Sam Bailey Arts Security stepped up at Newcastle Pride this weekend One of the UK’s largest LGBT+ festivals, Newcastle Pride, puts extra security measures in place to reassure festival goers at this weekends event. Newcastle Pride takes place at Newcastle’s Town Moor from July 21-23 and organisers have announced that increased security measures have been put in plac By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BBC Radio 6 presenter to launch Brighton’s Big Screen, 2017 BBC Radio 6 Music DJ, Gilles Peterson will be joining thousands of music lovers on Brighton beach on Saturday, July 29 to celebrate the start of Brighton’s Big Screen, 2017. Peterson will be the headline act for Brighton’s Big Screen Launch Party on Brighton Beach and will be performing his set from By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Mancunian Gay gets Manchester Pride revival Manchester Pride to publish anniversary edition of local magazine ‘The Mancunian Gay’ which was first designed 40 years ago in a Greater Manchester kitchen. Manchester Pride is working in association with Archives+ at Manchester Central Library and the original publisher and founding member, Paul Fa By Besi • 2 min read
General News Loving our parks! Residents interested in volunteering have been enjoying the chance to get weeding, pruning and scrub clearing at a series of events in the city’s parks, gardens and open spaces. Meet the gardener volunteering sessions have been a popular addition to the Brighton & Hove City Council’s Love Parks Week By Besi • 2 min read
Fundraising News Rail Unions suspend strike action planned during Brighton Pride Strikes planned by RTM union drivers and guards during the annual Brighton Pride celebrations in August have been suspended after intervention from Chris Grayling MP. The Secretary of State invited the RTM Union’s General Secretary, Mike Cash for direct talks on the condition the strike action was s By Besi • 2 min read
General News All seven city parks retain their Green Flags! Green Flags will once again fly in seven Brighton & Hove parks this summer. Easthill Park, Hove Park, Kipling Gardens, Preston Park, St Ann’s Well Gardens, Stoneham Park and The Level have all been awarded prestigious Green Flags for excellence. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Barnardo’s shortlisted for equality award Children’s charity Barnardo’s has been shortlisted in the PinkNews Awards for its work improving equality for LGBT+ people. Barnardo’s is one of six organisations shortlisted in the Third Sector Equality Award by a panel including PinkNews staff, politicians and business and community leaders. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Brighton businessman bids to become Mr Gay Europe – Campaign Day 3 Matt Rood has lived in Brighton for the last fifteen years. His job is his passion. He’s a dog walker and trainer and has his own company called ROODDOG. His other passion is fitness and he goes to the Underground gym in Brighton five or six times a week. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Govia plan longer trains and extra services into Brighton for Pride weekend Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will run longer Thameslink trains to and from Brighton during next month’s Pride celebrations, but management warns the decision by workers of ASLEF and RTM unions to strike, will affect the event. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Anti-bullying charity announces survey results One of largest surveys of bullying in the UK, the Annual Bullying Survey 2017, is published today (July 19) by anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label. The charity surveyed 10,020 young people between the ages of 12 – 20, in partnership with schools and colleges across the country with the focus of th By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Samaritans want you to shush and listen Harness the power of listening – Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans want you to SHUSH! and listen. Samaritans the suicide prevention charity’s annual month-long awareness campaign Talk to Us in July encourages people from all over the UK to take a few minutes to improve their listening skills by By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Shirley Valentine @Theatre Royal I could gush more, I will gush more, but book yourself a ticket now, this was an unexpected treat and I left feeling empowered by Russell’s life affirming writing, as relevant now as it was thirty years ago, and enchanted by this tour de force performance from Prenger. With the audience on their fee By Eric Page • 3 min read
