News Labour issue challenge to opposition parties The Labour and Cooperative Group on Brighton and Hove City Council are calling on all city Councillors to back Labour’s campaign against the government’s bedroom tax. The Bedroom Tax will hit over 1000 households across the city, and Labour claim, two thirds of them are home to someone with a disabi By Besi • 2 min read
News Jo Brand visits Cityclean depot in Brighton BAFTA winning comedian, writer and actress Jo Brand visited Hollingdean Depot Learning Resource Centre yesterday, Wednesday 6. Jo, who recently appeared on the judging panel of the ITV celebrity Diving Show Splash, found out about the range of courses on offer to Brighton & Hove City Council’s refus By Besi • 1 min read
News Stonewall announce sponsor for 2013 workplace conferences Barclays is to sponsor Stonewall’s 2013 series of Workplace Conferences. The conferences, in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff promote good practice around sexual orientation in the workplace. Stonewall chief executive, Ben Summerskill, said: “We’re absolutely delighted, and very grateful to By Besi • 2 min read
Community News THT Quiz Night Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the HIV and sexual health charity, are having a quiz night fundraiser at The Camelford Arms in Camelford Street on Wednesday, March 27 at 8.30pm. Mark will be your Quiz Master for the evening, which will also include a raffle with prizes and THT freebies handed out by By Besi • 1 min read
News ‘Brighton Blaggards’ softball team If you’ve ever been in Preston Park, and heard cries of Let’s play ball or Two and One followed by high-fives and people waving baseball bats you’ve probably come across Brighton’s very own gay softball team. Formed in 2011 as part of BLAGSS sports group, Brighton Blaggards plays as a mixed team of By Besi • 2 min read
News Play Ladies Hockey The Honeybees are an independent local ladies hockey team, currently playing in Sussex Division 1. They are fun, sexy, sociable and predominantly gay! All ages are welcome, in fact the team ranges in age from around 25 to 50 – and although they often play teams half their age, they find that much o By Besi • 1 min read
News Keep fit with ‘OutdoorLads’ OutdoorLads is a charity run by its members for its members, so while everything is done to the highest professional standards, the prices are kept low. All over the country people with different ages and backgrounds are joining OutdoorLads. The group has over 10,000 members and is growing. Every w By Besi • 1 min read
News Kemptown MP quizzes rail minister Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven recently launched a campaign called “Better trains for Brighton”. Today, March 6, Simon met the Rail Minister, Simon Burns MP and quizzed him over the forthcoming renewal of rail franchise contracts affecting Brighton. Simon said: “I have been recei By Besi • 1 min read
News Bid to improve end of life care for LGBT people The University of Nottingham’s Last Outing project is looking to turn around the discovery that LGBT people have been identified as the most likely group to face discrimination when it comes to end of life care. This finding from consultation for the English End of Life Care Strategy is why The Last By Besi • 2 min read
News Prominant evangelist speaks out The Reverend Steve Chalke, founder of Christian charity Oasis, has called on the entire Church to re-examine its attitude towards homosexuals. In an article, entitled ‘A Matter of Integrity’, featured in January’s Christianity Magazine, Rev Chalke argues that the Bible paints a far more inclusive pi By Besi • 1 min read
News Lights out in City for ‘Earth Hour’ Brighton & Hove will be taking part in the annual Earth Hour on Saturday, March 23 at 8.30pm. The world-wide event, organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to raise awareness of climate change, will see buildings throughout Brighton turn off their lights off to symbolise concern for the environme By Besi • 1 min read
News Double your money for the Rainbow Fund right now Localgiving.com and Sussex Community Foundation are matching monthly donations made to local charities in Sussex! Beginning at 10am on Tuesday, March 5, monthly donations made to eligible Sussex charities will be matched up to £10/month for a full year! To benefit the Rainbow Fund, click here: Ple By Besi • 2 min read
