£2m to prevent homelessness in Green budget proposals 21st February 2018 by hannahclare 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 for people at […] Read more » #BHCCbudget homelessness
Councillors should give up parking perks to plug cut in home-to-school transport, say Greens 21st February 2018 by hannahclare Green amendments identify £30k from scrapping Councillors’ free car parking spaces across the city Greens are calling on Councillors from all parties to give up their free parking spaces, saying the money saved could be used to protect home-to-school transport for disabled children. An amendment from the Greens to the budget meeting on Thursday (22nd […] Read more »
£2m to prevent homelessness in Green budget proposals 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 […] Read more »
Greens call for serious review of council cuts as city GPs issue grave social care warning 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 […] Read more »
Plea to support Fabrica gallery as fundraiser begins to plug council cuts 15th February 2018 by hannahclare 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 launched a fundraising […] Read more » cuts
Plea to support Fabrica gallery as fundraiser begins to plug council cuts 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 […] Read more »
Greens condemn cuts to Brighton Women’s Centre services 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 […] Read more »
Keith Taylor MEP Weekly Update 2nd February 2018 by 2 February 2018 Proposal to let Government overrule local democracy on fracking ‘frightening’, says Green MEP Responding to the news that the Communities and Local Government Select Committee is seeking submissions on whether planning applications for fracking in England should be decided by a government minister, rather than local councils, Keith Taylor MEP, Vice President […] Read more »
Greens Call for Action on City's Poisonous Air 1st February 2018 by 1 February 2018 Green Councillors in Brighton and Hove are calling for an annual ‘Cleaner Air Day’ to improve poor air quality in the City and to raise awareness of the problem of toxic pollutants and the harm they cause to residents’ health. Proposals being put forward to a meeting of full Council today (Feb […] Read more »
Labour’s Council Tax rises will hit the poorest hard 1st February 2018 by hannahclare So it looks like our Labour Council administration will propose a council tax rise of just under 6% for the next financial year. These new bigger bills will land on our doorsteps in March. Was it really only three years ago that Labour responded to the Greens’ proposals to ask the city for their thoughts […] Read more »