Community News RSPCA launches LGBT t-shirts for ‘biggest ever’ Pride Cymru presence The charity’s iconic logo will be proudly placed on a rainbow background in anticipation for the Bank Holiday weekend event. RSPCA Cymru has launched a new limited edition range of clothing for Cardiff’s Pride Cymru event (August 26-27), featuring animals carrying positive connotations within the LG By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Tony Warren celebrated in new exhibition The early life and career of Tony Warren, creator of Coronation Street, the world’s longest running continuing drama, is to be remembered in an exhibition at Salford Museum & Art Gallery. Four Miles from Manchester; Tony Warren’s Coronation Street runs from Saturday October 21, 2017 to Tuesday, July By Besi • 3 min read
Community News PRIDE VOICES: Rabbi Elli Tikvah to speak at Village Metropolitan Community Church In the last of their PROUD VOICES series for Pride 2017, The Village Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) will welcome Rabbi Elli Tikvah to their pulpit on Sunday August 27 at 6pm. Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah of the Brighton & Hove Progressive Synagogue describes themselves as a Trouble Making Femin By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Welsh charities join forces for LGBTQ+ carers Welsh charities, Carers Wales and Pride Cymru, have joined forces to issue an innovative new guide for unpaid carers of all ages who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or queer (LGBTQ+). By Besi • 2 min read
General News Graduate raises awareness of sexual harassment University of Brighton graduate raises awareness about sexual harassment by documenting women’s experiences. Eliza Hatch, a photojournalist who graduated last year with a BA(Hons) Illustration degree, photographed women in the public places where they had been harassed. Their images and personal acc By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Miss Jason to make new pilot TV show Miss Jason’s House Party #whosehomeisthis is a brand new one hour pilot show coming to Latest TV Brighton this fall. A glittering and entertaining game show hosted by the witty and talented Miss Jason where the star-studded panelists studio audience and TV viewers have to guess a well-known celebrit By Besi • 1 min read
In The South ‘Hate crime’ perpetrators in Sussex receive tougher prison sentences Defendants in Sussex are being handed stiffer sentences because they have committed a hate crime motivated by prejudice. A total of 47 criminal sentences were ‘uplifted’ in Sussex between January and March this year. Crimes which are eligible for an ‘uplifted’ sentence are any that are motivated ‘wh By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Dance like a Diva for Martlets Gather a group of fun friends together for a fantastic dance party marathon at the Concorde 2 – have a ball while raising money for Martlets hospice on Sunday, November 26. Dance Through the Decades as DJ Alex Baker pumps out the best anthems from the last five decades over the course of six hours. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South From Manchester with Love Thomas Cook Airline and Manchester Airport mark sponsorship of The Big Weekend with a Rainbow Heart. Marking Thomas Cook Airlines and Manchester Airport’s joint headline sponsorship of Manchester Pride’s The Big Weekend, the airline has adorned one of its fleet – an A321 operating short-haul routes By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Weekend raise record amount for local good causes Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) raised a total of £11,855 for the Rainbow Fund, Lunch Positive and Brighton & Hove Community Safety Forum during their events in 2016-2017. The record breaking amount (£4,000 more than 2015-16) was raised from a variety of events during the year including quiz nights at t By Besi • 1 min read
General News Dorset youth project needs volunteers A Dorchester-based project that provides emergency accommodation to young people mark eighth anniversary today (Friday, August 25) with an urgent appeal for volunteers to open up their homes. Action for Children’s Dorset Nightstop has provided emergency accommodation to county’s homeless young peopl By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Galop launch online hate crime report Galop, the national LGBT domestic violence helpline, welcomes Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) commitment to crack down on online hate crime and launches online anti-LGBT+ hate crime report. By Besi • 2 min read
