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Brighton and Hove’s new director of children’s services Pinaki Ghoshal had a glimpse last week of what to expect when he takes up his post next month. He sat quietly at the back of a meeting of Brighton and Hove City Council’s Children and Young People Committee at Hove Town...

Efforts to avert a strike by binmen in Brighton and Hove have broken down 24 hours before the walkout is due to begin. The union agreed to come back to the table after a commitment from Brighton and Hove City Council not to use agency staff or contractors during the proposed...