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Binmen in Brighton have announced two more weeks of strikes from October 21 - sparking council chiefs to urge residents to drop off their own rubbish at collection sites.

TWO major office developments with a combined cost of £430 million are nearing completion.

Council meetings have taken place remotely during the Covid pandemic RULES that pre-dated modern computers and which required councillors to attend meetings in person made no sense, according to the Green leader of Brighton and Hove City Council. Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty spoke out as a decision was reached to go back to business as normal from the start of next month. The move follows a number of changes brought in as part of the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. ...

The solar-powered shelter is located in Palmeira Square in Hove. The Living Roof Bus Shelter, also known as a Bee Bus Stop, has a roof planted with a mix of wildflowers and sedum plants, which are rich in nectar and a favourite of bees and other pollinating insects. As well as helping pollinators, the shelter also absorbs rainwater, supports the city’s biodiversity and is powered entirely by solar energy. It’s fitted with a smart lighting system, which only turns on when a passenger...

COUNCILLORS have agreed to spend part of a cash windfall on weeding overgrown pavements, with complaints also proliferating since local politicians approved a herbicide ban. Some of the extra money will fund a park and ride feasibility study, start up costs for a car co-op pilot scheme for electric vehicles and a tidy up team to tackle litter and graffiti. The “windfall” or end-of-year surplus arose because Brighton and Hove City Council budgeted cautiously during the coronavirus pand...

AMBULANCES and fire engines had to contend with queues of traffic amid a weekend of “bedlam” on the seafront.

THE council has launched the latest phase of its Keep Brighton and Hove Tidy campaign by cleaning some of the main streets across the city.

Councillors have been attending virtual meetings during the Covid pandemic COUNCILLORS are to start meeting in person again this month after a year of virtual meetings in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But meetings of the full Brighton and Hove City Council will be smaller with a maximum of only 14 out of 54 councillors likely to gather in the town hall chamber. The changes are being made after the expiry of a temporary change in law which allowed meetings and votes to take place o...

HOSTING large events despite the easing of coronavirus restrictions remains "a huge challenge," the city council has claimed.

Brighton UK 30th March 2021 - The traffic congestion on Brighton seafront as visitors flock to the seaside on the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures reaching the mid 20s centigrade in parts of the South East : Credit Simon Dack / Alamy Tourism chiefs are targeting mobile phone-friendly travel booking sites such as Expedia and Airbnb to try to attract staycation visitors to Sussex. They are particularly keen to boost the number of business guests and other overnight visitors �...