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Threefold increase in dengue fever cases

Threefold increase in dengue fever cases

Travellers are being warned to take extra care to arm themselves against mosquito bites when abroad, as the UK has seen a threefold increase in confirmed dengue fever cases in the first four months of the year. Most at risk of contracting the fever are people who have been to tropical and subtropica

Could you give a child a foster home?

Could you give a child a foster home?

Foster carers, gay or straight, are always desperately needed. It is estimated that a further 9,000 foster families are needed across the country in the next year alone, with a particular need for people to foster teenagers, sibling groups and disabled children. The Fostering Network charity commiss

Proud2Be me project relaunched

Proud2Be me project relaunched

Twin brothers Matt and Jon Price have decided to relaunch their amazingly successful Proud2Be Project this week, two years after its inception. They’ve enlisted some famous friends too, including Stephen Fry, Peter Tatchell and Sir Ian McKellen. It was in 2011 that the twins sat down in front of the

Brunswick the Fair

Brunswick the Fair

Two artists exhibiting at the third Brunswick Town Art Fair next month have used the architecture of the city as their inspiration. The Fair will be held amongst the Regency splendour of Brunswick Square Gardens, Hove, on Sunday June 30 and will include the work of over 60 artists. Spanish artist Al

Council’s trans mx mix

Brighton & Hove Council, much to the chagrin of Daily Mail readers up and down the land, this week decided to add the option of ‘Mx’ to all their forms, as a new honorific title. It will be available as an alternative to the usual Mr, Mrs and Ms for anyone to use, but the […]

‘Common Room’ garden space for London Road

‘Common Room’ garden space for London Road

After a successful trial last year, an area just off London Road is to be set aside as an oasis of calm in the midst of a desert of despair. The little space outside St Bartholomew’s Church called Providence Place Gardens was given a fortnight’s makeover with picnic tables and seating being set up,

Paris no-go for Brighton City Airways

Paris no-go for Brighton City Airways

Brighton City Airways, who fly out of Shoreham Airport, have had to suspend their recently launched Paris service due to French customs and immigration delays. They will be operating return flights up to the May 6 to get people back from their Bank Holiday breaks, but from May 7 all flights will be

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