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7th July 2015 by
For over a year residents in Hanover and Elm Grove (HEG), through their Local Action Team (HEGLAT) have been conducting surveys and meeting together to develop a “community plan” for parking and street improvements in the area. The outline proposal, which has the support of Green and Labour councillors for Hanover and Elm Grove, […]
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3rd July 2015 by
Green Councillors are leading a campaign to stop the Post Office on Western Road being closed in early 2016. Post Office Limited launched a public consultation on the future of the post office at 22 Western Road, Hove on 24th June 2015, saying that the existing provision would be ‘merged’ with a post office on Melville Road, about a mile distant up a hill. The result […]
2nd July 2015 by
The Green spokesperson for Environment, Transport and Sustainability has condemned the additional runway capacity which the Airports Commission is considering options for, including an extra runway at Gatwick, as a failure to address the big challenges facing us. Councillor Pete West said: “None of the options presented are satisfactory. The world needs less air […]
19th June 2015 by
Hundreds from Brighton are expected to join tens of thousands nationwide in London for a major anti-austerity demonstration that is expected to take over much of central London tomorrow, Saturday, 20th June. Organised by the People’s Assembly Against Austerity, the protest will gather outside the Bank of England and then march on Westminster where […]
18th June 2015 by
The Green Group of Councillors have condemned today’s removal of Brighton & Hove City Council Chief Executive, Penny Thompson CBE, calling it a clumsy and costly mistake. Green Group convenor, Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty, said: “The Leader of the Council was not able to give us a stronger reason than a spat with the […]
17th June 2015 by
The Green Group of councillors is calling on Brighton & Hove City Council to action a pledge to provide truly affordable new council homes. Green spokesperson on housing, Cllr David Gibson, is presenting a motion to Wednesday’s Housing & New Homes Committee which argues that the new council housing development at Findon Road in […]
13th June 2015 by
A ‘City of Sanctuary’ is one where refugees and asylum seekers are welcomed, and their contribution to society celebrated. The concept is supported and promoted by a national network of local groups made up of businesses, community organisations and individuals. Highlighting its seaside location, Brighton & Hove has been branded ‘Sanctuary on Sea’. Linked […]
11th June 2015 by
Budget motion to Policy & Resources Committee on Thursday 11th June Green councillors have called on the Labour-run city council to continue the open and inclusive consultation process which they championed during the last four years. A motion to this Thursday’s Policy & Resources committee calls on the administration to “make all efforts to engage […]
9th June 2015 by
Greens repeat call for Hangleton Bottom site at Policy & Resources Committee on Thursday 11th June. Green councillors have called on the Labour-run city council to urgently revisit the decision that Greens put forward in October 2014 concerning the use of a site at Hangleton Bottom as a temporary Travellers Transit Site. They say there […]
1st June 2015 by
The Green Group of City Councillors have responded to a petition, calling for a review of the award-winning Lewes Road improvements scheme, calling its demands an unnecessary, ill-informed waste of time and money. The petition launched today by Daniel Yates, Labour councillor for Moulsecoomb and Bevendean, calls for “a full review of the scheme […]