Gscene News Archive

A campaign to close the Starbucks Coffee Shop in St James Street continues this morning with calls by the the organisers for a mass demonstration and show of support, outside the premises.

Earlier this year Brighton & Hove City Council refused a change of use application for the premises to be used as a coffee shop.

Defiantly, Starbucks opened and lodged an appeal which is still progressing. While the appeal is pending, there has been a regular demonstation outside the coffee shop each Saturday morning.

This mornings demonstation starts at 11am and has political support from the three local Green Councillors for Queens Park.

Starbucks contributed towards this years Street Party during Pride, one of the few premises in St James Street to do so. They donated 10p for every coffee sold in the three saturdays before Pride.