Arts REVIEW: I AM THEY @Sallis Benney Theatre The film is engaging and interesting without being preachy and using this young couple’s obvious and romantic personal experiences and relationship as the main narrative thrust allows us to keep the focus on them, and the daily struggle they face and the struggle they have to marry – something the r By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Drag Queen story time comes to Manchester Manchester family event challenges gender stereotypes through fairytales and story telling. Superbia, Manchester Pride’s year round calendar of cultural lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) events, is bringing the internationally renowned craze Drag Queen Story Time (DQST) to Manchester for By Besi • 3 min read
Health Local MPs take public HIV test during National HIV Testing Week Caroline Lucas MP for Brighton Pavilion and Peter Kyle MP for Hove & Portslade took a public HIV test in an effort to encourage more local people to test for the virus during National HIV Testing Week. Organised by Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), both MPs met with volunteers and staff to discuss the By Besi • 2 min read
General News Council gritters ready for onset of winter weather Gritter Garbo, Melton John, Alexander the Grit, Warren the Great and the Brighton Belle are ready and waiting to hit the city’s roads this winter. The aptly named council gritting machines are already on high alert to tackle any freezing conditions that may sweep across Brighton & Hove during the co By Besi • 3 min read
General News Homeowner landed with bill of almost £3,500 for planning breaches Homeowner who carried out two extensions to his property without planning permission fined £2,000 plus costs by Brighton magistrates. Lewis Smith of 35 Hillcrest, built a single storey rear extension and a double upstairs dormer to the chalet bungalow in Brighton. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts COMEDY PREVIEW: New Act Night @Komedia The latest fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia take to the stage in this electric New Act Night. Spot future comedy stars that could follow in the footsteps of previous Jill Edwards’ graduates, including Jimmy Carr, Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Evans, Romesh Ranganathan, B By Contributor • 1 min read
General News New campaign calls residents to action: #HelpMyNHS A new campaign was launched yesterday (November 27) to help people become aware of all the services available, so they can get the right care and free up essential emergency and GP services for those most in need. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News National Switchboard archive launch In March 1974 the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard was founded to provide confidential and accessible help and information on the end of a phone line. In 2015 the organisation was renamed ‘Switchboard: the LGBT+ Helpline’ to emphasise inclusion for persons of all sexual orientation and gender ide By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: Transitioning with Sugar – A year in her life This year has been one of the toughest of my life, and I’m no stranger to tough years. December marks the first year of being without the best and most consistent person I’ve been lucky enough to have had in my life, having lost them after 17 years together. Next month also marks the 20th anniversar By Ms Sugar Swan • 4 min read
Arts POETRY REVIEW: Hello Glastonbury – I mean, Brighton Ray A-J reviews the Poetry Competition and Festival 2017 featuring The Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy at the Old Market in Hove on Saturday, November 18. Electric – The atmosphere alive with the buzz and hum of a festival. Undeniably, contagious. If all the literary gigs of the world were a pool, thi By Ray A-J • 10 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: Marnie @ENO Daughter. Liar. Wife. Thief. She has been running for so long, no one knows the real Marnie, least of all herself. A world premiere opera from composer Nico Muhly, with a libretto by Nicholas Wright, Marnie is based on the novel by Winston Graham although alludes to the Hitchcock film. It examines t By Eric Page • 5 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Ssshh! Something Trashy’s Happening in The Library Transgender issues are noisily hitting the headlines left, right and centre at the moment, reflected by Something Underground theatre company re-launching their play Large Print Trash, and bringing it to the heart of Brighton & Hove. By Contributor • 1 min read
