Arts FEATURE: Friends Like These Carol Decker and T’Pau may seem an unlikely band of gay icons, but in 1987 they and their music were my gay teenage saviours. The album Bridge of Spies, now celebrating its 30th anniversary, saw me through my lonely angsty teenage years. I’d spend hours every week locked in my room “climbing the wal By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 4 min read
General News Brighton Centre opens doors to rough sleepers this winter A council-owned building will be used as a shelter for people sleeping rough in the city this winter. A large room in the centrally located Brighton Centre entertainment and conference venue is currently being prepared. 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
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: Christmas Oratorio: BREMF This evening’s music was superb, it’s almost as if the BREMF was saving the best till last but this year’s programme has excelled in the quality of its music and tonight was no exception. John Hancorn conducted with a florid grace which kept the music tight and graceful while allowing the complex in By Eric Page • 3 min read
General News REVIEW: TALES IN MUSIC: THE PIGEON AND THE ALBATROSS: Little Baroque Company TALES IN MUSIC: THE PIGEON AND THE ALBATROSS Little Baroque Company The room was full of rows of expectant children and the parents in a semi circle everyone excited. The room was lovely and warm. The musicians were wearing feather wigs, bright colours, looking resplendent in their outfits and engag By Eric Page • 2 min read
Community News Open Mic II – ‘The Gift’ – Christmas Eve service with The Village MCC There are many Carol services with amazing choirs in gothic churches all over the city – The Village MCC enjoy doing something different! Last year they held an Open Mic Christmas Eve service filled with music of all kinds. It included beautiful quartets, torch songs, Jazz pieces, original music, a By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Eastbourne Adult Panto: Sinbad the Seaman This November the panto season kicks off at the Royal Hippodrome Eastbourne with a return visit from the popular Market Theatre Company with their latest Adult Panto – Sinbad the Seaman. Hot of the heels of last year’s show Puss & Dick, this hilariously naughty show follows Sinbad the Seaman on his By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Treason Show finds new home Without a permanent venue to call home since 2009, The Treason Show has been seen in various venues across the city but at last, this long running and much loved Brighton show (running for 17 years) has found a new home. By Besi • 1 min read
General News Gogglebox stars to turn on Christmas lights Googlebox stars Chris Butland-Steed and Stephen Webb will get the Christmas celebrations off to a festive start when they turn on the Christmas lights in Brighton City Centre on November 16. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts FEATURE: Poetry, the new rock and roll? Well as of November 18, it might be With rising instagram poets and inspirational styles like Spoken word emerging, the world of literary music that is poetry is reemerging as the next wave of art in the twenty first century. And who is at the front of this? We are. By Ray A-J • 6 min read
Arts Stars release charity Christmas single for Albert Kennedy Trust Eastenders Star June Brown MBE joins Union J singer Jaymi Hensley and a host of LGBT+ celebrities to record a charity single and video to mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News London HIV campaign shortlisted for Campaign of the Year award London’s HIV prevention campaign, Do It London, shortlisted for Campaign of the Year category at the distinguished LGC Awards 2018. The latest Do It London campaign, which is live now and runs until early 2018, uses simple and clear imagery to inform the public of the variety of options for avoiding By Besi • 2 min read
