Arts Crystal Lubrikunt to stream ‘Santa’s Little Slag’ for AKT Join Brighton-born drag performer turned international lip sync assassin Crystal Lubrikunt on Christmas Eve at 9.30pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Queer Jam #6: Velvet Code gets deciphered Queer Jam breaks the code… the Velvet Code By Queer Jam • 1 min read
Community Be Alert for Covid-19 vaccination scam Healthwatch Brighton & Hove shares a statement on behalf of Sussex NHS Commissioners to alert people to a Covid-19 vaccination scam By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Brighton & Hove remains in Tier 2; Hastings and Rye placed into Tier 3 Today’s national tier review has confirmed that Brighton & Hove will remain in Tier 2 – High Alert. While this news may reassure Brighton & Hove businesses over Christmas, along the south east coast the constituency of Hastings and Rye has been placed in Tier 3. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Vaccination Champions needed in Sussex Sussex NHS Commissioners seeking volunteers to become Vaccination Champions to help the NHS in Sussex raise awareness of the Covid-19 vaccination and dispel myths on the vaccine. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Council urges gov to give schools staff & funding needed Brighton & Hove’s lead councillor for schools has urged the government to confirm funding arrangements for the Covid-19 testing programme in secondary schools due to start in January. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Santa Bus makes final dash for community groups Brighton & Hove and Metrobus, and Santa himself, are doing a final dash to the finishing line to raise as much money as possible for 12 local community groups and charities, including LGBT Switchboard and Brighton Black History Group, through its online Santa Bus GoFundMe appeal and by selling limit By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Trans Pride Brighton recruiting for three paid roles The positions are: Freelance Charity Development Manager; Freelance Project Manager; Freelance Community Manager By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community THT to meet sexual health needs of trans & non-binary people New trans-specific sexual health information – led by and celebrating trans, non-binary and gender diverse people – has been published by HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Community New rules to allow gay and bi men in long-term relationships to donate blood Recommendations from the FAIR steering group, to enable a more individualised way of assessing safe blood donations, have been accepted in full by the Department of Health and Social Care, which means men who have sex with men in a long-term relationship will be able to give blood from summer 2021 By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Queer Jam Arts Queer Jam #5: our purveyor of perfect pop pounces on Jack Panther’s new music vid POP in for the freshest LGBTQ+ tunes and talent… By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust to receive £6 million to upgrade and refurbish local hospitals The Trust will receive £6 million to carry out the work, which could include building new or refurbishing buildings to deliver key services, upgrading electrical infrastructure, improving ventilation systems and fire safety, and replacing hospital lifts. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
