Latest news: Tim Ridgway
This week’s headlines from across the city
PEDESTRIANISATION PLANS
After months of debating, plans to pedestrianise part of The Lanes have moved forward.
East Street is one of the oldest in Brighton, with up to 20,000 people a day using the route leading from the Royal Pavilion to the seafront.
Brighton and Hove City Council first brought forward plans to pedestrianise the street in 2012.
But after a government inspector deemed the proposal unsafe, those behind it were told to go back to the drawing board.
A new blueprint has now been completed and is set to be discussed by councillors next week.It includes speed humps and safety railings, plus a new loading bay to ease deliveries.
Latest TV’s Matt King reports.
FESTIVAL END
After four weeks of fun, the Brighton Digital Festival has come to a close. In just a few years, the event has become the UK’s largest celebration of digital culture.
This year saw a total of 160 events from 131 organisers drawing local, national and international audiences to venues across the city. From talking trees to museum take overs, it really did cover everything.
Only 11 months until the next one starts…
PARKING HELL
Residents in Baker’s Bottom, Brighton, could have their ‘parking hell’ resolved soon.
For years the narrow streets sandwiched between Queens Park and Whitehawk Hill have been populated with an abundance of cars.
With vehicles mounting pavements, emergency crews have found it impossible to get down the streets.
But now councillors are set to agree a resident’s parking zone – meaning that only those living
in the street can park there.
Latest TV’s Matt King reports.
TOAST OF THE TOWN
Coldean has now got its first café after the opening of the Larches.
It was opened by Impact Initiatives, in partnership with Hanover Housing and the Trust for Developing Communities in New Larchwood in Waldron Avenue.
The opening formed part of the Older People’s Day celebrations which took place throughout Brighton last week.
One of the highlights was a celebration of take-part activities on The Level before the annual Older People’s Awards at The Grand.
To see what we captured on The Latest TV cameras, visit www.thelatest.tv.
THEATRE DREAM
An open-air theatre that was the final dream of a playwright who died of pancreatic cancer is set
to be given the green light.
The Brighton Open Air Theatre was the brain child of Adrian Bunting, who died of cancer at
the age of 47 in May last year.
After friends picked up the baton of making the dream become a reality, planners are now set to approve the proposal to create the site on a former bowling green in Dyke Road Park.
A decision will be taken by councillors tomorrow (Wednesday).
CHARITABLE GIVING
The images of people suffering in Syria and Iraq have shocked and appalled many.
For one Brighton woman, it was too much – so she embarked on a bid to raise £6,000 to send a convoy of clothes to the Middle East.
Working with an organisation called Mission and Relief Logistics, who specialise in transporting humanitarian aid to difficult places, Samara Levy has raised more than £6,500 to send a lorry out to Iraq.
It is going to a city called Dohuk where there are 600,000 displaced people, more than half of which are children.
Latest TV’s Mhairi Beveridge caught up with Samara as she was packing up the last few items.
BLOOMING GOOD SHOW
For two decades it has acted not only as a place of tranquility but also of training.
Thanks to a community rallying together, the Moulsecoomb Forest Garden has become one of the success stories in a city which prides itself on good will.
This weekend the charity celebrated its 20th anniversary – and, as well as looking back, volunteers looked forward with the opening of a new eco shed, to replace the one that was burned down by arsonists a few years ago.
