Health Brighton & Hove to become ‘suicide safer city’ Grassroots Suicide Prevention, a Brighton based organisation that provides mental health and suicide prevention training courses has launched a campaign to make Brighton & Hove a ‘suicide safer city’. Their campaign seeks to train 1% of the city’s population in suicide prevention with the aim of pr By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Man Bar Soho: ‘Identity’ art exhibition Artist Mikesbliss will be curating and featuring his work at Identity, an exhibition exploring gay indentity without stereotypes, at Man Bar on Charing Cross Road, London with a private view on Tuesday, July 30 at 7pm before a full-opening between August 30–September 30. The main aim of the exhibiti By Besi • 1 min read
News Council recruits for new tourism advisory board Tourism chiefs at Brighton & Hove City Council are looking for voluntary experts to join a new tourism advisory board to help shape the future of the city’s tourism strategy. The city’s official marketing body, VisitBrighton, already works with over 400 partner businesses including hotels, shops, at By Besi • 2 min read
News Free fun for dogs (and owners!) Brighton & Hove City Council’s annual Dog Fun Day will be held this Saturday, July 27 at Preston Park from 11am to 4pm. The event is organised by the council’s animal welfare team, and experts will be on hand with dog care advice, information and free microchipping. Activities on offer include a cha By Besi • 1 min read
National News Do you have a view on any extension of Gatwick airport? Gatwick Airport, Britain’s second largest airport and the busiest single-runway airport in the world, has submitted a proposal to the Airports Commission for a second runway, positioned to the south of the current site. Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is urging local res By Besi • 1 min read
National News Human rights campaigner supports Totnes Pride Human Rights campaigner Peter Tatchell will be the guest of honour at the first ever Totnes Pride event, which will bring south Devon’s Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) community together with their friends and families for a full day and night of celebrations. Devon-based LGBT organis By Besi • 3 min read
Health Big increase in Hep C diagnoses Hepatitis C diagnoses in England rose by more than a third last year. Figures released by Public Health England (PHE) in its annual hepatitis C report show that laboratory confirmed new diagnoses of hepatitis C infections reported in England rose to 10,873 cases in 2012, up from 7,882 cases in 2010 By Besi • 2 min read
Arts ICONS EXHIBITION: Private view at Jubilee Library Brighton Pride’s Art Exhibition ‘ICONS’ officially opened at the Jubilee Library on Wednesday evening with a Private View hosted by comedienne Zoe Lyons. The exhibition has been organised by Brighton-based Thirteen Art Productions and is a central part of Pride’s first ever Arts & Film Festival, whi By Besi • 2 min read
National News Slavery Remembrance Day Friday, August 23 Gee Walker will lead a Walk of Remembrance through Liverpool city centre as part of Slavery Remembrance Day commemorations next month. Dr Walker lost her son Anthony, 18, in a racially-motivated attack in Huyton, Liverpool in July 2005. The Walker family set up The Anthony Walker Foundation (AWF) fo By Besi • 2 min read
Arts New April Ashley exhibition The Museum of Liverpool is to host a new major exhibition this September looking at the history of transgendered people in Britain over the past 70 years, focusing on the experiences of one exceptional individual. The exhibition opens on September 27, 2013 and runs till September 21, 2014. April Ash By Besi • 3 min read
Health Have your say on drugs and alcohol services There is to be a city-wide review of drug and alcohol treatment services in Brighton & Hove to ensure services meet local needs. The consultation aims to ensure that services offer the best opportunity for people who use legal as well as illegal substances and also alcohol to recover and reintegrate By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Russian is a scary place for LGBT activists No words are needed, just look at the photos. By Besi • 1 min read
