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Brighton and Hove has its youngest ever mayor after councillors elected 33-year-old Green councillor Alex Phillips. She took up the chains of office at Brighton Town Hall with her 19-month-old son on her lap and her husband, fellow Green councillor Tom Druitt, appointed as her...

After a year in office Councillor Dee Simson is stepping down as mayor. It was a busy time for the Woodingdean councillor who carried out more than 500 engagements. Her highlights were the Remembrance Day commemorations, the Children’s Parade, citizenship ceremonies, Pride,...

Councillor Bridget Fishleigh took her seat today (Wednesday 22 May) after becoming only the second Independent to have been elected in the 25 years since Brighton and Hove merged. Councillor Fishleigh stormed through to win the largest share of the vote in the Rottingdean Coastal...

Campaigners calling for a fresh consultation into a major traffic project hope that they have support from the people holding the purse strings. Members of the Valley Gardens Forum, which includes representatives from businesses, residents, the tourism industry and entertainment...

Neighbours are objecting to plans to build four blocks of flats which would be truly affordable to working people on low wages from the local area. The plans have been submitted by the joint venture between Brighton and Hove City Council and Hyde Housing. The joint venture, known...

Neighbours were left with nowhere to turn after a party got out of hand at a Brighton property let through Airbnb. Dozens of young people flooded out of the large house in Stanley Road, Brighton, and fights started in the street after it was let for a party. People from Stanley...

The Labour and Green groups have agreed to work together on key issues as the dust settles after the Brighton and Hove City Council elections. In a joint statement they said: “The Labour administration and Green opposition agree to work together to tackle key issues affecting the...

Neighbours objected and the council said no – but seven more Brighton properties can be used as shared houses after planning permission was granted on appeal. All seven are in wards where Brighton and Hove City Council restricts the conversion of family homes into houses in...

Health commissioners have brought in a jobs freeze as they prepare to decide on a series of mergers aimed in part at cutting running costs. The mergers are expected to reduce the number of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Sussex from seven to three. The Brighton and Hove...

As we see the dust settle from the local elections in Brighton and Hove, none of the parties saw the results we were all hoping for. Labour didn’t become the majority administration. The Greens didn’t become the minority administration. The Conservatives didn’t even remain the...