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Domestic & General open phone lines for Sport Relief
Brighton contact centre Domestic & General is dedicating its phone lines to Sport Relief from 6pm till midnight on Friday 19th March.
160 members of staff will accept telephone donations as an ess..
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West Pier to be removed
West Pier which has been a wreck for quite some time started to be removed from Brighton beach today.
The remains of the collapsed concert hall, the part closest to the shore, will be gradually disma..
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New late night Karaoke bar gets go-ahead
A new late-night karaoke bar in Middle Street has been given the go-ahead, despite vocal opposition from residents.
The licence was granted by Brighton and Hove City Council’s licencing committee...
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Volunteers from WRVS Brighton help launch the Nation
Two volunteers from Brighton charity WRVS were invited to London for a National Lottery photo shoot. ..
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City is out to woo gay USA
Brighton & Hove is teaming up with a national campaign to attract gay Americans to Britain.
The city council’s tourism arm VisitBrighton is working with VisitBritain on the initiative. It will mea..
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Tickets still available for Mayor's charity Burns Ni
Tickets are still available for a special Charity Burns Night Supper hosted by the Mayor of Brighton & Hove. It will be held on Monday 25 January at the Rendezvous Casino at Brighton Marina.
The ev..
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Launch of Big Nature
Schoolgirl Mia Falcon will join Brighton & Hove mayor, Councillor Ann Norman, to launch Big Nature - a series of special events in the city to mark the International Year of Biodiversity.
Jubilee S..
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Council scores city centre retail success
Despite the economic downturn Brighton & Hove City Council is still managing to let nearly all of its city centre retail units, with only one out of around 200 properties currently empty.
It’s a su..
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Psychiatrists' conference will make us happy
Tourism chiefs are in a positive frame of mind after securing a £1.5m psychiatrists’ conference for Brighton.
Some 600 delegates are expected to attend the event at the Hilton Metropole Hotel betwe..
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Everyone needs a buddy sometimes
Could you spare a couple of hours a week to help a local person who has a physical disability?
The council is looking for volunteers to act as ‘buddies’ for people who use our Montague House resour..
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Scrutiny Panel set up to look at 20mph speed limits
The Scrutiny Panel reviewing 20mph speed limits is holding the first of its public meetings tomorrow, Tuesday, 19 January, between 10am and 12noon at Hove Town Hall.
Brighton & Hove City Council ha..
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Pothole gangs hard at work in Brighton & Hove
Pothole gangs are already out and about in Brighton & Hove repairing the damage caused by the recent bad weather.
As the snow has thawed and potholes have appeared, Brighton & Hove City Council's ..
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No cutbacks to History Centres
Leading councillors have rejected proposals to move the Brighton History Centre and reduce opening hours at the city’s natural history museum.
The moves were included among £660,000 of savings for ..
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Can we grow greens on our greens?
Plans to allow residents to grow food on patches of spare land are being considered by Brighton & Hove council.
The move would emulate the Incredible Edible scheme pioneered by northern towns such ..
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New primary places created at two schools
Two of our primary schools have been given the go-ahead to expand pupil numbers in a move that will help an extra 60 local sets of parents get a place for their child at one of their preferred schools..
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Council retains 'most gay-friendly' rating
The council running the gay capital of Britain has been named the UK’s most gay-friendly local authority for the second year running.
Brighton & Hove City Council is once again the highest ranked t..
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City's Holocaust survivors exhibition
Local survivors of the Holocaust are featured in an exhibition of photographic portraits opening this week at Brighton’s Jubilee Library.
Twelve recently-taken pictures of the men and women will be..
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Brighton ‘O’ decision deferred
Brighton & Hove City Council is deferring a decision on plans for a temporary 60 metre high ferris wheel on Brighton seafront for further talks.
The Brighton ‘O’ proposed for the Lower Esplanade, e..
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Brighton & Hove parking attendants clearing snow and
Parking attendants in Brighton & Hove volunteered to help the city council’s gritters clear snow and grit pavements and roads today.
Up to 25 took part as part of the council’s coordinated campaign..
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City-wide equalities charter - a national first
Brighton & Hove is the first city in the country with all its statutory agencies signed up to a single Equality and Human Rights Charter.
The charter commits the agencies (ful list below) to re-exa..
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