Sign in Subscribe

Politics

Vote to drop speed limit

Brighton & Hove City Councillors will be recommended to give the go ahead to a proposal to introduce 20 mph speed limits in the city centre at a meeting on Tuesday, January 15. The move follows requests from residents and is designed to improve safety on the city’s streets. The proposal being consid

Hove MP supports Meningitis Matters

Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade signed the Meningitis Matters Pledge as part of a public awareness drive on the life-threatening disease at a parliamentary receptions last week. The reception brought together parliamentarians as well as leading healthcare professionals to

Government minister to visit Hove this week

Brandon Lewis MP the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government whose portfolio includes homelessness will be visiting Hove on Thursday, January 17. Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove and Portslade felt it important to show a Government Minister how the issue is being addre

Match-day parking scheme to benefit residents

Residents in Coldean and Moulsecoomb have given the thumbs up on proposals to provide a dedicated parking scheme during match days and large events at the Amex Community Stadium. Consultation carried out in the autumn revealed that, in Coldean, over 78% of those who responded were in favour, while 6

Greens U Turn on parking charges

Following a campaign by the Argus to have more sensible and fair parking charges in the city, a report going to Brighton & Hove Transport Committee on January 15 recommends parking charges are frozen in 2013-14 while charges in tourist areas such as the New Steine and Brighton seafront will be reduc

Kemptown MP urges caution when booking overseas trips

Simon Kirby MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven is urging his constituents to make sure they use an ATOL-protected agent when booking their trips in January

UK gay hate preacher warned he might be refused entry to USA

Following the Freethinker magazine exposing that the Rev Paul Shinners, owner of Cornerstones cafe in St Neots near Cambridge and head of an organisation called Passion for Souls had attended a Christian rally in Uganda on December 31 where he joined other Christian fundamentalists in calling on the

Consent Preferences