News Labour’s new office window highlights Green rubbish Brighton & Hove Labour Party have launched their new office at 99 Church Road, Hove. They have used the shop window to attack the Greens poor recycling and rubbish collection record in all wards across the city. Green councillor Ollie Sykes, is deputy chair of the Environment, Transport and Sustaina By Besi • 1 min read
News Nancy Platts calls for support for fire service Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has today launched a website and postcard campaign in an effort to prevent drastic cuts to the local fire service. With only six weeks to go before East Sussex Fire Authority members vote on the proposals on June 5, By Besi • 1 min read
Food & Drink Restaurant owner fined for allowing customers to smoke The manager of a Turkish restaurant in Brighton has been fined £260 after council officers found people smoking inside the premises. Ali Cill, 29, manager of Ottoman Cuisine, in Lewes Road, pleaded guilty to charges of failing to stop people from smoking inside his restaurant, when he appeared at Br By Besi • 1 min read
General News 500 miles for 500 smiles During National Smile Month, ‘Dental Hygienist of the Year’ Christina Chatfield will be walking from Kirriemuir in Scotland where she had her first dental practice to Brighton in Sussex. Christina is undertaking the walk to raise awareness of the health benefits of a healthy mouth, while highlightin By Besi • 1 min read
General News “March for England Not Welcome Here, ” says Labour Leading Labour Party representatives in the City have made clear their opposition to The March for England which is planned for Brighton and Hove on Sunday, April 27. The decision to allow the march to take place on the seafront between Brighton Pier and the bottom of West Street was taken by Sussex By Besi • 2 min read
News Pride Arts & Film Festival 2014 needs you! Brighton Pride Arts & Film Festival is a celebration of all that is wonderful about LGBT lives in our fabulous city. The festival encompasses each and every aspect of our vibrant artist community from the arts to the dance, from performance to film. Launched in 2013, the festival returns this year b By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread Sunday lunch in Worthing With Sunday lunch in Brighton becoming a little predictable and at times hard to secure a reservation at the time you want to eat, we decided to check out what Worthing has to offer. What a treat we had. Owners Paul and Rose Willey affectionately describe their lovely venue as a pub with rooms! Beec By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Rain fails to dampen spirits at Easter Bonnet parade Despite torrential rain a large group of people entered into the spirit of the day and dressed up for the Drag Queen races at todays Easter Bonnet Parade. Cllr Denise Cobb the Major of Brighton and Hove was in attendance at the event which was staged to raise money for the Sussex Beacon by the […] By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Why ‘Pride Matters’ to Unite the union Keith Newland from Unite the Union says why Pride Matters to Unite. “Unite the Union, the UK’s largest trade union, are proud to be involved in Brighton’s annual LGBT Pride event. As equalities activists we have been supporting pride events across the south east for many years, taking part in parade By Besi • 1 min read
Film Big Screen on the Beach Brighton’s Big Screen returns in June with a great line-up of blockbuster and classic movies plus live coverage of the World Cup from Brazil. The free outdoor beach cinema will showcase a mixture of movie classics and recent box office hits on the gigantic 40sqm screen including: The Hunger Games Ca By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Easter Perfume Garden Following its successful outing last month Perfume Garden returns for an Easter special at Boutique on Easter Sunday Top production values are the trademark of this hard dance club spectacular event. DJ appearing include: Little Rob, Superfast Oz, plus very special guest and hard dance legend Andy F By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Easter Bonnets at the ready Drag queens to battle it out to find out who is top dog in Brighton and Hove! The annual Easter Bonnet Parade and Drag Queen Race take place this Easter Sunday, April 20. Western Street on the borders of Hove and Brighton is closed from noon when The Grosvenor and Bedford Tavern organise a day […] By Besi • 1 min read
