Compensation payouts given to passengers of delayed and cancelled trains have soared with the company serving Brighton and Hove paying out more than any other franchise.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), who run Southern and Thameslink services, paid out almost £15 million to frustrated passengers in 2016-17.
This is an increase of...
City councillors are set to vote in favour of freezing library charges for next year.
Despite the council having to make savings of £23 million over the next two years, all fees and charges, including concessions, in the council’s 14 libraries will be held at this year’s prices.
The decision will...
Made a New Year resolution to give up smoking? There’s lots of support available to help you succeed.
Over 10,000 smokers have quit smoking in the last four years in Brighton & Hove. More than half of those have stopped by using local e-cigarette friendly stop smoking services.
Trained advisers can...
A Brighton drug dealer has been jailed for supplying a cocktail of drugs including crystal meth, cocaine and amphetamines which he advertised as ‘party bags’ in the city.
Ashley Richardson, 29, of Springfield Road, pleaded guilty to five counts of supplying class A drugs – three of supplying crystal meth,...
Property developers could be made to publicly disclose detailed financial information in cases where they say they cannot meet affordable housing targets set out in Brighton & Hove’s City Plan.
At present the city council requires developments of over five or more residential units to provide a percentage of affordable...
Some two year olds in Brighton & Hove are now entitled to receive up to 15 hours a week of free childcare, or 570 hours spread across the year. Under the scheme, your child could meet other children, play, learn and have fun, and new parents will no doubt benefit from...
Two University of Brighton graduates designed the UK’s largest temporary accommodation development – which provided emergency accommodation for up to 288 people before Christmas.
John Smith and Roman Schneker both studied architectural technology at Brighton University and now run Cityzen, the Sustainable Architecture & Engineering practice in Portslade. They said...
About 180 brownfield sites have been identified as having potential to provide space for many of the homes Brighton & Hove needs in future.
They are contained in the city council’s new Brownfield Land Register (BLR). If all were developed they could provide over 8000 homes.
Most of the locations have long been...
Police are searching for two men who are wanted for alleged firearms and drugs offences in Brighton and Hove.
Orges Dema (pictured left) and Olsi Fizzlaj (pictured right), both 20, were arrested in the city in December 2016, in a co-ordinated intelligence-led operation by the South East Organised Crime Unit...
You'll no doubt have noticed that many residents have taken to leaving their unwanted trees on the curbside as the festive period draws to a close. Conscientious Brighton & Hove residents will be pleased to know that they can recycle real Christmas trees at the household recycling centres and a number of...
