Community News People with HIV benefit from Rainbow Fund and Pride grant funding Peer Action’s health and wellbeing therapies benefit people living with HIV following a Rainbow Fund and Brighton Pride grant. Peer Action was established to encourage and empower people living with HIV to value their health and wellbeing while minimising the impact of loneliness and anxiety. Peer A By Besi • 2 min read
News Nancy Platts calls for a new rail policy to control rail fares Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven at the next general election is calling for a new rail policy to improve services and control rail fares. Nancy spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme earlier this week following the publication of a letter from over By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: BGMC: ‘Nautical but nice’ Michael Hydes spends an evening on the high seas with the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus. It’s got to be hard work creating an annual event that’s different every year, shows off the talents of choir and soloist alike, is funny and heartwarming, and able to raise hundreds of pounds for worthy causes; and By Besi • 2 min read
General News Support and advice services for young people in Brighton & Hove now under one roof YMCA Sussex Central will be launching a new one stop advice service for young people called YAC at Ovest on Thursday, May 8 at 12.30pm The new service was created when the charity’s Youth Advice Centre (YAC), that was previously based in Hove, merged with their Housing Advice and moved to central Br By Besi • 2 min read
News Green Party launch Euro campaign in South East England The Green Party launched its regional European Election campaign in Brighton today. At the launch, held beside a campaign bus run on used chip fat, the Green Party’s South East MEP Keith Taylor spoke of the importance of electing Greens to the European Parliament. Keith said: “Greens in the European By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Turner Prize 2014 shortlist announced The four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2014 are Duncan Campbell, Ciara Phillips, James Richards and Tris Vonna-Michell. This year marks the 30th year of the Turner Prize, founded in 1984 to promote discussion of new developments in contemporary British art. The variety of media used by th By Besi • 3 min read
General News Sheltered housing communal spaces to be upgraded for the hard of hearing External security lights and hearing loops are to be installed in Brighton & Hove Council homes. External lighting to individual homes and hearing loops in communal lounges in sheltered accommodation will be installed under an investment programme of work to improve council accommodation in Brighton By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Pioneering Trans* speech therapy project funded by the Rainbow Fund and Brighton Pride A ground-breaking project to provide speech and language therapy assessment and intervention to people who are in the process of transitioning to their chosen gender role has been supported by the Rainbow Fund, thanks to last year’s funding from Brighton Pride. Dr Sam Hall, from the Clare Project wh By Besi • 2 min read
Community News More diversity at Brighton Pride The clock is ticking towards Pride 2014 and the line-up of stars appearing on the Main Stage looks very promising. Since its return last year the Brighton Pride Main Stage has proved to be a spectacular addition to Preston Park with its celebratory atmosphere and great line-up of music, speakers and By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Biggins to host monster Beacon fundraiser Christopher Biggins will be hosting The Halloween Horror Show on behalf of The Sussex Beacon in November. Actor and television presenter Christopher Biggins was announced as host of The Halloween Horror Show, at the launch party for the event at the Brighton Hilton Metropole last week. The Ball, whi By Besi • 3 min read
Health Local LGBT charity receives national recognition MindOut the LGBT mental heath organisation is shortlisted for BBC award. MindOut, Brighton’s LGB&T mental health charity has been shortlisted for BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind 25th Anniversary Awards. One of over seven hundred projects to be nominated, MindOut is one of three on the shortlist for th By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Pride enables Rainbow funding for LGBT mental health project MindOut Thanks to last year’s funding from Brighton Pride, the Rainbow Fund has been able to continue its support to MindOut, the LGBT mental health project working in the city. Following a Rainbow Fund grant provided to the group last year, Helen Jones, Director of MindOut has reported that: “The funding e By Besi • 2 min read
