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Hundreds attend Happy Valley traveller demo

Hundreds of residents from in and around Woodingdean attended a demonstration at Happy Valley against the possibility of the site being used as a p...

Superfast broadband boost for Rottingdean

Rottingdean businesses and residents are to receive superfast broadband after BT announced the area is part of its next phase of its £2.5 billion ...

Huge turnout in opposition to travellers at Happy Valley

Over 1,000 Brighton residents turned out at a public meeting in opposition to the possibility of Happy Valley in Woodingdean being used as a perman...

Brighton MP questions minister on party houses

Brighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby has met with Environment Minister Lord Henley to discuss the problem of party houses in Brighton. A party house is...

MP calls for improvements to ‘inadequate’ Bevendean bus service

Brighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby has called on improvements to be made to the bus service for Bevendean, which he has described as ‘inadequat...

Brighton MP apologises after daughter’s party is gatecrashed

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown, has apologised to neighbours after a party held by his daughter at their home in Roedean was gatecrashed. Ki...

Residents demand action against Wild Park travellers

TweetResidents around Wild Park in Brighton are demanding to know when travellers will be moved on from the large parkland in Moulsecoomb. Almost 3...

Kirby welcomes increased creation of new companies

TweetNews of a significant increase in the number of new companies registered in the past year has been welcomed by Brighton Kemptown MP and experi...

Flexible working recruitment fair wins support from MPs

TweetA recruitment fair specialising in flexible working and business start-ups is to be held in Hove next month. The Working Jobs from Home Recrui...

Kirby hails falling cost of HIV treatment

TweetBrighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby has hailed the release of a report stating that the cost of HIV treatment is falling. Mr Kirby hopes further ...

Brighton MP criticises ‘ideologically driven’ council tax increase proposal

TweetBrighton MP Simon Kirby has spoken out against Brighton and Hove City Council‘s admission that it intends to increase the city’s c...

Brighton encouraged to bid for Coastal Communities Fund

TweetLocal projects in Brighton have been encouraged to bid for some of the £23.7 million that is expected to be made available through the new Co...

Simon Kirby urges South Africa to end persecution of lesbians

TweetBrighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby has written to the South African ambassador to urge his government to stop the persecution of lesbians and th...

Local Tory MPs welcome proposed ban on circus animals

TweetPrior to reports of a Conservative MP being pressured into dropping his campaign for a ban on circuses from keeping wild animals the two local...

Brighton MP calls on government to invest in hydrogen cars

TweetBrighton MP Simon Kirby has called on the government to support the investment in hydrogen transport after attending a demonstration of a hydr...

Brighton residents set for superfast broadband boost

TweetThousands of Brighton residents are set for a broadband boost after BT announced an extra 34,000 homes and businesses in the city will be able...

Nominate a resident to carry the Olympic torch in Brighton

TweetResidents are being invited to nominate a local person they believe should carry the Olympic Torch when it passes through Brighton on July 16t...

Brighton MP urges weekly bin collections to be continued

TweetBrighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby has urged Brighton and Hove City Council to retain its weekly refuse collection amid speculation that the ser...

Brighton publisher interested in running TV station in the city

TweetThe director of Latest Homes magazine in Brighton is interested in creating a new TV station in Brighton. Angi Mariani is behind one of 69 gro...

Brighton MP raises tourist tax subject in parliamentary debate

TweetBrighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby has claimed Brighton and Hove City Council are proposing the introduction of a tourist tax in the city despit...

Brighton MPs clash in Parliament during debate on travellers

TweetBrighton MPs Simon Kirby and Caroline Lucas clashed on the subject of travellers and unauthorised encampments in the city during a debate in P...

Parliament to discuss Brighton’s protesters and travellers

TweetBrighton MP Simon Kirby has secured a debate in Parliament concerning the current hot topic of Brighton’s association with protests and ...

Simon Kirby MP contacts police about travellers

TweetSimon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown, has contacted Brighton police to ask what action is being taken against travellers who are accused ...

Brighton MP questions Cable on bank lending to local businesses

TweetBrighton MP Simon Kirby has questioned Business Secretary Vince Cable on the frustrations of local businesses seeking lending from banks. The ...

Brighton MP to challenge minister over Marina developments

TweetBrighton MP Simon Kirby is stepping up his campaign to prevent future large scale developments above the cliffs at Brighton Marina. The MP for...

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...

Concorde 2 wins support from Brighton MP

TweetBrighton MP Simon Kirby has backed cult music venue Concorde 2 as being Britain’s Best Small Venue. The member of parliament for Brighto...

Brighton MP hails UK’s ‘special relationship’ with the USA

TweetBrighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby has hailed the significance and importance of the ‘special relationship’ between the United Kingd...

Brighton MP welcomes positive employment figures

TweetBrighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby has welcomed the news of a fall in the number of those claiming unemployment benefits in his constituency. Fi...

Brighton MP hoping to pass law to prevent building above Marina cliffs

TweetBrighton MP Simon Kirby has proposed an amendment to the Localism Bill which would help prevent any future development above the cliff height ...

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