28th January 2022 / 28th January 2022 by
Support for sustainable flood prevention schemes in the city follows serious health concerns around raw sewage discharges in the sea around Saltdean Calls for greater investment and engagement from Southern Water following repeated reports of untreated sewage being dumped into the sea off the city’s coast were agreed by councillors last week. This follows Green […]
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20th January 2022 / 21st January 2022 by
Call for introduction of National Landlord Register acknowledged by Eddie Hughes MP but Greens call for urgency Plans for an upcoming Renters Reform Bill must include extra powers to clamp down on rogue landlords, Greens have urged government, following a letter received from the minister responsible for housing and rough sleeping. In a lobbying letter […]
11th January 2022 / 28th January 2022 by
Backing for campaign continues as union opens ballot for more than a third of a million council and school workers Following a successful proposal calling on all parties in Brighton & Hove City Council to back a campaign for fair pay for council and school staff, Greens have today renewed their support for the campaign […]
3rd January 2022 / 14th January 2022 by
GREEN RESPONSE TO ACORN REGARDING THE PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR (PRS) We recognise and share the frustration of private sector renters with the progress on our jointly agreed renters programme/ commitments for renters, that we have agreed with the Labour Group of Councillors. These goals cover some of the demands made by the community and renters […]
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 […]
9th December 2021 / 9th December 2021 by hannahclare
Action day on social media calls on government to protect pupils from Covid-19 so schools are able to stay open Greens are backing a campaign from trade unions Unison, GMB, Unite and NASUWT the Teacher’s Union calling on the Conservative government to keep pupils safe, to keep them in school. A day of action for […]
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 […]
