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
National News One step too far! In Russia, it is basically illegal to say that you are gay. You cannot kiss your partner in public. You can’t carry a rainbow flag in public. You can’t even acknowledge that you are gay, or else you face possible imprisonment and fines as do your friends and family. Russia is now one of the […] By Besi • 2 min read
News Eve Appeal: Charity Ladies’ Golf Day in Surrey The Eve Appeal, a charity that funds life-saving research into gynaecological cancer, is staging a Charity Ladies’ Golf Day fundraiser at Effingham Golf Club, Surrey on Wednesday, October 2. The Ladies’ Day will feature a light breakfast followed by a 4-player team competition to take place on Effin By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley Scales new heights Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has visited a new sporting venue in his constituency. He met business owners Tom and James at their new indoor bouldering centre on the Victoria Road Trading Estate, which is a 5 minute walk from Portslade Station. Mike scaled the new clim By Besi • 1 min read
News Bear Patrol at Olympic Stadium Four Patrolettes from Bear Patrol, the social networking group for Bears and their admirers were picked to be one of the 15,000 runners taking part in The National Lottery Anniversary Run at the London 2012 – Olympic Stadium yesterday, Sunday, July 21. It was the first event staged at the Stadium si By Besi • 1 min read
News European beach tennis championships come to Brighton Brighton & Hove will be hosting the European Beach Tennis Championships from August 9-11. The tournament is one of the highest grade Beach Tennis tournaments on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Beach Tennis Tour with competitors competing in three categories; Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles By Besi • 1 min read
News Playing tennis made easier in Brighton & Hove A new website designed to make it easier to book a tennis court in Brighton & Hove has been launched by Brighton & Hove City Council and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). Court prices will remain the same by using the website, which will make it easier to find and book a court online starting […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Worthing man runs for charity Worthing resident, Mark McCallum, is to complete a 60 Mile Extreme Running Challenge from London to Brighton in aid of Chestnut Tree House, Sussex’s only children’s hospice, on September 22. The challenge, an epic run from London to Brighton, starts at dawn, overlooking London before passing through By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Council keeps Weatherley 50m pool vision alive Plans to rule out a 50m pool on the King Alfred site on Hove seafront have been modified following a plea from Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade to Brighton & Hove Council’s Policy & Resources Committee. Mike urged councillors to research further the topic of pool sizes bef By Besi • 1 min read
News Hove MP Weatherley slams King Alfred report Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has condemned a report on the King Alfred Leisure facility made by a Brighton & Hove City Council cross-party Project Board. The Brighton & Hove City Council Policy & Resources Committee is meeting on Thursday, July 11 to rubber stamp a se By Besi • 1 min read
National News Green motion to support Gay Games bid London is bidding to host the 2018 Gay Games along with Paris and Limerick in Ireland. Since the first Gay Games in San Francisco in 1982, host cities have included Vancouver, New York, Amsterdam, Sydney, Chicago and Cologne. The 2014 Gay Games will be staged in Cleveland and Akron in the USA. The L By Besi • 2 min read
