Latest news stories from Hyperlocal sites tagged with 'Mary Mears' :: Page 1
June 29 2011, 11.06AM News From Brighton
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...
June 7 2011, 10.06PM News From Brighton
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...
June 1 2011, 5.07PM News From Brighton
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...
May 10 2011, 9.11AM News From Brighton
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TweetIt has been reported that Mary Mears has been replaced by Geoffrey Theobald as leader of Brighton and Hove Conservatives.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...
April 24 2011, 10.38PM News From Brighton
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...
April 18 2011, 5.58PM News From Brighton
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...
April 6 2011, 11.49PM News From Brighton
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 ...
March 28 2011, 12.22PM News From Brighton
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...
March 23 2011, 5.51PM News From Brighton
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. ...
March 15 2011, 10.33AM News From Brighton
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...
March 6 2011, 8.09PM News From Brighton
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...
March 3 2011, 9.34PM News From Brighton
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 ...
March 2 2011, 10.00AM News From Brighton
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...
February 27 2011, 10.59PM News From Brighton
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 ...
February 27 2011, 10.29PM News From Brighton
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 ...
February 20 2011, 12.43PM News From Brighton
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...
February 11 2011, 11.50PM News From Brighton
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 ...
February 3 2011, 9.57PM News From Brighton
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...
January 22 2011, 6.48PM News From Brighton
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...
January 3 2011, 12.20PM News From Brighton
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...
December 27 2010, 12.40PM News From Brighton
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...
December 17 2010, 4.56PM News From Brighton
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...
November 8 2010, 8.52PM News From Brighton
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...
October 28 2010, 1.16PM News From Brighton
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...
October 21 2010, 11.27AM News From Brighton
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...
October 18 2010, 10.34PM News From Brighton
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...
October 7 2010, 3.18PM News From Brighton
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...
