Community News Hate Crime Vigil on the Old Steine The Brighton Anti-Hate Crime Vigil, organised by the Brighton & Hove Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF), drew about 100 people to the Old Steine on Saturday, October 19 to remember those who have been lost and those who continue to be affected by hate crime. Vigils took place simultaneously in cities By Besi • 3 min read
News Kemptown MP has concerns over rail services Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has met with representatives from First Group to discuss the First Capital Connect rail service between Brighton and London. The meeting took place in Parliament last week, and Mr Kirby used the opportunity to convey his constituents’ serious gr By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Gay Photographers Network “It’s one of the focal points in the year for us, as a group. We’re about to open an exhibition in a central London gallery, which is something none of those involved could really do by themselves. Many of the people taking part are exhibiting their work publicly for the first time, so it’s a […] By Besi • 4 min read
Arts 100 Artists for World Aids Day returns! 100 Artists For World AIDS Day returns again this year due to popular demand to raise awareness of World Aids Day 2013 on December 1. Artists are invited to submit their works for consideration. This original pop-up event started in 2008 and has changed format and location each year. Hundreds of art By Besi • 2 min read
News Labour claim Greens are failing the city on housing Brighton and Hove Labour and Cooperative Group have accused the minority Green Council administration of not being up to the task of solving the city’s housing needs, after it was revealed the administration had not even managed to deliver a quarter of their own targets during their first two years By Besi • 1 min read
International News Turkish Cypriots to repeal gay ban by Christmas Two years after Turkish Cypriot leader Dr. Derviş Eroğlu promised Conservative MEP Marina Yannakoudakis to repeal the north part of the island’s ban on homosexuality, the London MEP has returned to Cyprus to revive the process. While proposals for a repeal were put before lawmakers this year, early By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Local letting agent raises over £3,000 for charity Lucy Dawe from Shoreham- based lettings agency Lawton & Dawe made it to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world and the highest on the African continent at 5,896m earlier this month. In the process she raised over £3,000 for two charities, Spinal Research and By Besi • 2 min read
General News Alcohol related visits to hospital fall in Brighton & Hove New figures show that fewer people are ending up in hospital because of alcohol, more drug users are being treated and crimes against young people have fallen for the third year in a row. These improvements were revealed at the Community Safety Forum on October 7. Hospital admissions because of alco By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Fundraiser at the Komedia for St John’s St. John’s School and College and Komedia Brighton are presenting a night of oddball comedy to raise funds for new sensory equipment at their school and college for some of their most needy students. St John’s is a special needs charity based in Brighton who provide education, care and therapy to yo By Besi • 1 min read
News Residents to prepare for the future, says Hove MP Weatherley With more and more people having longer in retirement as life expectancy continues to rise, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is encouraging residents to think ahead now and to financially prepare for their future. Following reports that nationally people are not preparing By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Proud Employers and Starting Out provide new tools for gay job hunters Stonewall have launched two new resources to help gay job seekers find the career of their dreams. Starting Out, supported by Credit Suisse, features profiles of 464 gay-friendly employers from sectors including banking, defence, retail and local government and is targeted at the 150,000 lesbian, ga By Besi • 2 min read
Community News World AIDS Day Lunch Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club, is holding a special World AIDS Day Lunch on Friday November 29. Along with members and volunteers, guests from partner organisations have been invited as a special thank you for the support they have given the charity all year. To coincide with World AIDS Day, th By Besi • 1 min read
