General News Purna Sen joined on the campaign trail by comedian Eddie Izzard Comedian and Labour Party supporter Eddie Izzard joined Purna Sen on a walk about around the city centre earlier this week to help launch the Labour election campaign in Brighton & Hove. PURNA is the Labour Party candidate for Brighton Pavilion constituency which is currently held by the only Green By Besi • 1 min read
Let’s make this election memorable; Simon Kirby, Alzheimer’s Society, One, Parliament Street, Westminster. 17th March 2015. © Pete Jones pete@pjproductions.co.uk General News Kemptown MP supports Alzheimer’s general election campaign Simon Kirby, the Conservative candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven and MP for the last Parliamentary session has pledged to make this election memorable by taking action to support the 850,000 people across the UK, and 1237 people in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven living with dementia. S By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Simon Kirby encourages bus consultation participation Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, is encouraging Woodingdean residents to take part in the current bus consultation survey that is being sent out to residents in the village over the next week. Following repeated calls from the MP, and concerned local residents, Brighton and By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Nancy pledges to become ‘Arthritis Champion’ for Kemptown & Peacehaven Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has agreed to become an Arthritis Champion, supporting Arthritis Research UK in its efforts to find a cure for arthritis. She will also call for policy change to prevent its onset and transform the lives of people w By Besi • 1 min read
News Kemptown MP turns DJ for Coastway hospital radio Last Friday, Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, visited Coastway Hospital Radio, the radio station that provides 24 hour a day entertainment for patients of both the Royal Sussex County Hospital and the Sussex Eye Hospital. During his visit, Mr Kirby was a guest on one of the afte By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Disabled people call for more job opportunities at Brighton Conference Disabled residents from across the city called for more job opportunities at a conference organised by Nancy Platts, the Labour candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven. Disabled people attending said that staff delivering public services must be better trained to understand and respond to the By Besi • 2 min read
Health THT organise HIV Hustings prior to national election Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the largest sexual health charity in Europe will host a hustings called “HIV in Brighton” in the lead up to the general election on May 7. The Hustings will bring together candidates from the three Parliamentary constituencies of Brighton & Hove to answer your questions By Besi • 1 min read
Cllr Geoffrey Bowden General News Take a walk in the dark for a brighter future Brighton & Hove Council’s Healthwalks team is asking you dig out your torch or LED lantern, wrap up warm, and join them for the seventh annual Seafront Torch Walk on Saturday, March 28 at 8.30pm. The one mile walk along Brighton seafront, from the Bandstand to the Palace Pier, is in aid of World Wil By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Cllr Warren Morgan General News Labour express serious concerns over ‘Valley Gardens’ scheme After Green and Conservative councillors united to vote through a five-year plan for road works in Valley Gardens, Labour has renewed its pledge to suspend and review the scheme if elected at the local elections in May. The council will have to meet 25% of the project costs and Labour claim the Gree By Besi • 2 min read
Tay General News Aids Memorial to get a spring clean! Local residents across the city will be joining forces with council staff to give their streets a spring clean this weekend. Over the weekend of March 21 and 22, staff from Brighton & Hove City Council’s Cityclean team will be working with volunteers from residents associations and councillors to cl By Besi • 2 min read
Cllr Pete West General News Greens continue to roll out 20mph speed limits City councillors approved the latest phase of extending 20mph areas at the Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee yesterday, Tuesday, March, 17. The final round of consultation from advertised traffic orders resulted in nine responses in support of 20mph areas, five relating to the Hang By Besi • 2 min read
Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven LGBTQ+ News Attempt by ‘Coalition for Marriage’ to unseat Kemptown MP falters According to the website Breitbart, the Coalition for Marriage, an organisation which opposes same-sex marriage, is mounting a campaign to stop a Tory MP who is supportive of the LGBT community and took a high profile role in pushing same-sex marriage legislation through Parliament from being re-ele By Sarah Green • 4 min read
