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WEB1 day ago · Police hunt for scaffolding burglar. by Jo Wadsworth. 10 September 2024. 2. A burglar who uses scaffolding to get into homes in Brighton and Hove is being hunted by police.
Housing chiefs invest £15m to tackle safety failings
WEB22 hours ago · Housing chiefs said that they were investing more than £15 million to tackle serious failings in hundreds of council homes. The spending is part of a series of steps due to be outlined to Brighton and Hove City Council’s Labour cabinet at a meeting in the coming week. A report to the cabinet spells out a series of actions under way and ...
New skatepark, pump track and roller area now open
WEBSep 13, 2024 · A A. 11. default. A new skatepark, pump track and roller area on Hove seafront is now open. The wheeled sports area is at the western end of the new Hove Beach Park, next to Hove Lagoon. The skate plaza includes banks, kerbs, ledges, kickers, transitions, manny pads, rails and boxes. The pump …
More acute mental health beds for Hove but dementia ward to close
WEB3 days ago · 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.
Parking budget heads for £1m shortfall despite higher charges
WEB1 day ago · Parking income looks like being more than £1 million under budget this year despite higher charges. As a result, the council’s Labour cabinet is looking to make a series of changes aimed at bringing in more money while preparing the way for more red routes. Brighton and Hove City Council makes more from parking than almost every other ...
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.
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.
Brighton and Hove named as one of Britain’s greenest cities …
WEBOct 28, 2021 · Brighton and Hove has been named as one of Britain’s greenest cities in a new study commissioned by one of the country’s biggest banks. The study analysed and ranked the 25 most populous cities in Britain against 17 criteria and found that Brighton and Hove was the fourth greenest.
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 ...