First long-acting HIV treatment injections pass trial Injections, that could one day be an alternative to daily pills for people living with HIV, have been shown to be effective in maintaining viral suppression, bringing them one step closer to market. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Thousands take part in The Grand Brighton Half Marathon 2019 Close to 8,000 runners turned out to run The Grand Brighton Half Marathon today, February 24, enjoying beautiful sunny weather to run 13.1 miles around the city under crystal-clear blue skies. By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Inspirational Nigel to run his 10th Brighton Marathon Charity worker, Nigel Sarjudeen, runs his tenth Brighton Marathon for Martlets in Hove this April. He has already raised £9,266 for the hospice, but is hoping to beat his target of £10,000. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Absolut launches ‘Absolut Drop’ with love ARRIVING just in time to celebrate LGBT+ History Month, Absolut’s new limited edition bottle, Absolut Drop, celebrates the power that love has for making a real difference in the world. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Peter Pan Panto raises nearly £4,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital The much-loved pantomime Peter Pan, from JW Productions at Brighton’s Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts in December pulled in record audience attendances with many performances sold-out. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Nina helps redress the gender imbalance University of Brighton graduate wins an international award launched to boost the numbers of female IT leaders worldwide. Nina Monckton, Chief Insight Officer and Caldicott Guardian for the NHS Business Services Authority, took the title Transformation Lead of the Year at the annual Women in IT awar By Gary Hart • 2 min read
City awarded nearly £470,000 for electric taxi network The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (Olev) has awarded Brighton & Hove, £468,000 to introduce electric taxi hubs and rapid charging facilities. The council’s bid was awarded in full and will pay for 75% of the scheme to provide a network of charging facilities for taxis across the city. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Conservatives critical of Labour and Greens over Valley Gardens development Cllr Lee Wares, the Conservative spokesperson on Environment, Transport & Sustainability accuses Labour and Green councillors of ignoring widespread resident and business concerns over the Valley Gardens stage 3 development. By Gary Hart • 4 min read
Brighton & Hove bucks national trend for bus use Brighton & Hove continues to have the highest rate of bus use outside London with 49.2 million passenger journeys made in 2017/18. This total is up from 45.6 million in 2015/16 and a significant rise from the 40.8 million passenger journeys made in 2009/10. Twice as many passenger journeys are being By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Morrisons’ support LGBT+ youth homelessness this Valentines with Rainbow Rose Morrisons create a Rainbow Rose to celebrate ‘all love’ this Valentines day and have chosen to support The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT) with sales of the rose. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
PCC gets unanimous support to further strengthen local policing Katy Bourne, the county’s Police & Crime Commissioner, has welcomed the decision from Sussex Police & Crime scrutiny panel to support her plans to level an increase on the council tax precept to spend more money on policing by an extra £2 per month (for an average band D property). By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Martlets fundraising Firewalk – last chance to sign up! Martlets, the hospice in Hove, calls for brave people to walk barefoot over hot coals to raise funds for life-changing hospice care. There are a few spaces available for individuals or group entries to take on the Firewalk challenge that will be happening at dusk at The Venue, Western Esplanade, Kin By Gary Hart • 1 min read
