Conservatives unveil alternative budget proposals
Ahead of Thursday’s budget setting council meeting the Conservative group in Brighton and Hove has revealed its alternative proposals to the budget plan laid out by the Green administration. The most significant difference is the proposal to freeze council tax by accepting the Government’s £3m grant to subsidise the freeze. The Green Party More...
Council leader outlines opposition to Right to Buy scheme
The leader of Brighton and Hove City Council has outlined his administration’s opposition to the Government’s Right to Buy scheme. The Right to Buy scheme entitles tenants to buy their council home at More...
Labour Lord dismisses city council leader-in-waiting
Lord Bassam, or Baron Bassam of Brighton as he is also known, has dismissed the qualities of the leader-in-waiting for Brighton and Hove City Council, Cllr Jason Kitcat. Cllr Kitcat is set to take over from Cllr More...
Opposition groups challenge Greens on allotments
The leader of the Conservative group in Brighton and Hove has challenged the Green-led administration to reverse its planned increase in allotment charges. The Green Party has proposed in its budget to increase More...
Greens face campaign over allotment rent hike
The Green-led council is facing a campaign from allotment holders in Brighton and Hove over plans to increase the fees to rent a plot in the city. The council are proposing to increase the charges to rent an allotment More...
Jason Kitcat to become new council leader
Councillor Jason Kitcat is set to become the new leader of Brighton and Hove City Council after the cabinet member for finance was announced as the only candidate to replace Cllr Bill Randall in the post. Cllr Randall, More...
Student housing consultation begins
Proposals to extend the range of rental properties requiring a licence have been unveiled and a period of consultation in the city has begun. Brighton and Hove City Council wants to improve the standard of accommodation More...
Social media use leads to increase Christmas tree recycling
The use of social media by Brighton and Hove City Council is believed to have led to an increase in the number of Christmas trees that has been recycled in the city. The volume of discarded trees gathered at the More...
Council back down on parking charges following traders’ protest
Brighton and Hove City Council has agreed to reduce a planned increase in the cost of parking permits for traders following a series of protests. A group called Traders Need Transport (TNT) was established in the More...
Councillors clash over proposal to sell special number plate
Brighton and Hove City Councillors have this evening clashed over plans to sell a special number plate to raise money for causes in the city. The ruling Green administration has proposed selling the CD1 number plate More...