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1st June 2022 / 5th June 2022 by greengroup
Chair of Brighton and Hove’s Children, Young People and Skills Committee Hannah Clare urges young people to have their say, as the UK celebrates ‘Power of Youth Day’ on Monday. Greens have today called on young people throughout Hove and Portslade to give their views on plans to introduce and improve spaces on the seafront […]
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20th May 2022 / 20th May 2022 by greengroup
An urgent meeting of senior Brighton & Hove City Councillors agreed to endorse the new governance arrangements for the NHS today. Green Councillors have today cautiously welcomed the introduction of new governance arrangements for the local NHS, which sees the chair of the city’s Health & Wellbeing Board appointed to a key decision-making body. The […]
17th May 2022 / 20th July 2023 by greengroup
Greens have criticised the Conservative government for once again failing to maintain their 2020 pledge to ban conversion practices despite acknowledging the practice as “absolutely abhorrent” and “has no place in this country”. May 17th is the anniversary of the 1990 decision of the World Health Organisation to remove homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases […]
26th April 2022 / 26th April 2022 by greengroup
Green Councillors have once again called on the Government to do more for Ukrainian refugees Green councillors have once again challenged the Government’s flagship ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme. This follows a story in The Guardian of a Ukrainian who was left homeless in Brighton & Hove as her placement fell through. Greens say that […]
24th April 2022 / 24th April 2022 by greengroup
Libby Darling, the Green Party candidate in the upcoming by-election in Rottingdean Coastal ward, has raised alarm at the closure of St Luke’s Surgery in Saltdean Greens have today raised alarm at the closure of St Luke’s Surgery in Saltdean, announced last week by Sussex NHS commissioners. Although in practice, patients will be supported by […]
22nd April 2022 / 22nd April 2022 by greengroup
Green Councillor Sarah Nield has today written to the secretary of state for education, Nadhim Zahawi calling on measures to protect schools and communities from the ongoing impacts of covid-19. Green Councillors in Brighton & Hove have today called for the introduction of a better plan to manage the ongoing impacts of the pandemic in […]
21st April 2022 / 22nd April 2022 by greengroup
Greens welcome decision to grant a lease to Brighton & Hove City Mission. Work to support the city’s emergency food network has today been given a further endorsement, as councillors agreed to support the granting of a lease in a council-owned building to Brighton & Hove City Mission. Estimates quoted in a report to councillors […]
Following a joint letter from Cllrs Clare and Powell to Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, NHS England have confirmed plans to improve access to trans healthcare in Sussex. Green Councillors have today celebrated news that NHS England are intending to open a gender identity clinic in Sussex by the end of the year. It follows […]
20th April 2022 / 22nd April 2022 by greengroup
Ahead of a protest against sewage pollution held in Worthing this weekend, Green candidate in the Rottingdean by-election Libby Darling has called for Rottingdean to get access to its own water quality monitoring. The Green Party has today called for the Environment Agency to ‘designate’ Rottingdean beach as bathing waters. At present, Rottingdean beach does […]
8th April 2022 / 20th May 2022 by greengroup
A joint letter from Cllrs Clare and Powell to Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee next week calls for councillor investigation on ‘state of trans healthcare’. Green Councillors have called on the NHS in Brighton and Hove to review how it can improve healthcare for people who are trans. In a letter to April’s meeting of […]
4th April 2022 / 4th April 2022 by greengroup
Libby Darling, the Green Party candidate in the upcoming by-election in Rottingdean Coastal ward, has welcomed the news that BTN bikeshare will introduce electric cycles and more hubs in 2023. The Green Party has welcomed a recent announcement that BTN Bikeshare, the city’s cycle hire scheme, looks set to expand next year. Brighton & Hove […]
31st March 2022 / 30th March 2022 by greengroup
The Brighton and Hove Green Party is proud to stand with our trans and non-binary siblings. We will not tolerate exclusion, discrimination or gender-based violence. Councillor Steph Powell co-Chair Tourism, Equalities, Communities and Culture committee says: “During the pandemic transphobic abuse has increased with four in five trans people in the UK experiencing a hate crime in the previous 12 months. We owe it to our trans siblings to […]
28th March 2022 / 28th March 2022 by greengroup
Brighton & Hove Green Party have launched a petition calling on Southern Water to stop releasing sewage into our seas and rivers Brighton & Hove Green Party have launched a new petition calling on Southern Water to commit to reducing sewage dumps into our waters to zero. Between 2010-2015, Southern Water knowingly dumped untreated sewage […]
24th March 2022 / 23rd April 2022 by greengroup
Brighton and Hove Green Party have announced Libby Darling as their candidate in the upcoming by-election in Rottingdean Coastal ward. Brighton and Hove City Council’s ruling party, have confirmed their candidate for the upcoming by-election in Rottingdean Coastal ward. It follows the announcement of Conservative Councillor Joe Miller’s resignation. Libby Darling previously stood for the […]
21st March 2022 / 21st March 2022 by greengroup
APPROACH TO SAFE PASSAGE & ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES Dear Secretaries of State, We write as Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council in conjunction with local charity Sanctuary onSea which, alongside other community groups, is committed to the welfare of refugees. Together,we are deeply concerned about the approach being taken to ensure safe passage […]
16th December 2021 / 11th October 2023 by greengroup
Tories refuse to heed advice on reducing contacts as other councils pull meetings in face of public health warnings Green Councillors have hit back at Conservatives for refusing to prioritise public health as Brighton & Hove follows other councils cancelling in-person meetings in the face of Omicron. Green, Labour and Conservative leaders previously lobbied the […]
9th December 2021 / 9th December 2021 by greengroup
Government failure to plan for new variants scuppers council plans to boost in-person options for staff and public Greens have criticised opposition councillors after two proposals to Brighton and Hove City Council next week were published yesterday, 8 Dec, calling for council services to ‘get back to work.’ Their publication comes on the same evening […]
22nd November 2021 / 11th October 2023 by greengroup
Work now progresses to the next stage, where council will develop initial list of locations for first 100 covered cycle racks. 2,053 responses were received to a survey, which finished on Sunday 14th November, where residents were asked to input where they would like to see a covered cycle hangar on their street. It follows funding […]
19th November 2021 / 19th November 2021 by greengroup
Councillors on the Tourism, Equalities, Communities and Culture Committee will be asked to approve updated project list for projects funded by developments in city, demanding better for our residents from new developments Plans for trees, house building, public art and more are on the council’s wish list for developer contributions as a refreshed Infrastructure Delivery Plan is put to […]
18th November 2021 / 18th November 2021 by greengroup
Green Councillors have expressed their anger at the “utter failure” of the Home Office, after they have opened a second hotel site for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Councillors have today expressed their frustration after the Home Office commissioned a second hotel for child refugees in Hove. It follows the opening of a site in Hove back in July, where nearly 60 young people […]
15th November 2021 / 15th November 2021 by greengroup
A report to Brighton & Hove City Council’s housing committee will this week set out plans to further reduce carbon emissions from council homes. Measures will also benefit private tenants and homeowners on low incomes. Plans to reduce the climate impact of some of Brighton and Hove’s homes are due to be discussed by councillors this week. A 2019 report from the […]
12th November 2021 by greengroup
Old Shoreham Road decision costs council much-needed funding The government has today confirmed that Brighton & Hove City Council will have funding docked as a result of a vote by opposition councillors seeking to remove the temporary Old Shoreham Road cycle lane. Correspondence from government confirms that Brighton & Hove has been awarded 25% less […]
12th November 2021 / 12th November 2021 by greengroup
Cllr Phélim Mac Cafferty made a regrettably bad decision in his travel choice when representing the City Council at a COP26 event in Glasgow. We believe that he issued uncharacteristically poor judgement in choosing to travel by plane for this event and it is correct that he has apologised for this. We have received assurances […]
8th November 2021 / 18th November 2021 by greengroup
Councillors on Brighton and Hove’s Children, Young People and Skills Committee will today discuss ongoing work to improve mental health services for young people across Sussex Councillors will today discuss vital work being completed across Sussex to improve mental health services for children and young people. The Foundations for our Future review, which was completed before the pandemic, addressed how work needs […]