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Hove Labour MP Peter Kyle criticised the “sham consultation” before the closure of the post office in Western Road in a debate in Parliament on “crown post offices”. Post Office bosses claimed that the number of customers using the branch had declined and...

Hundreds of people took part in a rally in defence of public services in Brighton earlier today (Saturday 13 October). The Brighton Pavilion Green MP Caroline Lucas was among the speakers at the event organised by Sussex Defend the NHS and the Brighton and Hove Trades Council....

Brighton charity urges people to learn how to prevent suicide A Brighton charity is urging people to learn how to prevent others from taking their own lives ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on Monday (10 September). The charity, Grassroots, is inviting people to a training...

Hove Station Neighbourhood Forum is holding its next public Have Your Say Day tomorrow (Saturday 7 July) shortly before England’s World Cup quarter-final match with Sweden. The event is taking place at the Honeycroft Centre, in Sackville Road, Hove, and offers an opportunity to...

For 20 years Brighton and Hove has celebrated Refugee Week with events highlighting refugees’ contributions, resilience and creativity. This year Refugee Week runs from Monday 18 June to Sunday 24 June, with events in Brighton starting on Saturday (16 June). They include...

Peter Kyle, Labour MP for Hove, has written to Govia Thameslink Railway chief executive Charles Horton urging him to make sure the rail company puts on enough fully manned trains for Pride. The Brighton and Hove Pride festival draws huge crowds, bringing millions of pounds into...

Hove MP Peter Kyle has signed the TUC’s “Dying to Work” charter, pledging to support and protect employees who become terminally ill. The Dying to Work campaign was set up by the trade union body after the case of Jacci Woodcook, a 58-year-old sales manager from Derbyshire. She...

Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas is backing a second referendum as only a “people’s poll” will stop the government “marching us towards a national calamity” that is a hard Brexit. The Greens’ joint leaders, Mrs Lucas and Jonathan Bartley, plan to spell out their message...

A masterplan is to be drawn up for an area near Hove Station after a £70,000 grant was awarded to Brighton and Hove City Council. The money will be used to create a masterplan and try to turn it into reality on land labelled the Conway Street Industrial Area. Almost 70 people...

The Hove Station Neighbourhood Forum is holding a “Have Your Say Day” to share updates on plans to build almost 1,000 homes in the area. It is the sixth feedback day to be organised by the group and will include information about schemes at the top of Sackville Road, in Newtown...