News Labour tops the Euro poll in Brighton and Hove Leading Labour figures in Brighton and Hove are claiming the European Parliament Election results today will see the city council and all three parliamentary seats return to Labour in the 2015 local and General Elections. Leader of the Labour and Co-operative Group on Brighton and Hove City Council By Besi • 6 min read
LGBTQ+ News Newcastle hotels drop rates for Northern Pride Newcastle hotels drop rates to attract visitors to Newcastle Pride in July. Newcastle Pride, one of the biggest free LGBT festivals in the UK, returns to Newcastle from Friday July 18 to Sunday July 20. The family-friendly event, which runs across two city sites, will feature headline performances b By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Weekender 2014 The Beary Bumper Raffle will be centrepiece of the bears weekend fundraising activities. Now in its fourth year, The Brighton Bear Weekender is the highlight of the year for Brighton’s Bear community. This year it takes place over the weekend starting Friday, June 20. The event brings hundreds of vi By Besi • 3 min read
Arts ‘Pride Literature Live’ returns to Preston Park Pride Literature Live, the LGBT literature tent hosted by Brighton & Hove Libraries and East Sussex Libraries and Information Services returns to Preston Park in August. An inclusive, interesting and a haven of inspiration and humour with a touch of politics, last year’s Pride Literature Live saw wr By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Pride Community Support Workshops Pride community volunteers are holding a series of short workshops to give advice and information aimed at helping community organisations get the most out of this year’s Pride. All are being held at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. If your organisation is involved with this year’s Pride, you are in By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Volunteers needed for Pride Parade 78 counties, 78 plackards 1 parade: Volunteers needed to carry protest plackards on Pride parade on August 2. Brighton Pride needs your help. Join their march for equality and become part of Brighton Pride’s 2014 Freedom To Live campaign and volunteer to help make Pride Matter as organisers highligh By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Get in the health zone at Newcastle Pride HEALTH takes centre stage this summer at one of the North East’s biggest free festivals. Newcastle Pride 2014, one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) festivals in the country returns on Friday, June 18 for three days of parades, live entertainment and events. In response to By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Rainbow Rooms kitemark for LGBT visitors to Birmingham Pride On the eve of this weekend’s Birmingham Pride Festival, the Southside district has introduced a Rainbow Rooms kitemark for hotels that positively welcome LGBT guests. Southside Business Improvement District (BID) has brought together seven hotels under the Rainbow Rooms umbrella, representing a rang By Besi • 2 min read
General News Thousands set to take on the UK’s first ever women-only night cycle ride London will play host to the UK’s first ever women-only night cycle event on Saturday, May 31. Over 2,000 women have registered to take part in Women V Cancer Ride the Night, in support of Breast Cancer Care, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and Ovarian Cancer Action. Aiming to raise over £750,000 for wom By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Actually choirs to join forces with award winning teacher to fight homophobia in schools Actually Gay Men’s Chorus and Actually Gay Women’s Chorus are teaming up with anti LGBT bullying champion and homophobic bullying survivor Shaun Dellenty to raise money for Inclusion For All (IFA). IFA is an award winning training strategy working to prevent homophobic,biphobic and transphobic bully By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Regulated entertainment returns to Manbar! Manbar, the iconic independent gay bar on Charing Cross Road, has been granted it’s regulated entertainment privileges back by Westminster City Council. All its nights including the DJs and entertainers return starting tonight. In April 2014, Manbar lost a £50,000 court appeal against a Westminster By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Mamma Mia! and Les Miserables jointly take West End Eurovision crown Director, Andrew Keates bravely reveals his own true story about HIV. A celebrity-studded West End Eurovision returned to the Dominion Theatre this week for its seventh and final year in support of The Make A Difference (MAD) Trust. Mamma Mia! and Les Misérables jointly took the Winners Trophy. With By Besi • 3 min read
