Arts Queer in Brighton wants to hear your story Queer in Brighton, a year-long heritage project celebrating Brighton’s unspoken LGBT histories from 1945 to the present day, is looking for written contributions (stories, poems, texts), photos, videos or other historical visual materials to create an oral record of local LGBT life experiences in Br By Besi • 1 min read
Simon Kirby, MP, photo by Alex Broadway News Rugby League World Cup visits Parliament As part of the year-to-go celebrations for the Rugby League World Cup Tournament in 2013, the world cup trophy visited the Houses of Parliament on October 31, giving MPs the opportunity to see and hold the cup, as well as discuss the tournament with the RLWC2013 organising team. The tournament is th By Besi • 1 min read
London Orca News London Orca strike gold! Out To Swim’s water polo team, London Orca hosted a successful two-day European Championship water polo tournament at the Queen Elizabeth Boys School in High Barnet over the weekend (November 2-3). By Besi • 1 min read
Rev Debbie Gaston News New Journeys I had begun to notice a few bruises appearing under my skin that I could not explain. I did have occasional nose bleeds and my gums bled more frequently when I cleaned my teeth, but I probably could have put most of this down to reaching the menopause. By Besi • 2 min read
PC Rich Bridger News Police host LGBT web chat Sussex Police’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Liaison Team is hosting a live online drop-in webchat on Tuesday, November 6 between 7.30 and 9.30pm. By Besi • 2 min read
News Man robbed and assaulted in Camelford Street Police are appealing for witnesses following an attack on a 44-year-old local man in Camelford Street, Brighton, in the early hours of Saturday, October 27. By Besi • 1 min read
The Sugar Dandies with Britain’s Got Talent’s production team. Photo Mark Weeks. News ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, Sue Perkins and the Rugby Football League among Stonewall Award Winners Over 450 people attended the Stonewall Awards last night which were hosted by Gok Wan and staged in the Raphael Gallery of the Victoria & Albert Museum. TV favourite Sue Perkins was among 11 winners at the annual awards which celebrate those who have made a positive contribution to the lives of Brit By Besi • 3 min read
Simon Kirby, MP News Kemptown MP calls for a debate on the importance of city centres Simon Kirby, MP for Kemptown and Peachehaven this morning asked the Leader of the House of Commons, to make time for a debate on the importance of city centres to the cultural and economic life of their communities and the importance of the police in maintaining order in such locations. By Besi • 1 min read
News Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard AGM Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard have their AGM on Friday, November 30, in the conference room on the 5th floor of Community Base from 7.30pm-9.30pm. By Besi • 1 min read
News Local charity says HIV stigma remains a problem in Brighton In Brighton this year, a local resident was refused a medical procedure, a person’s employers made it impossible for them to do their job, and another feels unable to be truthful about their health with their own GP, for no other reason than the fact they are living with HIV. By Besi • 2 min read
Nick Griffin, MEP News Anger at Nick Griffen interview Over 100 students and elected student representatives have signed an open letter to the editor of Leeds Student – an official student society of Leeds University Union – following the publication of an interview with Nick Griffin, leader of the fascist British National Party (BNP), on their website. By Besi • 1 min read
Mike with NFRN President, Alan Smith. News Hove MP receives Award Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has received the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) Fellowship award for his ongoing support to independent retailers. Since his election to Parliament, Mike has worked closely with the NFRN, raising a number of issues that fa By Besi • 1 min read
