20th February 2015 by
Brighton & Hove has been granted £8 million of government funding to transform the heart of the city, following a successful application by the Green-led Brighton & Hove City Council. This brings to £70 million the amount of external funding that has been won for city improvements during the Greens’ tenure so far. The […]
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13th February 2015 by
Brighton and Hove Green Party this weekend launch a major campaign against austerity and government cuts with a series of street theatre performances across the centre of Brighton & Hove. The campaign – Our City Our Future – will be spending the next year working with local communities, and those who use threatened council services, to […]
8th February 2015 by
Green-led Brighton and Hove City Council has won a national transport award for the recent Lewes Road improvement scheme, beating 87 other entrants. The Smarter Travel Awards and Brighton & Hove won the ‘most improved journey to work” for improvements to Lewes Road. The city council won further praise by being shortlisted for the […]
7th February 2015 by hannahclare
‘PASSENGERS BEING ROUTINELY FAILED TWICE-OVER – DELAYED TRAINS AND PITIFUL COMPENSATION’ Caroline Lucas MP held talks with the Rail Minister and train bosses this week, calling for urgent improvements to services. She called for the summit last month amid further fare hikes and continued disruptions for passengers across the South East. Passengers were being routinely failed twice-over she […]
6th February 2015 by hannahclare
Focus of Green budget is to protect services for the elderly, adults in care, children and those living below the poverty line. The Green administration on Brighton & Hove City Council today published for the first time its full proposals for the 2015/16 city council budget, including details of the essential services that can be […]
The Conservative-led government is imposing huge cuts to Brighton and Hove’s funding for the fourth year running and the city is facing a £26m budget gap this year. Over the past four years the coalition government has cut funding for our city services by a frightening 32% in cash terms. Deputy Leader of the Council […]
16th January 2015 by hannahclare
Brighton & Hove Greens announce that the Green Party membership in the city shot well past the 1200 mark yesterday and continues to climb. The news came as the national Green Party’s UK membership passed that of Ukip and Lib Dems(1), making the Green Party the third largest party across the UK(2). Brighton & Hove […]
3rd January 2015 by hannahclare
Rail privatisation has become characterised by poor services, cramped trains and extortionate fares. It’s ripping off passengers, harming the economy and failing the environment… Caroline Lucas Brighton Pavilion MP to join Brighton Passengers in rally against rail fare rises: UK railways £1 billion better off in public hands Her Bill for a public railway recieves […]
18th December 2014 by
Lord Ashcroft, the Tory polling strategist, has released a new poll into voting intention in Brighton Pavilion constituency which suggests that MP Caroline Lucas has opened up a 10 point lead over Labour in the general election likely next May. The 1,001 voter sample puts Caroline on 38% with Labour trailing on 28% and Tories […]
16th December 2014 by
Greens have celebrated the official opening of a new school in Holland Road, Hove. Open since September, the school is the result of a major £2.4 million refurbishment to convert the old Hove Police Station into a modern school. The school currently has 90 Year 3 pupils, but within four years, the school will be […]