Community Brighton & Hove councillor calls for more people to consider becoming foster carers Cllr Elaine Hills, chair of Brighton & Hove City Council’s (BHCC) Corporate Parenting Board, is calling for more people in the city to become foster carers. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts FEATURE: SPOTLIGHT ON: Denholm Spurr – whose art mirrors his life. In the first of a new series looking at young LGBTQ+ actors Brian Butler meets Denholm Spurr By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus elects new Chairman and Vice-Chairman Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus announces Nick Ford has been elected as its new Chair, with Paul Charlton elected as Vice-Chair. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts The Ledward Centre, LGBTQ+ Community and Cultural Centre in Brighton Community help is needed with an exciting new LGBTQ+ community project in the heart of Brighton & Hove. By Scene Editorial Team • 2 min read
Arts INTERVIEW: Ricardo Reveron Blanco on the Archiving Your Life project by Queer History Now Ricardo Reveron Blanco, learning & engagement co-ordinator at Photoworks, talks to Jaq Bayles about the Archiving Your Life project by Brighton-based LGBTQ+ youth group Queer History Now, and part of the Photoworks Festival running until October 25. By Jaq Bayles • 5 min read
Community European Olympic Committee insist the LGBTQ+ community will be protected in 2023 games The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has responded to backlash about the 2023 European Games being held in Kraków – an LGBTQ+ free zone in Poland. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Brighton & Hove Aids Memorial gets spruced up for World Aids Day The Brighton & Hove Aids Memorial, Tay, which was sculpted by Romany Mark Bruce in 2009, has been professionally cleaned and rewaxed with a protective coating by specialist bronze casting foundry, Milwyn Casting. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts FEATURE: Hove-based film judge urges support for local independent cinemas Brian Butler talks to the Brighton-based film executive who’s just judged the prestigious Iris Prize By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Community City Council marks National Adoption Week with call for more adoptive parents Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) marks National Adoption Week with a call for people from as wide a range of backgrounds as possible to consider becoming adoptive parents. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Business News Avanti’s Pride train named ‘Progress’ by bisexual engineer Avanti West Coast’s Pride themed train, which is the first of its kind in the UK, has been titled Progress after railway engineer Edward Hitchon Godfrey submitted the name idea. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Mentors revealed for ‘BFI Flare x BAFTA Crew’ support programme for emerging LGBTQ+ talent The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the British Film Institute (BFI) announce the six industry mentors who will provide a year-long mentorship to the BFI Flare x BAFTA Crew 2020 mentees. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Comment COMMENT: Do not dismiss or explain away the rise in recorded homophobia I experienced three serious incidents within the space of just over a year in 2017-2018 and following the public service and legal response to the first, I did not report the other two. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 1 min read
