University tackle racial and ethnic imbalance University of Brighton uses mentoring to address the disproportionately low number of black, Asian and other non-white minority ethnic (BAME) teachers in Sussex. By Besi • 2 min read
Ping pong can bring peace to prisons Brighton Table Tennis Club shows how ping pong can bring peace to prisons. HM Prison High Down in Banstead has seen a reduction in violence among inmates that are taking part in sessions run by Brighton Table Tennis Club. By Besi • 3 min read
Referendum to ban same-sex marriage in Romania fails due to low turn out Referendum fails to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in Romania. LGBT+ people in Romania won an impressive victory on Sunday, October 7, as an initiative to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in Romania failed to garner enough votes to move any further in the political process. By Besi • 3 min read
Pride weekend provides £20.5 million windfall to local businesses Independent research reveals Brighton and Hove benefits by more than £20.5 million over Pride weekend. NEW independent research by TSE Research, the commercial research arm of Tourism South East, commissioned by Brighton Pride CIC, shows that visitors to Brighton and Hove over Pride weekend boost th By Besi • 2 min read
Westcountry Wasps RFC – a new, inclusive rugby team for the West Country Devon based gay and inclusive rugby club Westcountry Wasps RFC launched with support from the Rugby Football Union is the first of its kind for Devon and Cornwall. By Besi • 2 min read
Volunteers needed for M.E. research Do you have a firm diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME or Fibromyalgia? Sussex researchers are looking for people aged 18 to 65 who have a firm diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME or Fibromyalgia to take part in research which seeks to understand the biological and physical mechanisms of c By Besi • 1 min read
FEATURE: MindOut – walking in someone else’s shoes is not easy Waking up to privilege – good for your mental health. Coral was shocked. She had never thought of herself as ‘privileged’. She had grown up in Blackburn, her mum and dad worked and had eventually bought their council house, they definitely weren’t wealthy, so no privilege there. By Besi • 4 min read
English Disco Lovers to stage fundraising Masked Fireworks Ball The English Disco Lovers Community Group return to Brighton Komedia, on Saturday, November 3, Fireworks weekend for a firecracker of a fundraising disco night to benefit Brighton Womens Centre (BWC)! By Besi • 1 min read
LGBT+ conference in Lebanon threatened by security forces On September 29, Lebanese security forces from the General Security Directorate shut down a regional gender rights conference in Beirut, Lebanon. THE conference, known as NEDWA, is organised annually by the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) and brings together over 100 activists from t By Besi • 2 min read
Trans guidance for schools tackles stereotyping and keeping children safe Tackling out dated language and assumptions about behaviour based on gender is beneficial for all children – Gender stereotypes are old-fashioned and create unnecessary barriers. These messages are central to the latest edition of the Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit, launched last week and soon to b By Besi • 5 min read
City Council asks for help in catching flytipping criminals Brighton and Hove City Council asks local residents to help track down the criminals who dumped the biggest fly tip in living memory beside a primary school in Whitehawk. TWO men were witnessed speeding up Whitehawk Hill Road in a white tipper truck at 9.30 on Wednesday evening. They dumped 2.5 tonn By Besi • 2 min read
Flytipper fined £400 for dumping rubbish on Brighton street A Brighton resident who left piles of rubbish on the pavement near her home is fined a total of £400 for flytipping. Miss Christine Togher, of 66 Saunders Park View, was issued with a fixed penalty notice (FPN) after council environmental enforcement officers caught her dumping empty cardboard boxes By Besi • 2 min read
New report questions if STPs can deliver integrated care for people with HIV NAT (National AIDS Trust) publish new report entitled HIV and Integrated Care – Can STPs deliver?. Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) have been tasked by the NHS with improving the integration of services and care around the individual patient and local populations. By Besi • 2 min read
New LGBT+ running group for the city Keen group of local runners feel Brighton and Hove is in need of a brand new LGBT+ running group – the result is Brighton and Hove FrontRunners. This new group is hoping to become affiliated to FrontRunners (an international organisation that promotes the sports of running, walking and related athle By Besi • 2 min read
Ottawa to host Bingham Cup in 2020 The Bingham Cup 2020 will be hosted by the Ottawa Wolves in Ottawa, Canada. This will be the first Bingham Cup to be staged in Canada and the Ottawa Wolves are preparing to host upwards of 70 teams from all five continents of the world in the nation’s capital. By Besi • 3 min read
Celebrating the extraordinary work of hospices This year’s Hospice Care Week (October 8-14) is all about celebrating the extraordinary work that hospices do at the heart of their communities. By Besi • 3 min read
Inverness and Stornoway hold historic LGBT+ Pride celebrations The first ever Pride event in the Western Isles and the first Inverness Pride event in 16 years will take place today. THOUSANDS of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people and allies are expected to take part in both events. By Besi • 3 min read
www.SimonCallaghanPhotography.com i360 boss steps down Steve Bax, Executive Director of the British Airways i360 has stepped down. Julia Barfield, chairwoman of the Brighton i360 Ltd, made the surprise announcement this morning. By Besi • 1 min read
Sea Serpents RFC achieve highest scoring win ever Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents RFC achieved their highest ever scoring win last Saturday (September 29), beating Burgess Hill 3rd XV, 12-62 at their ground in Burgess Hill. By Besi • 2 min read
Green Councillors support todays staff strike at Wetherspoons Green Councillors on Brighton and Hove City Council express support for Wetherspoons bar staff taking strike action today, (Thursday, October 4). By Besi • 2 min read
A Switchboard first: Two women at the helm of the national Switchboard! Natasha Walker was elected as Co-Chair of Switchboard, the national LGBT – Helpline on September 29 to join Nuala O’Sullivan. By Besi • 1 min read
Raising money for MindOut is good for your mental health! Throughout 2018, Marine Tavern support MindOut, the LGBTQ mental health service, as their local LGBT charity to support with all year round fundraising. By Besi • 2 min read
Dates revealed for Brighton Bear Weekend 2019 The organising team behind Brighton Bear Weekend reveal the 2019 event will run from Thursday, June 13 to Sunday, June 16. Over recent years, Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) has gone from strength to strength, and is now widely recognised as the one of the biggest and best bear weekends in the UK, attra By Besi • 2 min read
Charity Fashion Show to raise funds for three charities Following the sell-out success of last year’s Charity Fashion Show, Trendco return with a bigger, bolder, catwalk presentation at the County Cricket Ground in Hove. By Besi • 1 min read
