Community News Brighton Bear Christmas Quiz raises £278.73 for Rainbow Fund The annual Brighton Bear Christmas Quiz organised by Brighton Bear Weekend at the Camelford Arms raises £278.73 for Rainbow Fund. The Camelford was so busy for the annual quiz people were perched on the bar and sat in the Moroccan garden out the back to play. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News LGBTQ stop smoking campaign launched LGBT Switchboard, through the LGBT health improvement project (HIP), has been working in partnership with Brighton and Hove City Council to launch a new campaign encouraging LGBTQ people to quit smoking. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Homeless Pride community blanket donated to Brighton MCC Following Homeless Pride last summer, organisers needed to find a home for the Community Blanket that was woven on the day by those attending. Homeless Pride 2017, a free family event to enable the homeless, members of the public and service providers to come together, took place at The Level on Sun By Besi • 2 min read
In The South OPINION: I have a phobia by Ray A-J Okay, so I have a phobia. I’m not the only person either. Around 6-8% of people in the West suffer from the excruciatingly debilitating hold of a phobia. Previously we established the unrelenting pain and suffocating effect an intense fear can have on its victim, and I think it’s only fair that the By Ray A-J • 4 min read
Community News Bear-Patrol raise almost £30,000 for good causes in 2017 Bear-Patrol Christmas party at Camelford Arms in December raises £605.38 for Rainbow Fund. This makes the total raised by Bear Patrol in 2017 to £29,968.28, bringing the running total raised for good causes since the group started fundraising in January 2011, to £188,098.02. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive volunteer receives Rotary Club Citizens Award Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex presents Rotary Club of Brighton’s Citizens Awards to volunteers who have made an outstanding contribution to the community, at a presentation event on December 20, 2017. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Warhorse @Brighton Centre It’s close to two years to the day since the exciting announcement was made that the acclaimed National Theatre production of Warhorse would be coming to Brighton for a two week run – part of a prestigious tour of just a handful of lucky UK cities. By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read
Features & Longread OPINION: ‘Craig’s Thoughts’ by Craig Hanlon-Smith Within almost a month of meeting my then boyfriend, now husband, he became an uncle for the first time. I remember receiving the text from him, which screamed in capital letters; I AM AN UNCLE. My automatic, and I concede extremely unattractive response, was one of searing jealousy. I had, until thi By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 4 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: Trains by day, training by night Polly McGillivray, Operations Learning Manager for Southern Railway hears wedding bells. Polly has worked at Southern Railway since the summer of 2014, joining from London Underground where she was a train driver. By Contributor • 3 min read
Community News Sea Serpents RFC play Bristol Bisons tomorrow in Hove Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents, Sussex’s first fully inclusive rugby club, play the Bristol Bisons in Hove this Saturday, January 27. The Bisons, the South West’s only gay friendly rugby union team last came to visit the Sea Serpents at Brighton Pride, but this time they’re coming to play a rugby matc By Besi • 1 min read
Health Labour demand emergency money for NHS Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow Health Secretary, Jonathan Ashworth MP, call on Government to introduce emergency budget to help end winter crisis in the NHS last night central London rally. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Weekend 2018 logo launches at Prowler Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) will have the launch of its new 2018 logo in the Prowler store on Saturday, January 27 between 5 pm and 7 pm. This year’s brand new logo has been created by international designer Bobo Bear. He will be in the Prowler store to sign, chat and do those all-important selfies By Besi • 2 min read
