A budget built on sand – but Labour are taking responsibility
Last month we found out the final figure for the Green council budget of 2022-23 – a £3 million overspend. ...
Month: July 2023
Brighton lorry driver given ban after speeding twice in a fortnight
A long-distance lorry driver lost his job and his driving licence after he was caught speeding twice in a fortnight ...
Traders in Brighton street say business has dropped since road closure
Traders have lost business after a street closed to traffic and they were told not to place tables and chairs ...
Controversial planter to go … for four-week trial
Councillors have agreed to remove a controversial planter for four weeks to see if the change affects air pollution. However, ...
Tom Jones takes to the green green grass of Brighton’s Stanmer Park
Tom Jones at Stanmer Park, Brighton 5.7.23 (pic Michael Hundertmark) TOM JONES + GERMEIN - STANMER PARK, BRIGHTON 5.7.23 “It’s not ...
Richard Jobson’s Skids clock up another Brighton concert
Richard Jobson of Skids at Concorde 2, Brighton 6.7.23 (pic Ian Bourn) SKIDS + VOODOO RADIO - CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON ...
Planners back the line from the bowls club
A bowls club can modernise its buildings after it was granted planning permission by councillors. Rottingdean Bowls Club wants to ...
So-called dangerous roundabout is really safe, councillors told
A community campaigner asked Labour to distance itself from claims that the Aquarium roundabout was the most dangerous in Brighton ...
Cyclists ask whether Labour is taking them for a ride
Cyclists quizzed the new Labour council today (Thursday 6 July) about its decisions to pause and review two key “active ...
Love Supreme Festival: Day Three with Grace Jones and friends
Love Supreme, Glynde Place 2.7.23 (pic Mike Burnell) ‘VARIOUS ARTISTS’ - ‘LOVE SUPREME’, GLYNDE PLACE, GLYNDE 2.7.23 Europe’s biggest outdoor jazz ...
Sussex fall short in One Day Cup opener
Glamorgan 295-8 (50 overs) Sussex Sharks 283-8 (50 overs) Glamorgan (4 points) beat Sussex (0 points) by 12 runs Glamorgan’s...
King Alfred short-changes children and young people, say objectors
The new King Alfred swimming pool offers little for older children and young adults, according to objectors. Hundreds of people...
Heritage groups criticise King Alfred plans
Conservation groups have criticised the design of a proposed new £65 million King Alfred swimming pool and leisure centre, saying...
Officials back plans for £65m new King Alfred
Officials have given their backing to plans for a £65 million new King Alfred swimming pool and leisure centre on...
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