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Council keeps covid measures despite calls to get back to normal

Councillors voted to retain a raft of measures aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus at a town hall meeting on Thursday (7 April). But passions ran high as some councillors urged Brighton and Hove City Council to get back to business as usual. While Nazi dictator Adolf...
Posted On 09 Apr 2022 at 12:11 am
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We must do more than go through the motions to tackle dementia

A motion about dementia was debated at the Brighton and Hove City Council meeting on Thursday night. It noted a number of details, opinions and measures – and I wanted to do my own research on the data cited in support of the motion. I was disappointed to see that the “Dementia...
Posted On 09 Apr 2022 at 12:05 am
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Finn pickings boost Sussex on day 2 of Championship opener

Steven Finn rolled back the years on his Sussex debut, picking up three wickets including England hopeful Haseeb Hameed for five, to leave their match against Nottinghamshire nicely poised. In only his sixth LV County Championship match since June 2019, the former England seamer...
Posted On 08 Apr 2022 at 7:22 pm
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Petrol filling stations run dry after oil terminal protest

A number of petrol filling stations in and around Brighton and Hove are reported to have run dry as a result of protests at oil terminals. Meanwhile, a similar protest led to the closure of Tower Bridge in London today (Friday 8 April). This afternoon, the Sainsbury’s filling...
Posted On 08 Apr 2022 at 7:12 pm
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‘Sabotage’ row fails to put brakes on rival cycle lane petitions

Campaigners for against a cycle lane along Old Shoreham Road in Hove were told that any future changes were a long way off. Representatives of each side presented petitions to a Brighton and Hove City Council meeting last night (Thursday 7 April) amid claims of the process being...
Posted On 08 Apr 2022 at 6:09 pm
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Police dog sniffs out domestic abuse suspect hiding in bushes

A police dog tracked down a domestic abuser after he drunkenly attacked a woman in Peacehaven. Connor Graves, 26, of Dana Lodge, in Central Avenue, Telscombe Cliffs, scarpered across fields having assaulted Sophie Kelly, in Pelham Rise, Peacehaven. Graves had cut himself while...
Posted On 08 Apr 2022 at 2:10 pm
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Father is spared prison after going out armed with weapons

A father has been spared prison having gone out armed with a taser and a knife after a call for help from his daughter. Jamie Marsh, 36, of Westbourne Gardens, Hove, and Firle Road, Brighton, admitted having the weapons on him when he was stopped and searched in Coldean in the...
Posted On 08 Apr 2022 at 7:15 am
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Multibillion-pound council boss bows out of Brighton and Hove for key job in Croydon

The mayor of Brighton and Hove led the tributes to a long-serving senior town hall boss as he bowed out last night for a key job in Croydon. Mayor Alan Robins said that Nick Hibberd would be “hugely missed” after he leaves his role as Brighton and Hove City Council’s executive...
Posted On 08 Apr 2022 at 12:10 am
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Neighbours object to drinks licence for Brighton store

A specialist grocer has applied for a licence to sell alcohol but faces objections from neighbours, Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Police. R&A Global Food Limited has applied for a premises licence for 17 Preston Road, Brighton, allowing the store to sell drink...
Posted On 08 Apr 2022 at 12:05 am
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Independent review under way into claims about councillors’ expenses

An independent review of two councillors’ expenses is under way after allegations of irregularities. The revelation was made by the Green leader of Brighton and Hove City Council at Hove Town Hall this evening (Thursday 7 April). Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty said that the...
Posted On 07 Apr 2022 at 11:21 pm
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