Arts Want to sing with Actually Gay Men’s Chorus? Following another sell-out show at St Andrew’s Church in Hove last month, Actually Gay Men’s Chorus welcome all budding singers for the coming season. The chorus are holding a taster evening of song and good company to get the new term off to a great start. They will be learning a new, exciting and By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: West End Wendies does Broadway Drag Queen and chef extraordinaire Spice brings his unique brand of musical mayhem to the Brighton Fringe, Upstairs at Bar Broadway on Thursday, May 7. Spice will be recreating his favourite show tunes, live on stage, featuring songs from musicals both old and new, amazing costumes and plenty of lau By Besi • 1 min read
General News Nancy shines spotlight on backstreet dog breeding Nancy Platts, Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven backs campaign by Battersea Dogs & Cats Home urging prospective dog owners to think twice about how they buy a dog, in an attempt to crack down on backstreet dog breeding. Breeding of dogs in dirty, squalid conditions By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News The winner of London Pride’s Got Talent to be chosen at Floridita Floridita on Wardour Street in Soho will play host on Tuesday, May 5 to a range of emerging LGBT+ talent hoping to star on the Pride in London stage in Trafalgar Square on June 27. Fifteen finalists who have been whittled down from hundreds of applications will battle it out to appear on the Pride i By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Fringe: A little respect Hungry Wolf Visionary Youth Theatre has enjoyed great success since it’s launch in 2013 and has since been propelled to the forefront of cutting edge theatre made and performed by young people. Hungry Wolf made their debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Growing Pains, receiving 5* reviews, na By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Eastbourne theatre bids for community money The Royal Hippodrome Theatre (RHT), Eastbourne appeals for help to apply for funding from the Aviva Community Fund. The Community Interest Company that runs the venue has put in an application for up to £25,000 from the fund in the support community category. If successful the money will be used to By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Pride in London issue hate crime challenge Pride in London, the community group and annual week-long festival has launched its first ever political ‘Pledge’, challenging London’s politicians to work together to tackle hate crime. The Pride in London ‘Pledge’ highlights key issues such as personal safety, access to health care, education and By Besi • 3 min read
Food & Drink Co-operative support local charities at ‘Foodie Festival’ Local LGBT organisations to benefit from food and drink promotion at the Foodie Festival on Hove Lawns today and tomorrow. The Co-operative are raising money for three local charitible organisations with a special food and drink promotion they are running at the Foodie Festival on Hove Lawns over th By Besi • 2 min read
Union J Arts Manchester Pride add to their ‘Big Weekend’ lineup of stars DJ Fresh, Andy Butler (Hercules and Love Affair) and Union J will all join the multi-million selling, multi-platinum, band Texas as part of the line up for the charity’s Big Weekend event that will take place over the August bank holiday weekend. DJ Fresh, aka English record producer and DJ Daniel S By Besi • 2 min read
Business News Shadow Business Secretary visits Brighton Chuka Umunna praised the resilience and initiative of Sussex firms on a visit to the city yesterday (Thursday, April 30). The Shadow Business Secretary was visiting Brighton to support Nancy Platts, Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven. Umunna has led initiatives such By Besi • 2 min read
Food & Drink Mouse droppings result in £7,200 fine for Seafront Restaurant The operator of a seafront restaurant was fined a total of £7,200 by Brighton magistrates today (May 1) after food safety inspectors found mouse droppings in the kitchen on two separate visits to the venue. XTO Ltd the food business operator of Azure at 9-11 Lower Promenade, Madeira Drive, Brighton By Besi • 2 min read
Arts ‘Forgotten Stories’ from the Royal Docks People are being asked to contribute forgotten stories to a new historical archive, honouring the rich cultural history behind London’s Royal Docks. Did you or your family used to work in or grow up in or around London’s Royal Docks? Were you a docker or did you live in a dockside community? Perhaps By Besi • 2 min read
