As the city remains in Tier 4 with numbers of Covid cases rising, the city's Public Health Team asks people not to have parties or gatherings marking the New Year.
Doctor Katie Cuming, a Public Health Consultant for Brighton & Hove City Council asks everyone to ease the pressures on our health services and stay home on New Year's Eve
We want everyone to stay safe on our seafront this New Year. Residents and visitors are being urged protect their family and friends by following the sea safety and Covid rules.
The government have announced that Brighton & Hove is to move to Tier 4 from Boxing Day. The stay at home rules come in from 00.01 on Boxing Day morning.
Business grants are available for the November lockdown, the tier 2 December restrictions that followed, and Christmas support payments for pubs and bars.
Small grants up to £5,000 are available for community & voluntary organisations in the city to deliver extra support quickly for vulnerable residents this winter. The first application deadline is 13 January 2021.
Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty's statement following the government announcement which sees the city remain in Tier 2; but other parts of Sussex become Tier 4.
