News Kemptown MP says Autumn Statement “good news” for Brighton and Peacehaven Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, is backing a number of the measures announced in the Autumn Statement. The MP, who has successfully campaigned for a new hospital in the constituency and for improvements to the A27, voiced his support for increased funding for the NHS and a £15 By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Hove MP backs A27 investment announcement The Chancellor of the Exchequer, outlined details of a £350m investment assigned to improving the A27 corridor in the Autumn Statement. Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has backed the financial package which highlights that “the UK is the fastest-growing major economy in By Sarah Green • 1 min read
SImon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven General News Today is Small Business Saturday December 6 is Small Business Saturday (SBS), which provides a great opportunity to celebrate and show support for Britain’s 5.2 million small and medium-sized businesses. Whether it’s a local manufacturer, builder, restaurant, tea room or bookshop, all of these companies keep local communities going By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Bank fines to help fund air ambulance service The Chancellor, George Osborne announced in his Autumn Statement this week that recently collected LIBOR fines would be used in part to provide relief to the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance by investing in new helicopters so that the service can continue their important work. The government is By Besi • 1 min read
Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove and Portslade Film Calling all budding film makers Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is encouraging budding film makers from both Hove and Portslade to enter his national Film the House competition. Following the success of Mike’s Rock the House parliamentary competition, Film the House helps to draw attention to the impor By Besi • 1 min read
Cllr Bill Randall General News Seven households swap homes in time for Christmas Local families are swapping their council homes to combat the government’s under occupation rule, with one family negotiating a seven-way swap before Christmas taking them from a 4-bed house in rural West Sussex to a 3-bed flat in central Brighton. More than 100 families have swapped their council h By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News European Court of Justice rules, no more gay asylum tests The European Court of Justice today a judgement today that refugees who claim asylum on the grounds that they are gay should not have to undergo ‘tests’ to prove their orientation. In this latest ruling, the court found that determining a refugee’s sexual orientation had to be consistent with EU law By Besi • 1 min read
George Osborne MP General News A27 Improvements get the go ahead from the Chancellor Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne MP has today ring-fenced up to £75 million of funding for further work on capacity increases on the A27 east of Lewes. Local councils and communities will have the opportunity to make their case for the improvements to this section of road, building on the By Sarah Green • 3 min read
Tracey Hill News Labour candidates demand action on HMOs Labour council candidates in wards near the Lewes Road are urging the council to do more to enforce regulations concerning Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs). Nationally, all HMOs have to be registered and licensed. In addition, in some wards, conversion to a new HMO requires planning permission. B By Besi • 1 min read
Penny Thompson: Chief Executive Brighton & Hove City Council General News Your vote counts! Make sure you are registered The city’s electoral register is almost ready. The official Annual Revised Register for the year ahead is due to be published on December 1 2014. There is still time to register and be eligible to vote in the 2015 General Election, even after the latest revised register is complete. By Besi • 2 min read
SImon Kirby MP National News Kemptown MP to welcome minister on A27 visit Simon Kirby, MP is to welcome Penny Mordaunt MP, Minister at the Department for Communities and Local Government, to Eastbourne tomorrow (Monday, December 1). She is coming to discuss plans for the A27 in East Sussex and potential funding for improvements which are being announced by the Government By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Simon Kirby MP News Kemptown MP quizzes Home Office Minister on EU migration reforms Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, took the opportunity yesterday (November 28) to quiz Home Office Minister Mike Penning MP about reforms to EU migration rules, and what changes will be implemented in response to the concerns of his constituents. During urgent Home Office Que By Sarah Green • 1 min read
