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Local MP to speak on Equal Marriage

Brighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby will be addressing an audience at the University of Sussex on the subject of equal marriage on Friday, January 25. The prospect of a change in the law to allow same-sex marriage has attracted widespread media attention recently, with an Equal Marriage Bill expected t

Hove MP marks Holocaust Memorial Day

Sunday January 27 marks the 68th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and extermination camp which is the site of the largest mass murder in history. In the weeks running up to the day, the Holocaust Educational Trust have placed a Book of Commitment in the Hou

Tories condemn parking price hike at vacant Norton Road car park as foolish

A plan by Brighton & Hove City Council to hike parking prices at little used Norton Road car park, opposite Hove Town Hall, has been condemned as “foolish and counter-productive” by local Conservatives. The move to increase the cost of using the car park by up to one-third comes after a campaign run

Government Minister visits Hove

Brandon Lewis MP, a Minister in the Department for Communities and Local Government was in Hove today and paid a visit to Off the Fence, a local homelessness charity. He was accompanied by Mike Weatherley, MP Hove and Portslade. Brandon and Mike met with staff and volunteers at Off the Fence in Port

Kemptown MP signs Holocaust Memorial Day Book

Simon Kirby MP signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons this week, to pledge his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honour those who died during the Holocaust. Sunday January 27th marks the 68th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and extermin

Blue Badge scheme Bill receives third reading

Simon Kirby MP’s Disabled Person’s Parking Badges Bill will receive its Third Reading in the House of Lords at 3.15pm this afternoon. Simon is the MP for Kemptown & Peacehaven. The Bill has received widespread support in both the Commons and the Lords and was able to bypass a Committee Stage in the

Brighton Station Gateway: The next step forward

Councillors will consider the next step forward to improve the area around Brighton Station at a meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Transport Committee tomorrow, January 15 The council carried out a public consultation in November on a revised proposal for improvements around the city’s busie

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