Christopher Hawtree: Green Party Parlimentary Candidate for Hove and Portslade Election Special Christopher Hawtree: Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Hove and Portslade People ‘enter politics’ through many doors. Always interested by this, Christopher says he was galvanised by the campaign to prevent the imposition of a directly-elected Mayor on Hove and Brighton – and by running a nationally resonant campaign to prevent Hove Library being closed down. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts 11 Rugby Road, Brighton: “home to 2 guys, 2 kilns and bundles of creativity” Dan and Adam found love last year while on a research trip (Club Revenge) and turned an eight year friendship into a perfect partnership that sees dreams of making their joint passions into a cottage industry. Here to prove that a love for making isn’t only for middle-aged women (they’re looking at By Contributor • 2 min read
Peter Kyle: Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Hove and Portslade Election Special Peter Kyle: Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Hove and Portslade Peter left school without the qualifications he needed to get by so he returned to secondary school as a 25 year-old and started all over again. Since then he’s got a PhD in community development, set up a local film company, run a charity for youth unemployment and been an aid worker. By Contributor • 3 min read
Election Special Peter Lambell: Liberal Democratic Parliamentary Candidate for Hove and Portslade Peter Lambell is 47 years old and has been an active member of his local community for many years, serving four years as a Surrey County Councillor, winning his seat from the Conservatives in 2009. As Vice Chair of Governors at a school for children with severe learning difficulties, Peter has a par By Contributor • 2 min read
Election Special Graham Cox: Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Hove and Portslade As the former Superintendent of Hove Police, and Head of Sussex CID, Graham Cox says he has always stood up for residents in Hove and Portslade. Graham was born in Mile Oak, went to primary school in Portslade, and has lived in Hove most of his adult life. He says he is not a career politician – ind By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Festival Fringe: Made in Cumbria by Jane Postlethwaite Jane Postlethwaite brings her first ever solo show, Made in Cumbria to the Brighton Fringe where she will introduce you to a selection of dark female characters who will welcome you into their unique world. Made in Cumbria is part of the Laughing Horse Free Fringe for the Brighton Fringe 2015. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Festival Fringe: Pull Your Socks Up, Britain with Lotta Quizeen AT times of national peril, with all this devolution, UKIP-Lilliputian and Russell Brand-prostitution, what we need are role models with high standards, proper poise, and a healthy respect for good grammar.Thank goodness Lotta Quizeen is here! While husband Dickie is abroad with work, Lotta’s son Hu By Contributor • 2 min read
Health We need to talk about suicide Brighton, often referred to as ‘London-By-The-Sea’, is famously liberal, the LGBT capital of the UK and the number one location for a weekend away. It has also been named as one of the best cities in the UK to live on numerous occasions and was listed as one of the best cities to visit in Europe las By Contributor • 4 min read
General News Samaritans Night Owls Campaign This Spring sees the launch of Brighton Hove and District Samaritans Night Owls campaign. The purpose of this campaign is to recruit more volunteers to take part in the night-time shifts. Often seen as the most unsociable hours to volunteer your precious time, it is also one of the most rewarding. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts “Hello, Hi” – This is Brighton Calling! Austrian megastar Conchita Wurst took the Eurovision Song Contest by storm last May in Copenhagen in a way no artist had in many years. Her ballsy Bondesque ballad of defiance, Rise like a Phoenix, struck a chord in hearts across Europe and brought the sound of Europop Music back to Austria after ne By Contributor • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Your LGBT club needs your feedback! Bar and Club Revenge are asking their customers for feedback on their experience at both venues as they look to make some ‘big changes’ in the months ahead. Revenge – the South Coast’s biggest LGBT club – will draw one lucky person from everyone that fills out the survey to win over £500 worth of pr By Contributor • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBT Hustings – All candidates present support proposal for NHS Gender Clinic in Brighton About 65 people attended the first of two LGBT election hustings, organised by The LGBT Community Safety Forum, at The Queens Hotel on Monday April 13. This first one was for Parliamentary Candidates from the three Brighton and Hove Constituencies. The second LGBT election hustings, for candidates w By Contributor • 3 min read
