Community News ‘Month of Makeup’ – raising money for mental health Every day in May, Marc Edwards will apply his face makeup differently, anything from his favourite cartoon character to a Zombie. He is undertaking the venture ‘Month of Makeup’ to raise awareness and much-needed funds for the Brighton based mental health group, MenTalk Health (MTH), who are current By Besi • 1 min read
General News Brighton & Hove shows it is ready for more community-led housing Around 200 people filled the Brighthelm Centre in Brighton on Wednesday, February 21 for the launch of the Brighton & Hove Community-Led Housing Programme. With support from Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC), Brighton & Hove Community Land Trust (BHCLT) is supporting local people who want to star By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW Brighton Fringe: Daphna Baram in Sugarcoating Daphna Baram’s sixth solo show finds this middle eastern Mary Poppins breathless, with good reasons. Just as she came to terms with her chubby wonderfulness she is told to lose weight or lose her toes. And just as she finally gets that coveted red passport, her new country folk vote out of Europe. W By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW Brighton Fringe: Passing On by Sean Denyer Brian and Tom, together for ten years, would like to have a child, to be as Tom says, “a proper family with two dads”. When their friend, Jane, agrees to act as a surrogate, it seems they can really have it all. But after Tom is very reluctantly pressed into finding out about his biological parents, By Contributor • 2 min read
Business News Doctor Brightons celebrate ninth and final birthday in March Doctor Brighton’s to celebrate ninth birthday under current owner on Saturday, March 10th with a party to remember. Sadly this will be the last year at the pub for Charles Child as the council who owns the building are not renewing the lease to the Brewery. By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: Moving on – Dr Adrian Brown After recently stepping down as Chair of the Martin Fisher Foundation to focus on other ventures, Dr Adrian Brown talks to James Ledward about the achievements of the Foundation in its first two years. By Besi • 4 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Natalie and Romaine by Diana Souhami Souhami’s eye for detail and her enormously kind and generous emotional insight gives us not just the facts of their existence, but the feeling, yearning, passions and desires of two perfectly fascinating and indomitable women with the world at their feet. It’s a hugely positive and fun depiction of By Eric Page • 2 min read
Community News OPINION: Transitioning with Sugar: Ms Sugar Swan asks what the LGBTQIA community means to her This month’s Gscene theme is community and having lived, worked and volunteered within the local queer community for the last 17 years I have very mixed feelings about the community and what it means to me. By Ms Sugar Swan • 5 min read
General News Labour Council leader to step down Cllr Warren Morgan to step down as Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council and Leader of the Labour & Cooperative Group. Cllr Morgan will not seek re-election at the Labour and Co-operative Group Annual General Meeting in April, and will stand down as Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council in May, 20 By Besi • 4 min read
In The South LGBT+ Catholics Westminster announce 2019 Rome pilgrimage LGBT+ Catholics Westminster, who pray at London’s Farm Street Jesuit Church, will make their third Pilgrimage to Rome for the beginning of Lent, from March 4-10, 2019. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Music Review: Talma are casting you Out to sea with nothing but a paddle Welcome to the stormy voyage through rock band Talma’s debut E.P. Out to sea. You’re in the middle of the sea. Empty horizons surrounding you. Brisk biting winds encapsulate the air-from every direction they’re pulling at your hair, snatching at your skin as the freezing ocean slowly laps up the sid By Ray A-J • 5 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals UK tour 2019 Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals returns to venues across the country from May 2019 for a 35 date UK tour coming to Brighton Centre on May 24, 2019. By Besi • 2 min read
