Arts PREVIEW: Collabro – The Act Two Tour 2016 Less than a year after winning Britain’s Got Talent, Collabro are undertaking their second national tour in 2016 topping off an astounding year for the band which has seen them go global. The band will tour the length and breadth of the country playing venues including London’s iconic Royal Albert H By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Trans folk and creativity in the arts in Brighton May 2015: another mixed-weather Spring, mixed-bag Election, mixed-media Festival and Fringe. The Arts scene continues loud and proud (rain or shine) in the People’s Republic of Brighton and Hove – with Trans persons making their mark on the varied and vibrant cultural life of the City. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Sound of Music The hills will come alive once again with The Sound of Music, as the much loved musical returns to Eastbourne in a brand new production at the Congress Theatre from Monday 13 – Saturday July 18. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts New campaign supports diverse writers The Literary Consultancy (TLC), a company which offers professional, in-depth editorial advice and assessment to anyone writing in the English language, has announced Quality Writing for All , a new campaign which aims to support talented, low-income writers, with a special focus on BAME, LGBT+ and By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts “DJing is more than just making people dance!” – DJ Prisss So, Prisss, what do you do? “I love putting collages of creative unheard sounds onto the dance floor. Creating delightful soundscapes woven with deep textures, processed clips of geo-political commentary and other carefully chosen noises. “I am fascinated with synthesising ideas from all realms and By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Arts BOOK PREVIEW: HIV Happy by Paul Thorn Award-nominated author Paul Thorn has launched his new book, a self-help guide to living with HIV, dedicating his latest work to a very special friend – Glenn Thomas, victim of Malaysian flight MH17. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Tremors’ In the lead up to Trans* Pride, local photographer Nick Ford shows his support for a project created by a local young member of the Trans Community. The project, entitled Tremors, comprises of a series of images created by Jason Williams to illustrate the sense of disconnection often felt by members By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Ella Henderson to play Brighton Pride Platinum selling artist Ella Henderson will be making an exclusive Brighton Pride main stage appearance on August 1. Ella Henderson will be joining the main stage line up at the Brighton Pride Festival in Preston Park on Saturday, August 1 for her only UK Pride show of 2015. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Obituary: Peter Lindars Peter Steven Lindars passed away on April 20, 2015. He was born to Maeve Lindars and the late Michael Cheevers on July 2 1970, at North Middlesex Hospital in Edmonton. He attended Chesterfield Junior and then Enfield Grammar schools, before leaving school to work for Bairstow Eves Estate Agency in L By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl? Writer and transgender community advocate, Sarah Savage got tired with children being put into pink and blue boxes when it came to gender issues. 377 backers agreed with her and pledged over £5,5oo to help Sarah publish and print her book Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl? By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Sheila McWattie Arts PREVIEW: ‘SheilaFest’ The organisers of the Women’s Performance Tent at Brighton Pride, will be organising a Pride Eve night of live music and laughs celebrating the life of Sheila McWattie. Sheila, the much loved Brighton based journalist, community activist and passionate supporter of the Brighton Women’s Centre, died By Besi • 1 min read
Alice Denny Arts Poet named as the second Brighton Pride Ambassador for 2015 Alice Denny has been voted as the second Pride Ambassador for 2015 and will represent the trans community at the front of the Pride parade on August 1. Alice transitioned later in life than most after bringing up her children. She said her transition gave her a new lease in life, a new energy. By Besi • 2 min read
