Community News Brighton Pride announce theme for the 25th anniversary ‘Celebration of Diversity’ 2015 marks twenty five fantastic years of Pride celebrations in the City of Brighton and Hove. To mark this important milestone, and in recognition of Brighton’s diverse and inspirational community, the theme for Pride in 2015 will be ‘Carnival of diversity’. By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread FOOD REVIEW: Great steak at the Iron Duke The Iron Duke is a unique venue boasting a small theatre and established restaurant to complement the bar. The Restaurant has a new chef, Russell Tisbury running the food franchise and when we visited at 6pm on a Saturday night the bar was already full and bustling. By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Rainbow Families meet Mother Claus Rainbow Families is an informal non-profit social group for lesbian, gay and other LGBT parents and their children in Brighton and the surrounding areas. On Saturday, December 6, sixty same sex familes and their children attended the Rainbow Families Christmas Party at BHASVIC sixth form college on By Besi • 1 min read
International News Mayor hosts reception for Euro Games organisers The Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Brian Fitch and the Mayoress his wife Nora hosted a reception, on Saturday, December 6 in conjunction with BLAGSS for the organisers of The EuroGames in Stockholm in 2015. By Besi • 2 min read
Food & Drink PREVIEW: Infinity Foods Café Infinity Foods Café, the first and original veggie and vegan cafe in Brighton, opened in November 1998 with a real buzz. Now back with a blast, the newly renamed Infinity Foods Kitchen opened its doors in October. Not only has the whole interior been redesigned but so has the food! The interior now By Besi • 1 min read
Food & Drink FOOD REVIEW: Rickshaw – 5 cuisines in 1 restaurant Rickshaw offers a unique dining experience, serving Asian fusion cuisine from five countries in one single venue. You can sample Chinese cuisine in the Beijing Suite, Japanese cuisine in the Tokyo Lounge, Indian cuisine in the Indian Summer Hall, Thai cuisine in the Bangkok Bar and Korean cuisine in By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Aladdin in Worthing A family pantomime set to dazzle and delight. Fasten your seat belts for a magical ride of mystery, sparkling romance and dazzling adventure with this year’s lavish production of Aladdin, where everyone can escape to a world of magic, where adventure beckons on this pantomime flight of spectacle, sl By Besi • 1 min read
Food & Drink FOOD FREVIEW: Sunday lunch at ‘the country pub in the heart of town’ I’ve sampled Sunday lunch at many venues over the last few months, but few tick the ‘value for money’ box as the food served by Aaron (aka Spice) at the Bedford Tavern in Hove. The main course was priced at £8.95 with desert at £3 and a glass of wine with your meal costings just £1. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Bank fines to help fund air ambulance service The Chancellor, George Osborne announced in his Autumn Statement this week that recently collected LIBOR fines would be used in part to provide relief to the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance by investing in new helicopters so that the service can continue their important work. The government is By Besi • 1 min read
General News Finding a new GP “absolute chaos” Angry patients facing the closure of Eaton Place GP practice in Kemptown described their search for a new GP as “absolute chaos” and a “mad scramble” at a public meeting held last night (Thursday, December 4) hosted by Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven, Nancy Platts. By Besi • 3 min read
Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove and Portslade Film Calling all budding film makers Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is encouraging budding film makers from both Hove and Portslade to enter his national Film the House competition. Following the success of Mike’s Rock the House parliamentary competition, Film the House helps to draw attention to the impor By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Thank you Bar Revenge! Terrence Higgins Trust Brighton (THT) thank all the staff and customers at Bar Revenge for their support over World Aids Day weekend. The second annual staff auction for World Aids Day raised a brilliant £2,107. By Besi • 1 min read
