Health Norovirus activity continues to decrease Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show there have been 4,407 laboratory confirmed cases of norovirus this season (from week 27 to week 01 2013). The latest figures are 56 per cent higher than the number of cases reported at this point last year, when there were 2,828 cases. The By Besi • 2 min read
News Stonewall Equality Walk – registration opens Registration opens today for the tenth annual Stonewall, Equality Walk, which takes place in Brighton on May 5. The 10k Walk, supported by American Express, raises funds for Stonewall’s Education for All programme, which helps schools tackle homophobia and support lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) you By Besi • 2 min read
News Burchill’s transphobic article withdrawn by Observer and apology issued Following a day of growing anger at the article written by Julie Burchill and published by the Observer on Sunday, January 13, John Mulholland the editor of the Observer has withdrawn the offending article on line and issued the following statement. He said: “We have decided to withdraw from public By Besi • 1 min read
News Transgender equality charity warns of ‘rising media transphobia’ The Scottish Transgender Alliance (STA) has warned of “rising transphobia in the British media” which it claims could have a damaging impact on the mental health of transgender people. The warning comes after what it describes as “a sustained campaign against transsexual women” in some parts of the By Besi • 2 min read
News Allsorts director calls for the Observer to apologise to the trans community Jess Woods MBE, the project director at Allsorts Youth Project in Brighton has called on the editor of the Observer to apologise to the trans community after he published a piece in the Observer last Sunday, January 13, by Brighton based columnist Julie Burchill described by the former Equalites Min By Besi • 1 min read
News Brighton Station Gateway: The next step forward Councillors will consider the next step forward to improve the area around Brighton Station at a meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Transport Committee tomorrow, January 15 The council carried out a public consultation in November on a revised proposal for improvements around the city’s busie By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Licence at the Brunswick in Hove Husband and wife creative team, Jonathan and Annika Brown, will be administering a double-dose of surrealist folk rock music and one-man theatre at The Brunswick in Hove on Thursday, January 24 at 8pm. Jonathan’s one-man play, Licence, the gripping tale of the last days of a public house as told by By Besi • 1 min read
News Vote to drop speed limit Brighton & Hove City Councillors will be recommended to give the go ahead to a proposal to introduce 20 mph speed limits in the city centre at a meeting on Tuesday, January 15. The move follows requests from residents and is designed to improve safety on the city’s streets. The proposal being consid By Besi • 2 min read
News 95 days to go to Brighton Marathon Looking for something inspiring to help you shift some of your extra Christmas pounds and get fit in the New Year? Blind Veterans UK is calling on people to run on its behalf. As the national charity for blind ex-Servicemen and women, Blind Veterans UK provides first class support, rehabilitation an By Besi • 1 min read
News France divided on gay marriage and adoption A majority of people in several European countries believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to get married and adopt children, but in France the public is divided on same-sex marriage and a slim majority (51%) are against allowing gay couples to adopt. The findings came ahead of a rally this By Besi • 2 min read
News Hove MP supports Meningitis Matters Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade signed the Meningitis Matters Pledge as part of a public awareness drive on the life-threatening disease at a parliamentary receptions last week. The reception brought together parliamentarians as well as leading healthcare professionals to By Besi • 1 min read
Health Flu activity update Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) up to January 6, 2013 show that flu activity remain at similar levels to those reported in the previous week based on a number of indicators, including GP consultation rates in England and the proportion of calls to NHS direct. The latest figure By Besi • 1 min read
