Hanover and Elm Grove parking scheme could be revived

A controversial parking permit scheme for Hanover and Elm Grove could be revived. The decision to scrap plans for controlled parking in the area has been “called-in” for review by four members of Brighton and Hove City Council. The quartet of Green Party councillors, led by Pete...
Posted On 03 Oct 2010 at 9:06 pm

Hove nightclub bid to open until 4am

A Hove nightclub’s owners want to extend their opening hours until 4am. Laden Eshgi-Nikkhah and Mehrdad Eshgi-Nikkhah have applied to extend the licence for Caps and Sarasota in Western Road, Hove, which currently has to close at 2am. They had originally applied to stay open...
Posted On 03 Oct 2010 at 7:43 pm

Tory Brighton election candidate behind anti-electoral reform campaign

The defeated Conservative election candidate for Brighton Pavilion has become a key figure in the campaign against the coalition’s voting reform plans. Charlotte Vere, who polled third in the general election in May in the seat won by Green Caroline Lucas, has taken up a...
Posted On 03 Oct 2010 at 12:35 pm

Hove charities benefit from seizure of fake designer gear

Two Hove charities are benefiting from a crackdown on counterfeit clothes traders. Investigators seized fake designer clothing – worth £300,000 if it had been legitimate – at the Brighton Racecourse market on the bank holiday Monday at the end of August (Monday 30 August). The...
Posted On 03 Oct 2010 at 7:02 am