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Bella Sankey elected as Brighton and Hove City Council Leader

Councillor Bella Sankey, who was first elected to represent Wish ward in a by-election last December, said that it was “humbling” and the “best moment” of her life at the “annual council” meeting. Brighton and Hove’s longest-serving councillor, Les Hamilton, nominated Councillor Sankey to become leader yesterday (Thursday 25 May),…

Bella Sankey wins!

Our congratulations go to Bella Sankey who was elected as Councillor to the Brighton Wish Ward for Brighton and Hove Council! https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/voting-and-elections/wish-ward-election-thursday-8-december-2022

Politics turned upside down – talk with Mark Perryman, Saturday 11th June

Join us on Saturday 11th June for a talk from author, Mark Perryman. From the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum and 2016 Brexit Referendum, Labour’s General Election recovery of 2017 and then General Election disaster of 2019 to the pandemic, Putin’s war on Ukraine and the emerging cost of living crisis,…

Labour condemns government decision to award £320m A27 road contract BEFORE final consultation for the controversial Arundel Bypass route

The announcement of a £320m to construction company Bam Nuttall to carry out the lion’s share of work on the Arundel Bypass just months after Highways England announced which route it would put out to consultation has been slammed by Arundel and Courtwick Labour candidate for West Sussex County Council,…

Voters urged to put Young People first in upcoming West Sussex county Council elections

Labour candidate for Bramber Castle Simon Birnstingl is calling for a big turnout at the local election so that voters can show support for young people who he says have been ‘badly let down’ by Tory-led West Sussex County Council. “I am focussing on young people at this election as…

Labour calls for urgent extension of South Downs National park to Arun Valley to prevent environmental disaster on flood plain

Labour’s candidate for Arundel and Courtwick, Michael Ward, is calling for an urgent debate on extending the South Downs National Park to stop nature’s corridor to the sea being bulldozed. Mr Ward is worried that the existing national park boundary around Arundel, mostly north of the A27, puts huge pressure…

Mass information campaign call as Arun council slashes number of polling stations for safety reasons

Labour candidate for Arundel and Courtwick Michael Ward is urging Arun District Council to mount a major publicity campaign to warn voters in the May 6 West Sussex County Council elections that only two out of nine of the stations in the Division will be open. Arun Council has decided…

Anger over Tory snub to 9,000-strong “Save our family centres” petition

Labour campaigners trying to save West Sussex Children and Family Centres from closure have been shocked that a petition with nearly 10,000 signatures will not be discussed by West Sussex County Council until after cutbacks are agreed. Labour councillors launched the petition earlier this month calling on the County council…

Labour petition launched to stop WSCC closure of vital 32 Children and Families Centres – five in Arundel and South Downs

Arundel and South Downs Labour leaders are calling for local people to back a petition aimed at stopping Tory run West Sussex County Council from approving sweeping cuts to its Early Help service and to reverse the proposed closures of the Children’s and Family Centres and Find it Out advice…