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Labour Candidate for Brighton Pavilion, calls for action on Equal Pay — Purna Sen: Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Pavilion

National News

Labour Candidate for Brighton Pavilion, calls for action on Equal Pay

Purna Sen, Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Pavilion, is calling for immediate Government action on Equal Pay. Purna Sen, has writing to Business Secretary Vince Cable calling on the government to take action on equal pay for women.

By Besi • 1 min read

Labour in Brighton and Hove pledge to end youth unemployment in the city

National News

Labour in Brighton and Hove pledge to end youth unemployment in the city

The Labour and Co-operative Party in Brighton and Hove today unveiled plans to tackle and end youth unemployment locally if they have a clear majority on the City Council after the local elections in May.

By Besi • 2 min read

Kemptown MP presses East Sussex CEO for Improvements — Simon Kirby: MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven

News

Kemptown MP presses East Sussex CEO for Improvements

Last week Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, met with Becky Shaw, CEO of East Sussex Country Council. During the meeting he pressed, among other issues, for improvements to the condition of roads and pavements, and highlighted the shortage of post-16 education in Peacehaven and Te

By Besi • 2 min read

Final call for ‘Handbags, Hats & Heels’ — Donations to the Martlets Hospice charity Auction.

Community News

Final call for ‘Handbags, Hats & Heels’

The Martlets Hospice is appealing for donations of good quality, new or used, handbags, hats and shoes for their exciting charity auction next month. The ‘Handbags, Hats & Heels’ sale and auction will take place on Wednesday, February 11, at the Sussex County Cricket Club, and the hunt is on for all

By Besi • 2 min read

WEAR IT! BEAT IT! Fundraiser for British Heart Foundation

Community News

WEAR IT! BEAT IT! Fundraiser for British Heart Foundation

Grosvenor Bar in Hove, plays host to a WEAR IT! BEAT IT! fundraiser for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) on Friday, February 6. The event will coincide with the BHF’s latest campaign in which they are encouraging people to wear red and raise funds for them on February 7.

By Besi • 1 min read

PREVIEW: Strictly favourites bring touch of Hollywood to Eastbourne

Arts

PREVIEW: Strictly favourites bring touch of Hollywood to Eastbourne

Fresh from wowing audiences in the West End, TV’s Strictly Come Dancing favourites Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace open their 2015 tour of Dance Til Dawn at the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne at the end of January.

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More say promised in the future of Brighton Marina for local people

General News

More say promised in the future of Brighton Marina for local people

Brighton Marina could be designated a Business Neighbourhood Area – the first of its kind in Brighton & Hove. A group of people living and working at the Marina, along with two councillors representing the area, have made an application to Brighton & Hove City Council to gain formal approval for a N

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Olympic legends host training day ahead of Brighton Half Marathon — BRIGHTON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 10: Laureus Academy member Daley Thompson and Sally Gunnell pose with athletes as they participate in the Laureus Brighton Vitality Training day at the Withdean sports complex on January 10, 2015 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images for Laureus) *** Local Caption *** Daley Thompson; Sally Gunnell

General News

Olympic legends host training day ahead of Brighton Half Marathon

Olympic champions Sally Gunnell and Daley Thompson hosted a training day today for Laureus Fundraisers ahead of the Brighton Half Marathon in February. A group of Laureus fundraisers joined former Olympic Champions Sally Gunnell and Daley Thompson today to benefit from an exclusive run training sess

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PREVIEW: Calamity Jane: Congress Theatre Eastbourne

Arts

PREVIEW: Calamity Jane: Congress Theatre Eastbourne

The classic musical Calamity Jane blows in from the Windy City to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre on February 24-28. This exciting new production features West End stars Jodie Prenger (Oliver!, Spamalot and One Man, Two Guvnors) and Tom Lister (The Water Babies, Emmerdale).

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VegfestUK Brighton 2015

Features & Longread

VegfestUK Brighton 2015

Celebrate a Healthy New Year at VegfestUK Brighton 2015@Brighton Centre in March. IT’S OFFICIALLY ‘Veganuary’, and the time for a New Year cleanse with VegfestUK at the helm, reminding us that healthy eating can be fun, accessible and very delicious.

By Besi • 2 min read

New Russian driving law discriminates against trans people

International News

New Russian driving law discriminates against trans people

Under new Russian legislation, transsexuals and trans* people will no longer qualify for driving licences. RUSSIAN legislators complain there are too many road accidents in Russia today and are tightening medical controls to ban people from driving, by listing fetishism, exhibition and voyeurism as

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Glimmer of hope for Eaton Place GP patients — Nancy Platts: Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven

Health

Glimmer of hope for Eaton Place GP patients

Nancy Platts, Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has asked Penny Thompson, CEO of Brighton and Hove City Council for an update from the Health and Wellbeing Board about the future of Eaton Place GP surgery.

By Besi • 2 min read