Council tenant and leaseholder associations have demanded urgent action from the council to address safety issues on the city’s council housing estates.

The City’s prominent homelessness charity - the Brighton Housing Trust - has this week begun its search to fill the position of CEO following Andy Winter’s impending retirement after 20 years at the helm.  These will be big boots to fill for the appointee, who will need to chart their own course

A Council plan to consolidate Royal Mail’s Brighton and Hove sorting offices into a new single facility to be built on Patcham Court Farm is courting controversy with Patcham residents, sparking a protest, petition, formation of an action group and hundreds of submissions to the City’s Planning D

The Horsdean and Vale Avenue area of Patcham currently lacks a proper playground facility for local families
Conservatives to push for £65,000 upgrade to Vale Avenue Playground to meet need at tonight’s Budget meeting.

Patcham Councillors call for better boundary protection to stop unauthorised encampments at popular park
Patcham Place Recreation Ground currently has an incomplete boundary, leading to recurring problems

Carden Primary School saved from forced reduction of entry places after vibrant local campaign.
Hollingbury-based school had been facing a loss of 30 places (one form) from 2023 before Council’s u-turn.

Latest TV News Editor, Mark Walker, speaks to the Conservative Councillor for the Patcham Ward on Brighton and Hove City Council, Anne Meadows. There is an update on the Audit and Standards Committee, as well as a local update from Anne.