Issue - items at meetings - Letters from Councillors

(i)         Withdrawal of Metrobus Sunday bus services 87 and 82. Letter from Councillor Mitchell (copy attached).

(ii)       Refuse collection and recycling in Hanover & Elm Grove Ward. Letter from Councillor Wrighton (copy attached).

10.(i)  Letter - withdrawal of the Metrobus services 87 and 82

10.1       A letter was received from Councillor Mitchell regarding withdrawal of the Metrobus services 87 and 82.

10.2       The Cabinet Member stated that in April, Metrobus announced that they were to withdraw Service 87, the only bus which ran between Brighton and Haywards Heath on a Sunday. He noted and shared the concerns expressed by Councillor Mitchell and members of the public at the impact this would have for hospital visits. He stated that officers had been liaising with other neighbouring local authorities including West Sussex and the NHS Trust to secure a resolution to the problem. He was pleased to report that a solution to retain this important link between the two hospitals had been negotiated with a new bus operator, jointly funded by the City Council and the NHS Trust.

10.3       RESOLVED – That the letter be noted.

10.(ii)Letter - refuse and recycling problems in the Hanover area

10.4       A letter was received from Councillor Wrighton regarding refuse and recycling problems in the Hanover area.

10.5       The Cabinet Member stated that he had already responded to this issue under petitions. He added that weekly recycling collections were something that the Council would like to provide and that it may be investigated as part of the waste strategy.

10.6       RESOLVED – That the letter be noted.