LGBTQ+ News Rugby stars claim many gay players live a lie Gareth Thomas, the first openly gay international rugby player has spoken out about his up-coming Hollywood biopic, stigma against homosexuals in sport and the 2014 Russian Winter Olympics. The rugby legend announced that he was gay in 2009, becoming one of the first openly homosexual male athletes By Olivia Hall-Smith • 2 min read
Mike Weatherley, MP News Hove MP Weatherley calls for a new flexible 50 metre pool Ahead of a meeting between developers and Brighton & Hove City Council officials, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade wants developers to embrace the benefits of a dividable 50m pool as they draw up plans for a new King Alfred Leisure Centre. Mike insists the advantages of a By Sarah Green • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News New sponsor for Brighton Half Marathon Runners Need, one of the country’s leading running specialist retailers, has been announced as the Official Sports Retail Partner for the Brighton Half Marathon. The Brighton Half Marathon, in its 24th year, takes place in Brighton on Sunday, February 16, 2014. This year public places for runners so By Besi • 2 min read
Mike Weatherley looks happy after winning Hove for the Conservatives Photograph taken by Simon Dack 6 / 7 May 2010 News MP claims Councillors misled on Sport England 50m pool position Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove & Portslade is claiming that Councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council’s King Alfred Project Board were misled by Council Officers on Sport England’s position on dividable 50m pools for the proposed new swimming pool planned for the King Alfred site in Hove. The Projec By Besi • 2 min read
General News Royal Pavilion ice rink and restaurant Tickets have gone on sale for the South East’s coolest winter attraction – the Royal Pavilion Ice Rink. The rink will open for its fourth year on November 9 to January 19 on the Royal Pavilion’s Eastern lawns in Brighton. The Royal Pavilion Ice Rink is the UK’s first sustainable rink, using a green By Besi • 1 min read
General News Albion’s plan to grow moves a step closer Proposals by Brighton & Hove Albion to build a hotel, student accommodation and a new home for community organisation The Bridge near the AMEX Community Stadium moved a step closer after agreement last week (October 17). The Green administration proposed that the council, as part land-owner, enter i By Besi • 1 min read
General News Hove MP Weatherley Joins Paralympians in Parliament At a recent event in the House of Commons, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, met with two Paralympians to raise awareness of social care for disabled people and discuss the impact of the new Care Bill that is going through Parliament. The event, organised by disability cha By Besi • 1 min read
General News Sporting success celebrated at City Sports and Physical Activity Awards The winners in the 2013 City Sports & Physical Activity Awards were announced at an award ceremony on October 23. The awards are organised by Brighton & Hove City Councils’ Sports Development Team and recognise the achievements of local sporting heroes. This year a record number of 155 nominations w By Besi • 2 min read
General News Shiverers and Hove MP Weatherley jointly launch 50m pool petition Following repeated calls from residents for a 50m swimming facility in the city, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hove and Portslade, has launched a petition for a new 50m swimming pool at the King Alfred site with the famous Shiverers Swimming Club. A petition backing the By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Help Colin raise money for Lunch Positive Colin Bentley is a supporter of Lunch Positive, the HIV charity who provide a healthly meal for people who are positive every Friday at the Dorset Gardens Methodist Church in Kemptown. He is running both the Brighton Half and Full Marathons to raise funds for the charity in 2014. Colin took up runni By Besi • 1 min read
General News Exeter City FC continue to promote equality and diversity in football Exeter City FC will be celebrating the role of women and girls in football at its specially designated One Game One Community (OGOC) home game against Burton Albion on Saturday, October 26. Each season the Supporters’ Trust backed Exeter City OGOC group to organise a match with an equality and diver By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Registration open for Brighton Half Marathon Youth Races Registration is now open for next year’s Brighton Half Marathon Youth Races, which take place on Sunday, February 16, 2014. Young runners aged 7 – 17 can take part in the 1 Mile Youth Race, which starts and finishes on Madeira Drive on Brighton’s seafront. The Youth Races are open to young runners o By Besi • 1 min read
Health Council sports success TAKEPART, a Brighton and Hove scheme to get more local people playing sport, is the latest recipient of a Big Society award, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. The scheme, which was created in 2008 to inspire the city of Brighton and Hove ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games, is aimed at By Graham Robson • 2 min read
International News International Olympic committee say Russia not violating Olympic Charter The International Olympic Committee have ruled that they don’t think Russia is violating the Olympic Charter – even though Russians are facing anti-gay arrests, violent attacks, and exclusion on a daily basis. Olympic host nations sign up to seven principles when awarded the games. Principle 6 says By Besi • 1 min read
International News St Louis, Missouri to hold the 3rd North America OutGames St Louis, Missouri will host the 3rd North American OutGames in 2016. The Gay & Lesbian International Sport Association North America (GLISA NA) and organisers from St. Louis, Missouri have approved and executed a Partnership and License Agreement for St Louis to become host of the 3rd North America By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall puts spotlight on football authorities Stonewall, the LGB equality organisation has teamed up with leading bookmaker Paddy Power to challenge professional football players to show their support for gay footballers by wearing rainbow coloured boot laces. The focus of the campaign is to try and change attitudes rather than persuade players By Besi • 4 min read
General News Who will be this year’s local sporting hero? Nominations for this year’s City Sports & Physical Activity Awards, an annual show recognising contributions to sports and activities in Brighton & Hove, will be closing on Monday, September 16. Brighton & Hove City Council’s Sports Development Team organise the annual awards, which aim to reward in By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News CPS publish homophobic chanting guidelines The Gay Football Supporters Network (GFSN) has welcomed the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) new guidelines, which address homophobic abuse in football. The guidelines, which specifically address homophobic chanting for the first time, follow on from the recent GFSN and Brighton & Hove Albion By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Charity places still available for the ‘sold out’ Brighton Half Marathon The Brighton Half Marathon, the main fundraising event for the Sussex Beacon, has announced there are places still available on ‘Team Beacon’ or other charity teams for the ‘sold out’ 2014 event. The marathon, which takes place on Sunday, February 16, 2014 and is the first major half marathon in the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Interviews ICE ICE BABY : Robin Cousins talks to Kat Pope It’s not often that you find yourself comparing scars with an Olympic champion but that’s just what I found myself doing at the launch of Robin Cousins’ ICE, a brand new ice dance show which will be filling the Brighton Centre in that awkward period just after Christmas. “I had another knee reconstr By Kat Pope • 6 min read
International News ‘All Out.org’ deliver Russian Olympics petition Yesterday, more than 50 All Out members travelled to Switzerland to deliver a petition of over 322,000 names from around the world to the International Olympic Committee, asking them to speak out against Russia’s anti-gay crackdown. In fewer than 200 days, Russia will host the Winter Olympics despit By Besi • 1 min read
News Green MP to contact the FA Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion plans to contact the FA following reports of homophobic abuse against Brighton and Hove Albion fans at their recent game against Leeds United on Saturday, August 3 which they lost 2-1. Caroline said: “I was angered to learn that Brighton fans have again been By Besi • 1 min read
International News Petition calls on Team GB to wear rainbow colours A new petition calling on Team GB to wear rainbow colours at next year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia has been launched by Change.org The petition, which urges Team GB to wear the rainbow colours in solidarity with Russia’s LGBT community and has so far garnered over 3,000 signatories, follows t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Calls for Winter Olympics to be removed from Russia Following revelations that LGBT people are being persecuted in Russian, change.org the international petition platform is hosting a campaign to have the 2014 Winter Olympic Games removed from Russian where they are scheduled to take place in Sochi from March, 7—16, 2014 and given to Vancouver in Can By Besi • 1 min read
