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Poor performance in housing service to be debated by councillors
WEB20 hours ago · Serious failings in Brighton and Hove City Council’s housing service are due to go before the cabinet and a scrutiny committee in the coming weeks. The Regulator of Social Housing said that the council “is failing to ensure that it meets a number of legal requirements in relation to health and safety”. And “significant improvements ...
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WEB2 days ago · Police hunt for scaffolding burglar. by Jo Wadsworth. 10 September 2024. 2. A burglar who uses scaffolding to get into homes in Brighton and Hove is being hunted by police.
Brighton and Hove Albion loan midfielder to Stoke City
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Brighton and Hove Albion have agreed a season-long loan deal with Championship side Stoke City for 20-year-old midfielder Andrew Moran. The Republic of Ireland international – he made his debut last November – has also signed a new contract with the Seagulls, running until June 2028. Albion said …
Government rejects plea to ‘call in’ Royal Mail plans
WEB19 hours ago · The government has turned down a request by campaigners to “call in” the Royal Mail’s planning application to build a distribution centre at Patcham Court Farm. Resident Paul Mannix put together the “statement of case” before Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee approved the application, subject to conditions.
Housing chiefs eye key Hove site for hundreds of low-cost homes
WEBTuesday 11 Jun, 2024 at 12:05AM. A A. 5. The council is looking to build about 300 low-cost homes at a key site in Hove through its joint venture with a leading housing association. The scheme, which would cost about £50 million overall, would be among the first decisions to be made by the new Labour cabinet …
Police return as residents riled in dispute over obstructed right of ...
WEB3 days ago · Police return as residents riled in dispute over obstructed right of way. Police were called to a blocked right of way for the second time in four days after a councillor organised a gathering at one end of the path for a photo opportunity. The Conservative councillor, Ivan Lyons, was barracked at length by the occupants of a neighbouring ...
New skatepark, pump track and roller area now open
WEB3 days ago · A new skatepark, pump track and roller area on Hove seafront is now open. The wheeled sports area is at the western end of the new Hove Beach Park, next to Hove Lagoon. The skate plaza includes banks, kerbs, ledges, kickers, transitions, manny pads, rails and boxes. The pump track is 150m long and the roller area is 600sqm.
Brighton and Hove named as one of Britain’s greenest cities …
WEBOct 28, 2021 · Brighton and Hove has been named as one of Britain’s greenest cities in a new study commissioned by one of the country’s biggest banks. The study analysed and ranked the 25 most populous cities in Britain against 17 criteria and found that Brighton and Hove was the fourth greenest.
New covid cases rise again as government sets out ‘Plan B’ measures
WEBDec 8, 2021 · Almost 2,000 people tested positive for covid-19 in Brighton and Hove in the seven days to Saturday 4 December. The figure – 1,907 new cases – was an increase of 329 or 21 per cent – from the 1,578 cases in the previous seven-day period. The rate – among the highest 20 per cent in the UK – rose from 541 to 654 cases for every 100,000 ...