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Fire at Legends

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:47:56 PST

A fire which broke out at Legends Hotel, Marine Parade, has resulted in the temporary closure of the hotel and its bar.

Historic bandstand wins national award

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:40:00 PST

Brighton’s historic seafront bandstand has won a national award at the Lighting Design Awards.

Happy Lesbian Mother's Day from Stonewall

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:17:26 PST

Stonewall is celebrating what it calls a "historic" year for lesbian mums.

Philosophy in Pubs

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:12:38 PST

PIPs (Philosophy in Pubs) will be holding their next discussion group on Sunday, March 21.

P&O Arcadia Blog: Whitewash at Whitehaven

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:32:24 PST

Despite what you may have been told, wheels can fall off a ship.

Prime Minister backs Student Pride

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:06:04 PST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has sent a letter of support to Student Pride which took place in Brighton last weekend.

Ex-Labour John Kampfner backs the Liberal Democrats

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:54:53 PST

John Kampfner, journalist and former New Statesman editor, has a Comment is Free piece on the Guardian website explaining why he’s backing the Lib Dems.

Sussex Beacon Half Marathon Awards Ceremony

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:02:12 PST

The Sussex Beacon Half Marathon awards and prize giving ceremony was held in The Mayor's Parlour earlier this week.

Exeter Pride's rainbow flag parade seeks volunteers

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:17 PST

Organisers of Exeter’s second Pride event are inviting people to join its rainbow flag parade, which will start the day's proceedings.

Labour raises concerns over centralised Community Engagement plans

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:42:14 PST

Local Labour Councillors have raised concerns at what they see as a move by the Conservative Council to "mainstream" and "unify" the various resident-led community groups and forums in the city.

Guest house owners' anger at St. James's St gas works

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:16:08 PST

Guest house owners in Kemptown expressed anger at a local Action Team meeting that they haven't been given enough notice over gas works in St James's St.

Memoirs of a Hermaphrodite by Sarah Leaver

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:12:43 PST

Sarah Leavers ingenious Herculineis is a passionate mix of Orlando, Chatterton and Hedder Gabbler, in control of nothing but his/her choices, buffeted by suffocating opinions and judged by the strict conformity of rigid society, but a true vibrant Intersex voice none the less.

Support Amnesty's Malawi campaign

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:34:17 PST

OutRage! is backing Amnesty International's appeal for letters of protest to the Malawian government over the arrest and trial of two men on charges of homosexuality.

Gay & Lesbian Humanist online compares Pope to Hitler

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:58:03 PST

The latest online issue of the magazine for gay atheists, freethinkers, humanists and secularists, Gay & Lesbian Humanist, excoriates the Pope who is compared to Adolf Hitler.

Schools' drive to improve emotional well-being

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:34:31 PST

Schools across Brighton & Hove are adopting techniques to identify pupils who are suffering from low self esteem.

Colin Firth, Ken Macdonald, Brian Eno back the Liberal Democrats

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:22:33 PST

Actor Colin Firth, former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken Macdonald QC and musician Brian Eno have all contributed to a book entitled "Why Vote Liberal Democrat".

NSPCC Pedal Push fundraiser

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:17:59 PST

The NSPCC is calling on nurseries in Sussex to join them in their annual Pedal Push.

Green Party would "celebrate" wind farms in the South Downs

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:36:42 PST

The Green Party has said that it would "celebrate" wind farms in the South Downs National Park.

Brighton to get regular E-petitions

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:19:09 PST

Local residents will be able to continue putting their views through e-petitions following a decision to make the current pilot scheme permanent.

Midnight Walk to raise funds for Martlets

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:11:30 PST

On June 18 over 1000 women will take part in the Martlets' Midnight Walk through the streets of Brighton, dressed in flashing bunny ears.