Brighton & Hove defies government on nursery opening
Brighton & Hove City Council has announced it is closing all council-run nurseries to all but vulnerable children and the children of key workers. While the government has ordered all primary and secondary schools to close, in his television address to the country on Monday the prime minister said nurseries could stay open. Brighton & Hove said it was making the move - believed to be the first such decision in the country - in light of the increase in Covid-19 cases across the city. Hannah Clare (Green), chair of the children, young people and skills committee of the council, which operates a...