Arts PREVIEW: Kill Joy BINGO! Brighton’s first riotous bingo game-show party Traumfrau’s yearly International Women’s Day extravaganza is going bingo crazy this year. By Contributor • 1 min read
Food & Drink Filthy fish and chip restaurant owner battered Fish and chip restaurant owner fined more than £8,000 for allowing premises to become a breeding ground for flies and rat infestations. Samir Gad Salama, owner of The West Pier Traditional Fish & Chips, 122 Kings Road, Brighton, let spilt rat bait, chips and a puddle of fat lie on the floor while he By Besi • 2 min read
In The South #MyPronounsAre – Council marks Trans Day of Visibility with pronoun campaign Badges pointing out that you can’t assume what someone’s gender identity and pronouns they use, will be distributed to Brighton & Hove City Council staff and partners in the city later this month to mark Trans Day of Visibility. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Pride publish ‘standards’ protocol for corporate supporters Brighton & Hove Pride, has today published a new set of standards for Corporate partners and brands taking part in this year’s Community Parade. This year’s parade will take place on Saturday, August 4 marking the 40th anniversary of the iconic Rainbow Flag with a Colour My World theme. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Survivors’ Network launches new kitemark for local businesses We’ve Said Me Too: Now It’s Over To You – Survivors’ Network launches new kitemark for local businesses. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW Brighton Fringe: Too young to stay in, too old to go out! by Nigel Osner Nigel Osner returns to the Brighton Fringe and Sweet Venues with his new show Too Young to Stay In – Too Old to Go Out. He takes a quizzical look at the challenges and occasional opportunities for those who can no longer claim, even to themselves, that they are young. He looks at dating, love, work, By Contributor • 2 min read
SONY DSC Community News Mayor of Brighton & Hove supports Independent Community Radio Cllr Mo Marsh the Mayor of Brighton & Hove and Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, show support for RadioReverb and preserving independent radio. By Besi • 3 min read
General News Brighton demonstration to condemn cuts to women’s services A demonstration organised by Sisters Uncut will take place outside Churchill Square shopping centre today, Thursday, March 8, at 5.30pm, marking International Women’s Day. Sisters Uncut is a feminist direct action group who hit the international headlines in October 2015 when they stormed the red ca By Besi • 2 min read
General News Progress from Council on International Women’s Day New gender pay gap report published by Brighton & Hove City Council on International Women’s Day shows women working for the council on average earn 6% more than men. This means that the council is bucking a global trend by being one of a handful of local authorities where women can expect not to ea By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Beyond Fairness: The biology of inclusion for transgender and intersex athletes The inclusion of transgender athletes and hyperandrogenism in sport has long been seen as controversial, particularly in the realm of women’s sport, where claims of unfairness have been levelled at transgender competitors who are often considered to have a physiological advantage. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Martlets to hold ‘living with loss’ support day in May Martlets Hospice will hold a unique bereavement support day on Wednesday, May 16 at Friends Meeting House, Brighton. The Good Grief event is for anyone who has ever experienced loss or for those who would simply like to understand more about grief. Open to everyone, the day is being held as part of By Besi • 3 min read
Arts 1BTN International Women’s Day Takeover Acclaimed independent radio station 1BTN unveils all-day female takeover for International Women’s Day on Thursday, March 8. Based in Brighton & Hove but broadcasting worldwide via 1btn.fm, 1BTN has grown to become one of the UK’s most respected independent radio stations in just under three years. By Besi • 2 min read
