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Greens respond to criticism from Mary Mears on travellers

TweetThe Green Party’s cabinet member for the environment, Cllr Pete West, has responded to criticism from former council leader Mary Mears o...

Former council leader nominated for national award

TweetFormer leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Councillor Mary Mears, has been shortlisted for a national award. She is one of three women i...

MP tells council not to use Brighton as ‘laboratory for Green experiments’

TweetAn argument between Simon Kirby and Brighton and Hove City Council is escalating after the Member of Parliament expressed his fury at the Gree...

Geoffrey Theobald replaces Mary Mears as Brighton and Hove Tory leader

TweetIt has been reported that Mary Mears has been replaced by Geoffrey Theobald as leader of Brighton and Hove Conservatives. The Conservative par...

Tories propose Brighton and Hove parking review

TweetAhead of next month’s local election the Conservative council administration has pledged a city-wide parking review this summer. The Tor...

Reckless Labour resorting to desperate politics, says Mary Mears

TweetThe Brighton and Hove Labour group have been accused of trying to undermine confidence in the City as they attempt to win back confidence, acc...

Council leaders in favour of PortZED proposal

TweetLeaders of the Conservative, Green and Labour groups in Brighton & Hove have voiced their support for the controversial PortZED proposal ...

Council leader calls on opposition to stop being ‘childish’

TweetBrighton and Hove City Council leader Mary Mears has slammed opposition councillors for their ‘childish’ behaviour. Cllr MearsR...

Large development ‘will never be built at Saltdean Lido’

TweetA large development of homes will never be built on the site of Saltdean Lido, according to Brighton and Hove City Council leader Mary Mears. ...

Tories name local election candidates in Kemp Town wards

The Conservative Party in Brighton and Hove have confirmed their nominated council candidates for the wards within the Kemp Town constituency ahead...

Patcham hotel to create 250 new jobs

A proposed four star hotel on the site of Patcham Court Farm on the edge of Brighton could create 250 new jobs. The 1.45 hectare site, which is loc...

Councillor sparks fury with council tax jibe

The Brighton and Hove City Council budget-setting meeting this evening had to be adjourned after protests in the public gallery, which intensified ...

Labour’s budget criticism ‘beggars belief’, says Cllr Mears

The war of words between the main political parties in Brighton and Hove is heating up ahead of tomorrow’s council budget-setting meeting. Af...

Mears shifts cycle lane blame game to Labour

Labour should take the blame for the Hove cycle lane controversy, according to Brighton and Hove City Council leader Mary Mears, who has explained ...

Brighton to get its own ‘Boris Bikes’ hire scheme?

A bike hire scheme similar to London’s so-called ‘Boris Bikes’ could be introduced in Brighton and Hove, according to the leader ...

Mary Mears urges opposition support for council budget

The release of Brighton and Hove City Council‘s budget proposals earlier this month was met with a mixture of bemusement and cynicism with th...

Surprise cut in council tax proposal seen as electioneering tactic

Brighton & Hove City Council has today announced its intention to reduce council tax by one per cent in April in order to receive a government ...

Congestion charge would be extremely bad for city, says council leader

Brighton and Hove City Council leader Mary Mears has warned that should the Green Party get the chance to introduce a congestion charge in the city...

Mary Mears asks ‘scaremongering’ councillors to apologise

Council leader Mary Mears has asked a trio of Labour councillors to apologise to residents in East Brighton for ‘circulating deliberately mis...

Council call for proposals on Bright Start Nursery

Brighton and Hove City Council have called for proposals to be made regarding the future of Bright Start Nursery. At a recent council meeting, wher...

Mears slams support for state-control of the private rental market as madness

Brighton & Hove City Council leader Mary Mears has slammed Labour and Green support of a motion advocating state-control of the private rental...

Mary Mears accused of ‘shameful’ conduct over snow claims

Labour councillor Warren Morgan has accused Brighton and Hove City Council leader Mary Mears of ‘shameful conduct’ by overstating the s...

Brighton Mears brothers in court over Lapland park

Two brothers from Brighton have appeared in court ahead of their trial into the disastrous Lapland New Forest theme park in Dorset. Henry and Victo...

Coast to Capital enterprise approved by Vince Cable

The Business Secretary Vince Cable as today revealed which Local Enterprise Partnerships have been given the green light by the government. Coast t...

Brighton & Hove Council in better position than most, says Mary Mears

The leader of Brighton & Hove City Council believes it is in a good position compared to many others as local government take in the implicati...

Councillor Kitcat calls for stricter licensing in Brighton

Green Party councillor Jason Kitcat has called on colleagues to be more supportive of residents’ concerns when it comes to licensing in Brigh...

Council leader left ‘baffled’ by Argus article

The leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Mary Mears, has dismissed reports in The Argus that roadworks in the city could ‘ruin christmas...

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