Health Scientists, politicians and celebrities back new call for drug policy overhaul A broad coalition of scientists, politicians and celebrities have called on the Government to join global efforts to end the failed ‘war on drugs’ and commit to an urgent review of the UK’s drug laws. In an open letter published in The Times newspaper, public figures including Sir Richard Branson, S By Besi • 2 min read
Community News London gay bars to help THT HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has announced a range of exclusive bar offers for participants in this year’s ‘Really Wild’ themed Walk for Life event on June 16. This year sees a re-invention of the longstanding event, with a range of Soho venues showing their support by By Besi • 2 min read
Health Your local hospice needs you! Do you have a couple of hours or more of spare time a week? If so, have you ever considered helping with the work the Martlets Hospice does? As part of Volunteer Week, the Martlets is holding a drop-in Volunteer Open Day on Thursday June 6. You can turn up at any time from 2-7pm […] By Besi • 1 min read
Health New addiction group for gay and bisexual men This summer, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching a new group for gay and bisexual men in Brighton who feel that drug or alcohol use is having an overwhelming and negative impact on their lives or sexual behaviour. The charity is asking men in the city to get in to By Besi • 2 min read
Food & Drink New Lovefitcafe opens in central Brighton Jason Bright and his business partner, Steve Lampard have opened their second branch of Lovefitcafe at 110 Queens Road, Brighton. Their original Lovefitcafe at 14 Brighton Square, has proved a big hit since it opened and continues to serve up healthy options. The new cafe is stylish in design and pe By Besi • 1 min read
Community News ‘Uniform’ themed night for THT in Eastbourne Staff and volunteers from HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be mingling with all manner of policemen, doctors, and sailors at a special event at The Hart Pub in Eastbourne on June 29. A team from the charity’s centre in East Sussex will be attending The Hart’s ‘uniform’ By Besi • 1 min read
Health Tranquility after cancer ‘What do fly fishing and breast cancer have in common?’ sounds like an odd riddle indeed, but the answer is the Casting for Recovery charity. This charity, now in its seventh year, offers women who have had breast cancer a chance to chill out in the countryside for a couple of days while learning ho By Kat Pope • 1 min read
Health 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 By Kat Pope • 1 min read
Community News Clinical researcher needs your help! Louise Kerr a nurse and Masters student of Southampton University, needs your help with conducting research to explore the health and social care concerns of older HIV positive and HIV negative men. The research, which forms part of Louise’s dissertation, comes at a time when people with HIV are liv By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Avert release HIV Myth Busting Fact sheet Avert, the Horsham-based international HIV and AIDS education and prevention charity, have created a Myth Busting Fact Sheet to help people separate the facts and myths about HIV. The colourful fact sheet, which Avert hope to have placed in as many schools, bars, restaurants and faith centres as pos By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News MindOut and Switchboard in new partnership project MindOut, the LGBT mental health charity, and Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard have received funding for a partnership project with the primary aim of preventing social isolation. Starting from this month, MindOut will be setting up two branches of a Peer Mentoring project, which has been funded foll By Besi • 1 min read
Health MMR vaccination programme to be rolled out nationally Public Health England, NHS England and the Department of Health have announced a national catch-up programme to increase MMR vaccination uptake in children and teenagers. The aim of the programme is to prevent measles outbreaks by vaccinating as many unvaccinated and partially vaccinated 10-16 year By Besi • 3 min read
