General News £4.2 million investment in car parks wins the city an award Regency Square and Trafalgar Street car parks in Brighton have both been given Safer Parking Awards by the British Parking Association (BPA) in recognition of the council’s work to provide a safer environment for customers. Brighton & Hove City Council has invested £4.2 million in refurbishing car p By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Council puts future of Pride Parade in doubt The future of the Brighton Pride Community Parade in 2014 has been put in doubt by the Green administrations decision to withdraw the annual £25,000 grant to the organisers of Brighton Pride, a not for profit Community Interest Company (CIC). Following reports in the Daily Mirror on Monday, Septembe By Besi • 8 min read
Julia Grant in a 70 minute interview for the website g7uk.com. Recorded on 10 July 2011. Link to the video and further information: http://g7uk.com/go/v009 Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Manchester Pride This open letter has been circulated to the following organisations in Manchester by Julia Grant. Editor Manchester Evening News: Alan Ross Mancurian Matters: Richard Lees Manchester City Council: Drew Stokes Marketing Manchester: The Board of Manchester Pride Limited: The gay businesses in Manchest By Besi • 3 min read
IGLTA board and Spanish tourist officials International News Madrid prepares for IGLTA global convention to promote gay tourism Madrid’s Counsellor for Employment, Tourism and Culture, Ana Isabel Marino, recently welcomed the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) Board of Directors to the city and introduced them to directors and CEOs of major companies and public administration interested in the gay market. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Kemptown MP maintains pressure on Treasury over hospital funding Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has asked the Prime Minister to get behind his Royal Sussex County Hospital redevelopment campaign. At this afternoon’s session of Prime Minister’s Question Time (Wednesday, October 16) Mr Kirby informed David Cameron of the petition he handed to By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Could You Brave the Winter Chill & Sleep Rough? Could you brave the winter chill and sleep rough for one night to raise funds for the Martlets Hospice? The Martlets has teamed up with Off the Fence and is asking supporters to sign up and get sponsored to Sleepout on Saturday, November 16 The ‘Big Sleepout’ will give you a taste of what life could By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Southampton Pink Ball raises £11,000 The final Pink Ball in its present format took place at The Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton on Saturday October 5 and was organised by The London Hotel, a former winner of the Golden Handbag Award for Best Out Of Town Venue. This annual fundraising Gala Dinner has been widely considered the most la By Besi • 1 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley reaffirms his support to PM for hunting ban Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has written a letter to the Prime Minister reaffirming his support for the Hunting Act 2004, which banned hunting with dogs. Mike, a strong supporter of animal welfare has pledged to vote against any attempt to repeal the Hunting Act. Mike By Besi • 1 min read
News Simon Kirby MP promoted to Foreign Office role Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown, has been appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. PPS’s are appointed by the Prime Minister, and provide an important link between senior Government Ministers and backbench Members of Parliament. Mr Kirby was pr By Besi • 1 min read
General News No bikes on Hove seafront! Hove residents have rejected Council ideas of allowing cycling on Hove promenade in an extensive survey carried out by local Conservatives in Central Hove and Westbourne wards. Brighton and Hove City Council’s plan of lifting the current ban on cycling on the iconic seafront route, between the Peace By Besi • 2 min read
General News Jobs in Hove all washed up by planners decision A car wash business which opened in Hove without planning permission has been ordered to shut down. Osman Shala, who ran Performance Valeting from Unit B at the Westerman Complex in School Road, has been served with an enforcement notice by Brighton & Hove City council. Mr Shala has been given 28 d By Besi • 1 min read
News Lib Dem candidate demands Green councillor apologises Central Hove Liberal Democrat candidate, Jeremy Gale, is demanding a full and public apology from Green Party Councillor, Christopher Hawtree, following his “distasteful” remarks towards local Port Newhaven. Cllr Hawtree is a councillor for the Central Hove Ward on Brighton & Hove City Council and i By Besi • 1 min read
