City centres lying empty because so many people are working from home have received considerable media attention since the pandemic took hold. As the picture of a post-COVID world slowly comes into focus, it seems we are unlikely to return to the office in the same numbers as before....
As the pandemic continues to surge around the world, many people keep frontline healthcare workers - who are our first line of defence against the virus - in their minds. One group of equally important front-line workers is lorry drivers. The transport and logistics industry has been a massive...
The transmission rate for new coronavirus cases in Brighton has fallen yet again with rates almost halving, although officials continue to implore the public to stay concerned. In terms of active cases, there were 757 new cases identified over the latest seven- day period at a new rate of...
The public are now able to express their views to the council on the new cycle lane proposals following major resident backlash throughout the city.
Brighton and Hove City Council have asked for opinions on current, temporary and future changes as they look to make major changes to the way...
A by-election is set to take place after a Labour councillor announced her intentions to stand down by the end of next month, citing family reasons.
Councillor Tracey Hill, 50, has been the elected official presiding over Hollingdean and
Stanmer on Brighton and Hove City Council for approaching six years, have...
The coronavirus pandemic has gone hand-in-hand with considerable democratic backsliding. According to a new study, democratic freedoms were undermined in 83 countries from March to September 2020. This should concern all of us. Oversight and accountability during the COVID-19 pandemic are essential for both the public and democratic health...
To fast track the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a broad range of candidate COVID-19 vaccines are being investigated. The results of clinical trials being run on some of them have started to be released. The Novavax vaccine trial is one of them. Phase 3 trial results from the...
The news just like politics is a troubled and corrupt industry. It fails to achieve its key objective of informing the public, choosing money and power over education.
The truth doesn’t sell, so a culture of hypothesising, manipulating and self-interest creates crises out of even the simplest story, making...
Brighton finally got its first vaccination centre with the facility opening this week.
Weeks after seeing sites open nationwide, The Brighton Centre now forms one of 32 locations across the country that began operations on Monday (25th January) by offering treatments to healthcare and social care staff, before inviting priority...
For undocumented migrants and refugees travelling to new countries, accurate information is vital. Because of this, smartphones – mobile phones that perform many of the functions of a computer, like accessing the internet – have become an important tool. They give migrants access to applications such as Google maps,...
