Features & Longread FOOD REVIEW: Budget dining at Charles Street Charles Street’s new winter menu is presented in clear categories, easy to navigate and excellent value for money. There is something for everyone: starters and sides, sharing platters, burgers, pasta and rice and the HOME COMFORTS and STREET FOOD categories. By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News ‘Nice ‘n’ Naughty’ to raise money for Sussex Beacon Simon Prescott, Director of Nice ‘n’ Naughty, will once again be running in the Brighton Half Marathon on Sunday, February 22, 2015. An avid runner and charity fundraiser, Simon has nominated the Sussex Beacon to be his chosen charity for the event, with all the team at Nice ‘n’ Naughty getting behi By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread FOOD REVIEW: Affordable fine dining at Brighton Rocks Many restaurants make the mistake of offering a complicated menu with too many options to choose from. Brighton Rocks doesn’t fall into that trap. Their menu is streamlined and falls into four main sections. By Besi • 2 min read
News Lucas to join rally against rail fare rises on Monday Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, will be attending the rally against rail fare rises at 8 a.m. on Monday morning. She will be joining passengers and other politicians at Brighton station, calling for Britain’s railways to be returned to public hands. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Hove Neighbourhood Forum a first for the city Approval has been granted for residents in Hove to have their own Neighbourhood Forum, giving them a bigger sayin plans for their area. The Hove Station Neighbourhood Forum is the first to be established in the city and it means that residents and businesses have won the statutory right to draw up t By Besi • 2 min read
News Brighton to London season tickets continue to rise The cost of a Brighton to London Season ticket has risen by 24% since 2010. Season tickets across the country are rising by an average of 4.2%, with the latest fare rises coming into effect tomorrow, January 2, 2015. Since 2010, train companies have hit passengers in Brighton with massive fare rises By Besi • 1 min read
Joe Schofield (left) and Malcolm Brown (Right) celebrate their new marriage with Humanist Society Scotland marriage celebrant Ross Wright (centre) LGBTQ+ News Scotland celebrates first same-sex weddings Scotland’s first same-sex weddings took place on the stroke of midnight as two couples became the first to tie-the-knot following the passage of Scotland’s historic equal marriage legislation earlier this year. The first two weddings both took place at the same time in Glasgow, when Joe Schofield an By Besi • 5 min read
LGBTQ+ News Scotland’s First Minister celebrates first same-sex weddings Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has recorded a special video message to mark the first same-sex weddings in Scotland, which will take place at the stroke of midnight tonight (December 30), following the passage of Scotland’s historic equal marriage legislation earlier this year. By Besi • 4 min read
Cllr Warren Morgan News Labour aim to gain 15 new Council seats in 2015 Cllr Warren Morgan, Leader of the Labour group on Brighton & Hove City Council has announced that the Labour group on the Council aims to gain fifteen more seats at the local election in May 2015 on top of those won in 2011. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty Doug Devaney’s Sleeping Beauty at Emporium on London Road is a delightful Christmas offering incorporating all the features expected of a traditional pantomime, wrapped up in a clever script and featuring very strong individual performances by the actors and children. By Besi • 2 min read
George with Ian McKellen at Brighton Pride 2014 LGBTQ+ News Vote for George, ‘The Oldest Gay in the Village’ George Montague, affectionately known as ‘The oldest gay in the village’ is one of the top three nominations in the Activism and Awarness Category in this years New Year’s Recognitions List organised by THEGAYUK website. By Besi • 1 min read
General News Man attacked near Brighton railway station Police in Brighton are searching for a suspect who attacked a man near the city’s railway station at night. At 2.05am on Friday, December 19 the 31-year old victim arrived at the railway station after attending a Christmas Party in London. By Besi • 1 min read
