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IT HAS been a year since the first person tested positive for coronavirus in Brighton and Hove. The seaside city was thrust into the international spotlight as it became only the second place in the UK to record a case of the deadly virus. A flurry of cases followed over the coming week as the eyes of the world watched on. A pub was shut after a customer contracted the disease, a GP was deep-cleaned when an employee tested positive and anyone who had been in contact with the virus was privately told to isolate - an alien concept at the time.

Council leader Phelim Mac Cafferty said there would be an emergency meeting to hear the concerns of cabbies TAXI drivers in Brighton and Hove look set to get £500,000 to help them get through the Covid crisis. The money would be shared between 1,300 cabbies in the city, after Brighton and Hove City Council backed the idea at a meeting yesterday. It follows the news that three of the city's taxi drivers have died during the pandemic with others struggling financially and some using food banks. Drivers will be able to apply for up to £400 as part of the scheme, intended to cover the c...

THE city looks set for its first by-election in three years. Residents in Hollingdean and Stanmer may soon go to the polls to choose another representative following a resignation. Labour Brighton and Hove city councillor Tracey Hill has announced she will be stepping down due to “family circumstances”. A political race to replace her would be the city’s first by-election since Nancy Platts was elected to the East Brighton ward in February, 2018. Although the contest has not been confirmed, local elections in other parts of the country are expected to go ahead in May despite c...

Councillors were told not to "chicken out" of making big decisions COUNCILLORS have been told not to "chicken out" of making big transport decisions - including introducing a ban on cars in Brighton. Green councillor Tom Druitt urged colleagues and political rivals make potentially unpopular decisions as part of the fight against climate change. He said they should be brave when discussing the new measures recommended by Brighton and Hove Climate Assembly and Youth Climate Assembly. Councillor Druitt said: “This does not mean we all have to go and live in caves. It does mean we are ...

RESIDENTS have recommended creating a car-free city centre and prioritising cyclists over cars as some of the ways Brighton and Hove could become…