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A COUNCILLOR who once claimed she would turn a jet washer on homeless tents says beggars are putting people off the city as it reopens following the easing of the Covid lockdown. Conservative councillor Dawn Barnett said homeless shelters in the city centre are giving Brighton a bad image and stopping tourists coming to the city. It comes as tourism chiefs target mobile phone-friendly travel booking sites such as Expedia and Airbnb to try to attract staycation visitors. Speaking to The Argus, Councillor Barnett said people sleeping rough need to be moved to a camp in East Brighton Park, away from holidaymakers. ....
Neighbours are angry about proposed changes to the Shoreham Road cycle lane CYCLE lane changes proposed by the council will add to traffic jams and increase pollution, making walking and cycling even less attractive, according to people living closest to the scheme. Neighbours said that the current chaos would get worse along the A270 Old Shoreham Road, with plans to stop traffic turning right into Stapley Road. It would also force more people driving to the Knoll Estate, which includes a business centre, to take longer routes using Hangleton Road, Holmes Avenue, Nevill Road and Nevill Avenue. The latest proposals also involve closing or restricting other junctions, creating new crossings and extending the Old Shoreham Road cycle lane to the boundary of Portslade and Southwick. ....
The reality of Brighton’s begging problem has come into sharp focus during the pandemic. With all rough sleepers having been offered accommodation, food and support for nearly a year now, supported by £6.4 million in Government funding, many residents have been surprised to see regular begging continuing as usual across the city. This has led Andy Winter of Brighton Housing Trust to speak frankly to The Argus, describing begging as the “elephant in room” that needs to be looked at by our city council. He said begging has very little to do with homelessness and rough sleeping but everything to do with addictions. ....