The deadline has been extended as Brighton & Hove City Council has launched a major new review to help make the city fairer and is seeking an independent chair to lead it.
In recognising the time and effort required for this important work, the council will provide a limited optional remuneration to the chair and panellists...
By Louise Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
The byelection in Gorton and Denton has been huge for the Green Party of England and Wales. Hannah Spencer pushed Reform's Matt Goodwin into second place and Labour into third — taking nearly 41% of the vote, a 28-point increase...
Brighton & Hove City Council has received confirmation its application for £15 million in Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) from the government has been agreed.
The local authority recently published draft budget proposals, setting out a clear strategy for tackling the city’s temporary accommodation crisis and requesting flexibility from government to meet the challenge.
The draft budget, which will...
Brighton & Hove City Council is launching a major new review to help make the city fairer and is seeking an independent chair to lead it.
Some residents still come up against unfair barriers in their daily lives, and the review aims to understand why this happens and what can...
Sussex has reached a significant milestone in its devolution journey, with the Government laying the Statutory Instrument in Parliament that will formally establish the Sussex & Brighton Combined County Authority. This is the final legislative step and will enable the new Mayoral Combined Authority to be created this Spring.
Government has also confirmed that, although mayoral elections...
Council strips key commitments from proposal backing UK Nature's Rights Bill, sparking cross-party backlash
Brighton & Hove City Council has gutted a motion that would have made it one of the first councils in the UK to formally back giving nature legal rights.
Green and Independent councillors brought the proposal to...
Brighton & Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council and West Sussex County Council are reaffirming their commitment to devolution for Sussex.
The cabinet meetings taking place at each local authority over the next few weeks follow confirmation from Government that the Sussex & Brighton Combined County Authority will be...
In 2024, Brighton & Hove City Council launched a new, real-time air quality monitoring network to help us better understand the nature of air pollution in the city.
One of the pollutants it's been keen to understand in more depth relates to fine particulate matter, or PM2.5. This kind of...
Since the outbreak of the current wave of protests in Iran, two sharply competing narratives have emerged to explain what is unfolding in the streets.
For the ruling establishment, the unrest is portrayed as a foreign-engineered plot. They argue it is an externally-driven attempt to destabilise the state through manipulation,...
Brighton Palace Pier is a cultural icon and a much-loved attraction, central to the city’s identity and the local visitor economy.
As a Grade II* listed landmark, the Pier attracts millions of visitors each year, supporting jobs and businesses across the city and contributing significantly to Brighton & Hove’s reputation...
