Plans to raise the transfer and licence fees on the city’s 459 beach huts on Hove seafront are to be considered by councillors.
At present, owners of the privately owned huts pay an annual licence fee of £367.20 for having the hut on council land.
If owners sell their hut they...
Brighton locals have expressed their outrage at the Prime Minister's defence inflation busting increases in train fares.
Over the weekend Theresa May claimed that rises in regulated fares were justified due to the need for investment into the country’s railways.
This means that Sussex rail passengers, who saw their tickets prices...
A drink-driver crashed into a car and fled the scene across fields in freezing temperatures in Brighton.
Henry McKeever was later located at the BP petrol station in Mill Road covered in mud, cuts and grazes.
He had made his way across country without any shoes, and had a large tear...
Brighton's Council Tax team has had reports of people claiming to be council enforcement agents from the county court calling residents asking them to make an immediate payments to a bank account they provide. This is a scam.
Council Enforcement Agents (formerly known as Bailiffs) do not make phone calls directly to customers...
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...
