Arts Creative people from across the city to come together to make Arts Recovery Plan Creative people from across the city are coming together to make an Arts Recovery Plan to run over the next three years, supporting the city’s cultural and events sector through the Covid-19 crisis. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community Join Gscene for free webinar on NHS Test & Trace system today 4pm The expert panel will be facilitated by Billie Lewis of the LGBTQ+ Community Safety Forum and he will be joined by Becky Woodiwiss, Public Health Principal, and her colleague Suzanne Morris, nurse consultant of Infection Prevention, both from the Public Health team at Brighton & Hove City Council By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Free webinar on NHS Test & Trace system with BSL interpreter Join Gscene for a free webinar on the NHS Test & Trace system, with BSL interpreter, tomorrow from 4pm. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Brighton & Hove City Council launches Covid-19 alert level and guidance Brighton & Hove City Council introduces an ‘escalation framework’, using a traffic light system – from green to yellow, amber and red – to keep everyone in the city informed and up to date about the current rate of confirmed cases of Covid-19. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News UKAT figures reveal more alcoholics than ever check into South East rehabs Figures from the UK Addiction Treatment Group reveal that more alcoholics than ever before have admitted themselves into rehabs across the South East during the four month peak of the Coronavirus crisis By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community LGBT+ Futures Covid-19 response fund launched Consortium launches LGBT+ Futures: National Emergencies Trust Fund, which will distribute £350,000 of onward grants to diverse LGBTQ+ organisations from across the UK. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News LETTER: ‘What a time to be proud in our LGBTQ+ community’ Jim Butler-Fleming, Director of Pride Support LTD, pops into Brighton on what would have been the weekend of Brighton & Hove Pride 2020. By Contributor • 3 min read
Community THT release new advice on having sex while managing Covid-19 Sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) releases guidance on having sex while managing the risk of Covid-19 and social distancing. By Contributor • 2 min read
Business News Brighton & Hove & Metrobus say stay at home for Brighton Pride Brighton & Hove and Metrobus’ Managing Director Martin Harris joins Brighton & Hove Pride, Brighton & Hove City Council and Brighton & Hove NHS to ask people not to gather in large numbers at unofficial events for Brighton & Hove Pride this weekend. By Scene Editorial Team • 2 min read
Community News Study of poor nutrition and less physical activity during lockdown Poor nutrition and less physical activity, during lockdown, adversely affected mental health in England, according to preliminary findings from an Oxford University study. By Contributor • 1 min read
Business News Council: £11million ‘held back by government red tape’ Brighton & Hove City Council joins local business leaders to call on the government to cut red tape around funding rules and allow local businesses to benefit from around £11million of financial support By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Healthwatch Brighton & Hove launches Annual Report Report details activities before and during the coronavirus pandemic as well as usual activities, main projects, and describes how some projects were suspended and then rapidly changed to respond to the Covid-19 challenge. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
