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Food and drink businesses in Brighton & Hove are being invited to apply for new fast-track pavement licences to allow them to serve customers outside.

Invitations have gone out to join Brighton & Hove's first climate assembly - a unique opportunity for residents to shape the future of the city and protect it for future generations.

Proposals have been published to open four more leisure centres in Brighton & Hove. Councillors will decide on the phased re-opening at a special meeting next week.

From Saturday 8 August it is compulsory to wear a face covering in museums, galleries, cinemas and places of worship, in addition to shops, NHS settings and on public transport.

Ahead of more council buildings reopening, council leader Phélim Mac Cafferty is thanking staff for their hard work during the Covid-19 pandemic.

With the temperature set to be hot this weekend, find out how you can protect yourself and help others who might be vulnerable, to cope with the heat.

Our enforcement officers have issued almost 400 fines for a range of environmental offences including littering and fly-tipping in the last three months.

As we look forward to another hot and sunny weekend, we're appealing to residents and visitors to keep themselves safe on the seafront.

The King Alfred Leisure Centre will reopen on Saturday 15 August, with the swimming pool opening two days later on Monday 17 August.

Council leader Phélim Mac Cafferty has expressed his ‘deep sadness’ after the body of a man was found this morning on Hove beach.

The person is yet to be named or confirmed, but it is believed to be man who went missing on Sunday morning near Hove Lagoon after falling from his kayak.

Councillor Mac Cafferty said: “This is extremely sad and tragic news, and the thoughts and sympathies of myself and the whole council are with the man’s family and friends.