Arts Film makers to create history of lost generation of LGBT+ people Two film makers are looking for LGBT+ people to help to make a documentary about the early years as well as the legacy of living with HIV today. ‘Aids since the 80s’, will be a feature-length documentary film that will reflect how HIV and AIDS affected gay men, their friends and partners during the By Besi • 1 min read
Food & Drink Hove restaurant launches new exclusive club card Skyfall in Hove, launch The 42 Club, an exclusive invitation only card for VIP’s, and raised with a raffle £350 for Rocking Horse Children’s Charity. Owner Jordan Tsar invited 40 VIP guest and treated them to an extravagant taster menu highlighting courses from Skyfall’s new autumn menu, the first p By Besi • 3 min read
General News University of Sussex extends Syrian refugee scholarship Following wide consultation with UK government agencies and third sector organisations, the University of Sussex has extended the reach of The Sussex Refugee Scholarship, announced last year, and will welcome its first students onto campus in early 2017. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts April Ashley to be honoured by University of Liverpool April Ashley, one of the first people in the world to undergo pioneering gender reassignment surgery, is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Liverpool this week. Born in Liverpool in 1935, April Ashley MBE is a former Vogue model, actress and restaurateur who became one of the most By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Fourth meeting of LGBTQ+ History Club The next LGBT History Club meeting will be on Sunday, December 11 at the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. Guest speakers this month are John Walker and Alf Le Floric. John will be talking about how the deaf community in Brighton found its place within the wider LGBT community. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Unusual 2017 calendar reveals six-month views of Brighton landmarks Local artist Nick Sayers publishes unusual 2017 wall calendar, featuring super-long-exposure images of iconic Brighton & Hove landmarks. By Besi • 2 min read
Health New PrEP trial will benefit 10,000 people News that NHS England is to fund a PrEP clinical trial for 10,000 people over next 3 years costing £10million receives cautious welcome. NHS England agrees to extend national HIV prevention programme with Public Health England. By Besi • 8 min read
Community News How to take an HIV test in Brighton & Hove It is important in the fight to achieve ZERO HIV in Brighton & Hove by 2030 that people take a regular HIV test. The Martin Fisher Foundation’s vision is to accelerate TOWARDS ZERO HIV stigma, ZERO new HIV infections and ZERO deaths from HIV in Brighton & Hove, and the Foundation are currently worki By Besi • 2 min read
Business News Christmas lights return to Hove after 10 years of darkness The Hove Business Association (HBA) – with funding from Brighton and Hove City Council – installs Christmas lights on George Street, Hove, for the first time in a decade. By Besi • 1 min read
Health City to join initiative to hasten the elimination of HIV/AIDS in Brighton & Hove by 2030 Brighton is set to become the first UK city to sign up to “Fast Track City” status. Status is approved by the international committee International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC), United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat By Besi • 3 min read
Arts World AIDS Day Choirs Concert on December 1 sold out There will be no tickets available on the door for this years World Aids Day Concert at St Mary’s Church, Kemptown which has now sold out. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News World AIDS Day: Candlelit Vigil today from 6pm The Brighton and Hove World AIDS Day Community Partnership are organising the following events to mark World AIDS Day (WAD) on Thursday, December 1. By Besi • 1 min read
