diff --git a/website/content/en/layout/css/layout.css b/website/content/en/layout/css/layout.css
--- a/website/content/en/layout/css/layout.css
+++ b/website/content/en/layout/css/layout.css
@@ -294,7 +294,11 @@
 }
 
 .newseventslist li.first-child {
-  padding-left: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding-left: 12px;
+  background-image: url(../images/blt_red_arrow.png);
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: 0px 0.5em;
 }
 
 .newseventslist li.only-child {
diff --git a/website/themes/beastie/static/css/layout.css b/website/themes/beastie/static/css/layout.css
--- a/website/themes/beastie/static/css/layout.css
+++ b/website/themes/beastie/static/css/layout.css
@@ -332,7 +332,11 @@
 }
 
 .newseventslist li.first-child {
-  padding-left: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding-left: 12px;
+  background-image: url(../images/blt_red_arrow.png);
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: 0px 0.5em;
 }
 
 .newseventslist li.only-child {