20th March 2018 by
20 March 2018 Local Green Councillors have called for better, long-term flood risk planning for the city, following news that plans to install flood gates and doors at 63 properties in Hove and Portslade cost around £430,000. [1] A report going to a meeting of Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee today (20th March) identifies the […]
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19th March 2018 by
19 March 2018 A repairs contract costing over £200m should be overhauled and brought back under council management, say local Greens.[1] Greens have raised repeated concerns over the multi-million pound housing repairs contract with Mears PLC, which has been beset with complaints. High-profile pricing scandals revealed the company charged up to twice the cost of […]
14th March 2018 by
14 March 2018 Greens have called for lessons to be learned on future sales of council housing stock as the Labour Council prepares to buy back a property it previously sold for £190k at a cost of £1.2m in order to meet housing demand. The property in Queens Park ward was sold by the Council […]
13th March 2018 / 8th February 2019 by hannahclare
Greens call for good work on night shelter to continue year-round Green Party Councillors in Brighton and Hove are calling for year round support to end rough sleeping as the Brighton Centre Night Shelter closes its doors. Last January Green Councillors successfully called on the council to use its empty buildings to accommodate rough sleepers. […]
13th March 2018 by
13 March 2018 Green Party Councillors in Brighton and Hove are calling for year round support to end rough sleeping as the Brighton Centre Night Shelter closes its doors. Last January Green Councillors successfully called on the council to use its empty buildings to accommodate rough sleepers. The temporary shelter, which has supported 102 people […]
22nd February 2018 / 12th February 2019 by
22 February 2018 Green budget proposals plan for future of city in face of housing crisis and climate change Work by the Green Group of Councillors on the Labour Council’s budget has identified fresh income that the Greens want to see used to prevent homelessness, protect services and boost environmentally friendly initiatives that will leave […]
21st February 2018 by
21 February 2018 The council can bring costly emergency accommodation services ‘in-house’ and reduce rough sleeping, say Greens. The Green Group of Councillors have revealed budget proposals that fund solutions to the homelessness crisis gripping the city. Greens are calling on the council to use funding found by their budget proposals to purchase emergency accommodation […]
20th February 2018 by
20 February 2018 Cuts to social care services leave patients ‘unsafe’ say local GPs Doctors in Brighton and Hove are desperately concerned at the lack of basic care support for their patients, due to cuts in adult social care services, a survey has revealed. Forty-seven of the city’s GPs have informed all Councillors of their […]
14th February 2018 by
14 February 2018 Convenor of the Green Group Phélim Mac Cafferty has responded to news that local arts hub and charity Fabrica could face closure as a result of council cuts. The contemporary arts gallery on Duke Street, which has been in receipt of a regular grant from Brighton and Hove City Council, has now […]
6th February 2018 by
A hundred years to the day when (some) women won the right to vote, Brighton Women’s Centre is reeling from the news that one of its core services – providing counselling for women’s mental health issues, is facing a huge cut. Green Councillors join the widespread condemnation of the £80,000 cut in funding that could […]