General News Graduate raises awareness of sexual harassment University of Brighton graduate raises awareness about sexual harassment by documenting women’s experiences. Eliza Hatch, a photojournalist who graduated last year with a BA(Hons) Illustration degree, photographed women in the public places where they had been harassed. Their images and personal acc By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Miss Jason to make new pilot TV show Miss Jason’s House Party #whosehomeisthis is a brand new one hour pilot show coming to Latest TV Brighton this fall. A glittering and entertaining game show hosted by the witty and talented Miss Jason where the star-studded panelists studio audience and TV viewers have to guess a well-known celebrit By Besi • 1 min read
In The South ‘Hate crime’ perpetrators in Sussex receive tougher prison sentences Defendants in Sussex are being handed stiffer sentences because they have committed a hate crime motivated by prejudice. A total of 47 criminal sentences were ‘uplifted’ in Sussex between January and March this year. Crimes which are eligible for an ‘uplifted’ sentence are any that are motivated ‘wh By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Black Wave: Michelle Tea Teas’ prose is wonderful, Queer, lusciously Lesbo, darkly Dykey and frothy, filthy and fun. It’s a seriously gripping and evocative tale of Queer women love in all the messy hyper clarity colourful mixed up ways that Tea can tweak and twist her lady loving ideas into. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Community News Dance like a Diva for Martlets Gather a group of fun friends together for a fantastic dance party marathon at the Concorde 2 – have a ball while raising money for Martlets hospice on Sunday, November 26. Dance Through the Decades as DJ Alex Baker pumps out the best anthems from the last five decades over the course of six hours. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South From Manchester with Love Thomas Cook Airline and Manchester Airport mark sponsorship of The Big Weekend with a Rainbow Heart. Marking Thomas Cook Airlines and Manchester Airport’s joint headline sponsorship of Manchester Pride’s The Big Weekend, the airline has adorned one of its fleet – an A321 operating short-haul routes By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Weekend raise record amount for local good causes Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) raised a total of £11,855 for the Rainbow Fund, Lunch Positive and Brighton & Hove Community Safety Forum during their events in 2016-2017. The record breaking amount (£4,000 more than 2015-16) was raised from a variety of events during the year including quiz nights at t By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Wedding Singer @Theatre Royal Smash hit Broadway musical THE WEDDING SINGER will celebrate their 200th performance when it opens at Theatre Royal Brighton on Tuesday August 29! This 80’s musical will get you up dancing faster than your Dad at a wedding, is packed with songs which capture all the fun and energy of the Adam Sandle By Contributor • 3 min read
In The South Record adoptions by same-sex couples in Scotland New figures published by National Records Scotland, show that adoptions by same-sex couples accounted for 5.7 per cent – or 1 in 18 – of all adoptions in Scotland in 2016. This was a rise from 4.4 per cent in 2015. These figures show that adoptions by same-sex couples in Scotland are at their highes By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Bitch Doctrine – Essays for Dissenting Adults: Laurie Penny Noted British feminist writer tackles gender, sexism, identity, and power issues in a world being laid waste by “kamikaze capitalism.” From her opening premise that ‘toxic masculinity is killing the world’ you’ve got a really clear idea of where this elegant, refined and ruthlessly researched, argue By Eric Page • 2 min read
General News Dorset youth project needs volunteers A Dorchester-based project that provides emergency accommodation to young people mark eighth anniversary today (Friday, August 25) with an urgent appeal for volunteers to open up their homes. Action for Children’s Dorset Nightstop has provided emergency accommodation to county’s homeless young peopl By Besi • 3 min read
General News More to job hunting than meets the eye Looking for work says more about you than you think, according to research at the University of Brighton. The study revealed how the process is full of challenges related to the job seeker’s identity and to navigating institutions. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
