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Hove councillor moved to tears over patient’s treatment

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Proposed changes to mental health services in Brighton and Hove prompted an outburst from a former carer who now sits as a councillor.

Dawn Barnett said that [...]

Ward councillors back Brighton hospital scheme but set out concerns

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Two Brighton councillors have raised residents’ concerns about plans to modernise the Royal Sussex County Hospital.

Craig Turton and Warren Morgan, both East Brighton Labour councillors, support [...]

Hove MP urges train company to improve handling of delays

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Conservative MP Mike Weatherley has called on the main train company serving his Hove constituency to improve the way that delays are handled.

Mr Weatherley said that [...]

Pickles piles pressure on Brighton and Hove Greens to freeze council tax

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The government is stepping up pressure on Brighton and Hove City Council to freeze council tax.

Eric Pickles, the government minister responsible for councils, said that councillors [...]

Hove shop owner given second chance after licensing breaches

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A Hove shop was caught selling alcohol to a 16-year-old, a licensing panel was told yesterday (Thursday 19 January).

The shop, which trades as Best One, in [...]

Brighton and Hove to review accommodation for adults with learning difficulties

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A growing number of adults with learning difficulties in Brighton and Hove are likely to be cared for in-house.

The move is intended to save more than [...]

Portslade school to learn if £12m extension can go ahead

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One of the nine secondary schools in Brighton and Hove will learn today whether it can build a sixth form centre and science block fit for [...]

Brighton and Hove pubs need a fair measure

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From Brighton to Bristol and Hove to Hartlepool, a row has been brewing in the pub trade.

And it will leave a nasty taste in drinkers’ mouths [...]

Brighton takeaway’s late licence application turned down

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A Brighton takeaway has been refused a licence to serve food and drink round the clock.

The Sussex Grill, in St James’s Street, Brighton, wanted to serve [...]

Brighton housing expert says benefits change will bring misery

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Changes to housing benefit rules “will usher in a year of housing and homelessness misery for hundreds of people in Brighton and Hove”, according to a [...]

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