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Around 50 Brighton renters met in the Friends Meeting House on Ship Street last night for Acorn Renters' Union's big meeting.   The purpose of the meeting was to give renters the opportunity to discuss the issues facing them, and to come up with a list of minimum standards for rented...

The council have launched a consultation in order to tackle graffiti and tagging in our city. The council are only responsible for removing graffiti from their own buildings, unless it's offensive. But what about private buildings?  The council has invited everyone to have their say and are asking residents, business...

A decision by local health chiefs to withdraw funding from the city’s only specialist disability advice centre will not be overturned, despite pressure from members of the council’s health scrutiny committee.  Brighton and Hove charity Possability People were given notice in April that local health authority the Clinical Commissioning Group...

Elaine Hills, ward councillor for the Hanover and Elm Grove area, has created a recycling guide which will feature in the next issue of the Hanover Directory.  Elaine created the guide in response to a lot of frustration and confusion about what can be recycled and where, to let the...

Acorn Renters’ Union Brighton are holding their Big Renters’ Meeting at 7pm tomorrow evening in The Friends Meeting House on Ship Street.  The meeting will give Brighton renters the chance to talk about the issues they face, and be involved in creating a list of minimum standards to demand from...

Halloween is approaching but it’s not all sweets and pumpkins. Originating from the Pagan celebration Samhain, Halloween is the night when the veil is thinnest between the worlds. The promise of ghosts this time of year brings plenty of tourists to Brighton. Attractions such as the Ghost Walks in the...

As we are all aware, Halloween is quickly approaching. So, it wont be long before Brighton is swarming with people dressed in spooky attire. The time has come for everyone to put their creativity to the test and transform themselves into anything they like. Of course, there's also a bank...

Since the news last week that Hays Travel will be taking over 555 Thomas Cook shops and re-employing 2,500 retail staff throughout the UK, the two Thomas Cook shops in Church Road, Hove and North Street in Brighton are still currently empty, with local employees waiting to hear whether...

This Halloween Pier 2 Pier are bringing their Hallowclean Silent Disco Beach Clean back for its third year running! So put on your costume, grab your headphones and get ready to groove to some spooky tunes. Halloween usually means costumes and candy, but a lot of that ends up as...

Over the weekend athletes Coco Gauff, Brigid Kosgei and Simone Biles absolutely smashed it in their respective sports. With their amazing wins they broke world records, pushing the boundaries for women's achievement in the sport's world. Olympian athlete Simone Biles made history at the World Championships on Sunday by becoming...