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Nurses and GMB, the union for NHS workers, are supporting a second national day of protest marches and rallies across the country including in Brighton and Hove. The union, which has been campaigning for “fair pay” for all NHS workers, is supporting members as they try to...

Brighton hospital bosses have rejected a call to work with an existing BME Network for black and minority ethnic staff. The rebuff has been criticised by campaigners but hospital trust chief executive Dame Marianne Griffiths defended the decision. She said that the BME Network...

Zippos Circus returns to Hove tonight (Tuesday 11 August) but in a different location to usual to make it easier for people to keep to the coronavirus social distancing rules. The circus is due to throw open its doors at 7pm in Hove Park rather than on the Hove Lawns where the...

Nurse Kelly Robbins organised a march for nurses from the Royal Sussex County Hospital through Brighton to The Level today (Saturday 8 August). Similar protests were held around the country with nurses pushing for a pay rise and recognition for their service during the...

The Sussex police and crime commissioner has spoken out after a surprise drop in the number of people reporting domestic violence and abuse during the coronavirus lockdown. Katy Bourne said: “While we are all deeply affected by this ongoing pandemic, those who have or are still...

FareShare Sussex has been swamped with new people and projects requesting food since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the coronavirus lockdown in the third week of March. The number of vulnerable people thrown into food poverty because they have lost their jobs is greater...

The Labour leadership candidates set out their stall at a hustings at the Grand hotel in Brighton today (Saturday 29 February). Party members from Brighton and Hove and beyond quizzed the three candidates still in the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn about their vision and their...

Labour’s three constituency parties in Brighton and Hove have chosen which MPs to back in the contest to become the next national leader and deputy leader. The two Brighton constituencies – Kemptown and Pavilion – picked Rebecca Long-Bailey while Hove plumped for Sir Keir Starmer...

Today Brighton Kemptown Labour Party votes on who to nominate for the Labour leadership. Brighton Pavilion Labour Party and Hove and Portslade Labour Party will vote on Saturday (8 February). Member-only meetings to decide on the Constituency Labour Party (CLP) nominations are...

Brighton and Hove for Europe organised a vigil last night (Friday 31 January) next to the Peace Statue on Hove Lawns as a simple moment to remember Britain’s contribution to the European Union and a solemn moment for people to come together to say goodbye. The crowd sang...