Legends raise £4,050.69 for Rainbow Fund Legends raise £4,050.69 for the Rainbow Fund at their Sunday Cabaret extravaganza on Pride Sunday (August 5). By Besi • 1 min read
New affordable homes for central Brighton Brighton & Hove’s planning committee approve a development of thirty-four new homes to be built in Buckingham Road, Brighton. There will be 44% affordable housing provision on the site, more than the local planning requirement, which means that 14 homes will be available for low-cost rent or shared By Besi • 2 min read
Hove Library closure period extended Hove Library will be closed for a week longer than originally planned due to unforeseen delays in the building and maintenance work being carried out there. By Besi • 1 min read
Iconic Gothenburg trams repainted to highlight LGBT+ rights Train operator celebrates diversity and the LGBT+ communities in public spaces during Euro Pride in Sweden. Västtrafik the train operator in Gothenburg had invited young artists to repaint six of Gothenburg’s iconic trams to celebrate the city being joint hosts of EuroPride 2018. Lars Backström, CEO By Besi • 1 min read
Train fare increases announced TO coincide with confirmation of the 3.2% train fares hike announced this morning, Labour has compared the costs on several train routes in the South East between when the Conservatives came to power and the projected new prices that will be implemented this January 2019. By Besi • 3 min read
Celebrity garden raises money for cancer centre Tony and Chris Ashby-Steed open their garden as part of the Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail. By Besi • 1 min read
A different approach to adoption heads to Manchester Pride A new adoption service, run in partnership by the two ‘Outstanding’ rated adoption agencies Caritas Care and Adoption Matters, will attend this year’s Manchester Pride on August 25 to 26. The service, at the forefront of new routes into adoption, combining adoption and fostering to give children the By Besi • 4 min read
Barbers raise money for HIV charity during Brighton Pride OS Barbers in George Street raise a record £580 for the Sussex Beacon on Pride Friday. ON Friday, August 3, 2018, for the fourth year in a row, Joe Steven and George Oakley from OS Barbers in George Street, Brighton turned over their days takings of £580 to the Sussex Beacon. The boys offered charit By Besi • 1 min read
‘Looking out for each other’ – a new campaign to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe With the summer holiday season in full swing and the city welcomes thousands of visitors, a new campaign is launched to help keep pedestrians and cyclists safe. By Besi • 1 min read
Folkestone Pride fundraiser – date of Pride changed Due to unforeseen circumstances the date of Folkestone Pride has been changed to September 8, 2018, starting from The Stade at midday. By Besi • 1 min read
Superbin unveiled in Preston Park Volunteer litterpickers braved the rain to celebrate the arrival of the city’s first Superbin. The bin, in Preston Park, was unveiled as part of the Mayor’s Big Tidy Up event. Volunteers from the city’s Tidy Up Team were joined by Mayor Dee Simson, Environment Councillor Gill Mitchell, bin designer By Besi • 2 min read
Manchester Pride All change in 2019 for Manchester Pride MANCHESTER Pride has today confirmed its annual August bank holiday festival will go ahead in 2019 but will look and feel radically different to previous years. The four-day event, known as The Big Weekend, has been around for more than 25 years being know at different times by various names includi By Besi • 3 min read
