LGBT HISTORY MONTH: Cambridge Event: ‘Gay in the 80s’ looks back on a pivotal era in the LGBT movement’s history
Ahead of LGBT History Month, Colin Clews sheds new light on the LGBT experience in the 1980s in his new book Gay in the 80s.
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Conservatives force Youth Service rethink
Conservatives on Brighton & Hove City Council secure cross-party agreement for a report seeking further information on the options for the future of the city’s Youth Services including Allsorts the LGBT Youth Project.
Family announce funeral arrangements for Michael ‘Mouse’ Burton
Michael Burton will be laid to rest on Friday, February 17 in his home town of Aldershot. The service will take place at 1.30pm at The Park Crematorium, Guildford Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 4BP
Joe Orton’s plays retyped onto single sheet of paper to commemorate 50th anniversary of his death
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton, performance artist Tim Youd will retype his Collected Plays on a single sheet of paper starting January 20 and finishing, February 5, 2017.
Greens angry at Labour ‘U-turn’ on council tax rise
At a full meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council on Thursday, January 26, questions were raised by the Green Group as to why the Labour Council leadership were seeking to introduce Council tax rises they had previously opposed during the Green administration.
Council backs Green proposal to make empty buildings shelters for the homeless
A Green Group motion calling for all empty council buildings to be made available for use as homeless shelters was unanimously supported at a meeting of Brighton and Hove full Council last week.
Petition to save Brighton HIV charity hits 10,000 signatures
10,000 people have now signed a petition asking the Government to take action to save local HIV charity, The Sussex Beacon. The charity faces the prospect of closing services, including its ten bed inpatient unit, following a reduction in the funding it receives from the NHS.