In The South Northern Pride seek new board members Organisers of one of the North East’s largest free festivals are looking for a range of experienced volunteers to join its board. Northern Pride, which delivers a range of events across the year including the highly successful Newcastle Pride in July, is undergoing a restructure and is now asking fo By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Mobility scooter donated to LGBT Community Safety Forum Dental Health Spa donates mobility scooter to the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF) initiative Accessibility Matters to support work they deliver across the city during Brighton & Hove Pride. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Big Lotto Fund supports Newcastle LGBT Choir Northern Proud Voices, the North East’s largest and longest-running LGBT community choir, has been awarded almost £10,000 by the Big Lotto Fund. Big Lotto Fund grants – from the UK National Lottery – are awarded to organisations in the UK to help improve their communities. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Community groups invited to bid for a grant to put Pride in our city For one weekend every year, the city is taken over by a sea of rainbows. From the parade watched by tens of thousands through to the festival in Preston Park to the street party in St James’ Street, the whole city comes together to mark the LGBT celebration that is Brighton Pride, the largest annual By Besi • 3 min read
Health Labour want Brighton to be the UK’s first ‘Fast-Track City’ to tackle HIV At full Council this Thursday, October 20, the Labour administration will be asking opposition parties to back an ambitious plan for tackling HIV in the city. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Brighton marks ‘Hate Crime Awareness Week’ at Old Steine vigil Despite appalling weather, the Brighton Solidarity Vigil went ahead on Saturday, October 15 on the Old Steine in Brighton to mark International Day of Hope and Remembrance and bring to a close Hate Crime Awareness Week. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Eastbourne: The Adult Panto: Puss & Dick The Pantomime season kicks off at Royal Hippodrome in Eastbourne in November in a slightly unusual way when the Market Theatre Company visit with their Adult Panto – Puss & Dick. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Solidarity Vigil tonight The Brighton & Hove Solidarity Vigil takes place this evening, Saturday, October 15 at 6.30pm. Organised by volunteers from the Brighton & Hove Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF), it will take place near the Old Steine Fountain on the Old Steine starting at 6.30pm sharp, to mark the International Day By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Allan Jay records new charity single originally written for Cilla Song written for Cilla Black to be released as Cruse charity single by chart-topping recording artist Allan Jay. Songwriters Jason Prince and Lewis Greenslade originally wrote the heart touching ballad The Best Is Yet to Come for Cilla Black. By Besi • 2 min read
Health Irish drag queen fronts new HIV campaign Irish drag queen Panti Bliss fronts new campaign to encourage people to plan their lifelong journey with HIV. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Landmark Civil Partnership ruling in Court of Appeal Woman fights for fair settlement after ex-partner hid £6m assets in businesses. A woman who discovered that her civil partner, who died intestate in 2013, had hidden assets worth millions of pounds in business assets during the dissolution of their relationship has won a legal battle at the Court of By Besi • 4 min read
Arts ‘My costume drama’ celebrates 365 days of fundraising for MindOut, Brighton’s LGBTQ mental health project My Costume Drama came to a magnificent climax with a celebratory party and fundraiser at Charles Street on Friday, September 30. By Besi • 2 min read
