Every day Tim Ridgway, local government reporter for The Argus, will bring you snippets of conference life from behind the security fence.

There's not much love shown to Brighton Pavilion's MP Caroline Lucas from many Labour activsts locally.

So imagine their faces when they were made aware that the country's first Green MP had been invited to speak at not one, but two fringe events.

The events - a Compass panel discussion called ‘Labour – an open tribe?’ and an Institute for Public Policy Research event titled ‘The Condition of Britain’- will be sure to draw an interesting crowd.

But when asked if they would be attending, one Labour member with local links said: "I'd much rather eat a bowl of mung beans."

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Security operations are normally the biggest bug-bear for those living near the conference.

Not so this year.

A meeting organised by Sussex Police to outline the details of Operation Otter attracted just five people.

Officers claim it is because they had kept locals so well-informed.

But what do you think?

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With 10,000 delegates expected at the conference site, toilet provision is high on the priority list for many.

But not many of you will paws for thought and think about those on four legs keeping people safe.

For the team of four sniffer dogs working throughout the conference, the Brighton Centre will be provided with “doggie loos” to avoid them being caught short – which is fur enough.

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Conferencing can be thirsty work for those involved.

Over the first three days of conference – from Sunday to Tuesday – the Brighton Centre expects to get through about 1,248 litres of milk.

Bosses add the kitchens will produce on average 1,000 fresh items of food per day including hot meals, sandwiches and rolls.

To help visitors wolf them down, caterers expect to be able to offer more than 1,000 cups of tea and coffee per day – that’s more than 40 an hour.