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Seafront Plinth given the go ahead

Seafront Plinth given the go ahead

A plinth that will display a series of temporary sculptures and changing art installations has been given the go ahead at a Council Planning Committee on April 24. The Hove Civic Society plans to install the plinth on the King’s Esplanade, opposite the statue of Queen Victoria to the south end of Gr

Hove MP calls for Baroness Thatcher tribute

Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has backed a Parliamentary Motion which calls for a tribute to be made to the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher by renaming one of Britain’s international airports. Early Day Motion (EDM) 1262 – Baroness Thatcher Tribute – was proposed

Brighton Station Gateway Project to get go ahead

Brighton Station Gateway Project to get go ahead

City councillors will be recommended to give the go ahead to a package of measures to improve the area around Brighton Station at a meeting next week (April 30). Members of the council’s Transport Committee will be recommended to approve detailed design work to get underway on the £1.5 million proje

Conservatives call for review of city protests

Conservatives call for review of city protests

The Conservative Group Leader on Brighton & Hove City Council, Cllr Geoffrey Theobald is calling for a wide-ranging review into the policing of protests and marches in the city following Sunday’s March for England which had a serious negative impact on local traders and cost taxpayers hundreds of th

New beginnings for Edward Street area

New beginnings for Edward Street area

Brighton & Hove City Council are asking residents and businesses to give their views on proposals to transform the area around Edward Street in Brighton which backs onto the ‘Gay Village’ and includes one of the city’s largest employers American Express. The construction of the new American Express

Future of Meridan Centre in Peacehaven discussed

Future of Meridan Centre in Peacehaven discussed

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has held a meeting in Parliament with representatives from the Co-operative group to discuss their management of the Meridian Centre in Peacehaven. Mr Kirby recently issued a survey in the Peacehaven area to seek residents’ thoughts on the state

Free music lessons

Free music lessons

Children and young people learning to play a musical instrument through Brighton and Hove City Council’s music service for parents on low income, who used to receive an 80% subsidy on fees, will now receive a 100% subsidy. Parents presently receiving a 50% subsidy will now receive an 80% subsidy. Ch

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