Ramy Abou-Setta

Reporter - The Argus


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Contact: ramy.abou-setta@theargus.co.uk / ramyabousetta@outlook.com

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'Young people are moving to London because its cheaper than living here'

In an exclusive interview with The Argus, Peter Kyle, Labour MP for Hove and Portslade, emphasised that he wants young people to “stay local if they want to” and that he is “pro-development”. “It's rare for me to oppose development,” the MP said. “I see part of my job as steering development, developers and communities to come together to get the development that communities like. “People want us to be a city where young people can grow up, leave home, but stay local if they want to....
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Businesses hit by continuous roadworks in Hove

UK Power Networks is currently working in Portland Road near Worcester Villas, Hove until June 14 to install new underground cables. The power company has apologised for "any inconvenience caused" by the works.  A spokeswoman said: “We are working in Portland Road until June 14, although we will make every effort to finish sooner if it is safely possible. Works outside Portslade Station bus stop (Image: Ramy Abou-Setta/The Argus) The works have closed Portslade Station (Stop H) bus s...
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City council re-instates 24 hour taxi bay after outrage from cabbies

Brighton and Hove City Council has said it will reinstate a 24 hour taxi bay in Marine Drive, Brighton after removing it for an experimental traffic regulation order. Andrew Peters, who represents the Brighton and Hove Cab Trade Association, has welcomed the decision by the council but has said that the local taxi trade is “still seeking accountability” for what it believes is a lack of any “official stakeholder consultation”. Left: The new bus lane in May 2025, Right: The original '24 h...
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Unbeaten Brighton boxing prospect takes centre stage in London

Liam Forrest, from Moulsecoomb in Brighton, will be the main event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Sunday in a bout broadcast live worldwide on DAZN. The fight is being dubbed as a “career defining night” and it marks Forrest’s biggest stage yet, as he looks to extend his undefeated record and showcase his talent in front of a live global audience. Forrest will be taking on James Osbourne, another undefeated boxer from Essex with a current two-win streak. The super middlewei...
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Residents 'should get council tax back' over missed bins says angry woman

Ex-Brighton and Hove City councillor Dawn Barnett, who lives in Hangleton, has slammed the council and Environmental Services for missed bin collections in her area. “There's not a single week that goes by where people are happy with the bin situation,” she told The Argus. “Last week here in Greenleas [road in Hangleton] the bins and recycling weren’t picked up, I’ve had residents from all across Hangleton come to me to complain about the situation. “I think they should all get a mon...
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Food waste collections 'way behind the curve', says leading councillor

Brighton and Hove City Council has said that the collections could start as soon as September this year. This is part of a £1.2 million investment to increase recycling across the city. Cllr Alistair McNair, leader of the Conservative Group in Brighton and Hove, has said that though the council “may be shouting from the roof tops” about this announcement “Brighton and Hove is way behind the curve on this”. He told The Argus: “In 2020, 115 councils offered separate food waste collecti...
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Jewish memorial attacked again

The memorial in Palmeira Square in Hove was reportedly targeted on Wednesday (May 14) at 3.30pm. It was also attacked twice in October 2024. Heidi Bachram, an organiser from the Palmeira Memorial Group, told The Argus that "it’s extremely distressing" to see the memorial damaged again. She said: "There have been over 40 attacks on it including vandalism, theft, and graffiti. Four people have been arrested for committing crimes there. "The abuse has been relentless. Last year just...
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Taxi drivers outraged after seafront taxi rank is moved for new bus lane

Brighton and Hove City Council is currently trialling a traffic regulation order, which started on May 1, introducing a new bus lane on Marine Parade, Brighton and removing an existing parking, motorcycle, loading and taxi bay on the seafront above the Sea Life centre. Andrew Peters, who represents the Brighton and Hove Cab Trade Association, said the council acted “recklessly” and “bypassed the local taxi trade to enforce what it wanted” without consultation. Mr Peters, who has been dri...
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Plan for solar farm next to football stadium which could power 1,500 homes

Brighton and Hove City Council has revealed to The Argus that it has identified a site next to the home of Brighton and Hove Albion in Village Way for the project. Councillor Tim Rowkins, cabinet member for Net Zero and Environmental Services, told The Argus that this project will deliver "cheap, clean energy, produced right here in the city". He said: "The council is only responsible for two per cent of Brighton and Hove’s emissions, so clearly there is no route to net zero without tack...
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Landmark new seafront park which is "first in the city in over 100 years" opens

Brighton and Hove City Council has officially opened Hove Beach Park, which stretches from the King Alfred Leisure Centre to Hove Lagoon, this afternoon (May 16) in a ceremony which saw dozens of residents and council workers celebrate the momentous occasion. Councillor Bella Sankey, leader of the council, gave a speech which praised all the work done by the council and its partners, thanked residents for their patience with the work and welcomed "the first of many projects" to be delivered...
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Landmark multi-million pound seafront park opens this week

Hove Beach Park which stretches from the King Alfred Leisure Centre to Hove Lagoon, will be officially opened on Friday, Brighton and Hove City Council has announced. Residents and visitors have already been” flocking to the park in their thousands”, the council has stated, as different sections have been completed and opened for use. Councillor Bella Sankey, leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, will officially open the park – and kick-start a weekend of free activities to celebrate t...
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Pub that is seaside town's 'oldest building' could be knocked down for 14 flats

A planning application has been submitted to demolish The Dewdrop Inn in Steyning Avenue, Peacehaven - sparking several objections. Blue Skies Brighton Ltd, which currently owns the pub, submitted the application to Lewes District Council on April 14 with it subsequently being validated on May 6. The planning application would see the existing public house knocked down and replaced with a building comprised of 14 flats. It would also include flexible community space/office space at g...
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Residents outraged by parking charges 'scandal'

Victoria Brinkley and Clara Donnelly, who both live in Brighton, have expressed their concern about charges on the Pay By Phone app which they were unaware of until they spoke to members of their swimming group in the Sea Lanes in Madeira Drive, Brighton. “We come down here every week and we'd notice that one of us would be paying £1.70, some people would be paying £1.80, some £1.90 for exactly the same parking," Victoria said. “After a while we realised this was happening all over the c...
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MPs and planning authority 'appalled' at unauthorised work in National Park

The South Downs National Park Authority said that it had acted “urgently” on Friday (May 2) when heavy machinery was reportedly moved on to the field near Petworth, where a large area of grass was removed. Construction vehicles seen on the site (Image: EDDIE MITCHELL) Chichester District Council planning officers attended at the site on Friday morning to serve a stop notice. A second notice was put on the gate, after the first was ignored and works continued. A septic tank was also s...
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Brighton and Hove Labour announces new deputy leader

Councillor Tim Rowkins takes up the position following Councillor Gill Williams' decision to step down. He will begin in the new role at annual council later this month. This comes as the Brighton and Hove City Council administration reaches the halfway point of its four-year term. Councillor Bella Sankey and Councillor Jacob Taylor were both re-elected unopposed as leader and deputy leader respectively.  “It’s an honour to be elected deputy leader of the Brighton and Hove Labour...
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Busy high street partially closed for week

UK Power Networks will be carrying work to upgrade their network on Boundary Road in Portslade, partially closing the road until May 11. There is currently a southbound closure between the junctions of Portland Road and Vale Road. The power company has advised that the work is to install new electrical ducting within the carriageway. These works are part of UK Power Networks’ Fishersgate to Brighton Upgrade Project. For further information visit: https://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk...
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US citizens to be charged 25 more at theatre show - unless they're a Democrat

The Treason Show, which will be coming to Brighton as part of the Brighton Fringe festival, has said that it will be imposing 25 per cent tariffs to American attendees. The organisers have said that there will be exemptions to US citizens who can prove they’re Democrats, and that they will be given a 10 per cent discount. This comes as US President Donald Trump unveiled an array of tariffs on countries on April 2 in what he dubbed “liberation day”. He then abruptly backed off his tar...
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Paddling pool could re-open this summer after all

Brighton and Hove City Council has told The Argus that it is "working on a solution as we speak" to re-open the King’s Road paddling pool in Brighton this summer. Councillor Alan Robins, cabinet member for sports and recreation, said that he is "trying to find the money" to refurbish the pool. This comes after he said earlier this month that the pool will remain closed amid a “challenging financial climate”. The pool is heavily used in the summer months and is seen as a cheap and safe da...
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'I've been tempted to buy a hammer and start knocking down the King Alfred myself'

Peter Kyle, MP for Hove and Portslade, has raised his concerns over the redevelopment of the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Kingsway, Hove. In an interview with The Argus, Mr Kyle said that if he could, he would “buy a hammer” himself and knock the site down himself. He said: “I've been so bitterly frustrated about the failure to get King Alfred developed over the years and bring world class sports facilities to our community. “You know, I've been tempted at times to go to Robert Dyes...
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MP says Hove is 'giving Miami a run for its money'

Labour MP Peter Kyle for Hove and Portslade praised the new Hove Beach Park in an interview with The Argus. The project, known as Kingsway to the Sea, was established by Brighton and Hove City Council to regenerate the “underused” and “run-down” seafront in West Hove by creating a new park. Following a public online vote in February 2023, the park was then named Hove Beach Park. “I was very closely involved in Kingsway to the sea. In fact, I signed the original application for having...
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Technology secretary and Hove MP reveals why he used ChatGPT to ask about policy

Peter Kyle, the secretary of State for science, innovation and technology, told The Argus that media reports about his AI usage in government have “no context”. On March 13 an article was published in New Scientist headlined "How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice" following a Freedom of Information request asking for his records using the AI software. READ MORE: Residents contact MP ‘in terror’ over disability benefit cuts The Hove and Portslade MP explained that h...
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