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FLU WARNING
Health chiefs have urged thousands of people to take up the offer of a free flu jab.
GPs across Brighton and Hove said Brighton and Hove was one of the hotspots for the virus breaking out.
They urged the 11,000 people in the city eligible for a free jab to call their doctor immediately.
It comes as health chiefs said more then a dozen people in the city were hospitalised from the virus in the last year.
FARE DEAL
£10.2 million – that’s how much it costs to provide free bus passes in Brighton and Hove.
The revelation comes as the city council claimed the only way it could pay for the travel was through parking income.
The government, however, disagrees.
So is it a ‘fare’ deal? Or, as the funding squeeze continues, should the system be scrapped entirely?
Latest TV’s Flemmich Webb took to the streets to find out.
PARKING ROLLOUT
The parking permit rollout in Brighton and Hove continues.
Last week city councillors agreed to extend the restrictions to west Hove, Bakers Bottom and the Lewes Road triangle.
A review into Hanover is expected to take place next year.
But are they necessary to control rogue parking? Or is just a way to raise extra money? Latest TV’s James Dunham reports.
DEVELOPERS’ PLANS ICED
Plans to turn the derelict ice rink in Queen Square, Brighton, into flats and offices have been rejected.
Councillors threw out the proposal last week after admitting they were concerned about the effect of the plans on the neighbouring listed St Nicholas Church.
The proposed five-storey building was slightly lower than the hotel proposed for the site two years ago.
The hotel was granted planning permission and still remains, although the hotel
has not been built.
WE WILL REMEMBER
Four open spaces in Brighton and Hove are set to be dedicated as Centenary Fields to mark the 100th anniversary of World War One.
Old Steine Gardens, the Chattri Memorial on the Downs north of Patcham, Easthill Park in Portslade and Patcham Peace Gardens are all being recommended for the special status.
The Centenary Fields initiative is a nationwide scheme being led by the Royal British Legion and Fields In Trust, aimed at securing permanent recreational spaces in honour of the memory of the millions of people who lost their lives in World War One.
Latest TV’s Matt King reports.
BONFIRE BLOW
Bonfire night could be a little quieter this year as Brighton Lions said they are on the verge of cancelling its annual display.
Last year thousands flocked to the charity’s display at the Hove County Ground – raising more than £30,000 for good causes.
But due to the pitch at the cricket ground being re-turfed, the venue will not be ready for this year. The charity are looking for another place.
It looks like fans of big bangs will have to look elsewhere for
the pyro-fun this year.
UNDER THE SEA
All things under the sea will be captured for a new exhibition at Brighton’s Fabrica gallery.
REEF saw artist Simon Faithfull take an abandoned ship called the Brioney Victoria and used her as a catalyst to generate an ecosystem beneath the waves.
The result forms part of a new exhibition at the Brighton gallery.
Latest TV’s Rob Gomez reports.
ROYAL INSPIRATION
An artist has brushed up on her local architecture and transformed the outside of
her house into a royal palace.
The Prince Regent may have spent more than 30 years completing the iconic Royal Pavilion in Brighton, but Kaye Teale has managed to spend just three months turning the front of her home in Freshfield Street into a replica of the oriental seaside home of royalty.
Latest TV’s James Dunham reports.
