News Kemptown MP continues fight against scam mail Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, continues his fight against scam mail. He will be placing a box in his Peacehaven office, which constituents can place any suspect mail that they receive. Recently, he called on Brighton and Hove City Council to take action on this issue and foll By Besi • 1 min read
Film Through Her Eyes Through Her Eyes, is a short film campaign started by a transgender woman from North Somerset. The film is attracting a lot of attention for its unusual and innovate portrayal of trans* life, and aims to take the audience into the mind of a trans* women, showing them what it is like to see the world By Besi • 2 min read
Health Efforts to tackle gonorrhoea treatment resistance may be working New data Public Health England (PHE) data suggest there has been a slowdown in emerging gonorrhoea resistance to first-line treatments in 2012. Experts believe significant public health efforts, coupled with a successful recent switch in prescribing guidelines, have been effective in targeting previ By Besi • 2 min read
General News VINTAGE CHRISTMAS FAIR : Middle Farm, Firle near Lewes There will be a Vintage Christmas Fair at Middle Farm, Firle near Lewes on November 23 & 24. The two-day event features stylish Jazz music, a Christmas choir and the infamous Vintage bar running an Aspen après ski winter theme. There will be a good selection and variety of unique vintage and antique By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Mr Gay QA The annual Mr Gay QA contest takes place at the Queens Arms on Wednesday, November 27 and is open to all ages. all sizes and all types. To enter you can pick up an entry form behind the bar at the Queens Arms or EMAIL: andyqueensarms@yahoo.co.uk The winner will receive £100 and the Mr Gay QA […] By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News New police response to help prevent hate crime in Brighton Two Brighton girls have been advised by police on issues relating to homophobia after they admitted verbally abusing men they assumed to be homosexual in Brighton & Hove. The girls, aged 16 and 17, were traced by police after a man complained after suffering homophobic abuse at Madeira Drive, early By Besi • 2 min read
News Union bosses anger Kemptown MP Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, is not happy at tomorrow’s protest by trade union bosses concerning changes being made to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. He said: “The Unions are on the wrong side of the argument. The protest, supported by local trade unions, is against alleg By Besi • 1 min read
International News To Russia with love! On Saturday, November 30 Peter Tatchell will be a guest speaker along with Raphael Francis Fox (My Generation), Phelim McCafferty (Green Party), Russian and local activists at the solidarity demo, To Russia With Love, Brighton UK. In Russia today, LGBTQ+ people and their allies are under attack, the By Besi • 1 min read
General News Parking by phone scheme extends to city centre For the next week hundreds more motorists in Brighton and Hove will be able to pay for parking with their mobile phones. Brighton & Hove City Council is launching the second phase of its ‘cashless parking’ scheme, covering a further 152 machines in an area of central Brighton from the station down t By Besi • 2 min read
Books Photogenic pooch provides inspiration for book on loss Martlets supporter, Victoria Bryan, has written a short book about loss, “Jazz Says Goodbye”. The small, photo led book, describes the process of grief through the eyes of Tibetan terrier, Jazz. Walking along Brighton seafront with the photogenic pooch was a great comfort to Victoria whilst her mot By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Maria Jastrzębska On The Road Polish born Brighton poet and playwright Maria Jastrzębska, is touring London and the South coast this autumn with readings from her new collection At The Library of Memories (Waterloo Press 2013). At The Library of Memories leads the reader from the ghost of one room to another, via the senses and By Besi • 2 min read
News Labour candidate calls for end to exploitative zero-hours contracts Nancy Platts, Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, wants local people to fill in a survey to tell her how zero hours contracts are affecting them. With families facing the biggest living standards crisis in a generation, Labour called a special debate in By Besi • 1 min read
