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Protestors carrying a banner for Rise during a previous demonstration SURVIVORS of domestic violence have been left "devastated" after a charity that has helped vulnerable people for more than 25 years lost a £5 million contract. A petition has been started after Rise lost its contract with Brighton and Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council and the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner during a retendering process. Within 24 hours of the petition being launched on Saturday, it had received more than 2,500 signatures, enough to secure a debate at a meeting of the full council in...

Madeira Drive in Brighton has been closed to motorists since April Conservative councillors were labelled “Trump-like” when they called for a focus on “value for money”. The comments came in response to six examples cited by the Tories as examples of how the Greens and Labour had wasted taxpayers’ millions. Councillor Samer Bagaeen said that money saved through the proposed value for money programme could be spent on things like ridding the city of graffiti. Brighton councillor Samer Bagaeen warns of 'element of risk' as lockdown eases He said that value for money was th...

Rockwater owner Luke Davis COUNCILLORS went against advice and granted planning permission for a seafront venue’s roof extension. Rockwater’s owner Luke Davis can now add a glazed first-floor extension, along with a lower-ground floor pergola and fire pit area to the Hove venue. Brighton and Hove City Council planning officers recommended the application was refused as the building would be too prominent and would contrast starkly with neighbouring buildings in the Sackville Gardens Conservation area. Planning consultant Ian Coomber spoke on behalf of Walsingham Road Residents Assoc...

Business owners waiting to hear about coronavirus-related grants have been urged to contact their councillor or Brighton and Hove City Council directly. Several grant schemes with different rules – and a third national lockdown – have all added to the challenges for council officials as they try to help businesses as swiftly as they can. But Conservative councillor Joe Miller said that two businesses in his Rottingdean Coastal ward had contacted him about delays to support grants. One business owner spent 11 hours trying to get through to the council on the phone to find out their...

From killer gunmen to a fake cancer bride: 600 people locked up in Merseyside in 2020 Murderers, evil rapists, gangland thugs and bent cops were all jailed last year Updated L-R Clement Martin, Toni Standen and Lee Abbott Get the inside track on the big stories from Liverpool Crown Court with our weekly newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains...