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Suspended: Jugal Sharma

EXPOSED: The head of housing, his brother’s property company, and the £20m council contract SPECIAL INVESTIGATION by Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy The younger brother of Jugal Sharma, - the suspended head of housing with Brighton and Hove City Council - runs a property company that has received up to £20 million in taxpayers’ money to provide homes for the homeless. Ashley Parker - previously known as Ashone Sharma and Ashoni Parker - is a director and majority shareholder in KEM Property Services Limited (KEM), which has provided temporary accommodation in Brighton and Hove for nearly a decade. Mr Parker, 51, became a director in March 2008; he became a shareholder in February 2009. By which time, KEM owned at least six houses in the city - using mortgages with the Royal Bank of Scotland that totalled more than £3 million. A number of properties sub-let by KEM were reportedly owned at the time by Mr Parker, but the company paid the mortgages on them. Today Brighton & Hove Independent publishes details of

KEM Property Services Limited owns a range of properties, worth more than £3 million, to house the homeless | For full details, see pages 17-20

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KEM Property Services: housing the homeless >> Continued from page 1 more than 400 council payments to KEM Property Services totalling more than £8.3 million in only 43 months - an average of about £193,000 a month. The biggest single payment was £137,669 on June 29 2012. It is estimated that the company - which was founded in 2003, shortly after Mr Sharma’s appointment in Brighton and is nearing the end of a 10-year agreement with the council may have received as much as £20 million of taxpayers’ money. The city council, however, has not disclosed the actual total. Our findings are the result of an investigation involving hundreds of documents from Companies House, the Land Registry, and Brighton and Hove City Council. The investigation has also involved enquiries in London, where Mr Parker lives in a rented housing association flat and where, in 1997, he founded a separate property company with his older brother. Mr Sharma, then a housing needs officer with the London Borough of Hillingdon, was a director for only 11 days; the company was dissolved on March 16 2010, with no sign of it ever having traded. Now one of Brighton and Hove City Council’s highest-earning

officers – with a salary of £82,500 - he has told friends that he has “declared everything” and insisted he has done nothing wrong. Friends claim he is the victim of a “witchhunt” and a “conspiracy”. Prominent in the internal council investigation that preceded Mr Sharma’s suspension was Jill Whittaker - a lawyer in the city council’s corporate law team - whose husband is Lord Bassam of Brighton, Labour leader of the city council until 1999. Our investigation has not uncovered any evidence to suggest Mr Sharma - whose wife, Audrey, is an environmental health officer with the council has done anything wrong. This newspaper has, however, been told that his future could hang on the contents of two crucial emails: one timed at 3.55pm on June 10 2004 allegedly from KEM’s advisers, telling senior council officers about Mr Sharma’s family connection to the company. The other is reportedly timed at 4.02pm on June 14 2012 the importance of which is not clear. One source close the investigation said: “The question of whether everything was properly declared is disputed.” Councillors and former councillors who have worked most closely with Mr Sharma praise his strategic ability to

Jugal Sharma was a director, with his brother, of a separate property company but for only 11 days, in 1997

“think outside the box”. The focus of the current investigations focus on an innovative policy – championed by Mr Sharma - of working with private landlords to provide emergency accommodation under 10-year agreements or leases. Under the agreements, landlords could count on getting nearly £200 a week for each person accommodated. The six properties known to be owned by KEM comprise 47 flats or bedsits. Jason Kitcat, the council leader, has been personally briefed on the detail of the concerns. The police investigation is being led by Detective Sergeant Edward “Ted” Parker-Bancroft, KEM director, lives in a flat near Haywards Heath railway station Sally Smith, of Sussex Police’s Economic Crime Unit. Neither was willing to comment. Yesterday Brighton & Hove Independent asked the council key questions about KEM Property Services and six KEM-owned properties. They include 40 and 50 Brunswick Place in Hove, on which - it was reported, in 2008 - £300,000 of government grants had been spent to refurbish the two listed buildings. Both properties have Ashley Parker, KEM director, gives a social housing flat in London as his home address been owned by KEM since May 2005; the former was leased to the city council for 10 years in 2006. The key questions included: ■ Has any council officer ever made a public or private declaration that s/he is related to anyone involved in KEM Property Services? ■ How much money has been paid by the council to KEM in each of the last nine years? ■ What is the relation of the council to each of the following: 26 Chatsworth Road, Brighton; 40 Brunswick Place, Hove; 50 Brunswick Place, Hove; 16 and 17 St George’s Place, Brighton; 41 Eaton Place, Brighton; 27 Upper North Street, Brighton. Last night a council spokesperson said: “Most of the information is already in the public domain but we cannot further comment further due to an investigation.” For more details, see pages 17-20 www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk

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Council’s head of housing suspended EXCLUSIVE by Frank le Duc @BHcitynews

The city council’s head of housing has been suspended, Brighton & Hove Independent can reveal. Jugal Sharma, who has worked for the council for more than a decade, is one of the its highestpaid officers, earning £82,500 a year. He is the second senior officer to have been suspended in recent weeks. Mr Sharma, 53, joined from the London Borough of Hillingdon, where he served for four years as housing needs manager. News of his suspension came as Sussex Police confirmed it was investigating allegations of fraud, but added no arrests have been made. As one of the 20 highestpaid officers, Mr Sharma’s responsibilities with Brighton and Hove City Council are many and varied. According to the council website, they include: ■ to visibly lead, manage

and be accountable for service policy advice to the council and the commissioning, delivery and assurance of investment and services provided by Brighton and Hove City Council and contracted with partner organisations; ■ to support and contribute to the corporate management of the council and ensure that services are delivered in accordance with council’s corporate planning framework, service planning arrangements, budget parameters and to meet or exceed agreed performance targets/outcomes; ■ to promote and deliver innovation in investment and service delivery that demonstrably offers strong return on investment and value for money. For a year until March 2010, Mr Sharma also served as company secretary of Brighton & Hove Seaside Community Homes Limited. The not-for-profit charitable company - financed with a £28 million loan from Santander was controversially set up by the council to raise investment to

help improve all council tenants’ homes to the government’s Decent Homes Standard. It is leasing 499 empty council properties in batches over a fiveyear period, which started on November 1 2011; the council reported that 293 properties had been leased by October 1 2012. They were all properties that were vacant, were a drain on the council’s housing budget, and were not adapted. Mr Sharma’s suspension comes weeks after Ian Withers was suspended from his post as the council’s head of audit and business risk, a post he has held since December 2002. After Mr Withers was suspended, it was reported last month that concerns focused on misleading elected officials in public reports on sensitive matters. Yesterday the council declined to say whether the suspensions were related, what matters were under investigation, or whether Sussex Police or external auditors had been called in. A council spokesperson said: “We can’t comment on individual employee issues.” Sussex Police said: “An

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investigation into allegations of fraud at Brighton and Hove City Council has been launched by Sussex Police. “The matters were drawn to the attention of police by the council in November following an initial investigation by its own internal audit team. “There have been no arrests at this stage.” Frank le Duc is the founder and editor of Brighton and Hove News. For more information visit: www.brightonandhovenews.org

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More than 200 people are expected to attend a meeting to debate what opponents call the “gagging bill”: the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill 2013-14. The meeting - organised by 38 Degrees, the 1m-member campaigning organisation - is at 8pm on Thursday, January 9, at St Mary’s Church, 61 St James’s Street, Kemptown. The debate, to which all three of the city’s MPs have been invited, will be chaired by Greg Hadfield, editor of Brighton & Hove Independent. This newspaper has promoted debate about the proposed legislation, including an article last week by Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown. In his article, Mr Kirby who has promised to attend Thursday’s meeting if his diary allows - argued that

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He said it was important to strike the right balance so that nobody in the charitable sector felt their right to campaign was being impeded. Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion - who has confirmed she will attend the meeting - said Mr Kirby was either misinformed about his government’s bill “or is deliberately trying to mislead”. She said: “It is simply not true to assert the few amendments which the government has finally agreed

Civil Society Commission, the bill ‘risks profoundly undermining the right of organisations to speak out on some of the most important issues facing the country and the planet’. “While it is true that the government was persuaded to ‘pause’ the legislation to allow for further consultation, the length of the pause – less than six weeks rather than the three months which we had called for – has, in the words of the commission, ‘proved to

Hove MP supports speed trials Mike Weatherley, the MP for Hove, has backed fellow Conservatives in pledging to reverse a possible council ban on the historic Brighton Speed Trials. A decision on the future of the trials will be made at a meeting on January 23. In an initiative led by Councillor Ken Norman, Brighton and Hove Conservatives have pledged support for them to continue and would - if in control of city council - allow the trials to go ahead in future. Mr Weatherley said: “The speed trials are a local institution which, understandably, has a huge following across the southeast. “Of course, motorsports by their very nature are dangerous, but along with tens of thousands of fellow enthusiasts, I’ve always loved going down to watch the races on a sunny afternoon by the sea.” He urged the council to take note of calls from residents. Do we need so many celebrations of the car? See page 10.

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Increased risk of flooding is a threat to our region and we need national help Jason Kitcat @jasonkitcat

In recent weeks, we have seen what storm surges can do to coastal defences in our area. The West Sussex village of Pagham had its new shingle and rock defences battered and breached by the tidal surge. There were also cliff falls at Birling Gap and Rock-a-nore, near Hastings - as well as flooding in Shoreham and Worthing caused by bad weather. The Environment Agency plays a crucial role in helping prepare for extreme weather and build flood and sea defences, including in Sussex. But while the government has maintained money available for building flood defences, they

expected to occur once in 100 years, say, in the past may now be happening more frequently.” It is clear that investment in protecting lives and livelihoods should be going up, not down. Brighton and Hove’s location as a coastal city at the foot of the Downs puts us at risk from flooding. In response, It is clear investment in we are working protecting lives and livelihoods with others to should be going up, not down” put together a new strategy for We know that the greatest coastal protection stretching from threat to the United Kingdom from Brighton Marina to Adur. We need, however, national climate change is the increased support to design them and risk of flooding. Sir David King, the government’s funding to build them. I hope the former chief scientific adviser, government listens to sense and has linked recent weather events maintains funding for this crucial to climate change and said that work - while also doing more to “storms and severe weather slow the UK’s contributions to conditions that we might have climate change. are slashing flood management experts and maintenance checks at the Environment Agency. Government cuts mean the Environment Agency will lose about 1,700 staff members in the next 12 months, 550 of whom work on preventing and mitigating flooding.

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Contest opens to be Brighton’s first gay couple Frank le Duc @BHcitynews A contest is under way to win the chance to be the first same sex couple to marry when the law changes in March. The prize will be a free wedding in the Music Room of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton at a minute after midnight on Saturday 29 March. This is the date on which gay weddings become legal. Brighton and Hove City Council Register Office and the Pavilion are working in partnership to offer the prize. The aim is to enable a couple to make history by being the first to marry under the new law. The council said: “Applications are being accepted from same sex couples wishing to be the first couple to be wed in the city. “The selected couple will be wed, free of charge, in the magnificent setting of the Royal Pavilion’s Music Room at what will be both Brighton and Hove’s first same sex marriage and first late night wedding. “At one minute past midnight on the day same sex marriage ceremonies become legal, the city’s registrars will conduct the first wedding in the Music Room

of the Royal Pavilion. “This will be the first marriage to take place in the beautiful Music Room which has only recently been licensed for evening weddings.” Councillor Leo Littman said: “We warmly welcome the change in the law allowing people of the same sex to marry one another.“Brighton and Hove is a very popular place for both weddings and civil partnerships. “We are now seeing a high level of interest from same sex couples wanting to get married here. “You can feel the excitement build towards the city’s first same sex wedding in March. “We hope and expect that in the years ahead many more happy couples will choose to hold their weddings in our city.” This opportunity is open to any same sex couple planning to be married in Brighton and Hove. Both parties must be legally able to be married on Saturday 29 March. The couple must also be willing for the media to be present at their ceremony and to appear in publicity about this historic moment. The selected couple will be able to invite 80 guests to join them for their wedding in the

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Friday, January 31. The couple chosen will be announced on Friday, February 14. The council said: “The Register Office is already taking bookings for Saturday 29 March. Many same sex couples are choosing to be wed on the very first day the law allows.” To apply for the Royal Pavilion midnight ceremony, email register.office@brighton-hove. gov.uk and write First Wedding

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Advertising watchdog finds GMB guilty of “misleading” on 20mph The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that trade unionists were guilty of placing a misleading advertisement in an effort to strengthen opposition to city council proposals for 20mph speed limits. It said the GMB - which paid to publish the advertisement in the Brighton & Hove Independent on September 27 2013 - was unable to substantiate a claim that the council proposals amounted to a “blanket ban”. Separately, the ASA has also disclosed that it is still investigating 15 other complaints about an advertisement by Unchain the Motorist (UTM) that appeared in The Argus newspaper last September. In addition, it said last week that a complaint had been made about a UTM advertisement that appeared in Brighton & Hove Independent on November 29. The ASA ruling about the GMB advertisement - following a complaint by Brighton and Hove Friends of the Earth - said: “We considered that although the terms ‘blanket’ and ‘city-wide’ could be interpreted to mean the same thing, they could also be defined differently, with ‘citywide’ referring generally to an area the proposal might affect and ‘blanket’ referring to the area specifically and inclusively covered. We also noted that GMB’s ad featured only the term ‘blanket’. “We considered that Brighton and Hove City Council had consistently and publicly said

the 20 mph limit would not be ‘blanket’, and that key roads would be excluded from the scheme. We were satisfied that the council had provided sufficient information about main roads that were excluded from the proposals. We concluded that GMB had not provided evidence that the council planned to impose a ‘blanket’ ban and the ad was misleading.”

Yesterday Mick Hildreth, secretary of GMB Brighton & Hove Taxi Drivers Section, said: “GMB is disappointed that Brighton & Hove Friends of the Earth found it necessary to complain about our advert and waste a lot of people’s time over such a minor issue. Although we have given our agreement not to use the advert again, we stand by the fact that it was - and still is - our members’ opinion that the Green-controlled Brighton and Hove City Council’s 20 mph proposals are blanket proposals. “GMB hopes that, in the future, when a scrutiny committee make a decision on proceeding with issues such as the 20mph, the Green Party does not hijack those decisions for their own political ideology. And when they get caught failing to consult, they have the decency to admit their failings and not ride roughshod over GMB members’ constitutional rights to be consulted.” Chris Todd, Brighton and Hove Friends of the Earth, said: “We warmly welcome this ruling. We believe that the GMB ad was designed to deliberately mislead the public. It encouraged people to oppose the 20mph proposals in a way that was clearly unacceptable. We hope that the GMB will act more responsibly in the future.” For the full ruling, visit: www.asa.org.uk

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My first political demonstration was against the whites-only 1970 tour of the Springbok rugby team. Apartheid’s supporters also argued that there worse black African regimes. Israel claims to be the “only democracy” in the Middle East, despite ruling over four million Palestinians. On the West Bank, there are two systems of law: one military and another for Jewish settlers. Thousands of Palestinians are put in administrative detention where Palestinian children are shackled by the feet in military courts. It would not happen to an Israeli Jewish child. The “peace talks”, after more than 40 years, are about preventing peace by giving Israel an excuse. Israel is a state of all Jews, wherever they live, not its citizens. I can “return” to Israel, but Palestinian friends of mine cannot. In Tamarin and Uzi

The death of Nelson Mandela was symbolic of the struggle for liberation in Africa, the scene of terrible massacres and genocide. Apartheid South Africa was in a league of its own because you cannot change your colour or “race”. Israel has entrenched apartheid within the law. Benjamin Netanyahu was the only leader not to attend Mandela’s commemoration. Apparently, he could not afford the fare! Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize winner wrote: “I have been to the Occupied Palestinian Territory and I have witnessed the raciallysegregated roads and housing that reminded me so much of the conditions we experienced in South Africa under the racist system of Our freedom is incomplete apartheid.” Chris McGreal without the freedom of the showed (The Palestinians - Nelson Mandela” Guardian, May 24 2010) that Israel was South Africa’s closest Ornan, the Supreme Court ruled political and military ally. PW that there is no Israeli nationality. Botha asked Israel for nuclear In most states, citizenship and warheads and Shimon Peres, now nationality are coterminous. In Israel’s president, offered them Israel, one-and-a-half million Israeli Arabs are tolerated at the “in three sizes”.

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civil marriage in Israel. In 2010, Rabbis Yitzchak Shapira and Yosef Elitzur wrote a book on when a Jew is permitted to kill a non-Jew “Torat Ha’Melech”. It was claimed: “There is justification for killing babies, if it is clear that they will grow up to harm us.” Israel’s Military Chief Rabbi, General Ronski, did likewise. There are even Orthodox rabbis who advocate sending Arabs to the gas chambers. In the Talmud, it is forbidden to save a non-Jew’s life on the Sabbath and murder of a Jew is more serious than a non-Jew. All this became obsolete as Jews adopted the emancipation. Israel has reverted to the Middle Ages. The Chief Rabbi of Safed, Shmuel Eliyahu, banned the letting of apartments to Arabs and the worst bigot, settler Rabbi Dov Lior, told the Israeli army: “There is no such thing as civilians in wartime… A thousand non-Jewish lives are not worth a Jew’s fingernail! and

captured Palestinian militants could be used to conduct medical experiments.” For over a year, there has been a boycott, which I support, of Sodastream, maker of homecarbonated soft drinks. Because boycott is a weapon of the oppressed. It was used against slave-grown sugar, the siege of Nazi shops, and apartheid. Sodastream’s main production facilities are based in Mishor Adumim, on confiscated Palestinian land. It benefits from the labour created by the occupation. It is a small sacrifice not to purchase its products. Is soda water worth the lives of the Palestinians? Tony Greenstein is secretary of the Brighton and Hove Unemployed Centre, Frank Elvy House, 4 Crestway Parade, Hollingdean, Brighton BN1 7BL. For more information visit: www.bhuwc.org

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Are these the most abused cycle lanes in the city?

That’s the question one angry reader asked about parking in Dyke Road. She may not be saitsifed by the city council’s response: “The cycle facilities in Dyke Road north of the Upper Drive, where the photographs were taken, are advisory only and can only be enforced where there are double yellow lines.”But Councillor Pete West, chair of the council’s environment, transport and sustainability committee added: “We are keen to build a network of enforceable cycle routes which link into the cycle lane in Old Shoreham Road and the recently-improved Seven Dials, and we are currently focusing on the section of Dyke Road between BHASVIC and the Upper Drive where a new segregated cycle lane is proposed, because of the large number of schools in the area.”

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Russell, Rooney and Blair: All intelligent in different ways Graham Chainey

Boris Johnson, the brainybuffoonish London mayor, recently incurred opprobrium for some comments he made about IQ. He said you cannot have economic equality when “16% of our species have an IQ below 85, while about 2% have an IQ above 130”. Nick Clegg promptly scored political points by slating Boris’s “unpleasant, careless elitism”. And then an interviewer ambushed Boris live on air with some trick IQ questions, which Boris failed to answer correctly, giving the impression he was himself a dunce. Nobody in this little rumpus seemed to come out of it very well, or to show much real intelligence. But what do we mean by intelligence? Is it measurable? Is it a single entity, or a manifold one? I once attended, as a new member, a Mensa meeting in Brighton. Gathered round a table in Horatio’s Bar were about 20 people with IQs above 130. Nobody thought to introduce me. Nobody spoke to me, or made me welcome. I sat there for an hour while they nattered intently about puzzles and software, then fled. Probably, nobody noticed I’d gone. They may have been brilliant at solving Dingbats, but I would have said they lacked an essential form of intelligence. American psychologist Dr Daniel Goleman has dubbed this emotional intelligence, or EQ. It involves awareness of one’s own and others’ feelings, empathy, maturity; at its extreme, it creates charisma. Unlike IQ, it is something that can be developed. Like all forms of intelligence, it can be misused. Bill Clinton’s EQ was once assessed as 170 (the same as his IQ), Tony Blair’s as 140, Gordon Brown’s just 70. Whereas IQ measures logical

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ability, there is also intuitive intelligence, the ability to arrive at solutions by non-logical means, said to be stronger in women. And there is creative intelligence, or the ability to produce new ideas, new artistic forms, insightful performances. And there is linguistic intelligence, the ability to learn languages and be eloquent. And aesthetic intelligence, the ability to appreciate a poem, a painting, a landscape. Then there is practical or mechanical intelligence. There are people whose IQ may not be particularly high, but who can do things with wood, metal, engines that seem miraculous to the rest of us. And there is what has been called bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, such as athletes enjoy. And isn’t sense of humour a form of intelligence? So-called common sense is another, though one which has never, it seems, actually been common; Voltaire considered it “very rare”. It enables one to behave in any situation with full regard for all the human factors involved – and every day one hears of people behaving with zero common sense.

I believe there are also such things as spiritual intelligence, and even evolutionary intelligence. There may be a dozen or more sorts of intelligence altogether. The ideal human being would score highly in them all, but it seems unusual to be strong in more than one. Wayne Rooney has high bodily-kinesthetic, but low IQ. Princess Diana admitted to being “as thick as two bricks”, but had high EQ. Bertrand Russell could not make himself a cup of tea (and also admitted he could not do IQ tests). Some people with Asperger’s syndrome have minimal EQ but are geniuses at cube roots or telling you on what day of the week any date in history fell. So BoJo’s remarks were all themore injudicious – unintelligent, I’m tempted to say. What makes a person an admirable or successful human being is an intangible combination of a whole spectrum of factors. And all that IQ tests measure, in my opinion, is the ability to do IQ tests. Graham Chainey is a freelance writer living in Brighton.

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Harsh cuts – not city council complacency – threaten our ability to care for vulnerable people Reading Jean Calder’s column (page 8, January 3) - responding to mine (page 4, December 13) - one might have thought I had been writing a staunch defence of cutting adult social services when nothing could have been further from the truth. I share Ms Calder’s commitment to the elderly and vulnerable in our city. It’s a shame her piece failed to reflect that my column was addressing the sad realities we face in local government: Harsh cuts to our funding by the coalition government while demand for our services is greater than ever as the population grows, ages and lives longer. Furthermore, medical advances 8 Brighton & Hove Independent Friday, January 3 2014

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This council publicises a commitment to a few favoured minorities, while failing to defend services for the elderly Jean Calder @jeancalder101

I approached this New Year with a feeling of distinct nausea. Nothing to do with eating too much, rather a profound disquiet with local politics and the state of the city. Chief among my concerns is the proposal that services for vulnerable adults will bear the brunt of council cuts. Denise D’Souza, executive director of adult social care, says £6 million will have to be found out of this budget. Older people’s resource centres are in the frame. So are day centres, which provide a lifeline for individuals and their families. In the earlier phases of my mother’s dementia, she attended a non-specialist day centre once a week. And then, as the illness progressed, two days - or, later, three days - a week at a specialist dementia day centre. She received 24-hour care at home, but this could not have been achieved for so long without day centres. While she was there, carers could rest knowing she was safe, stimulated and wellfed. My mother ate well at other times; but, for some of those who attended, day-centre lunches were the only well-prepared hot meals they received. Council leader Jason Kitcat defends proposed cuts to these services. He wrote in this newspaper that “with the ‘personalisation’ scheme, elderly and disabled people are able to choose from a range of activities they would like to do with their allocated budget. This means that fewer are choosing to come to formal council-run day care centres - instead going to the cinema or bingo, for instance”.

He added “as a result...our services at day-care centres are being used less”. This outrageous and selfserving statement, which in effect places responsibility for cuts in services for vulnerable elders upon slightly-less-vulnerable people who wish to live a normal life. I doubt those consulted about “activities” had any idea that mainstream services for their frail peers were at risk. I also suspect there are few older people receiving council funding who would really prefer to spend it on bingo rather than food, cleaning and care. Cllr Kitcat cynically ignores the fact that “take-up” may have reduced because very frail people are not able to access services they need - either because they do not know how to manage money previously spent by the council on their behalf or because the amount provided is not enough to fund what they need. It is no accident that the personalisation agenda came in on the back of a previous £400,000 cut in services. The truth is that many frail pensioners cannot manage personal funding - or simply do not receive it. I would like Cllr Kitcat to meet my old friend and colleague, Pauline (not her real name). She worked for years in the NHS and then in

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for her sister, who has dementia, and lives in the same house. Pauline cannot get out. She cooks and cleans for her sister and deals with her fear, anxiety and occasionally-challenging behaviour. To stay active, Pauline knits for charity. She is worried about her own health, because she has had a recent They parrot fine words about fall. Social equalities and diversity, but workers have offered her promote a culture obsessed with sister a place youth and privilege” in a care home, but Pauline the voluntary sector. She never wants to keep her at home for as earned much, but carried on long as possible. I asked Pauline whether her working into her 80s because she loved the charity she served. In sister attended a day centre. She June this year, after 20 years, she has not been offered one, not reluctantly left her employment, even a day a week. I asked if her not to retire but to care full-time sister had any money under the

personalisation scheme. She has not. Pauline has not even heard of it. So there was no real choice. It was the care home or nothing at all. That is the reality of life for many older people, especially older women. They work for years on low wages or unpaid in the home. In later life, they live on reduced pensions, frequently after caring for an older husband or parent. After their deaths, they struggle on alone. Then, when they need help and turn to the state to provide it, it spits in their faces. Or politely withholds support, which amounts to the same thing. I am sick of this council’s hypocrisy and the brazen selfishness of those who dominate it. They parrot fine words about equalities and

diversity, but promote a culture obsessed with youth and privilege. Leading councillors and senior officers eagerly publicise their commitment to a few favoured minorities, those with social cachet, but fail to defend services for the elderly, especially those who are poor, sick or female - or the unfashionable jobs of those who provide them (usually women). This council has white-collar community safety officers, equalities and community development workers, commissioners and coordinators aplenty - none of whom provide essential client services. Will they turn out to defend elderly services and the jobs of low-paid colleagues? I do not for a moment think so.

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are adding even more cost pressures. So my point was that regrettably we had to find ways to cope, difficult as that would be. None of that was evident from Ms Calder’s article, nor did she reflect that adult services care for people of all ages over 18, not just the elderly. So, while I totally accept that the frail and elderly - like Ms Calder’s friend whom she cites may not wish to go for activities like bowling, many of the adults we care for - such as those with learning disabilities - do choose to do something different. Council officers work incredibly hard, many on relatively low pay which the government has kept behind inflation, to serve the people of our city. With a £75 million budget, adult care is a huge area of concern and work for us; I’m glad that Ms Calder shares that concern. We have protected the most vulnerable - of all ages - in the face of incessant government cuts. Indeed, we are one of the few councils to have protected the eligibility criteria for adult social care and we have a very active Older People’s Council supported by the city council. We are not complacent; I

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As a community activist in Kemptown, one of my New Year resolutions was about how to promote our neighbourhood. I doubt if many people will know that St James’s Street used to be known as the “Little Laine”. I want to ensure it does not become the “Forgotten Laine”. It is of enormous concern that St James’s and the streets into Kemptown, such as Upper St James’s and St George’s are being ignored. We are seeing proposed investment all around us: Edward Street and the old Amex building, Circus Street, Valley Gardens, and the seafront east of the pier. Yet nothing in one of the most vibrant and important areas of the city. One only has to look to our neighbours to see the excellent results achieved by the Business Improvement District (BID) in The Lanes and the injection of Mary Portas funds into London Road.

We too should be part of these neighbourhood improvements. I have been particularly impressed with the “street ambassadors” and enhancements such as hanging baskets and Christmas lights. All things that St James’s could and should have. For far too long, we have been ignored and this must now change. We need people with a vision to “bang heads together” and make our case to the wider business community and the city council. We desperately need publicity for the area. A tourist information point in St James’s Street or Kemptown would be a great start. We’re not just a Little Laine. We are a loud and proud Laine and deserve the investment that is sadly missing. Chris Cooke Chair, St James’s Community Action Group

acknowledge there is more work to be done in protecting our city’s most vulnerable. We have plans to improve upon the draft budget, especially in social care, but they will need support from Labour

councillors to vote them into action. Our draft budget has just over a month left for people to respond and give their views via www. brighton-hove.gov.uk/bhbudget.

All feedback will be welcome. Cllr Jason Kitcat Leader of Brighton and Hove City Council

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Good golly! Councillor Dawn Barnett deserves an outstanding service award – not diversity training Mike Holland @RealMikeHolland

Good Golly, Miss Molly! Little Richard’s immortal words. I doubt he would be deemed politically correct by the numpties from our city who insisted councillor Dawn Barnett be dragged over the coals for having the temerity to suggest golliwogs are nostalgic. Well, as was pointed out a previous edition of Brighton & Hove Independent, it is not only Cllr Barnett who feels gollies are nostalgic and worth keeping: a police leukaemia charity and also the Beaver scouts used them as an emblem on their badges. How dare anyone suggest that Cllr Barnett attend a diversity course because she believes gollies are nostalgic? This lady is one of the very few city councillors many of

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The truth about KEM Property Services: houses, directors, and company accounts SPECIAL INVESIGATION by Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy

The companies KEM Property Services Limited (KEM) was incorporated by Roger Slazenger on January 22 2003, with its registered office at 36A Goodmayes Road in Ilford, Essex. In official records, it reported it was engaged in “management of real estate on a fee or contract basis” as well as “other business activities”. FP Associates - a firm of accountants that was based at the time in a three-bedroom terrace house in Romford was given as the contact for Companies House matters. KEM’s only founding director was Mr Slazenger, who described his occupation as “manager”. Mr Slazenger owned 74 of the 99 allotted shares; another 25 were owned by Edward Charles Parker-Bancroft.

The two men were also fellow directors of Globalex Consultancy Limited, a Croydonbased property management company, from its incorporation in July 2001 to its closure in September 2005; a third director, called Bryan Joseph, was said to be a local government officer. On March 11 2003, Mr Slazenger increased his number of KEM shares to 110 (out of 135). On March 7 2005, FP Associates – by then based at 36A Goodmayes Road, Ilford - ceased to act as company secretary. The firm was replaced by Nitan Bafna, who gave his nationality as Indian and his occupation as “manager”. It was on March 1 2008 that KEM got its second director: Ashley Parker, who - in a declaration made to Companies House more than seven months later – said his former name was Ashone Sharma (typewritten). He gave as his address 12 Block L, Dufferin Street, near Old Street in the London borough of Islington.

On the form submitted to Companies House on November 11, Mr Parker left blank the boxes for other directorships to be listed; he did not declare his directorship of Sharma Property Company Limited. More than a month later - on December 22 2008 - a revised form was submitted; the only changes appear to be that he gave his former name as Ashoni Sharna (sic) (now handwritten) and he entered “None” in the boxes for other directorships to be listed. Meanwhile, on April 1 2008, Mr Bafna, the company secretary, changed his address from one in Sheffield to 1-7 Victoria Terrace, Hove. On February 19 2009, a new director appeared: Edward Charles Parker-Bancroft, a shareholder of the company since its inception. Now, however, he gave as his address 25 Radnor House, Harlands Road, Haywards Heath. >> Continued on page 19

Since April 2008, Nitan Bafna, company secretary, has given as his address a flat in Verner House, 1-7 Victoria Terrace, Hove. He also uses 27 Upper North Street, Brighton

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The £20m to house the homeless th The houses KEM Property Services Limited (KEM) mentions six properties in its accounts; five of the six are referred to in city council documents relating to temporary accommodation for homeless people; the sixth property is 27 Upper North Street, Brighton BN1 3FG, which contains a flat that is the most recent address given by Nitan (aka Nitin) Bafna, KEM’s company secretary (and director of AM Lettings & Property Management Limited). According to Land Registry documents, the terrace house was last sold for £287,500 on June 21 2004. Estimated current value: £412,000. KEM took out a mortgage on the property with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) on May 31 2005. The company had taken out its first mortgage - a debenture - with RBS on January 12 2004. Details of sales and mortgages relating to the five other addresses are:

1 26 Chatsworth Road, Brighton BN1 5DB – Freehold, semi-detached, nine flats. Last sold for £492,000, according to Land Registry documents, on August 21 2003. Estimated current value: £700,000. KEM mortgage with RBS on March 9 2004; 2 41 Eaton Place, Brighton BN2 1EG – Freehold, terrace, 12 flats. Sold for £450,000 on February 21 2004. Estimated current value: £655,000. KEM mortgage with RBS on July 22 2005; 3 40 Brunswick Place, Hove BN3 1NA – Freehold, terrace, freehold, 10 flats. Sold for £700,000 on May 31 2005; leased on August 21 2006 - for 10 years to Brighton and Hove City Council at a stated value of £89,785; KEM mortgage with RBS on May 31 2005. 4 50 Brunswick Place, Hove BN3 1NB – Freehold, terrace, 10 flats. Sold for £700,000 on May

31 2005. Estimated current value: £900,000. KEM mortgage with RBS on May 31 2005. 5 16-17 St George’s Place, Brighton BN1 4GB – Six flats on three floors above Domino’s Pizza, at the junction with Trafalgar Street. No Land Registry data relating to a sale since 2000. KEM mortgage with RBS on June 7 2005.

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The payments 2011January-March 25 payments Biggest: £94,990 Total: £503,148

2013 April-June* 20 payments Biggest: £44,794 Total: £303,986

2011 October-December 29 payments Biggest: £78,231 Total £518,089

2012 July-September 29 payments Biggest: £103,379 Total £646,190

2011 April-June: 26 payments Biggest: £106,841 Total: £575,516

2012 January-March 37 payments Biggest: £117,421 Total: £771,162

2012 October-December 36 payments Biggest: £132,431 Total £772,600

2013 July-October 42 payments Biggest: £93,035 Total: £739,646

2011 July-September 29 payments Biggest: £101,469.72 Total: £673,539

2012 April-June 26 payments Biggest: £137,669 Total: £699,653

2013 January-March 32 payments Biggest: £123,399 Total: £749,339

2013 October & November 29 payments Biggest: £89,255 Total: £572,491

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Since April 2010, Brighton and Hove City Council has published monthly “open data” detailing all creditor payments of more than £500. As a result, Brighton & Hove Independent has been able to extract data about more than 400 payments to KEM Property Services in 43 months. They total more than £8.3 million – an average of about £193,000 a month. The biggest single payment was £137,669 on June 29 2012. Here (left), we publish the quarterly breakdowns for the last three years: a total of £7,525,360 in 358 payments - an average payment of £21,020.

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hat built a private property empire The directors Addresses: 1 Keepers Court, 34 Warham Road, South Croydon CR2 6LA; 25 Radnor House, Harlands Road, Haywards Heath RH16 1LN.

Jugal Sharma Born: September 22 1960 Nationality: British Director of Sharma Property Company Limited, October 30 1997 – November 10 1997; director of Perrylands Farm Limited, January 19 2005 - close on October 13 2006 Addresses: 106 Newark Street, London E1 2ES; 8 Penton Place, Walworth, London SE17 3JT; 17 Guildford Road, Brighton BN1 3LU; 23 Capenors, Burgess Hill, RH15 9QL; now believed to live in Holland Road, Hove. Ashley Parker (formerly Ashone Sharma and/or Ashoni Parker) Born: August 26 1962 Nationality: British Founding director of Sharma Property Company Limited, October 30 1997 – close on March

16 2010; director of Perrylands Farm Limited, January 19 2005 – close on October 13 2006; director of KEM Property Services Limited, March 1 2008 – present. Addresses: 50 Thorold Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 4EX; 121 Balfour Road, Ilford IG1 4HS; 12 Block L, Dufferin Street, London EC1 8FB. Roger Prince Slazenger Born: December 30 1961 Nationality: British Occupation: Manager Founded KEM Property Services Limited on January 22 2003. Director, Director/Company secretary of Globalex Consultancy Limited, July 17 2001 - close on September 15 2005. Addresses: 97 London Road,

Plaistow, London E13 0DA; 19 Carlisle Road, Hove BN3 4FP; 54 Lansdowne Street, Hove BN3 1FR. Edward Charles Parker-Bancroft Born: August 2 1957 Nationality: British Appointed director of KEM Property Services Limited on February 19 2009; director of Globalex Consultancy Limited, July 17 2001- close on September 15 2005.

Nitin (and/or Nitan) Bafna Born: April 17 1979 (or 1974) Nationality: Indian Company secretary of KEM Property Services Limited, March 7 2005 – present; director of AM Lets & Property Management Limited, June 13 2011 – present; director of K.E.M. Maintenance Services Limited, December 12 2013 – present. Addresses: 2 Ellison Street, Sheffield S3 7JF; 1-7 Victoria Terrace, Verner House, Hove BN3 2WB; Flat 2, 27 Upper North Street, Brighton BN1 3FG.

Ashoni Parker became Ashley Parker on October 7 2013

In an annual return dated January 24 2013 - but not submitted until March 8 2013 the shareholders were incorrectly listed as Mr Parker-Bancroft (25 shares) and Mr Slazenger (110 shares). A corrected version was filed on October 10 2013

Ashley Parker was declared, for the first time, to be a shareholder of KEM, with effect from February 16 2009, in annual accounts submitted on January 24 2010

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>> Continued from page 17 He gave his occupation as “acquisitions manager”. Mr Parker-Bancroft replaced Mr Slazenger, whose appointment as a director had been terminated three days earlier. Brighton & Hove Independent has been unable to substantiate a suggestion that Mr Slazenger had died. It has, however, established that Mr Slazenger was the subject of an “unsatisfied” county court judgment relating to an unpaid debt of £1,118 on March 11 2009.

With effect from the March 7 2013, - in a “Change of particulars” document not submitted to until seven months later – Mr Parker gave his “original name” as Ashoni (sic) Parker and stated his “new name” to be “Mr Ashley Parker”. An annual return dated January 24 2009 is the last on which Mr Slazenger is listed as a director; his address was still given as 97 London Road, Plaistow, in east London (although, on other occasions, he gave 19 Carlisle Road, Hove, as his address).

In an annual return submitted on January 24 2010, Mr ParkerBancroft discloses - uniquely, and for the first time - that his former name (“used for business during the period of this return”) was Parker. The return also lists for the first time Ashley Parker as a shareholder (with 110 shares, transferred on February 16 2009 from Mr Slazenger). In an annual return dated January 24 2013 - but not submitted until March 8 2013 - the directors were shown to

be Mr Ashley Parker and Mr Edward Charles Parker-Bancroft; the shareholders, however, were listed as Mr Parker-Bancroft (25 shares) and Mr Slazenger (110 shares). A revised return was re-filed on October 10 2013, when it showed that Mr Parker had 100 shares and Mr Parker-Bancroft had 35. Ashley Parker - formerly Ashone Sharma became a director of KEM on March 1 2008

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Where has all the taxpayers’ money gone? The accounts January 31 2004, signed by Mr Slazenger after board approval on November 8 2004: Debtors: £64,765 Cash at bank/in hand: £63,633 Creditors (amount falling due within one year): [£76,583] NET ASSETS: £53,074 January 31 2005, signed by Mr Slazenger after board approval on January 9 2006: Debtors: £75,219 Cash at bank/in hand: £183,096 Creditors (amount falling due within one year): [£147,993] Total assets: less current liabilities: £110,322 Creditors (amount falling due after more than one year): [£383,329] NET ASSETS: £211,540 January 31 2006, signed by Mr Slazenger after board approval on September 26 2007: Debtors: £66,324 Cash at bank/in hand: £175,984 Creditors (amount falling due within one year): [£380,457] Total assets: less current liabilities: £3,783,278 Creditors (amount falling due

after more than one [£3,557,295] NET ASSETS: £225,983

year):

Note on the accounts: The bank loan is payable by monthly instalments of £32,760. Interest is charged at 1.31% above the Bank’s Base Rate. By way of security, the Royal Bank of Scotland has a first Legal Charge over the properties at 26 Chatsworth Road, 40/50 Brunswick Place, 27 Upper North Street, and 16/17 St George’s Place.

January 31 2007, signed by Mr Slazenger after board approval on September 11 2008: Debtors: £6,493 Cash at bank/in hand: £214,686 Creditors (amount falling due within one year): [£228,224] Total assets: less current liabilities: £3,914,017 Creditors (amount falling after more than one year): [£3,606,468] NET ASSETS: £307,549 January 31 2008, signed by Mr Parker after board approval on October 29 2008: Debtors: £72 Cash at bank/in hand: £279,058 Creditors (amount falling due

within one year): [£332,454] Total assets: less current liabilities: £3,867,637 Creditors (amount falling after more than one year): [£3,443,021] NET ASSETS: £424,616 Note on the accounts: A number of properties sub-let by the company are owned by the Director, Mr A Parker. The company pays the mortgages on these properties used and no further rent is charged by Mr A Parker.

January 31 2009, signed by Mr Parker after board approval on November 26 2009: Debtors: £72 Cash at bank/in hand: £157,374 Creditors (amount falling due within one year): [£262,587] Total assets: less current liabilities: £3,815,547 Creditors (amount falling due after more than one year): [£3,245,424] NET ASSETS: £570,123 Note on the accounts: A number of properties sub-let by the company are owned by the Director, Mr A Parker. The company pays the mortgages on these properties used and no further rent is charged by Mr A Parker.

January 31 2010, signed by Mr Parker after board approval on October 28 2010: Debtors: £7,245 Cash at bank/in hand: £159,329 Creditors (amount falling due within one year): [£316,639] Total assets: less current liabilities: £3,770,405 Creditors (amount falling due after more than one year): [£2,952,625] NET ASSETS: £817,780 Note on the accounts: A number of properties sub-let by the company are owned by the Director, Mr A Parker. The company pays the mortgages on these properties used and no further rent is charged by Mr A Parker.

January 31 2011, signed by Mr Parker after board approval on October 24 2011: Debtors: £33,820 Cash at bank/in hand: £191,740 Creditors (amount falling due within one year): [£356,735] Total assets: less current liabilities: £3,811,871 Creditors (amount falling due after more than one year): [£2,639,095] NET ASSETS: £1,172,776

January 31 2012, signed by Mr Parker after board approval on November 27 2012: Debtors: £67,116 Cash at bank/in hand: £61,615 Creditors (amount falling due within one year): [£194,256] Total assets: less current liabilities: £3,874,163 Creditors (amount falling due after more than one year): [£2,413,446] NET ASSETS: £1,460,717 January 31 2013, signed by Mr Parker after board approval on November 29 2013: Debtors: £32,957 Cash at bank/in hand: £270,860 Creditors (amount falling due within one year): [£238,454] Total assets: less current liabilities: £4,001,687 Creditors (amount falling due after more than one year): [£2,157,977] NET ASSETS: £1,843,710

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Pilot scheme launched £100m repairs needed

Plans rejected

Poyet denial

As part of a £25 million national pilot scheme, mental health nurses are to be posted in Sussex police stations and courts in a bid to reduce reoffending criminals. The scheme will also be tested in 9 other areas across England.

Brighton and Hove City Council revealed the seafront arches are in need of up to £100 million worth of repairs because of fears they could collapse. The council are investigating ways to fund the repair and improvement scheme.

Hygiene

Weather

A developer has been refused permission to demolish a Victorian bath-house on Hove seafront and build an eight-storey block of flats in its place. Sirus Taghan, of Globe Homes has applied to knock down the historic Medina House building, in King’s Esplanade, a number of times and replace it.

Gus Poyet, now at Sunderland, has distanced himself from a transfer request by Brighton and Hove Albion’s Liam Bridcutt. Poyet is a big fan of the unsettled midfielder and his current club had a £2 million offer rejected last week. He said: “It’s nothing to do with me.”

Restaurant closes after rat infestation

JCBs called in to clear beach extension

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Food safety inspectors found rat droppings and dead mice in Maison du Vin, a french restaurant on East Street. They landed a court bill of more than £4,000. The restaurant has since voluntarily closed.

Seafront workers tried to remove some of the pebbles that were washed onto the Hove prominade following a week of storms. However, the worst of the beach extension will be removed by JCBS once the weather improves.

Contest opens

Charges to be frozen

Development

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A contest is under way to win the chance to be the first same sex couple to marry when the law changes in March. The prize will be a free wedding in the Music Room of the Royal Pavilion at a minute after midnight on Saturday 29 March.

Parking charges are to be frozen in the coming year – with some tariffs even being reduced. The council has announced it will freeze the majority of its charges for the second year running, after earning £18.36 million in parking revenue in 2012/13.

Station development

FA Cup 4th round

Work began on Monday on a major project in front of Brighton Station. Surrey Street will be closed to traffic until March. Work in Queen’s Road and the station forecourt will follow later this year to complement improvements already made inside the station.

Brighton and Hove Albion drew Port Vale or Plymouth Argyle in the 4th round of the FA Cup. The two sides drew 2:2 on Sunday (January 5) meaning they will replay on Tuesday, January 14. The winner of the game will face Brighton and Hove Albion in the 4th round.

Peter James signs Speed Trials petition

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Peter James, the top-selling crime author, has joined over 10,000 people in signing a petition to the council to save the Brighton Speed Trials. The event has taken place in Brighton since 1905.

A scheme to build 88 homes and upgrade outdated offices at Enterprise Point – an old industrial building – in Melbourne Street, near Lewes Road. was approved by councillors on Wednesday.

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Petition

Planners back scheme Christmas crackdown More than 170 people could be banned from the roads after they were arrested as part of a crackdown on drink-drivers in Sussex. A total of 120 people have so far been charged.

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Business Ride the Wave powers in for another series of business support events Gathering up speed for another mighty series of free-to-access business support events, Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce and Brighton and Hove City Council will be working in partnership once again as the Chamber has won a tender to deliver a third series of Ride the Wave from January to April 2014. With a high rate of start-up and self employment in the city, these practical and useful events will help ensure these businesses become financially sustainable. As well as its overarching aim of ‘Building Business Resilience’, this Ride the Wave programme is about providing practical support that makes a difference to ensure some of our smaller businesses remain viable and grow. Providing this programme free of charge to

businesses will ensure the greatest possible numbers have access. There is a continuing need to create more jobs. Increasing the number of apprenticeships and work experience placements and finding ways of helping our businesses expand will help reach this target. Through the use of experienced sector professionals, case studies and interactive sessions, there will be something for everyone ranging from start ups (and before you start), creative industries, retail, food and drink, retail, social enterprise. Topics covered include reducing costs and winning customers by greening your business, PR and marketing, mystery shopping and money matters. Brighton and Hove has a population that is getting

younger each year with its two universities producing more graduates, many of whom want to stay in the area. With over 5000 currently unemployed on Job Seekers Allowance in the city and continued public sector cuts, the City Employment and Skills Plan 2011-2014 states there is a ‘major responsibility on the private sector to create jobs’. It also highlights that Brighton has higher selfemployment and business density than most equivalent cities, and a well qualified population. The Chamber believes the high level of entrepreneurial talent of residents will help to build a resilient economy. The majority of businesses in Brighton and Hove are small to micro and freelancers. This RTW3 programme will help some of the

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Withdean Sports Complex set to become regional centre of climbing excellence A 13m indoor climbing wall being constructed at Withdean Sports Complex is scheduled to open in February 2014 offering some of the best indoor climbing in the area. The fantastic new £250k facility is being funded High Sports, the UK’s leading provider of indoor climbing, in partnership with Freedom Leisure and Brighton and Hove City Council. It is hoped that this partnership will create a regional centre of excellence for climbing in Brighton and Hove. The wall will have over fifty rope lines as well as two floors dedicated to the increasingly popular sport of ‘bouldering.’ Climbing routes range from 4+, a grade suitable for young children and beginners right up to the competition standard, which will provide a challenge for even the most experienced climbers. The wall will be open seven days a week and will offer adult and junior climbing sessions from age 4 and upwards. There will be adult courses and a wide

A visualisation of the climbing wall under construction at Withdean Sports Complex

range of junior climbing clubs. For those just wanting to ‘have a go’, drop in sessions will be available to help kids and adults reach new heights. Ross Philipson, Freedom Leisure Centre Manager at Withdean Sports Complex said: “We’re delighted to be able to offer indoor climbing alongside the wide range of other activities available at the centre. High Sports do a great job of getting the whole community involved in climbing from the very young to

the more mature climber so we’re delighted to be working in partnership with them. Even though the wall isn’t complete yet, excitement in the centre is already mounting.” Councillor Geoffrey Bowden said: “This is a great facility which will encourage more people and families to try something new. It also caters to the needs of expert climbers and ensures Brighton and Hove is a centre of excellence in this field of sport.”

smallest businesses to thrive and create jobs, providing support to both new and existing businesses by addressing the gap in core business skills. The announcement that there will be a third series of Ride the Wave events for businesses is very positive news for the city’s smaller businesses and will be a welcome start to the New Year. Councillor Geoffrey Bowden, Chair of the Economic Development and Culture Committee for Brighton and Hove City Council, said: “Funding a new series of Ride the Wave underlines the council’s commitment to supporting new and existing businesses in Brighton and Hove, one of the most entrepreneurial cities in the country. We believe that these timely and relevant training sessions will help give

people the skills they need to grow their businesses and create muchneeded employment opportunities for our residents.” The Chamber’s director, Sarah Springford, said: “The Chamber is delighted to be chosen to create another series of these very valuable events. There will be some new workshops this year, with excellent local case studies and plenty to learn. I encourage anyone who is thinking about starting a business in the city, or those who recently have, to take part.” For full programme line up www.businessinbrighton.org.uk /ridethewave” For more info or to join the Ride the Wave mailing list email: ridethewave@businessinbrighton.org.uk

Success for insurance brokers On December 19 2013, Preston Insurance Brokers completed their first year in business and celebrated with a party at GARS Chinese Restaurant in Brighton. Like their first year, the party was a success but Managing Partner, Noel Preston, is not getting carried away: “Starting a new business in the current climate was always going to be challenging and would have been impossible without the tremendous support from our clients, business partners and suppliers”. On achievements and the next stage, Noel replied: “We are where we wanted to be after a year and most importantly are continually and consistently delivering what we promise. The

turn-out at our party was both over-whelming and very humbling, hopefully a good reflection on us as a business. We look forward to continued steady growth without comprising the quality of service provided to our clients”. Contact: 0845 129 7505, info@prestonib.co.uk, www.prestonib.co.uk, @noelfrompib.

Public Notice Brighton and Hove City Council notice of application for licensing of sex establishments Address of premises: 8 Blatchington Road, Hove, BN3 3YN. We of Rebos Investments (Hove) ltd of 8 Blatchington Road, Hove, BN3 3YN, hereby give notice that we have applied to Brighton and Hove City Council under the provisions of Local Government (miscellaneous provisional) Act 1982, for the renewal of a licence to use the premises referred to as a sex shop. Any person wishing to make representations about the application should make them in writing to the Strategic Director of Environment and Housing within 28 days of this notice.

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HBA Christmas Retail Challenge hailed a success Hove Business Association celebrate their Christmas Shopping Challenge - with a £1,000 prize draw This year’s Hove and Portslade Christmas Shopping Challenge saw more than 50 retailers taking part, and now it’s time for the £1,000.00 Prize Draw! Tonight, (January 10), Hove businesses will be meeting at the Italian restaurant “Topolino Duo”, 65 Church Road, Hove, at 6.15pm for a celebration and the naming of the lucky winner. All over the Christmas period, independent retailers across Hove and Portslade took part in the promotion, which featured maps with their shops on them, and which shoppers then had stamped as they visited each outlet. After 10 stamps, the entry was complete, and could be posted back to Hove Business Association (HBA) for entry into the prize Draw. HBA’s Chair, Jill Humphrey, said: “It’s crunch time now on how the Christmas Challenge worked for our retailers. Basically: did it work, or didn’t it? We’re inviting everyone who took part, and anyone who wants to know more about it, to use January 10 to give us their feedback. So whether the Christmas Challenge helped you do better, or worse, or it made no difference at all, do come along – we’re intending to do it again next

year, and with your help we can make it even bigger and better!” After the prize draw there will then be a “Retail Tour” of Hove and Portslade, courtesy of the generosity of Martin Harris, Managing Director of the Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company. A double-decker bus will be waiting outside Topolino’s, and at around 6.45pm, the conducted tour of the area’s major retail streets will set off, with Jill Humphrey and Janet Woodjetts (HBA’s Retail Champion), taking the opportunity to talk the retailers through some of the finer points of the Christmas Challenge. Jill Humphrey and Janet Woodjetts spent Friday, December 20 visiting participating ‘Indie retailers’ in Portslade and Hove and found some very positive results. Jen at Brass Monkeys in Portland Road said: “It’s going very well. We’ve started lots of people off on their trail and hopefully one of our customers might be the winner.” Nima at Best Wishes in Station Road, Portslade had already stamped 72 maps and said: “We are handing the maps out when people shop here and we’ve also had new shoppers in to get their

Jill Humphrey, HBA Chair, addresses retailers at La Cave au Fromage, Hove

stamps. It’s working, it’s building up awareness.” Roger at Hurren and Glynn in Portland Road quoted: “It’s going very well. We’ve got good feedback. We’ve had about 10 people who said they would probably come back. We’ve done similar things in the past but this one seems to have run very well.”

Living Wage campaign gets the green light for third year The Living Wage campaign went from strength to strength in 2013 and most especially here in Brighton and Hove where over 25% of recognised UK Living wage employers had signed up to the local campaign. The two year initiative funded by Brighton and Hove Council and the Public Service Board was due to come to an end in March 2014 having already exceeded its initial target of over 100 employers signed up and 200 salaries updated. The actual results being 115 employers signed up and over 800 salaries increased by December 2013. But now thanks to UNISON and earlier conversations between The Chamber of Commerce and local officers at Brighton and Hove council the Living Wage initiative here in Brighton and Hove can continue into an unplanned but desirable third year working towards the general election in 2015. Tracey Allen from SEA PR who is running the campaign on behalf of Brighton Chamber said: “It is rewarding and very exciting that due to the foresight of UNISON locally and nationally our effective local campaign will

continue for an even longer term and we can continue to debate and drive forward the Living Wage message in Brighton and Hove. We now have even more opportunities to encourage more salary increases helping to boost local economies long term and help those living here have a better standard of living. Our ambitions to extend the campaign have come to fruition and feels very like a very important step in the right direction.” UNISON took the decision to support the campaign at the back of 2013 when they themselves joined the campaign. Learning that it would then end in March they felt it was detrimental for the campaign to finish so prematurely and with their annual conference due to be held in Brighton in June 2014 the Living Wage message also fits their agenda for discussion. Alex Knutson from UNISON said: “Addressing low pay is key to what UNISON do and this is a good opportunity for us to partner with other organisations and be an ambassador for growth in the local economy. As the largest Trade Union in the city collaboration is

very important and we look forward to supporting more colleagues across all sectors including the private and third sectors. The Living Wage is an excellent campaign and we are delighted to be so involved.” The Living Wage campaign is still looking for further funding to complete the extensive activity now planned until the election in 2015. If any business or organisation would like to discuss co funding opportunities they should enquire at campaigns@ businessinbrighton.org.uk

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Lynette at Vive Verde in Richardson Road said “We’ve enjoyed being part of it. We’ve had lots of new people and potential customers coming in and asking about it and having a look around. It’s nice that it’s supporting all of the local people. I can say there is someone across the street who is also taking part.”

Student wins iPad It has to be a good start to the New Year when someone hands you a free mini iPad as a prize for winning a competition. Well this is exactly what happened to 13 year called Chloe Ockenden on Friday who entered a preChristmas competition - all part of The Brighton and Hove Youth Collective’s (BHYC) first year anniversary celebrations last month. Chloe who goes to Dorothey Stringer school received the iPad from business man and charity supporter David Swainsbury from Newman Business Solutions. The Collective were looking at ways of engaging with more young people. The competition also provided The Brighton and Hove Youth collective with some very interesting results. The survey said that the best 3 ways to communicate with young people are: Texting – 46% Brighton and Hove Youth Collective Facebook – 39% Leaflets & posters – 33% And the top three things that young people want to know about are 1) The Activities that are on offer – 86%, 2) Events they can go to – 76% and 3) Local community activities in their area – 63%.

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Polar Nights Exhibition

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra pre-concert Interview

Polyarnye Nochi (or Polar Nights) is part of acclaimed British photographer Simon Roberts’ first major project, Motherland, an exploration of contemporary Russian society. 10am - 4pm. Free entry Founders Room, Brighton Dome, Church Street, BN1 1UE

Krater Comedy Club Eat, drink, watch and laugh as 3 top stand-ups and one of the best MCs on the comedy circuit entertain you. Please see www. komedia.co.uk/krater for more information including line-ups. Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

Back to the 80’s The Funkyfish brings the 80’s back to you! If you love everything about the decade, this is the night for you! 10pm till late. Free Admission Funky Fish Club, New Madeira Hotel, 19-23 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL

Sam Chara & The Love Interest 21st Century Cabaret, with soul… 8pm, £7/£5 Latest Music Bar, 14-17 Manchester Street, BN2 1TF

SATURDAY Albion v Birmingham City The Seagulls turned over Birmingham City in their own back yard earlier in the season and the Blues will almost certainly be out for revenge. 3pm kick off, Tickets from £25 adults, £22 seniors, £15 under 18’s, and £8 under 10’s Brighton & Hove Albion FC, The American Express Community Stadium, BN1 9BL

Grimethrope Colliery Band The real stars of the hit movie Brassed Off are celebrating their 15th anniversary with a fabulous concert featuring popular tracks and favourite classics. 7:30pm, £19.50-£21.50 Theatre Royal, New Road, BN1 1SD

In the Loop The Brighton sound collective bring a soulful blend of instrumental hip hop, funk, reggae and dub, live turntable tricknology with fresh, funky, deep and jackin’ house. 11pm. Free entry Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

Two orchestral favourites by Dvorák surround a surprise item. Interview: 1:45pm, 3pm. Performance: 2:45pm, £10-£33 Brighton Dome, Church Street, BN1 1EE

Isolated Atoms Formed in the industrial wastelands of Birmingham, their sound is influenced by Kings of Leon and The Cult. This is arena music with radio friendly hooks! 7:30pm, £5 Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

MONDAY Royal Pavilion Ice Rink The South East’s most beautiful winter ice rink will open for its fourth year on November 9 to January 19 on the Royal Pavilion’s Eastern lawns in Brighton. Royal Pavilion, 4/5 Pavilion Buildings, BN1 1EE

City Of Ashes Gaining a reputation as one of the most energetic, exciting and positive bands on the circuit – the band have gone from strength to strength over their lifetime and continue to impress an ever growing fan base. 8pm, 6/£4 Latest Music Bar, 14-17 Manchester Street, BN2 1TF

Turner in Brighton An exhibition in the Prince Regent Gallery, Royal Pavilion centred on our recent acquisition of J M W Turner’s watercolour Brighthelmston, Sussex (1824). 10am–5.15pm (last admission 4.30pm) Royal Pavilion Gardens, New Road, BN1 1UG

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loneliness in life’s journey towards self-discovery. Evenings 7.45pm, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm, £15-£37 Theatre Royal, New Road, BN1 1SD

Chilled to the Bone: Ice Age Sussex Explore Ice Age Sussex and discover how ice has driven our evolution, why we have survived whilst the Neanderthals perished, and what the disappearance of ice from the poles could mean for our survival. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Royal Pavilion Gardens, BN1 1EE

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Reflex Reflex BBC1, 6.15pm BBC1, 6.15pm In EastEnders this week, In EastEnders this week, Alfie begins planning a trip Alfie begins planning a trip to Australia. Is it because to Australia. Is it because he’s already fed up of being he’s already fed up of being reunited with Kat – or did reunited with Kat – or did Shane Richie need a break Shane Richie need a break so he could host this so he could host this promising new game show? promising new game show? Yes, the actor is getting back Yes, the actor is getting back to his light entertainment to his light entertainment roots with Reflex, which as roots with Reflex, which as the name suggests, is all the name suggests, is all about reaction times. Each about reaction times. Each week, two teams of three week, two teams of three family members will be family members will be tested in a series of tested in a series of challenges designed to find challenges designed to find out who has the speediest out who has the speediest reflexes. And that could reflexes. And that could involve anything from being involve anything from being fired into the air to fired into the air to responding to explosions. responding to explosions.

6.00 Breakfast. 10.00 Saturday 6.00 Breakfast. 10.00 Kitchen Live. 11.30 TheSaturday Good Kitchen(R) Live. 11.30 The Good Cook. 12.00 Football Focus. Cook. (R) 12.00 Football Focus. 12.45 Saturday Sportsday. 1.00 12.45 Saturday Sportsday. BBC News; Regional News; 1.00 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 1.15 Live Athletics: Great Weather. Live Athletics: Great Edinburgh1.15 Cross-Country. 2.45 Edinburgh Live Darts: Cross-Country. BDO World 2.45 Live Darts: BDO World Championships. 4.30 Final Score. Championships. 4.30 FinalNews; Score. 5.15 BBC News; Regional 5.15 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 5.30 Dynamo: Magician Weather. 5.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. Impossible. 6.15 Reflex. New series. Shane 6.15 Richie Reflex.hosts New this series. Shane game show Richie hosts gamebattle show in which two this families in which two families battle each other in a series of each other in mental a series of physical and physical andThe mental challenges. first challenges. The first London contestants are from contestants are from London and Essex. and Essex. 7.00 The Voice UK. New series. 7.00 Kylie The Voice UK. and NewRicky series. Minogue Kylie Minogue Rickyand Wilson join Tomand Jones Wilson join Jones Will.i.am as Tom coaches in and the Will.i.am as coaches in the return of the chair-spinning return ofcontest. the chair-spinning singing singing contest. 8.30 The National Lottery: Who 8.30 The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins. Nick Knowles Daresthe Wins. Nick Knowles hosts game show in hosts the in which twogame pairs show of strangers which twobypairs of strangers compete listing as much compete by listing much as they know aboutasgiven as they know about given subjects. subjects. 9.20 Casualty. Lily and new 9.20 doctor Casualty. Lilytry andtonew Ethan diagnose doctorisEthan to diagnose what wrongtry with a teacher what is wrong with a teacher showing strange symptoms, showing strange symptoms, while Zoe and Tess fight to whilethe Zoelife and fight to save ofTess Dixie’s save the life of Dixie’s girlfriend. girlfriend. 10.10 BBC News; Weather. 10.10 BBC News; Weather. 10.30 Match of the Day. Including 10.30 highlights Match of the Day.City Including of Hull v highlights of Hull City v Chelsea; National Lottery Chelsea; National Lottery Update. Update. 11.55 The Football League Show. 11.55 The Football Leaguegames Show. Highlights of today’s Highlights of today’s games in the Championship, League in theand Championship, One League Two. League One and League Two. 1.10 Weatherview. 1.15 BBC News. 1.10 Weatherview. 1.15 BBC News.

6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.30 Film: 6.00 This Is BBC Two.7.55 6.30Film: Film:I The Informer. (1935) The Informer. (1935) 7.55 Film: Married a Witch. (1942) 9.10 LifeI Married Witch. (1942) 9.10 Life on Earth.a(R) 10.05 Life on Earth. on Life on Earth. (R)Earth. 11.00(R) Fred10.05 Dibnah’s Made in (R) 11.00 Dibnah’s Made in Britain. (R)Fred 11.30 Great British Britain. (R) 11.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 12.00 The A Railway 12.00 to Z of TVJourneys. Cooking.(R) 12.45 TheThe A toA to Cooking. 12.50 12.45 Film: The A to Z ofZ of TVTV Gardening. ZSummer of TV Gardening. 12.502.35 Film: Magic. (1963) Film: Summer Magic. (1963) The Go-Between. (1971)2.35 4.30Film: Live The Go-Between. (1971) 4.30 Live Darts: BDO World Championships. Darts: BDO World Championships. 6.00 Flog It! Contestants in 6.00 Swansea Flog It! Contestants in hope a Moorcroft Swansea hopetheir a Moorcroft vase will beat Hartlepool vase will beat their Hartlepool rivals’ Clarice Cliff pottery at rivals’ Clarice auction. (R) Cliff pottery at auction. (R) 7.00 Nature’s Weirdest Events. 7.00 Chris Nature’s Weirdest Events. Packham investigates Chris Packham investigates reports of fish “walking” out reports of fish out of the water in “walking” Florida, bees of France the water Florida, bees in thatinare making in France that are making multicoloured honey, and multicoloured honey, and trees oozing a blood-red trees oozing liquid. (R) a blood-red liquid. (R) 8.00 Dad’s Army. Captain 8.00 Mainwaring Dad’s Army.enlists Captainan Mainwaring enlists unusual recruit. (R)an unusual recruit. (R) 8.30 Morecambe & Wise: The The 8.30 Curtains. Morecambe & Wise:Keith Penelope Curtains.aPenelope Keiththe presents look through presentsata look through the of the the parts archives archives duo’s at theshows parts ofinthe comedy comedy duo’s shows which they chatted to in each which–they to each other andchatted their guests – in other – and their guests – in front of the stage curtains. front of the stage curtains. (R) (R) 9.30 QI XL. Extended edition. 9.30 QI XL.Sue Extended With Perkins,edition. Reginald With Sue and Perkins, Reginald D Hunter Jimmy Carr. D Hunter and Jimmy Carr. 10.15 Film: Burke and Hare. 10.15 Film: Burke and Hare. (2010) Premiere. Comedy (2010) Comedy horror, Premiere. starring Simon Pegg. horror, starring Simon Pegg. 11.40 Darts: BDO World 11.40 Darts: BDO WorldAction Championships. Championships. Action from the eighth day at the from the eighth day at the Lakeside Country Club. Lakeside Country Club. 12.30 Film: They Shoot Horses, 12.30 Film: They Shoot Don’t They? (1969) 2.25Horses, This Is Don’tTwo. They? (1969) 2.25 This Is BBC BBC Two.

6.00 CITV: Pat & Stan. 6.10 Pat & 6.00 CITV: Pat Pat & Stan. 6.10(R) Pat6.30 & Stan. (R) 6.20 & Stan. Stan. (R) 6.20 Pat &Dino Stan.Dan. (R)(R) 6.30 Dino Dan. (R) 6.40 Dino Canimals. Dan. (R) 6.40 (R) 6.50 (R) Dino 6.55 Dan. Canimals. 6.507.05 Canimals. (R) (R) 6.557.15 Canimals. (R) Canimals. Sooty. (R) 7.25 7.05 Sooty. Canimals. Sooty. (R) (R) (R) 7.407.15 Almost (R) 7.25 Sooty. (R) Naked Animals. (R) 7.40 7.50 Almost Almost Naked Animals. Animals. (R) (R) 8.05 7.50 Horrid Almost Naked Naked Animals. (R) 8.05 Horrid Henry. (R) 8.15 Horrid Henry. (R) Henry.Victorious. (R) 8.15 Horrid Henry. (R) 8.30 9.00 Deadtime 8.30 Victorious. Deadtime Stories. (R) 9.259.00 ITV News. 9.30 Stories.Date. (R) 9.25 ITV News. 9.30She Dinner (R) 10.30 Murder, Dinner Date. (R) 10.30 Murder, (R) She Wrote. (R) 11.25 Countrywise. Wrote.ITV (R)News; 11.25 Weather. Countrywise. 11.45 11.55(R) 11.45Rest ITV News; Weather. 11.55 Film: in Peace, Mrs Columbo. Film: Rest Peace, Mrs(R) Columbo. (1990) 1.55inThe Chase. 2.55 (1990) 1.55 TheNoChase. 2.55(R) Boyzone at 20: Matter(R) What. Boyzone at 20: No Matter What. 3.55 Show Me the Telly. (R) 4.55(R) 3.55 Show Me the Telly. Regional Programme ; (R) 4.55 Regional Programme ; Weather.5.05 ITV News; Weather. Weather.5.05 Weather. 5.20 Film: IceITV Age:News; The Meltdown. 5.20 Film: Ice Age: The Meltdown. (2006) (2006) 7.00 Splash! Another line-up of 7.00 celebrities Splash! Another line-up of compete for two celebrities compete for two places in the semi-final of the places contest, in the semi-final diving under theof the diving contest, tutelage of Tomunder Daley.the tutelageby of Vernon Tom Daley. Hosted Kay and HostedLogan. by Vernon Kay and Gabby Gabby Logan. 8.30 Take Me Out. A psychic 8.30 single Take Me Out. A psychic a dad, a bodybuilder, singleenthusiast dad, a bodybuilder, a train and a train enthusiast and a try to children’s party planner children’s planner win a date party with one of 30try to win a date with one of 30 single women. single women. 9.45 The Jonathan Ross Show. 9.45 The The host Jonathan Show. invitesRoss Hollywood The host invites Hollywood actor Aaron Eckhart, iceactor Aaron Eckhart, dance duo Torvill andiceDean, dance duo Torvill and Dean, funnyman Griff Rhys Jones funnyman Griff Rhys Jones and businesswoman Karren and businesswoman Karren Brady for a chat. Kodaline Brady forthe a chat. Kodaline provide music. provide the music. 10.45 ITV News; Weather. 10.45 ITV News; Weather. 11.00 Film: Miami Vice. (2006) 11.00 Crime Film: Miami thriller Vice. based(2006) on the Crime thriller based on the 1980s TV series, starring 1980sFarrell TV series, starring Colin and Jamie Foxx. Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. 1.20 Jackpot247. 3.00 Ladette to 1.20 Jackpot247. Lady: Australia. (R)3.00 3.45Ladette ITV to Lady: Australia. (R) 3.45 ITV Nightscreen. Nightscreen.

6.10 American Football Playoff 6.10 American Football Playoff Highlights. (R) 7.00 Trans World Highlights. TransLine. World Sport. 8.00(R) The7.00 Morning 9.00 Sport. 8.00 The Morning Line. Everybody Loves Raymond. (R)9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 9.30 How I Met Your Mother. (R) 9.30 How 10.00 HowI Met I MetYour YourMother. Mother.(R) (R) 10.00 I Met Your Mother. 10.30 How The Big Bang Theory. (R)(R) 10.30 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 11.00 The The Simpsons. Big Bang Theory. (R) 11.25 (R) 11.55 11.25 The Simpsons. (R) The 11.55 The Simpsons. (R) 12.30 The Simpsons. (R) 12.304 The Taste. (R) 1.30 Channel Racing. Taste.Channel (R) 1.304 Channel 4 Racing. 4.05 News. 4.35 Come 4.05 with Channel News. Dine Me. 4(R) 5.104.35 ComeCome Dine Dine Me. with(R) Me.5.40 (R) 5.10 Dine with ComeCome Dine with with(R) Me. (R) 5.40 Come Dine with Me. Me. (R) 6.10 Come Dine with Me. 6.10 Come Dine withHodges Me. hosts Engineer Brian Engineer Brian Hodges hosts the penultimate dinner party theNottingham penultimateand dinner partyto in decides in Nottingham decides rope in his localand butcher to to rope out in his butcher(R) to help in local the kitchen. help out in the kitchen. (R) 6.45 Come Dine with Me. Barry 6.45 Come Dine withthe Me. Barry Dickman hosts final Dickman hosts the final dinner party in Nottingham. dinner (R) party in Nottingham. (R) 7.15 Film: Crocodile Dundee. 7.15 Film: Dundee. (1986)Crocodile An Australian hunter (1986) An Australian hunter with a larger-than-life with a larger-than-life reputation accompanies a reputation accompanies reporter from the Outbacka to reporter theofOutback to the urbanfrom jungle the urban jungle of starring Manhattan. Comedy, Manhattan. Paul Hogan Comedy, and Lindastarring Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski. Kozlowski. 9.00 Hostages. New series. 9.00 AHostages. New series. surgeon faces a moral A surgeonwhen facesmasked a moralmen dilemma dilemma when hostage masked men take her family and take her order herfamily to killhostage her nextand order her to kill her next patient – the US president. patient –starring the US president. Thriller, Toni Thriller, Collette.starring Toni Collette. 10.00 Film: Wanted. (2008) Action 10.00 Film: Wanted. (2008) Action adventure, starring James adventure, starringJolie James McAvoy, Angelina and McAvoy,Freeman. Angelina Jolie and Morgan Morgan Freeman. 12.00 Film: House of Flying 12.00 Film: House of Flying Daggers. (2004) 2.10 Hollyoaks. Daggers. (2004) 2.10 Hollyoaks. (R) 4.20 Deal or No Deal. (R) 5.15 (R) 4.20 Deal or No Deal. (R) 5.15 Countdown. (R) 5.55 Kirstie’s Countdown. (R) 5.55 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems. (R) Vintage Gems. (R)

6.00 Milkshake! 10.00 Power 6.00 Milkshake! 10.0010.35 Power Rangers: Megaforce. Rangers: 10.35 Slugterra.Megaforce. 11.00 Access. 11.05 Slugterra. 11.00 Access. Celebrity Big Brother: Live11.05 Eviction. Celebrity Big Brother: Live Eviction. (R) 12.30 World’s Busiest Hotel. (R) 12.30 World’s Busiest Hotel. (R) 1.30 Police Interceptors. (R) (R) Police Interceptors. 2.301.30 Film: Columbo: How to (R) Dial a 2.30 Film: Columbo: How to Dial a Murder. (1978) 4.05 Diagnosis Murder. (1978) 4.05 Diagnosis Murder. (R) 5.05 Diagnosis Murder. Murder. (R) (R) 5.05 Diagnosis Murder. (R) 6.05 Mr & Mrs Murder. Charlie 6.05 Mr Mrs Murder. Charlie and&Nicola are called to clean and are called clean up aNicola crime scene at a to golf up a crime scene at a golf club after a dispute between club after a dispute between dog walkers and players dog walkers and players results in murder. results in murder. 7.00 CSI: NY. A teenager is shot in 7.00 CSI: A teenager shot in frontNY. of his younger is brother. front of his younger brother. (R) (R) 7.45 NCIS. A missing Navy 7.45 NCIS. A missing lieutenant’s car isNavy found lieutenant’s car is (R) found covered in blood. covered in blood. (R) 8.40 NCIS. A Russian man 8.40 NCIS. A Russian man becomes the prime suspect becomes the officer prime suspect when a petty is found when a petty officer is found dead, but receives protection dead, but receives protection from the Department of from the Department of Homeland Security. Drama, Homeland Security. Drama, starring Mark Harmon. (R) starring Mark Harmon. (R) 9.40 5 News Weekend. 9.40 5 News Weekend. 9.45 Celebrity Big Brother. 9.45 Celebrity Brother. HighlightsBig of the famous Highlights of the housemates’ pastfamous 24 hours housemates’ past 24eye hours under the all-seeing of under the all-seeing eyetoofget Big Brother, as they try Big Brother, as they try to get used to living alongside one to living alongside one used another. another. 10.45 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit 10.45 on Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit Psychological the Psych. on the Psych. analysis of the Psychological housemates’ analysis of the housemates’ behaviour. behaviour. 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.05 True CSI. 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.05 (R) 4.00 Wildlife SOS. (R)True 4.20CSI. (R) 4.00 Wildlife SOS.Roary (R) 4.20 Make It Big. (R) 4.50 the Make Big.(R) (R)5.00 4.50Angels Roary the RacingIt Car. of Racing Car. (R) 5.00 Angels of (R) Jarm. (R) 5.05 Hana’s Helpline. Jarm. (R) 5.05 Hana’s Helpline. (R) 5.20 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.25 The 5.20 Jarm.(R) (R)5.40 5.25Roary The FunkyAngels Valley of Show. Funky ValleyCar. Show. (R) 5.40 Roary the Racing (R) 5.50 Hana’s the Racing(R)Car. (R) 5.50 Hana’s Helpline. Helpline. (R)

BBC Three BBC Three 7.00 Great Movie Mistakes IV: May 7.00 Great Be Movie the Fourth withMistakes You 7.30IV: TopMay the Be with You 7.30 GearFourth 8.30 Film: Pirates of theTop Gear 8.30 Film: Pirates Tides of the Caribbean: On Stranger Caribbean: OnFamily Stranger (2011) 10.40 GuyTides (2011) 10.40 Family Guy BBC Four BBC Four 7.00 Nasa – Triumph and Tragedy 7.00 Triumph and Tragedy 8.00 Nasa A Very– British Murder with 8.00 Very British with Lucy AWorsley 9.00 Murder The Bridge Lucy Worsley 9.00 The Bridge 11.00 Tubular Bells: The Mike 11.00 OldfieldTubular Story Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story ITV2 ITV2 2.30 Film: Curly Sue (1991) 4.30 2.30 Film: Sue (1991) 4.30 You’ve BeenCurly Framed! 6.30 Film: You’ve Been Framed! Evan Almighty (2007)6.30 8.30Film: Film: Evan Almighty (2007) 8.30 Film: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) 10.50 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) The Magaluf Weekender 11.5510.50 The Magaluf Weekender 11.55 Film: The Interpreter (2004) Film: The Interpreter (2004) ITV3 ITV3 9.05am Agatha Christie’s Poirot. 9.05am Agatha Christie’s11.00 Poirot. Back-to-back episodes. Back-to-back episodes. 11.00 Prime Suspect. A country club Prime Suspect. A country manager is found dead. club manager is found dead. ITV4 ITV4 3.45 Film: A Reason to Live, A 3.45 Film: A Reason Live, A Reason to Die (1972)to5.35 Film: Reason to of DieMidway (1972) (1976) 5.35 Film: The Battle 8.10 The of Academy Midway (1976) 8.10to Film:Battle Police 7: Mission Film: Police Academy Mission to Moscow (1994) 10.007:Film: Firefox Moscow (1982) (1994) 10.00 Film: Firefox (1982) E4 E4 4.00 2 Broke Girls 5.00 Rules of 4.00 2 Broke 6.00 Girls How 5.00IRules of Engagement Met Your Engagement 6.00Big How I Met Your Mother 7.00 The Bang Theory Mother The BigPeople Bang Theory 8.00 The7.00 Tomorrow 9.00 8.00 Tomorrow 9.00 Film:The What HappensPeople in Vegas Film: What Happens in Vegas (2008) 11.00 The Big Bang Theory (2008)Rude 11.00Tube: The Big 11.30 EpicBang SkillsTheory 11.30 Rude Tube: Epic Skills Film4 Film4 3.10 King Solomon’s Mines (1985) 3.10 Night King Solomon’s Mines(2006) (1985) 5.05 at the Museum 5.05 Night at the Museum 7.15 Fantastic Four: Rise of(2006) the 7.15 Fantastic Four: Sci-fi Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Silver Surfer (2007) Sci-fi Ioan adventure sequel, starring adventure 9.00 sequel, starring Ioan Gruffudd. Dogma (1999) Gruffudd.fantasy, 9.00 Dogma (1999) Comedy with Matt Damon, Comedy fantasy, with Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Linda Fiorentino. Ben Affleck and Linda Fiorentino. 11.25 Evil Dead II (1987) 11.25 Evil Dead II (1987)

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Simon Simon Reeve Reeve The Tea Trail with Simon The Tea Trail with Simon Reeve Reeve BBC2, 8pm BBC2, 8pm Adventurer Simon Reeve is Adventurer Simon Reeve is getting out and about getting out and about again. He’s not long back again. He’s not long back from his jaunt to the other from his jaunt to the other side of the world after his side of the world after his exploration of Australia, but exploration of Australia, but you can’t keep this man on you can’t keep this man on terra firma for too long, so terra firma for too long, so this time he’s jetting off to this time he’s jetting off to Africa where he’s looking Africa where he’s looking into the stories behind our into the stories behind our favourite beverage – tea. favourite beverage – tea. He’s in the Kenyan coastal He’s in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, where city of Mombasa, where most of the leaves for tea most of the leaves for tea bags are bought at auction, bags are bought at auction, before moving on through before moving on through eastern Africa to meet eastern Africa to meet some of the millions of some of the millions of people who pick, pack and people who pick, pack and transport it. transport it.

6.00 Breakfast. 7.35 Match of the 6.00 Breakfast. 7.35 MatchMarr of the Day. (R) 9.00 The Andrew Day. (R)10.00 9.00The TheBig Andrew Marr Show. Questions. Show. Sunday 10.00 The Big Questions. 11.00 Politics. 12.15 11.00 Sunday Politics. MOTD2 Extra. 1.00 BBC12.15 News; MOTD2 Extra. 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.15 Moving On. (R) 2.00 Weather. 1.15 Moving On. 2.00 Bargain Hunt. (R) 2.45 Real(R) Lives Bargain Hunt. (R) 2.45 Real Reunited. (R) 3.15 Escape toLives the Reunited.(R) (R)4.00 3.15Songs EscapeoftoPraise. the Country. Country. (R) 4.00 Songs Praise. 4.35 Dolphins – Spy in theofPod. (R) 4.35 BBC Dolphins – Spy in theNews; Pod. (R) 5.35 News; Regional 5.35 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. Weather. 6.00 Countryfile. John Craven 6.00 Countryfile. John Craven and Helen Skelton head to and Helen Skelton head to Surrey, where he explores Surrey, where he explores the countryside favoured by the countryside favoured by Arthur Conan Doyle and she ArthurtoConan Doyle she talks an artist withand an alltalks to an artist withfor an allconsuming passion consuming passion for horses. horses. 7.00 Celebrity Mastermind. With 7.00 Tony Celebrity Mastermind. Livesey, Ava Vidal, With Tony Avathe Vidal, MontyLivesey, Halls and Rev Monty Halls andLast theinRev Richard Coles. the Richard series. Coles. Last in the series. 7.30 Antiques Roadshow. From 7.30 Antiques Roadshow. From the Sainsbury Centre for the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich. Visual Arts in Norwich. 8.30 Sherlock. The consulting 8.30 detective Sherlock.takes The consulting on master detective takes on master blackmailer Charles blackmailer Charles Augustus Magnussen, a man Augustus who knowsMagnussen, the secrets aofman who knows of every personthe ofsecrets importance every importance in the person Westernofworld. Last in in the Western world. Last in the series. the series. 10.00 BBC News; Regional News; 10.00 Weather. BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 10.25 Match of the Day 2. 10.25 Match of the Day 2. of Including highlights Including Newcastlehighlights United v of Newcastle ManchesterUnited City. v Manchester City. 11.25 The Revolution Will Be 11.25 The Revolution Willcomedy Be Televised. Satirical Televised. Satirical sketches. James andcomedy sketches.visit James and Barnaby Brussels. Barnaby visit Brussels. 11.55 Film: Cemetery Junction. 11.55 Film: Junction. (2010)Cemetery Comedy drama, (2010) starringComedy Christiandrama, Cooke. starring Christian Cooke. 1.25 Weatherview. 1.30 BBC News. 1.25 Weatherview. 1.30 BBC News.

6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.40 Film: A 6.00 This Secret. Is BBC Two. 6.40 Film: A Woman’s (1949) Mystery, Woman’sMaureen Secret. (1949) starring O’Hara.Mystery, 8.05 starringDon’s Maureen O’Hara. 8.05(R) Monty French Gardens. MontyCountryfile. Don’s French 9.05 (R)Gardens. 10.00 (R) 9.05 Countryfile. Saturday Kitchen (R) Best10.00 Bites. 11.30 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites. 11.30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds. (R) Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds. 12.15 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & (R) 12.15 Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds. (R) 1.00 Live Snooker: The Puds. (R)Mark 1.00 Selby Live Snooker: The Masters. v Mark Davis. Masters. Mark Selby Davis. 5.00 Ski Sunday. 5.45v Mark Live Darts: 5.00 Ski Sunday. 5.45 Live Darts: BDO World Championships. BDO WorldofChampionships. Coverage the men’s final. Coverage of the men’s final. 8.00 The Tea Trail with Simon 8.00 Reeve. The TeaThe Trailadventurer with Simon Reeve. The examines theadventurer tea industry in examines the tea industry in eastern Africa, meeting some eastern Africa, of meeting of the millions peoplesome of the millions of people involved in picking, packing involved in picking, and transporting it topacking the UK. and transporting it to the UK. 9.00 Operation Grand Canyon 9.00 with Operation Grand Canyon Dan Snow. The with Dan and Snow. historian hisThe team historian team of conclude and theirhis recreation conclude their recreation the pioneering 280-mile of the pioneering 280-mile expedition through the expedition through natural wonder thatthe was led natural wonder that was led by explorer John Wesley by explorer John Wesley Powell in 1869. Powell in 1869. 10.00 Film: Let Me In. (2010) 10.00 Film: Let Me In. (2010) Premiere. A bullied boy Premiere. bullied boy girl, befriends aAmysterious befriends a mysterious girl, unaware she is a vampire she isaarecent vampire unaware who is behind series who is behind a recent series of killings. Horror remake, of killings. remake,and with Chloe Horror Grace Moretz with Chloe Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Kodi Smit-McPhee. 11.50 Snooker: The Masters. 11.50 Stuart Snooker: The Masters. Bingham v John Stuart Bingham v John Higgins. Hazel Irvine Higgins. Hazel Irvine presents action from the presentsmatch actioninfrom theone second round second match in round one of the non-ranking of the non-ranking tournament at Alexandra tournament at Alexandra Palace in London. Palace in London. 12.40 Snooker Extra. Mark Selby v 12.40Davis. Snooker Extra. Mark 2.40 SignMark Zone:Selby v Mark Davis. (R) 2.403.35 SignHolby Zone:City. Countryfile. Countryfile. 3.35 Holby(R) City. Jac goes into(R) early labour. 4.35 Jac goes intoTwo. earlyPreview labour.of(R) 4.35 This Is BBC This Is BBC Two. Preview of upcoming programmes. upcoming programmes.

6.00 CITV: Pat & Stan. 6.10 Pat & 6.00 CITV: Pat Pat & Stan. 6.10(R) Pat6.30 & Stan. (R) 6.20 & Stan. Stan. (R) 6.20 Pat &Dino Stan.Dan. (R)(R) 6.30 Dino Dan. (R) 6.40 Dino Canimals. Dan. (R) 6.40 (R) 6.50 (R) Dino 6.55 Dan. Canimals. 6.507.05 Canimals. (R) (R) 6.557.15 Canimals. (R) Canimals. Sooty. (R) 7.25 7.05 Sooty. Canimals. Sooty. (R) (R) (R) 7.407.15 Almost (R) 7.25 Sooty. (R) Naked Animals. (R) 7.40 7.50 Almost Almost Naked Animals. Animals. (R) (R) 8.05 7.50 Horrid Almost Naked Naked Animals. (R) 8.05 Horrid Henry. (R) 8.15 Horrid Henry. (R) Henry.Victorious. (R) 8.15 Horrid Henry. (R) 8.30 9.00 Deadtime 8.30 Victorious. 9.00 Deadtime Stories. (R) 9.25 ITV News. 9.30 Stories. (R) Real 9.25 Deal. ITV News. 9.30 Dickinson’s (R) 10.30 Dickinson’s Deal. 10.30 Murder, SheReal Wrote. (R)(R) 11.30 ITV Murder,Weather. She Wrote. (R)Inside 11.30the ITV News; 11.35 News; Weather. 11.35 Inside the National Trust. 12.35 The Crocodile National Trust. 12.35 The Crocodile Hunter Diaries. (R) 1.35 Hunter Diaries.(R) (R)2.20 1.35Splash! (R) Catchphrase. Catchphrase. (R)&2.20 3.50 All Star Mr Mrs.Splash! (R) 4.50(R) 3.50 All StarCelebrity Mr & Mrs. (R) 4.50 The Chase: Special. (R) The Chase: Celebrity Special. (R) 5.50 Regional Programme; 5.50 Regional Programme; Weather. Weather. 6.00 ITV News; Weather. 6.00 ITV News; Weather. 6.15 Dancing on Ice. The second 6.15 seven Dancing on Ice. The celebrities takesecond to the seven celebrities take to the ice. ice. 7.45 All Star Family Fortunes. 7.45 All Family WithStar Paul Potts Fortunes. and Ann With Paul Potts and Ann Widdecombe. Widdecombe. 8.30 Dancing on Ice: The Skate 8.30 Dancing on Ice:couples The Skate Off. Two more leave Off.competition. Two more couples leave the the competition. 9.00 It’ll Be Alright on the Night’s 9.00 It’ll on the Night’s BestBe of Alright the Worst. Best of the Worst. Compilation of clangers from Compilation of clangers the programme’s history.from the programme’s history. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.15 Birds of a Feather. Dorien 10.15 discovers Birds of a she Feather. Dorien has no money. discoverswith shePauline has noQuirke money. Sitcom, Sitcom, with Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson. (R) and Linda Robson. (R) 10.45 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: 10.45 Piers Morgan’s Stories: Mary Berry. TheLife Great Mary Berry. Thejudge Greatlooks British Bake Off BritishonBake Off and judge looks back her life career. back on her life and career. (R) (R) 11.45 River Monsters. (R) 11.45 River Monsters. (R) 12.10 The Store. 2.15 The Jeremy 12.10 The Store. 2.15ITV The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. 3.00 Kyle Show USA. Nightscreen. 5.053.00 TheITV Jeremy Kyle Nightscreen. Show. (R) 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

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Hammer. (R) 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming. 11.45 Real Lives Reunited. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Father Brown. 3.00 Perfection. 3.45 Escape to the Country. (R) 4.30 Antiques Road Trip. 5.15 Pointless. 6.00 BBC News; Weather. 6.30 Regional News Programmes; Weather. 7.00 The One Show. 7.30 Inside Out; BBC News; Regional News. 8.00 EastEnders. 8.30 Fake Britain Special. 9.00 I Want My Baby Back. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News; Weather. 10.35 Have I Got Old News for You. (R) 11.20 Who Do You Think You Are? USA. 12.05 The Graham Norton Show. (R) 12.50 Weatherview. 12.55 BBC News. 6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.05 Homes BBC2 Under the Hammer. (R) 7.05 Rip Off

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BBC2

Sheriffs Are Coming. (R) 7.50 Real Lives Reunited. (R) 8.20 Sign Zone: Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds. (R) 9.05 Tudor Monastery Farm. (R) 10.05 Kangaroo Dundee. (R) 10.35 HARDtalk. (R) 11.00 BBC News. 11.30 BBC World News. 12.00 Daily Politics. 1.00 Live Snooker: The Masters. The opening quarter-final. 6.00 Eggheads. 6.30 Great British Railway Journeys. 7.00 Live Snooker: The Masters. The second quarter-final. 8.00 The Great Sport Relief Bake Off. 9.00 Wild Brazil. 10.00 Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe. 10.30 Newsnight; Weather. 11.20 Snooker: The Masters. 12.10 Snooker Extra. 2.10 Sign Zone: Iceland Foods: Life in the Freezer Cabinet. (R) 3.10 This Is BBC Two. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone.

ITV

This Is BBC Two. 6.05 Homes BBC2 6.00 Under the Hammer. (R) 7.05 The

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 All Star Mr & Mrs. (R) 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (R) 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 Britain’s Best Bakery. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London;Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 Coronation Street. 8.00 Midsomer Murders. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.30 ITV News London; Weather. 10.35 The Jonathan Ross Show. (R) 11.40 The Cube: Celebrity Special. (R) 12.35 Jackpot247. 3.00 Film: The Affair of the Necklace. (2001) Period drama, starring Hilary Swank. 5.00 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 All Star Mr & Mrs. (R) 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (R) 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 Britain’s Best Bakery. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London;Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 The Rise of the E-Cigarette: Tonight. 8.00 Emmerdale. 8.30 Birds of a Feather. 9.00 Benidorm. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.30 ITV News London; Weather. 10.35 Weight Loss Ward. (R) 11.35 The Late Debate. 12.05 Jackpot247. 3.00 The Rise of the E-Cigarette: Tonight. (R) 3.25 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

Channel 4

6.00 Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard. (R) 6.25 Countdown. (R) 7.10 Will & Grace. (R) 7.35 Will & Grace. (R) 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 9.00 Frasier. (R) 9.30 Frasier. (R) 10.00 The Secret Millionaire Australia. (R) 11.00 Building the Dream. 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary. 12.05 Come Dine with Me. (R) 12.35 Come Dine with Me. (R) 1.05 Come Dine with Me. (R) 1.40 Come Dine with Me. (R) 2.10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 3.10 Countdown. 4.00 Deal or No Deal. 5.00 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 8.00 The Restoration Man. 9.00 24 Hours in A&E. 10.00 Finding Mum and Dad. 11.05 Benefits Street. (R) 12.05 Random Acts. 12.10 4Music: Launched at Red Bull Studios. 12.35 What Happens in Sunny Beach. (R) 1.30 Film: The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising. (2007) Fantasy adventure, starring Alexander Ludwig. 3.10 Southland. (R) 3.55 My Friend Michael Sniff. (R) 4.00 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. (R) 4.55 Deal or No Deal. (R) 5.50 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems. (R) Milkshake! 9.15 The Channel 5 6.00 Wright Stuff. 11.10 Robson’s

Extreme Fishing Challenge. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother. (R) 1.15 Home and Away. 1.45 Neighbours. 2.15 NCIS. (R) 3.15 Film: Flower Girl. (2009) Romantic drama, starring Marla Sokoloff, Ardy Fatehi, Jerald Garner and Marion Ross. 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30 Neighbours. (R) 6.00 Home and Away. (R) 6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 Help! I’m 16 But Look 60: Extraordinary People; (R) 5 News Update. 8.00 Bigger Big Body Squad; 5 News at 9. 9.00 Celebrity Big Brother: Live Eviction. 10.30 Hens Behaving Badly. 11.30 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 12.20 The Big Game. 1.15 SuperCasino. 3.05 Botched Up Bodies. (R) 3.55 House Doctor. (R) 4.45 Michaela’s Wild Challenge. (R) 5.10 Wildlife SOS. (R)

6.00 Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard. (R) 6.25 Countdown. (R) 7.10 Will & Grace. (R) 7.35 Will & Grace. (R) 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 9.00 Frasier. (R) 9.30 Frasier. (R) 10.00 The Secret Millionaire Australia. (R) 11.00 Building the Dream. 12.00 Channel 4 News Midday Summary. 12.05 Come Dine with Me. (R) 12.35 Come Dine with Me. (R) 1.05 Come Dine with Me. (R) 1.40 Come Dine with Me. (R) 2.10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 3.10 Countdown. 4.00 Deal or No Deal. 5.00 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 8.00 Supersize vs Superskinny. 9.00 The Undateables. A jazz singer with Tourette’s syndrome has dates with a man and a woman. 10.00 What Happens in Sunny Beach. The sex lives of young British people on holiday in the Bulgarian seaside resort. 11.05 24 Hours in A&E. (R) 12.10 One Born Every Minute. (R) 1.05 Random Acts. 1.10 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (R) 2.00 The Fat Fighters. (R) 2.55 Secret Eaters. (R) 3.50 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. (R) 4.45 Deal or No Deal. (R) 5.40 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems. (R) Milkshake! 9.15 The Channel 5 6.00 Wright Stuff. 11.10 Baby

Faced Brides. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother: Live Eviction. (R) 1.15 Home and Away. 1.45 Neighbours. 2.20 NCIS. (R) 3.20 Film: Avenging Angel. (2007) Western, with Kevin Sorbo, Wings Hauser and Cynthia Watros. 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30 Neighbours. (R) 6.00 Home and Away. (R) 6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 Winter Road Rescue; (R) 5 News Update. 8.00 World’s Worst Holiday Horrors; 5 News at 9. 9.00 Celebrity Big Brother. 10.00 Botched Up Bodies.A man left toothless after a succession of disastrous dental procedures. 11.00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.05 True CSI. 3.55 House Doctor. (R) 4.45 Michaela’s Wild Challenge. (R) 5.10 Wildlife SOS. (R)

Hammer. (R) 11.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming. 11.45 Real Lives Reunited. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Father Brown. 3.00 Perfection. 3.45 Escape to the Country. (R) 4.30 Antiques Road Trip. 5.15 Pointless. 6.00 BBC News; Weather. 6.30 Regional News Programmes; Weather. 7.00 The One Show. 7.30 A Question of Sport; (R) BBC News; Regional News. 8.00 EastEnders. 8.30 Miranda. (R) 9.00 Silent Witness. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News; Weather; National Lottery Update. 10.35 The Graham Norton Show. 11.25 EastEnders. 1.50 Weatherview. 1.55 BBC News.

BBC2

6.00 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) 7.00 The Sheriffs Are Coming. (R) 7.45 Real Lives Reunited. (R) 8.15 Sign Zone: Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds. (R) 9.00 The Sacred Wonders of Britain. (R) 10.00 Question Time. (R) 11.00 BBC News. 11.30 BBC World News. 12.00 Daily Politics. 1.00 Live Snooker: The Masters. The third quarter-final. 6.00 Eggheads. 6.30 Great British Railway Journeys. 7.00 Live Snooker: The Masters. The fourth quarter-final. 8.00 Mastermind. 8.30 An Island Parish. 9.00 Italy Unpacked. 10.00 QI. 10.30 Newsnight. 11.00 Weather. 11.05 Snooker: The Masters. 11.55 Snooker Extra. 1.55 Sign Zone: Question Time. (R) 2.55 PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster. (R) 3.55 This Is BBC Two.

ITV

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. 10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 All Star Mr & Mrs. (R) 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (R) 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 Britain’s Best Bakery. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London; Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 Coronation Street. 8.00 The Martin Lewis Money Show. 8.30 Coronation Street. 9.00 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Neil Morrissey. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.30 ITV News London; Weather. 10.35 The Americans. (R) 11.35 Benidorm. (R) 12.25 Jackpot247. 3.00 Film: The Pledge. (2000) Drama, starring Jack Nicholson. 5.05 ITV Nightscreen.

Channel 4

6.00 Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard. (R) 6.25 Countdown. (R) 7.05 Will & Grace. (R) 7.30 Will & Grace. (R) 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 8.25 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 8.55 Frasier. (R) 9.30 Frasier. (R) 10.00 The Secret Millionaire Australia. (R) 11.00 Building the Dream. 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary. 12.05 Come Dine with Me. (R) 12.35 Come Dine with Me. (R) 1.05 Come Dine with Me. (R) 1.40 Come Dine with Me. (R) 2.10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun. 3.10 Countdown. 4.00 Deal or No Deal. 5.00 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 8.00 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast. 9.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 10.00 Sarah Millican: Chatterbox Live. (R) 11.05 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 11.35 Film: Saw II. (2005) Horror sequel, starring Tobin Bell, Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith and Franky G. 1.10 Random Acts. 1.15 Film: Chinatown. (1974) Roman Polanski’s Oscar-winning mystery, with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. 3.25 The Big C: Hereafter. 4.20 Film: August Rush. (2007) Drama, starring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard and Robin Williams.

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 The Wright Stuff. 11.10 Bigger Big Body Squad. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother. (R) 1.15 Home and Away. 1.45 Neighbours. 2.15 The Mentalist. (R) 3.15 Film: Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part. (2005) Thriller, starring Lea Thompson. 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30 Neighbours. (R) 6.00 Home and Away. (R) 6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 Police Interceptors; (R) 5 News Update. 8.00 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge; 5 News at 5. 9.00 Celebrity Big Brother: Live Eviction. Emma Willis talks to the fourth evictee. 10.30 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side. 11.30 Celebrity Big Brother: Live from the House. 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.05 True CSI. (R) 3.55 Highland Emergency. (R) 4.20 House Doctor. (R) 4.45 Michaela’s Wild Challenge. (R) 5.10 Wildlife SOS. (R)

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Best Budget eats in Brighton Claire Beveridge

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Already a firm favourite across the city, Iydea has two cafes ready to serve you the best in home-cooked vegetarian cuisine. Both the Kensington Gardens and Western Road sites offer fresh dishes packed full of healthy vegetables, pulses and grains to keep your wallet and body in check. The menu changes daily so check Facebook or Twitter to find out what is being dished up that day. Could it be pea and goat’s cheese arancini or cauliflower and potato curry? Meals range from £4 to £8, with specials also offered daily.

2014 is now firmly upon us and many of you may have made resolutions to eat healthier and spend less money. And the one thing that binds these two promises is eating out. There is no need, however, to cut back on luxuries when a host of places across the city offer cheap lunches and budget meals without compromising on quality. Here is a rundown of great places to spoil yourself while being money-conscious or worrying about the waist line.

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associated with the North Laine, Pompoko has stayed one of the cheapest options for lunch or dinner in that specific part of town. Fusing traditional Japanese recipes with a westernised touch, you will find hearty meals for under £5. The menu plays host to a wide array of Japanese delights, such as donburi, yakisoba and udon - plus curries and cheap appetisers.

Infinity Foods Cafe Another North Laine cafe with rock-bottom prices and hearty portions, Infinity Foods has a strong reputation across Sussex for healthy and whole-foodsbased meals. Serving up an array of breakfasts, hot plates, cold nibbles and desserts, this cafe is a surefire way to keep costs low and health high. Starting at around £3 for a Welsh Rarebit on sourdough and rising to a mere £5 for a Mediterraneaninfluenced breakfast or Veggie Bacon and Tofu Scramble on toast.

hiSbe Standing for “How It Should Be”, this local, ethnical supermarket on York Place not only does wonders for the wallet in terms of their cheaper-than-the-supermarket produce, but it also serves a range

Iydea is a firm favourite

Foodie News Claire Beveridge

The Troll’s Pantry Sad news for Hove heads. The Troll’s Pantry is no longer trading

at The Brunswick Pub on Holland Road, due to realigning on core values and making a return to its street food roots. It is not all doom and gloom, however, as Paul Clark and his team will continue to trade at both Street Diner every Friday lunchtime and the Hobgoblin pub on London Road.

64 Degrees After the huge success of their New Year’s Eve tasting menu, head chef Michael Bremner and his team are bringing you a Valentine’s Day menu, set to make both your heart and stomach melt. They have seen a huge wave of success and reviews in national press.

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of organic snacks and lunches. From £1.50, you can pick up organic beans on toast or organic soup and locally-baked bread plus fairtrade coffee and cake is also served up for much less than your average coffee emporium. Feel good about supporting the local community and shopping locally in this supermarket/cafe hybrid. To read more by Claire Beveridge, visit: placesieatbrighton.com

Lion Mews Tavern Brighton’s first micro pub - a group of passionate ale-loving friends are looking to open Brighton’s first micro pub on Richardson Road, Hove. The vision is to open on the York Place Wines property with a firm emphasis on cask ale and conversation.

The Chardonnay grape is one of the most popular varieties in the world. Originating in the Burgundy region of France, it is a key element in many wines - including the crisp and acidic Chablis and the majority of good Champagnes. Its popularity has spread throughout the winemaking world and, for new and developing wine regions, growing Chardonnay is seen as a “rite of passage” and an easy entry into the international wine market. It is quite an unusual grape in that its flavours change quite dramatically, depending on the climate in which it is grown. In cooler climates, such as Chablis, it produces light, balanced, and refreshing wines, with notes of apple, melon and wild honey. Many Australian Chardonnays, still have that beautiful acidity. But you will notice the flavours of citrus and soft fruits creeping in there. Generally, its freshness makes it great for oily fish, such as salmon or mackerel. The dryer Chardonnays are also great with seafood.

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A circular swim in Lake Siruana is an attractive proposition in a uniquely-beautiful landscape Tom Gallagher @GallagherTDG

Lake Siruana appears more like a river winding through the muscular Serra de Montsant than an isolated body of water. The Catalonia mountain village that lends the lake its name sits discreetly above, amid a breathtakingly-beautiful landscape. Here, the Spanish

Rock-climbers have led the way

mountain region of Tarragona remains relatively underexplored, given its proximity to Barcelona. But a new rush of active adventurers is joining a path beaten by rock-climbers and mountain-hikers, thanks to the annual Neda el Mon Prades Siruana mountain swim. Now in its fourth year, Prades Siruana is a three-kilometre circular swim held in the narrow Lake Siruana, with a quota of competitors set at 300. The still of the lake offers an uncomplicated swimming challenge. But that is not to say that it offers little for the more experienced hand. Water temperatures of the lake in April do not stray very far above 14 degrees C. In fact, last year’s swim was affected by snowfall, which saw the course shortened to compensate for the plunging mountain temperatures. The lake’s placid, if chilly, disposition makes it an attractive proposition and was certainly one of the reasons that first drew organisers, Neda El Mon, to its waters. But more than that, suggests

Pretty Good Thinking DIY budget grooming so you can sleep easy

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This week, I am going to focus on a couple of pure, single products rather than blended brand formulations. They are both inexpensive from eNaissance. co.uk mail order. My hair basic has been all over the beauty pages in recent months. Argan Oil has a light colour and distinct nutty scent that takes a bit of adjusting to. But this amazing nut kernel delivers an enduring, natural shine. It is also a good conditioner for nails and cuticles, and doubles up as a moisturiser or make-up remover.

If you are frizzy or curly, Argan Oil will tame and relax your tresses into wavy perfection - without static or heaviness. It adds instant gloss when first applied, but if left overnight, the hair might feel curiously weightless before and after you have washed it out. Douse very long hair in it to avoid split ends and encourage healthy scalp and root growth. For men, it can be

Marc Caballe whose organisation hosts a range of open-water events throughout Spain - was the opportunity to organise a swim somewhere unequivocally beautiful. Caballe says: “As with the majority of our events, we first visited the lake because someone who had experienced it told us that the landscape there was very beautiful. After our visit, we were so impressed that we decided to organise the first swim of our open water season there.” The Serra de Montsant is a mountain range in Catalonia that was formally recognised as a Natural Park in 2002. Characterised by scything cliff faces, deep ravines and plunging valleys, the Montsant’s inaccessibility has protected it from the ravages of mass tourism. And it has protected too the cultural landscape of one of Catalonia’s unique environments. The mountain village of Siruana, just west of the lake, is a timeless stone-walled bastion of ancient Spain. Virtually hidden in the mountains, Siruana was a defensive outpost built by the Moors. The village is likely to have been built by the stones of

slapped all over your head, face, sideys, beard and moustache as a safeguard against the worst of the salty seafront. Your girlfriend will probably try and nab it, but buy the best anyway. Soil Association certified organic Argan Oil is £19.99 for 250 mls. My bodycare staple is Soil Association certified organic Coconut Oil. The unrefined batches can vary in the strength of smell. If you like coconut, it is pleasantly mild, but I often do not want a cocktail of odours on my freshly-bathed skin, so I opt for the refined, odourless one at £9.99 for a kilogram tub - top value that lasts for months. The white waxy solid melts and absorbs to soften the flesh even more

Water temperatures of the lake do not stray far above 14 degrees

the crumbling ramparts when Catalonia fell to the Christian insurgence in the mid-12th century. Siruana is today a spiritual home for rock-climbers and mountain-hikers. Its old buildings, some of which have been converted into cafes and restaurants, appear carved from the mountain itself and all around are reminders of centuries of history. The ancient yet perfectly preserved church of Santa Maria, which dates from the 12th century, sits close to the edge of a cliff beyond which the stunning views of the unspoilt mountainside can be seen. Across the Montsant, impossible views and implausible places of ancient construction abound. There are several old shrines, such as Sant Joan del Codolar, St Magdalena, St Bartomeu and Mare de Déu del Montsant. At the foot of the range, the first

Cartusian monastery established on the Iberian Penisula can be found. The river Montsant crosses the north part of the Serra de Montsant, surrounded by spectacular cliffs. Activities that utilise the natural environment including mountain biking, kayaking, paragliding and. And here and there small conurbations provide food and shelter for travellers from across the world. The Prades Siruana Lake swim will take place on April 27 amid this most exceptional of environments. Tom Gallagher is a Brightonbased freelance journalist interested in travel and sport. He is founder and publisher of Sussex Active, the online magazine for anybody looking to discover new ways to get active. Visit: www.sussexactive.co.uk

Coconut oil is great for heels and feet

than Shea Butter. Either melt the coconut oil in your palms or just rub a soap-size lump across your body after a shower (safe for dry bits and hidden places – and anti-microbial if you have just shaved). Wear a t-shirt or cotton gown, as it all soaks in. The ritual of self-annointing is all the more relaxing for being unhurried. It takes extra time to apply

from the solid in colder weather. Coconut Oil is great for heels and feet – after you have pumiced the dead skin away, wiggle those fantastically-rubbed and refreshed toes and slip into some comfy socks. I am not actually looking to hypnotise you, but doesn’t that feel much better already? I’m ready for a little snooze!

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Brain Gym

Double Crossword

No.152

Last week’s solutions:

CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Shipwrights; 9 Netball; 10 Farce; 11 Onset; 12 Siskins; 13 Mobbed; 15 Albino; 18 Trouble; 20 Oiler; 22 Okapi; 23 Stood up; 24 Penetrating. Down: 2 Hates; 3 Piastre; 4 Relish; 5 Gifts; 6 Termini; 7 Information; 8 Seismograph; 14 Brocade; 16 Look-out; 17 Teaser; 19 Bride; 21 Laden. QUICK - Across: 1 Thoughtless; 9 Dungeon; 10 Merge; 11 Lodge; 12 Settled; 13 Stress; 15 Reason; 18 Enclose; 20 Enter; 22 Crime; 23 Unusual; 24 Investments. Down: 2 Honed; 3 Useless; 4 Honest; 5 Limit; 6 Strolls; 7 Adolescence; 8 Leading role; 14 Ruction; 16 Execute; 17 Result; 19 Obese; 21 Trust.

Choose either quick or cryptic clues.

Cryptic Clues: Across 1. Loud part of the play - and that’s the truth (4) 3. Aromatic plant to sell in real variety (8) 8. Strains the affected person will give himself (4) 9. See 17 Across 11. Another stock market speculation - to control the rate of clothing? (12) 13. Three will show approval (6) 14. Provide with physical cover (6) 17 & 9 Ac. What the doctor with no respect for his patient may be doing (8,4,8) 20. Newspapers, maybe, for travelling attendants (8) 21. Box for a piece of the rigging (4) 22. Not allowing the current deposit to mount up (8) 23. Describing part of the Kalahari Desert (4)

Codeword Each number in the grid represents a different letter of the alphabet and every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter(s) to the right of the main grid to start you off.

Last week’s solutions: 1

K L D R B A C P E G V H W

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Down 1. Those competing in it would wear running kit jumpers would be out of place (4-4) 2. Red transport belonging to me (7) 4. Stir up a stratagem about nothing (6) 5. This study could provide a gloomy tone (10) 6. Crude monster is a fiend at heart (5) 7. Assess the charge (4) 10. Superficially covering too much betting? (10) 12. Edward takes in anaesthetic, strictly controlled in movement (8) 15. One who falls for the tourist (7) 16. The answer’s a lemon! (6) 18. The way to defeat the East (5) 19. The man who is unable to get to the service would be (4)

Quick Clues: Across

Down

1. 3. 8. 9. 11. 13. 14. 17. 20. 21. 22. 23.

1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. 12. 15. 16. 18. 19.

Small inlet of the sea (4) Bias (8) Eminence (4) Flag (8) Self-contradictory (12) Awning (6) Lethargy (6) Impolite (12) Begin (8) Dam (4) Lengthened (8) Brink (4)

Kakuro

Wordsquare

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Give yourself ten minutes to find as many words as possible using the letters in the grid. Each word must use the central letter and at least 3 others, and letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns, but verb forms ending in ‘s’ are permitted. There is one 9-letter word to be found.

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Persuade (8) Papal government (7) Involve (6) Make up (10) Once more (5) Orderly (4) Examination (10) Pickle (8) Advance (7) Elusive (6) Ass (5) Prevalent (4)

Scribble pad

L D I D G E S D O

Circlegram

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Fill in the white squares with numbers 1 to 9. Each horizontal block must add up to the number in the shaded square to its left, and each vertical block to the number above. Numbers may be used once in each block. Last week’s solutions:

10 9

How you rate:

Last week’s solutions:

10 words - average; 15 words - good; 20 words - very good; 25 or more - excellent.

reep, crepe, crept, epic, inept, intercept, pectin, peen, peer, pence, pent, percent, pert, peter, petit, petite, petri, petter, pettier, piece, pier, pierce, pincer, pine, pint, preen, prentice, price, prince, print, receipt, recipe, repent, repine, ripe, ripen, trip, tripe.

7 6 4 8 4 2 1 4 7 6 1 4 2 7 7 5 6 4 6 9 8 8 4 5 6 3 5 1 7 4 3 1 9 3

9 2 9 3 5 9 3 8 3 7 6 4 7 9 3 7 5 2 7 7 2

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Last week’s solutions: The letter represented by the question mark is L. Carroll, Pullman, Rowling, all popular children’s authors.

Alphamuddle

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Sudoku Fill in the grids below so that every column, every row and each of the 3x3 boxes contains all the digits from 1 to 9.

Simple

F C S C E R H S ? T E E O

Rearrange the letters in the grid B to make five words that read both across and down. Five letters have been placed to start you off.

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Replace the question mark with a letter so that the letters within each circle can be arranged to form words on a common theme. What are the three words, and the letter represented by the question mark?

Intermediate

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Hyundai release the new generation i10 The new Hyundai i10 is powered by a 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine; a 1.25-litre four-cylinder engine is also offered. What is it? The Hyundai i10 has long been a popular and well-received compact city car. Hyundai is now returning fire against its rivals with its “New Generation” i10. It’s more spacious than its predecessor, reputedly more refined and offered with a wide range of equipment. For example, buyers can specify climate control, a heated leather steering wheel, cruise control and Bluetooth connectivity with voice control. The mid-specification ‘SE’ model comes with the entry-level 1.0-litre engine. It costs £9,295, several hundred pounds less than the equivalent Volkswagen Up. Standard kit includes air-con, electric heated mirrors and USB connectivity. What is it like? As you’d hope for a small city car, the Hyundai is easy to drive. The engine is smooth and relatively flexible, the controls are light and precise, and it rides in a controlled and composed fashion. It cruises happily at motorway speeds too; the overall feel is of a solid and mature product. By no means is it the most engaging car to drive, with its steering being in distinct need of a little more weight and feedback, but elements like a delightfully accurate and slick gearshift do endow it with some charm.

Hyundai’s new city car is likeable, comfortable and competent, but notable road noise spoils the overall package

Inside you’ll find a spacious and comfortable interior. There’s plenty of room for front occupants, with lots of leg and headroom, and myriad useful storage points. There’s adequate room for two adults in the back, with enough head and legroom to easily accommodate those up to six-feet tall. If necessary, it can seat three at a push - but they’ll most likely only want to entertain short trips. Three rear headrests are fitted, boosting comfort and safety, but there’s no centre arm rest. One particularly impressive aspect of the i10 is its high standard of fit and finish. Admittedly some of the plastics in the cabin feel a little harsh, but the overall impression is of a quality product. The switchgear, for example, is pleasingly tactile and well finished. There were no rattles or squeaks apparent either, even on rougher roads. Hyundai claims that the i10

will average a very reasonable 60.1mpg. Should I buy one? If you’re in the market for a practical small car that’s easy to live with, the Hyundai i10 should certainly be on your potential candidates list. It’s well equipped, comfortable, effortless to drive and surprisingly endearing thanks to its eager engine and solid feel. Some buyers may be disappointed to find that, unless you opt for a Blue Drive model, the Hyundai doesn’t qualify for road tax exemption.Nevertheless, considering its positive aspects, five-year warranty, impressive reliability and host of servicing plans, the new Hyundai i10 is an appealing option. As an alternative to the likes of a Fiat Panda, Kia Picanto or Volkswagen Up, it’s well worth considering.

Motorists face 60mph on motorways The motorway speed limit in some areas will be cut to 60mph under government plans to limit air pollution near homes and schools. The Highways Agency on Monday announced that it is planning to reduce the limit on a 32-mile stretch of the M1, amid fears that pollution levels are damaging the health of nearby residents. The proposals are part of an attempt to meet European Union targets for clean air. Officials will consider whether to expand the speed restriction across the country, with part of the M3 in Surrey and 13 other stretches of motorway singled out for the measure from 2015. Motoring organisations have

criticised the plans and accused the Government of “penalising” drivers and reducing the national speed limit “by the back door”. Britain has some of the lowest national limits in Europe, behind 24 other countries including Germany, where there is no speed limit on autobahns, France, Italy, Spain and Ireland. The plans emerged after the Coalition abandoned proposals to raise the limit to 80mph, amid concerns it would alienate women voters and risk safety. In 2011, Philip Hammond, the then transport secretary, promoted the plans. He cited work by Transport Research Laboratory suggesting that raising the speed

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The best kind of backseat driver? Paul Coneyworth @BeauPilates

“It’s behind you!” It may be panto season, but we’re not interested in Widow Twankey or Snow White. No. We’re talking all things gluteals this week: derrière, backside, bum. So, here’s the top and bottom of it: the buttocks encompass three muscles that make up the gluteals: Gluteus Maximus, Medius and Minimus. The Gluteus Maximus extends and rotates the thigh laterally, whereas the Gluteus Medius and Minimus abduct and rotate the thigh medially. The sporting pursuit that you may associate most strongly with the firing of the gluteals is sprinting. A common ailment among even the fastest of runners is that the stronger muscles of the legs fire, but the glutes just come along for the ride - when ideally your glutes should stabilise the pelvis. But pull back from the 100m track and consider the following activities and the importance of gluteal activation to perform them correctly: walking, jogging, running, and climbing - all of which are prevalent and widespread forms of exercise in the health-conscious region of East Sussex we all call home. If you spend long periods of time sitting in the office chair, then the front of the thighs - namely, the hip flexors - become short and tight, while the gluteal muscles become long and weak. Soon the body forgets how to use the gluteal muscles, because it will divert the

A side-lying leg press

neural impulse intended for them to a stronger muscle close by to do the job instead. Which may well result in injury. There is a whole host of complaints associated with weak or inhibited gluteal muscles: lower back pain, tight IT bands, runner’s knee, plantar fasciitis (heel pain), achilles tendinitis and shin splints. And you may experience piriformis syndrome. If any of these common complaints resonate with you, then maybe it’s time to help yourself. During these cold winter nights, there’s nothing better than a side-lying leg press: While lying on your side in the comfort of your living room, support your head on a folded towel or cushion, ensuring your hips and shoulders are directly on top of each other. From there, maintaining a neutral and stable spine, you should be able to slot your fingers between your rib cage and the floor. Your bum should be sticking out, both knees should be bent, and your knees should be level with your hips. Extend the top leg away from the body, ensuring that the heel, knee and hip are aligned; the hips should never move. From there, write the alphabet out using your heel, pointing your toes towards the ceiling and then swap sides. This will fire your gluteal muscles into buns of steel for the New Year fitness kick. Paul Coneyworth is master trainer at BeauPilates, 14 Bavant Road, Brighton BN1 6RD. For more information, visit: www.beaupilates.co.uk

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PLAYER PROFILE

#25:

Name: Dean Cox DoB: August 17 1987 Place of birth: Haywards Heath Position: Midfield

Dean Cox Dean Cox was one of a string of Albion players to emerge from the club’s youth system and went on to play almost 150 times for the Seagulls in the league. A talented player, he was used predominantly on the left hand side of the Albion midfield before moving to Leyton Orient where he has established himself as a key player. During his spell at the club he was a scorer of some spectacular goals.

Career statistics Appearences: 296 Goals: 46

Albion statistics Seasons: 2005-2010 Appearences: 146 Goals: 16

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Barnes is Burnley bound

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Straight from the commentary box

Richard Morris Brighton striker Ashley Barnes was expected to complete a move to Championship high flyers Burnley yesterday (Thursday) after much speculation. The Seagulls number nine travelled to Lancashire for a medical after the Albion had earlier accepted a bid for the versatile attacker, who had also attracted rumoured interest from Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Brighton chairman Tony Bloom was left with little option but to approve the deal after Barnes failed to sign a contract extension offered to him last year – meaning the Seagulls risked losing him for nothing in the summer. The Albion are unlikely to reveal details of the successful bid should the move go through but reports in the national press put the sum at around the £1 million mark. Barnes, who helped the Seagulls clinch promotion to the Championship in the 2010-11 season during which he plundered 20 goals, made his 169th appearance for the

Ashley Barnes was undergoing a medical at Burnley yesterday afternoon

club during last weekend’s FA Cup win over Reading. In that time he scored 53 times in all competitions – with 46 coming in the league – despite often being played on the left of a forward three rather than his preferred central striking role. Earlier this week Oscar announced the arrival of Spurs striker John Obika on a threemonth loan deal from the White Hart Lane outfit but supporters will be expect further recruitment if, as expected, Barnes moves to Burnley. Cardiff

City’s Joe Mason is among a number of attacking options being considered by the Seagulls. Liam Bridcutt could still join Barnes in leaving the Seagulls but Sunderland will have to significantly increase their opening offers after the midfield player had a transfer request rejected by the Albion. As revealed in the Brighton & Hove Independent back in November, former Brighton boss Gus Poyet wants Bridcutt to join him and his new club at the Stadium of Light.

Albion women to begin their FA Cup campaign this weekend Albion women will begin their FA Cup campaign this Sunday when they host Tottenham at Withdean, kick-off 1pm. Head coach John Donoghue anticipates a tough test, but insists his main priority is to get a run of games together after not playing a match since 15th December. Speaking earlier this week he said: “I’m looking forward to getting a game, as we haven’t played for four weeks now.

“In terms of our preparations, we’ve played Tottenham before so we know what they’re about. They played really well against us last time so I think they’re coming into the game in a confident mood. “We should also be confident because once we stepped up in the second-half and attacked, we put them under lots of pressure and created many opportunities. But due to the number of recent postponements, it feels like

we’re starting the season again. “For the girls it would be great to do well in the Cup, but as a coach you’re always just thinking about the next game. The more games we play the better.” Donoghue is expected to include Mollie and Rosie Kmita in the squad, with both in line to feature against their former club. There is free entry for seasonticket holders and under-16s, while admission for non-season ticket holders is £2.

Jon Obika, on loan from Tottenham, gives the Seagulls attacking options

a level headed approach. Some teams battling for survival to stay in the Premier League may have to take more dramatic and extreme action to ensure they enjoy the rices of the top-flight for another season but, as Albion build a solid foundation in the Championship, their long-term Chairman Tony future won’t be compromised. Bloom believes the Don’t get me wrong January market does not I would love to see provide value for money” some big, exciting signings but the key to success on the pitch under and transfer requests. both Gus Poyet and Oscar For all the ‘will he, won’t he, Garcia appears to me to be should they, shouldn’t they’ cocooned in a tight knit group Albion fans over the last few of individuals who work for years have evidence that a each other and the greater good prudent approach to budgets, rather than personal gain. player valuations and the Promotion to the Premier long-term stability of the club League would no doubt require are all considered as the club more astute, quality signings does business in any transfer and the juggling act would window. become even trickier but if the The fact that Chairman Tony current ethos on and off the Bloom believes the January pitch continues, the future looks market does not provide value bright, unlike the weather. for money is just one example of The transfer window is no doubt a hot topic at this moment in time but it’s very difficult to assess or comment on as it appears to be changing so quickly. No sooner has one deal been done (Obika) reports spring forward of possible departures

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Nathan Jones

Albion hoping to maintain battle for play-off position

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Doubt as to whether Liam Bridcutt will start this weekend after transfer request

of those three fixtures which will have given him the biggest boost after seeing fringe players like Adam Chicksen and Solly March come into the starting line-up and impress at the same time as welcoming back captain Gordon Greer after a spell on the treatment table. As is increasingly the case, supporters will find it difficult to second guess Oscar’s selection. Andrew Crofts will surely start in midfield alongside Rohan Ince and one other – with much depending on Bridcutt’s state of mind and potential progress in negotiations with Sunderland. Leo Ulloa should start up front and Albion could fast-track Andrea Orlandi back into the

Albion Team News Likely starting XI: Kuszczak, Ward, Calder, Greer, Upson, Andrews, Ince, Crofts, Lua Lua, Ulla, Orlandi. Likely subs: Brezovan, El Abd, Chicksen, Agustien, Forster-Caskey, March, Obika. Out: Mackail-Smith (ankle), Hoskins (achilles), Buckley (hamstring). Fan’s prediction

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starting eleven after a pair of impressive cameos in the last two games. March will hope his man of the match performance against Reading is rewarded with a place in the squad while Kemy Agustien and Keith Andrews will be competing for the third midfield place if Bridcutt is left out. Kazenga Lua Lua should start, meaning David Lopez will find his chances limited to the bench at best. Birmingham City, who were undone by a late Crofts winner at St Andrews earlier in the season, arrive on the south coast in decent form. The Blues are on a ten game unbeaten run, including four wins and have climbed to 17th following a sticky start to the season.

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CROFTS BARNES ULLOA

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Form guide D-W-W-W-D-L-W-W-D-L-W-D Last 3 league fixtures 1-1 D AFC Bournemouth Blackpool 0-1 W Charlton 3-2 L Next 3 league fixtures Birmingham 11/01/14 H Derby 18/01/14 A Burnley 28/01/14 A

ANDREW CROFTS

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Lowest

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Action Man:

PASS COMPLETION*

Jan 2nd

Aug 5th

It was a fantastic performance. In the first half we were as dominant as we have been here all season; we were fluent and patient and it was very, very pleasing. “It was especially pleasing seeing the younger players Adam Chicksen and Solly March do so well. It has been tough for them because they have had to be patient: training hard, working well and showing a great attitude. “They have played in the under-21 squad which has proved its worth as when those players have been called upon, they have been fantastic. They are part of a squad we are really proud of. I am sure the performance showed how important the game was to us.”

Position: Midfield Squad No: 8 Age: 29 Height: 5ft 9in Brighton Statistics: games/goals: 90/10

7th

(Talking after the win over Reading)

Oscar Garcia has seen his preparations for this weekend’s clash with Birmingham City derailed by a flurry of transfer window interest in his star players. Liam Bridcutt – a long time target of Oscar’s predecessor Gus Poyet – has been the target of repeat bids from Sunderland and the midfield fulcrum had a transfer request rejected earlier this week. And dependable striker Ashley Barnes was yesterday expected to leave The Amex to join Championship rivals Burnley in a rumoured £1 million deal. Sunderland have also registered official interest in currently injured Will Buckley while John Obika has arrived in Sussex on a three-month loan deal from Premier League Spurs. However, despite the potentially unsettling nature of the transfer window, Oscar will head into tomorrow’s (Saturday) game confident of adding to the Seagulls’s recent good fun of form. In the three games since the Seagulls slumped to a disappointing defeat at Charlton Athletic, Oscar has overseen an impressive away win at Blackpool, a hard-fought home draw with Bournemouth and an encouraging cup win against Reading. And it will have been the last

2-0

League position:

Assistant Head Coach

Richard Morris

Stuart Rogers

Albion Statistics:

Andrew Crofts has become a key figure in the Brighton and Hove Albion side since the arrival of Oscar Garcia. His five goals have helped the Seagulls cope with the absence of Leo Ulloa and the Wales international has helped Rohan Ince settle in the Brighton midfield. Crofts is currently enjoying his best run of form from either of his spells on the south coast.

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