Arts Good Vibrations choir brings joy to hospice community The Martlets Good Vibrations choir has been performing at open gardens around Brighton & Hove to raise money for the Martlets Hospice. The forty strong choir is made up of hospice patients, family members, staff and volunteers singing under the musical direction of local singer and voice coach Anees By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News Charity Commission’s actions to be subject to Judicial Review High Court rules in favour of an application by CAGE for a Judicial Review of Charity Commission’s actions. CAGE is an independent advocacy organisation that works to empower communities affected by the War on Terror and to highlight abuses of due process. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Community News Brunswick Festival: August 15 & 16 Brunswick Festival is a voluntary organisation which produces an annual festival in celebration of the diverse community of Brunswick, Hove. Through the hard work and efforts of a small team of local residents and volunteers, this vibrant community festival has grown over the years from being a low By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Food & Drink ‘Pete’s Kitchen’ introduces new menu at the A Bar Pete’s Kitchen, a tasty new addition to Brighton’s LGBT community scene has recently introduced a delicious menu at the A Bar. The franchise arrived in April and is now serving a new menu full of good quality home-made food. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
General News National charity to run city’s rough sleeper service St Mungo’s has helped people sleeping rough since 1969, and has developed many ground breaking rough sleeper services including the first specialist project for elderly rough sleepers, a service for those addicted to alcohol and, more recently, they set up the first Recovery College in the homelessn By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Queen Josephine’s Ouch House 200’ Boxing Day 2013 and Brighton DJ and RadioReverb presenter Queen Josephine had a horrible accident. She ended up in hospital with a fractured skull, broken elbow and her writing arm shattered in eight places. Little was going to raise her spirits as she lay recovering in the Royal Sussex County Hospi By Gary Hart • 2 min read
News StartUp Britain comes to Brighton Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, yesterday welcomed StartUp Britain to Brighton on the latest leg of their tour of the UK. The national campaign by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, harnesses the expertise and passion of Britain’s leading businesspeople to celebrate, inspire and By Gary Hart • 1 min read
In The South Labour to march at Trans* Pride on Saturday The Brighton and Hove Labour and Co-operative Group will be marching at Trans* Pride tomorrow, Saturday July 25. Warren Morgan, Labour Leader of the Council, Peter Kyle, Labour MP for Hove and Portslade and Nancy Platts, Chair of Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party issued a joint statement. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
General News Council unveils sun safety campaign for kids by kids Children from schools across Brighton & Hove have designed posters to urge other children to ‘slap on a hat’, ‘slop on’ sun cream and ‘seek shade’ as part of a campaign to stay safe in the sun. The posters are the result of a primary school design competition and aim to appeal to young children with By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts ‘Bed… and Breakfast’ with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus is tonight Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus continue their 10th Anniversary Celebrations with their contribution to this years Pride Arts Festival this year, Bed… and Breakfast. Is it a holiday romance, or just a dirty weekend? High season or low rent? Check in with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus for a thoroughly musical By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South On the buses with Pride Brighton & Hove buses have unveiled their first official branded Pride bus in time for Brighton Pride on August 1. The bus is now in general use all around Brighton operating on a variety of routes across the city. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Community News Dine for MindOut! Like cooking, eating, socialising with friends, and raising money for a good cause? MindOut are offering an opportunity to do all those things with a new fundraising initiative, Dine for MindOUt! Take part and you could win a meal for two! By Gary Hart • 2 min read
