Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Bourgeois & Maurice: How to Save the World Without Really Trying @Spiegeltent By far, one of the best shows I’ve seen in this year’s Fringe is Bourgeois & Maurice: How to Save the World Without Really Trying. By Spencer Charles Smith • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: We’re Still Here!: The JEWish Cabaret “We’re Still Here!” is a tribute to the Queer songwriters of the Jewish community who have transformed and defined music and theatre over the years. This performance aims to raise funds and awareness in aid of the LGBT+ community in Chechnya, who are currently being persecuted for their identity. T By Contributor • 1 min read
In The South Revenge steps up security From Friday, June 8, Bar and Club Revenge will be stepping up their security policies with extra door staff, more searches and new hand-held security metal detectors on entry to both venues. By Besi • 1 min read
General News Wheelie good news for Brighton recycling! Cityclean staff will deliver 60,000 new recycling wheelie bins to Brighton & Hove residents across the city over the next three months with deliveries starting on Monday, June 12. The bins are being introduced in response to requests from residents, as the council aims to improve its recycling servi By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Resound and Brighton Chamber Choir Resound and The Brighton Chamber Choir (BCC) bathe the audience in shimmering Water Night. For the first time two of Brighton and Hove’s favourite choirs are pooling their vocal talents to create a night overflowing with shimmering music. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News Accessibility Matters at Brighton Bear Weekend The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF) and its Accessibility Matters volunteers will be attending their first Brighton Bear Weekend Picnic. The volunteers will be onsite at Dorset Gardens to provide access support to attendees with mobility and emotional needs. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Buddy The Buddy Holly Story @Theatre Royal In just 18 short months between 1957 and 1959 Buddy Holly changed the face of modern music, producing in the process a treasure trove of rock and roll classics that have become the soundtrack of following generations. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Coop raises £4,168.85 for Lunch Positive Cooperative Local Community Fund raises £4,618.85 for Lunch Positive, the weekly HIV Lunch Club. For seven months, Cooperative Group Members who are customers at Cooperative food stores on London Road, Lewes Road, North Street, and further afield were given the chance to select their choice of nomi By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: All You Need is Love: Shanni Collins All families come in different shapes and sizes, but they are all special when they love and respect each other. These fun rhyming stories are a celebration of the diversity of families and encourage inclusion and acceptance in a child’s relationships. By promoting diversity and understanding in fam By Eric Page • 2 min read
General News ‘Corbyn For Prime Minister’ – Brighton Rally @ the Synergy Centre Tonight, (June 6) sees the grand finale of Labour’s general election campaign with six outdoor rallies taking place all over the UK. Rallies will take place in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Barry, Warrington and here in Brighton. Each rally will include a senior Labour politician, a DJ, a musician, a By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Manchester Pride adds host of top names to line-up Manchester’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) event The Manchester Pride Festival reveal a host of top names to wow the crowds at The Big Weekend this August bank holiday. By Besi • 2 min read
Food & Drink Syria aid work ‘a piece of cake’ Thousands of volunteers make fundraising for Syria aid work a piece of cake. Humanitarian aid agency Islamic Relief’s award-winning national Cake Campaign is once again raising funds to support aid work that saves lives and helps victims of the ongoing Syrian conflict. By Besi • 2 min read
