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PREVIEW: Zanele Muholi

PREVIEW: Zanele Muholi

Zanele Muholi is a self-proclaimed ‘visual activist’ and has dedicated her life in documenting black LGBT individuals from South African townships and beyond. “My agitation is simple, just pick up a camera and capture”. She is also the founder of the collective Inkanyiso (inkanyiso.org), a forum for

Hilary Benn MP listens to local campaigners’ concerns

Hilary Benn MP listens to local campaigners’ concerns

Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven held a roundtable meeting today, Thursday March 5 bringing together campaign groups with the Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Hilary Benn MP, to express concerns about local development

Lib Dems angry at being snubbed by Brighton NHS Campaign

Lib Dems angry at being snubbed by Brighton NHS Campaign

Party highlights electoral rules in protest to debate organisers. Brighton Liberal Democrats have written to Defend the NHS campaign asking why they have been excluded from a series of debates in Brighton and Hove on ‘saving the NHS’. Sussex Defend the NHS is organising a series of what it calls Peo

Brighton Kemptown MP speaks out for injured veterans

Brighton Kemptown MP speaks out for injured veterans

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, along with other MPs is calling for a reform to the compensation payments for injured veterans. Reforms would make sure that all veterans injured prior to April 6, 2005 would not be unfairly disadvantaged by having to use their military compensat

MP’s campaign saves community transport services

MP’s campaign saves community transport services

Simon Kirby, MP for Peacehaven and Telscombe Cliffs, has been campaigning to save a community bus service used predominantly by elderly and disabled residents. Mr Kirby recently met with the Community Transport Lewes Area (CTLA) charity, which offers a door-to-door service for people who are not on,

City Council announces further measure to ensure clutter free pavements

City Council announces further measure to ensure clutter free pavements

A new initiative to keep pavements and footways clear for pedestrians is being launched by Brighton & Hove City Council. The council will be marking out areas outside city centre restaurants and cafes to ensure that tables and chairs remain within permitted boundaries. The scheme will also be used f

Labour budget adopted for third year running

Labour budget adopted for third year running

AFTER failing to set a budget for 2015-16 at the Council’s six hour budget meeting last Thursday, (February 26), City Councillors reconvened today to try once again. They took just 30 minutes to adopt Labour’s joint budget amendment proposals which will result in an increase of 1.99% in the Brighton

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