LGBTQ+ News Remembering Albert – 25 Years On On July 7, The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT) celebrates its 25th anniversary. Since 1989 AKT has supported lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) young people aged 25 and under who are homeless or living in a hostile environment. Cath Hall, a foster carer based in Manchester, was already aware of the By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Wild Fruit super-sized Big Top with open access for Pride Brighton Pride 2014 and the Wild Fruit Dance Tent has been supersized, and returns to Preston Park this year bigger than ever before. With a new added capacity of up to 8,000, the Wild Fruit Dance Tent will be home to happy, dancing Pride goers who can dance till 10pm as the Pride festival enjoys [… By Besi • 1 min read
News Hove MP calls for advertising to be cut to website that host illegal material Mike Weatherley, Intellectual Property Adviser to the Prime Minister and the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is calling for advertising to be cut to websites that host illegal material, which he says will effectively shut them down. Mike, a strong backer of the newly-formed Police Intellectu By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Award for London Pride Readers of G3 and Out in the City magazines have voted Pride in London 2013 the Event of the Year. The Award was announced by Charlie Condou and Sophie Ward and presented by Dan Gillespie Sells at a ceremony at the Landmark Hotel where winners in other categories included Joey Barton, Paul O’Grady, By Besi • 2 min read
General News 500 miles 4 smiles – 21 days to go Despite good news published today by Cancer Research UK, that half of people in England and Wales being diagnosed with cancer will survive at least ten years – double the survival rate in the early 1970s, sadly this does not extend to cancers of the mouth. Dental Hygenist of the Year, Christina Chat By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News New LGBT Community Groups Network Representatives from twenty-four local LGBT community groups gathered on Saturday in Brighton to form a new support network. Smaller groups are those with an annual income of £35,000 or less and which are often voluntary and peer led. Despite lower levels of funding, and sometimes no funding at all, By Besi • 3 min read
Health Viva Glam! M.A.C Cosmetics volunteers support Lunch Positive M.A.C Cosmetics have a fund which supports HIV organisations. This fund has helped Lunch Positive over the current year. Since January a team of M.A.C staff have also helped Lunch Positive by volunteering regularly for one lunch club session each month. M.A.C volunteers are involved in every aspect By Besi • 2 min read
Health New Chair of trustees for Peer Action Peer Action, the HIV+ peer support and social group for people living with HIV has elected Michael Nelson as their chair of trustees. Michael, a Consultant Engineer has a long history of voluntary work within the HIV sector in Brighton and Hove extending over two decades. This includes involvement o By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall’s Youth Volunteers honoured for leading anti-homophobia campaigns Annual Youth Awards, supported by Lloyds Banking Group, recognise local campaigners. Sir Ian McKellen joined more than 30 Stonewall Youth Volunteers on Friday April 25 to recognise their dedication to tackling homophobia in their local communities. The annual Youth Awards, supported by Lloyds Bankin By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Manchester Pride strengthens board with new appointments Manchester Pride appoint prominent Canal Street business owners as newest trustees. Manchester Pride, the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) charity, has made a raft of appointments to strengthen its existing board of trustees and directors. This follows public concerns over the r By Besi • 3 min read
General News Reported crime in Sussex falls by 13% Reported crime has fallen once again over the last twelve months in Sussex. Latest figures from the independent Office for National Statistics show that since 2010 recorded crime in Sussex has fallen by 13%. This trend of falling crime is supported by the independent Crime Survey of England and Wale By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton will be turned Blue at Pride Global boy band Blue to appear on Pride main stage on August 2. Get ready to scream, faint and behave like a loved–up teenager as Brighton Pride welcomes the multi-platinum selling, award winning and completely gorgeous boy band Blue to perform on the Pride Main Stage at Preston Park. Anthony Costa, By Besi • 2 min read
