Business News Update on Covid business support – deadlines extended Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) has announced businesses can still apply for grants covering the second lockdown between November 5 and December 1 and eligible pubs and bars for Christmas Support Payments By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community ‘The Bushes’ to get a facelift Early works are set to start soon on reinvigorating Dukes Mound as part of the Black Rock development, with works planned to kick off in mid-February. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community Lunch Positive and Together Co launch befriending scheme The new scheme will match people living with HIV with like-minded volunteers, to develop supportive friendships By Contributor • 2 min read
Rainbow Hub Community The Rainbow Hub seeks new trustee The Rainbow Hub, Brighton’s LGBTQ+ point of contact for info, advice and support, is looking for a new trustee to join the board By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community THT releases new research into HIV testing rates New research from HIV/sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has revealed just 1 in 5 adults have ever tested for HIV in the UK By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Community Whitehawk FC launch Shout Out for Mental Health campaign Dulwich Hamlet FC and Whitehawk FC join forces to raise awareness and funds with a series of events in February for the charities Mind in Brighton & Hove, and Mind in Lambeth and Southwark. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Comment National HIV Testing Week: 1-7 Feb Coronavirus isn’t the only epidemic we can end through testing. By Jordan Page from Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts Iris Prize celebrates National Lottery award Organisers of the Iris Prize have launched a Wales-wide, three-year project working with community groups from across the country to discuss issues faced by LGBTQ+ people. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community The NHS and Metrobus launch Covid-19 Mobile Vaccination Unit The NHS and Metrobus launched one of the UK’s first Covid-19 Mobile Vaccination Units in a bus yesterday in Crawley, targetting hard-to-reach and vulnerable communities. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Covid rates continue to fall in Brighton & Hove In the seven days up to January 22 there were 880 confirmed new cases of Covid-19 in the city, which is equivalent to a weekly rate of 303 per 100,000 residents – which is lower than England at 387 per 100,000 and 368 per 100,000 in the South East. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Holocaust Memorial Day – be the light in the darkness Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) to support the Brighton & Hove Holocaust Education Project in commemorating this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day on Wednesday, January 27. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community The Brighton Centre opens as vaccination centre The Brighton Centre opened today as a large vaccination centre covering the whole of Sussex, which marks another milestone in the vaccination programme. Over 125,000 people have now received a vaccination across our region to date. Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust has produced a short film to e By Graham Robson • 1 min read
