19th September 2020 / 19th September 2020 by greengroup
Green Council welcome substantial £3.429m funding win following bid to Government Green Councillors have today celebrated news that Brighton and Hove City Council has been awarded £3.429m in funding support from Government to tackle rough sleeping. Following an agreement of Policy and Resources Committee in August, the council had already agreed to continue providing temporary […]
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18th September 2020 / 18th September 2020 by greengroup
Call for Government action to support staff, pupils and parents as difficulty accessing tests leaves schools without capacity amid Covid-19 Green Councillors have today spoken out on how a lack of national Covid-19 test capacity continues to affect schools, pupils and staff in Brighton and Hove. With the council notifying the city that the local […]
Green Councillors would like to thank Councillor Pete West for his role as joint chair of the council’s Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee (ETS). Councillor West has stood aside from the role as joint chair, and Councillor Amy Heley will now take on the role in full. Councillor Pete West said: “It has been an […]
12th September 2020 / 29th September 2020 by
From September, 14 schools will be taking part in the city’s School Streets project, which aims to help get children safely back to school by making extra physical distancing space at the school gate. The scheme, approved in June by the council’s Environment, Transport and Sustainability committee is based on successful work of schools in […]
26th August 2020 / 26th August 2020 by hannahclare
Green Councillors urge residents and visitors to take more sustainable transport choices as they make changes to temporary walking and cycling measures Green Councillors have today reaffirmed their commitment to listening to concerns raised by residents about the temporary walking and cycling measures introduced in the city over recent weeks and months. Following concerns raised […]
20th August 2020 / 29th September 2020 by
Appeal to protect tenants from eviction and surge in homelessness as Conservative Government drop ‘no evictions’ and ‘no benefit sanctions’ approach. Concerns that plans to end moratorium on evictions and reintroduce benefit sanctions amid Covid-19 could force more onto streetsGreen Councillors joined calls for stronger support for tenants facing eviction and benefit sanctions at a […]
14th August 2020 / 29th September 2020 by
Emergency housing put in place to help keep homeless people in the city safe through the Covid-19 pandemic will be available at least until the end of December. A special meeting of the Policy & Resources Committee today (14 August 2020) agreed to extend the provision of self-contained accommodation to avoid the need for anyone […]
13th August 2020 / 29th September 2020 by
Provisional results across Brighton & Hove show good A-level performance city-wide, maintaining year on year improvements. The overall results remain positive, with a pass rate for grades A*-E up slightly from 98.5% to 98.6%, while at AS-Level the pass rate for is up from 78.6% to 87.3%. However, all centres have expressed concern about the national moderation […]
11th August 2020 / 29th September 2020 by
Electric vehicle owners looking to charge their cars in Brighton & Hove now have more options than ever. A project to install 207 on-street charging points is almost complete with 160 points ready to use and over 40 more being installed in the next few weeks. The work has been funded thanks to £300,000 from […]
10th August 2020 / 29th September 2020 by
Brighton & Hove City Council has expressed anger and frustration at the government’s refusal to adapt its funding rules and allow local businesses to benefit from around £11m of desperately needed financial support. The £11m is money the council has already been given by the government to allocate to local businesses. Back in April the […]
