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
General News Australia relaxes blood donation regulations Australia has relaxed its blood donation regulations for gay, bisexual and queer men, meaning they are now allowed to donate three months after abstaining from sex. By Rachel Badham • 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
General News LGBTQ+ advocates praise Rachel Levine Over 350 LGBTQ+ advocates and medical professionals have praised newly elected US health secretary, Dr Rachel Levine, in an open letter to Joe Biden. By Rachel Badham • 2 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
Stonewall at Pride in London in 2015 General News LGBTQ+ organisations apply to join puberty blockers appeal Stonewall, Gendered Intelligence, the Endocrine Society and young people’s sexual health charity, Brook, have applied to join the NHS appeal against the recent court decision to prevent trans people under 16 from accessing puberty blockers. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Delhi to build trans inclusive toilets The first trans inclusive toilets in Delhi, the capital of India, are currently in construction and are due to be opened shortly. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News HIV/AIDS researcher Joseph Sonnabend dead at 88 Dr Joseph Sonnabend, a pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher, has died at 88 after suffering a heart attack earlier this month. By Rachel Badham • 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
