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Children and families are calling for safer cycling routes in the city.
A digital alert system now warns drivers of nearby ambulances.
Data published in The Guardian this week suggests that this year’s summer weather has cost the European Union somewhere in the region of a 43 billion Euro economic loss, and by 2029 that figure could spiral to 129 billion – these figures are described as “conservative” by The European Central Bank and economists at the University of Mannheim. This obviously doesn’t consider any losses for the UK as we’re not a member of the union and as “there is no prospect of us rejoining in my lifetime” according to Starmer’s Brexit negotiator, we are well and truly up that proverbial creek and it’s causing the paddle to slip form our hands. I think all of us have (or at least, should have) grasped that we can’t keep digging finite resources out of the earth, either setting fire to them or turning them into short term produce, and expect this situation to be sustainable. It appears that in the last few years the right-wing have made it their number two priority in terms of bashing up, to set their sights on any form of green agenda, and you can see it in the lack of commitment from Labour nationally and locally. Remember that set-in-stone manifesto Starmer promise of £29 billion worth of green investment? That soon got binned off and instead the go-ahead was given to start drilling for oil and gas in Rosebank. Locally, remember the “we will not use harmful pesticides” in the Labour 2023 manifesto? Soon got ignored, as the harmful and toxic chemical Glyphosate was rolled out across the city (well, not Hanover and Elm Grove, for reasons I’m sure have nothing to do with it being the Cabinet Member for Environment’s ward). Also this week, we learnt that since the privatisation of key British industries and utilities, we have forked out £200 billion to line the pockets of shareholders while our bills skyrocket, rivers pollute, mail takes days to arrive, and the rest of our public services crumble. The energy network companies between 2020-24 had an operating profit of 55%, compared to the 15% average of the FTSE 100 companies – remarkable what can happen when you profit from people’s basic needs. Half the rail industry income 2023-24 was from us the taxpayers via direct or indirect subsidies and rolling stock companies paid shareholder dividends equivalent to 102% of their post-tax profits over the last eight years. Between 2020-24 directors across the water, train operators, rolling stock leasing companies, mail, bus and energy companies reaped pay packages of more than £662 million. All this while residents of Westdene and Rottingdean are about to lose their libraries for the sake of pennies, compared to those salaries. Mind you, the abseiling eviction team could have covered that bill and kept these community hubs open for the same price. This is almost a criminal enterprise right and we’re being told it’s all the fault of a few thousand souls on rubber dinghies? Behave yourself. Last week I attended the Travel Partnership – a group of representatives and stakeholders across all forms of travel methods. On the agenda was the latest palaver that Labour wants to hang around our necks in the form of a county-wide Mayor and local government reorganisation. This pup has been sold to us with the number one promise that it will enhance transport options across the county, along with making access to Govt funding more accessible. Well, given that the BBC have reported that the Ministry of Local Government based its cost estimates on a 5-year-old report from the Count Council Network that (pre-pandemic) said it could save the country £29 billion but has now revised that figure and says it could cost us £850 million and produce no savings, I would like to asked formally if I want this in say the old fashioned way like getting to vote for it. The stakeholders at the TP were anxious about the possibility of what political party wins the mayoralty, as it will make a huge difference on this city particularly. We’re set to lose a lot of autonomy in how we make decisions on our transport policy, as the Mayor will be dolling the money out. It’s rumoured that locally Labour have already been told Sussex is the “sacrificial lambs” in this contest, so it’s not surprising that no leading lights from their party have put themselves in the frame for that beasting. Hopefully as you read this column, Queens Park will be waking up to a new representative and that person will be Marina Lademacher, all ready to busy herself with the gusto and passion that she has shown in the recent campaign. Having campaigned there three times in the last two years, I can assure you that the administration have a real battle on their hands to hang on to this and with the next set of local elections not that far around the corner, you can sense the change that is coming. Good luck to all the candidates. Steve Davis is the Green Group Convenor and Leader of the Opposition.
A sea life centre is inviting people to help a sea witch defend the ocean.
TEDx is set to stage an event in Worthing.
Several closures on the A23, M23 and A27 may impact Sussex drivers this weekend, according to National Highways.
A man who left an energy company after he felt they failed to support him during a bereavement is being asked to pay £3000 to cover the cost of his training.
A round-up of recent cases heard at Sussex (Central) Magistrates’ Court, sitting at Brighton Magistrates’ Court, East Sussex, In The Dock.
Plans to build new holiday accommodation by a lake in Battle, East Sussex, have been opposed by a town council.
The team behind Brighton's Royal Pavilion ice rink have revealed when it will return.