A SUPERMARKET has launched an investigation after a large amount of its rubbish was dumped in a Brighton park. The Co-op said it would be speaking to its contractor after appalled residents found items, which appeared to be from its Lewes Road store, in East Brighton Park. The store s name appeared on a flytipped cardboard box, one of a number of items discovered by residents yesterday. Rubbish which appears to be from the Lewes Road Co-op was found in East Brighton Park Trolleys, a filing cabinet and a National Lottery stand were also among the shocking amount of dumped materials.
STAFF and parents are set to march this morning in protest against a primary school being turned into an academy. Demonstrators will meet at the school gates at Moulsecoomb Primary School and march through Brighton to the Level from 10am. It was announced last month that the Pioneer Academy would take over the school. The Hands Off Moulsecoomb Primary campaign group say 96 per cent of parents are against an academy takeover. ⚠️❗ We re aware of a possible protest due to take place along Lewes Road in Brighton today, starting from Moulsecoomb Primary School at 09:30, heading south. At this stage, we cannot advise on how this will affect services. Please check here for any updates during this time. ⚠️
A CYCLIST seriously injured after being struck by a car on the seafront has blasted the council over the safety of its new cycle routes. Gary Alexander was struck by a hit-and-run driver on the A259, leaving him with bones broken in three out of his four limbs and requiring surgery. The Brighton resident said cyclists used to enjoy a safer, two-way cycle lane above Hove Lawns which separated bicycles from traffic. The A259 cycle lane on Brighton seafront However, westbound cyclists now have to use the new lane in the road which was built by Brighton and Hove City Council last August.