News Council clampdown will improve children’s safety Motorists who persist in driving and parking on pavements and verges around schools, putting children’s safety at risk, could receive on-the-spot fines. Brighton and Hove City Council is launching the second phase of its multi-agency initiative to target inconsiderate driving in areas around four ci By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Friend or Foe: Hate-fuelled crimes are committed by friends, colleagues and carers of victims A ‘devastating’ number of hate crimes are committed by people closer to home than many would like to believe, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Leicester. Harrowing examples of these crimes include disabled individuals being tipped from wheelchairs, human excrement being p By Besi • 3 min read
News Saunders Park needs more ‘Friends’ A local park needs volunteers to help with improvements to ensure it continues to be a great place to visit. Saunders Park, on the Lewes Road between the gyratory and the B and Q retail park, is a popular park with recently refurbished facilities including a paddling pool and play area. A team of vo By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Council workers to celebrate Bisexual Visibility Day – Tuesday, September 23 Brighton & Hove Council, LGBT Workers Forum will be celebrating the 16th annual Bisexual Visibility Day tomorrow, September 23. The Council’s chief executive Penny Thompson and LGBT Champion for the Green Party, Cllr MacCafferty, will be raising the Bi flag at Hove Town Hall at 9am tomorrow morning. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Royal Pavilion Ice Rink returns for 5th year Tickets are now on sale for this winter season’s Royal Pavilion Ice Rink, celebrating its fifth birthday when it opens on 8th November to 18th January. Ticket prices remain the same as last year offering great value, whilst a stunning rinkside ‘Bar & Kitchen’ will offer heart warming drinks, snacks By Besi • 2 min read
General News Adoption charity organise ceremony for adopted adults to remember birth relatives Adoption charity PACT is to hold an event for adopted adults, birth relatives and adopters to remember family members who died before they were reunited. The Remembrance and Reflection Day will take place in London on Saturday, November 8. It is also open to professionals who work with adults affect By Besi • 2 min read
Business News New face at the Grosvenor in Hove Robert Beveridge arrived in Brighton in 1989 after working for a number of years in the Middle East. He started his own recruitment company which he ran for nine years. Over the years he has worked in many of city’s most popular gay bars and clubs including The Oriental, The Jugglers, The Beacon Roy By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Explore World War One local history at Hove Library Explore local World War One history with an expert at Hove Library next Saturday, September 27. The event, being held from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, is an opportunity to discover the library’s WW1 resources. These include the Hove Roll of Honour – a collection of war records and photographs of service per By Besi • 1 min read
X Factor Judges 2015 News X Factor Fridays return to Club Revenge From the start of November, each act that is voted off the X Factor on Sunday night will perform at Revenge the following Friday in their first public performance since leaving the show. With the return of Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole, as well as the addition of Mel B to the judging panel, the […] By Besi • 1 min read
News Tories urge Labour Party to intervene in bin strike Conservative Group Leader, Cllr. Geoffrey Theobald, has called on Cllr. Warren Morgan, leader of the Labour group on the City Council, to urge the GMB Trade Union to call off strike action by refuse truck drivers. The present strike action has been running for a week and includes a ‘work to rule’ wh By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Salmond steps down as First Minister of Scotland Scottish Equality Charity The Equality Network thanks Alex Salmond for his help advancing LGBTI rights in Scotland. Following the news that Scotland had voted against becoming an independent nation, Alex Salmond MP has announced he is stepping down as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Sco By Besi • 3 min read
General News Royal appointment to Rugby World Cup organising committee Prince Harry has been appointed as Honorary President of England Rugby 2015, the organising committee delivering Rugby World Cup 2015. Prince Harry is a keen Rugby fan, and Vice Patron of the Rugby Football Union (RFU). In his role as Honorary President of England Rugby 2015, the Prince will play an By Besi • 2 min read
