Community Brighton & Hove City Council launches Covid-19 alert level and guidance Brighton & Hove City Council introduces an ‘escalation framework’, using a traffic light system – from green to yellow, amber and red – to keep everyone in the city informed and up to date about the current rate of confirmed cases of Covid-19. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community RiotBananas raises £2,118 for LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut RiotBananas, which streams all sorts of games over Twitch, raises an incredible £2,118 for LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut with a 12-Hour/12 Month Anniversary gaming stream. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Companies urge UK Government to ‘make progress for the trans community’ A consortium of trans and LGBTQ+ charities and organisations – Mermaids, Cool2BeTrans, MindOut, Gendered Intelligence and Stonewall – announces that close to 200 major UK employers have come together in a show of support for trans communities. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community Sarah Hegazi mural revealed in Brighton A mural for Egyptian human rights activist Sarah Hegazi was revealed at York Grove, Brighton at the weekend. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community Nearly half of UK parents oppose LGBTQ+ inclusive education A recent survey by research company Kantar found four in ten would not want young children to be taught LGBTQ+ inclusive lessons. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Fringe announces Autumn schedule Brian Butler sighs with relief as Brighton Fringe roars back for an autumn slot By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts LGBTQ+ bookshop opens in Leeds Alternative LGBTQ+ bookstore, The Bookish Type, has opened its doors in the Merrion Centre (Leeds, West Yorkshire). By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Information Canadian political candidate dropped over transphobia Blaine Higgs dropped a party candidate for the provincial elections after learning of their transphobic social media posts. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts First CEO of new Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust announced Hedley Swain announced as first Chief Executive Officer for new Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust when the organisation leaves Brighton & Hove City Council in October 2020. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts #BringBackBrightonDome campaign launches today #BringBackBrightonDome launches today to raise £25,000 to help bring live performances back to the Brighton Dome and the Brighton Festival. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community City Council announces changes to older person’s bus travel times Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) announces older person’s bus pass travel time extension will revert to the previous hours of 9am to 4am from today By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Ripples – a short film about being Black in Britain Spoken word artist Paul Gialo, and director Adam Savva, team up to create a visual poem about being black in Britain, racism, the importance of the Black Lives Matter protests and personal experiences with racism. By Contributor • 1 min read
