Community News Have You Got a Taste for Adventure? Have you always wanted to do something adventurous but don’t know how to go about it? The Martlets Hospice are running a Challenges Seminar to help you plan your participation in any large adventure. The informal event starts at 6.30pm on Wednesday, June 19, at the Martlets Hospice, Wayfield Avenue, By Besi • 1 min read
Arts DIAMOND: Brighton Dome Studio: Theatre review DIAMOND is a story about what is possible if you believe in yourself, but more importantly like yourself. It is a love story about a relationship between two outrageous homosexuals in the 30s and 40s when it was still illegal to be gay. The main characters are Lil who yearns for a traditional monoga By Besi • 5 min read
Community News Equal Marriage Bill survives ‘fatal motion’ in first House of Lords test Peers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of equal marriage, following a controversial attempt by Lord Dear to have the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill thrown out. Lord Dear’s ‘fatal motion’ was rejected by a majority of 242 peers. The Bill now proceeds to Committee Stage in the House of Lords. Sto By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Sex, Drugs & Music Hall visits Brighton & Hove Sex Drugs & Music-Hall arrives in Brighton and Hove in June. The show has been receiving rave reviews, for its unique insight into the interracial mixing in the UK based on the diaries of controversial African, Victorian Pentacostalist Thomas Brem-Wilson; the impact of his actions across 200 years, By Besi • 1 min read
News Conservatives announce local candidate for by-election Brighton Conservatives have selected Robert Knight to contest the Hanover and Elm Grove by-election, following the resignation of Green Cllr Matt Follett last month for personal reasons. 54 year old Robert was born in Brighton and has lived and worked most of his life in the City. He was educated lo By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Crime writers to read from new novels To celebrate National Crime Writing Month 2013, Peter James will be reading from his new novel Dead Man’s Time, the ninth novel in the multi-million copy bestselling Roy Grace series. He will be joined by Seth Patrick whose debut novel Reviver was inspired by a writing course run by Peter James. Rev By Besi • 1 min read
News English Defence League lay wreath at Brighton War Memorial Members of the English Defence League (EDL) laid a wreath at the War Memorial on the Old Steine on Saturday, June 1 in memory of drummer Lee Rigby, the soldier who was murdered in Woolwich, London last month. Members of the EDL arrived earlier than planned, laid a wreath and quickly left. A few stay By Besi • 2 min read
News Ukip leader given hostile reception in Hove Organisations from the left of the political spectrum protested outside Hove Town Hall last night, Monday June 3, where Nigel Farage MEP, the leader of Ukip was speaking. Groups present included: Brighton, Hove & District Trades Union Council, Sussex Labour Representation Committee, PCS South East R By Besi • 2 min read
Books June edition of Pink Humanist now available online High levels of intolerance towards LGBT people in Europe and Africa are shown in two separate surveys released last month (May). Details of the findings are contained in the June issue of The Pink Humanist, the quarterly online magazine, published by the UK gay charity, the Pink Triangle Trust, on t By Besi • 1 min read
News Hove MP says thank you Following the success of last months King Alfred public meeting, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has thanked residents for sending him their views on the future of the King Alfred Leisure Centre and has announced announce that a video of the meeting is now available onli By Besi • 1 min read
News Rail Bosses rewarded for missing targets Chief Executive of Network Rail, Sir David Higgins, will receive a bonus of almost £100,000, despite the organisation’s failure to meet some of its performance targets. Other senior figures are also set to receive bonuses of up to £67,000. Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehave is not hap By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Dave Lynn stars in Brighton revival of DIAMOND – opens tonight In June, local entertainer Dave Lynn revives the role he created at the Kings Head Theatre in London in 2006 when he played Diamond Lil in the musical drama DIAMOND. The show played to rave reviews at the time with Dave’s performance of Diamond Lil coming in for special praise from the critics. DIAM By Besi • 2 min read
