The future of the King Alfred Leisure Centre is being discussed by at least two groups locally and will be the subject of a public meeting [...]
Can King Alfred be revived?
Homes to be built in Brighton on site of former hen house
Planners have given permission for six houses to be built in Brighton on the site of a former hen house.
The three-storey houses were given planning permission [...]
Brighton student flats proposal rejected by planners
Plans to build two blocks of student flats in Brighton have been rejected by Brighton and Hove City Council Planning Committee.
The proposal involved demolishing Richmond House, [...]
Brighton and Hove tenants gather for day of advice and debate
The effect of the “bedroom tax” is one of the topics being discussed as tenants from across Brighton and Hove meet at Hove Town Hall today [...]
Hove MP to hold meeting about King Alfred today
The Conservative MP for Hove Mike Weatherley is holding a public meeting about the future of the King Alfred Leisure Centre this afternoon (Friday 24 May).
Mr [...]
Hundreds attend Hove MP’s public meeting about the King Alfred
More than 350 people attended a public meeting about the future of the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove this afternoon (Friday 24 May).
The meeting at [...]
Hundreds turn out in Hove to hear UKIP leader
A crowd of about 500 people attended a public meeting in Hove addressed by the UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage.
Mr Farage, an MEP for the [...]
Woman rescued from Brighton building after roof collapses
Firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped in a house in Brighton after the roof collapsed.
They were called to the Victorian house in Stanford Avenue, near [...]
Five houses to be built on Hove site
A builder has been given planning permission to put up five houses on a site in Hove.
Birch Restorations, run by John Regan, has been granted permission [...]
Blueprint for future of Brighton and Hove submitted to government for approval
A blueprint for the future of Brighton and Hove is being submitted to the government for approval today (Friday 28 June).
The City Plan sets out a [...]
Sussex University to spend £220m improving campus
Sussex University plans to spend £220 million on a five-year programme of work intended to improve its Falmer campus.
The investment programme includes plans to enhance the [...]
Green Deal cash funds eco makeover for 10 Brighton and Hove homes
Ten properties in Brighton and Hove have been turned into eco homes after the owners won funding in a Green Deal competition.
They each had makeovers worth [...]
Average Brighton and Hove property prices approach £300k
The average price of a property in Brighton and Hove is approaching £300,000, according to an analysis of Land Registry figures.
A total of 1,289 homes changed [...]
Report analyses cost of private sector rent in Brighton and Hove
Renting in the private sector in Brighton and Hove can cost up to two thirds of a couple’s monthly income, according to a think-tank’s analysis.
The report [...]
Funds will help bring empty homes in Brighton and Hove back into use
The owners of empty homes are being offered a share of a £3 million pot to bring them back into use.
Brighton and Hove City Council and [...]
Government awards £2.5m towards cost of flats for old people in Brighton
A proposal to build 45 ‘extra care’ flats for old people in Brighton has won £2.5 million funding from the government.
The self-contained flats will be built [...]
Brighton property prices remain out of reach for first-time buyers, says report
The price of a home and the cost of renting make Brighton and Hove one of the least affordable places in Britain.
Research by a property search [...]
Brighton and Hove tenants £350k better off thanks to financial advisers
More than 370 Brighton and Hove City Council tenants are collectively £350,000 better off after being given free financial advice.
The council said that the free money [...]
Benefits capped for 300 Brighton and Hove families
The coalition government is capping welfare benefits for 300 families in Brighton and Hove.
It introduced the benefits cap from Monday (12 August), Brighton and Hove City Council [...]
Brighton and Hove’s most expensive homes on sale for £6.5m
Two neighbouring houses are for sale together in an exclusive street in Hove for £6.5 million.
The properties, in Tongdean Place, are six-bedroom detached houses at the [...]