An independent panel has recommended that Cabinet member allowances should increase to reflect fair remuneration for their additional responsibility compared to that of the previous chair of a committee.
Cabinet members took on these roles when the council moved from a committee to a cabinet model in May 2024.
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Labour’s 49th safest seat – supposedly safer than the prime minister’s – was hardly natural Farage territory. The town of Runcorn – Liverpool overspill mainly – makes up 60% of the constituency. Labour won more votes than all other parties combined in the general election of July 2024. Yet...
Brighton & Hove City Council has introduced an updated Housing Allocations Policy, which comes into effect in Brighton & Hove today (22 April 2025).
With huge demand for council homes and other social housing in the city, the aim of the policy is to make sure available homes go to...
The government is considering responses to a county-wide consultation about devolution in Sussex.
Residents, businesses and stakeholders in the city and wider Sussex area were invited to contribute their views, which will inform the government’s decision on whether to establish a new Mayoral Combined County Authority for the county. The...
There's still time to take part in the Sussex-wide consultation on devolution.
This Monday, 31 March, find out more at an in-person event at the Lancing Suite, Holiday Inn, Brighton Seafront, BN1 2JF, from 6-8pm.
Representatives from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) will give a presentation outlining the details of the consultation and...
Brighton and Hove Green Party has selected Geoff Shanks, as the Green Party candidate for the forthcoming Westbourne and Poets’ Corner by-election
This council by-election has been called following the resignation of Labour councillor Leslie Pumm. Greens say that Geoff is the candidate to “hold Labour to account”.
Geoff lives in...
Work to prepare the site for the exciting Moulsecoomb housing and community hub development will begin later this month.
The start follows the agreement to appoint Wates Residential as the main contractor to take forward the development, made at the Cabinet meeting on Thursday 23 January.
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An opportunity to gain new powers and investment for Sussex has moved a step nearer with the government’s agreement to make the area a priority for devolution.
Following an expression of interest from the leaders of Brighton & Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council and West Sussex County Council,...
It's not uncommon to hear America likened to a bad episode of reality tv and that certainly rings true following an inauguration that featured a performance of YMCA and that speech by Elon Musk. As we kick off 2025 ushering in a second term for President Trump as always,...
Work is getting underway to transform a former office building to provide 11 new council homes in the city centre.
The building at Palace Place, in the Old Steine, will be converted into 11 one-bedroom apartments, providing temporary homes for people in housing need.
Work started on the site in early January...
