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Ecostream protest continues today with Grace Jones tribute

Ecostream protest continues today with Grace Jones tribute

Following her performance as Cher at last Saturday’s demonstration outside Ecostream on Western Road where she claims she received homophobic abuse from supporters of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israeli goods) – Miss Chelsea Fox, from Just Divas appeared today as Grace Jones to ent

Kemptown MP calls for sensitive sites to be protected

Kemptown MP calls for sensitive sites to be protected

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has called on Brighton and Hove City Council and East Sussex County Council to protect sensitive sites in his constituency from unauthorised traveller encampments. Simon has written to both Councils calling on them to protect sensitive areas which

Local residents helped by free money advice service

Local residents helped by free money advice service

Free financial advice has helped more than 370 Brighton & Hove City Council tenants access more than £350,000 in unclaimed or additional benefits, charitable payments, savings on household bills and write-off or rescheduling of some debts. Advice was provided by the council’s Housing Inclusion Team,

Russia protest today in London!

Russia protest today in London!

Following the successful HAPPENING at Brighton Pride on Saturday, August 3 organised by controversial artist and poet Vince Laws to highlight the concerns of gay and gay owned business owners in Brighton and Hove at the treatment of LGBT people in Russia, Adam Brooks, licensee of the Bedford Tavern

Hove MP receives death threat

Hove MP receives death threat

Mike Weatherley the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade has received a death threat on Twitter after urging David Cameron to act against Vladimir Putin’s recently introduced anti-gay laws in Russia. Mike wrote to the Prime Minister after being approached by a number of his residents who were conc

Labour Party to hold summit on zero hours contracts

Labour Party to hold summit on zero hours contracts

The Labour Party is to hold a summit on the issue of zero hours contracts to tackle exploitation of hardworking families and jobseekers. The announcement follows the news that over one million people are thought to be on zero hours contracts which mean they do not know how many hours, if any, they w

Simon Kirby MP contacts Foreign Secretary over LGBT rights in Russia

Simon Kirby MP contacts Foreign Secretary over LGBT rights in Russia

Brighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby has written to Foreign Secretary William Hague urging him to lead international condemnation of the Russian Government’s treatment of LGBT people. Mr Kirby raised the appalling recent record of the Russian Government on LGBT rights, including a recent ban on the dist

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