Brighton and Hove looks to join forces with West Sussex councils
WEB4 hours ago · Brighton and Hove City Council has submitted a letter expressing interest in joining forces with seven district councils in West Sussex to form a new “devolved” local authority. The letter was sent in response to an invitation from the government which wants to create new combined councils run by directly elected “metro mayors” like ...
£750k grant helps safeguard Madeira Terrace restoration
WEB15 hours ago · Wednesday 2 Oct, 2024 at 12:05AM. A A. 3. 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 injection, this time from Historic England.
Review of secondary school places and catchment areas to start
WEB1 hour ago · A key aim of the review is to cut 345 classroom places – from 2,560 to 2,215 – by September 2030. The number of secondary school students is expected to have fallen from 2,278 next September to 2,023 by September 2030. But four of the ten secondary schools in Brighton and Hove are either academies or church schools which set their own ...
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Another 5 per cent council tax rise in the pipeline
WEB2 days 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 …
WEB5 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 …
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WEB3 days ago · Council could seek to have directly elected mayor for Brighton and Hove. by Frank le Duc - local democracy reporter. 27 September 2024. 17. Brighton and Hove City Council is preparing to take the first step towards having a directly elected mayor, councillors were...
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 ...