Community News Martin Fisher Foundation wine tasting fundraiser Think you know your wines? Go to a wine bluff and benefit the work of the Martin Fisher Foundation. Martin Fisher Foundation are holding a fun evening of tasting and guessing “Which wine?”. By Besi • 1 min read
Health Survey finds Assurance prospects improving for people with HIV Unusual Risks, the medical financial advisers announce results of their latest HIV Insurance Survey. After contacting all of the major Life Assurance providers in the UK, they report that 75% of insurers are now offering some form of HIV Life Assurance. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Victims of abuse to tell their stories The Truth Project, part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which is examining the extent to which institutions and organisations failed to protect children in England and Wales from sexual abuse, will be hearing from victims and survivors in Brighton in January 2018. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Still time to bid for a Pride Social Impact Fund grant Community groups and good causes across Brighton and Hove have less than two weeks to go to bid for grants to put Pride in our city. For one weekend every year, hundreds of thousands of people flock to Brighton and Hove to mark the LGBT+ celebration, which is one of the biggest in the UK. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Transgender Day Service of Remembrance Dorset Gardens Methodist was the venue for Transgender Day Service of Remembrance on Sunday, November 19, hosted by Dr Kate Nambiar. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Mugabe resigns – LGBT Humanists welcome his demise The UK LGBT Humanist charity, Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) welcomes the demise of the brutal homophobic tyrant Robert Mugabe. Mugabe, leader of Zimbabwe since 1980, has actively carried out actions against LGBT+ people and spoken out in public against homosexuality. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Charity fun day at Doctor Brightons The TIA Charitable Foundation teams up with Doctor Brightons to bring you a fun filled day to help raise awareness and funds for valuable conservation and community projects in Southern Africa on Sunday, December 17. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Samaritans – Make small talk and save lives Samaritans is launching a campaign in partnership with British Transport Police, Network Rail and the wider rail industry to give travellers the confidence to trust their instincts and act if they notice someone who may be at risk of suicide in or around a train station. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Festival Director apologises and resigns over Facebook rant on same sex marriage Following his Facebook rant after the recent Yes and No same-sex marriage vote in Australia, Richard Wolstencroft, Director of The Melbourne Underground Film Festival (M.U.F.F.) has issued the following statement after his posting went viral. By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: How the Other Half Loves @Theatre Royal Rather like his recently revived Relatively Speaking, Alan Ayckbourn’s play is a farcical look at an affair and the tortured results of covering it up. The intricate web of lies lead, inevitably, to a whole raft of misunderstandings. Written five years later, How the Other Half Loves is almost exper By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Health HIV – get yourself tested! Local HIV charity, The Sussex Beacon is urging people to get tested for HIV during National HIV Testing Week (runs till November 24). The aim of the week is to raise awareness of HIV and promote testing to the most affected population groups in England, men who have sex with men (MSM) and black Afri By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Smiley Sunday comedy night at Dr Brightons Smiley Sunday Comedy NIght is about to hit double figures and will be celebrating in fine style at Doctor Brightons, Brighton on December 17! This Smiley Sunday is the closing part of a charity fun day being held at Doctor Brightons to benefit TIA Volunteers and all proceeds will be going to this gr By Besi • 1 min read
