News City Council win prestigious conservation award Work to create 15 new butterfly havens in Brighton & Hove has been recognised with a national award. BRIGHTON & HOVE City Council has won the prestigious ‘Promotion of Lepidoptera Conservation Award’. The award recognises an outstanding, unprecedented or major contribution to the conservation of but By Besi • 2 min read
News Expert energy advice surgeries roll out across Brighton Pavilion A local school opened its gates to Brighton residents on Friday, November 14 for a drop-in energy advice surgery. The free and impartial expert advice sessions, provided by Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-operative (BHESCo) and backed by Caroline Lucas MP, form part of the school’s Energy Month. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Lib Dems supports Hippodrome campaign proposals Cinema plan branded “A complete waste of a beautiful building”. Brighton Liberal Democrats have given their support to campaigners fighting to keep the Hippodrome open as a theatre and arts centre, rather than see it turned into an eight-screen cinema. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Loan sharks – there is an alternative An event to help victims and potential victims of loan sharks is being held at Jubilee Library next week (14 November from 2-4pm). Brighton & Hove City Council is hosting the event to raise awareness of the work the East Sussex Credit Union is doing to make low cost credit available to those who nee By Besi • 2 min read
General News Free wifi coming to Brighton’s public buildings Brighton & Hove’s town halls, museums, housing offices and children’s centres will soon offer free public wifi hotspots. Visitors to more than 50 buildings across the city will be able to access the free facility on their mobile devices, including at the Brighton Centre, Portslade’s Village Centre, By Besi • 1 min read
General News Spending a penny in Brighton & Hove is a memorable experience! Toilets entered in this year’s Loo of the Year competition have all been awarded either gold or platinum awards, giving the council its best results yet! Brighton & Hove City Council entered 39 public toilets into the national award scheme this year. They included five new entries at the King Alfred By Besi • 1 min read
News Kemptown MP meets Minister to lobby on behalf of Saltdean Lido Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, which includes Saltdean, met with the Minister whose portfolio covers the Saltdean Lido this evening to support the funding applications made by the Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company. In her role as Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State a By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Prime Minister commits £16 billion of ‘new money’ to improve road networks In a speech to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) this morning the Prime Minister, David Cameron MP announced a massive investment in upgrading the UKs road networks which will include the 27. The Prime Minister revealed a plan to invest £15 billion between 2015/16 and 2020/21 in the bigges By Besi • 1 min read
General News ‘Home Sweet Home’ campaigners ask local MPs to ‘show Revenge Eviction the door’ Last Friday (November 7) campaigners asked the three Brighton & Hove MPs to vote in favour of the Tenancies (Reform) Bill which will be voted on in the House of Commons on Friday, November 28. ‘Home Sweet Home campaigners met with Mike Weatherley MP, Caroline Lucas MP, and Simon Kirby MP and present By Besi • 5 min read
Cllr Warren Morgan Health Kemptown MP urges local Councils to support motion on HIV testing Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has written to the leaders of the main political groups on both Brighton and Hove City and East Sussex County Councils to urge them to support a Council Motion on HIV Testing. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Kemptown MP encourages participation in Sussex Police ‘Precept Consultation’ Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, is encouraging residents to take part in a consultation being run by the Sussex Police to determine how much residents will pay for policing in their Council Tax next year. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Brighton MP named as overall MP of the Year 2014 by Patchwork Foundation Caroline Lucas MP for Brighton Pavilion was named the Patchwork Foundation MP of the Year by Mr Speaker, Rt Hon John Bercow last night, November 5. The award recognises those MPs who have represented and work well with underrepresented, deprived and minority communities across the country. By Besi • 3 min read
