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Brighton principal urges employers to recruit more apprentices

Frank le Duc — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:49:21 +0000

The principal of City College Brighton and Hove, Phil Frier, has urged employers to take on more apprentices.

Mr Frier made the plea as dozens of his [...]

Developer wants to plant 400 student flats on Brighton’s old fruit and veg market

Frank le Duc — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:12:17 +0000

The old fruit and veg market in Circus Street is to be turned into a new library for Brighton University and up to 400 student flats.

Cathedral, [...]

Brighton hospital plan is ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity

Frank le Duc — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:55:10 +0000

Some opportunities come along once in a lifetime. One of those opportunities is coming along tomorrow (Friday).

Twelve councillors will decide whether to approve a £420 million plan [...]

Ofsted says Brighton and Hove child protection work has improved

Frank le Duc — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:23:39 +0000

An independent watchdog has carried out an unannounced inspection of Brighton and Hove’s child protection work.

Ofsted inspector Stephen Hart wrote to Brighton and Hove City Council [...]

Hove Police Station to become school as changes in Portslade are approved

Frank le Duc — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:23:30 +0000

Hove Police Station is to become a primary school.

It will be a satellite site with junior school classes and will be run by another school and [...]

Brighton author Peter James is first patron of Whitehawk Inn

Frank le Duc — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:28:57 +0000

Crime writer Peter James has become the first patron of the Whitehawk Inn.

The former pub in Whitehawk Road, Brighton, is home to various educational courses, including [...]

Brighton and Hove schoolboy shows a head for business

Frank le Duc — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:26:47 +0000

The young executive behind the Teen Verdict Awards in Brighton and Hove is earning himself a reputation for enterprising ideas and he hasn’t even left school.

While [...]

Young Brighton player shows class

Frank le Duc — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:30:13 +0000

Brighton and Hove Albion defender Grant Hall went back to college recently.

The former Cardinal Newman pupil was an Albion scholar until, at the age of 16, [...]

Fatboy Slim pledges encore for Brighton students

Frank le Duc — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:43:09 +0000

Fatboy Slim asked an audience of Brighton students for ideas about who he should include on the bill for his Big Bootique 5 gigs in June.

He [...]

Portslade academy’s £12m extension approved

Frank le Duc — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:47:56 +0000

A £12 million school project has been given planning approval.

Councillors have agreed to plans to build a three-storey extension to the Portslade Aldridge Community Academy – [...]