News Hove MP stands down as IP advisor to Prime Minister Mike Weatherley MP for Hove & Portslade and Intellectual Property Adviser to the Prime Minister has written to the Prime Minister to inform him that he is standing down as his IP adviser. MIKE WAS appointed by the Prime Minister in September 2013 to be his Intellectual Property Adviser. In the role, By Besi • 4 min read
Health Kemptown MP raises awareness of World Mental Health Day Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, is encouraging his constituents to help raise awareness of the event which is being used this year to raise awareness of Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia affects around 1 in 100 people throughout their lifetime, and can take a variety of forms, By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Making your money work A new free money advice service for residents backed by Brighton and Hove City Council has been launched, called Moneyworks. The service is designed to help the most vulnerable in the city deal with debt, manage money better, and avoid unscrupulous loan sharks. By Besi • 2 min read
News Brighton and Hove food crisis! A new report set for approval by Brighton and Hove City Council sets out the worsening food crisis in Brighton and Hove. Changes to the welfare system have resulted in the number of food banks needed increasing from two to 11 in the last two years, with two more set to open shortly. By Besi • 2 min read
News Kemptown MP presses Government to promote LGBT rights in the Commonwealth Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has been encouraging both the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID) to do more to help promote LGBT rights throughout the Commonwealth. During the recent Commonwealth Games, the lack of LGBT By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Council highly commended in transport awards Brighton & Hove City Council has been highly commended for two of its major transport schemes in this year’s National Transport Awards. The commendations were made in the ‘Improvements to Bus Services’ category for the Lewes Road Sustainable Transport Corridor and the ‘Road Safety, Traffic Managemen By Besi • 2 min read
General News Parents encouraged to walk to school for fun and fitness Despite the clear health benefits of walking or cycling, the percentage of children being driven to school has remained stable at around 30% for state schools. In Brighton & Hove the number of cars on the road during the school run has actually increased by around 500 around all schools, including t By Besi • 2 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley champions new IP legislation Mike Weatherley, Intellectual Property Adviser to the Prime Minister championed the new copyright legislation that came into force yesterday, October 1. With the new legislative changes in place, people will now be able to legally make digital copies of music, films and eBooks for personal use. The By Sarah Green • 1 min read
News Labour parliamentary candidate joins fire service protest Welephant joins local firefighters in Brighton to say ‘save our fire service’. Brighton played host to a special guest on Saturday when Welephant joined local firefighters to raise awareness about cuts to the fire service across East Susssex. Welephant, who has his own Twitter account (@999Welephant By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBT Conservative group launches fighting fund LGBTory, the Conservative party’s LGBT group, launches a dedicated fund to help LGBT candidates get elected. The announcement was made at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham today. There are more LGBT MPs in the Conservative Party than all the other parties put together. With less than By Sarah Green • 2 min read
News Labour Kemptown team raises over £100 for Macmillan Cancer Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, raised £125.16 for Macmillan Cancer yesterday. She hosted a public coffee morning at her office at 72 St. James’s Street, Kemp Town, Brighton on Friday, September 26 between 10 a.m. and noon. Every day in this area By Besi • 1 min read
General News Labour set out ten key pledges for council elections in 2015 Labour leader Cllr Warren Morgan set out 10 key pledges on which Labour will fight the local elections between now and polling day in May 2015, at an event on Brighton seafront last night (September 25) attended by candidates and Party members. Calling the pledges a “Contract With Brighton and Hove” By Besi • 3 min read
