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//December 3, 2020
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School holiday food voucher boost for poorest families in Brighton and Hove

Children qualifying for free school meals will get a £25 a week food voucher over the next two school holidays in Brighton and Hove. Most councils are offering a £15 voucher, in line with the campaign launched by Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford. The...
Posted On 03 Dec 2020 at 10:36 pm
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Pay volunteers for working in food banks, councillor urges

Volunteers who have worked for months supporting food banks and food hubs in Brighton and Hove should be paid, a leading councillor said today (Thursday 3 December). Labour group leader Nancy Platts urged the council to look into offering paid positions at food banks which are...
Posted On 03 Dec 2020 at 8:01 pm
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Brighton hospital patient reported missing

A patient at a Brighton hospital has been reported missing. Cathy Taylor disappeared yesterday (Wednesday 2 December). Today, Sussex Police issued a public appeal for help tracing her. The force said: “Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of 52-year-old...
Posted On 03 Dec 2020 at 6:04 pm
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CCTV of Level sex attack suspect released

Police have released this CCTV image of a man they would like to talk to in connection with a sexual assault on a woman in Brighton. The 21-year-old victim was walking home near the east side of The Level when she was approached by a man who then attacked her sometime between...
Posted On 03 Dec 2020 at 5:51 pm
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Safety concerns persuade councillors to delay decision on plan for Hove offices

Neighbours’ concerns about road safety persuaded councillors to delay a decision about whether to grant planning permission for a scheme to build two offices in a street in Hove. Labour councillor Nick Childs asked for a formal visit to the site in Clarendon Villas because he...
Posted On 03 Dec 2020 at 5:24 pm
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Campaigners call for creation of new body to keep Brighton and Hove’s heritage safe

Campaigners have called for a new body to be set up for the safekeeping of Brighton and Hove’s heritage. The call follows concerns that listed items, once removed from public display, were not being properly looked after by Brighton and Hove City Council and were ending up...
Posted On 03 Dec 2020 at 4:52 pm
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3,000 covid vaccinations a day at Brighton Centre

The NHS is hoping to carry out up to 3,000 covid vaccinations a day at the Brighton Centre in the next six months. A council report published today says the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust has been granted a licence to use the seafront conference centre from December 1,...
Posted On 03 Dec 2020 at 4:33 pm
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Greens and Labour’s ‘coalition’ deal revealed

Exclusive report The “coalition” deal between Labour and the Greens to run Brighton and Hove City Council can be revealed today. The two parties have repeatedly denied in recent weeks and months that they agreed a “coalition” deal last year to run the council together. But both...
Posted On 03 Dec 2020 at 3:58 pm
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City’s creative industries facing massive challenges post pandemic

Creative industries in Brighton and Hove will need more government support to survive the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, according to academics from Sussex University. Dr Josh Siepel, of the university’s Policy and Evidence Centre, has co-authored a study...
Posted On 03 Dec 2020 at 1:19 pm
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‘Hundreds’ of Sussex students plan rent strike

Hundreds of students are planning not to pay rent next term in a bid to get rents reduced and more support, a union says. The Sussex Renters Union – part of the wider student union – is calling on all students to withhold rent after Christmas, which could lead to...
Posted On 03 Dec 2020 at 12:05 pm
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