Nancy Platts: Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven Health Glimmer of hope for Eaton Place GP patients Nancy Platts, Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has asked Penny Thompson, CEO of Brighton and Hove City Council for an update from the Health and Wellbeing Board about the future of Eaton Place GP surgery. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Hove MP backs legalisation to protect music fans against Government opposition Mike Weatherley, Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Secondary Ticketing. Mike is supporting the Lords amendments tabled in the Consumer Rights Bill that would provide greater transparency for those purchasing tickets through resellers and help By Besi • 4 min read
News Labour pledges help to small businesses if elected in May Labour on Brighton and Hove City Council have pledged to help local small businesses succeed if elected in May with more support and cheaper parking costs. Labour launched the pledges during a visit to Brighton & Hove by Chris Leslie MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and Peter Kyl By Besi • 2 min read
General News Report highlights jobs growth in local tourism sector A recent report from the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, shows a dramatic increase in employment supported by seaside tourism in Brighton since 2008. The report entitled “Seaside Towns in the Age of Austerity: Recent trends in employment in seaside tourism in England and Wales”, is By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Health Kemptown MP calls for decision on Easton Place surgery Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown, has written to NHS England urging them to make a decision on the future of the Eaton Place GP surgery in his constituency. The MP has previously met with the Director of NHS England for Sussex and her team to make the case for retaining a GP surgery at Eaton Pl By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Amendment to Serious Crime Bill will protect children Government plans to amend the Serious Crime Bill will make the act of sending sexual messages to children a criminal offence. The NSPCC recently ran a campaign entitled Flaw in the Law, which called on the Government to criminalise the act of sending children sexual messages. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Lucas to join rally against rail fare rises on Monday Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, will be attending the rally against rail fare rises at 8 a.m. on Monday morning. She will be joining passengers and other politicians at Brighton station, calling for Britain’s railways to be returned to public hands. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Hove Neighbourhood Forum a first for the city Approval has been granted for residents in Hove to have their own Neighbourhood Forum, giving them a bigger sayin plans for their area. The Hove Station Neighbourhood Forum is the first to be established in the city and it means that residents and businesses have won the statutory right to draw up t By Besi • 2 min read
News Brighton to London season tickets continue to rise The cost of a Brighton to London Season ticket has risen by 24% since 2010. Season tickets across the country are rising by an average of 4.2%, with the latest fare rises coming into effect tomorrow, January 2, 2015. Since 2010, train companies have hit passengers in Brighton with massive fare rises By Besi • 1 min read
Cllr Warren Morgan News Labour aim to gain 15 new Council seats in 2015 Cllr Warren Morgan, Leader of the Labour group on Brighton & Hove City Council has announced that the Labour group on the Council aims to gain fifteen more seats at the local election in May 2015 on top of those won in 2011. By Besi • 2 min read
Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven News Kemptown MP pleased at pensions progress for firefighters Following his lobbying efforts on behalf of local firefighters, Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has welcomed a number of concessions from the Government. By Sarah Green • 3 min read
MIke Weatherley, MP for Hove & Portslade News Hove MP joins ‘English Votes for English Laws’ campaign Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has signed up to become a Parliamentary Patron of the English Votes for English Laws campaign that aims to introduce the change. The campaign will feature the collection and co-ordinated presentation to Parliament of petitions expressing p By Sarah Green • 1 min read
