A new Climate & Nature Action Plan details the council’s programme on low carbon energy and energy efficiency, nature restoration and climate adaptation.
The Plan sets out 133 practical actions from developing a pipeline of investible energy decarbonisation projects, to tackling flooding, heatwaves and pollution through capacity-building in communities, and...
Ahead of Earth Day on Wednesday 22 April, residents and school children are being given the chance to see what Brighton & Hove City Council is doing to protect its coastline.
An event is taking place in the King Alfred Leisure Centre ballroom on Thursday 16 April where they’ll be...
Brighton & Hove City Council has been recognised for its leadership on circular economy in the UK government’s guidance for mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs).
The council has been praised for its work to embed circular principles within its services, including housing, planning, transport and across economic development, net zero and...
The low carbon heating system at Peter Gladwin Primary School is now fully up and running, and children from the school’s pupil parliament have taken a tour of the works.
Peter Gladwin in Portslade is the first in the city to have all its heating and hot water driven by...
Proposals for overnight deep cleans of the city’s busiest streets will be discussed by councillors later this month.
It is the latest in a series of steps to improve the look and feel of the city and follows the creation of the City Centre Manager post in September 2025.
The overnight...
Premier Marinas has submitted a one-year marine licence application to enable maintenance dredging and sediment dispersal at Brighton Marina, an activity that is necessary to fulfil legal and harbour safety obligations and ensure continued safe navigation, following last year’s application for judicial review and the quashing of the previous...
By Ruth Dunn, Senior Research Associate in Marine Ecology, Lancaster University
February 2026 has seen thousands of dead seabirds washing up along the coastlines of the UK, France, Spain and Portugal.
There's evidence that these "wrecks" (where large numbers of seabirds are found along beaches) are becoming increasingly common because of...
This week, Brighton & Hove City Council has begun engaging with potential investors and delivery partners to shape the future of energy in the city.
The council is seeking a Strategic Energy Partnership to unlock major investment to decarbonise buildings and transport to drive down emissions and bills and boost the local and regional...
Councillors will discuss a plan to strengthen and secure the future of a key part of the city’s seafront next week.
Cabinet members at Brighton & Hove City Council will be presented with a report recommending the continuation of a project to bolster and repair the King’s Road arches that...
Councillors have gathered in Hove to see the work being done to help protect Brighton & Hove from flooding and coastal erosion for decades to come.
They met at the site where a new groyne field is being built, which will see the beach between the King Alfred Leisure Centre...
