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A low-traffic neighbourhood scheme may have been “killed” by a decision made by councillors at a budget meeting.

A proposal to close Hove Library on Saturdays was included in Brighton and Hove City Council’s draft budget papers as the result of an…

A councillor who has faced two “standards hearings” after complaints from the public has defended his records.

There have been a number of traffic incidents on Portland Road in Hove AN ACCIDENT and speeding traffic have led to two petitions calling for improved safety on a busy road in Hove. The petitions, asking for a 20mph limit along Portland Road and an improved crossing, were presented to Brighton and Hove City Council at Hove Town Hall. Conservative councillor Robert Nemeth presented a petition, signed by 687 people, calling for the speed limit to be cut from 30mph to 20mph. He favoured corner build-outs and entrance humps on side roads – and he said that before the pandemic he had met...

A WOMAN was sent "flying several yards" into the air after being hit by a car in Hove yesterday. The pedestrian was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with a serious injury after the collision in Portland Road. Emergency services were called to the scene around 3.15pm, following reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian. The injured pedestrian remains in hospital following the incident on Portland Road. Writing on Twitter, one man who claimed to see the accident said the woman was "screamed in agony on the kerb" after being hit. Witness Christopher H...