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Brighton UK 17th May 2020 - Brighton beach and seafront are pretty quiet at lunchtime on a warm day with a mixture of sunshine and clouds on the first weekend after the governments slight easing of lockdown restrictions in England during the coronavirus C Councillors in Brighton and Hove have taken a significant step forward for the future of the resort. They approved the building of a new hotel nine storeys high and containing 221 beds just off the seafront. It will take away the conference and exhibition halls at the Hotel Metropole. Why is this important? Let me take you back about 60 years when most resorts still catered mainly for families spending a fortnight by the sea. Suddenly continental countries such as Spain offered holidays with almost guaranteed sunshine at prices including full board and air fares still cheaper than those at home.