News Easter Bonnet Parade raises £1,826.21 for Sussex Beacon Despite appalling weather on Easter Sunday, the annual East Bonnet Parade and Drag Queen races raised a staggering £1,826.21 for the Sussex Beacon.Well done to everyone involved. I am beyond thrilled that despite appalling weather on Easter Sunday our little backstreet boozer raised a staggering £ By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Brighton Greens call for immediate action on homelessness Greens urge Labour Council in Brighton & Hove to get creative on tackling homelessness, ahead of a march for homeless people in Brighton this weekend. By Besi • 3 min read
General News Candidates for PPC elections announced Elections for police and crime commissioners (PCCs) will take place on May 5, 2016 in England and Wales, but excluding London and Greater Manchester. PCCs are elected by the public every four years to ensure the policing needs of communities are met as effectively as possible and to oversee how crim By Besi • 7 min read
Health Streamline Taxis donate defibrillator Streamline Taxis donate a defibrillator to the New Steine and Gulliver Hotels as a thank you for their custom. Staff at the hotel will be trained to use the machine and other hotels in the area will be notified that the life saving piece of equipment is available for use 24 hours a day for anyone su By Besi • 1 min read
Simon Dowe CEO Sussex Beacon Health An Open Letter from CEO of Sussex Beacon Simon Dowe, CEO of the Sussex Beacon has written an Open Letter to Baroness Joyce Gould, Peter Kyle MP for Hove & Portslade, Caroline Lucas MP for Brighton Pavilion and Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven. By Besi • 4 min read
Peter Kyle MP for Hove & Portslade, Dolly Rocket & Simon Dowe: CEO Sussex Beacon Arts Duncan James to host Beacon Halloween Horror Show Dolly Rocket hosted the launch party for The Halloween Horror Show 2016 at the Grand Hotel in Brighton last week with organisers able to announce many of the tables for the event in October were already sold. By Besi • 3 min read
Health MindOut and Allsorts awarded ‘Help Through Crisis’ Grant MindOut, the LGBT mental health project, in partnership with Allsorts Youth Project have been successful in their application for a £389,599 grant to provide a hardship crisis advocacy service for Brighton and Hove’s LGBTQ communities, running for the next five years. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PICTURE DIARY: Dignitaries attend first performance of new LGBT song cycle Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Lynda Hyde, the High Sheriff of East Sussex, Michael Foster and Peter Kyle, MP for Hove & Portslade were among the dignitaries attending the first performance of The Seven Doors of Danny at St Andrew Church, Hove last night. By Besi • 2 min read
Food & Drink FOOD REVIEW: Senor Buddha On my first visit to Senor Buddha last year I wrote “I look for three things when I go out for a meal, great flavours, fine wine and an exciting ambiance.” By Besi • 4 min read
In The South Today is Transgender Day of Visibility International Transgender Day of Visibility (ITDV), recognised annually on March 31 is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination they face worldwide. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: End of the Rainbow@Theatre Royal End of the Rainbow charts the months leading to the tragic death in 1969 of Judy Garland, at the age of 47, following her return to London to play a five week comeback series of concerts at the legendary Talk Of The Town. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia in sport matters BLAGSS is a Brighton and Hove based sports and social group that has around 400 lesbian, gay, bi and transgender (LGBT) members from across Brighton and Hove, Sussex and beyond. By Besi • 7 min read
