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BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Fears street will be used as 'free party' for Brighton Pride
Residents fear people will use a street in Brighton as a "free party" after the city council moved the official Pride party a few hundred metres & Hove City Council held a meeting on Friday in Kemptown to discuss its decision to move the party from St James's Street to the A259 Marine are worried that thousands of people will still flock to the St James's Street area and are concerned about the road being open to Birgit Miller said the authority was "very confident" it had a "robust plan" in place for the celebrations on 2 and 3 August. Resident Richard Healey said people were not reassured by the plans. Mr Healey said: "We're concerned about traffic and the safety to pedestrians but also the safety for residents with the sheer numbers of people coming to St James's Street and surrounding areas to use as a free party."Around 300,000 people came to the city for last year's Pride year people will not be allowed to congregate outside along St James's Street, there won't be any outside bars or music, and the street will be managed by the city council, Sussex Police and Pride over the will also be security acting as a "soft barrier" to stop people going down roads between St James's Street and the official party, unless they are resident said: "It will be worse just moving it one street away. I think it will be very chaotic."Karen Byrne-Roberts, who lives near St James's Street, said she thought it was important for the event to go ahead but felt it had "outgrown this particular landscape".The street party on Marine Parade - which has already sold 20,000 tickets - will include drag stages, bars managed by local venues and music Miller told BBC Radio Sussex the council had used a national mass events organiser to review its plan for the Pride street added: "Where it's been challenged, changes have been made. "We're very confident we have a really good plan in place. If anything the road might be safer than it would be on an ordinary Friday or Saturday evening."
The Sun
3 days ago
- The Sun
Man, 25, killed in horror three car crash as two others taken to hospital and cops launch appeal
A 25-YEAR-OLD man has died in a car crash. The collision involved three vehicles and took place in East Sussex. 1 It took place on Piddinghoe Road, in Lewes at approximately 23:45pm on Friday. The drivers of the other two cars have been taken to hospital for treatment, after sustaining serious injuries during the incident. The crash was between a dark grey Audi, a white Renault Clio and a white Fiat Panda. Sussex Police are appealing for any witnesses to contact them. They are also asking for anyone with footage of the collision, including dash cam video, to get in touch.
