Campaigners urge councillors to stop investing pension money in fossil fuels

Campaigners calling for an end to pension investments in fossil fuels said that Brighton and Hove City Council had no voice in making key decisions about its pension investments. Luke Simanowitz spoke for Divest East Sussex when he told a virtual meeting of the full council that...

Campaigner calls on council to help poorest children to succeed at school

Just over one in three children from the poorest parts of Brighton left school with a good pass in GCSE maths and English, a campaigner told councillors today (Thursday 28 January). Sussex University research fellow Carlie Goldsmith said that just 37 per cent of those pupils...

Brighton buses fitted with anti-virus air filters

All of the Brighton and Hove Buses fleet is being fitted with air filters which the company says will remove 99/9% of viruses and bacteria. As the pandemic has progressed, more evidence has pointed to the virus being transmitted via smaller airborne particles, which means good...
Posted On 28 Jan 2021 at 4:23 pm

Judge gives Brighton teen ‘one last chance’

A judge gave a Brighton teenager a reprieve this afternoon but told him: “You’re walking a tightrope.” Zakaria Deghayes, 19, of Chichester Drive West, Saltdean, admitted obstructing a police officer and driving with no insurance while serving a suspended prison sentence. Judge...
Posted On 28 Jan 2021 at 3:15 pm

Troubled Brighton pub for sale

A Brighton pub that was ordered to close after two people were stabbed in a brawl has been put up for sale. The Montpelier Inn, which was also known as the Monty, in Montpelier Place, Brighton, is on the market, with neighbours keen for the building to become housing. They urged...
Posted On 28 Jan 2021 at 1:54 pm

NHS highlights free parking at Brighton Centre as patients start to refuse jabs there

The NHS is highlighting Churchill Square’s offer of free parking for anyone being vaccinated at the Brighton Centre after some patients refused jabs there. A Brighton surgery said yesterday that many of its patients were telling them they didn’t want to go to the...
Posted On 28 Jan 2021 at 1:37 pm

Brighton Labour councillor to resign

A Labour councillor has said that she intends to stand down at the end of next month for family reasons, triggering a by-election. Tracey Hill, 50, has represented Hollingdean and Stanmer on Brighton and Hove City Council for almost six years and chaired the Planning Committee...
Posted On 28 Jan 2021 at 11:22 am

LIVENow and Indie label Communion launch weekly ‘Rising Star Series’

LIVENow’s first live music series format – “Communion Presents” – gives emerging artists a showcase to perform for their fans and reach new audiences. Five x thirty-minute episodes released each Sunday, delivering brand new music and interviews with host Mazin Tappuni....
Posted On 28 Jan 2021 at 9:00 am

Care charges to rise in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove City Council is to put up the amount that it charges people for care by about 2 per cent from April. The council also plans to pay care providers, such as care home operators, 3 per cent more in the 2021-22 financial year. Proposals to pay higher fees and to...

Chicken takeaway owner refused permission to sell drink

A new Brighton takeaway offering “Nando’s” style peri-peri chicken has been told that it must close by 11pm and cannot sell alcohol. KL Direct, the owner of Portos Grill, in Arundel Road, Brighton, applied to Brighton and Hove City Council for a drinks licence and a late-night...