Anger as faeces found in Brighton and Hove council opposition office

10:50am Wednesday 27th February 2013 in News Exclusive By Tim Ridgway, Local government reporter

Kings House in Hove, where the faeces were found Kings House in Hove, where the faeces were found

A stink has been caused in a town hall headquarters after excrement was found in an office used by opposition councillors.

Conservative members on Brighton and Hove City Council reacted with disgust after stumbling on the mess in their room.

An investigation has been launched as officials try to get to the bottom of who is responsible for the foul play in Kings House, Hove.

While some have reacted in horror, others have claimed it highlights a serious security breach at the seafront building.

Penny Thompson, the council’s chief executive, said: “This was an extremely unpleasant incident and we carried out an immediate investigation.

“As a result, we have ruled out a number of possibilities and are fitting a lock to the members’ room door.”

The excrement was found on the floor of the unlocked second floor office on Thursday (February 21) and reported immediately.

It is not clear if it was from a human or animal.

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Only people with a swipe card or official visitors who have to sign in at the front desk can access that part of the building.

Former city council leader Mary Mears said: “There are two issues here – the incident itself and the underlying more serious issue that people could be targeted.

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“I think there’s a whole issue around security as, in this case, people are clearly vulnerable.”

Conservative councillor Dawn Barnett said: “We understand that there’s always a few digs from other parties and opponents but to do this is disgusting.”

One town hall source said: “Some people are talking about foul play. I don’t think it was an accident.”

Microwave incident

Another said: “It’s surprising the Tories have not tried to move an amendment in their budget plans to invest in a dog catcher.”

It comes six months after human excrement was found heated in a microwave in the council’s Hollingdean depot.

The soiled machine in a communal kitchen was cleaned and sealed with airtight yellow and black tape more commonly associated with hazardous incidents.

With staff referring to it as “Workforce Update 28”, it was eventually removed with the culprit not caught.

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Comments(51)

Plantpot says...
10:53am Wed 27 Feb 13

I assume they have CCTV? Should be able to narrow it down.

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spa301 says...
10:59am Wed 27 Feb 13

was it green?

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Crystal Ball says...
10:59am Wed 27 Feb 13

Looks like the proposed dog poop patrol needs to be extended to Kings House.

It must have been a disgruntled pooch taking his case (and doings) directly to the source of the bureaucracy.

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s&k says...
11:01am Wed 27 Feb 13

Well the Tories treat everyone else like sh*t.

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gaz scott says...
11:02am Wed 27 Feb 13

Makes a change from them dumping on the rest of us.

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BagelCat says...
11:03am Wed 27 Feb 13

Sigh

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Isaac Rinkfern says...
11:07am Wed 27 Feb 13

If Brighton's Tories are anything like Adur's, then they probably did it themselves.
This was the trick Adur Council used to claim that we dumped on our allotment, as we clearly hadn't been they decided to make their own evidence, the dirty whatsits.
Our Tories seem to have some kind of scatological obsession, so I wouldn't be surprised if Brighton's do as well.
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dhamallamafarmer says...
11:20am Wed 27 Feb 13

It was caused by a misunderstanding when in a meeting it was asked if there was a second or t urd motion to add. Of course it's a big stink over nothing really, people in other parts of the building are poo pooing it as a sh!tstorm in a teacup while others see it high up on their list of concerns. While not being number one it's certainly a good number two. They say it's going to be a Big Job to clear up, but if anyone can the tories can because it's a good example of their home soil.

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mimseycal says...
11:21am Wed 27 Feb 13

Oh dear ...

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Dr Pork says...
12:08pm Wed 27 Feb 13

"An investigation has been launched as officials try to get to the bottom of who is responsible for the foul play"
Well done Tim, you got that one past the editor!

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maxiboy_ says...
12:27pm Wed 27 Feb 13

An investigation has been launched as officials try to get to the BOTTOM of who is responsible for the foul play in Kings House, Hove.

Ha ha ha.

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Roundbill says...
12:46pm Wed 27 Feb 13

...and this is why we can't have nice things.

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Bob_The_Ferret says...
1:09pm Wed 27 Feb 13

DNA testing could get to the bottom of the matter.

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PorkBoat says...
1:21pm Wed 27 Feb 13

It stinks! It's a smear campaign!

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Pitviper says...
1:55pm Wed 27 Feb 13

dhamallamafarmer wrote:
It was caused by a misunderstanding when in a meeting it was asked if there was a second or t urd motion to add. Of course it's a big stink over nothing really, people in other parts of the building are poo pooing it as a sh!tstorm in a teacup while others see it high up on their list of concerns. While not being number one it's certainly a good number two. They say it's going to be a Big Job to clear up, but if anyone can the tories can because it's a good example of their home soil.
Excellent, I had a good chortle over this comment!

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Microwave Poo Poo Terrorist says...
2:14pm Wed 27 Feb 13

2 nil

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Fairfax Sakes says...
2:16pm Wed 27 Feb 13

I would like to point out that defecating in this matter is against polite codes of conduct and wholly inappropriate. A more suitable place to relieve oneself would be in the toilet pan, or at worst outside in the bushes for example.

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Flippin Burghers says...
2:22pm Wed 27 Feb 13

What does Mary Mears mean when she says that people could be targeted?

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whereisthe...? says...
2:58pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Ha haaaa haaah aahaa haaaa!!! Oh this has made my day!


Soooooo funny. Shows people utterly had ENOUGH of these Tory slime balls. I suspect thats just the beginning!

Whoever did it, start eating your greens now! ;-p

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ThinkBrighton says...
3:10pm Wed 27 Feb 13

respect please, that is no way to describe a city councillor

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Hoarder12345444 says...
3:29pm Wed 27 Feb 13

hahahahahahha this has made my day, have that Kitkat you goon.

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Falhawk66 says...
3:50pm Wed 27 Feb 13

A man done a pooh

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derekhunt says...
4:02pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Looks like they've got it out of their system now

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HJarrs says...
4:11pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Probably a disgruntled individual or someone with a screw loose or inside job. Why would opposition parties do this when the Tories are on the way out. I reckon it could be meltdown for them at the next election.

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Sussex jim says...
4:23pm Wed 27 Feb 13

So officials are trying to get to the bottom of whoever was responsible. Why- to insert a cork in it?
Seriously, what a fuss to make over such a minor incident. It can't be worse than any street in Hove where dogs are exercised, or the vomit-strewn town centre on a SaTURDay night...

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Flippin Burghers says...
5:17pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Probably horsesh!t.

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The Big Majority says...
5:21pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Surely it can't be any worse that the detritus they clear up from Dukes Mound every day - they need to apply a little "managed tolerance" to people taking a **** on the office table. all things considered does this really warrant an investigation?

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Smartbloke says...
5:25pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Dawn Barnett immediately blames a political opponent.

Very classy.

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getThisCoalitionOut says...
5:47pm Wed 27 Feb 13

As all Tories talk sh-t all the time, give out sh-t all the time and sh-t on everyone they possibly can - then just DNA test all the tories to find out who this belongs to.

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qm says...
6:18pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Geez it's not half-term again is it? Puerile verbal diarrhoea not fit for any self-respecting playground!

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sussexguy says...
6:58pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Well, the council seem to be doing nothing about the growing preponderance of dog mess on our pavements. Perhaps they deserve a taste(!) of their own medicine.

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ourcoalition says...
7:12pm Wed 27 Feb 13

As a responsible person, I have noticed there is not one, not even one, sympathetic comment on this trail. Some are quite outrageous, some mildly amusing, and some......not repeatable in select company.
So I will be the first to condemn (or is that ConDem) this unreasonable behaviour - the comments that is, not the subject of the story. That I will leave to others..........

Signed: A Saint.

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Idontbelieveit1948 says...
7:20pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Enjoyed the humorous comments but interesting to see thte invective produced by the rabid lefties who seem incapable of expressing anything other than their usual rancid bile. What do they believe in ?

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gaz scott says...
7:27pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Idontbelieveit1948 wrote:
Enjoyed the humorous comments but interesting to see thte invective produced by the rabid lefties who seem incapable of expressing anything other than their usual rancid bile. What do they believe in ?
A new movement to fight against the Tories.

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Nosfaratu says...
7:55pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Would a picture of the T*** help identify the culprit. Commentators could suggest the origin of the matter.

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Joshiman says...
8:24pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Cabbage diet.Someone got the runs and decided to run into the Tory quarters and blame them.Shame on you whover you are,

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Flippin Burghers says...
8:33pm Wed 27 Feb 13

I smell(?) a marketing opportunity here. The council should press release the discovery of the remains of Richard The T*rd. The world's media, tourists etc will come a-flocking...

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south1919 says...
8:57pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Can anyone vouch for Jason Kitkat please

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sedwardsESQ says...
9:31pm Wed 27 Feb 13

I bet the turd in the microwave had more nutrition than a findus lasagne, trouble is with this council is that they have upset so many people in last 20 years that I know of, could be anyone of them and a perfect breading ground for paranoid psychosis and a very poo story, did you give the microwave to charity? and do you think it is fair for poor people to eat Donkey and Horse meat? everyone has eaten it even granny in the care home.

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Somethingsarejustwrong says...
10:03pm Wed 27 Feb 13

gaz scott wrote:
Idontbelieveit1948 wrote:
Enjoyed the humorous comments but interesting to see thte invective produced by the rabid lefties who seem incapable of expressing anything other than their usual rancid bile. What do they believe in ?
A new movement to fight against the Tories.
You make HJarrs seem intelligent, which frankly is in itself, as ridiculous as her posts!

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AmboGuy says...
12:15am Thu 28 Feb 13

Rumours that it came out of Jason Kitcat's mouth when he went to visit the opposition councillors offices in question have not yet been verified.

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BenUk says...
3:04am Thu 28 Feb 13

all govenment partys are full of crap!! and corrupt, they say one thing and do another. this country has got worse and its not going to get any better only worse. another full 100% english man leaving the country for good in a months time (me) this is not england anymore.

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ourcoalition says...
10:41am Thu 28 Feb 13

BenUk wrote:
all govenment partys are full of crap!! and corrupt, they say one thing and do another. this country has got worse and its not going to get any better only worse. another full 100% english man leaving the country for good in a months time (me) this is not england anymore.
No such thing as a 100% "english man".
My grandfather was Norwegian - does that make me english or norwegian....or maybe Aryan.

Where you going? The moon - population 0! Anywhere on Earth is made up of people, from all races, who moved there a few years ago, a hundred or a thousand or more.

People is People!

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timmys1981 says...
10:58am Thu 28 Feb 13

And Kitkat thinks thats a nice relaxing bovril hes enjoying daily, grubs up you green turd

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BornInBrighton1968 says...
12:21pm Thu 28 Feb 13

The individual responsible for this turd outrage is no doubt the same well-known Green councillor who also deposited a turd in a council microwave a few months ago.

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JKW says...
8:39pm Thu 28 Feb 13

It's well known in Labour Party circles that it's Warren Morgans party piece ..... 'Wazza's Phantom Curlers'

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Somethingsarejustwrong says...
9:22pm Thu 28 Feb 13

ourcoalition wrote:
BenUk wrote:
all govenment partys are full of crap!! and corrupt, they say one thing and do another. this country has got worse and its not going to get any better only worse. another full 100% english man leaving the country for good in a months time (me) this is not england anymore.
No such thing as a 100% "english man".
My grandfather was Norwegian - does that make me english or norwegian....or maybe Aryan.

Where you going? The moon - population 0! Anywhere on Earth is made up of people, from all races, who moved there a few years ago, a hundred or a thousand or more.

People is People!
I am surprised that you had any parentage to report. Your posts are ridiculous as I suspect you are and I can't wait for the benefit gravy train to run out of steam and for you to suffer accordingly. Reap what you sow!

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mimseycal says...
11:05am Fri 1 Mar 13

BenUk wrote:
all govenment partys are full of crap!! and corrupt, they say one thing and do another. this country has got worse and its not going to get any better only worse. another full 100% english man leaving the country for good in a months time (me) this is not england anymore.
Have a safe journey and good luck in your new environment.

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ghost bus driver says...
1:02pm Fri 1 Mar 13

General Melchett: Is this true, Blackadder? Did Captain Darling pooh-pooh you?

Captain Blackadder: Well, perhaps a little.

General Melchett: Well, then, **** it all! What more evidence do you need? The pooh-poohing alone is a court martial offense!

Captain Blackadder: I can assure you, sir, that the pooh-poohing was purely circumstantial.

General Melchett: Well, I hope so, Blackadder. You know, if there's one thing I've learnt from being in the Army, it's never ignore a pooh-pooh. I knew a Major, who got pooh-poohed, made the mistake of ignoring the pooh-pooh. He pooh-poohed it! Fatal error! 'Cos it turned out all along that the soldier who pooh-poohed him had been pooh-poohing a lot of other officers who pooh-poohed their pooh-poohs. In the end, we had to disband the regiment. Morale totally destroyed... by pooh-pooh!

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BornInBrighton1968 says...
8:56pm Fri 1 Mar 13

I think most of Brighton is now aware which Green councillor committed this disgusting turd outrage (the same councillor who left a turd deposit in a council microwave a few months back).

Everybody likes a bit of fun, but this is now beyond a joke; let us hear no more nonsense from a certain Green councillors who on two occasions has now done their dirty, filthy, stinking 'business' in council buildings.

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BornInBrighton1968 says...
8:58pm Fri 1 Mar 13

I think most of Brighton is now aware which Green councillor committed this disgusting turd outrage (the same councillor who left a turd deposit in a council microwave a few months back).

Everybody likes a bit of fun, but this is now beyond a joke; let us hear no more nonsense from a certain Green councillor who on two occasions has now done their dirty, filthy, stinking 'business' in council buildings.

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