General News Survivors’ Network launches new kitemark for local businesses We’ve Said Me Too: Now It’s Over To You – Survivors’ Network launches new kitemark for local businesses. By Besi • 3 min read
SONY DSC Community News Mayor of Brighton & Hove supports Independent Community Radio Cllr Mo Marsh the Mayor of Brighton & Hove and Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, show support for RadioReverb and preserving independent radio. By Besi • 3 min read
Health Local MPs take public HIV test during National HIV Testing Week Caroline Lucas MP for Brighton Pavilion and Peter Kyle MP for Hove & Portslade took a public HIV test in an effort to encourage more local people to test for the virus during National HIV Testing Week. Organised by Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), both MPs met with volunteers and staff to discuss the By Besi • 2 min read
Community News One number, one website for unpaid carers across the city Local MPs Caroline Lucas (Brighton Pavilion) and Peter Kyle (Hove and Portslade) launch new Carers Hub today (November 24) on Brighton Seafront. Carers Hub is a brand new phone line (01273 977 000) and dedicated website (www.carershub.co.uk) for unpaid carers in Brighton and Hove and will provide a By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Green Party demand shorter waiting times for trans patients Green Party politicians write to Jeremy Hunt MP, the Secretary of State for Health demanding action over long wait times for patients who need to access a gender identity clinic. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Green MP to speak at The Village MCC this Sunday Caroline Lucas MP to speak at The Village Metropolitan Community Church on Sunday, October 22. Caroline, the co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, has been the MP for Brighton Pavilion since the 2010 general election when she became the Green Party’s first MP. She was re-elected in the By Besi • 1 min read
General News New grass roots housing coalition launches this weekend New grass roots housing campaign launches this weekend – based on action not words! A collection of grass root community organisations will come together on Saturday (August 19) at the Kemp Town Crypt Community Centre, St George’s Road, Kemp Town, Brighton to adopt the aims and objectives of the new By Besi • 2 min read
News Lucas moves further ahead in new ICM opinion poll A new ICM opinion poll, published today shows that in the two years since the last General Election, Caroline Lucas has increased her lead in the constituency of Brighton Pavilion, while Labour has fallen to third place behind a revived Conservative Party. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Labour and Green leaders send messages of support to Brighton Trans Visibility event Transgender Day of Visibility was marked in beautiful sunshine by trans people, their friends and allies on Friday, March 31 in New Steine Gardens. An impressive lineup of speakers addressed the crowd including; Daniel Cheesman the new CEO of Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, Joanna Rowland-Stuart t By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Caroline Lucas MP to hold surgery at offices of Terrence Higgins Trust Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion will be holding a surgery at the offices of Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) on Friday, February 24 from 4pm-6pm. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Mayor of Brighton & Hove leads the reading of the names on World Aids Day The Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Pete West led the reading of the names of those lost to AIDS/HIV in Brighton & Hove, since the start of the health crisis that robbed us of a generation of gay men. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Cllr Dick Page General News Greens say Coperforma failure a “warning shot” about NHS privatisation As Coperforma is stripped of its NHS patient transport contract, Greens councillors say this is a “warning shot” about NHS privatisation and demand “Lesson be learned”. By Besi • 3 min read
