The council has appointed consultants to design and build a new King Alfred Leisure Centre on Hove seafront. Brighton and...

1 day ago · Varndean governors have spelt out their objections to proposed changes in secondary school admission arrangements for September next year. They said that more children would end up travelling further to and from school each day and called for more collaboration between schools.

Jan 24, 2025 · An extra £800,000 will go towards the £87 million budget for building more than 200 council homes and a community hub on a Brighton estate. The boost was agreed by the council’s cabinet in a meeting at Hove Town Hall yesterday (Thursday 23 January) as talks continue with an unnamed construction company.

Jan 14, 2025 · Strict spending limits have been imposed and some non-urgent and non-essential repairs and other routine tasks are being put back until the new financial year starts in April. The measures were imposed after it emerged that the “forecast out-turn risk” could be about £8 million – that is, the council could end the year having spent about £8 million too much.

3 days ago · The council has appointed consultants to design and build a new King Alfred Leisure Centre on Hove seafront. Brighton and

Jan 17, 2025 · The council is preparing to write off a debt of more than £51 million owed by the i360. The move is aimed at clearing the way for a bidder to buy the viewing tower on Brighton seafront and reopen it.

Brighton and Hove school children under the age of 18 will be able to swim for free at Saltdean Lido

Dec 31, 2024 · A purpose-built school was sold, subject to contract, for a price believed to be at least £4.5 million. Completion is expected early next year. Another petition was set up, this time calling for the i360 on Brighton seafront to be turned into a Wetherspoon pub. Keeping the £2 bus fare cap in Brighton and Hove would cost £14 million a year, councillors were told.

Dec 30, 2024 · A street full of cars were towed when a council resurfacing team showed up a day before residents were expecting them. Sian Berry cemented the Green’s hold on Brighton Pavilion when she was elected in July’s general election New “luxury” flats bought by the council were found to need extensive repairs before they could be let out to people on the housing waiting list Primary school ...

Dec 28, 2024 · As 2024 draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the stories that made the news month by month. A new school canteen queueing system giving priority to pupils with higher attitude scores was criticised by parents.