News Kemptown MP Kirby calls for report on anti-social behaviour in Woodingdean Brighton Kemptown MP, Simon Kirby, has asked Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Police to look into reports of anti-social behaviour in Woodingdean. Simon, who has been surveying constituents in the area has told the authorities that in the responses to the surveys he has been receiving show By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Bear Patrol raise just short of £6,000 for Beacon Danny Dwyer and Bear Patrol organised a Hibernation Luncheon at the Holiday Inn on Brighton Seafront on Sunday, October 13. More than 160 people attended the three course luncheon and were joined by the Deputy Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Bill Randall and his wife. The event raised just short of By Besi • 1 min read
Health Kemptown MP Kirby delivers petition to health secretary Simon Kirby MP delivered his petition calling for redevelopment funding for the Royal Sussex County Hospital, to the Department of Health this afternoon, Tuesday, October 15. The petition containing 1,000 names from constituents, back his campaign for the Government to release £420million in funding By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Three in four LGB people still don’t report hate crime to police Major new polling by Stonewall, the LGB equality charity shows that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people remain at serious risk of suffering violent abuse and intimidation in Britain. Homophobic Hate Crime: The Gay British Crime Survey 2013 looks in detail at the experiences and extent of homophob By Besi • 2 min read
News Labour critical of Police Commissioner’s plans to raise Council Tax Brighton and Hove Labour say Sussex’s Tory Police Commissioner’s plans to put up Council Tax shows “the failure of her Government’s policy of slashing funding for key local services while at the same time demanding a freeze in Council Tax year after year”. The Government is forcing cuts of £26 milli By Besi • 2 min read
Community News UK’s first dedicated Trans FM Radio Show RadioReverb recently started what is believed to be the UK’s first regular show by and for Transgender people on FM in the UK. The show is presented by Trans stand-up comedian and activist Claire Parker. Time 4 T features interviews, news and music, and will broadcast monthly on 97.2FM in Brighton By Besi • 1 min read
Kathy Caton Community News Local broadcaster appears on Independent’s ‘Pink List’ A Brighton broadcaster has been named by a national newspaper as one of the most influential Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) people in the UK. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Dyslexia & Dyspraxia Awareness Week 2013 Monday, October 14 was the first day of National Dyslexia & Dyspraxia Awareness Week 2013, created to boost people’s knowledge of the conditions. According to the British Dyslexia Association, the aim of the week is to debunk the myth that dyslexia is just a difficulty with reading and spelling, and By Besi • 1 min read
Health Yoga for ME The Sussex ME Society provides support for many of the 6,000 people across the county affected by Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). They are starting to run yoga classes in Hove specifically designed to suit those with the illness and similar conditions. Colin Barton fro By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Pride in our communities MindOut is immensely proud of Pride. As a ‘mental health’ event, what could be finer than a celebration of our lives, our difference, our contributions to the world, to Brighton & Hove, to each other. It’s a chance to show off, to get together, to be creative, to learn, to share and to belong. This By Besi • 2 min read
News Labour MEP candidate calls for a stop to the closure of air pollution station A week of action has been taking place across the South East to campaign against the closure of air pollution monitoring stations in Reading, Portsmouth, Oxford, Chatham and Brighton. Labour’s South East MEP candidate Anneliese Dodds is opposing any closures as air pollution causes an estimated 29,0 By Besi • 2 min read
Community News THT launches its first ever ‘Supper Club at Home’ For the last ten years, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) the HIV and sexual health charity has hosted its annual Supper Club, a glamorous dine-off at which dozens of London’s top restaurants donate a private table for THT supporters. Last year, around 500 guests took part in more than 40 dinner parties, By Besi • 2 min read
