prohibit incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender id

Argus debate to discuss the proposed 4.75% increase to council tax

Argus debate to discuss the proposed 4.75% increase to council tax

The Argus have organised a debate at Hove Town Hall tomorrow, Thursday, February 6 at 7pm. The debate has been called following Green Party proposals to raise council tax by 4.75% from May 2014. Following the last election, the Government put legislation in place that forced councils who wished to i

Green MEPs win cross-party support for EU action plan to stamp out homophobia

Green MEPs win cross-party support for EU action plan to stamp out homophobia

GREEN MEPs have won cross-party backing for a new EU ‘roadmap’ on eliminating all discimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. With intolerance on the rise across the EU, Greens called for an EU-wide action plan based on all Member States adopting a coherent approach – with the Eur

Saltdean Lido receives major grant

Saltdean Lido receives major grant

Saltdean Lido has been awarded a major grant from the Community Asset and Services Grant Programme. The award of £61,330 will be used by the Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company (CIC) to refurbish the facility, which is the UK’s only Grade II star listed lido. Simon Kirby the Conservative MP for

Hove MP Weatherley calls for rethink of ineffective badger culling

Hove MP Weatherley calls for rethink of ineffective badger culling

Mike Weatherley, Conservative MP for Hove & Portslade continues to call for a rethink of the Government’s badger culling policy after pilot culls killed lower than expected numbers. Mike has signed Early Day Motion (EDM) 661 (Pilot Badger Cull Parliamentary Assessment and Vote) to draw further atten

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