Election Special Labour launch National LGBT Manifesto in Brighton Labour’s LGBT manifesto promises to transform access to mental health services for next generation of LGBT people. Launching Labour’s LGBT manifesto Angela Eagle, Labour’s Shadow Leader of the House of Commons highlighted statistics showing nearly a quarter of LGB young people, and half of young tra By Besi • 3 min read
Election Special Tories have most ‘out’ candidates standing at General Election The Conservatives will be fielding 37 ‘out’ candidates in constituencies up and down the country, at the General Election on May 7. According to LGBTory, the Conservative Party LGBT Group, this will be the highest number of out candidates selected by any political party. ‘Out’ candidates have been s By Besi • 2 min read
Election Special Green Party launch national LGBTIQ Manifesto in Soho Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, launched the party’s LGBTIQ Manifesto in Soho today. The manifesto contains pledges to: Review the discriminatory blood ban; introduce LGBTIQ-inclusive sex education; protect LGBTIQ asylum seekers; improve services for trans people and By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Bear-Patrol raise nearly £16,000 for Sussex Beacon Bear-Patrol the social networking group raised £15,857.45 for the Sussex Beacon running in the Vitality Brighton Half Marathon in February 2015. Twenty nine members of Bear-Patrol took part in the race to raise money for the Sussex Beacon on Sunday, February 22 with another thirty members volunteeri By Besi • 1 min read
Race organisers for Sussex Beacon Half Marathon General News Date revealed for Brighton Half Marathon, 2016 The Brighton half marathon will be run on the morning of Sunday, February 28 in 2016. The date was revealed at a reception last night (Wednesday, April 29) compered by David Hill from E3 Entertainment, hosted and sponsored by the Grand Hotel on Brighton Seafront. 2016 will see the 26th running of th By Besi • 2 min read
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: I Got Rhythm: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus The Actually Gay Men’s Chorus returned to top form with a beautifully staged show I Got Rhythm, at St Andrews Church in Hove on Saturday, April 18. The church was packed, with standing room only and graced by the attendance of the Mayor and Mayoress of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Brian Fitch and his wif By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Peter Lindars – funeral arrangements Peter Lindars passed away on April 20, 2015 aged 44 years. Peter was the popular landlord of the Iron Duke, Waterloo Street, Hove, much loved partner of Greg, son of Maeve and brother to Emma and Mike. Peter will be greatly missed by all his family, friends and everyone who knew him through the pub. By Besi • 1 min read
General News Council extend free wifi in council buildings Free wifi is now available in the public areas of most council buildings. Public areas in Brighton, Hove and Portslade Town Halls now have wifi, as well as Kings House, Bartholomew House, Hove Museum and Art Gallery and the Booth Museum of Natural History. Other buildings include the seafront office By Besi • 1 min read
Nancy Platts: Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven Health Nancy Platts backs local NHS campaigners NHS campaigners from the 38 Degrees campaigning website receive support from Parliamentary election candidates, including Nancy Platts, Labour’s candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, last Saturday, April 25. The campaigners from across the city have been collecting thousands of signatures By Besi • 2 min read
Election Special Matthew Taylor: Independent Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven Brighton born and bred, Matthew grew up with his mother and sister in a council house in Portslade. He says he was discriminated against because he didn’t have a dad, and he escaped into the pages of 2000 AD and pretended Judge Dredd was his dad instead. He left home and travelled to France aged 17; By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Polari secures ACE funding for UK tour London’s leading LGBT literary salon, Polari, has this week been awarded Arts Council England (ACE) funding for a seven month series of events outside of the capital: Polari on Sea in Hastings, and a second nationwide tour. Starting June 30, Polari on Sea, will see the award-winning movement begin a By Besi • 2 min read
Cllr Warren Morgan News Labour issues final call to voters ahead of local elections Labour in Brighton and Hove has issued a call to voters to give them a majority in next week’s city council elections on Thursday, May 7. Councillor Warren Morgan, Leader of the Labour and Co-operative Group, said: “In a week’s time, residents of Brighton and Hove choose who runs the city council fo By Besi • 2 min read
