Councillor Bella Sankey has written to the East Sussex Pension Committee demanding immediate divestment from companies on the UN list operating in illegal West Bank settlements, following the UK government's sanctions announcement on 8 September 2026.

A £6.4 million government grant will help Brighton and Hove City Council break the cycle of crisis-led spending on adult social care and homelessness, funding prevention, early intervention and digital improvements across both services over two years to 2027/28.

Councillor Bella Sankey has written to the Home Office with eight specific demands after a Brighton hotel housing asylum-seeking women and families was announced for closure, with residents facing dispersal within weeks.

Brighton and Hove City Council has launched a consultation on the future of the Floral Clock at Palmeira Square. Residents can vote on three options until 14 October 2026.

Brighton and Hove City Council is spending £8.8 million in 2026/27 on roads, pavements and transport, with full tables of every road, ward and treatment type across the city.

Eight of Brighton and Hove's leading homelessness charities have relaunched Make Change Count, the citywide fundraiser aiming to raise £20,000 to help people move away from rough sleeping.