In The South Government give £20 million to help improve Southern train services Government create £20 million fund to help improve performance of the Southern network and train services. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
In The South May appoints Brighton Kemptown MP to Treasury post Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has been appointed to a Ministerial position in the Government as Economic Secretary to the Treasury. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Simon Kirby MP In The South Dog awareness week – Brighton MP calls for reduction of dog attacks on postal workers Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven has been supporting the Royal Mail’s fourth annual Dog Awareness Week. Royal Mail has been working together with Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Dogs Trust, the National Dog Warden association and the National Police Chief’s Council to raise awareness o By Sarah Green • 1 min read
In The South Brighton Kemptown MP supports Catch the Bus Week Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven supports Greener Journeys’ Catch the Bus Week which aims to get more people on board, particularly those who don’t normally take the bus. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Theresa May MP General News Home Secretary throws her hat in the leadership ring Theresa May MP the present Home Secretary has announced today that she will be standing to be leader of the Conservative Party. Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven will be supporting Theresa May in her bid to become the next Tory leader after David Cameron’s resignation last week. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South Kemptown MP pays respects at 66th Chattri Memorial Service Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, joined people from across Brighton and Hove yesterday (June 12) in remembrance of the Indian soldiers who fought during the First World War. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Health Sussex MP’s attend meeting to discuss patient transport Last week Sussex MPs, met senior management representatives from the Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)and the Managing Director of Coperforma to discuss what is being done to improve patient transport services in the county. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
General News Local Government Minister visits Saltdean Lido Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government visited the Saltdean Lido yesterday. He was joined by Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven, Rebecca Crook and other directors of the Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company (CIC) to find out about how the pr By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven General News Applications open for fourth round of Coastal Communities Fund Applications for funding in the fourth round of the Coastal Communities Fund is now open. Around £36 million is available in this funding round, covering the period 2017-19. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Health Government to pilot HPV vaccinations for MSM Jane Ellison MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health announced this morning that a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination pilot for men who have sex with men (MSM) will start from June, 2016. By Sarah Green • 2 min read
In The South Cases of animal cruelty falling in East Sussex Recent statistics from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) reveal that cases of animal cruelty are falling in East Sussex. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Simon Dowe CEO Sussex Beacon Health An Open Letter from CEO of Sussex Beacon Simon Dowe, CEO of the Sussex Beacon has written an Open Letter to Baroness Joyce Gould, Peter Kyle MP for Hove & Portslade, Caroline Lucas MP for Brighton Pavilion and Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven. By Besi • 4 min read