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£750k grant helps safeguard Madeira Terrace restoration
WEB13 hours ago · Tuesday 1 Oct, 2024 at 11:01AM. A A. 0. L-R: Tom Foxall (regional director, Historic England), Chris Ward, Bella Sankey, Cllr Mitchie Alexander, Max Woodford (assistant director of city development and regeneration) The first phase of the Madeira Terrace restoration is getting another £750,000 cash …
Housing failings to be dealt with by December, pledges senior ...
WEB16 hours ago · Most of the “significant failings” in Brighton and Hove City Council’s housing will be dealt with by December, a leading councillor said. Labour councillor Gill Williams, the cabinet member for housing and new homes, made the claim during discussions about the damning report published last month by the Regulator for Social Housing.
Another 5 per cent council tax rise in the pipeline
WEB1 day ago · Council tax is expected to rise by almost 5 per cent again next spring with Brighton and Hove City Council facing a forecast £105 million budget shortfall over the next four years. The council’s deputy leader Jacob Taylor told fellow cabinet members that the council was trying to tackle a £37 million budget gap next year alone.
Council could seek to have directly elected mayor for Brighton and …
WEB4 days ago · Brighton and Hove City Council is preparing to take the first step towards having a directly elected mayor, councillors were told yesterday (Thursday 26 September). The move was announced by the Labour leader of the council Bella Sankey at a cabinet meeting at Hove Town Hall. Councillor Sankey, who …
Madeira Terrace restoration ‘unlikely to start this year’
WEB4 days ago · Long-awaited work to restore the first section of the Madeira Terrace is unlikely to start this year, supporters fear. The project has been delayed and scaled back several times over the last 18 months, amid rising build costs and the new Labour administration’s decision to review the scheme in 2023. Last month the cabinet approved injecting ...
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WEB2 days ago · Brighton Station renamed this week in honour of city’s Paralympian. by Jo Wadsworth. 24 September 2024. 6. Brighton Station has been renamed this week to honour Bly Twomey's two Paralympic medals. The 14-year-old made history by becoming...
Crime rises in Brighton and Hove, according to new report
WEBMar 20, 2024 · A report to the council’s Equalities, Community Safety and Human Rights Committee said that there were 28,757 recorded crimes in Brighton and Hove in 2022-23. This was more than 1,000 crimes more than the 27,531 in 2021-22 but lower than 2019-20 when 29,393 crimes were recorded. The report breaks down recorded crime in …
New covid cases in Brighton and Hove rise by a fifth in a week
WEBSep 11, 2021 · A A. 1. The number of new coronavirus cases in Brighton and Hove has risen by more than a fifth in a week, according to figures published by Public Health England. The figures, for the seven days to Monday (6 September), show the number of new covid-19 infections rising to 957 from 787 in the previous seven-day period.
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 ...