Food & Drink Bon appetit! Hervé’s Café is not just somewhere to have breakfast but also brunch, tea, coffee and delicious cake… Hervé’s Café on St James’s Street, Brighton is not just somewhere to have breakfast but also brunch, tea, coffee and delicious cake. Mixing French and British fare, all our dishes are handmade either by ourselves or local artisan always trying to use as many local produces as possible. In the mornin By Contributor • 1 min read
Business News Karen’s Diner to open its doors at Brighton Marina this week This week sees the opening of notorious Karen’s Diner on the boardwalk of Brighton Marina. The 1950s-inspired American-style diner, named after a ‘Karen’ — one of those entitled suburban types who always wants to speak to the manager – has already taken 3,000 bookings in advance prior to opening. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon launches Winter Meal Appeal The Sussex Beacon provides over 10,000 free meals a year to those who use their services. Thats roughly 28 meals a day, every day, all year! By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Christmas fears as demand doubles at food banks Brighton & Hove Food Partnership is hoping people will join their city-wide #foodsos campaign, as food banks report record numbers on the run up to Christmas. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Jars with variety of pickled vegetables and fruits. Preserved food Community News ‘Food SOS’ campaign launches to support Brighton & Hove food banks as demand surges and donations fall Led by Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, the Food SOS campaign is calling for all city schools and other organisations to join a city-wide harvest festival campaign and drive food donations to local food banks/projects, alongside sharing useful information to support people through the winter months By Graham Robson • 2 min read
In The South Brighton & Hove City Council announces £30,000 emergency food fund to help tackle cost of living crisis In response to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, Brighton & Hove City Council has announced a new fund to help community groups and organisations provide emergency food for people during winter 2022/23. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Brighton & Hove food banks alarmed as demand surges and donations fall Charities appeal for emergency action as fears grow that cost-of-living crisis leaves thousands in permanent food insecurity By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Worcester opens its first LGBTQ+ café The café, which offers a community board and a small book collection – with donations from several local queer writers – also aims to host various events, and as a queer community hub is bookable for events, meet-ups and more. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Community News Introducing The Queery – Brighton’s newest queer venue The Queery is not only Brighton’s newest queer venue; it is also a venture with a mission. It serves as a multifunctional sober space that centres around the value of empowering the queer community. The founders have transformed two entirely stripped rooms into a vegan café come art gallery and a qu By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News 8,340 food parcels provided to people across East Brighton between April 2021 and March 2022 Whitehawk Foodbank has revealed 8,340 emergency food parcels were provided to local people who couldn’t afford the essentials between April 2021 and March 2022. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Business News Cin Cin restaurant in Hove chooses Sussex Beacon as official charity partner “We’re delighted that the wonderful Cin Cin have announced the Sussex Beacon as their official charity partner for the coming year!” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
In The South Forty-four community food groups call for immediate action on the cost of living crisis in Brighton & Hove A coalition of 44 community food groups in Brighton & Hove is this week calling on Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to implement a 12-point package of measures to address hunger in the city By Graham Robson • 3 min read
