Community News Brighton charity Off The Fence launches new exclusive t-shirt brand, Team Hope Off The Fence (OTF) – a charity that aims to restore the lives and hopes of people experiencing homelessness, women in difficulty and vulnerable school children in Brighton & Hove – has unveiled its new exclusive t-shirt brand, Team Hope, and during a recent launch fashion show, 62 t-shirts were sol By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport Albion mascot Gully helps dress the city to celebrate football club’s promotion to UEFA Europa League To celebrate Brighton & Hove Albion’s promotion to the UEFA Europa League, city centre streets are being festooned with blue and white bunting and lamp post banners. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Transgender News Brighton & Hove City Council Labour councillor Alison Thomson slammed for engaging with transphobic tweets Brighton community groups, including Brighton Dyke Collective and Trans Liberation Front Brighton, have called out Brighton & Hove City Council councillor Alison Thomson for engaging with transphobic content on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Sculpture, which is part of Martlets Hospice’s Shaun by the Sea art trail, is vandalised in Brighton Faye Bridgwater, the artist who designed the Shaun the Sheep sculpture ‘Bloom’, posted on her Instagram that she was aware of the incident. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Ian McKellen: life “changed for the better” after coming out The Lord of the Rings and X Men star reflected in an interview with Variety on the pivotal moment in his life. McKellen came out as gay during a 1988 radio broadcast in an act of protest against Section 28, which barred the “promotion of homosexuality”. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Study finds gay and bi men aged over 70 more sexually active than straight men of the same age The findings, which are part of a new study shedding light on people’s sex lives as they get older, show gay and bisexual men continued to have sex with multiple partners, while straight men and women became less sexually active as they get older. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Get your thinking caps on for Healthwatch Brighton & Hove’s Historical Health Quiz – part of the Ageing Well Festival As part of this year’s Ageing Well Festival, Healthwatch Brighton & Hove is hosting a fun and friendly Historical Health Quiz at Community Base on Monday, October 9, followed by a chance to chat with Healthwatch staff and volunteers over refreshments to ask questions and learn more about what they d By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Martlets launches baaa-rilliant Shaun by the Sea art trail across Brighton & Hove – a colourful collection of ewe-niquely designed Shaun the Sheep sculptures A colourful collection of ewe-niquely designed Shaun the Sheep sculptures created by local artists has popped up overnight in city landmarks from Hove Lagoon to the Amex Stadium. This free Shaun by the Sea art trail runs until November 5 and presents 42 Shauns in various city locations. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Struggling to pay your energy bills? Energyworks is here to help! Energyworks, a partnership project between Citizens Advice Brighton & Hove, Brighton & Hove Energy Services Coop (BHESCo) and Money Advice Plus, provides a free and impartial advice service to Brighton & Hove residents experiencing fuel poverty. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Lincolnshire Police apologises for “past LGBTQ+ witch-hunts” Chris Haward is the fifth UK police chief to say sorry following apologies from the heads of the Metropolitan, City of London, Sussex and South Yorkshire forces. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
News Brighton & Hove Labour Council announces it will not support Gatwick expansion The announcement comes after the airport submitted a Development Consent Order in July proposing to convert its emergency standby runway into regular use. Gatwick states that doing so will increase capacity of 382,000 flights per year and 75 million passengers per year by 2038 (up from 46 million in By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Music Winter Garden, Eastbourne to host iconic artist Peaches on September 30 Peaches has spent more than two decades pushing boundaries and breaking barriers, dramatically altering the landscape of popular culture as she forged a bold progressive path that’s opened the doors for countless others to follow. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
