24 Brighton & Hove Independent Friday, September 13 2013 www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk
A Week in the City Compiled by
Richard Morris
Politics
Health
Environment
MP wants greater right to buy
Could sex clinics be put out to tender?
Another Brighton fracking arrest
City shopping coping better than most
An MP wants council tenants to be given more help to buy their homes. Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown, says locals should be given greater discounts and has asked the government to make more support available because of the high house prices in the city.
Sexual health clinics could be handed over to the private sector. Brighton and Hove City Council took over responsibility for the centres from the NHS earlier this year and the authority is considering putting the contract for services out to tender. Unions have expressed their concern.
A 45-year-old from Brighton was among six people arrested at the anti-fracking protest in Balcombe earlier this week taking the number of demonstrators arrested to more than 100. The man was arrested on suspicion of intimidation and resisting arrest.
Research into the number of empty shops in towns and cities across the country shows Brighton is doing better than the national average. The people behind the study into hundreds of town centres warned the city was still home to a considerable number of empty units.
Health
Health
Charity
Churchill Square helps city buck vacant-shop trend
Cash boost for blind veterans
A charity that supports blind ex-servicemen has been given £1 million from a pot funded by fines paid to the government by banks. Blind Veterans UK will spend the windfall revamping its Ovingdean headquarters. Crime
Community
Thief returns stolen bike
Lido rescue bid latest
A bike thief returned to the scene of the crime to give back a stolen cycle after reading a note left by the owner. Not only did the thief return the bike, but the culprit also left a note saying sorry and a new lock.
A community-run group has moved one step closer to taking over Saltdean Lido. The Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company is almost certain to be named as the city council’s preferred bidder - meaning the iconic Art Deco outside pool could be saved.
Brighton and Hove Albion
Mixed fortunes for Albion’s Egyptian star Albion defender Adam El Abd made his first competitive start for Egypt. The Brighton-born defender scored an early own-goal as his country beat Guinea 4-2 in a World Cup qualifier. The popular centre back did though play an important part in one of his side’s four goals.
Shopping
City’s NHS gets winter cash
Brighton boasts overnight consultants
Health services in Brighton have been given an extra £2.3 million to help the city through the winter. The cash comes from the Government and local sites like the Royal Sussex County and other services will now bid for a share of the winter warchest.
The Accident & Emergency unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital is one of just five in the entire country to employ a consultant to work overnight. The hospital has recently recruited more consultants in a bid to increase the number of people who can be treated.
Football
Planning
Non-league day attendance boost
Gardens set for new look
Football fans flocked to watch local non-league teams as part of a nationwide celebration of the semi-professional game. A healthy crowd saw Whitehawk FC win 1-0, while almost 800 watched nearby Lewes surrender a 2-0 lead in injury to draw 2-2.
Valley Gardens is set for a major revamp that will include a pop-up café and a sound installation. The city council wants to spruce up the area round St Peter’s Church and proposals will see a new cycle lane added.
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