Mike Weatherley looks happy after winning Hove for the Conservatives Photograph taken by Simon Dack 6 / 7 May 2010 General News Badger Cull Postponement welcomed by Hove MP Weatherley The national pilot badger cull organised by Natural England will finish today, three weeks early and postponed until next year. This will give campaigners time to highlight flaws in the present culling approach adopted and to press the Government to consider other options. The cull was allowed to tr By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Gay Radio, World Aids Day 24 hour broadcast Brighton Gay Radio the 24 hour local community radio station will be running a 24 hours World Aids Day broadcast special on Sunday, December 1. They will be playing music of remembrance and hope for the future, messages from celebrities, recordings of people talking of stigma and life experiences an By Besi • 1 min read
Film FIRE IN THE BLOOD – BAFTA Longlist Nominee for Best Documentary First-time director Dylan Mohan Gray, tells the story of an unlikely group of people who took on giant pharmaceutical companies and major Western governments to stop ‘the crime of the century’ and save millions of lives in a tale of ‘medicine, monopoly and malice’. Following the global campaign to o By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News ‘Young People’s Voice’ win Sector Star Award Young People’s Voice (YPV), the LGBT youth campaigning and engagement project at Allsorts has won the Outstanding Volunteering Contribution for Young People category at the Sector Stars Community and Voluntary Sector Awards 2013. Hosted by the Brighton and Hove Community and Voluntary Sector Forum ( By Besi • 1 min read
General News Police appeal for witnesses to hammer wielding robber Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses after a man has been approaching women in the early hours in Brighton and threatening them with a hammer to hand over their phones or money. The first incident happened at 1am on Tuesday, November 19 when a 21-year-old woman was walking back across the Level By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Organiser of Bristol Pride recognised in Police Crime Commissioners Awards The Organiser of Bristol’s LGBT Pride festival was today, November 28 awarded a Community Pride Award by the Avon and Somerset Police Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens. Nominated by members of the public the award is to recognise the silent heroes who achieve great things or go above and beyond wh By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Out and About with MindOut in December MindOut the LGBT mental health project are fundraising in LGBT venues during the first week of December. MindOut Out and About, a week-long series of events promoting the services of the LGBT mental health project, takes place across Brighton from Monday, December 2 to Friday, December 6. Through th By Besi • 1 min read
News The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe: Preview C.S Lewis’s classic fantasy The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe will be playing at the Brighton Little Theatre from Saturday, December 7 – 14. Directed by Steven Adams, the show will feature the classic story told through fantastic costumes, magical make-up, stunning sets and amazing lighting and sou By Besi • 1 min read
General News Flu vaccination uptake strong, but much more still to do The latest flu vaccination figures from part way through the seasonal flu programme indicate many older people, pregnant women, people in at risk groups, and for the first time, 2 and 3 year old children, have been vaccinated to date as part of this season’s on-going flu vaccine campaign in preparat By Besi • 2 min read
Community News BBC Sussex honours community heroes Danny Dwyer from Brighton has been shortlisted for a BBC Sussex Community Hero Award. The awards are now in their third year and recognise ordinary people’s community contribution in a range of categories from ‘good neighbour through to ‘fundraiser.’ Over the last few years, Danny has helped raise o By Besi • 1 min read
Community News LGBT and HIV organisations receive grant funding Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard fail to show and collect their grant at Rainbow Fund awards ceremony. LGBT and HIV voluntary sector organisations, cabaret entertainers and community fundraisers attended the Rainbow Fund grants ceremony on Tuesday, November 26 at the Hilton Hotel which was hosted by By Besi • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News OLDER & OUT 2 on Friday, November 29 Thirty three older LGBT people attended the first OLDER & OUT day on September 21 at the Somerset Day Centre in Kemptown. The event was a collaboration between MindOut, The Carer’s Centre, Somerset Day Centre, Lifelines and assisted by volunteers Susan Goodwin and Felice Rhiannon. Jules Deines from By Besi • 6 min read
