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Brighton Station renamed this week in honour of city’s Paralympian
WEB1 day ago · Picture by Peter Alvey. Brighton Station has been renamed this week to honour Bly Twomey’s two Paralympic medals. The 14-year-old made history by becoming the UK’s youngest Paralympic medallist when she picked up two bronze medals at last month’s games. For the next fortnight, Brighton Station is being renamed Blyton Station.
Housing bosses face grilling over critical report from watchdog
WEB1 day ago · Housing bosses faced a grilling on how much work and money was needed to bring council homes in Brighton and Hove up to standard. The questions came at a special meeting of Brighton and Hove City Council’s Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee after an official watchdog found that “significant improvements” were needed in …
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WEB3 days ago · Brighton and Hove PC denies assaulting two women while on duty. by Frank le Duc. 19 September 2024. 1. A Sussex Police officer has appeared in court where he denied sexually assaulting two women while he was on duty....
New covid cases in Brighton and Hove rise by a fifth in a week
WEBSep 11, 2021 · A A. 1. The number of new coronavirus cases in Brighton and Hove has risen by more than a fifth in a week, according to figures published by Public Health England. The figures, for the seven days to Monday (6 September), show the number of new covid-19 infections rising to 957 from 787 in the previous seven-day period.
Hundreds expected to defy threat of race riot in Brighton tomorrow
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Hundreds of anti-racist protesters are expected to assemble in Brighton tomorrow amid online reports of a planned riot targeting a firm of immigration lawyers. Businesses close to the firm, at a central location which Brighton and Hove News is not naming, are planning to close early to avoid trouble. The University of …
More acute mental health beds for Hove but dementia ward to close
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Of the 79 admissions to Brunswick, the dementia ward at Mill View Hospital, in Hove, from June 2022 to July this year, 61 patients were from East and West Sussex and 18 from Brighton and Hove. The trust wants to create 15 acute mental health beds at Mill View to treat 60 to 70 more patients a year closer to home.
Turnout falls in all three Brighton and Hove constituencies
WEBFriday 5 Jul, 2024 at 3:35AM. A A. 15. The turnout is down in all three Brighton and Hove constituencies, with the biggest drop in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven. The highest turnout was in Hove and Portslade, with 70.42 per cent of electors casting their vote or 52,156 out of 74,063. The percentage was down from 75.9 per cent in 2019.
New covid cases rise again as government sets out ‘Plan B’ measures
WEBDec 8, 2021 · Almost 2,000 people tested positive for covid-19 in Brighton and Hove in the seven days to Saturday 4 December. The figure – 1,907 new cases – was an increase of 329 or 21 per cent – from the 1,578 cases in the previous seven-day period. The rate – among the highest 20 per cent in the UK – rose from 541 to 654 cases for every 100,000 ...
Pavilion dome at risk of collapse – Brighton and Hove News
WEBAug 15, 2024 · One of the Royal Pavilion’s onion-shaped domes is cracked and at risk of collapse. Brighton and Hove Museums, which runs the pavilion, has launched an appeal to raise £10,000 it is short of to fund repairs. It says contractors inspecting the dome during routine maintenance were shocked when they discovered the crack was letting in water.