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4th November 2020 / 4th November 2020 by greengroup
We continue to support staff, pupils and parents as government inaction leaves city vulnerable to Covid-19 Green Councillors have today spoken out ahead of the second lockdown period beginning tomorrow, where schools, colleges and universities will remain open. All schools in the city continue to follow government guidelines, and the latest government announcement has made […]
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2nd November 2020 / 2nd November 2020 by greengroup
Greens call on Government to ensure support for businesses forced to close over upcoming lockdown period. Greens have today called on Government to ensure the right support to businesses forced to close over lockdown, including provision of further funding to councils to provide business grant support. Pointing to the city’s arts, culture, tourism and hospitality […]
22nd October 2020 / 22nd October 2020 by greengroup
Proposals put to a meeting today by Green and Labour Councillors call for misogyny to be made a hate crime Green and Labour Councillors will today put forward proposals to reduce gender-based harassment in Brighton and Hove. Recognising the work of the Anti-Harassment Club, who have brought to light more than 120 recorded incidents of […]
Joint call from Green and Labour Councillors urge Conservative government to scrap plans to weaken local planning and impose areas of ‘growth and renewal’ on city Green Councillors have today supported calls from the Local Government Association to ‘keep planning local,’ joining a host of wildlife organisations and the Labour group in resisting proposed changes […]
Greens have today called on Government to provide resources to scale up test and trace efforts and support those affected by restrictions Proposals put by Green Councillors to a council meeting this evening, will see the council writing to Conservative ministers to request ‘urgent action to address the failings in the national test and trace […]
21st October 2020 / 22nd October 2020 by greengroup
Plans to approve the development of more affordable council homes for those on low incomes in the city have been supported today, despite opposition from Conservative party councillors that Greens have branded ‘shameful.’ Thanks to changes to an agreement with Hyde Homes to set up a ‘joint venture’ for housing, almost 350 homes will soon […]
14th October 2020 / 14th October 2020 by greengroup
Having become the new council leadership in early August, we have moved quickly to understand the issues affecting staff transferring from their former employer, Mears, into the council’s new Housing Repairs service, which began back in April, under the previous Labour-led council. Green Councillors have therefore met the GMB on numerous occasions to discuss and […]
9th October 2020 / 15th October 2020 by
Applications open from Monday 19 October for new Communities Fund grants for community-led projects to help reduce carbon in the city. A pot of £100,000 from the 2020-21 Communities Fund is being made available for innovative projects contribute to carbon reduction in the communities of Brighton & Hove. We’re looking to support projects that promote […]
8th October 2020 / 15th October 2020 by
Concept design work for the Madeira Terrace restoration project was given the go ahead by Policy & Resources Committee on Thursday 8 October. The project, which is sometimes called ‘MT30’, is the first stage of restoration and aims to restore at least 30 of the 151 arches that make up Madeira Terrace. Policy & Resources Committee […]
6th October 2020 / 15th October 2020 by
Brighton & Hove City Council is contributing £1,000 to a local campaign that would see more books in the city’s schools by authors and featuring characters from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds. https://www.youtube.com/embed/prA9pmbNDGM The Multicultural School Book Fund is a fundraising campaign set up by local parent Lisa Haygarth. It aims to raise £64,000 […]
1st October 2020 / 15th October 2020 by
Brighton & Hove residents have until midnight on 5 October to join the group of 3,000 households already registered for Solar Together Sussex. Solar Together Sussex is an innovative group-buying scheme for solar panels and battery storage that aims to boost renewable energy capacity across the county and help residents make significant savings on solar […]
Council leader Phélim Mac Cafferty has today thanked the hundreds of people who carried out community clean ups during the Keep Brighton & Hove Tidy fortnight. Businesses, community groups, tidy up teams, volunteers, councillors and council staff were all involved in helping keep the city clean. They carried out graffiti paint-outs, sticker removal, street jet […]
We’re asking parents, carers and residents in Brighton & Hove if they could help support the safe travel of children into some of the city’s schools. A number are taking part in our School Streets project, which sees temporary timed closures of roads close to schools’ entrances during drop-off and pick-up times, during term time. […]
Thirty new council homes have been completed in Selsfield Drive, Brighton, the latest in the council’s New Homes for Neighbourhoods building programme. The development, called Hawkridge Court, is made up of 14 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom flats, including two wheelchair accessible homes. The properties are being let to people on the council’s housing register and […]
Councillors have agreed a series of measures designed to support the safe travel of all residents in Brighton & Hove. At a meeting of the Environment, Transport and Sustainability (ETS) committee on Tuesday 29 September, members voted for a number of recommendations to support active travel during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, influenced by feedback from […]
29th September 2020 / 15th October 2020 by
On the eve of the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity, Brighton & Hove is supporting the call by UK nature charities to begin a ‘new era for nature.’ The RSPB has launched a campaign to draw attention to the worsening nature crisis. The State of Nature 2019 report revealed that 15% of all wildlife in the UK is now threatened […]
28th September 2020 / 28th September 2020 by greengroup
Community creates ‘pop up’ outdoor space on little-used site in Hanover and Elm Grove Green councillors joined residents in Hanover and Elm Grove to create and relax in a ‘pop-up parklet’, a temporary mini-outdoor space with chairs, cushions, a rug, plants and decorations. All were invited to contribute to an ideas board, which asked: ‘what […]
25th September 2020 / 15th October 2020 by
Creative people from across the city are coming together to make an Arts Recovery Plan to support the city’s cultural and events sector through the Covid-19 crisis. Part-funded by Brighton & Hove City Council, the plan will explore how the sector can recover from loss of income and how artists and organisations can adjust their […]
23rd September 2020 / 15th October 2020 by
Brighton & Hove’s citizens assembly on climate met for the first time last night, 22 September 2020. Around 50 residents came together online to look at how the city will address the climate crisis over the next 10 years and prioritise actions to take forward. The climate assembly is focusing on the question: How can we step up actions to reduce transport-related […]
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 […]
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 […]