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‘VAMPIRE’ TRAIN Revenge get in the spirit for an extra ghoulish Halloween weekend. See the scene listings on page 15 for a full list of ghostly events and things that are going bump in the nightlife.

Get your photo published! Send us your best pictures from Halloween to photos@ one80news.co.uk

Police want to interview this man after a gay commuter ended up with deep bite 104 SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS! wounds in his hand following an anti-gay attack on the train from Victoria.

BY NIALL MCMURRAY THE VICTIM, aged 38, was coming back from Victoria just after midnight on Friday 19 September.

He was forced to endure a barrage of homophobic abuse before his attacker sank his teeth into him, giving him a deep bite wound in his hand.

The severity of the attack has prompted British Transport Police to issue a CCTV image of a man they want to question in connection with the incident.

“This was a particularly nasty attack,” says PC Henrik Gottler. “Allegations of hate crime offences are treated very seriously by British

Transport Police, and we are eager to track down the perpetrator.” The attacker was about 5ft 8 inches tall, of medium build and was wearing a white shirt with red stripes and dark trousers.

In response to offences like these, British Transport Police has recently set up a Public Protection Unit to deal specifically with hate crimes.

Dedicated detectives are on hand to offer specialist care to victims.

Anyone with information should contact British Transport Police on 0800 405040 or the Witness Appeal Line on 0207 3915275.

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in four burglaries happen because windows or doors were left unlocked. garages and sheds • Secure - they are often full of expensive tools which can be used to break into the house. leave presents under • Don’t the tree in full view - keep them in a secure place until the big day.

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lock your doors • Note down the serial num• Always and windows. About one bers of all electrical goods

put out the empty boxes from presents until your recycling collection day. They tell burglars what new gadgets and items await them.

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CHRISTMAS IS LESS than eight weeks away, which for many of us means one thing – shopping.

Thieves are particularly active at this time of year, as Police LGBT Liasion Officer Bobby Newton points out. “With many people doing their Christmas shopping over the next few weeks, the opportunities for thieves increase,” he says.

“Such incidents are distressing at any time but they’re particularly upsetting during the festive season.”

Bobby has put together some tips to help prevent Christmas crime exclusively for one80news.

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marker pen. This will make it harder for a thief to sell the items and easier for the police to identify.

New start for Alliance

Alliance Director Alvaro Bermejo and Douglas Alexander BRIGHTON BASED charity the International AIDS Alliance is celebrating the opening of its new headquarters with an endorsement by a government minister.

Douglas Alexander, the minister for International Development, used the opportunity to reaffirm the government’s commitment to fighting HIV and AIDS. Jane Waterman, Director of External Relations at the AIDS Alliance, believes the new building “has already improved efficiency and productivity whilst cutting UK costs.”

and keep the list in a secure place. shopping, be mind• When ful of pickpockets, keep bags zipped up and ensure wallets and purses are not visible. leave your shopping • Don’t on display in your car keep it out of sight in the boot and make sure your car is secure.

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on the net is now very popular. Follow the shopping advice on sites like eBay in order to protect yourself.

are going away over • Iftheyoufestive period, invest in some timer switches for internal lamps. These can be set to come on at specific times or when it gets dark.

Farewell Zsarday LEGENDARY BRIGHTON scene figure Zsarday sadly passed away last week.

Below, her friends Herve and Georges pay tribute to her.

TO ALL the friends of Zsarday who were touched by her and wish to celebrate her life, her funeral will be held on Fri 7 Nov. The ceremony will start at 11.55 am at the Downs Crematorium, Bear Road, Brighton BN2 3PL, followed by her burial. The wake will be held at Audio on Marine Parade in front of Brighton Palace Pier from 2pm until 9pm.

All her family and close friends thank you for all your support and kindness during this very difficult time.

Zsarday was truly loved and will be greatly missed but she would have wanted to leave us in style and no doubt everyone will help us celebrate and give her the send off she would have wanted.

Jobfair off THE LGBT JOBFAIR, scheduled for Thur 20 Nov, has been cancelled.

Organisers A Place at the Table say that despite a lot of support, the uncertain economic climate means that the event will be rescheduled to a more suitable date.

See Letters, page 4

More Trust Following the closure of HIV charity Open Door, Terrence Higgins Trust has stepped in to provide services for local people living with HIV. As well as helping meet people’s care needs, the charity will also provide advice on benefits and other support networks. www.tht.org.uk

Obama diary THE US presidential election takes place on Tues 4 Nov. Top city politician Simon Burgess writes exclusively from the heart of Barack Obama’s campaign in the latest issue of 3SIXTY, the national gay lifestyle magazine, out now. www.3sixtymag.co.uk

Winter boost COUNCIL TOURISM arm VisitBrighton has launched its new brochure to attract visitors to the city during winter. “The guide is packed full of ideas,” says Cllr David Smith. “It’s also great for residents of Brighton and Hove who may have friends and family coming to stay.”

The guide is available from the Visitor Information Centre next to Brighton Dome. www.visitbrighton.com

Just for lavs A SCHEME which opens up toilets to the public is to be extended.

The Council is urging more businesses to get involved, as only eleven are currently signed up.

Participants will display a ‘You’re Welcome’ sticker to let people know their toilets are available for use - even if they are not customers.

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;M A CELEBRITY winner and King of the Jungle Christopher Biggins is hosting a charity jumble sale next month.

The free event is being organised by one80news and its sister publication, the national gay lifestyle magazine 3SIXTY, and city favourites R Bar and Revenge. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Sat 15 Nov and runs from 10am to 5pm.

Charities are being invited to have a stall at the jumble sale, and what they take is what they make! Already five charities are joining the fun day, including Sussex Beacon, Terrence Higgins

Trust and LGBT Switchboard Brighton.

As well as Christopher Biggins, other celebrities are promised to turn up and some are donating an item for a closed bid auction. PR guru Ambrose Harcourt is helping to rustle up a galaxy of stars, and the cast of Brian Ralfeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alternative panto Sinderfella will provide spot entertainment during the day.

The whole event is being promoted on Juice FM in the two weeks leading up to the jumble sale, and the popular news station will be broadasting live from the event.

If your charity wants a table contact Dulcie or Verity on

01273 606064 admin@revenge.co.uk, and remember - what you take is what you make!

Mouse in the house Brightonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first dormouse.

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THE DORMOUSE, one of Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rarest species of mice, has turned up in Brighton for the first time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not clear how they got here,â&#x20AC;? says Council ecologist Matthew Thomas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t travel very far. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be keeping an eye out for evidence of a colony developing.â&#x20AC;?

The three sleepy mammals were found in a bird-house in the Waterhall wildlife area, and are a welcome boost to Brightonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bid to become a Unesco Biosphere Reserve. The title is awarded to cities which can show they have a thriving range of habitats.

Keen mouse-spotters are out of luck though â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the cute creatures hibernate from October to April and spend three-quarters of their lives asleep!

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BRIGHTONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RAINBOW Chorus raised the roof at the 15th annual NUT LGBT conference on Sat 18 Oct. Their performance of Chumbawumbaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Homophobia provided an energetic start to the talks, with delegates agreeing to take the theme Fighting for LGBT Rights to the national NUT

Window on the past A NEW EXHIBITION entitled Lives Less Photographed opens at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery on Tues 4 Nov. Rare images of Victorian and Edwardian-era Brighton highlight working class life in the city from 1860 to 1935. Some of the areas shown no longer exist, making this an opportunity to see parts of Brighton which are now lost forever.

The exhibition runs until Sun 26 April 2009, and admission is free. www.virtualmuseum.info

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Eric Page A NEW face has joined the fight to wipe out hate crime in Brighton and Hove.

Eric Page has been recruited to the Partnership Community Safety Team as an LGBT Community Safety Officer, a role which will see him working closely with locals to reduce hate crimes.

Eric has lived in Brighton for fifteen years and has spent much of that time working with the Terrence Higgins Trust Outreach team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know my way around the scene well,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also recognise that St Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s St is only a small, but highly visible, part of the breadth of the LGBT communities we have in the city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love this city,â&#x20AC;? he continues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real beacon to LGBT folk across the country and I would like to contribute to keeping it a safe place for everyone to enjoy their lives.â&#x20AC;? www.safeinthecity.info

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fe\/']\\[YXZb One Planet City HERE’S AN ALARMING fact: if everyone in the world consumed resources at the rate we do in this city, we would need three and a half planets. Each city dweller needs the equivalent of fifteen football pitches when the earth can only offer us about four.

As councillors, it is up to us to show leadership and give the city direction. With that in mind the council recently launched its One Planet City plan to promote a shared vision on how we can live within the planet’s means. This entails using less energy, more sustainable transport, reducing waste, growing food, saving water and preserving habitats.

As well as leading the debate we’re also trying to offer practical solutions on how to cut carbon and support sustainability. The council has launched an online Business Guide to Climate Change which aims to encourage and inspire local to play their part in protecting the environment.

The guide is packed with ideas and advice on how they help save the planet, and possibly save cash too.

The free guide can be found by going to www. brighton-hove.gov.uk and searching for ‘towards a low carbon economy’.

Our second initiative is to become a United Nations Biosphere Reserve. These reserves are usually pristine rural areas like Braunton Burrows sand dunes in Devon. But the UN is interested in extending the principle to cities. It’s a big ambition that could take twenty years. However we have an excellent record to build on – a good collection of green buildings, an award-winning bus service, and more people cycling and walking, for example.

People in our city are very environmentally aware.

And if an urban biosphere can happen anywhere, it can happen here.

DENISE COBB Conservative Councillor for Westbourne ward and Deputy Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council

VOX POPS

WHAT IS THE GREENEST THING WE COULD DO? KAREN PLOGHOEFT, 22, BRIGHTON

“Stop leaving taps running it’s a huge waste of water!”

CHRISTINE WEISSERTH, 22, BRIGHTON

“Cheaper prices for public transport, especially trains, to reduce carbon emissions.”

DONNA STARR, 33 , BRIGHTON

“I think wire all dance floors in clubs to generate electricity!”

FRANCIS,28, & RUBEN, BRIGHTON

“Everyone should have a compost heap, then share the love with your neighbours.”

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Letters to the editor IN DEFENCE OF GAY PARENTING

JOBFAIR CANCELLATION

FOLLOWING THE PASSING of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, which provides equal legal recognition for the children of same-sex parents, the ensuing narrow-minded debates have been almost laughable.

For instance, the incessant questioning about whether it’s ‘right’ that a gay couple can parent a child in the absence of the opposite sex role model, whether that child will turn out ‘normal’, or be bullied at school because they’ve been brought up in a gay family.

My mum is a lesbian, and until I was sixteen she and her then partner brought me up. Yes, I got a little bullied at school, but kids are cruel. If it weren’t that then they’d have bullied me for something else.

As I’ve grown older I’ve met more and more people whose parents have come out much later in life, often long after bringing up kids with or without a same-sex partner. To my knowledge their parenting skills have never been questioned.

REGRETFULLY, WE HAVE decided to cancel th LGBT Jobfair in Brighton on 20 Nov at Hove Tow Hall.

Although we have had an enthusiastic respons from our core group of exhibitors, it is not qu enough to make the event viable – and the fact that current events are creating a climate of unce tainty and caution. It simply feels that the time not right.

Since their inception in 2004, the LGBT Jo fairs in Brighton have been very warm, welcom ing and much appreciated occasions – we wa to thank everyone for their generous particpatio and we look forward to working together aga The goodwill of LGBT friendly employers is s there, and the LGBT Jobfairs will continue - we be back!

Janie Kavanagh and Persia West A Place a the Table

Alice Reeves, Brighton.

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IF YOU have comments or views you’d like to share then we want to hear them. Whether a local issue or something that’s making headlines around the world, we want to know what you think. Contact us at info@one80news.co.uk and we’ll print a selection of the best in every issue. Get writing!

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Everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming up Roset Positively the last word in fashionable interiors, Ligne Roset have opened a brand new store in Jubilee Street in Brighton. To celebrate, they threw a very stylish launch party (naturally), and the one80news cameras were there to capture the moment and sample a few soft furnishings!

Tim Soul, Nigel Shipton, Pam Shipton and Charlotte Merner

Laurent Cox, Stephanie Manaret, David LeHen and Ludovic Oblanc

Hash Varsari and Lorri Scott

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Annie Gershman from Ligne Roset and Jane Sandford Jenny from VMPR, Jonathan Vogado, Amanda Vogado and Jonathan Hill

Victoria Adfield, Jake Willi and Alan Watts Julia Phillps, Raymond Jocelyn and Victoria Page

Michel Roset of Ligne Roset and Rano Koch

Torsten Hojer, Helena Gustavsson and Adam Pennington

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Model A 150 Classic SE 5-Door On the road price £14,706.40 Customer deposit £249 Retailer deposit contribution** £400.00 Optional purchase paymentâ&#x20AC; £6,575.00 Acceptance fee £180 Purchase activation feeâ&#x20AC; £95

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Mercedes-Benz of Brighton Victoria Road, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex BN41 1DY 0844 375 5781 www.mercedes-benzofbrighton.co.uk Official government fuel consumption figures (mpg/litres per 100km) for the A-Class range: urban 45.6-32.8/6.2-8.6, extra urban 67.3-51.4/4.2-5.5, combined 57.6-42.8/4.9-6.6. CO2 emissions: 128-169 g/km.

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Spearheading the fight for clean air A Brighton-based charity is determined to make the city a better place for all of us to work, rest and play.

WE ALL know that the city of Brighton and Hove is famous for its diversity, cosmopolitan outlook and green credentials.

In fact, places to live don’t come much greener than Brighton. Brightonians spend more than anyone else on green products, they vote in higher numbers for green politicians and last year Brighton was voted the most sustainable city in the UK. But here is a less well-known fact about Brighton and its close relationship with the environment: it is home to the oldest environmental protection charity not only in the UK, but the world.

Environmental Protection UK (until recently named the National Society for Clean Air) was originally established in 1898 as the Coal Smoke Abatement Society. Its founding purpose was to clean up the choking smogs that blighted Victorian cities at the height of the Industrial Revolution. The charity was responsible for getting the Clean Air Acts passed in the 1950s after the infamous pea-soupers that killed thousands of people in London and Manchester. In recent years the charity has broadened its remit to tackle other pollution issues such as noise and contaminated land.

Environmental Protection UK is a unique organisation as it brings together members from industry, local government, regulators, academ-

www.environmental-protection.org.uk ics, students and concerned members of the public. Although it has a long history, steeped in the establishment, the charity has recently undertaken a modernisation programme that repositions it as a forward looking, energetic, non-governmental organisation that is able to address current environmental concerns with sensible, cost-effective policy proposals. Philip Mulligan, the charity’s Chief Executive, took on the task of turning the slightly dated national

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COMMUNITY GROUPS & HEALTH SERVICES Q Access 4 All LGBT disabled support group (01273) 721 211 www.access-4-all.org

Q Allsorts Youth Project Tel: (01273) 721211 Email: info@allsortsyouth.org.uk

www.brightonourstory.co.uk

Q Brighton Women’s Centre 72 High St, Brighton.

(01273) 698036.

Q CAB HIV Project (01273) 327474 www.brightonhovecab. org.uk

Q BLAGSS Brighton Lesbian & Gay Sports Society.0845 65 BLAGS www.blagss.org Q Brighton Bandits FC (01273) 6222273

Q Cheek To Cheek LGBT dance classes (01273) 604834 Q Clare Project (Transexual/ gender identity counselling 07776 232100 www.clareproject.org.uk Q Claude Nicol Centre - NHS Sexual Health Clinic Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Rd (01273) 664721 Q Gay Outdoor Club

www.banditsfc.org

www.goc.org.uk

Q Gay & Lesbian Humanist Association Email: secretary@galha.org 0844 8003067 www.galha.org Q Brighton Gay Men’s Social Group 07759699533 www.

Q GAYSWAG - Gay Sussex Walking Group 0870 7605476

www.allsortsyouth.org.uk

Q AVERT - HIV database for local & national info. www.avert.org

geocities.com/bagmsg

Q Brighton & Hove Disabled Dykes (01273) 204050 Email: disableddykes@yahoo.co.uk

Q Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard (01273) 204050 www.switchboard.org.uk/brighton

Q Brighton & Hove Police 0845 6070999 Q Brighton LGBT Meditation Group 07789900568 Q Brighton Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) Brighton URC Tel. (01273) 681101www.brightwavesmccbrighton.co.uk

Q Brighton Ourstory Project (01273) 206655

www.gayswag.co.uk

Q GEMS Twice monthly meeting for those over 50 (01273) 737433 Q The Gender Trust National charity & support for trans people. Tel: 0845 231 0505 www. gendertrust.org.uk

Q Humanist (non-religious) Funeral Ceremonies T: (01273) 227549 Q Lawson Unit - HIV Clinic Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Rd (01273) 664722 Q Lesbian & Gay Advocacy Project Guidance with mental health problems (01273) 739847.

Q Lesbian and Gay AA Meets every Sunday at 7.30pm Chapel Royal, North St, BN1 (01273) 203343.

Q LGBT Narcotics Anonymous Group (NA) Meets every Friday from 6pm 61 Ship Street,

BN1 (01273) 604604.

Q Mindout Guidance for LGBT with mental health problems.

(01273) 739847 www.lgbtmind. com

Q Pride in Brighton & Hove For information or to volunteer call (01273) 775939 www.brightonpride.org

Q Something new social group for all gay men 0870 7605476 www.somethingnewuk.co.uk

Q Spectrum LGBT community group (01273) 723123 www.spectrum-lgbt.org

Q The Sussex Beacon - HIV care centre. (01273) 694222 www.sussexbeacon.org.uk

Q Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) - sexual health/HIV charity. 61 Ship St, (01273) 764200 www.tht.org.uk

Q Trans Swimming Trans swimming group every Monday 8.30pm Call 07867 741025 for venue details Q UNISEX SEXUAL HEALTH PROMOTION University sexual health & drug/alcohol awareness service (01273) 678 641 www. unisex.org.uk

Q Warren Brown Unit Testing & treatment for sexual transmitted infections (01273) 461453.

Q Wilde Clinic - Sexual Health Clinic for gay/bi men Weds: 6pm-9pm at the Lawson Unit. (01273) 664722 www.brightonsexualhealth.com

Q Worthing Area Gay Society (WAGS) 07775724809 www.freewebs.com/worthingwags

The Community Listings are free to non profit organisations that offer help, advice or a service to the LGBT community of Brighton and Hove.

treasure into the lively and savvy outfit that now fits so well with the dynamics and profile of its Brighton home. “We are working for cleaner, quieter, healthy local environments,” says Mulligan. “Air pollution in the UK still kills more than ten times as many people as die on the roads and noise is a growing concern for many of us who are exposed to harmful and disturbing levels of sound for longer and longer periods. In Brighton we have some of the worst

air quality in the country; add to that the noise we experience from traffic, neighbours in our densely populated living spaces and entertainment noise that is getting louder and going on longer, and you can see why our work is so important.”

But it is not just improving the local quality of life that drives Environmental Protection UK, not when there are also issues of global significance that affect us all. Climate change is towards the top of the agenda for government, many businesses and a large proportion of the population. Environmental Protection UK’s response has been to draw on its traditional strengths and knowledge and argue that it is more effective to be simultaneously addressing climate change and air pollution. As Mulligan says, “After all, the sources of emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants are the same. We estimate that tackling both issues together will save around 40% in total costs in the long run, not to mention the fact that improving air quality will save lives now, especially of the most vulnerable.”

Although by its new name, Environmental Protection UK is not yet established as part of brand Brighton, the charity, with its long history and ability to deliver real improvements to the places we all live and work in, can truly be seen as one of the emeralds in Brighton’s green crown.

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Fri 31 Oct - Thur 13 Nov 2008 | Your essential guide to Arts and Entertainment in Brighton and Hove

Mad about the Boy The most outspoken pop star of this or any other generation hits town.

IT IS A TRUTH universally acknowledged that there is nothing new in pop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; every generation has its own equivalent of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone before.

The tabloid feeding frenzy surrounding the drug-addled and very public breakdown of Amy Winehouse is merely this decadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equivalent of the circus that surrounded Boy George in 1986, when his own battles with heroin prompted the infamous â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Junkie George Has Eight Weeks to Liveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; headline in The Sun. In 1982 though, George was something new. By this point men in eyeliner were nothing to get worked up about - Bowie and Bolan had desensitised the world to that particular fashion - but set against the backdrop of Thatcherism, rising unemployment and the relative safety of Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet, the sight of - a man? a woman? a rag doll? on Top of the Pops led to a national fascination that has endured to this day.

The look was perfect, the songs sublime, the quotes outrageous. His most famous statement - that he preferred a cup of tea to sex - bolstered his mainstream acceptance to the point where even grandmothers loved him.

George became a genuine worldwide phenomenon - first as a hero and then, as stories began to emerge of drug problems, as a pariah. Sound familiar?

Cut to 2008, and after more than twentyfive years of stardom and notoriety, George is back - this time to remind us that first and foremost he is a songwriter and performer.

His show at the Theatre Royal on Sun 2 Nov promises a run through his extensive collection of classics (taking in Culture Club, Jesus Loves You and solo material) plus the debut of some new songs, including latest single Yes We Can, a song apparently inspired by Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roof-raising speech.

Showing absolutely no signs of slowing down, it looks like thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty more to come from this particular Boy.

Boy George : The Boy is Back in Town Sun 2 Nov Theatre Royal 35 Bond St Brighton BN1 08700 606 650 www.theambassadors.com/theatreroyal

BOY GEORGE TOP FIVE 1. Time (Clock of the Heart) Culture Club, 1982 2. Victims Culture Club, 1983 3. Bow Down Mister Jesus Loves You, 1991 4. Karma Chameleon Culture Club, 1983 5. Generations of Love Jesus Loves You, 1991

Burlesque knows breast

Burlesque Against Breast Cancer Thurs 6 Nov The Old Market Upper Market Street Hove Tel 01273 736222 www.theoldmarket.co.uk

THE OLD Market in Hove will be transformed into the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very own Moulin Rouge as the first Burlesque Against Breast Cancer Ball takes place on Thur 6 Nov. The idea for the ball came together after organiser Emily Dubberleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother was diagnosed with the disease.

Compered by TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mat Fraser, entertainment comes from Mantryx, a trio of acrobats whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve recently performed with Madonna, queen of the British burlesque scene Kittie Klaw, and magician Eric Walton, among many more.

Tickets for this extremely worthy event cost ÂŁ50, and proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support to help the 44,000 women and 300 men who are affected by breast cancer every year.

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Craig Roberts as Drax as Drax

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Joe Mangel from BBC TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Neighbours

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Making work for idle hands It used to be the devil’s job, but now the good people at the Brighton Dome have taken over, with a series of inventive workshops.

NO MATTER how culturally advanced you might think you are, there’s always room to improve your skill-set, and with the Brighton Dome’s autumn season of workshops underway, now is your chance to add a few strings to your bow.

Fancy fine-tuning your vocal instrument?

Then Sing-a-Long-a-Sandwich (from Mon 3 Nov) is just the thing for you. Run by singing teacher and cabaret performer Lorraine Bowen (who’s performed with the Brighton and Hove (Actually) Gay Men’s Chorus, among many others), the workshops promise to ‘put the good times into lunchtimes’, with warm-ups, exercises, rounds and medleys, all designed to give your lungs a good workout and put a spring in your step.

“People really blossom over the five weeks,” says Lorraine. “It’s like a gym for the voice, and we really have fun with our Credit Crunch

medley of Money (That’s What I Want), If I Were A Rich Man, and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire!”

Coming up later in the month is the Stomp workshop, which gives you the chance to join the ranks of the world-famous dance troupe and work out a few of your aggressions on dustbin lids. A noisy, energetic and fun-filled hour is guaranteed with this one.

The end of the month brings Musical in a Weekend, where from Friday to Sunday you’ll help write, create and perform a brand new musical with acclaimed director and composer Harry Blake. “It’s the first time we’ve done a project quite like this,” says Harry, audibly thrilled at the prospect. “It’s extremely exciting and daunting in equal measures!”.

Aspiring performers of all ages and abilities are welcome, so if you’ve ever wanted to tread the boards, this is your chance! The weekend

Sing-a-long-a-sandwich

takes place from Fri 28 – Sun 30 Nov, with a full performance of the show happening on the Sunday night.

With ballroom dance workshops already r u n n i n g , there’s something to suit all tastes and talents.

Full details on all the events can be on the website. Have fun!

Musical in a weekend

www.brightondome.org

Full Monty, whole hog! Sing-a-long-a Solange Things are taking a distinctly naughty turn this month, as the Brighton Theatre Group bring the musical production of The Full Monty to the Theatre Royal from 11-15 Nov. In a storyline which is suddenly all-too current, six unemployed industrial workers struggle to support their families during a harsh recession. Their solution – to form an all-male strip troupe – is initially met with derision, but as is the way with these things, determination, guts and good old fashioned hard work win the day.

All six of the leading men will be baring everything for the sake of their art, so this promises to be a very popular show!

BABY SISTERS in showbiz don’t usually have it that easy – as Dannii Minogue might well testify – and so far, Solange Knowles is proving to be no exception.

Despite releasing a fantastic, Freemasons enhanced single I Decided earlier this summer and a far more cohesive album than big sis Beyonce has yet managed, Solange’s star has yet to ascend further than the horizon of mild popularity. To rectify this, she’s heading out on her first UK tour, and plays at Komedia on Tues 11 Nov. Reputedly an electric live performer, Solange might just be the one to buck the trend and eclipse her big sister.

Solange Komedia, Tues 11 Nov Tel 01273 647100 www.komedia.co.uk

COMPETITION! To win a two tickets to see The Full Monty on Wed 12 Nov at 7.45pm, simply tell us which Monty runs Springfield Power Plant in The Simpsons.

Email your answer to info@one80news.co.uk or send a postcard to on80news, 4 Steine St, Brighton, BN2 1TE. Please include your telephone number. Closing date is Thur 6 Nov, usual rules apply.

Solange rides the rainbow

TOP 5 THINGS TO DO THIS FORTNIGHT 1. Run through a huge pile of autumn leaves 2. Get some gladioli and go to the Smiths tribute night at Komedia 3. See Boy George at the Theatre Royal 4. Glue yourself to the American election coverage on TV (left) 5. Put on a disguise and go and see High School Musical 3

Come quietly: the Full Monty boys

The Full Monty Tues 11 - Sat 15 Nov Theatre Royal Brighton Tel 08700 606617 www.theambassadors.com/theatreroyal

No.4 with a bullet: Sarah Palin

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Beautiful People

MUSIC REVIEW

by DJ Stewart T

BBC2, Thursdays, 9pm YIKES. THE NINETIES are now officially so far away we can safely enjoy nostalgia programmes about them and mourn the loss of a more innocent time. What next? Mark my words, before long we’ll be waxing lyrical about the glory days of The One Show.

Anyway, what is Beautiful People and why should you watch it? I will tell you. It is the new sitcom from Jonathan Harvey, of Gimme Gimme Gimme ‘fame’. It is based on an apparently best-selling book by Simon Doonan and stars that woman from out of Peep Show, and her from The Kumars at No 42.

It is moderately funny and has a quite good soundtrack of specially commissioned ‘pieces’ by the likes of The Feeling and the Minogue sisters. It is set in Reading. It concerns flamboyantly gay teenage boys and is book-ended by peculiarly forced-feeling scenes set in the window of Barney’s in New York.

It is worth watching because your choices at 9pm on a Thursday are bit limited, frankly.

DVDs by Niall McMurray Indiana Jones

and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

“Spotted my dignity down there, son?” “No.”

Paramount, Mon Nov 10 IT’S ALWAYS scary to revisit childhood icons. Take, for example, Bonnie Langford – forever cherished in our hearts as the precociously sweet flame-haired child star, she was willing to endure suspension on wires above a glassy ice-rink in order to re-enter public consciousness. Was it worth it? You’d have to ask her.

Happily, the belated fourth instalment of Indiana Jones is absolutely worth it, even if you factor in the really dodgy Tarzan antics half way through.

Old-fashioned enough to sit happily with the original trilogy but fast-paced enough to keep today’s ADD audiences satisfied, it’s like settling into a comfy pair of slippers, only ones with a scorpion in them, obviously. Shia LaPretentiousName does a good Indy Jr, and it’s literally a joy to have Karen Allen back as Marion. And quit grumbling about the aliens, you were willing to accept a thousand-yearold Templar Knight and a supernatural Ark of the Covenant before – what’s the ruddy problem?

Beyonce Single Ladies/If I Were A Boy. Single out 10 Nov

IT’S AN EARLY Christmas for all Beyonce fans with this AA Side. If I Were A Boy is definitely the weaker of the two tracks.

A mellow mid tempo lament, with Beyonce voicing her wish to be a boy(?!)

Single Ladies is the stand out upbeat track. With minimal production showcasing Knowles’ vocals perfectly. It is in a similar vein to Get Me Bodied from her previous record, and is a great taster to her forthcoming album I Am...Sasha Fierce.

Alesha Dixon The Boy Does Nothing Single out 10 Nov

BOOKS by Peter Burton

Dante’s Numbers The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein

by David Hewson IN THE seventh of David Hewson’s Italian-based police procedurals built around the Roman detective Nic Costa and the closeknit team with whom he works, the action moves from congested Rome to fog-bound San Francisco.

Events connected with the production and world premiere of a movie epic based upon Dante’s Inferno suggests that a maniac is out the wreck the film’s chances of success. What appears to be an attempt to murder the beautiful leading actress and the singularly brutal murder of the leading man (the latter broadcast to millions on the internet) confirm that something sinister is going on and when the premiere is moved from Rome to San Francisco, Costa and his team accompany it.

A further attempt on the life of the leading actress (by now emotionally involved with Costa) is an indication that the maniac has followed Inferno to America and intends to continue with his attempts on the lives of those connected with the film.

Hewson is particularly adroit at cunning plots and Dante’s Numbers has a plot of mouth-watering deviousness which, to a large extent, hinges on Alfred Hitchcock’s fifties classic Vertigo. The Costa books are compulsively readable, intriguing commentaries on contemporary society which have their roots in the historical past. This latest outing is as good as they get.

Dante’s Numbers (£16.99) is out now, published by Macmillan.

by Peter Ackroyd IN THE Casebook of Victor Frankenstein, Peter Ackroyd re-imagines Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by setting it in early nineteenth century England.

In this version, Frankenstein, son of a wealthy Swiss merchant, studies at Oxford (his closest friend is poet Percy Bysshe Shelley) and then moves himself to London, comfortable lodgings in Jermyn Street and a laboratory in down-at-heel Limehouse.

As in Mary Shelley’s classic original, his experiments with Cadavers (with the assistance of a trio of body-snatchers) result in the creation of a creature, here a friend returned by Frankenstein to life just hours after his untimely death.

After the brutal murders of two women connected to his creator, the creater (monster by circumstance rather than design) develops a conscience and begins to long for an unattainable death. By the end, Frankenstein has become utterly confused (deranged?) and the reader is left pondering the divided nature of fiction’s archetypal mad scientist.

As with everything Ackroyd writes, London is the lovingly described prime character, and yet though The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein is always highly readable, one cannot help wondering why the author felt inclined to write pastiche rather than something more original.

The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein (£16.99) is out now published by Chatto & Windus.

THE REIGNING Strictly Come Dancing champ makes a welcome return to the scene with one of the catchiest choruses of the year.

Produced by Xenomania, the team behind Cheryl and the Girls Aloud crew, Alesha’s genre of choice this time has clearly been influenced by her time on Strictly. Latin beats in abundance makes this song impossible not to dance to.

There is also a slight whiff of Mambo No.5 in there, but don’t let that put you off!

Christina Aguilera Keeps Getting Better

Jesus is Sending You This Message

Single out 3 Nov

by Jim Grimsley THERE ARE several strikes against Jim Grimsley’s Jesus is Sending You This Message.

For a start, the title is thoroughly unappetizing. Secondly, anyone picking up this collection of short stories is likely to be deterred by the Introduction by Dorothy Allison. Ms Allison’s prose is reminiscent of those gushingly insincere speeches by the most ghastly female characters in the plays of Tennessee Williams. That Grimsley is labelled as ‘one of the very best Southern novelists of his generation’ doesn’t help either, it sets up a series of expectations that simply aren’t met. Hyperbole is generally more destructive than helpful.

What Grimsley is good on, however, is creating a real sense of disquiet. In the Virtual Maiden, for instance, there is something curiously disturbing about the unequal relationship shared by an older and a younger man and the disruption that is caused when they take on a Down’s Syndrome person as their cleaner. Wendy is another unsettling tale – about a man using organically created dolls as sex toys in an attempt to wean him away from pre-pubescent girls.

Some of the stories (We Move in a Rigorous Line, Wendy, Unbending Eye) employ elements of fantasy or science fiction, some are irritatingly discursive (Stanley Karenina, Jesus is Sending You This Message) and several are downright inconsequential.

Though sometimes interesting, taken as a whole this collection must ultimately be described as very uneven.

Jesus is Sending You This Message (£8.99) is out now, published by Alyson Books/Turnaround.

CHRISTINA AGUILERA has jumped forward seven decades from her 30’s inspired last release, to an electro-pop stomper taken from her forthcoming Greatest Hits album.

Keeps Getting Better sees Christina at the very top of her game again.

Powerful vocals & lyrics guarantee a massive hit, with Christina blasting ‘Some days I’m your superbitch!’.

Watch your back Britney, its Christina Bitch!!

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Ani DiFranco: One Righteous Babe Folk legend and political pocket rocket Ani DiFranco talks to Kelly Smith about freedom of choice, the power of music, and patriarchs in skirts.

WITH ITS celebration of life and love, Ani DiFranco’s new album Red Letter Year evokes a rare stillness for the spirited singer-songwriter who has made a record almost every twelve months and has toured non-stop since bucking the mainstream music machine to set up her own label, Righteous Babe, in the early nineties.

But after taking time out to have her first child, as well as produce the album, the Little Folksinger famous for making a big noise is back on the road doing what she does best. Her transatlantic tour saw her play in London on 29 October, once again reacquainting with her British fans. As a performer whose priority is her music rather than her media persona, DiFranco says she enjoys a greater sense of autonomy on this side of pond.

“In Europe in general, I feel I escape the stereotype and become more of an artist in a way,” she admits. “People over there haven’t had the decades of me-

Human Behaviour Niall McMurray spends some quality time with the Human League.

THREE DECADES in showbusiness is the kind of lifespan more commonly associated with the dinosaurs of entertainment, but incredibly, synth-pop pioneers the Human League are in this very category.

Formed in Sheffield in 1977, the League were on the fringes of popularity until the early eighties, when the addition of Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley transformed them into a hit-making machine that has endured to this day.

As they gear up for the Steel City Tour, which unites them with their contemporaries Heaven 17 and ABC, I asked the group’s Joanne Catherall why they’ve survived.

“One of the reasons is that Susan and I don’t write any of the songs, so there’s not really anything for us to fall out over!” she laughs. “We all have a different role to fulfil, so there’s no time for rivalries.”

What about rivalries with their tour-mates? “Oh, that whole eighties jealousy didn’t last very long – it was only because the original Human League split to form Heaven 17, and that was over in a couple of years!”

Joanne and Susan were famously recruited into the band

but being a pop star is better, and I certainly don’t class it as being a proper job!”

With the tour arriving in Brighton in December, I ask Joanne if she has any special memories of the city.

“Brighton audiences are really good – we do have something of a camp following,” she giggles, “which makes Brighton ideal for us! And we did a Live DVD from Brighton a few years ago – of course we didn’t make a penny from it but that’s the Human League for you!”

Refreshingly honest The Human League about the band’s current situation – “There The Brighton Centre is something new on the way, but we don’t Part of the Steel City Tour have a record company Fri 5 Dec and none of us have a www.brightoncentre.co.uk clue about the internet”, the Human League directly from school, on one continue to exist because sucoccasion having to get out of cessive generations have disclasses early to go and perform covered and been inspired by on Top of the Pops. Did they their masterful, slightly dark but ever envisage getting a proper always melodic take on pop. job?

With their live show now honed “No! I don’t think I was ever cut to perfection and audiences out for the nine to five thing,” ad- around the world still clamourmits Joanne. “Susan and I had ing to see them, who would already made plans to stay in bet against the Human League education as long as humanly sticking around for another thirty possible to avoid getting a job – years? Not me.

dia bullshit about me and take my music for what it is.”

What her music is essentially about is freedom of expression.

DiFranco has always been an affirming figure for the gay community – not least her adoring lesbian fanbase – both through her intimate lyrics, which explore loving both sexes, and her political activism. And although she married producer Mike Napolitano, it’s a world she still identifies with.

“I’m a folksinger and behind everybody’s rights to be who they are. Gay rights have always been a part of the struggle.”

As has feminism, a misunderstood concept in her eyes. “For all of us our gender informs our whole life from the beginning, whether we want it to or not or whether or not we’re comfortable with it. I feel like my understanding of feminism has deepened over the years, I understand it now as not just a struggle for women’s liberation but for all people’s liberation. There’s just no such thing as starting in patriarchy and end-

ing up in peace.

“It’s not just about the frickin’ Condoleeza Rices, the Margaret Thatchers and Sarah Palins – they’re just ages of patriarchy in skirts. We need feminist sensibilities enthused into every level of government and culture in order to really have something that makes sense.”

So will DiFranco be voting for Barack Obama, who among the current candidates has perhaps shown the closest thing to feminist tendencies? “Yes, I will indeed,” she laughs. “I’m so frickin’ psyched I can’t tell you.”

One of most influential musicians of the last twenty-five years, DiFranco has a profound belief in music as a political and social force. “Music is just a unifying, inspiring, motivating thing that brings us together and it makes us feel stronger, puts us in touch with our joy and our reason to be.

I think it’s a very powerful factor in whatever level of society, which is I think what drew me to it when I was a kid. I thought I was going to

be a dancer, and then I went to art school – I loved to draw and paint – but those are forms of art where I found myself so secluded.

“Music is just something that happens on the street, in people’s homes, in bars, in the shower. It’s the kind of art we all take very deeply into ourselves and I think that’s why I love it so much.”

And that’s why, even with her canon of work and list of achievements, she feels there’s still plenty to do. “I’ve made enough good songs over the years but I haven’t made enough good records, or good representations of those songs. I feel like I’ve only just begun to make good records.

I feel like I need to redeem myself in my writing in some way.

“My payment comes when people come up to me and tell me how my work has helped them or made them stronger or helped them be sure of themselves. All of my mistakes don’t matter when I’m confronted with one of those folks, because that just makes me feel there’s a reason.”

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fe\/'\jj\ek`Xc Xikj \ekj Brighton’s got talent Welcome to our guide to what’s a-cookin’ in Brighton’s music scene! This space will be your treasure map to new and original musical bounty. If you’re in a local band then we’d love to hear from you at info@one80news.co.uk.

Tom’s Pick THE BIOGRAPHY of this five-piece band can leave you in no doubt that it is only a matter of time until they hit it big. This year alone Friday Night Hero have been finalists at the prestigious Indy Music Awards and featured as ‘Band of the Month’ in Total Guitar magazine.

Taking influences from both Snow Patrol and The Killers, their sound can be described as a rockier version of the Editors. Their lead song Faster is already receiving critical acclaim, and is a true melodic masterpiece. With the indie genre quickly becoming tired and commercial, Friday Night Hero have pulled off the unusual trick of being innovative and interesting whilst remaining true to their roots.

Friday Night Hero play at Hectors House, 52-54 Grand Parade, on Sat 15 Nov, free.

Kayleigh’s Choice

AARON KING is ambient; atmospheric.

Live, what everyone is calling ‘the Aaron King experience’, creeps all along your scalp, slides up your face until finally seeping around your corneas, through your tear-ducts and tickling your sinuses as it joins with your ears and what they have let through their furry little holes - until

it drops - just down your throat- with a drip that holds most elegantly in the nest of your core; comfortingly unfamiliar.

If violins are the cherry on top of Aaron King’s sundae, then their chord sequence is the whipped cream. Their upcoming single Rebecca has been compared to Belle and Sebastian and they have just completed their EP The Granary Session.

Make sure you catch Tommy, Tom, Joe, James, and Aaron King himself on the thirteenth.

Aaron King are a rarity fresh-fallen from Brighton’s treasure-trove of talent. Paw their sound.

Aaron King play at the Prince Albert, 48 Trafalgar St, BN1, on Thur 13 Nov at 8pm, £4.

If you would like your events listed please send your details to info@one80news.co.uk by 6 Nov. Thur 6 Nov: Hammer and Tongue 8pm £4/£5 (01273) 709 709 www.brightondome.org Fri 31 Oct: Seu Jorge 9.30pm £16/£19 Thur 6 Nov: Dreadzone 8.30pm £12.50 Sun 2 Nov: Orchestra of the Age of EnFri 7 Nov: Smiths Tribute Night lightenment 5pm £13/£18 7.30pm £10 Mon 3/10 Nov: Sing-a-long-a-Sandwich Sat 8 Nov: comm:UNITY 7.15pm £5 Singing workshop 1.30pm £25 for five sessions) Sat 8 Nov: Spirit of Gravity 8.30pm £tbc Tues 4 Nov: Celebrating Age: Tea Sun 9 Nov: Cutlery Wars 2pm £6/£8 Dance at the Pavilion 4pm £4 Sun 9 Nov: Michelle Shocked 8pm £16 Tues 4 Nov: Celebrating Age: Harlem Sun 9 Nov: Young Coppers 8pm £10 Mon 10 Nov: Lonely Drifter Karen 8pm Jazzers 7.30pm £3 Wed 5 Nov: Hot Chip 7pm £16.50 £7 Mon 10 Nov: Lau 8.30pm £12.50 Thur 6 Nov: Motorhead 7pm £23 Tue 11 Nov: Solange pm £15 Fri 7 Nov: John Martyn 8pm £20.50/£24.50 Tue 11 Nov: 3 Daft Monkeys 8.30pm £8 Sat 8 Nov: London Philharmonic Orchestra Wed 12 Nov: Hazel O’Connor - Beyond 7.30pm £10 - £32.50 Breaking Glass 8pm £12/£14 Thur 13 Nov: Old Rope 8pm £6.50 Sun 9 Nov: The Making of George 3pm/6.30pm £5 Thur 13 Nov: Antje Duvekot 8.30pm £8/£10 Thur 13 Nov: Albert Lee & Hogan’s Mon 10 Nov: Steve Winwood 8pm £25 Heroes 8.30pm £18.50 Tues 11 Nov: Mercury Rev 8pm £16 Q LATEST MUSIC BAR (formerly JoogleTues 11 Nov: Feeder 7pm £22.50 berry) 14-17 Manchester St BN2 Tel. 01273 Q CONCORDE 2 Madeira Drive, BN2 (01273) 673 311 www.concorde2.co.uk 687171 www.thelatest.co.uk/musicbar Sat 1 Nov: Scratch Perverts 11pm £11.50 Every Sun: Roast‘n’Jazz 12.30-3.30pm Sun 2 Nov: Carnival Collective Live 8pm £5 £10 with lunch (jazz with guest band) Mon 3 Nov: Alphabeat 8pm £SOLD OUT Fri 31 Oct & Fri 7 Nov: My First Disco Tue 4 Nov: Cage the Elephant 7.30pm £7 2.30pm £2.50 Thur 6 Nov: Finch 7.30pm £10 Fri 31 Oct: Soul RealThur 6 Nov: Radioactive ity 7pm £6 Man 11pm £TBA Sun 2 Nov: Vineyard 7pm £free Fri 7 Nov: Noah & the Sun 2 & Sun 9 Nov: Not Whale 7pm £SOLD OUT Another Pop Quiz Sun 9 Nov: The Aggrolites 7pm £10 7pm £1 Mon 10 Nov: Taio Cruz Mon 3 & 10 Nov: Gay Tango Workshop 8pm 7pm £10 £10 lesson; 9.30-10.30pm Tues 11 Nov: Kora 7.30pm £10 Free dancing) Wed 12 Nov: Okkervil Wed 5 Nov: Live Music Michelle Shocked at Cafe 8pm £2 River 7pm £11.50 Komedia Sun 9 Nov Fri 7 Nov: Roy & Thur 13 Nov: Blue AeroTony’s Club 8pm £10 planes 7.30pm £11 Sat 8 Nov: Three BonQ THE ENGINE ROOM zos and a Piano 7pm CLUB 5 Preston Street BN1 £12.50 (01273) 728999 Sat 8 Nov: Jailbait www.engineroomclub.com 9.30pm £tbc Every night: ER Live 8pm Sun 9 Nov: Brighton (bands & drink promos) Folk 7pm £5 Fri 31 Oct: Zodiac F***in Tue 11 Nov: Live MuMindwarp + Deviant sic Cafe 8.30pm £2 7pm £4 Wed 12 Nov: Latest Sat 1 Nov: Lords details tbc Garage 8pm £6/£5 Tues 4 Nov: Annotations of Alphabeat at Concorde 2 Wed 12 Nov: Stripped an Autopsy details tbc Mon 3 Nov Down & Out Loud Tues 7 Nov: Deviant 11pm 8.30pm £free £4 Wed 13 Nov: Catalyst Club 7.30pm £2 Q THE HANBURY CLUB 83 St Georges Rd, BN2 (01273) 605 789 Q THE OLD MARKET Upper Market St Tel. (01273) 736 222 www.theoldmarket.co.uk www.thehanburyclub.com Fri 31 Oct: Halloween Party 7pm £free Fri 31 Oct: The View 7.30pm £12.50 Wed 5 Nov: Beth Rowley 8pm £13.50 Sat 1 Nov: The Coalminers 7pm £7 Thur 6 Nov: Burlesque Ball 6pm £50 Mon 3 Nov: Brighton Beach Boys 7pm £6 Tues 4/11 Nov: Salsa Night 7pm £6 Sun 9 Nov: London Community Gospel Choir 7.30pm £17.50 Fri 7 Nov: The Barrelhouse 7pm £8 Mon 10 Nov: Horace Andy 7.30pm £17 Sat 8 Nov: We Luv Pop 7pm £6 Sun 9 Nov: The Sunday Club 2pm £2-£7 Tue 11/Wed 12 Nov: Ceri Dupree 7.30pm £12 Wed 12 Nov: Micah P Hinson 7pm £12.50 Q THEATRE ROYAL 35 Bond Street BN1 Q KOMEDIA THEATRE 44-47 Gardner St Tel. 08700 606617 www.theambassadors.com BN1 (01273) 647100 www.komedia.co.uk Sun 2 Nov: Boy George 7.30pm £26 Kronenbourg Krater Comedy Club: Mon 3 - Sat 8 Nov: And Then There Were Every Fri 7.30pm £12.50. Every Sat 7pm & None 7.45pm Mats Thur/Sat 2.30pm £13-£25 10.30pm £16.50. Every Sun 8pm £10 Tue 11 - Sat 15 Nov: The Full Monty Fri 31 Oct & Fri 7 Nov: Brighton Jazz Club 7.45pm (Fri/Sat 6pm/9pm) £14-£23 8.30pm £varies Q UPSTAIRS AT THE THREE AND Fri 31 Oct: Super Dynamite Boogaloo TEN 10 Steine Street BN2 Tel 07786984900 10.30pm £6 www.stellarnursery.com/otherplace Fri 31 Oct: Los Albertos + Zen Hussies Fri 31 Oct: Dan Antopolski: 8pm £5/£8 11pm £6/£8 Fri 31 Oct: Terry Saunders: 9.30pm £5/£8 Sat 1 Nov: Comedy Club 4 Kids 2pm £7 Sat 1 Nov: Lady Garden 8pm £5/£7 Sat 1 Nov: Stick It On 11pm £8 Sat 1 Nov: Brighton Comedy Fringe Sun 2 Nov: Bent Double 7.30pm £8 - £13.50 Saturday 9.30pm £5/£8 Mon 3 Nov: Sly & Robbie 8pm £17.50 Tues 4 - Thur 6 Nov: Beckett Double Bill: Mon 3 Nov: Desperate For Love 8pm £2.50 Not I and Play 8pm £7/£9 Wed 5 Nov: Ron Sexsmith 8pm £20 Sat 8 Nov: Dada Noir 8pm £5/£7 Thur 6 Nov: Tag Comedy 8pm £5.50 - £8.50 Tues 11 Nov: Live Literature: Sparks 8pm £5 Thur 6 Nov: The Flophouse 8pm £5 Thur 13 Nov: Robin Ince 8pm £5/£7 Q BRIGHTON DOME 29 New Road BN1

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Q REVENGE Halloween

FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER Q AMSTERDAM The Amsterdam

Halloween Special. Join the staff at The Amsterdam Hotel as we turn the bar and terrace into a “Witches Coven”! All donations going to ADCAF Q BRIGHTON ROCKS House music from Jon Byrne or Duffie Q BRIGHTON TAVERN It’s a night for Ghosts, ghouls and all things wicked at the BT tonight for it’s the Grand Halloween Ball.

Complimentary scary snacks will be served throughout the evening and the special sinister shots will be on hand to help calm the nerves! Come dressed in Halloween costume to be rewarded with a complimentary Halloween cocktail.

Q BULLDOG It’s a very long weekend, Brighton’s longest with

DJ MARCIA spining a non-stop club mix in the main bar 10pm till 3am, whilst upstairs GUY hosts karaoke. Choose from over 9,000 karaoke tracks. Happy Hour prices from 3pm till 7pm and resumes again from 10pm till midnight. Top bar open 8pm-4am.

Q LEGENDS Halloween Party with prizes for best dressed with hostess Dolly Rocket.

Q OM BAR & CLUB 4.30pm-30am: Halloween fancy dress party, bringing a very special guest DJ to Om for this amazing Halloween party lots of spooky cocktails giveaways. Free Q QUEENS ARMS Halloween Cabaret with Davina Sparkle. A nightmare on George Street with Davina Sparkle in cabaret as you have never seen her before! DJ Andy B creates the perfect party atmosphere offering prizes to the best halloween costumes. All starts at 9pm. Unlimited drinks wrist bands available offering fantastic value Q R-BAR The Halloween Girls On Top Bar. Kick start your mega Halloween weekend with the girls, as DJ Smiffy brings a spooky selection of trash, pop and party tunes from Girls On Top to the r-bar from 9.30pm. All shots at just £1.50 and other great drinks deals are often available. PLUS pool upstairs and a delicious night menu from midnight til 7am!

Discount tickets for Revenge

Spooktacular Weekend!

Lollipop Halloween Special Zombies, werewolves, witches and drag queens join together for a gory Lollipop hosted by the frightening Lollipop Girls & a pop soundtrack from Stewart T. Entry half price in Halloween dress! Upstairs things take a funky route as Jonny M & Verity play some driving disco beats and classic anthems at House of Diva.

10.30pm – 5am. FREE before 11pm/£5 after/£3 after 3am & NUS all night. £3 passes available from r-bar Q STAR INN It’s a very long weekend, Brighton’s longest with DJ MARCIA spining a non-stop club mix in the main bar 10pm till 3am, whilst upstairs GUY hosts karaoke. Happy Hour prices from 3pm till 7pm and resumes again from 10pm till midnight. Top bar open 8pm-4am.

Q THE PV Annual PV Halloween Party! Nasty & devilish halloween shots, prizes for best costumes, scarier than usual bar staff & a special guest DJ playing those frightening tunes!! The PV celebrate Halloween as only they can with a party!!

Q THE ZONE Halloween special with Mis Hap 9pm Q VAVOOM Karaoke in the upstairs lounge with Miss Britney Squeals.

10 till late SATURDAY 1 NOVEMBER Q BRIGHTON ROCKS Chart, House &

R&B music Q BRIGHTON TAVERN Take a break from the fabulous Brighton street market and enjoy drinks while eyeing up the North Laine totty. £1 house shots and Adam’s homemade flavoured vodka shots will ensure your Saturday night is a memorable one - be warned one shot is never enough!

Q BULLDOG 63 Hour Long Weekend. Happy Hours 10pmMidnight DJ V John 10pm-3am Karaoke with Micky 10pm-3am Q CHARLES STREET Saturday night is most definitely party night at Charles Street - the bar downstairs is pre-clubbing madness, whilst

Skint at The Queen’s Arms FEELING THE pull on your purse strings? Well fear not, as one of Brighton’s longest established gay pubs is launching a new night every Tuesday and Thursday, with £10 unlimited drinks wristbands (between 8pm and 11pm), a DJ and Karaoke.

Plus there are great drinks promos after 11pm, and the pub is open until 3am.

upstairs, you have a range of clubnights on rotation Q LEGENDS From 7pm, get set

to blast off with DJ sounds preIgnition.

Q QUEEN’S ARMS Afternoon cabaret at 4pm with PAT CRUISE then at 9pm Kamp Kevin with Karaoke including “Sing in your Pants” plus all your favourite tunes ,Followed

by QA Late bar till 3am Q R-BAR Kinky Baby. A preclubbing crowd get ready for Kinky Dangerous with rulin Kinky resident Dulcie Danger. 9pm til midnight.

Discount tickets for Kinky Dangerous at Revenge available.

Plus free pool upstairs overlooking the Pier and a delicious night menu from midnight til 7am!

Q REVENGE Kinky Monsters Ball Team Danger bring you the Monsters Ball at gay Brightons most popular Saturday nighter.

Top pop and chart downstairs and upfront funky vocal house upstairs.

Half price entry for everyone dressed up. 10.30pm – late £5 before 12am /£7 before 3am /£3 after & NUS all night. £3 passes available from r-bar Q STAR INN Resident DJ Charlie will be playing his usual mix of funky house sounds. 9pm - 1am Q THE PV Carly Bryant kicks off live music for November with her own unique sound. Get up close and personal from 5pm. Then from 8.30pm The Charity Shop girls are back with their ecletic and suprising mix of tunes, they’ll definately keep you on your feet till midnight!

Q THE ZONE David Rumelle hosts the Saturday night project this week with a fantastic new show for your entertainment.

Q VAVOOM Lounge all night with Chart/Dance Music. Gangters theme.

SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER Q AMSTERDAM Join the sensational

Ms Connie Conway as she hosts her very own Karaoke Cabaret evening each Sunday from 8pm Q BRIGHTON ROCKS Sunday Roast with 7 organic vegetables. Served Sunday 12pm - gone Q BRIGHTON TAVERN Revive your senses with the now-infamous BT Bloody Marys - the perfect Sunday pick-me-up and very handily on special offer all day today. The weekend windup candle-lit chillout session from 8pm is a great way to spend a Sunday evening.

Q BULLDOG 63 Hour Long Weekend Close 2am Mon. Happy Hour All Day Sunday DJ Grant 5pm-10pm DJ Wayne 10pm-2am Karaoke with Micky 10pm-2am Q CHARLES STREET Sunday Showtime at Charles Street.

Topping and Butch.

Q LEGENDS Sunday Cabaret with Lola Lasagne Q QUEEN’S ARMS Cabaret at 5pm with the brilliant Drag with No

Vez in the City BRIGHTON REALLY has something for everyone. You don’t need to be a certain age or a certain way to enjoy most things in our welcoming community. Young or old enjoy dancing to mmmbop on a Thursday or watching cabaret on a Sunday.

We’ve got some of the best gay venues in the country, it’s great to have the Marlborough back, the girls are very lucky. Pubwise there’s the Marly, the PV at The Jury’s Out or the r-bar. For later on in the night there’s weekly favourite Girls On Top at Revenge every Thursday, they’ve got some great things coming up including a foam party next month. Monthly Pussy Party is at Charles Street on Sat 2 too. The Star remains bear haven with a range of entertainment; the students are finding their place at LGBrighTon’s PayDay event at Revenge on the 1st Tuesday of the month (Nov 4). Ghetto is a perfect little indie-electro-pop club for students. The Queens Arms will be popular with them soon with their incredible drinks deal wristbands on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays! Kemp Town is a pubcrawl dream with so many diverse venues, and the ultimate pubcrawl weekend Halloween is in full swing! It’s Lollipop Frightnight at Revenge on Halloween night itself Fri 31, or check out Super Dynamite Boogaloo at Komedia for some creepy cabaret craziness.

More of the bizarre comes in the form of The Mad Hatters Twisted Tea Party, a daytime club event, 3-9pm at Ghetto on Sa 1. Now you can eat and club at a Cash Queen Madame Geisha Special on Sun 9 at Po Na Na. And if you like it a bit different, you need to experience the Silent Disco, which is at C2 on Fri 7. Pop people have a treat this week as the world’s best Madonna tribute act Melissa Totten sings live at Revenge on Fri 7.

I’m getting into the festive mood early, as are The Aquarium, they’re serving their famous mulled wine already. If you like spending your Sundays eating, drinking and being merry, the Amsterdam continue serving 3 course roasts dinners and the r-bar has new roasts with a new live acoustic session, before the Brighton Cabaret Circuit, which showcases great cabaret artistes around gay venues all day long.

My Tune of the Week is “Another Day” (Hott 22 Remix) by Kid Massive ft. Robert Owens Big Love xx Verity Name followed by Karaoke then the QA Late Bar till 3am Q R-BAR Sublime Sundays: Delicious home cooked and locally sourced roasts are served til late by a new chef. A whole day of entertainment, with a relaxing acoustic session from Andrea

Kenny at 5.30pm, and a top cabaret performance from Lady Imelda 8.15pm, in a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. Free pool and all pints at just £2 all day and night!

Q STAR INN Join the bears, cubs, chubs, skins and blokes at this

‘Best for Vegetarian ‘Observer 2008 AA: Two Rosettes Michelin: ” Bib Gourmand”

The Express Lunch / Pre - Theatre Menu 12-7pm midweek “10 Top pre-theatre Eateries in London/South East “ - The Times - Oct 08 £17.50 for 2 courses plus tea/coffee - just perfect!

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Payday is Back!

BRIGHTON’S BIGGEST gay club is welcoming back the official Brighton University LGBT Student Union clubnight on Tues 4 Nov. Club Revenge throws open the doors from 10:30pm with great drinks promos (shots are only 80p), plus a Nintendo Wii to give away. There are also prizes for the best dressed, so start planning your outfits now! Big party anthems and funky house will be supplied

by Juice FM’s DJ Jonesy. £3 / £2 NUS. weekly social. All the usual fun and games with your hosts Charlie & Mick. Take part in the charity raffle, feast on the bears’ buffet from 5pm.

Q SUNDAY SUNDAE ‘LATER’@ AUDIO Jon Byrne, Kate Wildblood and Richard Jones get the party started when Sunday Sundae returns to the luxurious bar and terrace of Audio for a special ‘Late’ edition of Brighton’s most famous Sunday social occasion especially for those who are suffering from Sunday Sundae summer season withdrawl symptoms. Enjoy all that unique Sunday Sundae atmosphere and sexy dance floor sounds till ‘later’ and take advantage of that important happy hour 8pm-10pm. £4 before 10pm, £5 after 10pm Q THE PV The PV serves up its fabulous Sunday Roast from 12 till done, the perfect complement to whatever you’re doing on a Sunday. So after your long walk down the beach, or before you enjoy your cabaret, or just to help get rid of that hangover join The PV as they cook up a storm.

Q THE ZONE Cabaret at 9.30pm Q VAVOOM Late night bar.

MONDAY 3 NOVEMBER Q BRIGHTON ROCKS Learn how to

make your own cocktail at minimal charge

Q BRIGHTON TAVERN The weekend may be over but the Brighton Tavern can help cure those Monday Blues! Adams special homemade flavoured vodka shots are half price all day today. Delicious flavours such as Belgian Chocolate, English Toffee and Mint chocolate will help put a smile on anyone’s face - enjoy!

Q BULLDOG 11am-2am. Happy Hours 3pm-7pm & 11pm-Midnight DJ Marcia’s Glitter Ball 70s-80s 10pm-2am Q CHARLES STREET Studio 150.

With drink promos.

Q LEGENDS Dave Lynn & Friends Q QUEENS ARMS Simply Karaoke with Cherry Poppin Q R-BAR Miss Jason’s Mad House from 10pm. Enjoy free pool with the best view in town, and all pints at just £2 all day and night.

Q STAR INN An evening for the more mature bear, admirers and friends. Great music and comfortable surroundings. 8pm - Midnight.

Q THE PV Chill & unwind with a relaxed evening @ The PV. Beat the Mondays blues with an after work drink, selected drinks deals with a loyalty card from 5-7pm.

Q THE ZONE The Zone play any music that you, the public ask for - anything goes! Drink promotions and offers day and night.

Q VAVOOM Late night bar.

TUESDAY 4 NOVEMBER Q AMSTERDAM New interactive

WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER Q BRIGHTON ROCKS Free

game show in the main bar where the contestant stands to win a £50 CASH PRIZE! Followed by Gay Bingo!

Q BRIGHTON ROCKS Party night with R&B music, selection of beer and spirit & mixer just £2.00 Q BRIGHTON TAVERN Why not sit back, relax in front of the open fire and enjoy one of the taverns potent ‘winter warmers’ mulled wine, spiced cider or perhaps a hot toddy.

Q BULLDOG 11am-2am. Happy Hours 3pm-7pm & 11pm-Midnight Cruz Top Bar (members only) 10pm-2am Q QUEEN’S ARMS Who Dares Sings!! Student Karaoke Night.

Fantastic Student Drinks Deals, prizes for best/worst singers . hosted by Betty Swollocks 9pm followed by QA Late Bar till 3am Q R-BAR Get ready for school disco night, Playground at Revenge with a free shot with every drink, and top of the pop sounds with DJ Simon-e.

Plus there’s free pool and great views upstairs, all in a stylish and contemporary bar with a welcoming atmosphere!

Q REVENGE PAYDAY. The Official LGBT Student Night in association with Brighton University goes Halloween! Dress as witches, zombies, vampires and werewolves as DJ Jonesy (Juice FM) plays pop and house all night to a group of up for it students. PLUS win a Nintendo Wii! 10.30pm – 3am. £2 NUS/£3 others Q STAR INN Request you favourite tracks (donating 20p to The Sussex Beacon) from 8pm through to 11pm. Food is served daily between midday and 3pm.

Q THE PV Chill & unwind with a relaxed evening at The PV @ The Jury’s Out. Selected drinks deals with a loyalty card from 5-7pm.

Q THE ZONE Its camp. Its bingo.

Heck, it’s camp bingo - with mistress of the balls, Miss Sally Vate, from 8.30pm.

Q VAVOOM Late night bar.

professional back and neck massage Q BRIGHTON TAVERN Come celebrate Guy Fawkes night at the Brighton Tavern and witness a ‘spectacular’ indoor firework display! Should the fireworks fail to impress then perhaps the BT’s potent winter warmer drinks will help your night go with a bang!

Q BULLDOG 11am-2am. Happy Hours 3pm-7pm & 11pm-Midnight Q LEGENDS Karaoke & quiz night from 9pm with host Cassidy Connors.

Q QUEEN’S ARMS Tonight is the last heat & will see two contestents go through to the Grand Final next week on 12th November To take part, just be in the bar no later than 9.15pm. 1st Prize is £150 with the runner up receiving £50.

Q R-BAR Get ready for Pop!Sexy at Revenge, with the Pop!Sexy residents playing pop and urban sounds. Free entry tickets available too! Upstairs there’s a free pool table and the best views in town.

Enjoy all bottled drinks at just £2 all day and night, in a stylish and contemporary bar.

Q REVENGE Pop!Sexy. Dance to commercial dance with the urban sounds of rnb and hip hip with DJ’s Stewart T & Jakey, & enjoy amazing live onstage performances from the Pop!Sexy team. 10.30pm – 3am. £3 / £2 Members & NUS. Free passes available from r-bar Q STAR INN Request Your Favourite Tracks (Donating 20p To The Sussex Beacon Charity) 8pm - 11pm Q THE PV Keep warm and relaxed inside on bonfire night & join Nicki for a special bonfire quiz!

The usual mayhem, madness & stupidity, complete with indoor sparklers! Free to enter with real prizes at the end!

Q VAVOOM Student Special Promo Night with Karaoke in Lounge.

Spirits £2 (sgl) £3 (dbl) plus £2 bottle promos on the night.

THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER Q BRIGHTON ROCKS PhotoPhonica

- Professional free photo shoot Q BRIGHTON TAVERN A wide selection of games are available at the Brighton Tavern this evening.

Its an evening to release the inner child in you….Kerplunk anyone?

Q BULLDOG 11am-3am. Happy Hours 3pm-7pm & 11pm-Midnight DJ Grant 10pm-3am Karaoke with Micky 10pm-2.30am Q CHARLES STREET Mad Cow/ Religion. With £1 drink offers and spread over two floors.

Q LEGENDS Cabaret Lounge with Cookie Q QUEEN’S ARMS Karaoke Show.

Choose from over 5000 songs Q R-BAR I Can’t Wait For The Weekend To Begin! Dulcie Danger sets the mood with some funked up, soulful and uplifiting house from 9.30pm til midnight. All drinks are just £1.50! (excl champagne, doubles and bottles of wine).

Free tickets for Girls On Top at Revenge available!

Q REVENGE GirlsOnTop. Brighton’s popular and fabulously trashy weekly lesbian night reigns supreme. Plus upstairs the Flashback team rock out the best in 80s pop hits! Drinks are just £2 & shots are £1.50 all night.

10.30pm – 4am. Free passes from r-bar & PV £4/£3 NUS Q STAR INN Come along and have ago at our new Quiz, called Quizgo. It’s a cross between Bingo & Blockbuster, lot’s of fun. A prize for the winner of each round. Plus a hearty buffet. 9pm - Midnight Q THE PV The PV girls help to get you in the club mood for your Thurs night out, with cocktail jugs for just £10 or 5 shots for the price of 4 from their extensive shot menu! A must drop in on your night out! With free entry passes for Girls On Top available behind the bar!

Q VAVOOM Late night bar.

FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER Q BRIGHTON ROCKS House music

from Jon Byrne or Duffie Q BRIGHTON TAVERN With £1 shots all night you can be sure the

weekend will start with a bang!

Q BULLDOG 63 Hour Long

Weekend Opens 11am. Happy Hours 3pm-7pm & 10pm-Midnight DJ Marcia 10pm-2am DJ Chris Reardon 2am-6am Karaoke with Guy 10pm-3am Q CHARLES STREET Fairylea. High Camp and Pure Cheese with Ruby Roo & his immobile disco.

Q LEGENDS Pre Celebration party from 7pm with pop sounds Q QUEEN’S ARMS Brighton’s Best Party Night “PINK” Transforming the QA into a Plethora of Pink Fluffiness! Personality DJS Andy B & Kamp Kevin play Definitive Hangbag/Commerical/Camp Tunes. Glorious Value UnLimited Drink Wristbands are Avaliable from 9pm Q R-BAR The Girls On Top Bar. Kick start your weekend with the girls, as DJ Smiffy brings her mash up selection of trash, pop and party tunes from Girls On Top to the r-bar from 8pm every Friday.

Q REVENGE Melissa Totten, the worlds No. 1 Madonna impersonator Live Fresh from Vegas, Melissa performs a night of Madonna hits from her album “Forever Madonna”. Plus 2 floors of top pop and house music from DJ’s Stewart, Jozzie O & Tony B. 10.30pm – 5am. £5. NUS £3 all night Q STAR INN Join us at the Star for the start of the weekend. Guest DJ’s, playing uplifting funky house & pop remixes. 8pm - 1am Q THE PV Starting the weekend or just because it’s Friday, The PV mixes up it’s funky tunes, devilish shots & carefree attitude to get you in the party spirit!

Q THE ZONE Pop down to the newlook Zone Bar for cabaret with the outrageous Davina Sparkle.

Q VAVOOM Karaoke with Miss Britney Squeals.10 till late.

SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER Q BRIGHTON ROCKS Chart, House & R&B music Q BRIGHTON TAVERN Take a break from the fabulous Brighton street market and enjoy drinks while eyeing up the North Laine

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totty. Saturday evenings the party starts at the Tavern. £1 house shots and Adam’s homemade flavoured vodka shots will ensure your Saturday night is a memorable one - be warned one shot is never enough!

Q BULLDOG 63 Hour Long Weekend. Happy Hours 10pmMidnight DJ V John 10pm-3am Karaoke with Micky 10pm-3am Q CHARLES STREET Saturday night is most definitely party night at Charles Street - the bar downstairs is pre-clubbing madness, whilst upstairs, you have a range of clubnights on rotation Q LEGENDS From 7pm, get set to blast off with DJ sounds preIgnition.

Q QUEEN’S ARMS Afternoon cabaret at 4pm with Lillie La France then at 9pm Kamp Kevin with Karaoke including “Sing in your Pants” plus all your favourite tunes ,Followed

by QA Late bar till 3am Q R-BAR Kinky Baby. A preclubbing crowd get ready for Kinky Dangerous with rulin Kinky resident Dulcie Danger. Discount tickets for Kinky Dangerous at Revenge available. Plus free pool upstairs overlooking the Pier and a delicious night menu from midnight til 7am!

Q REVENGE Kinky Dangerous! Jam packed Kinky Pop on Level 1 with DJ Stu & Smiffy playing the best pop and chart tunes of the moment; and Dangerous House upstairs where Dulcie Danger & Jonny M give you a unique blend of upfront funky chunky’n’vocal house. In true Kinky style expect great décor, and a friendly welcoming atmosphere. 10.30pm – late. £5 before 12am /£7 before 3am /£3 after & NUS all night £3 passes available from r-bar Q STAR INN Resident DJ Charlie will

be playing his usual mix of funky house sounds. 9pm - 1am Q THE PV From 5pm listen to the

fabulous Chelle as she treats us to a mix of covers and her own tunes live! Then DJ Rascal is back on the decks from 8.30pm to keep you dancing till midnight!

Q THE ZONE The irrepressible Sally Vate and the very statuesque Lady James will keep you thoroughly entertained with this unique night where anything can happen - and usually does. Comedy, games and great songs on this thoroughly brilliant evening. Occasional guest hosts for that added suprise.

Showtime from 9.00pm.

Q VAVOOM Lounge all night with Chart/Dance Music. Chavs theme.

Q AMSTERDAM Join the sensational Ms Connie Conway as she hosts her very own Karaoke Cabaret evening each Sunday from 8pm SUNDAY 9 NOVEMBER Q BRIGHTON ROCKS Sunday Roast with 7 organic vegetables. Served Sunday 12pm - gone Q BRIGHTON TAVERN Revive your senses with the now-infamous BT Bloody Marys - the perfect Sunday pick-me-up and very handily on special offer all day today.

Q BULLDOG 63 Hour Long Weekend Close 2am Mon. Happy Hour All Day Sunday DJ Grant 5pm-10pm DJ Wayne 10pm-2am Karaoke with Micky 10pm-2am Q CHARLES STREET Sunday Showtime at Charles Street. Dolly Diamond Q LEGENDS Sunday Cabaret with Lady Imelda Q QUEEN’S ARMS Cabaret at 5.30pm with Lola Lasagne followed by Karaoke then the QA Late Bar till 3am.

Q R-BAR Sublime Sundays: Delicious home cooked and locally sourced roasts are served til late

Photo from Vavoom’s Movie Stars night by Carl Hobden Fabulous Never Goes Out of Style

Q BULLDOG 11am-2am. Happy

child in you….Kerplunk anyone?

Hours 3pm-7pm & 11pm-Midnight

Q BULLDOG 11am-3am. Happy

BRIGHTON’S MOST outrageous club-night is back after a ten year break. Transister will return on Sat 8 Nov at The Babylon Lounge, Hove, offering up a unique style of unconventional clubbing for trannies, lesbians, gays and anything in between.

There will be on-site changing facilities and professional make-up artists on call, so George can become Georgina in a matter of minutes!

Q LEGENDS Karaoke & quiz night

Hours 3pm-7pm & 11pm-Midnight DJ Grant 10pm-3am Karaoke with Micky 10pm-2.30am Q CHARLES STREET Mad Cow/ Religion. With £1 drink offers and spread over two floors.

Q LEGENDS Cabaret Lounge with Davina Sparkle Q QUEEN’S ARMS Karaoke with Cherry Poppin Q R-BAR I Can’t Wait For The Weekend To Begin! Dulcie Danger sets the mood with some funked up, soulful and uplifiting house from 9.30pm til midnight. All drinks are just £1.50! (excl champagne, doubles and bottles of wine) Free tickets for Girls On Top at Revenge available!

Q REVENGE GirlsOnTop. Brighton’s popular and fabulously trashy weekly lesbian night reigns supreme. Join DJ Smiffy & Lady Bex for a jam-packed night of chart/pop/trash/r’n’b and party tunes. Plus upstairs the Flashback team rock out the best in 80s pop hits! Drinks are just £2 & shots are £1.50 all night. 10.30pm – 4am.

Free passes from R-Bar & PV/ £4/ £3 NUS Q STAR INN Come along and have ago at our new Quiz, called Quizgo. It’s a cross between Bingo & Blockbuster, lot’s of fun. A prize for the winner of each round. Plus a hearty buffet. 9pm - Midnight Q THE PV The PV girls help to get you in the club mood for your Thurs night out, with cocktail jugs for just £10 or 5 shots for the price of 4 from their extensive shot menu! A must drop in on your night out! With free entry passes for Girls On Top available behind the bar!

Q VAVOOM Late night bar.

by a new chef. A whole day of entertainment, with a relaxing acoustic session from Emily & Charlotte at 5.30pm, and a top cabaret performance from Mandy Gap at 8.15pm, in a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. Free pool and all pints at just £2 all day and night!

Q STAR INN Join the bears, cubs, chubs, skins and blokes at this weekly social. All the usual fun and games with your hosts Charlie & Mick. Take part in the charity raffle, feast on the bears’ buffet from 5pm.

Q THE PV The PV serves up its fabulous Sunday Roast from 12 till done, the perfect complement to whatever you’re doing on a Sunday. So after your long walk down the beach, or before you enjoy your cabaret, or just to help get rid of that hangover join The PV as they cook up a storm.

Q THE ZONE The statuesque Lady James pops in and wows the crowd with her fabulous vocals and posh mannerisms.

Q VAVOOM Late night bar.

MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER Q BRIGHTON ROCKS Learn how to

make your own cocktail at minimal charge Q BRIGHTON TAVERN Adams special homemade flavoured vodka shots are half price all day today.

Delicious flavours such as Belgian Chocolate, English Toffee and Mint chocolate will help put a smile on anyone’s face - enjoy!

Q BULLDOG 11am-2am. Happy Hours 3pm-7pm & 11pm-Midnight DJ Marcia’s Glitter Ball 70s-80s 10pm-2am Q CHARLES STREET Studio 150.

With drink promos.

Q LEGENDS Dave Lynn & Friends Q QUEEN’S ARMS Simply Karaoke with Cherry Poppin Q R-BAR Miss Jason’s Mad House from 10pm. Enjoy free pool with the best view in town, and all pints at just £2 all day and night. 12pm – 2am. Free Q STAR INN An evening for the more mature bear, admirers and friends. Great music and comfortable surroundings. 8pm - Midnight.

Q THE PV Chill & unwind with a relaxed evening @ The PV. Beat the Mondays blues with an after work drink, selected drinks deals with a loyalty card from 5-7pm.

Q THE ZONE The Zone play any music that you, the public ask for

- anything goes! Drink promotions and offers day and night.

Q VAVOOM Late night bar.

TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER Q AMSTERDAM New interactive

game show in the main bar where the contestant stands to win a £50 CASH PRIZE! Followed by Gay Bingo!

Q BRIGHTON ROCKS Party night with R&B music, selection of beer and spirit & mixer just £2.00 Q BRIGHTON TAVERN Why not sit back, relax in front of the open fire and enjoy one of the taverns potent ‘winter warmers’ mulled wine, spiced cider or perhaps a hot toddy.

Q BULLDOG 11am-2am. Happy Hours 3pm-7pm & 11pm-Midnight Cruz Top Bar (members only) 10pm-2am Q QUEEN’S ARMS Who Dares Sings!! Student Karaoke Night.

Fantastic Student Drinks Deals , prizes for best/worst singers . hosted by Betty Swollocks 9pm followed by QA Late Bar till 3am Q R-BAR Get ready for school disco night with a free shot with every drink, and top of the pop sounds with DJ Simon-e.

Plus there’s free pool and great views upstairs, all in a stylish and contemporary bar with a welcoming atmosphere!

Q REVENGE Playground. School disco with a twist! A fun filled night on the Playground- the only weekly gay student night! Join DJ Smiffy from the team this week and some phenomenal drinks deals.

10.30pm – 3am. Free for NUS & all dressed in school uniform/£3 others Q STAR INN Request you favourite tracks (donating 20p to The Sussex Beacon) from 8pm through to 11pm. Food is served daily between midday and 3pm.

Q THE PV Selected drinks deals with a loyalty card from 5-7pm.

Q THE ZONE Its camp. Its bingo.

Heck, it’s camp bingo - with mistress of the balls, Miss Sally Vate, from 8.30pm.

Q VAVOOM Late night bar.

WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER Q BRIGHTON ROCKS Free professional back and neck massage Q BRIGHTON TAVERN Sample some of the Brighton Taverns fabulous new world wine. Free tasters are available for those who just can’t decide from the fantastic selection.

from 9pm with host Cassidy Connors.

Q QUEEN’S ARMS QA Karaoke Star 2008 : The Final. Begins at 9pm prompt & promises to be a great evening of entertainment. 1st Prize is £150 plus the Karaoke Star Trophy. The runner up will win £50 & 3rd place £25. With a panel of guest judges Q R-BAR Midweek Chill Enjoy a chilled vibe and a welcoming atmosphere all day. In the evening we get ready for Pop!Sexy at Revenge, with the Pop!Sexy residents playing pop and urban sounds. Free entry tickets available too! Upstairs there’s a free pool table and the best views in town.

Q REVENGE Pop!Sexy. Dance to commercial dance with the urban sounds of rnb and hip hip with DJ’s Stewart T & Jakey, & enjoy amazing live onstage performances from the Pop!Sexy team. 10.30pm – 3am. £3 / £2 Members & NUS. Free passes available from r-bar Q STAR INN Request Your Favourite Tracks (Donating 20p To The Sussex Beacon Charity) 8pm - 11pm Q THE PV Mayhem, madness & stupidity served up by the girls from 8pm. Free to enter with real prizes at the end!

Q VAVOOM Student Special Promo Night with Karaoke in Lounge.

Spirits £2 (sgl) £3 (dbl) plus £2 bottle promos on the night.

THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER Q BRIGHTON ROCKS PhotoPhonica

- Professional free photo shoot Q BRIGHTON TAVERN A wide selection of games are available at the Brighton Tavern this evening.

Its an evening to release the inner

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fe\/'flk XYflk Venues 01 AMSTERDAM 11-12 Marine Pde BN2 Tel: (01273) 688 825 02 AQUARIUM 6 Steine Street BN2 Tel: (01273) 605 525 03 PO NA NA 75-79 East Street BN1 04 BEDFORD TAVERN 30 Western Street Hove Tel: (01273) 739 495 06 BRIGHT’n’BEAUTIFUL SAUNA 9 St Margarets Place BN1 Tel: (01273) 328 33 07 REFRESH SAUNA 11-12 Grand Pde BN2 Tel: (01273) 689 966 08 BRIGHTON TAVERN 100 Gloucester Rd BN1 Tel: (01273) 680365 37 BRIGHTON ROCKS 6 Rock Place BN2 (01273) 601 139 09 BULLDOG 31 St James Street BN2 Tel: (01273) 696 996 11 THE BRIGHTON COALITION 171 Kings Road Arches BN1 12 DYNAMITE BOOGALOO@KOMEDIA (MONTHLY) Gardner Street , North Laine. Tel: (01273) 647 101 13 CHARLES STREET BAR 8 Marine Pde BN2 Tel: (01273) 624 091 13 CHARLES STREET CLUB 8 Marine Pde BN2 Tel: (01273) 624 091 14 DENMARK SAUNA 86 Denmark Villas Hove BN3 Tel: (01273) 723 733 15 DR BRIGHTON’S 16 Kings Road BN1 Tel: (01273) 328765 10 THE GROSVENOR 16 Western Street Tel: (01273) 770 712 16 THE ANGEL 5-6 Montpelier Road Hove BN1 Tel: (01273) 728 808 17 HQ (formerly the Harlequin) 43 Providence Place BN1 Tel: (01273) 620 630 18 LEGENDS BAR Ground Floor 31-32 Marine Pde BN2 Tel: (01273) 624 462 18 LEGENDS CLUB Basement 31-32 Marine Pde BN2 Tel: (01273) 624 462 28 H-BAR 16 Church Road, Hove. BN3 2FL Tel:(01273) 725 890 20 MARINE TAVERN 13 Broad Street BN2 Tel: (01273) 681 284. Noon-Midnight 22 MARLBOROUGH 4 Princes Street BN2 Tel: (01273) 570 028 12am-12pm 23 THE PV 161 Edward Street BN2 Tel: (01273) 687 090 24 QUEEN’S ARMS 7 George Street BN2 Tel: (01273) 696 873 25 QUEENSBURY ARMS Queensbury Mews BN1. Tel: (01273) 328 159.

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fe\/'Ylj`e\jj A revolution in drop-in surgery According to Mehdi Pourani, founder of Hove-based Clinic Nine, something big is happening in UK health care. No longer is it necessary to visit your GP for a referral to treat minor conditions. One80news went for a check up.

THIRTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Mehdi Pourani has recently launched what is probably the most stylish and well-equipped private healthcare centre in Brighton and Hove. Minimalist and professional, it’s a slice of Harley Street in the city where you can access a surprisingly wide range of services, from Botox to penis enlargements.

“I have this dream of perfect healthcare, where you can have everything under one roof, but it’s on the high street and therefore highly accessible. People can pop in on their lunch

breaks and have treatments done and go back to work, rather than go to their GPs and two or three weeks later finally being seen.”

Mr Pourani has been a top-level dental surgeon for more than eight years, specialising in cosmetic and restorative dentistry, dermal and facial aesthetics and laser dentistry. Clinic Nine is his concept - a one-stop shop for all things health and beauty.

“The idea was: what does a modern society want?” he says. “I want to take the pain out of accessing healthcare. There’s a common misconception that you must go through your GP before searching out treatment options – this isn’t true. People can walk in here directly and ask for a consultation – it’s a walk in centre. Clinic Nine is the future Why go to a hospital, with a condition like cataracts, and be around sick people, and perhaps pick up MRSA, when you can come to a safe environment like a clinic?

“What’s unique about Clinic Nine is that we’re one of the few clinics in the UK that provides so many specialist services under one roof,” he says. “We have clinic rooms but also a fullyfunctioning, healthcare approved theatre. We can do operation procedures in-house. I wanted to bring Harley Street to Brighton.”

Brighton, Pourani says, was the obvious choice for his new clinic, pointing out that the city is now a respected and stylish destination and

recognised internationally.

“If you go to Spain and you tell people that you’re from Brighton they know it and speak highly of it,” he says. “I think it’s a lot to do with gay people: where the gay people go is fashionable. Gay people have great taste – they know how to dress, they are more stylish. Maybe they have different brains and think differently, who knows? It’s the same in San Francisco. Very trendy.”

Interestingly, Pourani notes that there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of men wanting cosmetic or plastic surgery. Ten years ago, he says that almost all of his clients requiring cosmetic dentistry were women; now, gay men make up a large number of his customers.

“We do a lot of work here, from plastic surgery (penis enlargements, facial reconstruction, genital reconstruction work) to cosmetic surgery (botox, breast reshaping, facial peels). We’re like an MOT centre! But our success is down to level of service; I want people to have a smooth journey throughout the clinic, and I want people to get the level of service they deserve. Our reputation is very important to us.”

Clinic 9 212 Church Road Hove BN3 2DJ Tel 08452 416 912 www.clinicnine.com www.clinicnine.com

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fe\/'Ylj`e\jj Ethical fashion in the Lanes How an independent clothing company with ‘fire in its belly’ is bucking the downward trend.

Pic (c) Gossypium

THERE’S A NEW kid on the block in Brighton’s bustling Lanes shopping area - Fair Trade cotton retailers Gossypium have just opened their second store, following their first branch in Lewes.

The company specialises in 100% organic, Fair Trade certified cotton clothes and bed-linen, and in the eight years since its inception has become one of the most successful eco-businesses around.

Moving into Brighton was the next logical step, as cofounder Thomas Petit explains.

“Brighton is a natural home for us, because Brightonians are already making conscious and informed choices about what they eat and wear,” he says. “Lots of people here care passionately about Fair Trade and sustainability. By operating right outside the global trading system in our own micro-partnership with cotton farmers, we are offering our customers a real alternative.”

Thomas and his wife and co-partner Abigail spent two “life-changing” years working among cotton farmers in India, an experience Pic (c) Gossypium which convinced them

that Fair Trade principles were key to their project.

“There has never been a more important time to buy Fair Trade,” says Abigail. “We may be feeling the pinch in Britain, but it’s farmers in Asia who are at the sharp end of the global economic crisis, as Western clothing giants demand further price-slashing from their producers or cancel orders at a moment’s notice.”

Gossypium favours perennial style over passing trends, creating a range of products that are high in cotton content, luxuriously soft and designed to out-last those of their high street competitors. They even offer a free alteration service for customers who want to combine a much-loved but past its best garment with one of Gossypium’s own stylish pieces – so dig out your wardrobe classics and take them down to the shop’s resident seamstress!

Above all, Gossypium is here to stay, says Abigail.

“In a financial crisis, quality will out. Cost conscious shoppers are choosing clothes that will still look good next year and beyond.”

Pic (c) Gossypium

Gossypium 19 Brighton Place BN1 1HJ Tel 01273 779945 www.gossypium.co.uk

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The opinions of a pugnacious pug puppy

SIMBA AND LEO are two four month old brothers who came to Lost Cats Brighton after being dumped in a cardboard box. They’re both extremely friendly and affectionate and they love to play together, taking turns chasing each other around the room. These beautiful cats would love to find a new home (with a garden) and a caring owner to adopt them and give them the love that they so much deserve.

Lost Cats Brighton is a local charity which aims to relieve the suffering and distress of cats and kittens. They rescue abandoned, unwanted, mistreated, injured and homeless cats and kittens, providing veterinary care, food and accommodation as necessary. Their ultimate goal is to rehome healthy animals whenever possible - which is where one80news readers come in!

Please do call if you’d like to visit and meet these great little guys contact Ron or David on 01273 422721 or visit www.lostcatsbrighton. org.uk for more information.

Me and my best friend FOLLOWING LAST issue’s article on Marlow the bin wagon dog, it seems that there are more working pooches out there than we previously thought!

Rocky is a six year old Jack Russell/Terrier cross, and every week he and his owner James Tucker can be found at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, where they visit patients and their visitors on the wards. Rocky is a registered dog with the Pets as Therapy charity, which sends animals into hospitals, hospices, nursing homes and care centres to provide therapeutic and relaxing benefits to patients. There are currently

over 3500 dogs and 90 cats performing this service across the UK. “Rocky is the only dog the hospital has at the moment,” says proud owner James.

“We’re always on the look out for more dogs to help out!”

For now then, Rocky is making the rounds on his own, although as James points out, “sometimes you do get some very surprised looks when you are walking around a hospital with a dog!”

If you think your pet dog or cat would make a good hospital visitor, contact www. petsastherapy.org for more information.

I WROTE last week about Mother’s search for human love and I think she was a bit disappointed that the offers didn’t come flooding in. So, in the words of Hazell Dean, Mother is still ‘searchin’, looking for love…’.

The mention of huge haired eighties icon Hazell leads me to this week’s whimsical segment of Pug Life. In true slightly mad diva style Mother has been making up songs and dedicating them to yours truly. The effort of trying to tell her that singing the theme tune to Eastenders to a dog, having changed the words to ‘she is Mummy’s baby girl, with her squashy face, her fur and her tail curled…’ - may be one

of the reasons she is single.

So I sit back, chew on my pig’s ear and rock my head gently to whatever choon she is murdering. Her current favourite is Kraftwerk’s The Model, reworked as ‘she’s addictive she is like a drug…. da da da da da da da, I don’t need no k-hole ‘cos my drug is pug…da da da da da da da…’

Hmmm. Like I said Mother is still single.

Just quickly, there is a road in Hove called Hazeldene Meads.

What a fantastic tribute from the residents to a true diva!

Mother take note, you don’t get streets named after you by singing songs to dogs...

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fe\/'c`]\jkpc\ Time to re-invent yourself

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The Life Makeover Show at Hove Town Hall is an unmissable treat for everyone who needs pampering and an encouraging shove in the right direction.

THE LIFE Makeover Show (9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 8 Nov, Hove Town Hall) is back, following a highly successful first event in April this year.

It’s designed for anyone wishing to improve their health, career, finances or relationships.

Showcasing the very best life coaches, selfdevelopment practitioners and consultants, plus other services that will enhance or enrich your life, there’s something for everyone.

The organiser of the Makeover Show, David Copeland, says the event is an opportunity to see a whole range of health and lifestyle advisers who can give guidance on developing a ‘new you’.

“Go along to the Life Makeover Show and you’ll see a range of different approaches from over forty exhibitors,” says David, “including life coaches, acupuncturists, hypnotherapists, personal trainers and nutritionists – with many offering new techniques and approaches.”

Add to this a free workshops programme

and tempting food and drink and it all sounds like a thoroughly enjoyable experience!

DISCOVER over forty exhibitors ranging from life coaches, NLP practitioners to hypnotherapists, personal trainers and style consultants.

EQUIP yourself with the knowledge and ideas to decide your next step on the journey to personal improvement, whether the challenges you face concern your health, career, finances or relationships.

SEE AND HEAR a range of different approaches, with free and discounted taster sessions allowing you to try and compare lots of new and exciting techniques first-hand.

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weight without dieting; achieving greater happiness; transforming your relationship with money; systematic Kinesiology, and stress management on a budget.

INDULGE in a little personal ‘TLC’ by heading to the dedicated Pamper and Indulge area where you can enjoy advanced reflexology, manicures and pedicures, massage, Kinesiology, Bowen technique and Reiki.

You can also shop for premium skincare products and beautiful hand-selected jewellery from around the world, and get a tarot reading too.

ENJOY Fabulous food and drink all day long, Moorish Brighton’s Deli/Cafe will tempt you with a totally ‘moreish’ selection of flavourpacked North African dishes. And Roasted will be offering Fairtrade coffee plus delicious homemade cakes and pastries.

Stonewall tees GREAT WALKS STONEWALL’S RANGE of Some People Are Gay. Get Over It! t-shirts have proved so popular this year that they’re now available for everyone to buy.

With all proceeds going to the charity’s campaign to tackle homophobic bullying in schools, you can support a worthy cause and be simultaneously stylish. The t-shirts cost £10 plus postage and come in sizes S-XXL. Visit www. stonewall.org.uk or call 020 7593 2294 to order yours!

For a sensational Bonfire night BONFIRE NIGHT signals the start of winter, and while for most of us it’s a fun evening, it’s always one of the busiest of the year for the emergency services. It’s advisable to attend an organised event, but if you do decide to have your own firework display, these tips will help ensure the night goes smoothly and safely!

Pics (c) Ellis Parrinder/Attitude

SEEN 3SIXTY? 1. Bonfires should be at least 18 metres (60ft) away from houses, trees, hedges, fences or sheds.

2. Anyone handling fireworks should make sure they have adequate eye protection and gloves.

3. Never go back to a firework after it has been lit. Even if it hasn’t gone off it could still explode.

4. Always keep pets indoors, the noise from fireworks can be extremely frightening.

5. Make sure any fireworks you buy are suitable for the size of your garden and conform to British Standards (BS 7114).

Further advice available from:Fire Safety Brighton and Hove City Council www.brighton-hove.gov.uk

one80news has secured 75 free tickets to give away for the Life Makeover Show. Each ticket is worth £7.50 and provides free entry for one person and half-price entry for a second person to the show before 1pm on Sat 8 Nov, and kids go free!

The first 75 people to email their name and address to info@lifemakeovershow.co.uk, putting ‘one80news ticket prize draw’ in the subject line will each win a free ticket!

THE LATEST edition of 3SIXTY, the national gay lifestyle magazine and sister publication to one80news, is out now!

November’s issue is packed with goodies, including interviews with Jason Donovan and G-A-Y supremo Jeremy Joseph, plus all the regular news, reviews and features that make 3SIXTY the country’s leading free gay lifestyle publication.

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of Brighton and Hove No.1 Brighton Pier to Saltdean Lido

INSPIRED BY our recent interview with Corinne Drewery from Swing Out Sister (issue 33) where she extolled the virtues of a brisk perambulation, we’ve decided to feature a walk in each issue to keep you active during the winter months!

First up is very pleasant and not too strenuous walk: Brighton Pier to the historic Saltdean Lido.

When facing the pier, turn left and make your way along Madeira Drive alongside the electric railway – this route will also take you past the nudist beach and a quick detour down to the beach will give you a lovely view of the Regency splendour of Sussex Square.

Cut through the centre of the marina, and bear right once you come to the car park ramp at the end of the road. Once you’ve crossed the bridge continue on about 100 metres and head for the cliff path. Then it’s on towards Rottingdean, where you can stop for refreshments if you’re so inclined!

Continuing along the cliffside path, you’ll find secluded rock pools and views of almost deserted beaches. Before long you’ll have reached Saltdean, where a quick duck under the subway will bring you to the Lido – well worth the effort! Allow at least an hour for this walk, although with so much to see you might want to take a little longer...

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We live in a vibrant and diverse city. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is an integral part of this energy.

It’s our role as a council to confront discrimination and homophobia in all its forms.

A key part of achieving this is ensuring we attract and retain a workforce that truly represents the community we serve. We’ve put in place a number of initiatives to help this happen including an LGBT Workers Forum, recruitment campaigns, a diversity mentoring programme and achieving StoneWall Diversity Champion membership.

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fe\/'YXZbgX^\j Editor’s postscript SO, THERE are apparently twelve (only twelve?) Premiership footballers who secretly play for a different team entirely.

The recent minor media frenzy surrounding this subject has proved to be quite interesting, in that it’s been reported in a fairly well-balanced manner. A few years ago I would have expected the coverage to focus on the ‘Secret Shame!’ of these dozen sportsmen, but by and large the attention has switched to the internalised homophobia seemingly inherent in football and how unacceptable it is in the twenty-first century.

It’s a fair point. Just what is it about football – and to a large degree, football fans – that make coming out so incomprehensible? Why has a cause which has made such great strides in recent years stalled in this particular arena?

Justin Fashanu, so far the only major footballer in the world to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality saw his career and personal life fall apart in quick

succession, a fate which may well prey on the minds of today’s crop of closeted players.

There’s no denying times have changed, but on terraces up and down the country it might as well still be the seventies.

The mob mentality that is only now learning that racist chants are unacceptable still has a long way to go. They can’t reconcile the fact that a man who has sex with other men might have infilitrated their ranks, and worse still, that he might be one of the best players on the pitch. They might even have idolised him, and what would that say about their own sexualities?

Absolutely nothing, of course.

But casual homophobia, with little or no thought behind it, is the hardest kind to eradicate, and it’s difficult to imagine these twelve players braving the storm that would inevitably accompany any announcement.

However, another kind of mob, several million strong, will be cheering them on when and if they do. Here’s hoping.

YOUR BRIGHTON

THIS TUNNEL in Sussex Square Gardens is rumoured to be the one that Lewis Carroll imagined the white rabbit in Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland disappearing down. Thanks to Gary Rankin of Glasgow for this striking picture.

Your Brighton We want your photographs! If you’ve taken an unusual or striking picture around the city send it to us at the address below and we’ll print a selection of the best!

info@one80news.co.uk

Oh my God! Could it get any colder?!! Not having anything hot to cuddle up to at the moment except my hot water bottle, I need a nice hot bowl of soup to warm me up. This one is simple and delicious.

Tomato Bread Soup INGREDIENTS • 1/2 a large onion (finely chopped) • 2 large cloves garlic (peeled and finely chopped) • 400g tin chopped tomatoes • 8 cherry tomatoes (halved) • 250g passata (sieved tomatoes) • 250ml liquid vegetable stock • small handful fresh oregano • small handful fresh basil leaves • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste • 1 teaspoon chilli powder • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 small tub soured cream • 1 stale bread roll METHOD Heat the olive oil over a medium heat and fry the onions, chilli powder and garlic until they turn golden brown • Add the cherry tomatoes and soften for a couple of minutes • Add the chopped tomatoes and passata and mix well together Add the fresh oregano and stock• Season the soup with salt and pepper and turn down to a low heat • Simmer for 45 minutes, crumble in the bread roll• Remove from the heat and allow to rest for a couple of minutes TO SERVE • Divide into bowls, add a dollop of soured cream and a couple of basil leaves. Guaranteed to become a favourite!

Restaurant review

Fish dining taken to the Max Charlie dines Regency-style in the heart of the Steine at the newly-opened Max’s Sea Grill.

OVERLOOKING THE STEINE is the elegant Regency style dining room of Max’s Sea Grill in the relatively new Royal York Hotel. It was a gorgeous autumn afternoon when we arrived at the Royal York for lunch. Greeted at the door by the very charming concierge, Colin, we proceeded through the beautifully restored lobby to our table. Seated on a fabulously upholstered Regency chair at a polished wooden table and surrounded by stunning flock wallpapers and portraits of ancient aristocracy and royalty, including the Prince Regent and the Duke of York, after whom the original hotel was named in 1819.

The menu has been created by Kristain Smith–Wallace, (ex Head Chef, No.1 Paxton Place). Kristain says that “using the right ingredients to create the perfect balance of flavours” is what his food is all about. Ingredients are locally sourced as much as possible and the emphasis is on fish and shellfish, although there are a few meat options for the carnivores out there! Starters are all at £5 and include: Mediterranean fish soup, Max’s king prawn cocktail, salmon fish cake with beurre blanc sauce and pan fried salt and pepper squid with sweet chilli dressing.

We opted for the king prawn cocktail and salmon fish cake. My prawn cocktail was full of prawns in a light Rose Marie sauce and my companion’s fish cake was hearty and packed with layers of flavour with a perfectly delicious beurre blanc sauce. For our mains I opted for chargrilled line caught sea bass with lime butter and my companion went for the Royal York fish pie. To accompany we ordered a side of minted new potatoes and green beans. Both dishes were simply presented. My fillet of sea bass was fresh and nicely cooked and complemented well by the lime butter. The fish pie was heavenly and the sauce - mmmmh! A tri-

angle of light pastry sat on top of it, completing the dish.

Mains here are £10.50 and one can choose

Desserts are £3.95 and include: apple tart tatin, exotic fruit salad marinated in vanilla and lemon grass, sticky toffee pudding and lemon cheese cake.

Dining here was a relaxed elegant experience and Danny, the Restaurant Supervisor, made our lunch very enjoyable including filling us in on the fabulous history of this building. To end it all we received a tour of some of the beautifully appointed suites in the hotel: all painstakingly restored. If you want a different dining experience in sumptuous, relaxed surroundings with good, simple dishes, Max’s Sea Grill will make you very welcome

Charlie’s Credit Crunch Beater Max’s Sea Grill Royal York Hotel, Brighton BN1 1NP Tel. 01273 766700 www.royalyorkbrighton.co.uk from the dishes mentioned, to a seafood and tomato linguine, minted Sussex lamb skewer, grilled sirloin steak or shellfish risotto. From the ‘Fish Market’, there is a choice of: lemon sole, salmon, line caught sea bass, halibut, haddock or cod. All are cooked to order and can be chargrilled, steamed or crispy battered with a choice of sauces; beurre blanc, lime, hollandaise or tartare.

For dessert we chose to share the chocolate torte with honeycomb ice–cream. Artfully presented, it was a delicious combination and the home made ice –cream was deee-licious.

A DELICIOUS TWO course Sunday Lunch at the Bedford Tavern plus a glass of wine for £10. Excellent value for this ‘credit crunch’! Choice of lamb, beef, pork, duck or vegetarian with all the trimmings, delicious dessert of chocolate fudge cake or New York cheesecake. All cooked to order by Land Lady/Chef, Sue Toner.

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Aries - 21 March - 20 April You won’t like just fitting in with the crowd; you are your own person and not likely to be influenced by anyone. You should make time to unwind at a favourite haunt with special friends or get away from it all and go somewhere totally different where you can meet new people from new backgrounds.

Taurus - 21 April - 21 May Complaining about your partner’s friends could cause tension in your closest relationship. Save yourself an apology: think before you speak over the next few days. You should take care not to be impetuous or imperious with someone close, maybe you need to live with the fact that there will always be some things you will never agree on.

Gemini - 22 May - 21 June If everyday chores are starting to get you down, you need to get yourself organised. Make sure other people pull their weight and actually tidy up after themselves and don’t leave you to pick up the pieces of their half finished jobs.

Think about it now, make your move, and wait to see the results.

Cancer - 22 June - 23 July You could meet someone over the next few days who will be a wonderful and fascinating person on lots of different levels. This is a positive period for you as a world of opportunities opens up before you inviting you to take on fresh challenges and welcome new ideas, influences and individuals into your life.

Leo - 24 July - 23 August You’re being constantly challenged by events and people and it leaves you feeling strangely powerless. Getting angry or avoiding people who annoy you is not an answer. You will have to be the positive force that changes things for the better. It may be an uphill battle but sooner or later you’ll make people sit up and take notice of your ideas.

Virgo - 24 August - 23 September Joining a club, society or community might be the best thing you’ve done in a long time. If you’re working you’ll find it hard to fit in with colleagues and fellow workers so you need a chance to meet likeminded people and make new friends. If you have a difficult situation to resolve do it diplomatically or wait a wee while before you do anything.

SOLANGE KNOWLES, baby sister of Beyonce, is playing at Komedia on Tues Nov 11 in support of her excellent new album Sol-Angel and the Hadley Street Dreams. one80news has secured a copy of the album for three lucky readers, and to be in with a chance of winning just tell us the answer to the following simple question:

What band was Solange’s sister Beyonce a member of? a) Destiny’s Child b) Friday’s Child c) Daphne & Celeste

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CONGRATULATIONS TO last issue’s winner!

Laurie Walters of Brighton won two tickets to see Ani DiFranco’s gig in London on 29 Oct.

Libra - 24 September - 23 October Money you’d hoped to have received by now gets delayed causing you a lot of hassle. Solving problems won’t be easy because you have to rely on other people. A problem patch of short lived difficulties will end soon, but it could cause all sorts of chaos and mayhem along the way. The good news is you will soon get life back on your own terms.

Great gay landmarks of Brighton & Hove

Scorpio - 24 October - 22 November

John Montgomery - 21 Kensington Place

Harmony in a close partnership is fragile at best; a number of problems have built up over recent times. You might feel unloved and unappreciated but it’s not a good idea to kick off now. You need to tread carefully in all relationships and more importantly, avoid an argumentative friend or colleague who seems to be enjoying having rows.

THE LITERARY agent and author John Montgomery (1916-1987) was born in Edinburgh, but after becoming an orphan was moved to Brighton in 1922 and educated at Brighton College.

At the age of nineteen he was publicity manager at the film studios at Shepperton and during World War II served with the Royal Sussex Regiment, seeing action in Libya, Italy, Iran, Iraq and Syria. After the war he joined the A D Peters literary agency where his clients included the novelist Evelyn Waugh (“I think the Americans would make an absolutely awful film of Men at Arms…” he wrote in 1959).

Montgomery’s numerous books include titles for children (Foxy, My Friend Foxy); novels (Mr Sparrow, Village Green); books on Sussex (West Sussex, Brighton Sketchbook); books on cats (The World of Cats, Arthur – The Television Cat) and, under the pen-name Douglas Plummer, Queer People (‘The truth about the homosexual’s way of life that everyone should know’).

A writer for the long-defunct Brighton and Hove Gazette and an early contributor to Gay News, John Montgomery was a regular at such venues as The Cricketers and The Curtain Club.

Sagittarius - 23 November - 21 December There is no reason to change your behaviour to keep a friend or colleague quiet. If someone criticises the way you do things you should either ignore them or give as good as you get. You can set a trend for the months to come by standing up for what you know is right and not allowing anyone to browbeat you into acting against your principles.

Capricorn - 22 December - 20 January There’s something you have to do that will put you at the centre of events. Whether you’re going for an interview, taking the lead of a team of people or getting involved in a campaign that’s near and dear to your heart, once you set the wheels in motion it will all be plain sailing. Your self confidence will be given a big boost thanks to the success you make of things over the next few days and weeks so don’t be afraid to rise to the challenge and go for gold.

Aquarius - 21 January - 19 February It is possible to arrive at an amicable solution to a problem that’s been hanging over your head. Talking to the other people involved helps you understand their position and they in turn will be happy to compromise. Your life could be very relaxed and comfortable if you can open up and share your feelings with those who matter most to you.

Pisces - 20 February - 20 March A relative, your boss or an older colleague is on a power trip and treating you like an apprentice or underling. If someone is telling you what you should think, do and say, your temper is sure to boil over sooner rather than later.

You must draw a line in the sand and stand up for yourself. Hoist your flag now and start fighting back.

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Quiz Time

1 Which British television comedian had his civil partnership dissolved recently?

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2 Which Star Trek actor has berated former costar George Takei for not inviting him to his gay wedding?

3 Following his death in a car crash, Austrian rightwing leader Joerg Haider’s male successor has admitted to being what?

4 Which US vice-presidential candidate has publicly stated that they support a ban on gay marriage?

5 Which X-Factor finalist has denied recent press reports that he is gay?

6 Which US star took out $100,000 worth of TV advertising to support the vote on gay marriage in California?

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SUDOKU

Complete the grids so that every row, column, 3x3 box contain just the digits 1 to 9. © Sudoku puzzle provided by www.sudokupuzz.com

Answers: 1 Matt Lucas, star of Little Britain; 2 William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk; 3 His lover; 4 Sarah Palin, in contradiction to John McCain who wants it left to individual States to decide 5; Austin Drage 6; Ellen Degeneres