General News New MD for local radio station Juice 107.2, Brighton and Hove’s local radio station, has appointed Dave Alsybury as its new Managing Director. Alsybury, has worked in local and regional radio in both Ireland and the UK and will be taking up his post in a few weeks time. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts Have your say on Library Service Review Brighton & Hove City Council will be getting less funding from central government over the next few years, and have to consider how to make savings while still providing statutory services like Libraries. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Preston Park Velodrome News Funding agreed for Preston Park velodrome A funding package has been agreed between British Cycling and Brighton and Hove City Council which will allow safety improvement works to take place at the historic Preston Park Cycling Track. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Food & Drink Brighton restaurant backs young food writers Brighton’s award-winning Indian Summer restaurant is backing this year’s Guild of Food Writers’ competition to discover the country’s most promising young food writers. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News Workplace Pride Acadamy launched Workplace Pride Foundation launches Workplace Pride Academy at their 2016 New Year’s Reception. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts New album and musical stage play from Andy Bell Erasure’s Andy Bell will release his sixth solo album Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine on March 4, 2016 and will be starring in a new musical stage show based on the album in London in March. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South Equality groups welcome Government’s trans report National equality organisations north and south of the border welcome publication of transgender equality report. The report produced by the House of Commons Women and Equalities Commmitee makes over 30 recommendations for improving equality for transgender people. By Gary Hart • 4 min read
Health Report provides further evidence of PrEP effectiveness Results of new modelling research published in The Lancet HIV journal show that offering PrEP with regular HIV testing, and early treatment to just a quarter of Men who have sex with men (MSM) at high risk of contracting HIV could prevent around 7,400 new HIV infections (44 per cent of total inciden By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News Brighton Council looks to strengthen credit union services Brighton & Hove City Council is to consider becoming a corporate member of East Sussex Credit Union (ESCU). The move would include loaning the organisation £250k to expand its services to more of the city’s poorest residents. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Famous artworks get non-heteronormative makeover in new exhibition Famous artworks will be given a graphic twist as part of a new exhibition exploring relationships, gender and sex. Birmingham School of Art, part of Birmingham City University (UK), will be hosting the ‘Obscene and Pornographic Art’ show, which will see an erotic makeover handed to a series of 18th By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Ruby Wax: Sane new world Following sell-out UK tours in 2014 and 2015 and a successful run at the St James Theatre, Ruby Wax– comedian, writer, mental health campaigner – is bringing her one-woman comedy show, Sane New World, to the Arts Theatre in London for a final run from January 19 – February 13. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Fundraising News More than £7,000 raised for Burning the Clocks Burning the Clocks organisers announce that over £7,000 was raised to stage the annual lantern parade in 2015. Burning the Clocks first began in 1993 as an uplifting antidote to the excesses of a commercial Christmas. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
