General News Lord Mayor of Manchester joins inaugural flight to Mykonos Thomas Cook airlines saw their inaugural flight to one of the most popular LGBT+ holiday destinations, Mykonos take off from Manchester Airport yesterday. The Lord Mayor of Manchester and his Consort joined the passenger celebrations with customary cake cutting and entertainment before joining them By Besi • 1 min read
News Lucas moves further ahead in new ICM opinion poll A new ICM opinion poll, published today shows that in the two years since the last General Election, Caroline Lucas has increased her lead in the constituency of Brighton Pavilion, while Labour has fallen to third place behind a revived Conservative Party. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Turner Prize 2017 shortlist announced Tate Britain has announced the four artists who have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2017. This year’s nominees are Hurvin Anderson, Andrea Büttner, Lubaina Himid and Rosalind Nashashibi. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Stars to appear in West End gala for Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline Actor Mark Gatiss, a patron of the national Switchboard, LGBT+ helpline is to appear alongside twenty other performers in a one-night West End gala presentation of the true-life coming-out drama OUTINGS by Matthew Baldwin and Thomas Hescott as part of the Pride in London Festival. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News TwistedXXX Media stars to take centre stage in LGBT Foundation information videos Actors from leading gay porn studio, TwistedXXX Media, will be taking centre stage to create a series of informative sexual health videos for Greater Manchester’s LGBT Foundation. By Besi • 1 min read
General News Council Spring clean removes three tonnes of roadside rubbish Cleaning crews have removed tonnes of rubbish from the side of the A27 and A23 in a series of night time clear ups. Staff from the council’s Cityclean team have been picking up litter from grass verges and central reservations on the two main routes into the city. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Countdown begins to Brighton Fringe opening as events hit 1,000 With two days until opening, Brighton Fringe has hit 1,000 events for the first time in the festival’s history. When Brighton Fringe announced its programme in March, 970 events had registered to take part, but additional artists registering online means Brighton Fringe 2017 now includes 1,000 event By Besi • 3 min read
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Community News Concerns raised about safety in city taxis at LGBT Community Safety Forum public meeting Concerns about personal safety in city taxis were raised by entertainer Dave Lynn at the quarterly meeting of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum at the Queens Hotel last month. He told the meeting about an incident he experienced in a taxi when he felt threatened and demanded the driver By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Spring issue of The Pink Humanist ready to download The Pink Humanist is an online magazine published by the UK LGBT registered charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT). The magazine’s editor is Barry Duke who also edits the UK Freethinker (the Voice of Atheism since 1881) and features topics of special interest to those who identify as atheists, freeth By Besi • 2 min read
Community News David Hill Experience raises £3,368.00 for local HIV charity Following a two-year break from the stage, David Hill returned to Proud Cabaret with his trademark show The David Hill Experience on Wednesday, April 26 to raise money for the Sussex Beacon. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Miss Hope Springs to play the Wigmore Hall Internationally acclaimed singer songwriter, entertainer and star of the West End’s Live at Zedel, Miss Hope Springs embarks on a nine date UK solo tour launching on June 16 with a ‘late night show’ at the Wigmore Hall in London. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Gogglebox TV star to host Snowcats charity auction Chris Steed, star of Channel 4’s Gogglebox, will host an auction of nearly 50 unique Snowcat artworks at a Brighton charity fundraiser in June. Forty-six magical Snowcats created by a wide variety of talented local artists will be visible from the street throughout the month of May, peering out of w By Besi • 5 min read
