City of Culture Bid Puts Local People At
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Giving Brighton & Hove the news other papers don’t want to tell you Number 19 Delivered by Brighton & Hove Green Party to 35,000 homes in your area SUMMER 2002 REMEMBERED: FEATURE: COFFEE BREAK: THE LATE ACUPUNCTURE A famous vegetarian SPIKEMILLIGAN No longer alternative: refuge in Hove Not just a Goon: a man what you need to THE SANCTUARY who stood up for Green know Pg 6 CAFE BARPg 6 values Pg 4 PUT OUR CITY FIRST City of Culture bid puts local people at the ‘back of the queue,’ say Greens he Green Backed by celebrities and paid jobs in service and Party, local artists including local DJ tourism. Tpeople, husband and wife team Fat voluntary groups Boy Slim and Zoe Ball, the “The political priorities are and trade unions 'Where Else?' campaign is wrong. What Brighton & have formed an lavishly supported by the Hove needs is real sustain- alliance to oppose council. It is funding a able regeneration which Brighton & Hove's third of the total cost of offers stable jobs at decent the bid which includes a wages. Our city council is European City of 15 minute glossy promo- too prone to self-promo- Culture bid, recently tional film fronted by Zoe tion without thinking launched by the Ball. The Tories and the through the consequences. New Labour city LibDems, who are working Our vibrant cultural scene council. closely with Labour on the deserves national recogni- tion and we are lucky to Appalled by council leader have so many talented peo- Ken Bodfish's decision to ple in our city. We believe spend £150,000 of public these people should be put money on the 'Where else?' to use to regenerate city of culture campaign, Brighton & Hove rather while essential services than promote just one from the children's depart- aspect of it which does lit- ment to Citizens' Advice tle for many ordinary peo- Bureaux are being cut or ple who need secure frozen, the alliance is step- employment. ping up its campaign with a series of public meetings. “The council claims that “What Brighton & business stands to make Brighton & Hove has Hove needs is more than £140 million as entered the UK competi- real, sustainable a spin-off from a successful tion for the title which will bid. If that is the case, be awarded in 2008. regeneration then business can fund its Other cities in the running which offers own promotions.” include Bristol, Oxford stable jobs at and Belfast. But the bid decent wages.” Greens would switch the has run into controversy as Green City £150,000 from the bid to the council has been forced Councillor Pete front line groups affected to slash £3.4 million worth West by the cuts including the of funding from essential Rape Crisis Centre and the services while approving a council, also support the Citizens Advice Bureau, 11% tax hike - almost bid. Greens believe that, in which has had to close its £100 for the average a time of budget hardship, Hove office after serving householder. it is wrong for the city local people for 60 years council to spend council following a £60,000 cut. tax payers' money on the Many community groups bid when essential services are “unsure whether they are suffering cuts. will make it to the end of the year” according to an “We want greater support official of a voluntary for local arts but initiatives organisation who did not that use public money and want to be named. By Peter Poole, 2002 hype up the city are actual- ly harmful,” explains Greens are urging people Green city councillor Pete to back the campaign May the force be with him: it will take more than a light West. “ The danger is we against the bid. sabre for Ken Bodfish, New Labour Leader of Brighton & Council leader Ken are left with sky high Bodfish OBE:a house prices which price More information from the Hove Council, to fight off an ‘attack of the cuts’ to front- staunch defender of local people out of the Green city councillors. line services and pay for the City of Culture bid, too. City of Culture bid property market and low Tel 01273 600 883. - GREENLEAF NEWS FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE - Off-licence scheme to West Pier Wipe Out deter street-drinking The pictures no one wants you to see ave our Seafront reen Party Peters and North especially near St (SOS), the local councillors Laine area of Peters Church. We Sgroup campaign- Gare setting Brighton. If success- think that this initia-ing against the St up a voluntary ful it may be extend- tive will help every- Modwyn proposals for a scheme to regulate ed throughout the one. We are aware development which will soar 22 ft above the prom- many drinkers have the sale of super enade either side of the strength alcoholic medical, social and West Pier, has released drinks from off- mental health photos of what the pro- licences in Brighton difficulties which posed development will & Hove. need to be addressed. look like from the prome- nade. Campaigners say The project will “Our scheme will The Argus is not willing to publish the pictures. encourage off- give responsible licences to sign up to retailers a chance to reens are urging as a code of conduct help their local many people as and a pledge to take community. We hope Gpossible to write in ‘high octane’ drinks they will co-operate” with their views to the planning department off their sales list. Police have worked said Taylor. Partners in the proj- which is considering the hard to manage bid. Sue Paskins of SOS For information ect will hopefully street-drinking said, “This development Pier view: before (top) and after (bottom) include the council, contact the Green will destroy the seafront. the police, churches, city. Green Party Office. Make your voice heard North Laine Squat community and councillor Keith Tel: 01273 600 883 Please write in to the coun- residents groups and Taylor said, “ Street- email: greenparty cil to help stop it.” QuoteBlaze Shows drug and alcohol drinking has become ref. BH2002/00881FP @brighton.co.uk www.saveourseafront.co.uk agencies. It will be a big problem in Council Neglect piloted in the St parts of Brighton After a fire at a They are used for drug squat in North Road dealing, and they blight in June, Greens whole streets reducing the City mobile masts mappedhave hit out at value of the homes around Brighton & Hove them,” explains Bill Council for failing Randall, local Green Party after health fears to bring 2,000 housing spokesperson. ollowing approach to planning new empty properties growing masts. “This has prompt- Safer back into use in the “It is shameful that the Fpublic ed us to publish a loca- Stations city. council should have concern over the tion map showing the allowed nearly 2000 homes safety of mobile masts in the central area Petition Citing the squatted build- to stand empty last year. phone masts in of Brighton, which has ollowing fears ing, which had been left residential areas, Some buildings have been revealed, to many people’s unused for ten years, as an Green councillors about safety empty for many years. surprise, that there over example of what happens have published a 60 in the central area Fat local Stanmer House, for exam- when the council ignores map of all mobile alone,” explained Cllr railway stations, the ple, is only two years short masts in central Taylor, “The next stage of Green Party is its responsibilities, the of its Silver Jubilee as Brighton. our work will be to take launching a petition Green Party is renewing its Brighton and Hove's most readings of signal strength to persuade the city call on the council to pro- conspicuous empty Green councillor Keith of microwave transmis- council, Railtrack duce a coherent policy to property.” Taylor said, “While most sions throughout the and South Central bring empty properties of us enjoy the conven- town, and compare the to improve back into use. Greens argue the council ience of mobile phones, readings to the conditions, safety should lobby the govern- we need to make sure thatrecommended levels in and access in and The building destroyed in ment for the immediate their use is absolutely the UK and other around smaller the fire was one of 2,000 introduction of community without risk.” countries.” stations in Brighton long-term empty properties leasing, which would give & Hove. in the city. Meanwhile the The government’s Stewart Copies of the mobile councils powers to take city has the highest rate of Report into telecommuni-mast map are avail- Microwave shade: over empty buildings and able from Green Party The petition will be rough sleepers in the UK. cations said it was “not Green councillor Keith make them habitable. councillors at 145 handed into the city proven” that there was no Taylor checks out a Refurbishment costs would Islingword council, Railtrack and “Empty homes are a target risk from masts and base Road, Brighton BN2 mobile phone mast on be met from the rents. stations – and recom- the Labour transport for arson and vandalism. 9SH or tel: 01273 600 a Brighton roof top. mended a precautionary 883 secretary. P.J. 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