brighton council – Latest brighton council news – Woman sentenced for selling fake designer goods

Posted on November 13th, 2009

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Woman sentenced for selling fake designer goods

The haul, valued at almost £10000, was discovered by police who called in Brighton & Hove City Council Trading Standards. It included over 100 Tiffany items and Rolex watches which were price listed at £45 each …

Fury over Brighton’s £10 pub crawl (From The Argus)

A spokeswoman for Brighton and Hove City Council said: “Each weekend the city welcomes hundreds of visitors who enjoy the vibrant nightlife in Brighton and Hove and this council is committed to keeping them safe and promoting sensible …

Royal Alexandra Hospital

Brighton & Hove City Council is in the process of producing a Planning Brief for the site. The purpose of this document is to provide advice for developers on what is acceptable on this important and sensitive site. …

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Yahoo! UK News Message Boards – Immigration – Teachers to force islam and gay rights

The code proposed by the GTC would be binding on all schools, including the 2,300 primary and secondary schools run by the Catholic Church and the 4,660 run by the Church of England.

The GTC is insisting that all teachers will have to sign up to the new code before they can practice.

The code will then be used by the GTC to assess cases of serious misconduct by teachers and trainee teachers.

However, it will also be used by school governing bodies and local authorities in recruitment and disciplining of teachers; universities in assessing candidates for teacher training and by employment tribunals assessing claims of unfair dismissal.

Many Christians already fear that equality and diversity rules are being used against them.

Caroline Petrie, a nurse, was suspended by North Somerset Primary Care Trust, for failing to ‘demonstrate a personal and professional commitment to equality and diversity’ after telling a patients she would pray for her, while marriage registrar Lillian Ladelle, disciplined for refusing to preside over same-sex civil partnerships, lost her case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal after the panel ruled in favour of the Islington Council’s ‘commitment to equality’.

Brighton Council also withdrew funding from Pilgrim Homes, a Christian care home, after staff refused to quiz elderly residents over the sexual orientation in keeping with ‘fair access and diversity’ policies.

The Christian Institute, a non-denominational charity, says that the GTC code means that universities might ask applicants about their willingness to promote gay rights and Islam.

If a teacher was asked at interview if he or she was willing to use materials designed by gay rights groups, the teacher could be rejected for declining because he or she would be in breach of Principle 4.

If a pupil asked an RE teacher if Jesus Christ was the only means to salvation and the teacher replied yes, a non-Christian parent could complain to the GTC over a breach of Principle 4.

Ofsted inspectors would also be able to criticise schools for promoting the Christian vision of marriage, while teachers who say they will pray for troubled pupils could be suspended for failing to ‘value diversity’.

Colin Hart, Christian Institute director, said: ‘Respect for people as people is not the same as respecting or valuing every religious belief or sexual lifestyle.

‘Forcing this on Christian teachers is to force them to go against their conscience,’ he said.

‘Teachers are there to teach not to be diversity officers.’

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