Tim Nichols Head of environmental health and licensing, has provided some advice sheets are available to deal with noise, licensing etc. Please download from the attachments below

With the increase amount of vacant shops within the Central Brighton area, there is also an increase in the amount of fly posting and the boldness of it. Residents hope to change that with community action.

Police forces across England and Wales are rolling out 101 as the new police non-emergency number - the number to call when you want to contact your local police but when it’s less urgent than 999.

101 will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is due to be adopted by every police force in England by early 2012. 

There have been some recent reports of car number plate cloning fraud.  This is where criminals will fit a car with a 'clone' of your number plate so that if their car is involved in an accident or an offence such as speeding, your car ends up 'taking the blame' for the incident.  This could result in heavy financial losses or even criminal charges.  You can read more here at the This Is Money website: http://bit.ly/kYFSgC

If you are a beach hut owner on Hove Seafront, please could you email me ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). I am trying to compile an email list of beach hut owners in the area.

PC Rachel Piggott & PC Rich Bridger will be at the Kemp Town Crypt Community Centre to encourage the reporting of hate crime and offer help and support to the LGBT community.

A new local action team is being formed to fill the gap between the existing LATs.

This will fill the area between the CMPCA, the BOTlat and the B&A lat

for more information on the local LATs please see http://www.safeinthecity.info/?q=neighbourhoods/lats

The Sussex Neighbourhood Watch Federation  have recently made Liam Mandville, chair of Brunswick & Regency Neighbourhood Action Group, Coordinator for the Friends of Bedford square FoBSwatch, the Area Coordinator for Brighton West.
This will enable all the groups within the BN1/2/3 postcode area to email concerns or questions to the committee meetings held regularly and liaise with the NPT to spread  reports to members.

PCSO Janine Redman

Date: 10 Feb 2010

Within the last month there has been an increase of Skateboarders and BMX bikers in Bartholomew Square & also rough sleepers within the lanes car park.