LGBT+ social enterprise wins National award LGBT+ social enterprise Micro Rainbow International (MRI) receive the inaugural William Sutton Prize for Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation. By Besi • 2 min read
Revenge stage four fundraisers to mark World Aids Day 2018 To mark World AIDS Day on December 1, Revenge are staging four special fundraising events at both Club and Bar Revenge to benefit the Rainbow Fund. By Besi • 3 min read
PREVIEW: Clary is ‘Born to Mince’ @Brighton Dome Renowned homosexual Julian Clary will bare his soul as never before in the interests of light entertainment when he minces into Brighton on April 28, 2019 with his outrageously camp new show, Born to Mince (that he was going to call ‘Bed Knobs and Knee Pads’ but was advised might not sell too well i By Besi • 1 min read
Council plans to ‘reclaim the streets’ from graffiti taggers A major crackdown on graffiti and tagging could soon be launched by the city council. Town hall bosses are determined to halt the rising tide of graffiti that makes parts of the city ugly eyesores, while ‘reclaiming the streets and neighbourhoods from the vandals’. By Besi • 3 min read
Kemptown Carnival set to return in 2019! Brighton’s Kemptown Carnival is set to return on June 1, 2019, in partnership with new sponsors, the Brighton Palace Pier. Attracting over 30,000 attendees at its last outing, Kemptown Carnival takes place across Kemptown Village, and is jammed packed with fun for every age featuring live music, sam By Besi • 2 min read
PREVIEW: Fundraiser to support Save Madeira Terraces Peter Joannou, Brighton’s singing barber presents an afternoon of fabulous entertainment in aid of local charity Save Madeira Terraces on Brighton Palace Pier. Peter will performing along with Mister Jones & The Living, Apollo Brighton, Rosie Chapman, The Marta Scott Dance Company, Sylvia Rota (Sopr By Besi • 1 min read
Taster days for volunteers at Martlets Put something back into your local community by giving just a few hours of your spare time each week to Martlets Hospice in Hove. Volunteers are urgently needed to help at the hospice’s nine charity shops and its Hove Warehouse and Distribution Centre. By Besi • 3 min read
Brighton and Hove to become a ‘Sharing City’ The launch of Brighton and Hove Sharing City takes place on Tuesday, November 27 2018 at the Latest Music Bar. Created by social enterprise, The People Who Share, and supported locally by Brighton and Hove Circular, this initiative aims to help build a more caring, inclusive, smart city, ready to fa By Besi • 2 min read
Anger over Italian authorities HIV claims Italian authorities spread “dangerous nonsense” on HIV to justify ordering seizure of migrant rescue ship Aquarius, claim National AIDS Trust. By Besi • 2 min read
Snailspace works of art to be auctioned for Martlets The final event of Snailspace Brighton and Hove sees the auction of fifty works of art by over 40 different artists, with hundreds of bidders and two hours of nail-biting excitement both in the room and online. By Besi • 4 min read
Autumn issue of Pink Humanist ready to download The Pink Humanist is an online magazine published by the UK LGBT charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT). It features topics of special interest from around the world to those who identify as atheists, freethinkers, humanists, secularists and sceptics in LGTB+ communities and those who support them. By Besi • 2 min read
Bus company supports Black History group THIS Saturday, November 24, Brighton & Hove Black History will take guests on a tour of the city’s Black historical landmarks on a new bus named after slave boy Thomas Highflyer. The Thomas Highflyer Heritage Bus Tour has offered sixty eight free places to Brighton residents, courtesy of Brighton & By Besi • 3 min read
The Santa Bus on tour – with Santa is Rebecca Kite from the Brighton and Hove Bus company Santa’s Bus is coming to town Santa will make his first trip spreading Christmas magic and good cheer around Brighton & Hove this Thursday evening (November 22) on the Brighton and Hove Bus Company annual Santa Bus. By Besi • 3 min read
Council set to end controversial litter contract with 3GS Brighton & Hove City Council is set to end its litter enforcement contract with controversial company 3GS and bring the service ‘in-house’. The contract is due to end in February, 2019 and both the company and council have agreed not to renew it. By Besi • 3 min read
PREVIEW: Polyglamorous – Queer/Dance/Party Brighton’s newest LGBTQ+ clubnight has it’s second outing on December 14 at Popvault on Brighton seafront. SEEKING solace from the cold, they noticed a faint glow in the distance. A warm glow. Drawn towards it, they realised this glow was coming from the guests of Polyglamorous, who were snowed in b By Besi • 1 min read
Rose Chillingworth – 24.7.1932 – 16.10.2018 Family and friends will gather at Legends from 9pm this evening to raise a glass to Rose Chillingworth and celebrate her life. By Besi • 4 min read
Katrina shines her light on Shoreham The rock n roll girl with the powerful voice and infectious songs, Katrina Leskanich, front woman of 80’s pop group Katrina and The Waves, is back with a dynamite new band and new songs……..and she’s still rockin’. By Besi • 2 min read
Former Welsh rugby captain victim of hate crime Former Welsh rugby captain, Gareth Thomas was the victim of a homophobic attack in Cardiff city centre on Saturday, November 17. Thomas suffered facial injuries following an attack by a 16 year old in The Hayes area of the city at around 9pm following Wales’ 74 – 24 win over Tonga earlier in the day By Besi • 3 min read
Win fantastic prizes on the LEGO Minifigures Trail Brilliant Brighton in partnership with Brighton Bricks are staging a LEGO Minifigures Trail which runs until December 16. By Besi • 1 min read
Brilliant Brighton’s Christmas Lights are Switched-On Actually! Christmas has well and truly arrived in Brighton as the city’s Christmas lights are now turned on! Hundreds of festive party-goers got into the feel-good spirit on Thursday, November 15, as the annual Christmas lights switch-on took place on East Street. By Besi • 3 min read
1 in 8 adoptions in England are now to same-sex couples 1 in 8 adoptions in England in 2018 were to same-sex couples, statistics released November 15 show. The new figures from the Department for Education reveal that of the 3,820 adoptions in England this year, 450 – 1 in 8, or 12 per cent – were to same-sex couples. This is the highest proportion in En By Besi • 1 min read
“Biggest scandal of our times” AUK is deeply concerned that the numbers of children in care continues to grow, following the publication of the government’s latest statistics. The number of children in care after being removed from their parents because they were at risk of abuse or neglect rose again this year, amid concerns ove By Besi • 3 min read
PREVIEW: Alfie Ordinary’s Christmas Special is back! Alfie Ordinary’s Christmas Special is back! With extra special guests Prudence Rae, Miss Disney and Denise Navidad (Rococo Chanel), it’s all the Christmas spirit you need under one roof. By Besi • 1 min read
TODAY: Green Party stand in solidarity with trans communities to mark TDOR Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance each November 20 that honours the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. By Besi • 2 min read
