Health Kemptown MP speaks out for access to HIV treatment in low and middle income nations Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, used a Westminster Hall debate to speak out for improved access to HIV treatments in Low and Middle Income Nations. During a parliamentary debate on the topic, Mr Kirby, spoke out for improved access to HIV treatments in Low and Middle Income Nat By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Cllr Warren Morgan General News Labour announce line-up of candidates for May elections A week after publishing its manifesto, ‘A Council That Works For You’, Labour has chosen its team of candidates to contest the local elections in Brighton and Hove on May 7. HALF of the candidates selected are women; a quarter are experienced councillors, and three-quarters are new to politics. 10% By Besi • 3 min read
Cllr Sue Shanks General News Greens announce full line-up of candidates for May local elections Brighton and Hove Green Party have published their full list of candidates for the 54 seats in the May 2015 council elections. Councillor Sue Shanks, the party’s election coordinator, is the Chair of the Children and Young People Committee and is standing again in Withdean. By Besi • 2 min read
News Brighton Kemptown MP calls for action on unauthorised traveller encampments Harlow and Essex County Councils have successfully applied for an interim High Court injunction preventing unauthorised traveller camps from being set up on 454 “parcels” of land in the local area. Simon Kirby is calling on Brighton and Hove City Council to apply for a similar injunction for the cit By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Kemptown MP slams Council’s ‘Bondi Beach’ proposal Simon Kirby, Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven is furious about plans to build a second outdoor swimming pool at the Peter Pan site on Madeira Drive in Brighton. Mr Kirby championed the renovation of the Art Deco, Grade II listed Saltdean Lido and in light of recent announcements By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Plans revealed for second outdoor swiming pool on Brighton seafront A proposal for a £3million, year-round leisure facility on Brighton seafront is to be considered at Brighton & Hove City Council’s economic development and culture committee next week, Thursday, March 12. The scheme, submitted by Brighton based developer Copsemill Properties and partners, is planned By Besi • 2 min read
Mike Weatherley MP for Hove and Portslade General News Government makes U Turn on ticket tout legislation On Monday, March 9, Mike Weatherley will partially welcome the Government’s U-turn when speaking in Parliament during the Secondary Ticketing debate. Mr Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade has campaigned on ticket tout legislation for the last 4 years. In his speech he will say th By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Zanele Muholi Zanele Muholi is a self-proclaimed ‘visual activist’ and has dedicated her life in documenting black LGBT individuals from South African townships and beyond. “My agitation is simple, just pick up a camera and capture”. She is also the founder of the collective Inkanyiso (inkanyiso.org), a forum for By Besi • 1 min read
News Hilary Benn MP listens to local campaigners’ concerns Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven held a roundtable meeting today, Thursday March 5 bringing together campaign groups with the Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Hilary Benn MP, to express concerns about local development By Besi • 2 min read
News Lib Dems angry at being snubbed by Brighton NHS Campaign Party highlights electoral rules in protest to debate organisers. Brighton Liberal Democrats have written to Defend the NHS campaign asking why they have been excluded from a series of debates in Brighton and Hove on ‘saving the NHS’. Sussex Defend the NHS is organising a series of what it calls Peo By Besi • 2 min read
Simon Kirby MP Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven National News Brighton Kemptown MP speaks out for injured veterans Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, along with other MPs is calling for a reform to the compensation payments for injured veterans. Reforms would make sure that all veterans injured prior to April 6, 2005 would not be unfairly disadvantaged by having to use their military compensat By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News MP’s campaign saves community transport services Simon Kirby, MP for Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs, has been campaigning to save a community bus service used predominantly by elderly and disabled residents. Mr Kirby recently met with the Community Transport Lewes Area (CTLA) charity, which offers a door-to-door service for people who are not on, By Sarah Green • 2 min read
