Edition No. 18

Sunday, 25 October 2026

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Free bike lights at five rush-hour spots from Monday as the evenings draw in

Council road safety officers are handing out bike lights, reflective stickers and hi-vis rucksack covers from 4:45pm, Monday to Friday.

The clocks went back this morning, and from Monday the council’s road safety officers will be out in the evening rush hour giving away temporary bike lights, reflective stickers and hi-vis rucksack covers. They’ll be at a different spot each day until Friday, from around 4:45pm until 6:30pm.

The schedule:

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Brighton & Hove gets £1.4m from the government for roads and pavements

The Department for Transport money is part of an £8.8m plan for the city's roads and pavements this year, with £2.2m set aside for potholes and repairs.

The Department for Transport has given Brighton & Hove City Council just over £1.4m to spend on resurfacing roads, fixing potholes and improving pavements. The Labour-run council said the award recognises work already under way and its Local Highways Maintenance Transparency Report, which sets out the state of the city’s roads and the plan to improve them.

The catch: the money was already built into this year’s maintenance plan, so it isn’t extra on top.

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