General News Health Minister visits Sussex Beacon Jeremy Hunt MP the Secretary of State for Health paid a visit to the Sussex Beacon with Simon Kirby the Conservative candidate for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven on Thursday, April 16. During the visit Mr Hunt was shown round the Beacon’s in patient unit, had tea with Beacon supporters and volunteer By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBT Hustings – All candidates present support proposal for NHS Gender Clinic in Brighton About 65 people attended the first of two LGBT election hustings, organised by The LGBT Community Safety Forum, at The Queens Hotel on Monday April 13. This first one was for Parliamentary Candidates from the three Brighton and Hove Constituencies. The second LGBT election hustings, for candidates w By Contributor • 3 min read
News NHS champion to speak in Brighton this Sunday Stalwart champion of the NHS, Harry Leslie Smith will speak in Brighton on the future of the NHS on Sunday April 19. Harry – author, activist, and staunch defender of the NHS will make what he refers to as his last stand for Britain at Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton at 2.30pm. By Besi • 2 min read
News Changes to voting day set to help disabled people Voting day arrangements have been organised to make voting easier for disabled voters. THE changes, confirmed by Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven Nancy Platts will ensure disabled voters have better access to polling stations and more chances to have their voices By Besi • 2 min read
General News Kemptown candidate furious over Labour A27 “cash cut” Simon Kirby, Conservative Candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has condemned the announcement by the Labour Party that they will cut promised funding for A27 improvements and use the money to freeze rail fares for one year. By Sarah Green • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBT Labour raise a record £25,000 to support LGBT candidates LGBT Labour has raised a record £25,000 to support openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans(LGBT) candidates at the general election on May 7. The Chris Smith List, established in 2009, is a fund to support LGBT candidates standing for Parliament. The fund is named after Lord Smith of Finsbury, who, By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Community Safety Forum organises LGBT Hustings ahead of local and national elections The Brighton and Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum is hosting LGBT Hustings ahead of this year’s elections in May. This will be your chance to find out more about your candidates, why they are running and what they will do for you and the LGBT community if they are elected. It is your chance to quest By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Kirby calls for quick action on Rottingdean unauthorised traveller encampment Simon Kirby, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has called on Brighton and Hove City Council and the Brighton and Hove Police to quickly disperse the unauthorised traveller encampment that is currently on the Rottingdean Golf Course, near to the A259. As MP, Mr By Sarah Green • 1 min read
General News Labour launch ‘youth pledge’ New research has identified the key election issues for hundreds of young people in Brighton, Hove and Peacehaven leading to the three local Labour parliamentary candidates launching their ‘youth pledge’ on Brighton’s seafront this week. While creating more affordable higher education was the number By Besi • 2 min read
Cllr Warren Morgan General News Labour council leader welcomes ‘policing pledge’ Councillor Warren Morgan, Leader of the Labour and Co-operative Group on Brighton and Hove City Council, has welcomed a pledge to protect neighbourhood policing. If elected in May, Labour will introduce a new ‘Local Policing Commitment’, which makes sure police forces guarantee neighbourhood policin By Besi • 1 min read
WEB.600 General News Owen Jones joins Labour’s Nancy Platts to give young people a voice through the ballot box From zero hours contracts to rental properties, politics impacts young people’s lives on a daily basis but do they feel properly represented? Nancy Platts, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven will be hosting an event with Guardian columnist and author of The Demonis By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall unveils ‘Equality Manifesto’ ahead of general election Statutory PSHE and SRE, combatting hate crime, a fairer international aid system and a review of trans laws top list of priorities. Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) equality charity, has published its equality manifesto ahead of the upcoming general election. The charity will b By Besi • 3 min read
