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Children could be fined more money for overdue library books as part of a council plan described by the Tories as “mean”.

AN HISTORIC garden been described as "extremely unsafe" after a sinkhole doubled in size.

A DEEP "sinkhole" has suddenly appeared at a public garden in the city centre.

A CHRISTMAS festival that turned a historic garden into a "muddy quagmire" should be moved, the Tories have said.

CONSERVATIVE councillors have called on the council to take steps to spruce up the city ahead of the Platinum Jubilee later this year.

COUNCILLORS plan to discuss proposals to cut admission numbers at seven primary schools at a special meeting next month.

Molly Malones West Street Brighton. A SECRET panel of councillors held a hearing behind closed doors today that could strip a Brighton pub of its licence and throw people out of their jobs. Sussex Police asked a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel to hold a hearing in private – and the panel agreed. And despite the laws governing open justice, the council also withheld 200 pages of evidence, some relating to a criminal case in which the defendant has already been convicted, h...

There are almost 2,500 people on the waiting list for allotments in Brighton and Hove CALLS for a full report into allotment services have been backed by councillors after plot holders raised concerns about the number of vacant sites. Conservative councillor Robert Nemeth asked Brighton and Hove City Council for the report because there is an extensive waiting list of almost 2,500 and a large number of apparently vacant plots. Cllr Nemeth, whose partner has an allotment, wanted to know wh...

Delivery drivers are “taking over” limited parking spaces in Brighton and Hove, councillors heard today.

A NEW grocery shop in Brighton has been granted a licence to sell alcohol but will not be able to stay open as late as the owner wanted.