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Format: 2012-05-20
Format: 2012-05-20

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Celebrate the wildlife of Withdean Woods - before cheering on the Albion!

Albion supporters are being invited to get back to nature at a family fun morning, prior to the team's last game at Withdean Stadium.

The event is being held at Brighton & Hove City Council's Withdean Woods Local Nature Reserve which flanks two sides of the stadium, from 10.30am to 1pm on Saturday April 30. Entrance to the woods is from Withdean Road.

Blue Flags furled by bad weather

Heavy rain last summer means Brighton and Hove beaches will not be flying their Blue Flags this season.

Rainfall tends to wash debris from land to sea – and this reduced water quality during the test period last year. However council officials say water quality is still safe – classified as ‘good’ rather than the ‘excellent’ needed for a flag.

A council spokesman said: “Many resorts tend to suffer this from time to time and others will be affected this year.”

Nearly 1000 join tax-free bikes scheme

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Numbers of Brighton & Hove council staff buying discounted bikes under a government scheme are expected to top 1000 this summer.

Any organisation, public or private can join the scheme.

For the last four years the local authority has participated in the tax-free bikes programme, aimed at encouraging eco-friendly travel.

This means staff can borrow money for a bike and pay it back out of their monthly salary. They pay no tax or national insurance on the sum and it means bikes are effectively about 30 per cent cheaper. No costs are incurred by the council to provide the scheme.

Step out to celebrate the South Downs National Park

A special relay of walks is being held in Brighton & Hove on Saturday April 2 and Sunday April 3 to celebrate the South Downs National Park.

The walks are being organised by Brighton & Hove City Council and will follow the local boundary of the National Park, from Rottingdean in the east to Portslade in the west.

Walkers can join for part of the relay - each section of the walk is between 3.5 and five miles - or follow the whole 20 mile route. The walks will be lead by the council's Cityparks rangers and by local wildlife groups