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We Are Undefeatable: Brighton Campaign Shares Local Stories of Moving More With a Health Condition

A 72-year-old Brighton resident with osteoporosis is the first face of the council and Active Sussex's two-month We Are Undefeatable campaign. His story, plus where to find local classes, support groups and referral help.

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£1 Whitehawk Link Bus Fare Extended to March 2027 as Pride in Place Board Sets Out Its Plans

The £1 Whitehawk Link bus fare has been extended to 31 March 2027, with almost 16,000 journeys made since July. Here is how the fare works, what the council's research found and where the Pride in Place programme and its £20 million stand in Whitehawk.

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Green Mark Strong Wins Queen's Park By-Election and Takes Seat From Labour With 50.1% of the Vote

Green candidate Mark Strong won the Queen's Park by-election with 1,139 votes, 337 ahead of Labour's Steve Gladwin, lifting the Green group to 12 seats on Brighton and Hove City Council.

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The Tribulizations Launch Togetherness LP Crowdfund for Brighton Antifascists and Sussex Homeless Support

Brighton reggae duo The Tribulizations, Frankie Dread and Tara Gold, are crowdfunding their new album Togetherness with a £22,000 target, with money raised beyond it going to Brighton Antifascists and Sussex Homeless Support.

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Danny Nobrega's Founder Club Bids To Save 29-Year-Old Woodingdean Community Greengrocers

Woodingdean's Community Greengrocers on Warren Way closes at the end of October after 29 years. School chef Danny Nobrega has launched a Founder Club, £50 for £55 store credit, to take over the site and keep it a greengrocer with a Venezuelan twist.

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Knoll Park is getting a recycled sports pitch, and it is saving the council thousands

A second recycled multi-use games area is being installed at Knoll Park in Hove, reusing surfacing and fencing from the Moulsecoomb Hub for around £47,000. Together with Hangleton Park, the recycling projects save the council close to £200,000.

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Hove's iconic seafront railings are being restored to their former glory

Brighton and Hove City Council has begun restoring 300 metres of Hove's historic cast iron seafront railings, revealing the original Victorian Martlet emblems, following the recent volunteer restoration of the cucumber benches.

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David Greenfield Named Brighton Business Growth Board Chair

Brighton-born circular economy expert Professor David Greenfield has been appointed chair of the Brighton and Hove Business Growth Board, a role that now carries the city's business voice into the new Sussex-wide Strategic Authority.

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Brickfields: Hove's new supported living scheme prepares to welcome first residents

Brickfields, a new council-owned supported living scheme on the former Knoll House site in Hove, is complete and ready to welcome its first residents from mid-October. It offers 28 accessible apartments with 24-hour care for people with physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries.

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Brighton & Hove wins £155k to get more Sussex food on shelves and menus

Brighton & Hove City Council has secured £155,000 from government to back the Sussex Six campaign, encouraging local shops and restaurants to stock more Sussex food and drink. Here's how the pledge works and what it means for the city.

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£564k secured to explore bus reform across Sussex and Brighton

The Sussex & Brighton Strategic Authority has secured £564,000 from government to study how buses across the region could be improved, including the option of franchising. Here's what the money pays for and what happens next.

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Summer Park & Ride: the August dates you can still use

Brighton & Hove's summer Park & Ride is still running on five dates this August, including the bank holiday weekend. Park at Falmer, ride the 25 into the city for £6.50 a car. Here are the dates and how it works.

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