Community News Hundreds march to support Totnes Pride The Historic Market Town of Totnes in rural Devon, hosted its fifth Pride event at the weekend, with an estimated 1,500 people coming together to celebrate with the local lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, (LGBT+) communities. Organisers of the popular event, Totnes-based social enterprise Proud2Be, lai By Besi • 4 min read
In The South Overwhelming majority of 18-24s are non-religious New research shows that 71% of people in Britain aged between 18 and 24 are non-religious, as are 53% of the population overall and 58% in Scotland. These results are from the latest British Social Attitudes Survey, which recently released extended data on religion or belief in Britain yesterday. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Barnardo’s launch free resources to help teachers educate children about LGBT+ relationships and identities Barnardo’s, has launched free lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBT+) resources to help teachers better educate children about same-sex relationships and gender and sexual identities. The free LGBT+ resources aimed at primary and secondary schools have been launched by the UK’s l By Besi • 6 min read
Arts PREVIEW: YES announce 50th Anniversary Tour – #YES50 2018 marks half a century since the formation of YES, one of the biggest bands in the history of progressive rock. To celebrate the milestone YES will embark on a ten date UK tour next March – #YES50, featuring not only many of the band’s classic hits but performances of sides 1 and 4 and an excerpt By Besi • 2 min read
General News Recurrence of prostate cancer could be reduced thanks to new discovery Ground breaking research could reduce the recurrence of prostate cancer in males, a new study in the journal Nature Communications reports. During this in depth study, an international team of researchers led by British scientists investigated the impact of anti-hormone therapy on samples taken from By Besi • 2 min read
Business News Roebuck Inn scores shortlist hat trick in Great British Pub Awards The Roebuck Inn in Laughton has been shortlisted in three categories of the prestigious John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards and chef/proprietor Dominic McCartan is an individual finalist for a separate award to be given at the ceremony. The rural pub has enjoyed a dramatic transformation after bei By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Would you like to sing with the Rainbow Chorus? Rainbow Chorus have a new members night on September 11 at St Georges Church, Kemptown, starting at 6.30pm. All members of the LGBT+ communites are welcome to attend, especially those with tenor and bass voices. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Star Wars characters to have a cuppa at The Sussex Beacon’s Summer Fete On Saturday, September 9 between 11am and 4pm, local HIV charity The Sussex Beacon will be holding the annual Summer Fete in its garden on Bevendean Road, Brighton. Star Wars fans will be able to mingle with the movie characters on the day, as The UK Garrison, one of the leading Star Wars costume gr By Besi • 2 min read
Health Mildmay Hospital celebrates the life and legacy of Diana, Princess of Wales On August 31 2017 the country marked 20 years since the untimely death of Diana, Princess of Wales. The Princess has a special place in the heart and history of Mildmay and they wanted to mark this important anniversary in the best way possible. A simple thanks giving service followed by a tea party By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Celebrate two musical icons while raising money for MindOut and Blueprint 22 Queenie’s dusting off her disco handbag and Wildblood is sorting tunes. Yes the party where they celebrate 25 years of their DJing (and-you-know-what) partnership is on its way. Time for a fundraising night of back to back, front to front, grin to grin Wildblood and Queenie action. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Date announced for IWPride 2018 At the launch of the IWPride 2017 exhibition at the Dimbola Museum and Galleries last night (September 1) organisers revealed the date of IWPride 2018. Whilst celebrating the launch of the exhibition and congratulating winners of this years Capture your Pride photo competition, Roo Meechan, Ria Lang By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Mega fundraising birthday bash at Charles Street today to benefit Rainbow Fund Chris Marshall, manager at Charles Street and DJ extraordinaire Ruby Roo celebrate their respective birthdays on Sunday, September 3 with a fundraise extravaganza at Charles Street to benefit the Rainbow Fund. Hosted by the Lola Lasagne, artists appearing will include such luminaries of the cabaret By Besi • 1 min read
