Brighton and Hove secondary schools urged to make it easier to recycle uniforms
Secondary schools are being urged to make more secondhand uniforms available as a way of helping to “poverty-proof” the school day. It was one of the ideas put forward by children from across Brighton...
View ArticleCampaigners celebrate blocking low-cost homes plan for poorer Brighton families
Campaigners were celebrating after plans to build low-cost homes for hundreds of poorer working families in Brighton were formally halted today (Monday 18 March). The protesters, from Save Whitehawk...
View ArticleBrighton hustings focuses on community housing
Housing was the theme of the first hustings ahead of the local elections for seats on Brighton and Hove City Council in May. Brighton and Hove Community Land Trust hosted the event at Brighton...
View ArticleThe full list of election candidates for Brighton and Hove City Council
Here is the full list of candidates for the local elections next month when all 54 seats on Brighton and Hove City Council are being contested. The elections are due to take place on Thursday 2 May...
View ArticleNine former councillors hit the comeback trail at the Brighton and Hove local...
Nine former councillors are standing for election to Brighton and Hove City Council at the local elections on Thursday 2 May. Five of the nine are Greens, although one of them sat as a Labour...
View ArticleBrighton and Hove mayor thanks more than 20 retiring councillors
More than 20 councillors stand down at the local elections today (Thursday 2 May), having given more than 250 years’ service to Brighton and Hove City Council between them. One of them – Geoffrey...
View ArticleNew council leader commits to a progressive and collaborative approach to...
Politics should be a route through which people can express their hopes and concerns; a safe place where we can talk about the kind of world we want to live in and plot a course to making it a reality....
View ArticleViews sought on new rules to limit spread of student houses in Brighton and Hove
A public consultation on plans to limit the number of shared houses across Brighton and Hove starts on Monday (3 June). Brighton and Hove City Council is looking at whether to require owners of even...
View ArticleRow breaks out after officials decide which councillor should chair Brighton...
Tenant reps and politicians responded angrily to what they said was the undemocratic way that the chair of a council housing panel was changed without a vote. Two candidates each had four nominations...
View ArticleBrighton primary school requires improvement, according to inspectors
A Brighton primary school requires improvement, according to inspectors from the government’s official education watchdog Ofsted. St Mark’s Church of England Primary School, in Manor Road, Brighton,...
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