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Shared Lives: could you put your spare room to good use?

Graham Robson January 8, 2024

Meet Brighton & Hove City Council‘s Shared Lives team at Jubilee Library on Thursday, January 11 and find out how you could use your spare room to support someone by providing regular short breaks or full-time home Shared Lives carers provide support for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, or other support needs. They […]

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Politics

Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey calls for reinstatement of Household Support Fund

Graham Robson December 21, 2023

Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey is calling on the government to restore the Household Support Fund to keep vital support in place for vulnerable residents struggling to meet food and energy costs through the ongoing cost of living crisis. Councillor Sankey wrote to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt earlier this December to set out […]

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Politics

Government funding announcement for Brighton & Hove City Council ‘desperately disappointing’, says council’s deputy leader and finance lead Jacob Taylor

Graham Robson December 19, 2023

Brighton & Hove City Council’s deputy leader and finance lead Jacob Taylor (Labour) has described today’s local government funding announcement from the government as ‘desperately disappointing’. Councillor Taylor said: “This new announcement from the government falls disastrously short of meeting the huge inflationary costs and demand pressures facing the council next year. “In the last 13 […]

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Politics

“We have massive housing challenges”. Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey sets out her vision for an “inclusive and accessible city that is open for all”

Graham Robson December 18, 2023

From left to right: Cllr Liz Loughran, Council Leader Bella Sankey and Planning Agents’ Forum Chair Nick Lomax Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey set out her vision for an “inclusive and accessible city that is open for all” when she spoke to Brighton & Hove’s Planning Agents’ Forum on Thursday, December 14. The […]

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News

Jess Gibbons appointed as new Chief Executive of Brighton & Hove City Council

Graham Robson December 18, 2023

Jess Gibbons has been appointed as Brighton & Hove City Council’s new Chief Executive. Councillors agreed to the appointment on Thursday, December 14 at a meeting of the Full Council and she will start her new job on Monday, March 18, 2024.  Jess has been Chief Operations Officer at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council since […]

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Politics

Green Party councillor urges Brighton & Hove City Council to support local communities affected by Israel and Gaza conflict and take a stance against hate in all its forms

Graham Robson December 7, 2023

The Green Party in Brighton & Hove are calling on the council to offer more support to those affected by violent events in Israel and in Palestine, ahead of a meeting of all councillors next week.    In a series of proposals, Greens say councillors of all parties can and must come together to reassure […]

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In The South

Brighton & Hove City Council to recommend appointment of Jess Gibbons as its new Chief Executive

Graham Robson December 6, 2023

Brighton & Hove City Council has announced today (Wednesday, December 6) it will be recommending to a meeting of Full Council the appointment of Jess Gibbons as its new Chief Executive. Ms Gibbons has been Chief Operations Officer of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council since December 2021 and is likely to join the council […]

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Pride

Brighton & Hove city councillors set to agree plans to deliver annual Brighton & Hove Pride for the next five years

Graham Robson December 4, 2023

Brighton & Hove city councillors are set to agree plans to deliver the annual Brighton & Hove Pride festival and events for the next five years. A report is going to the council’s Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Economic Development Committee next week to agree the running of the Community Parade, Pride Village Street Party […]

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Brighton & Hove City Council left with an “effective budget gap of £31 million for next year’s budget”

Graham Robson December 1, 2023

Bella Sankey (Labour), Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, has today issued a stark warning on the financial situation faced by the council. It follows an Autumn Statement and local government settlement for next year that falls ‘disastrously short’ of meeting the huge inflationary costs and increasing demand for services facing the council next […]

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Montreal Arms in Hanover confirmed as an ‘Asset of Community Value’

Graham Robson November 13, 2023

The Montreal Arms in Hanover has been confirmed as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) after Brighton & Hove City Council successfully defended its decision to list the former pub. The news, which comes after its owner was ordered to replace its green, historic tiles, has been welcomed by councillors and by residents who have been campaigning […]

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