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October 9 2011, 10.39PM News From Brighton
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...
September 19 2011, 2.22PM News From Brighton
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 ...
September 19 2011, 1.52PM News From Brighton
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...
September 19 2011, 9.00AM News From Brighton
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...
September 2 2011, 8.25AM News From Brighton
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...
August 25 2011, 11.19PM News From Brighton
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...
August 23 2011, 11.05PM News From Brighton
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...
August 23 2011, 10.49PM News From Brighton
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...
August 22 2011, 12.09PM News From Brighton
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...
August 17 2011, 2.28PM News From Brighton
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 ...
August 4 2011, 3.19PM News From Brighton
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...
July 29 2011, 4.13AM News From Brighton
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...
July 3 2011, 9.10AM News From Brighton
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...
June 27 2011, 11.30AM News From Brighton
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...
June 26 2011, 10.43PM News From Brighton
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...
June 21 2011, 3.45PM News From Brighton
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...
June 21 2011, 3.22PM News From Brighton
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...
June 20 2011, 10.48PM News From Brighton
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...
June 17 2011, 1.14PM News From Brighton
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...
June 15 2011, 8.35PM News From Brighton
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...
June 15 2011, 7.44PM News From Brighton
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...
June 11 2011, 11.23PM News From Brighton
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 ...
June 8 2011, 8.55PM News From Brighton
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 ...
June 8 2011, 3.12PM News From Brighton
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 ...
June 5 2011, 8.46PM News From Brighton
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...
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...
June 1 2011, 3.40PM News From Brighton
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...
May 25 2011, 2.38PM News From Brighton
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...
May 21 2011, 10.15PM News From Brighton
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...
May 17 2011, 4.42PM News From Brighton
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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