Arts REVIEW: Texas 25th Anniversary Tour Not many bands can boast such an extensive back-catalogue. Texas have just embarked upon their 25th anniversary tour after releasing ’25’, a commemorative album of their greatest hits on February this year. Their show at Brighton Dome was completely sold out, and in a reflection of their continuing By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Claire Culley Business News Brighton entrepreneur seeks support for online community Entrepreneur Claire Culley launched The W Review in November last year, and it has since been featured in the local and national press, building a great team of contributors along the way. The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day was ‘Make Things Happen’, and that is precisely what Claire By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Food & Drink Garden yourself happy this spring THE Brighton & Hove Food Partnership is a non-profit organisation which supports a network of 70 community gardens, where 4,000 people grow food together each year. Getting involved with the scheme offers many potential benefits, including the opportunity to gain a range of skills and meet new peopl By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Dance Calling gay men everywhere Experience the world’s only gay meditation dance retreat! This May will see the world’s only meditation run for and by gay men take place in Turkey. Led by skilled gay teachers, Vacation will run for five days, between May 20 and 25. The event aims to offer a rare chance for gay men of all ages from By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
News Lib Dems in Regency bid The Liberal Democrats have announced their candidates for Regency ward at the coming council elections. The Regency ward seats are currently held by the Green Party council leader Jason Kitcat and his wife Ania, however the Lib Dems have their eyes set on taking back the seats they previously held. By Alice Blezard • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Lovers, an exploration of gender, sexuality and LGBTQ representation The Lovers offers a multimedia theatre performance examining what makes us fall in love, and an exploration of what happens when we lose control of our senses. Drawn into a visceral space illuminated by live animation, the audience finds itself immersed inside the world of the four lovers from Shake By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
National News ABTA join LGBT Travel Network Travel giants ABTA have become a partner in the new Travel Trade Gazzette (TTG), LGBT Travel Network. The new initiative aims to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in travel, and will run three national events during 2015. ABTA have been at the heart of travel for more than 60 y By Alice Blezard • 1 min read
Features & Longread Celebrate a Big Day for the LGBT Community in Philadelphia Famously nicknamed the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia is well-known for its links to the gay community, which stem back to the principles that the city was founded on more than 300 years ago: equality and freedom of expression. In the 1960s Philadelphia was home to some of the first gay rights By Alice Blezard • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Turing’s family visits Bletchley Park More than 20 members of World War Two code-breaker Alan Turing’s family gathered at Bletchley Park at the weekend, to raise awareness of a fundraising appeal. It’s 73 years since the famous mathematician and code-breaker worked at the Bletchley Park code-breaking centre during World War Two. By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
