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Hove MP Weatherley sends thanks for support for his Winter Appeal

Hove MP Weatherley sends thanks for support for his Winter Appeal

At the beginning of December, Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove and Portslade urged residents to help with donations of food for his winter appeal. During the last week Mike has delivered food packages to Friends First, Brighton & Hove City Mission, All Saint’s Church, St Barnabas Church, St Helen’s, St

A Christmas message from Brighton and Hove Council

A Christmas message from Brighton and Hove Council

Seafront workers on watch for Christmas day swimmers who get into trouble, homeless hostel workers making sure rough sleepers have a meal and bed for the night and ‘urban shepherds’ herding sheep – these are just some of the services run by Brighton & Hove City Council over Christmas. While families

Green MEP backsEuro proposals to eliminate homophobic bully from schools and workplaces

Green MEP backsEuro proposals to eliminate homophobic bully from schools and workplaces

London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has backed a decision to take EU-level action to stamp out homophobia. Members of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee have voted with a large majority to establish an EU road-map against homophobia and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gen

Kemptown MP Kirby calls for urgency in allowing civil partnership to marriage conversions for same sex couples

Kemptown MP Kirby calls for urgency in allowing civil partnership to marriage conversions for same sex couples

Simon Kirby, Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has called for greater urgency in allowing same sex couples to convert a civil partnership into a marriage. Last week the Government announced that, following the passage of the Equal Marriage Act, the first same sex weddings wi

20mph speed limit to be rolled out further across the city

20mph speed limit to be rolled out further across the city

A cross-party committee meeting on December 11 agreed to introduce a 20 mph speed limit in desired areas across Brighton and Hove. The meeting consisted of views gathered earlier in the year from residents in the second phase of the proposal. The new plans will now see 6 out of 10 people gaining the

Francis Maude MP visits Kemptown

Francis Maude MP visits Kemptown

The Rt Hon Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General visited Kemptown on Friday, December 6 at the invitation of Simon Kirby MP to show support for Small Business Saturday. In the United States, Small Business Saturday takes place following Thanksgiving and is a retail focuse

Kemptown MP Kirby calls public meeting to discuss Lewes Road improvements

Kemptown MP Kirby calls public meeting to discuss Lewes Road improvements

Simon Kirby, Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has invited his constituents to a public meeting to discuss the recent changes to Lewes Road. Since changes were made to the road earlier this year, Simon says he has been inundated with correspondence from constituents with saf

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