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This week we have launched the largest real-time air quality monitoring network in the UK, with live data from 50 sensors available to the public via a new website. We are also changing our approach to wood-burning, which is a large contributor to fine particulate pollution. 👇🏻

We’ve launched a citywide school-based counselling pilot for Year 9 students in Brighton & Hove. We're investing in the pilot to provide additional support to young people who have difficulty accessing learning due to their mental health. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/tAMQ50TOc6M

Electronics, clothing, furniture… we need to be using our things for longer 🪛 Celebrate #RepairDay by repairing something you own and giving your stuff a second lease on life! 🎉 ➡️Find a repair group: ow.ly/ZiZc50TOoJV ➡️Get advice or use tools from Brighton Bike Hub

Yes! So pleased to say goodbye to disposable vapes for good. Manufacturing and selling single-use electronic devices with enough lithium to collectively power 5000 EVs is clearly bonkers. Well done to Mary Creagh CBE MP and Steve Reed MP. 👏🏻 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Labour Cllr Mitchie Alexander introduces a notice of motion to bring in the Right to Grow your own produce in the city. “Imagine a city where we grow our own veg” Yes we can 🥔🌽🥕

Calling all small and medium businesses in Brighton & Hove! We have grants of up to £25k to help you decarbonise or make sustainability improvements. Applications close on November 6th. More info below. 👇🏻 Brighton & Hove Labour Party #NetZero #Sustainability

We’re so pleased to be getting starting on this long-awaited restoration that will transform the eastern seafront. Work includes a new fully accessible lift and improvements to the living wall to better support biodiversity.

Warmer Homes Grants of up to £25,000 are available for people on low incomes to help tackle soaring energy bills and cut emissions. Funding is open to residents who rent in the private sector or own their homes . Apply before 30 November. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/SxxL50TWYz0

With the US now poised to sit on the sidelines, our Labour government is stepping up. 👏🏻

Well there it is. After struggling for years, the i360 has now filed for insolvency. The Greens and Tories joint decision in 2014 to speculatively bankroll this private business has left the council with £51m of debt and is nothing short of scandalous. A sad day for the city.

I’m personally not surprised but gutted for the city at this final act of the i360 saga. Time for those who made the city pay such a heavy price to reflect and recognise the amount they were duped and the amount we are all paying …

“£2 million each year for the foreseeable future – money that could’ve been spent on nurseries, play areas, public toilets, preventing homelessness, road repairs, transitioning to Net Zero and dozens of other vital local services.” Outrageous. theargus.co.uk/news/24754065.…

"It's nuts." Labour and the Green Party have clashed over news that Brighton's i360 viewing platform has filed for administration, owing £51m to Brighton and Hove City Council. More here: bbc.in/3AQCkK8

We’re ramping up our solar capacity here in Brighton & Hove, including our biggest installation yet on the Prince Regent Swimming Complex.⚡️

I’m looking forward to hosting our second workshop with the National Wealth Fund next week and continuing our work to identify the investment models required to turn our net zero plans into reality. National Wealth Fund Brighton & Hove Labour Party The Labour Party #netzero #decarbonisation #brighton #hove

Today we’re launching a campaign to raise awareness of the impact of open fires and wood burners on public health. Did you know that burning in homes produces more fine particle pollution than all traffic in the UK? Or that it contributes to 1 in 20 deaths of ppl over 30 in B&H?

Today I’ve announced a major expansion of recycling in Brighton & Hove. From the spring, we will be accepting the following items: ♻️Plastic pots, tubs & trays ♻️Aluminium foil, including foil trays ♻️Food & drink cartons Next up - food waste! brightonandhovenews.org/2025/01/30/mor…

“Brighton & Hove is determined to step up.” My piece on city-scale decarbonisation for Unlock Net Zero last week. 👇🏻 unlocknetzero.co.uk/insight-commen… Brighton & Hove Labour Party Brighton & Hove City Council #netzero