News Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard to receive incredible £1,881 from funds raised by 2023 Santa Bus tour Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard will receive an incredible £1,881 from funds raised during the 2023 Santa Bus tour, it has been revealed. Brighton & Hove Buses, which organised the 20th annual fundraiser for 20 charities over 20 nights, said Switchboard’s share would come from total proceeds wort By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News ‘Blackstage Talks: Breaking Moulds’: in-person event at The Common Press to discuss issues facing the pole dancing industry and how to do better as a community Blackstage, founded by pro pole artist, instructor, activist, Leila Davis, will launch Blackstage Talks – an in-person event to discuss issues facing the pole industry and how to do better as a community – on Saturday, February 10 at queer bookshop The Common Press, London. Blackstage Talks: Breakin By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Pipeline fundraiser for trans charity the Clare Project on February 3 On Saturday, February 3 Brighton’s iconic punk venue Pipeline will host three genre bending artists, performing in aid of Brighton trans charity, the Clare Project. Opening the event is Suzie from the Tanning Salon, bringing fun and punchy hyper-pop tinged punk, then it’s Veles the Menace – biotech By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Brighton Hove City Council News Brighton & Hove City Council joins other city councils to call for continuation of Household Support Fund Brighton & Hove City Council has joined four other councils across the country to lobby the government for urgent confirmation that Household Support will continue past March 31. Together with Lambeth Council, Plymouth City Council, Southampton City Council and Bristol City Council, the council has By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Brighton & Hove City Council asks residents to help choose permanent name for new West Hove seafront park, created through Kingsway to the Sea project Brighton & Hove City Council is asking residents to help choose a permanent name for the new West Hove seafront park being created through the Kingsway to the Sea project. Kingsway to the Sea is regenerating the underused facilities and green spaces on the seafront in West Hove, creating a new park By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Brighton & Hove Labour administration gives go ahead to Valley Gardens 3 scheme The Brighton & Hove Labour administration has given the go ahead for major transport and public realm project, Valley Gardens Phase 3. Phase 3 will complete the Valley Gardens project which will provide a new sustainable transport corridor for the city, together with a transformed city centre public By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Brighton & Hove City Council announces next phase in Kingsway to the Sea Project Brighton & Hove City Council has announced that work between the King Alfred Leisure Centre and Hove Lagoon is continuing, with three phases of work already underway. Since last autumn, work has started on the outdoor sports hub, the wheeled sports area and westerly garden, and the tennis and padel By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Jess Gibbons appointed as new Chief Executive of Brighton & Hove City Council Jess Gibbons has been appointed as Brighton & Hove City Council’s new Chief Executive. Councillors agreed to the appointment on Thursday, December 14 at a meeting of the Full Council and she will start her new job on Monday, March 18, 2024. Jess has been Chief Operations Officer at Bournemouth, Chr By Graham Robson • 2 min read
BRIGHTON AND HOVE COUNCIL EVICT HOMELESS CAMP ON HOVE SEAFRONT TODAY – BARRY KEEVINS HAS WORDS 20-9-23 News Shelter research shows 29,500 homeless in the South East, including over 3,000 in Brighton & Hove New research from Shelter has shown at least 29,500 people in the South East – 3,155 people in Brighton & Hove – including more than 13,500 children. Shelter’s analysis of official homelessness figures and responses to Freedom of Information requests reveal homelessness in the region has risen rapid By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Sussex Cricket Foundation invites LGBTQ+ community for coffee and cake! The Sussex Cricket Foundation is inviting everyone from the local LGBTQ+ community for coffee and cake at its County Ground in Hove today from 11.30am – 3pm. This is a free event, offering the chance to sit and socialise in a safe and relaxed environment, at the home of Sussex Cricket. The fascinati By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Brighton & Hove City Council left with an “effective budget gap of £31 million for next year’s budget” Bella Sankey (Labour), Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, has today issued a stark warning on the financial situation faced by the council. It follows an Autumn Statement and local government settlement for next year that falls ‘disastrously short’ of meeting the huge inflationary costs and inc By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News “Remember, Celebrate, Educate”: Birmingham to come together on World AIDS Day to help eliminate HIV Local government, the NHS and charities are joining forces in a trail-blazing collaboration to mark this year’s World AIDS Day in Birmingham – and the teamwork could point towards achieving the elimination of HIV, say experts. Birmingham City Council, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation T By Graham Robson • 2 min read
