Mel Elliot from Hastings is an artist, author and local business owner. Pearl Power and the Girl With Two Dads is the third in her Pearl Power series and answers questions children might have about same sex parents.
Mel explains: “A lot of kids aren’t brought up by traditional...
Quirky four-piece indie band ISLA met at Sussex University a few years ago and have been creating sweet atmospheric sounds in Brighton ever since. The young and fresh band had a massive year in 2016; they went on their first UK tour and unleashed their first EP, 'Giants', on...
Steve Bustin is a Brighton based speaker and communications trainer, named national Speaker of the Year’ 2015 by The Professional Speaking Association. We caught up with him to ask his advice on how to become a better public speaker, and to find out how he wrote his latest book...
Solenn, 21 has come to Brighton visiting a friend over Christmas. She comes from a town in the south of France called Toulouse. She goes to university there, studying sociology and anthropology which she passionately enjoys to learn about as she finds it opens her mind to the different...
Whyte is a care worker who lives in Lewes, however he spent many of his childhood Christmases in Sweden. We caught up with him to find out how the experience of the festive period compares across the two countries.
“I moved over from England to Sweden in 1995 and moved...
Laura, 36 and Lily, 20 are living and working in Brighton!
Laura is working at 'Made' on North Street, which is a Gallery & In-house coffee Shop/Eatery. "It's like a creative hub, it's got workshops, expositions and a good old coffee shop. I love it!"
Lily is studying music and working...
Guest Blog by Russ Callaghan
As part of the Wishing Well team for Rhythmix Music Charity, I spend most weeks on the Emerald Ward at Brighton Hospital. Research has shown that the part of the brain that processes music is least affected by Dementia and Alzheimers, therefore playing music to...
As rail strikes continue to disrupt the lives of Brighton’s commuters, one coffee shop has found a way to sweeten would-be passengers’ journeys.
On Strike days, The Marwood Coffee Shop is giving free cake to Southern Rail passengers who sit down for a hot drink or half price takeaway coffee...
Prachi, 22, originally from India, moved over to the UK with her family for her Dad's job when she was 6. She was living in Surrey for the most part of her education, with a quick spell back to India before year 8, but from then on England was...
The wonderful Bo Lucas, 25 lived in Brighton for about 5 years and moved away about 1 year ago to Southampton with her best friend. She'd initially moved to Brighton to study "I say study but there wasn't very much studying" hahaha "I kind of just needed an excuse...
