Health THT Open Day on Thursday, March 21 Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the HIV and sexual health charity, will be running an open day at its Brighton centre at 61 Ship Street on Thursday, March 21 from noon. Public and professionals will be able to get to know more about the charity’s work and have their say. There will be free and confide By Besi • 1 min read
News Brighton plans to become UK’s first ‘One Planet City’ A sustainability action plan to make Brighton & Hove the UK’s first ‘One Planet City’ is to be considered by the council at a committee meeting on March 21. The ‘One Planet Living’ framework has been put together by BioRegional and the World Wildlife Fund, and aims to create a future where it’s easy By Besi • 2 min read
News Final chance to respond to Scottish consultation on ‘Equal Marriage’ Bill The Equality Network, the Scottish LGBT equality charity, are urging supporters to grab the last chance to speak up for LGBT equality as the public consultation on Scotland’s equal marriage bill will close on Wednesday, March 20 at 5pm. Following the consultation the Scottish Government will make an By Besi • 1 min read
News VisitBrighton talks shop at international trade show today VisitBrighton Convention Bureau, an organisation promoting Brighton & Hove as a place to hold meetings, conferences and business events, will be using the city’s independent credentials to theme its exhibition stand at industry trade show International Confex at the London ExCel Centre from March 19 By Besi • 1 min read
News LGBT HIP’s future at Switchboard The LGBT Health and Inclusion project will be moving from THT and moving in with Brighton & Hove, LGBT Switchboard from April 1. Running since May 2011, LGBT HIP is a community consultation and engagement project for LGBT people who live, work, socialise or study in Brighton and Hove. The aim of the By Besi • 1 min read
News Miliband accuses Prime Minister of ignoring the victims of ‘phone hacking’ Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, has hit out following David Cameron’s abandonment of cross-party talks on the Leveson proposals. Lord Justice Leveson’s report, which was published in November, called for a new independent watchdog for the press, which he said should be underpinned by leg By Besi • 1 min read
News Revenge support mental health project Club and Bar Revenge have donated £1,000 to MindOut, the LGBT Mental Health Charity following an evening of entertainment on Sunday. March 3. The amount included a donation of £209 from Club Revenge. A selection of over thirty prizes were donated by local businesses for a mega raffle and collection By Besi • 1 min read
News Rylan joins line-up for ‘As One In The Park” X Factor finalist, Rylan is the latest addition to the line-up of artists performing at As One In The Park 2013, a new LGBT festival for London, to be held in Victoria Park, Hackney on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 26. He joins Brit nominee Rita Ora, Holly Johnson, Katy B, Union J, Offer Nissim and […] By Besi • 3 min read
News Rainbow Fund grants panel agrees Pride seed core funding The Rainbow Fund grants panel has agreed proposed funding of £18,000 for the new Pride organisers to seed fund the 2013 event, this has been made possible by the pre-accounts settlement from last year’s Pride event totalling £40,000. The Rainbow Fund has already made a grant of £6,640 following a re By Besi • 1 min read
News Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, ‘Spring Jambouree’ The Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus are holding their annual Spring Jambouree fund-raising event on Saturday, April 6 at the Brighton Tavern, Gloucester Road, starting at 3pm. Go along and join the Chorus for cakes, hot drinks and lots of activities including table top stall, tombola, face painting and a By Besi • 1 min read
News ‘More of the same’ from new Pope Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected as the new Pope for the Catholic church by the Conclave of Cardinals in Rome. He will take the name Francis I. The UK gay humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) is not at all surprised that the new Pope is as homophobic as the previou By Besi • 1 min read
Mike Weatherley, MP News Hove MP calls for decision on new airport for the South East Along with a number of his colleagues from the South East, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has written to the Secretary of State for Transport about the need for a decision to be made on a new airport for the South East. The letter was sent to the Rt Hon Patrick […] By Besi • 3 min read
