Coast & Environment · 3 min read
Ash Dieback and the Future of the City’s Woodlands
Explain safety work, tree loss, regeneration and why woodland response extends beyond replacing individual ash trees.
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Results for “2026”
History, neighbourhoods, civic explainers and environmental stories — independently researched and organised for unhurried reading.
Transport & Infrastructure · 3 min read
Red Routes, Loading and Keeping Key Corridors Moving
Explain the intended traffic-management function and the implications for deliveries, parking and enforcement.
Read the storyCivic Life · 3 min read
The Temporary-Accommodation Crisis Behind the 2026/27 Budget
Explain how rising demand, limited supply and nightly-paid accommodation affect families and council finances.
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Valley Gardens Phase 3: A Project Backgrounder as Work Reaches Completion
Trace the scheme’s objectives, layout changes and delivery timeline without treating forecasts as measured outcomes.
Read the storyCivic Life · 3 min read
Community Safety Strategy 2026–2029: Priorities and Evidence
Describe the partnership’s agreed priorities and how crime, harm and resident experience inform them.
Read the storyCivic Life · 3 min read
What the JSNA Tells Us About the City’s Needs
Explain how the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment combines population, health and service evidence to guide local decisions.
Read the storyCoast & Environment · 3 min read
Biodiversity Net Gain and the Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Explain how national development rules and Sussex-wide habitat priorities interact with local planning.
Read the storyCivic Life · 3 min read
How Brighton & Hove Fits Into NHS Surrey and Sussex After April 2026
Map the responsibilities of the integrated care board, local NHS providers, council public health and adult social care.
Read the storyCoast & Environment · 3 min read
How Brighton & Hove’s Household Recycling System Works
Follow materials from household collection through sorting and treatment while clarifying contamination rules.
Read the storyCivic Life · 3 min read
Neighbourhood Policing: How Priorities and Crime Data Should Be Read
Show how neighbourhood priorities are set and why recorded-crime figures need geographic and reporting context.
Read the storyCoast & Environment · 3 min read
Weekly Food-Waste Collections: From 2025 Rollout to Citywide Service
Document the phased introduction, what households can put out and how separately collected food is treated.
Read the storyCoast & Environment · 3 min read
Circular Economy Routemap 2026–2035: Designing Waste Out of the City
Translate adopted priorities on reuse, repair, procurement, construction materials and resource efficiency.
Read the storyTransport & Infrastructure · 3 min read
How Local Transport Improvements Are Funded
Explain the roles of government grants, developer contributions, parking income and capital programmes.
Read the storyCoast & Environment · 3 min read
From Carbon Neutral 2030 to the Climate and Nature Action Plan: A Status Check
Assess the current policy framework, reported progress and the difference between targets and delivered reductions.
Read the storyCivic Life · 3 min read
Sexual and Reproductive Health: The City’s Public-Health Priorities
Explain prevention, testing, contraception and inequality priorities at population level rather than reviewing providers.
Read the storyTransport & Infrastructure · 3 min read
Where the 2026/27 Local Authority Bus Grant Is Going
Account for the city’s announced allocation across supported routes, fare measures and service improvements.
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Concessionary, School and Socially Necessary Bus Services Explained
Distinguish commercial networks from publicly funded concessions and services maintained for social need.
Read the storyCivic Life · 3 min read
Prevention, Reablement and Hospital Discharge: Why They Matter
Show how short-term support and joined-up discharge planning aim to preserve independence and reduce avoidable readmission.
Read the storyCoast & Environment · 3 min read
Hove’s New Groyne Field: The 2026 Coastal-Protection Scheme
Describe the engineering purpose, construction programme and expected role of new defences without overstating certainty.
Read the storyCivic Life · 3 min read
Think Carer: The 2026 Direction for Unpaid-Carer Support
Explain how the city’s emerging approach seeks to identify, involve and support unpaid carers across services.
Read the storyCivic Life · 3 min read
The Ward Map: How Local Representation Is Organised
Show how wards, councillors and electoral boundaries structure neighbourhood representation across the city.
Read the storyCoast & Environment · 3 min read
Storm Goretti, Shingle Movement and How the Beach Is Recovered
Use the January storm response to explain beach recycling, shingle profiles and operational coastal maintenance.
Read the storyTransport & Infrastructure · 3 min read
Rail Reliability and Accessibility: Reading Official Performance Data
Show how punctuality, cancellations and station-accessibility information can be assessed without anecdotal overreach.
Read the storyCoast & Environment · 3 min read
Maintaining 13 Kilometres of Seafront: The 2026 Programme
Survey the public engineering, inspection and repair challenge across the city’s coastal infrastructure.
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