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Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven

City planners recommend Meadow Vale Planning Application be turned down

City planners recommend Meadow Vale Planning Application be turned down

Brighton and Hove City Council planning officers will be recommending the controversial Meadow Vale planning application be refused. It is due to be considered by Brighton and Hove City Council planning committee on January 28.

Kemptown MP presses East Sussex CEO for Improvements

Kemptown MP presses East Sussex CEO for Improvements

Last week Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, met with Becky Shaw, CEO of East Sussex Country Council. During the meeting he pressed, among other issues, for improvements to the condition of roads and pavements, and highlighted the shortage of post-16 education in Peacehaven and Te

Planning Minister visits City

Planning Minister visits City

Planning Minister Brandon Lewis MP visited the Saltdean Lido on Friday, January 9 to discuss planning issues affecting local residents. Since 2010 the Government has taken a number of steps to ensure brownfield land is prioritised for new housing development – including abolishing top-down regional

Report highlights jobs growth in local tourism sector

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

Kirby lobbies Minister on behalf of Saltdean Lido

Kirby lobbies Minister on behalf of Saltdean Lido

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, yesterday met with a Minister from the Department for Communities and Local Government to press the case for funding for the Saltdean Lido. The Lido, has already benefitted from a substantial amount of Government funding to enable it to reopen th

Kemptown MP pleased at pensions progress for firefighters

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.

Kemptown MP encourages participation in Sussex Police ‘Precept Consultation’

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.

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