Jo Wadsworth

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

Every household in Brighton and Hove will be sent a food waste caddy as part of the new service, due to roll out from autumn. Small five litre caddies and compostable liners will go to every home, while those with kerbside collections will also get a 23 litre caddy for outside – about 40cm high by 30cm wide. The kerbside caddies will be emptied by Cityclean every week, and new communal food waste bins will be emptied more frequently, some daily.

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

Threats and sabotage at Cityclean have ramped up again this year, helping to reverse improvements made since a landmark report into bullying there. Scores of staff have left the council since the report was published in November 2023 – and the council says this figure could rise. An update published today says refuse trucks have been sabotaged, managers’ car tyres have been slashed, threats have been made at managers homes, and a death threat made as recently as five months ago.

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

A man is facing prison after admitting deliberately hurting two tabby cats, one of which sadly died. Michael Sweetman, 28, was arrested after failing to turn up to Brighton Magistrates Court on 10 March to answer the charges. After a night in the cells, he pleaded guilty to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. The court heard he kept the two cats, a male called Prince and a female called Tinkerbell, at his home in Allingham Place, Ovingdean.

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

Brighton Pride’s charity money will all be distributed by its sister company following an investigation of the charity which previously allocated most of the money raised. The Pride Community Foundation CIC (PCF), formed in 2019 to dish out grants to local community groups, has appointed an interim CEO to set up a new fund and appoint a board to oversee grants.

1 week ago | brightonandhovenews.org | Jo Wadsworth

Drivers ignoring road closures around schools during the school run could soon have a fine landing on their doorstep if council plans to enforce them using CCTV go ahead. Fifteen primary schools now have school street schemes which restrict entry to roads around the school at drop off and pick up time. Up until now, drivers who flout the restrictions have usually not had any comeback apart from disapproving glares from the volunteers who marshall them.