Arts Council launches e-asy way to read and listen to books The city council’s library service launches new way to download and read eBooks and listen to eAudiobooks. Members of Brighton & Hove library services will be able to download the new BorrowBox app to their digital devices and access thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks free of charge at any time of By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Tonight at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Celebrating Sisterhood Join the panel of inspirational women as they debate their authentic understanding of sharing strength, compassion and discussing ways of collectively repairing the harm caused by an unequal society by listening to women’s voices and lived experiences. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Action taken to tackle ‘county lines’ drug-dealing in the city That’s the message in a report going to the Neighbourhoods, Inclusion, Communities & Equalities (NICE) committee on January 22. ‘County lines’ is the police term used to describe a national issue of urban gangs supplying drugs – primarily heroin and crack cocaine – to towns across the country using By Besi • 3 min read
General News City councillors to get tough on anti-social behaviour City council set to launch a ‘two strikes and you’re out’ approach to tackling the city’s growing anti-social behaviour problem. Anyone, including businesses, committing an offence such as playing loud music, dumping rubbish in gardens or regularly repairing vehicles on the road or pavement, will fi By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Council respond to Chechnya concentration camp reports Following media reports that gay men are being arbitrarily detained and killed in Chechnya and that a ‘concentration camp’ has been established in the Chechen town of Argun, the Labour administration running Brighton & Hove City Council have issued a statement. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Community Fund proposal A new Brighton & Hove Community Fund could be set up to help voluntary and community groups in the city. Brighton & Hove City Council is considering moving money from a number of trust funds, set up over the years as result of legacies and endowments, into the proposed new fund. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton business gives helping hand to rough sleepers A Brighton business has been praised by a leading city politician for giving rough sleepers a helping hand this winter. BeFries has been serving its unique mix of Belgian frites and homemade dips from their base at the top of West Street since August. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Mayor of Brighton & Hove attends Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial service Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Pete West headed the list of dignitaries at this years Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) service at Dorset Garden Methodist Church on Sunday, November 20. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Solidarity Vigil tonight The Brighton & Hove Solidarity Vigil takes place this evening, Saturday, October 15 at 6.30pm. Organised by volunteers from the Brighton & Hove Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF), it will take place near the Old Steine Fountain on the Old Steine starting at 6.30pm sharp, to mark the International Day By Besi • 2 min read
General News Brighton Council looks to strengthen credit union services Brighton & Hove City Council is to consider becoming a corporate member of East Sussex Credit Union (ESCU). The move would include loaning the organisation £250k to expand its services to more of the city’s poorest residents. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News First Syrian refugee families arrive in city Council welcomes first Syrian refugees to the city and calls for more landlords with properties to come forward. Brighton & Hove has welcomed two Syrian refugee families and will welcome another next week as part of the government’s resettlement scheme. The three households will settle in Brighton a By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News Faith communities across Brighton & Hove stand together as ‘One Voice’ The One Voice partnership, brings together communities including faiths groups and minorities to tackle racism and intolerance. They met last night (Thursday 19) following recent terrorist attacks to give members an opportunity to talk about the impact recent events have had on the city’s communitie By Gary Hart • 2 min read
