Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries in crash in Hangleton

A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash in Hangleton this morning (Saturday 22 January). The crash happened in Buckley Close – and Sussex Police closed Chichester Close between Hangleton Way and Buckley Close. The force said: “Just after 11.25am police...
Posted On 22 Jan 2022 at 2:07 pm

Hove MP reselected by Labour

The Labour MP for Hove, Peter Kyle, has been reselected by his party to stand at the next general election. All five branches in Hove gave the sitting MP their overwhelming backing last Saturday (15 January). They accounted for half the votes in the party’s electoral college for...
Posted On 22 Jan 2022 at 1:45 pm

Royal Mail plans to close Brighton and Hove sites and move out of town

The Royal Mail plans to close its two delivery offices in Brighton and North and open a new base at a disused farm in Patcham. The company is preparing to hold two online consultation meetings in the coming week having held talks with Brighton and Hove City Council about the...
Posted On 22 Jan 2022 at 12:32 am

More council services to go digital

Senior council officials have promised to remember people who do not use the internet as more services move online. Brighton and Hove City Council’s parking services are already online and other council services are shifting to digital – or sometimes phone – as council offices...

Covid grant schemes approved by councillors

Councillors have agreed to develop a scheme to support businesses affected by the “plan B” covid restrictions after the government announced a new round of grants. Brighton and Hove City Council has almost £7 million to offer business rate relief this financial year. The Covid-19...