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“I always wanted to be that punk queer guy.” Brighton-based director and choreographer Andrea Walker speaks to Scene ahead of his show ‘Sad Book’ at Old Market, Hove

Brian Butler February 19, 2025

When meeting someone new for an interview you always hope you will recognise them. No such problem with Brighton-based director and choreographer Andrea Walker. His shock of curly green hair and bare arms sporting some of his many tattoos tell you “here I am.“ He exudes a visceral sexuality that matches his dance work – […]

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News

Former Labour MP for Hove Ivor Caplin arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child

Graham Robson January 11, 2025

Former Labour MP for Hove Ivor Caplin has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child just months after he was suspended from the party over serious allegations. A video shared on social media shows a man who identifies himself as the former Labour MP Ivor Caplin being handcuffed by police officers. Sussex Police […]

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Community News

Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run raises £6,000 for Brighton Rainbow Fund

Graham Robson September 4, 2024

This year’s Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run, which took place in Hove Park on August 4, raised £6,000 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund, which distributes funds raised within the community as grants to local LGBTQ+ and HIV projects. This year’s event was bigger, better, louder and prouder than ever! Organised by local LGBTQ running club, […]

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Fundraising News

Grosvenor Bar in Hove raises £170 for local HIV charity, Lunch Positive

Graham Robson August 28, 2024

The Grosvenor Bar in Hove raised an impressive £170 for local HIV charity Lunch Positive at its Magic Mike event on Tuesday, August 27. The Grosvenor Bar: “A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our Magic Mike Tuesday last night. Not only was it a fantastic night of fun, but your amazing […]

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Arts

Book launch and exhibition for Sculpting Colour, a monograph of Romany Mark Bruce, the designer and creator of the Brighton & Hove AIDS Memorial

Graham Robson August 23, 2024

A book launch, and exhibition, is to take place at Encounters Artspace in Hove for new book Sculpting Colour, a monograph of Romany Mark Bruce, the designer and creator of the Brighton & Hove AIDS Memorial (TAY). Written by Alex Leith, the biography details Romany’s life growing up in Ireland, and how subsequent events influenced […]

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LGBTQ+ News

Local LGBTQ+ historian Alf Le Flohic to tell the tale of a gay bar in a zoo

Graham Robson July 30, 2024

In 1983 a bunch of gay mates ran the cafe attached to the zoo in Bognor Regis as a gay bar and disco after hours, and they called it The Safari Bar. On Wednesday, July 31, local LGBTQ+ historian Alf Le Flohic tells this tale of the wildly unexpected. There will be ageing contortionists, drag […]

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Community News

Brighton Box Gallery to raffle framed photo of legendary performer Miss Jason for the Sussex Beacon

Graham Robson July 25, 2024

The team at the Brighton Box Gallery in Brighton have announced a delightful framed photo of legendary drag performer and community champion Miss Jason, who we sadly lost earlier this year, is being raffled, with all proceeds being donated to local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon.The photo, created by Brighton & Hove-based photographer Simon Pepper, […]

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News

Brighton & Hove councillors to decide the future of the King Alfred Leisure Centre next week

Graham Robson July 10, 2024

Brighton & Hove councillors are being asked to agree to progress the development of a new leisure facility on part of the existing King Alfred seafront site. The recommendation, which goes before Cabinet next week, follows what the city council calls a “comprehensive search”, where two proposed site options for a new leisure centre were […]

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LGBTQ+ News

A Queer Night at Hove Museum on Thursday, August 1

Graham Robson July 10, 2024

Join Queer Heritage South for a pre-Pride celebration at Hove Museum of Creativity on Thursday, August 1. Queer Heritage South joins Days of Wonder for a night of music, talks, performances, video projections, and art, to explore the queer legacy of Hove Museum’s film & media collection. The event will begin at 6.30pm with a […]

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HIV

Big thanks from Lunch Positive to the Grosvenor Bar, a small venue with a huge heart

June 24, 2024

Community-based HIV charity Lunch Positive has presented the Grosvenor Bar in Hove with a certificate of thanks for £3,537 raised over the last five months! As a smaller venue, this achievement by the Grosvenor Bar is outstanding, and a record raised by any one local LGBTQ business supporting the grassroots HIV charity. This acknowledgement of […]

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