Greens join local campaigners and charities calling for the cancellation of Marilyn Manson booking 9th June 2025 / 18th June 2025 by Green Party Admin The performance is due to take place at the Brighton Centre – a council-owned venue – going against the city’s values and creating serious concerns about safeguarding Siân Berry MP and Cllr Chloë Goldsmith, along with local campaigners and charities, have written to the leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Bella Sankey, asking that […] Read more »
Greens demand urgent action on ‘shambolic’ glyphosate opt-out scheme 3rd June 2025 / 9th June 2025 by greengroup COUNCILLORS are calling for a list of opted-out streets to be published, after residents have witnessed multiple roads erroneously sprayed with the ‘toxic’ chemical Green Party councillors are calling on the Labour administration to take immediate action on what they are calling “shambolic” failures in the council’s implementation of their glyphosate opt-out scheme. Multiple groups […] Read more » Brighton and Hove City Council environment glyphosate
Brighton & Hove Greens demand answers from Labour over disability and welfare cuts 9th May 2025 / 9th May 2025 by greengroup Brighton & Hove Green Party (with eight Green councillors locally) are today demanding that Labour MPs Chris Ward and Peter Kyle rebel against the horrific cuts to welfare and disability benefits planned by the Labour Government – or explain to Brighton & Hove residents why they are ignoring pleas from those who stand to be most […] Read more »
Warning signs for Labour with reduced majority in Westbourne and Poets’ Corner by-election 2nd May 2025 by ExtComms Geoff Shanks came second in yesterday’s Westbourne and Poets’ Corner by-election, receiving 24.9% of the vote. The seat was won by Labour with a reduced majority. At the last local council elections in 2023, Labour won by over 1000 votes – but this time the gap was reduced to just 209 votes. Greens say this […] Read more »
Geoff Shanks selected as Green Party candidate in Westbourne and Poets’ Corner by-election 17th March 2025 / 17th March 2025 by ExtComms Brighton and Hove Green Party has selected Geoff Shanks, as the Green Party candidate for the Westbourne and Poets’ Corner by-election. This council by-election has been called following the resignation of Labour councillor Leslie Pumm. Greens say that Geoff is the candidate to “hold Labour to account”. Geoff lives in the ward with his wife […] Read more »
#BringItBack – Greens support UNISON in calling for a People’s Budget for Brighton & Hove 29th January 2025 / 17th March 2025 by ExtComms Community Not Cuts – UNISON RallyThurs 30th Jan, 3:30pm, Hove Town HallEvent link: https://fb.me/e/2vbwUy9H8 “More cuts. More job losses. fewer services. without a people’s budget, more decline is on the way for Brighton and Hove.” A Labour Council, and a Labour government – yet Brighton & Hove UNISON’s warning about what’s to come for our city […] Read more » #Labour Brighton and Hove City Council
Greens accuse Labour of ‘stifling democracy’ over Scrutiny Committee allocations 20th September 2024 / 20th September 2024 by ExtComms Despite an increase in their number, Green councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council will not receive an extra seat on a key scrutiny committee. Since winning an extra council seat at the Brunswick & Adelaide by-election in Hove on 4 July, Green councillors have been due to receive an extra seat on the council’s […] Read more » Brighton Brighton & Hove City Council Brunswick & Adelaide Cabinet Committees Councillors Greens hove Labour Licensing Committee Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee Steve Davis
Councillors call for ‘Freedom of the City’ for champions’ Brighton Table Tennis Club 18th September 2024 / 18th September 2024 by ExtComms The call follows recent medal wins from two Brighton & Hove athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics 17 September 2024 – Brighton & Hove Green councillors are proposing that Brighton & Hove City Council should award the prestigious Freedom of the City to Brighton Table Tennis Club (BTTC), in recognition of the incredible work they […] Read more » Bly Twomey Brighton Brighton & Hove City Council Brighton Table Tennis Club Freedom of the City Green councillors hove Paris Olympics Pete West Table tennis Will Bayley
Thank you, Caroline, for 14 years’ service as our local MP 8th September 2024 / 8th September 2024 by ExtComms 8 September 2024 – Tributes to Caroline Lucas poured in at Autumn Green Party Conference (6-9 September, Manchester) Green Party conference delegates burst into huge applause and gave a standing ovation for Brighton’s former Green MP Caroline Lucas as she addressed the conference with a passionate valedictory speech about the future of Green politics. Caroline […] Read more »
City Greens join peaceful protest against far-right agitators 9th August 2024 / 10th August 2024 by ExtComms Wednesday’s counter-demonstration showed hope will always win against hate in Brighton and Hove 9 August 2024 – Brighton and Hove Green Party were proud to join the thousands of counter-protesters who flooded Queen’s Road in Brighton to protest peacefully against the threat of organised racist and Islamophobia violence on the streets of our city on […] Read more » anti-immigration Brighton City of Sanctuary Counter-demo Far-right protests Greens Kerry Pickett Ollie Syke Pete West Sian Berry Steve Davis Sue Shanks
