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SCHOOL CHOICE? TIME FOR NO MUM

A record number of parents have been ‘directed’ to send their children to a secondary school they never wanted

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The first dispatch from the front line of parenthood by our brilliant new - but anonymous - columnist, Mummy K

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ROYALS VISIT Oscar could be without Albion’s midfield king Ince for the Reading clash

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TOWERING

SUCCESS! ■ As the £46m i360 landmark gets the go-ahead,

Labour warns about risks of city’s ‘Tower of Debt’ Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy Finally, for better or worse, the seafront has a gleaming, glistening future - not just a rusting hulk of a past. City councillors steeled themselves to enable the funding of the i360, a vision of a worldclass attraction that has existed for years only on the architects’ drawing board. The decision to go ahead was taken by the council’s policy and

resources committee in a meeting at Hove Town Hall. Crucially, Councillor Geoffrey Theobald, leader of the Conservative Group, made a passionate speech in support; Councillor Warren Morgan, leader of the Labour and Co-operative Group, was opposed. Cllr Theobald said: “As a group we have looked into this issue more closely than probably any other issue that has come before the council. “Looking at this part of the seafront, there is no doubt that it

is run down. There is very little to attract people here apart from a morbid fascination with looking at the collapsing West Pier.” But Cllr Morgan, speaking exclusively to Brighton & Hove Independent after the meeting, was far more cautious: “If the i360 is not a success, then this council and the residents of this city will be left with an asset that has no alternative use - a tower of debt they cannot repay, for decades to come. “Now that this has been voted through by Green and

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Conservative councillors, I sincerely hope for the city’s sake that these projections for visitors and income are right.” Councillor Jason Kitcat, leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, said: “Brighton and Hove needs to keep reinventing itself to continue our upwards trend in visitor numbers, and avoid the decline other seaside towns have suffered. This tower is our best opportunity to expand our tourist >> Continued on page 16

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Record number of city parents ‘directed’ to send children to schools they never even named A record number of children have been forced to go to city secondary schools that their parents rejected - refusing to put them in even in their top three preferences. Nearly one in 20 (4.9%) applications resulted in a child being “directed” - against parental wishes - to “the nearest school with available places”. This newspaper has established that 115 children have been “directed” to four schools - none of which figure in parental preferences: 74 to Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, at Falmer; 22 to Hove Park School; 18 to Longhill School; and one to Portslade Aldridge Community Academy. City council officers have confirmed that 22 relate to families living in the “golden halo” catchment area for Dorothy Stringer High School and Varndean High School, where the number of secondaryschool entrants outnumbered the number of places available in the two-school catchment area. Consequently, any families that pay a premium to buy homes

in the area now risk losing out in the “admissions lottery”. Officers were, however, unable to tell Brighton & Hove Independent in which catchment areas the other 93 “directed” children lived. A spokesperson said: “After the random allocation process was run in February, we made a separate note of the 22 pupils from the Dorothy Stringer/Varndean catchment area who put down their catchment area schools but were not allocated them. “We needed this information separately in order to negotiate with the schools. Unfortunately, the schools were not able to accommodate these 22 children as they were full. “We did not make a separate note of the other 93 children who were directed, as there was no similar process of negotiation to go through with them. They were simply allocated the nearest school to their home address that had places available. “The information about the 93 children is still on our system, but as it is a rolling register it

now has a different number of children on as it shows the picture as it is now and not as it was at the time. “Also, the late applicants that we have directed would be on the report, whereas the children who have declined their places (as some have) would not.” The widespread disappointment has called further into question Brighton and Hove’s unique applications process, which combines random allocation of places as well as catchment areas, some of which contain two schools (Dorothy Stringer High School and Varndean School; Blatchington Mill School and Hove Park High School) and some of which contain only one (Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Portslade Aldridge Community Academy, Patcham High School, and Longhill High School) As a result, 1,931 applicants (82.4%) have been offered their first-preference school; 223 (9.5%) have been offered second preference; 75 (3.2%) have been offered third preference. The rest have been told to accept what they have been offered. Or appeal. The deadline is March 31.

City College Brighton and Hove unveils its ambitious strategic plan to 2018 Strategic Vision to 2018

City College Brighton and Hove revealed its strategic plan to 2018 last night (Thursday). The 10-page document said: “Our aim is to be the first choice of students, parents and employers for occupational and practicedbased courses. We have made remarkable progress during the last five years in achieving high success rates for all of our learners and in enhancing our reputation locally, nationally and internationally.” It listed nine ambitions: 1 We will be in the top 10% of further education colleges in the country for success rates for all our learners on all of our funded provision; 2 We will be rated as outstanding for teaching and learning in terms of Ofsted measures, employer satisfaction and in student satisfaction; 3 We will score at least 90% for overall satisfaction for our HE provision on the National Student Survey; 4 We will achieve feedback

Conservative councillor forgets to pay the council tax - twice! Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy The serried ranks of councillors - at the second time of asking - spent barely 30 minutes to agree a 1.99% council tax rise. A week earlier, they had chuntered on for six hours, without even a hint of harmony. For the average council-taxpayer (Band D), the increase means an extra £2.15 or so a month. The Conservative Group voted against any increase. Not a penny more, they said. They do not really believe in taxing citizens for the public good. Somehere among their number, a conscience may have stirred. Perhaps. For a Freedom of Information request has revealed a personal secret. The request, from an anonymous citizen, was straightforward - about the number of occasions from January, 1 2013 to January, 31 2014 that reminder letters were sent councillors for non-

payment of council tax: “Could you please specify the amount of money owed for each occasion a letter was sent? “Could you also specify the political party of the councillor involved where there are enough members of one party to avoid identification?” And the answer? Equally straightforward: “In that time period, there are were two reminders sent. Both sent to the same Conservative councillor - who paid £113 paid on receipt of the reminder on both occasions.” A senior source within the Conservative Group was coy: “I don’t know who it is - and, if I did, I wouldn’t tell you.” Let the hunt begin!

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Allotment strategy aims to cut city’s 1,000-name waiting list Jason Kitcat @jasonkitcat

a new pricing system to ensure that people on lower incomes are able to access allotments, too. There is as always great pressure on the city’s land whether for housing, jobs, public Our new allotment strategy, infrastructure, or open space. developed with allotmentWe are particularly concerned holders, has found that some that government legislation 6,000 people use one of the city’s is creating a free-for-all for 37 allotment sites every year. developers and we Whether people use are looking at ways in allotments for cheap and A total of 30 plots are run which we can protect healthy food, exercise, or as allotments from a pastime, the benefits are by charities or community development. clear. organisations, providing access and Working with For those who have some outside space, growing at facilities for vulnerable people.” Brighton and Hove home is relatively easy Allotments Federation whether in a vegetable bed in the money, and to provide additional has been essential to producing garden or in a balcony box for services, such as building sheds this new plan, which takes into and providing seedlings from the account all the issues faced herbs. But many residents do not council’s nurseries. by allotment-holders and the A total of 30 plots are run council. have any suitable space, meaning allotments are a popular way in by charities or community As a result, we will not only which residents can grow their organisations, providing access improve the service for current and facilities for vulnerable allotment-holders, but also enable own food. There are about 1,000 people people; we would like to see this many more people to enjoy the on the city’s waiting list for expand. We also plan to introduce benefits of “growing their own”.

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Surge in property prices continues as average home costs more than £306,000 an average price of £581,844 - second-highest monthly average ever. The most expensive - at £1,750,000 - was 44 Florence Road, Brighton; ■ 64 semi-detached homes: total value of £22,889,050, with an average price of £357,641. The most expensive - at £1,100,000 - was 2 West Drive, Brighton; ■ 132 terrace homes: total value of £44,816,120, with average price of £339,516. The most expensive - at £1,250,000 - was 24 Marine Square, Brighton; ■ 290 flats and apartments: total value of £64,356,010, with an average price of £221,917. The most expensive - at £885,000 - was Flat 3, 3738 Adelaide Crescent, Hove.

EXCLUSIVE by Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy Last year’s surge in property prices has continued into 2014, the latest Land Registry data has revealed. A total of 548 homes - with an aggregate value of £168 million - were bought and sold in Brighton and Hove in January. The average price of properties that changed hands was £306,817 - the third-highest monthly average ever and more than 10% higher than the average of £278,738 in January last year. The breakdown for each type of property sold was: ■ 62 detached homes: total value of £36,074,350, with

Average price of properties sold in 2013 £340,000 £330,000

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£1,750,000 44 Florence Road, Brighton, BN1 6DJ (Detached) £1,600,000 69 Hove Park Road, Hove, BN3 6LL (Detached) £1,450,000 106 The Drive, Hove, BN3 6GP (Detached) £1,250,000 24 Marine Square, Brighton, BN2 1DN (Terrace) £1,100,000 61 Surrenden Road, Brighton, BN1 6PQ (Detached) 17 Princes Square, Hove, BN3 4GE (Detached) £1,174,500 £987,500 2 West Drive, Brighton, BN2 0GD (Semi-Detached) £980,000 101 Pembroke Crescent, Hove, BN3 5DE (Semi-detached) £895,000 106 Woodland Drive, Hove, BN3 6DE (Detached) £975,000 Patcham Mill, Windmill Drive, Brighton, BN1 8YH (Detached) Source data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014

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Our city may be more egalitarian, but it’s lost a lustre that it once possessed Graham Chainey

What used to be one of Brighton’s grandest hotels - the Royal York in Old Steine, dating from 1819 - is to be converted into a youth hostel. Where the Duke of Wellington and Benjamin Disraeli once stayed, where Charles Dickens gave one of his celebrated readings, there will soon be backpackers. Other leading local hotels have also recently closed, being replaced by boutique and budget establishments. The truth is that Brighton, once the resort of kings, aristocrats and nabobs, has over the years slid down market, until now it is the resort of hen and stag parties, clubbers and pubbers, trendy media folk, and flashy pop celebrities. Daahling, it simply is not the same, don’t you know?

Wind back a century to 1910, when the novelist Arnold Bennett stayed three months at the Royal York, having negotiated terms with “the celebrated Harry Preston of this celebrated hotel”. The very comfort and deference he enjoyed there at the same time appalled him. In his journal, he called Brighton “a symbol of a system that is built on the grinding of the faces of the poor”. The town was “full of wealthy imperative persons dashing about in furs and cars”. As he and his wife strolled along the front on their first day, he confessed: “I am obsessed by the thought that all this comfort, luxury, ostentaion, snobbishness and correctness is founded on a vast injustice. The furs, autos, fine food, attendance and diamond rings of this hotel only impress it on me more.” Bennett visited the Aquarium “and saw first-rate fishes living long under highly-artificial conditions. The seals and alligators seemed to be intensely

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bored and sick of life.” With its incessant barrel organs and its “old Belgravia and Tyburnia” architecture, Brighton struck him as “what London was”. He liked the January weather – “foamy sea, boisterous wind, sun, pageant of clouds. I walked with joy to and fro on this unequalled promenade. And yet, at this election time, when all wealth and all snobbery is leagued together against the poor, I could spit in the face of arrogant and unmerciful Brighton, sporting its damned Tory colours.” (On election night, he “stood out in the rain and wind” for nearly three hours, watching the results come up on a “lantern screen” in Old Steine.) He went by motor bus to Shoreham one day; on another, he walked to Rottingdean and back; on another, he “walked twice to

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Hove, and once to Black Rock, and once to the end of the pier”. The Harley Granville-Barkers and other theatrical grandees were in town, and “I carried Mrs Granville-Barker’s hot-water bottle on the pier for her”. And all the time he was writing “Clayhanger” furiously in his hotel room, plus any amount of political journalism, revising plays, checking proofs. His journal descriptions of Brighton storms, mists, crowds, seas and characters are vivid. One can see why great actors and dramatists, artists and retired statesmen, dukes and magnates, used to keep residences here. When I first moved into the block where I live, a dowager duchess and a princess were among residents; something that is unimaginable today.

Now, they have all gone, leaving only here and there a fading plaque on their former homes. Their modern equivalents do not somehow have the same aura about them. Instead of Queen Adelaide and Edward VII, Rattigan and Olivier, Herbert Spencer and Canning, Talleyrand and Thackeray, Byron and Brummell, we now have Eubank, Adele and Fatboy Slim, Truss, Andre, Cave, Coogan and Burchill. I mean, daahling, it just is not the same. Bennett might approve how egalitarian we have become. But I think he would also lament a certain cachet, a certain lustre, a world of elegance and grace have forever gone. Graham Chainey is a freelance writer living in Brighton.

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New festival to celebrate women in digital culture Greg Hadield @BrightonIndy Spring Forward is being launched this month to celebrate the role of women in digital culture - and to encourage more women to make their mark in what still is a maledominated discipline. Coinciding with Women’s History Month - a global phenomenon that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society - the new festival brings together three existing events that share female success in the digital space: Ladies That UX; She Says Brighton; and 300 Seconds (see box below). Accommodated in 68 Middle Street - the city’s newest creative

space - Spring Forward is a collaboration between a number of individuals, including: ■ Alex Goluszko, organiser of UX Brighton and 300 Seconds events, is user-experience design lead at www.webgp. com, a service that transforms access to healthcare for patients by empowering them to self-care for their minor conditions; ■ Emma Smith, co-founder of Brighton’s Ladies That UX and founder of Hatch (www.thisishatch.co.uk), a consultancy that invents digital products and experiences for people with ideas; ■ Viviana Doctorovich, co-founder of Brighton’s Ladies That UX and senior UX Designer at Clearleft (www.

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Beaton in the Sixties (More Unexpurgated Diaries) Introduced by Hugo Vickers I make no secret of the fact that I adore diaries. Of course, they are mostly written with an eye to publication and, therefore, are not really to be trusted especially those of politicians. But most politicians probably lead extraordinarily dull lives and have to embellish a lot. This is most definitely not the case with Mr Beaton. (Although he is long dead, I simply dare not refer to him as Cecil; I do not think he would have approved.) His diaries are a real treat. I usually reserve them for the days when I feel a little under the weather and can dip in and out of them - and wish that I, too, was on a private jet being whisked off to Paris, or on the

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set of My Fair Lady having a row with the director about the lighting on Audrey Hepburn. But the real treat is - apart from the name-dropping, which is glorious - is his immaculate eye for detail. His description of his brief stay with Picasso in the south of France is really exquisite: “The light was fading on the wisteria-covered house. The grey stone was fading like opals. The wolfhound was like a grey pearl. Picasso’s teeth were like dark ivory as he smiled.” He also goes on to meet The Rolling Stones in Marrakesh, where he describes Mick Jagger as “having chickenbreast-white skin and perfect manners”. And his on and off so-called romance with Greta Garbo is elusive and tantalising.

clearleft.com ), a business that helps organisations improve their websites and create exciting new digital products. Ms Doctorovich said: “It’s very exciting to be involved in the birth of the Spring Forward Festival. While efforts are currently being made to address the gender imbalance in the digital industry, I believe many women are still struggling to find a voice in a mainly male dominated workplace. “We hope that in the creation of this festival we’ll be able to support women to set up events that are aimed at the specific

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needs of women working in the digital domain. Our dream is that Spring Forward will encourage them to take a more active role on shaping the future of the industry.”

Spring Forward is also supported by Jenni Lloyd, strategy director at NixonMcInnes and co-founder of 300 Seconds Brighton, and Rifa Thorpe-Tracey, senior producer at Brilliant Noise.

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Late-night levy plan Nursing home in Hove wins planning permission on appeal for pubs is put on hold More than 400 pubs, bars and clubs in Brighton and Hove are open until at least 1am. And more than 70 are open 24 hours a day. About 110 licensed premises stay open to 1am; 122 until 2am; 51 until 3am; 18 until 4am; 16 until 5am; and 13 until 6am. The figures formed part of a city council report about late night levies and early morning restriction orders - measures intended to tackle crime, disorder and nuisance. A levy affecting premises open until at least 1am could raise more than £4 million a year; one

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A nursing home for 58 people has been approved for a site on the edge of Brighton and Hove. The nursing home and five detached four-bedroom houses were given planning permission after an appeal by Thornton Properties, the developer. Mike Holland, who owns Thornton Properties, applied to the city council for planning permission in October 2012. Almost a year ago, however, the council turned down his plans for Court Farm House at the top of King George VI Avenue - also known as Snaky Hill – in Hove. The developer appealed against the refusal and the Planning Inspectorate held a two-day hearing at Hove Town Hall in January. The council wanted the site - which covers almost two-and-a-half acres - to be developed in conjunction with the much larger neighbouring Toad’s Hole Valley site.

affecting premises open until at least 2am could raise more than £3 million annually. Given that financial pressures have been blamed for the Brighton taxi marshall scheme being stopped – temporarily, according to Sussex Police – the plan for levy (a local tax) had its attractions. But the council’s licensing committee agreed to consider taking advantage of the legal powers only as a last resort. The committee met at Hove Town Hall, currently the venue for the Sussex Beer and Cider Festival.

Plans for the site near Court Farm include road safety improvements

But Joanna Reid, the planning sector, dismissed the objections, held that the council was being unreasonable, and ordered it to pay some of Thornton Properties’ costs. She said that the council did not have enough housing being built to meet projected needs.

If the plans go ahead, the existing buildings will be demolished, the nursing home three storeys, and the houses will have two. Work will take place in King George VI Avenue to make the road safer by the entrance and exit to the Court Farm House site.

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A restaurant and bar on Brighton seafront has been fined £10,000 after it failed to tackle an infestation of mice. Ohso Social, owned by a Brighton company called Boardwalk, has been prosecuted for a second time after rodent droppings were found throughout the premises. They pleaded guilty to five food hygiene offences and the District Judge, William Ashworth, imposed a £10,000 fine with £2,514 costs awarded to the council.

More than 150 Brownies from Brighton marked the organisation’s 100th birthday with a trip to the Sea Life Centre. They were joined by about 40 volunteers as they took over the venue on Brighton seafront for three hours after it closed to the public. Highlights of their visit included a trip in a glass-bottomed boat as well as making fish from sand and sequins, drawing turtles – and eating fairy cakes.

The taxi-marshall service at two busy ranks in Brighton, which have been suspended due to funding issues will return soon, say Sussex Police. The marshalls keep order at the ranks in East Street and West Street in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday mornings. Chief Inspector Katy Woolford said: “Taxi marshalling plays a key part in identifying vulnerable people and preventing crime at night in the city.”

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Some of the biggest names in the world of journalism, literature, film and TV have come together for one night only to raise money for a domestic abuse charity working in Brighton & Hove and throughout West Sussex. Those who have already promised their services include Caitlin Moran, Linda Lewis, Jackie Clune, Julie Graham, Suzanne Moore, Dominique Olliver, Vanquish, Dora Dale and Tamzin Outhwaite. The final running order and list of performers will be revealed closer to the date. Known as ‘End Of’, it is the brainchild of writer Julie Burchill, who came up with the idea when she heard that RISE was having its funding cut. She says: “Let’s have a big night out, raise some money, and tackle this issue head on. We’re not putting up with this any more. End of.” Co-founder Julie Graham comments: “My involvement with End Of came about because of a conversation I had with Julie Burchill. After hearing about too

The final running order and performers will be revealed closer to the date

many friends who had all recently experienced some sort of domestic abuse situation she came up with the idea putting on a charity event that would highlight an increasing problem and at the same time raise money for a great cause. “I needed little persuasion to join our wonderful band of women in putting on what we hope will be a night to remember. It’s been a privilege.” The End Of night on 29th April has been created to raise money for RISE, which each helps over 800 women and their families to recover and reclaim their lives The night promises a heady collection of literary, acting and musical talents who have all come together

to raise awareness and raise money. And a disco to follow! Gail Gray, Chief Executive Officer of RISE, commented: “We are very excited and delighted to be chosen. RISE, like many other voluntary sector organisations, faces uncertain times. The money raised at this event will help secure RISE services in Brighton & Hove and benefit the over 1,200 people we help every year.” Tickets are now on sale and cost £20 each (inc VAT) and will be sold on a first come first served basis with the best tickets on tables at the front. Head online to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ end-of-fundraiser-and-discotickets-10613759039

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Theresa May has visited the AIDS Memorial in Brighton’s Kemp Town. She also visited the shop run by the Sussex Beacon HIV charity and Brighton Police Station. The visit was hosted by Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown, and included a meeting with Katy Bourne, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex. Mr Kirby tweeted: “Home Secretary shoe shopping at the great @ sussexbeacon secondhand shop in Brighton.”

Council homes in Brighton and Hove have reached the 100% Decent Homes target with modern kitchens and bathrooms. In 2009 only 51% of council homes met the standard, introduced by the Government to improve the quality of social housing. Since then 1,194 new bathrooms and 2,895 new kitchens have been installed, and 4,448 energy efficient boilers have been fitted, significantly reducing residents heating bills and improving their quality of life.

Brighton and Hove’s former police chief has been filmed in a “shooting gallery” used by drug addicts in Germany. He went to find out whether the more liberal approach adopted there offered any lessons for dealing with the issue back home for the BBC South East programme Inside Out. Brighton has been long been regarded as place with a drugs problem. And drugs laws in Britain have long been regarded as an imperfect solution by many.

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NHS protest NHS staff have held a protest outside the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton over a pay cut that took effect on March 3. Hundreds of bank staff (usually used to cover sickness and vacancies) are affected by changes to their hourly rate. The Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust want to equalise pay for bank and permanent staff saving up to £1 million as a result.

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Food and drink festival launch The Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival held its first patrons, sponsor and media event of the year at Hotel du Vin in Ship Street, Brighton. Attended by many supporters of the festival organisation, the Spring Harvest food festival brochure and programme of events was revealed; in addition, public voting was launched for the Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Awards 2014. For more information on forthcoming Spring Harvest events (April 16 to 27) including two ambitious free-entry weekends - or to place your votes in this year’s food awards, visit: www.brightonfoodfestival.com. (Photographs: Julia Claxton Photography: photography.juliaclaxton.net)

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All systems are go for i360

Jason Kitcat, leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a crucial project for revitalising our tourism industry and our seafront for years into the future. It will very clearly signal that our city is open for business - both to visitors and investors.â&#x20AC;? See pages 16 and 17

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Factfile: The numbers that developers are banking on for the i360 to be a financial success It will be built to last 50 years. The Eiffel Tower, councillors were told, was constructed 120 years ago “with inferior technology”. After detailed designs are expedited, work will start in June. It could, however, be a year or more before there is much to see or admire - after vast loads of steel are brought by barge from Rotterdam to land on Brighton beach. By the time the i360 begins to soar, the site will already be a tourist attraction. Indeed, the developers drawing on their experience at the London Eye - expect

1863 April. Construction starts, engineer Eugenius Birch (18181884).

the “lookers” always to at least equal the “bookers”, even after the tower opens in June 2016. Up to five million sightseers a year are expected to walk along a short stretch of the seafront. Tickets are expected to cost £14 for an adult (£7 for a child), compared with £19.20 (£12.30) for the London Eye and £12.95 (£9.95) for Blackpool Tower Eye. Expected advantages to the city and its economy are many - although not all of them are immediately obvious. It is estimated the i360 will attract 700,000 to 750,000 visitors in a “stable” year - including an increase of new visitors to the city of between 165,000 and 305,000, representing a 2% to 3.6% increase in visitor numbers.

1940 Section of pier - closed previous year - removed to prevent enemy landing; pier mined.

Activity will be generated all year round, developers say, providing new impetus and support for retail, catering, and hotels; an estimated 27,000 to 49,000 additional overnight visitors will be attracted to the city. Crucially, overnight visitors are reported to spend eight times more than day visitors; it is estimated this new additional spending will, by itself, create 52 new jobs. The number of conference visitors is also expected to increase. Less obvious are the community benefits: a

1968 Pier used as film location for “Oh, What a Lovely War!” directed by Richard Attenborough.

percentage of ticket revenue will go to the city council in perpetuity - to be used for community benefit; there will be discounts for local residents (except in peak season), plus free entry for state schools in Brighton and Hove to ensure that every child can visit once during their school career; there will be an allocation of free tickets for local charities and community groups; in addition, a percentage of revenues to West Pier Trust for heritage works. But what if the weather is awful? What if the economic climate is worse? The i360 – and council-taxpayers’ money – will survive the storm, provided vistor estimates are only half right - if visitor numbers were 55% less than anticipated.

1970 Southern end of pier closed to public because lack of maintenance had made it unsafe.

1975 Entire pier closed to public for safety reasons.

A TOWER OF DEBT

■ Coast to Capital (Local Enterprise Partnership) £4m (9%) ■ Marks Barfield £6m (13%) ■ City Council £36.2m (78%) Total: £46.2m (100%)

1982 Pier granted Grade I listed status.

2006 Planning permission granted to build the i360, an observation tower designed by the creators of London Eye.

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The crucial questions West Pier Trust must answer about this white elephant Mike Holland @RealMikeHolland

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That wretched man, Glynn Jones, is at it again (page 5, February 28). Apparently, he is now a leading expert on major seafront attractions and wants to convince us that the Marks Barking white elephant is going to be a roaring success and the answer to all the city’s problems. He tells us how fortunate we are that the West Pier Trust and the city council have more to go on than what goes on in my head. Glynn, I hope you are right, old chap - because I have just worked out in my head that you, the trust and this poor excuse for a council need some serious mentoring in common sense and basic business studies. For the avoidance of doubt, Glynn, this crackpot scheme has not got a cat in hell’s chance of repaying a loan of £36m, plus interest, over 25 years. To make matters worse, it seems the majority of Tories are also backing this ridiculous piein-the-sky nonsense. Why anyone with any common sense whatsoever would think this kind of gamble is a safe way of handling £36 million of borrowed money is incredible. It’s like dealing with a load of toddlers who see no reason why they should not have an expensive toy their parents

simply cannot afford. Well, let us have some answers please, toddlers: so that we the people of Brighton and Hove, who are actually making this loan, can take a measured view of the situation. Glynn, you seem to like to stamp your feet and hold forth. So please tell us: 1 How many visitors are you expecting at peak times, such as weekends, school holidays and bank holidays? 2 How many hours a day and how many visitors an hour? How many in off-peak times which is the rest of the time? 3 How many days will you not open at all when it is wet and windy - as it has been for the past two months? 4 How much are your running costs for the 154 employees? 5 What are your insurance rates, 106 agreement costs, maintenance costs, and - very importantly - advertising costs? 6 What is the repayment each year, including the interest? What are the setup costs for this loan? What security is being taken over this loan? 7 Does Marks Barfield have tangible assets that can be seized if this all goes wrong which it undoubtedly will? 8 How much do you expect to charge per person? Provide us with all that information, Glynn, and I have a feeling we will be telling you: “Don’t call us, we will call you”.

I can tell you what the likely scenario is, Glynn, if this lunatic scheme is allowed to go ahead and it will unfold something like this. We borrow the money and hand it over to a couple of people who deliver a tower for us with a grand opening in perhaps 2017, with losses in the first year. We will then see it stagger on with mounting losses as people lose interest ,having been up there to see the sea once before whoever is running it pulls the plug and we the people of Brighton end up subsidising something that we do not want. By this time, we will have not received a penny in interest and it now stands us in at £60 to £70 million. Then, we will be plodding through 2021 with a massive debt hanging around our necks and all councillors of the day will be blaming it on the long-forgotten Greens and many of the crusty current Tories. Labour, which no doubt will be in power at the time, will be telling all and sundry “We told you so” - and it will be sold off for a pittance to one of the major players, like Merlin, who actually run attractions properly. They go on to make a roaring success of it - because it will have been purchased for nothing. And we the people of the city will be saddled with a load of unnecessary debt. You will certainly be remembered, Glynn. But not for anything useful.

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industry and regenerate our seafront.” At yesterday’s meeting, councillors voted to take out a £36.2m government loan - from the Public Works Loan Board - that it will then lend, at a

premium, to the developers: a new company called Brighton i360 Ltd. Coast to Capital LEP - a partnership between public authorities that is a private company promoting economic growth, will provide £4 million, while Marks Barfield Architects, the firm behind the

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New managing director arrives at Juice 107.2

FuseBox24: Wired Sussex offers practical support for city’s smartest start-ups

Tracy Skinner has joined Juice 107.2 as managing director, the only dedicated commercial radio station serving Brighton and Hove. Ms Skinner is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the radio station, which has 70,000 weekly listeners. She will also oversee digital strategy and forge new business opportunities within the city and across Sussex. With experience in senior management and a track record in sales, events and marketing, she joined from Fontwell Park Racecourse, where she had been general manager since 2012. She said: “I’m excited to be joining the dynamic team at Juice 107.2 and looking forward to building upon our strong relationships within the Brighton and Hove community.” Ms Skinner will report directly to Daniel Nathan, Juice’s chair, who added: “We are delighted to welcome Tracy to Juice 107.2 “I’m confident that she will be a superb ambassador for the radio station and I look forward to working with her.” Laurence Elphick, the former

Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy Wired Sussex has announced a 24-week programme to support innovators and entrepreneurs. The FuseBox24 programme, which will begin on April 28, is aimed at inidivudals and teams committed to turning early-stage business ideas into creative and digital start-ups. Based in The FuseBox - the new learning-cum-work space in New England House - it promises round-the-clock access to the facilities as well as support from leaders and other practitioners in the arts, technology and business worlds. Organisers promise that successful applicants will gain the confidence, courage and connections to help them develop and establish their start-up businesses. Programme activities - roughly

two days a week - will include knowledge-sharing workshops, coaching and mentoring. This is combined with time for innovators to use the facilities and space at The FuseBox to develop their business ideas. Phil Jones, managing director of Wired Sussex and programme curator for FuseBox24, said: “FuseBox24 is a new way of providing support to innovators and start-ups which we believe will lead to the creation of better businesses. “It draws on the fantastic industry expertise and contacts that Wired Sussex has built up over the years and merges that with a collaborative approach to developing ideas that really speaks to the heart of the ethos of this city.” The cost of the programme is £960 - equivalent to £40 a week. Organisers say the money is a contribution towards tea and coffee, electricity, Wi-fi, speaker

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expenses and other costs. The FuseBox has itself secured funding from the European Union’s Recreate programme and is also supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, enabling it to fund a researcher-in-residence, who is designing, delivering and evaluating the programme. For more information - and to submit an application - visit: www.fusebox24.co.uk.

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Tracy Skinner joins from Fontwell Park

managing director, has left the station after 13 years. He said: “Juice has more listeners than ever before and is recognised as the local radio station for Brighton and Hove. This is largely down to the superb team of people working on air and behind the scenes. “I’m delighted to be handing over the reins to Tracy who is well known by many of our clients and partners. “I know Tracy will continue to ensure that Juice 107.2 remains one of the leading brands in the city and I wish her every success in her role.”

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The Great The script is superb, provoking genuine anger at the government situation of the time (for further detail, see the excellent AIDS fight documentary How To Survive A Plague) and telling a truly inspirational story while never resorting to sickly sentimentality. Similarly, Vallee gets the tone of the film exactly right throughout, aided by Yves Bélanger’s sun-

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March 7 – 13 FRIDAY Before Your Very Eyes Gob Squad and CAMPO proudly present a live show with real children! A rare and magnificent opportunity to witness seven lives lived in fast forward. 8pm, £12/£10 The Old Market, Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS

First Fridays We welcome artists in all disciplines to network and share ideas. Each month will feature a guest provocation. We’ll provide the snacks and drinks will be available to purchase. 5pm-6:30pm, free Brighton Dome, Church Street, BN1 1EE

Rizzle Kicks Following the release of their new album #Roaring20s, Rizzle Kicks have announced a huge UK tour for Feb-March 2014 including the Brighton Centre! 8pm, £17.50 Brighton Centre, Kings Road, BN1 2GR

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SATURDAY Albion v Reading Albion knocked Reading out of the FA Cup here earlier in the season and will be looking for a repeat performance in the league. Kick Off: 3pm, £25 Adults, £20 Seniors, £10 Under 18’s and £5 for Under 10’s The American Express, Community Stadium, Village Way, BN1 9BL

Brazilian Carnival Party Be a part of the real Brazilian carnival and dance your socks off to vibrant Brazilian beats. Carnival costumes most welcome! 5pm, £8/£5 Brighton Dome, Church Street, BN1 1EE

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6.00 Milkshake! 10.05 Film: 6.00 Milkshake! Film: Zathura: A Space 10.05 Adventure. Zathura: A Space (2005) Family sci-fiAdventure. adventure, (2005) Family sci-fi adventure, starring Josh Hutcherson and starring Josh12.00 Hutcherson andFifth Jonah Bobo. Film: The Jonah Bobo. 12.00 Film: The Fifth Element. (1997) Sci-fi adventure, Element.Bruce (1997) Sci-fi2.25 adventure, starring Willis. Film: starring Bruce Willis.Romantic 2.25 Film: Wimbledon. (2004) Wimbledon. (2004) Romantic drama, starring Kirsten drama,and starring Kirsten 4.10 Film: Dunst Paul Bettany. Dunst andThe PaulGreenhouse Bettany. 4.10 Film: Columbo: Jungle. Columbo: The Greenhouse Jungle. (1972) Detective drama, starring (1972) Detective drama, starring Peter Falk. 5.45 Film: Columbo: Peter Falk. 5.45(1973) Film: Detective Columbo: Double Shock. Doublewith Shock. (1973) Detective drama, Peter Falk and Martin drama, with Peter Falk and Martin Landau. Landau. 7.00 NCIS. An explosion at a 7.00 mausoleum NCIS. An explosion exposesata a mausoleum exposes a number of freshly number of freshly dismembered bodies, dismembered bodies, prompting the team to begin prompting the team to begin a multiple murder a multiple murder investigation. Abby has a investigation. Abby personal problem tohas deala personal with. (R) problem to deal with. (R) 8.00 NCIS. A supposedly dead 8.00 marine NCIS. Asuddenly supposedly dead regains marine suddenly consciousness onregains the consciousness on thethe autopsy table, leaving autopsy table, leaving team struggling to solvethethe team struggling to came solve to the mystery of how he mystery he came to be in suchofahow strange be in such a strange predicament. (R) predicament. (R) 8.55 5 News Weekend. 8.55 5 News Weekend. 9.00 UFC Fight Night London: 9.00 Live. UFC Fight NightGustafsson London: Alexander Gustafsson vLive. Jimi Alexander Manuwa. Coverage of v Jimi Coverage of the lightManuwa. heavyweight contest the light heavyweight contest at the O2 in London, where at the British O2 in London, where rising star Manuwa rising Manuwa will be British lookingstar to record a will be looking surprise victory.to record a surprise victory. 12.05 SuperCasino. Live interactive 12.05 SuperCasino. LiveER. interactive gaming. 3.10 Benidorm (R) gaming. 3.10SOS. Benidorm ER.Make (R) It 4.00 Wildlife (R) 4.25 4.00 Wildlife SOS. (R) 4.25 Make It Big. (R) 4.50 The Funky Valley Big. (R) FunkyofValley Show. (R)4.50 5.00The Angels Jarm. (R) Show. (R) 5.00 Angels Jarm. (R) 5.05 Hana’s Helpline. (R)of5.20 5.05 Hana’s Helpline. (R) 5.20Funky Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.25 The AngelsShow. of Jarm. The Funky Valley (R) (R) 5.405.25 Hana’s Valley Show. Helpline. (R) (R) 5.40 Hana’s Helpline. (R)

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6.00 Live Paralympic Winter 6.00 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Coverage of the second Games. Coverage of the day of events in Sochi andsecond day of events in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 11.00 Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 11.00 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Live Paralympic Games.day Further coverageWinter of the second Further of2.30 the second of eventscoverage in Russia. The Bigday of events in Russia. 2.30 Bang Theory. (R) 3.00 TheThe BigBig BangTheory. Theory.(R) (R)3.30 3.00How The Big Bang I Met BangMother. Theory.4.00 (R) 3.30 How I Met Your The Simpsons. Your Mother. 4.00 The Simpsons. (R) 4.30 The Simpsons. (R) 5.00 (R) 4.30 Simpsons. (R) 5.00 Deal or NoThe Deal. Deal or No Deal. 6.00 Channel 4 News. 6.00 Channel 4 News. 6.30 Paralympic Winter Games 6.30 Highlights. ParalympicJonathan Winter Games Highlights. Edwards andJonathan Ade Adepitan Edwardsa look and Ade present backAdepitan at the present a look back atinthe second day of events second day of events in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, which included Russia, which included alpine skiing and wheelchair alpine skiing and wheelchair curling. curling. 7.00 Crufts 2014: Best in Show. 7.00 Clare CruftsBalding 2014: Best in Show. presents Clare Balding highlights frompresents the fourth highlights from the fourth and final day of Crufts, and andresults final day of Crufts, and the of the 2014 dog the results of the 2014 hero, friends for life anddog best friends for life andLast best inhero, show are announced. in show are announced. Last in the series. in the series. 9.00 Film: One Day. (2011) 9.00 Premiere. Film: OneThe Day.20-year (2011) Premiere. between The 20-year friendship two friendshipgraduates between two university is universitythrough graduates explored the is explored through thefirst anniversaries of their anniversaries of their first meeting. Romantic drama, meeting. Romantic with Anne Hathawaydrama, and Jim with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. Sturgess. 11.05 Film: Working Girl. (1988) 11.05Comedy, Film: Working Girl. (1988) starring Melanie Comedy, starring Melanie Griffith. Griffith. 1.15 The Good Wife. (R) 2.00 One 1.15 Every The Good Wife. 2.00 One Born Minute. (R)(R) 2.55 Born Every Minute. Supernanny US. (R) (R) 3.352.55 Location, Supernanny US. (R)(R) 3.35 Location, Location, Location. 4.30 River Location, Location. (R) 4.30 River Cottage Bites. (R) 4.50 Freesports Cottage Bites. (R) 4.50 Freesports on 4. 5.15 Arenacross. 5.45 Live on 4. 5.15 Arenacross. 5.45 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Paralympic Coverage of Winter the thirdGames. day of events inCoverage Sochi. of the third day of events in Sochi.

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6.00 Breakfast. 9.15 Heir Hunters. 6.00 Breakfast. 9.15 Heir Hunters. Breakfast. 9.15 Heir Hunters. 6.00 Breakfast. 9.15 Heir Hunters. 6.00 Breakfast. 9.15 Heir Hunters. BBC1 6.00 BBC1 10.00 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer. BBC1 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) Homes Under the Hammer. (R) BBC1 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer. BBC1 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer. (R)

11.00 Countryside 999. 11.45 Watchdog Test House. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Perfection. 3.00 Escape to the Country. 3.45 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain. (R) 4.15 Flog It! Trade Secrets. 5.15 Pointless. 6.00 BBC News;Weather. 6.30 Regional News Programmes; Weather. 7.00 The One Show. 7.30 Bang Goes the Theory; BBC News; Regional News. 8.00 EastEnders. 8.30 A Week in A&E: Condition Critical? – Panorama. 9.00 Silk. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News; Weather. 10.35 The Michael McIntyre Chat Show. 11.20 Late Kick Off.11.50 Live at the Apollo.(R) 12.35 Weatherview. 12.40 BBC News.

BBC2

6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.05 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) 7.05 Countryside 999. (R) 7.50 Caught Red Handed. (R) 8.20 Sign Zone: Helicopter Heroes. (R) 9.05 The Restaurant Man. (R) 10.05 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 10.35 Click. (R) 11.00 BBC News. 11.30 BBC World News. 12.00 Daily Politics. 1.00 Coast. (R) 1.10 War Walks. (R) 1.40 British Isles: A Natural History. (R) 2.40 Cagney & Lacey. (R) 3.25 Bergerac. (R) 4.15 Are You Being Served? (R) 4.45 ’Allo ’Allo! (R) 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 Revenge of the Egghead. 6.30 Sport Relief’s Top Dog. 7.00 Top Gear: Burma Special. (R) 8.00 University Challenge. 8.30 Mary Berry Cooks. 9.00 Mind the Gap: London vs the Rest. 10.00 The Culture Show: ARTiculation – For the Love of Art. 10.30 Newsnight; Weather. 11.20 Fast and Fearless: Britain’s Banger Racers. (R) 12.20 Sign Zone: Film 2014. (R) 12.50 This Is BBC Two. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone.

ITV

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R) 10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show. 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 Tipping Point. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London; Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 Coronation Street. 8.00 I Never Knew That About Britain. 8.30 Coronation Street. 9.00 DCI Banks. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.30 ITV News London; Weather. 10.35 The Agenda. 11.05 The Secret Mediterranean with Trevor McDonald. (R) 12.05 Jackpot247. 3.00 Champions League Weekly. 3.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 4.10 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show.

Channel 4

11.00 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Further coverage of the third day of events in Russia. 12.30 Channel 4 News Summary. 12.35 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Concluding coverage of the third day of events in Russia. 2.40 Countdown. 3.30 Deal or No Deal. 4.30 Four in a Bed. 5.00 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 7.30 Paralympic Winter Games Highlights. Action from the third day of events in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 8.00 Food Unwrapped. 9.00 One Born Every Minute. 10.00 8 Out of 10 Cats. 10.50 Gogglebox. (R) 11.50 Troy. 12.50 Random Acts. 12.55 Scandal. (R) 1.40 Hostages. (R) 2.30 The Good Wife. (R) 3.15 One Born Every Minute. (R) 4.10 River Cottage Bites. (R) 4.20 Location, Location, Location. (R) 5.15 Kirstie’s Homemade Home. (R) 5.30 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Coverage of the fourth day of events in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 The Channel 5 Wright Stuff. 11.10 Police

Interceptors. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15 Benidorm ER. (R) 1.15 Home and Away. 1.45 Neighbours. 2.15 NCIS. (R) 3.15 Film: A Time to Remember. (2003) Drama, starring Dana Delany. 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30 Neighbours. (R) 6.00 Home and Away. (R) 6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 The Gadget Show; 5 News Update. 8.00 Police Interceptors; 5 News at 9. 9.00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! 10.00 Riots & Robbers: Caught On Camera. (R) 11.00 Film: Lock Up. (1989) 1.05 SuperCasino. 3.05 Left for Dead by the Yorkshire Ripper. (R) 4.00 House Doctor. (R)

11.00 Countryside 999. 11.45 Watchdog Test House. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Perfection. 3.00 Escape to the Country. 3.45 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain. (R) 4.15 Flog It! Trade Secrets. 5.15 Pointless. 6.00 BBC News; Weather. 6.30 Regional News Programmes; Weather. 7.00 The One Show. 7.30 EastEnders; BBC News; Regional News. 8.00 Holby City. 9.00 Shetland. New series. A teenage girl is murdered. Crime drama, starring Douglas Henshall. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News;Weather; National Lottery Update. 10.35 Insane Fight Club. The Insane Championship Wrestling phenomenon. 11.35 Swansea: Living on the Streets. 12.10 Weatherview. 12.15 BBC News.

11.00 Countryside 999. 11.45 Watchdog Test House. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Perfection. 3.00 Escape to the Country. 3.45 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain. (R) 4.15 Flog It! Trade Secrets. 5.15 Pointless. 6.00 BBC News; Weather. 6.30 Regional News Programmes; Weather. 6.55 Party Political Broadcast. (R) 7.00 The One Show; BBC News; Regional News. 8.00 Waterloo Road. 9.00 Famous, Rich & Hungry. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News; Weather.; National Lottery Update. 10.35 A Question of Sport. 11.05 The Michael McIntyre Chat Show. (R) 11.55 Blandings. (R) 12.25 Weatherview. 12.30 BBC News.

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Watchdog Test House. (R) 8.15 Sign Zone: Wanted Down Under. (R) 9.00 Inside the Animal Mind. (R) 10.00 An Island Parish. (R) 10.30 See Hear. 11.00 BBC News. 11.30 Daily Politics. 1.00 The A to Z of TV Cooking. (R) 1.20 War Walks. (R) 1.50 British Isles: A Natural History. (R) 2.40 Cagney & Lacey. (R) 3.25 Bergerac. (R) 4.15 Are You Being Served? (R) 4.45 ’Allo ’Allo! (R) 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.55 Party Political Broadcast. 6.00 Revenge of the Egghead. 6.30 Sport Relief’s Top Dog. 7.00 Antiques Road Trip. (R) 8.00 Collectaholics. 9.00 Line of Duty. 10.00 Inside No 9. 10.30 Newsnight; Weather. 11.20 An Hour to Save Your Life. (R) 12.20 Sign Zone: See Hear. (R) 12.50 This Is BBC Two. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone.

Countryside 999. (R) 7.50 Watchdog Test House. (R) 8.20 Sign Zone: Wanted Down Under. (R) 9.05 Great British Garden Revival. (R) 10.05 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 10.35 HARDtalk. (R) 11.00 BBC News. 11.30 BBC World News. 12.00 Daily Politics. 1.00 The Super League Show. 1.45 British Isles: A Natural History. (R) 2.35 Cagney & Lacey. (R) 3.25 Bergerac. (R) 4.15 Are You Being Served? (R) 4.45 ’Allo ’Allo! (R) 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Revenge of the Egghead. 6.30 Sport Relief’s Top Dog. 7.00 Permission Impossible: Britain’s Planners. 8.00 The Great British Sewing Bee. 9.00 An Hour to SaveYour Life. 10.00 The Sarah Millican Television Programme. (R) 10.30 Newsnight; Weather. 11.20 Mind the Gap: London vs the Rest. (R) 12.20 Sign Zone: Britain’s Great War. (R) 1.20 This Is BBC Two. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone.

ITV

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R) 10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show. 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 Tipping Point. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London; Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 Live UEFA Champions League. Bayern Munich v Arsenal (Kick-off 7.45pm). 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.30 ITV News London; Weather. 10.35 UEFA Champions League: Extra Time. 11.35 The Crocodile Hunter Diaries. (R) 12.30 Jackpot247. 3.00 Loose Women. (R) 3.45 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

Channel 4

8.00 The Morning Line. 9.00 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Further coverage of the fourth day of events in Russia. 11.00 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Continued coverage of the fourth day of events in Russia. 12.30 Channel 4 News Summary. 12.35 Cheltenham Festival: Channel 4 Racing. Including the 3.20 Stan James Champion Hurdle. 4.30 Four in a Bed. 5.00 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 7.30 Paralympic Winter Games Highlights. Action from the fourth day of events in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 8.00 Kirstie’s Best of Both Worlds. 9.00 The Taste. 10.00 Strippers. 11.00 Three Wives, One Husband. (R) 12.05 Random Acts. 12.10 Cheltenham Festival Highlights. 12.55 Poker. 1.50 KOTV Boxing Weekly. 2.20 Trans World Sport. (R) 3.20 Volleyball. 4.15 Arenacross. (R) 4.40 Freesports on 4. (R) 5.05 Deal or No Deal. (R)

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 The Wright Stuff. 11.10 Police Interceptors. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15 The Hotel Inspector. (R) 1.15 Home and Away. 1.45 Neighbours. 2.15 NCIS. (R) 3.15 Film: McBride: Murder Past Midnight. (2005) Mystery, starring John Larroquette. 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30 Neighbours. (R) 6.00 Home and Away. (R) 6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 Highland Emergency. (R) 7.30 Police 5; 5 News Update. 8.00 Benidorm ER; 5 News at 9. 9.00 The Mentalist. 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. 10.55 Body of Proof. (R) 11.55 Body of Proof. (R) 12.50 SuperCasino. 3.05 It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief. (R) 4.00 House Doctor. (R) 4.45 Great Artists. (R)

6.00 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) BBC2 7.00 Countryside 999. (R) 7.45

ITV

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R) 10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show. 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 Tipping Point. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London; Weather. 6.25 Party Political Broadcast. (R) 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 Coronation Street. 8.00 You Saw Them Here First. 9.00 Law & Order: UK. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.30 ITV News London; Weather. 10.35 The Miners’ Strike and Me. 11.40 The Jonathan Ross Show. (R) 12.35 Jackpot247. 3.00 Film: Columbo: Strange Bedfellows. (1995) Crime drama, starring Peter Falk and Rod Steiger. 4.35 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

Channel 4

6.00 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Coverage of the fifth day of events in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 8.00 The Morning Line. 9.00 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Concluding coverage of the fifth day of events in Russia. 11.00 Undercover Boss Canada. (R) 12.00 River Cottage Veg Heroes. (R) 12.30 Channel 4 News Midday Summary. 12.35 Cheltenham Festival: Channel 4 Racing. Including the 3.20 BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase. 4.30 Four in a Bed. 5.00 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 7.30 Paralympic Winter Games Highlights. Action from the fifth day of events in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 8.00 Secret Eaters. 9.00 Astronauts: Living in Space. 10.00 First Dates. 11.00 Strippers. (R) 12.00 Random Acts. 12.05 Cheltenham Festival Highlights. 12.50 Film: The Sea Inside. (2004) Drama, starring Javier Bardem. 3.00 Film: Niagara. (1953) Thriller, starring Marilyn Monroe. 4.30 Location, Location, Location. (R) 5.25 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures. (R) 5.45 River Cottage Bites. (R) 6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 The Channel 5 Wright Stuff. 11.10 Police

Interceptors. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15 The Gadget Show. (R) 1.15 Home and Away. 1.45 Neighbours. 2.15 NCIS. (R) 3.15 Film: McBride: The Chameleon Murder. (2005) 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30 Neighbours. (R) 6.00 Home and Away. (R) 6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 Dangerous Drivers’ School; (R) 5 News Update. 8.00 The Hitchhiker Slayer: Born to Kill?; 5 News at 9. 9.00 NCIS. 10.00 Suspects. 11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (R) 11.55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. (R) 12.50 SuperCasino. 3.05 70-Stone and Almost Dead. (R)

11.00 Countryside 999. 11.45 Watchdog Test House. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Perfection. 3.00 Escape to the Country. 3.45 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain. (R) 4.15 Flog It! Trade Secrets. 5.15 Pointless. 6.00 BBC News; Weather. 6.30 Regional News Programmes; Weather. 7.00 The One Show. 7.30 EastEnders; BBC News; Regional News. 8.00 Holiday Hit Squad. 9.00 Famous, Rich & Hungry. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News; Weather. 10.35 Question Time. 11.35 This Week. 12.20 Skiing Weatherview. 12.25 BBC News.

11.00 Countryside 999. 11.45 Watchdog Test House. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45 Doctors. 2.15 Perfection. 3.00 Escape to the Country. 3.45 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain. (R) 4.15 Flog It! Trade Secrets. 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 Room 101. 9.00 Jonathan Creek. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News; Weather.; National Lottery Update. 10.35 New Tricks. (R) 11.35 Would I Lie to You? (R) 12.05 EastEnders. 2.00 Weatherview. 2.05 BBC News.

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

Countryside 999. (R) 7.50 Watchdog Test House. (R) 8.20 Sign Zone: Wanted Down Under. (R) 9.05 Bible Hunters. (R) 10.05 An Island Parish. (R) 10.35 HARDtalk. (R) 11.00 BBC News. 11.30 BBC World News. 12.00 Daily Politics. 1.00 The A to Z of TV Cooking. (R) 1.20 War Walks. (R) 1.50 British Isles: A Natural History. (R) 2.40 Cagney & Lacey. (R) 3.25 Bergerac. (R) 4.15 Are You Being Served? (R) 4.45 ’Allo ’Allo! (R) 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Revenge of the Egghead. 6.30 Sport Relief’s Top Dog. 7.00 Antiques Road Trip. (R) 8.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure. 9.00 Film: My Week with Marilyn. (2011) Premiere. Fact-based drama, starring Michelle Williams. 10.30 Newsnight; Weather. 11.20 The Restaurant Man. (R) 12.20 Sign Zone: A Week in A&E: Condition Critical? – Panorama. (R) 12.50 This Is BBC Two. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone.

ITV

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R) 10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show. 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 Tipping Point. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London; Weather. 6.15 ITV News; Weather. 6.45 Emmerdale. 7.45 Live UEFA Europa League Football. Coverage of a last-16 first-leg match (Kick-off 8.05pm). 10.10 ITV News; Weather. 10.40 ITV News London; Weather. 10.45 Edge of Heaven. (R) 11.45 The Cube. (R) 12.45 Jackpot247. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 3.45 ITV Nightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

Channel 4

6.00 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Coverage of the sixth day of events in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 8.00 The Morning Line. 9.00 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Continued coverage of the sixth day of events in Russia. 11.00 Live Paralympic Winter Games. More coverage of the sixth day of events in Russia. 12.30 Channel 4 News Summary. 12.35 Cheltenham Festival: Channel 4 Racing. Including the 3.20 Ladbrokes World Hurdle. 4.30 Four in a Bed. 5.00 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 7.30 Paralympic Winter Games Highlights. Action from the sixth day of events in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 8.00 The Hoarder Next Door. 9.00 Astronauts: Houston We Have a Problem. 10.00 How to Be a Billionaire. 11.05 Arkle: The Legend Lives On. 12.05 Cheltenham Festival Highlights. 12.50 Random Acts. 12.55 One Born Every Minute. (R) 1.55 First Dates. (R) 2.50 Secret Removers. (R) 3.45 Location, Location, Location. (R) 4.40 River Cottage Bites. (R) 4.50 SuperScrimpers. (R) Milkshake! 9.15 The Channel 5 6.00 Wright Stuff. 11.10 Police

Interceptors. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! (R) 1.15 Home and Away. 1.45 Neighbours. 2.15 NCIS. (R) 3.15 Film: Lying to Be Perfect. (2010) 5.00 5 News. 5.30 Neighbours. (R) 6.00 Home and Away. (R) 6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 The Truth About Travellers; (R) 5 News. 8.00 It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief. 9.00 The Hotel Inspector. 10.00 Botched Up Bodies: Abroad. 11.00 Hayley: World’s Oldest Teenager – Extraordinary People. (R) 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.05 Booze, Bust-Ups & Brothels: Soho Blues. (R)

Countryside 999. (R) 7.50 Watchdog Test House. (R) 8.20 Sign Zone: Wanted Down Under. (R) 9.05 The Great Interior Design Challenge. (R) 10.05 Pound Shop Wars. (R) 10.35 The Travel Show. 11.00 BBC News. 11.30 BBC World News. 12.00 Daily Politics. 1.00 The A to Z of TV Cooking. 1.20 War Walks. (R) 1.50 British Isles: A Natural History. (R) 2.40 Cagney & Lacey. (R) 3.25 Bergerac. (R) 4.15 Are You Being Served? (R) 4.45 ’Allo ’Allo! (R) 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Revenge of the Egghead. 6.30 Sport Relief’s Top Dog. 7.00 Antiques Road Trip. (R) 8.00 Mastermind. 8.30 Gardeners’ World. 9.00 I Was There: The Great War Interviews. 10.00 QI. (R) 10.30 Newsnight. 11.00 Weather. 11.05 Film: The Last Station. (2009) Period drama, starring James McAvoy. 12.50 Sign Zone: Question Time. (R) 1.50 Wild Brazil. (R) 2.50 This Is BBC Two.

ITV

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R) 10.30 This Morning. 12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather. 1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show. 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 Tipping Point. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London; Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30 Coronation Street. 8.00 Student Nurses: Bedpans and Bandages. 8.30 Coronation Street. 9.00 Edge of Heaven. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather. 10.30 ITV News London; Weather. 10.35 The Americans. (R) 11.35 The Americans. (R) 12.25 Jackpot247. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 3.45 ITV Nightscreen.

Channel 4

6.10 Will & Grace. (R) 6.35 Will & Grace. (R) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 8.00 The Morning Line. 9.00 Frasier. (R) 9.30 Frasier. (R) 10.00 Frasier. (R) 10.30 Undercover Boss Canada. (R) 11.30 Live Paralympic Winter Games. Coverage of the seventh day of events in Russia. 12.30 Channel 4 News Summary. 12.35 Cheltenham Festival: Channel 4 Racing. Including the 3.20 Betfred Gold Cup. 4.30 Four in a Bed. 5.00 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 7.30 Paralympic Winter Games Highlights.Action from the seventh day of events in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 8.00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. 9.00 Gogglebox. 10.00 The Last Leg. 10.50 8 Out of 10 Cats. (R) 11.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 12.05 Random Acts. 12.10 Cheltenham Festival Highlights. 12.55 Film: Drillbit Taylor. (2008) Comedy, starring Owen Wilson. 2.35 The Simpsons. (R) 3.00 Happy Endings. 3.20 Franklin & Bash. 4.05 The Good Wife. (R) 4.50 Deal or No Deal. (R) 5.45 Close.

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 The Wright Stuff. 11.10 Police Interceptors. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15 Dangerous Drivers’ School. (R) 1.15 Home and Away. 1.45 Neighbours. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (R) 3.15 Film: Desperate Escape. (2009) Mystery thriller, starring Elisabeth Rohm. 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30 Neighbours. (R) 6.00 Home and Away. (R) 6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 The Gadget Show; (R) 5 News Update. 8.00 Ice Road Truckers; 5 News at 9. 9.00 Booze, Bust-Ups & Brothels: Soho Blues. Officers catch Britain's biggest shoplifting gang. (R) 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.00 CSI: NY. (R) 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.05 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! (R) 4.00 House Doctor. (R) 4.45 HouseBusters. (R) 5.10 Wildlife SOS. (R)

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Food and Drink

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Student days. You either loved them or hated them. Personally, mine were a glorious combination of gin-splattered nights in Soho often culminating in struggling to find the N9 toward Ealing, questionable kebab in hand. And some occasional studying. I visited only once the students’ union bar at my former university. Call me a snob, but a television playing mid-Noughties dance videos, a broken pool table, and awful re-heated food was not my ideal of a great night out. Perhaps it was because I was a little older, a little wiser and a little spoilt - coming from Brighton, a city glittered with great watering holes. Fast forward eight years and we are now in a position where students’ unions are taking over pubs in town centres. No more starting the night on campus; no more rammed journeys on the 25

bus into town as the whole bar heads toward whichever club has the cheapest drinks. You can now start the evening bang in the centre of town and get some ideal stomach-lining grub while you are at it. A Drink Inn Brighton venue, The Globe has been around for as long as I can remember. It is a wonderful pub, with a large downstairs that often doubles up as a cinema, live DJ sets, and private-hire space. At the start of the year, the pub became part of the University of Sussex Students Union and had a complete menu overhaul to reflect the change in clientele. The kitchen is now run by “T’s Grill and Smokehouse” and, with a name like that, the menu is unsurprisingly very meatoriented. Expect 10-hour smoked pulled pork, smoked chicken, hot wings, cheese fries with beef brisket chilli, barbecue space ribs and burgers made from rump steak mince and topped with a huge variety of homemade marinades and American cheese.

The Globe is a wonderful pub, with a large downstairs that doubles up as a cinema

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The places I eat

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“The Texan” is a half-pounder made from rump steak

Like many Brighton pubs nowadays, burgers are a dominant force on the menu. The bun and pattie outlook clearly reels in the punters and this particular food trend shows no signs of slowing down. With this in mind, I ordered “The Texan”, a half-pound pattie made from rump steak, served in a lightly-toasted brioche bun with smoked pulled pork, lettuce and homemade barbecue sauce. To put it lightly, I barely touch my side of fries. This burger was an absolute beast. Topped with a pickle, the toasted brioche held the burger together well. The pulled pork was a delight and melted in the mouth. I would, however, have loved the pattie to

be cooked to medium and not well done; I felt this took away from of the flavour from the rump steak mince; and some cheese would have finished off the super-large burger nicely. The Globe menu is ideal boozing grub. Large portions, packed full of meat and goes nicely with a cold pint. Whether you are a student or not, it is worth checking out the meat from T’s Grill and Smokehouse, especially if you are looking for a pub in town with a lively, loud atmosphere and drinks deals over a weekend. To read more by Claire Beveridge, visit: www.placesieatbrighton.com

This delicious variety is one of the wine world’s real success stories. About 20 years ago this variety was on the endangered list and could be found growing only in small quantities in the Condrieu region in northern France. Since then, however, it has enjoyed a renaissance and can now be found in most of the major wine-producing centres of the world. The grape is responsible for some of the most complex and perfumed whites currently on the market because, with its high levels of sugar, it lends itself to a late harvest. Which gives amazing flavours of earthy fig, honeysuckle and ripe peach, with musky overtones and a gently yet refreshing acidity. This in turn, has led to its adoption by many of the New World wineproducing nations with South African, Chilean and even Argentinian varieties readily available in most good shops. It goes fantastically with seafood such as mussels and prawns; but strong-tasting fish, such as mackerel, should be avoided. It also marries well with spice, including Thai and Indian. Sam Gardom @SamGardom www.feastblog.co.uk

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Travel

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Sussex Active

Trekking through verdant hills in Thailand means that often the only way is up for walkers Tom Gallagher @GallagherTDG

The girl from Sweden fixed her menacing gaze on our guide as we stopped for a break on the narrow hilly path. “You said no more up,” she complained. Thailand’s northern region is characterised by mountainous peaks and dense jungle that cascade down on a myriad rivers; more “up” is unavoidable - and an essential ingredient in jungle-trekking through this enduring landscape. As she breathed heavily and looked imploringly around her, I could not help thinking that my Swedish trekking companion had somehow misunderstood the nature of the adventure that she had signed up for. Admittedly, it had not been a walk in the park. We had set off from Thailand’s Rose of the North, the city of Chang Mai where so many guided jungle tours begin - and driven by a 4x4 truck for about 90 minutes to the foot of the mountains and the Mae Taeng Valley. Beneath the blazing sunshine, we beat a path on a four-day excursion that would take us through beautiful scenery, ride through the jungle on elephant back, and raft down the river

before returning to the city. The terrain was not terribly taxing, but we did have to walk uphill. Rather a lot. The Mae Tung Valley is set between the Chiang Do Nature Preserve and Huai Nam Dang National Park. Here, hill communities welcome trekkers to rest their weary legs or even spend a night in their hospitality as part of a guided tour. The views are lush, the hills are verdant, and the Mae Taeng River that begins life high in the mountains close to the border with Myanmar (Burma) serenely pours - and sometimes dramatically crashes - through valleys and rocky canyons, eventually joining the Chao Praya on its way to the Gulf of Thailand. The path happens to be a well-trodden one on the list of Thai travel itineraries. But that makes it no less memorable or worthwhile. For the active traveller, the northern hills and jungles of Thailand provide wonderful opportunities for hiking and other energetic pursuits. Thailand’s highest point, the Doi Inthanon National Park, is an unearthly forest shrouded in cloud and is another classic tour from Chiang Mai, which features high-altitude villages, temples and cascading waterfalls. Around the city itself, guided

The terrain is not too taxing for active travellers

treks take in the hills that surround Chiang Mai - including a hike to the Buddha’s Footprints rocks on the Doi Pa Ridge. Whitewater rafting and kayaking also serve up magical experiences in this part of the country and are often included in multi-day hikes to the hills. As our group paused midway through another ascent in our jungle tour to take in the view and learn more of the area from our guide, I cast a glance at the girl from Sweden, who still bitterly cursed the climb. “You said no more up,” she repeated, with more urgency this time.

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Readers’ letters are always appreciated and I am delighted to have received a recommendation for a local brand discovered at a farmers’ market in Ralli Hall, Hove, a decade ago. Thanks to Elaine Evans, I will soon be in touch with Esther Cohen, founder and managing director, of “I am natural”, to

sample her acclaimed Avocado Balancing Face Cream. It is always great to hear customers who write in saying they would “never use anything else”. At £8.95 for 55ml, this sounds like great value for money. I want to try it. Later this month, I will also be looking into Raw Gaia, another

Barefoot SOS: a unisex treat

exciting local producer. It has the world’s first full range of living, organic and vegan skincare products. Plants and flower essences and oils are fully potent in their raw, unaltered state - and the skin-beneficial molecules include plant acids, enzymes, anti-oxidants and flavonoids (powerful helpers known to heal, nourish and protect). All the components at Raw

Our guide looked around him, raised his arms to the mountains and shrugged his shoulders. We walked on, through the dusty trail and the jungle that fountained around us. 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

Gaia are carefully handled at low temperatures so they retain all their vitality. The products are handmade at the workshop in Brighton. I have been seduced by the poetic sound of “wildcrafted myrrh essential oil”, which is well-known for cooling and healing properties. It features among several cold-pressed organic oils in the hero range called MSM Beauty. At Infinity Foods, I spotted a promotion for a new pure organic drink brand in a window display for Fair Trade Fortnight. Coco Zumi coconut water is sourced from a single source within an agroforestry environment. It is organic, fair trade, and 100% pure, with a light and refreshing

Walking down East Street in Brighton, there is a fantastic choice of shops to suit every style, occasion and budget. Jigsaw remains a brand that is as quintessentially British as the day the first store opened in 1972. It has a strong identity inspired by country living, quirkiness, irreverence and humour. This season’s collection is inspired by our British seaside. Denim is always on trend, but in Jigsaw look for the indigo denim in shell-tops and skirts, collarless raw-edge bombers and even a denim-look buttersoft leather jacket. Pretty pastel has been given a twist in candyfloss pink or aqua blue. Knitwear, always Jigsaw’s heartland, is fine gauge in twin-set-style cardigans and sweaters and looks delicate with the rolled-cuff chino or a sunray- pleat skirt in semisheer. They are beautifully embroidered and fabulously fluid. These hues continue onto metallic tweeds shot with pastel thread in cute pegged skirts with matching “box” top. ■ Jigsaw is showing on the catwalk at the Brighton Thistle Fashion Show on Saturday, April 12, from 2pm-4pm. It is a free event celebrating Brighton’s fabulous shops.

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taste (and no bits, in case you are wondering). Coco Zumi contains a high level of electrolytes, such as potassium and magnesium, which are very hydrating; it helps with blood pressure and muscle function. It is ideal as a post-exercise treat or just carry a carton around to help your skin cells stay plumped up and fresh at any time. As a diehard fan of facial oil, I have just tried the Barefoot SOS Repair and Renew Intensive Treatment Oil, with Rosa Mosqueta and a host of other healing plant oils. Even if you have been through the wringer all week, you will wake up to peachiness with this on overnight - £28 for 25ml: a unisex treat that really works wonders.

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Brain Gym

No.160

Double Crossword

Last week’s solutions:

CRYPTIC - Across: 7 Hunting season; 8 Continue; 9 Deed; 10 Weasel; 12 Ordeal; 14 Anklet; 16 Damson; 18 Aria; 20 Generate; 22 High and mighty. Down: 1 European; 2 States; 3 Anon; 4 Asteroid; 5 Raided; 6 Bole; 11 Litigant; 13 Apostate; 15 Loathe; 17 Mirage; 19 Rail; 21 Name. QUICK - Across: 7 Indispensable; 8 Dispense; 9 Room; 10 Caress; 12 Talent; 14 Recess; 16 Remote; 18 Chic; 20 Effusive; 22 Dispassionate. Down: 1 Indicate; 2 Simple; 3 Open; 4 Ancestor; 5 Barrel; 6 Also; 11 Suspense; 13 Nativity; 15 Escape; 17 Musing; 19 Hail; 21 Fair.

Choose either quick or cryptic clues.

Cryptic Clues: Across 6. He doesn’t give

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.

2. Get on in stages (3)

much away (7) 7. Let in or out (5)

3. Decline and fall (4)

9. It became yours (3)

4. Unemployed crew with mischievous

10. Possibly ample

5. Cafe and an inn

last long (9)

combine somehow

12. Are those on it

22 23

8. Moving spirit (6)

protest? (6,5)

Last week’s solutions: 1

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Y T

L G Q

D X B P V M R W H A Z O N

13. Vegetables on the

17. Such speed could

course (6)

(7)

turned to stone (3)

storehouse (5)

too often? (5) 22. A record? Yes, of

15 words - average; 25 words - good; 35 words - very good; 40 or more - excellent.

19. Artful (3) 21. Pretence (5) 22. Free (7)

Kakuro 9

Essential (5) Prohibit (3) Scheme (4) Stupid (9) Sorrow (7) Determine (6) Stimulant (9) Slacken (6) Big rock (7) Embrace (5) Regular (4) Wager (3)

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:

13 27

16 30

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 11. 13. 14. 16. 18. 20.

Scribble pad

11 19 28 17

22 11

flour, flout, flouter, flue, fluor, flute, forgetful, foul, four, fretful, fuel, furl, glue, glut, gout, grout, gruel, gruff, gulf, lour, lout, luff, luge, luger, lure, lute, outer, rogue, rouge, rout, route, ruff, ruffle, rule, tofu, tour, true, truffle, trug, tuff, turf, urge.

15. Dispute (11) 17. Sycophant (9)

(3)

Last week’s solutions:

10. Unremitting (9)

18. Meat axe (4)

How you rate:

7. Postpone (5)

20. A current recession

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.

6. Incapacitate (7)

12. Stamp collector (11)

16. Opted to change a

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

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

2 5

O N E R

T W

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I ?

S A L E N

P I

Last week’s solutions: The letter represented by the question mark is I. Marimba, timpani, triangle, all percussion instruments.

Alphamuddle 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.

6 5

5 3

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

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?

Down

9. Non-professional (3)

14. Render an account

19. Margaret shortly

Wordsquare

E E U E A B R L G

Across

records (9)

model (7,4)

course (3,4)

S C

Quick Clues:

11. It circulates

21. Polar story heard 11

Circlegram

to make money (7)

making an empty

be fatal (9) 9

potentialities (4,5)

here, but it doesn’t

15. Flighty artist’s 20

Down 1. Seeing sense (5)

Intermediate

Difficult

Last week’s solutions: >

From top to bottom Simple, Intermediate, Difficult

G L W D D

R O O I O

I D R L R

D E A D O

S R L E W

Last week’s solutions: Flash, Lento, Angel, Steel, Holly.

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Motoring

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Health

Sleep yourself healthy Peugeot’s new 3008 - Allure 1.6 HDi and do not feel guilty about having a lie-in Samantha Vencat @SamanthaOsteo13

The front is very much in keeping with the impressive new Peugeot 308

is Peugeot’s well-proven 1.6-litre turbocharged diesel engine. This produces a reasonable 114bhp and 200lb-ft of torque, which translates to a 0-60mph time of 13.6 seconds. While it sounds a rather steady pace, the six-speed manual gearbox allows you to keep the car in its wide torque band, A car that looks decidedly making it feel modern, even when placed far sprightlier than the numbers alongside rivals such as the suggest. sparkling new Nissan Qashqai” Once you get to a corner it presents very little in the way of model comes fitted with Bluetooth body roll, with good steering feel connectivity, a USB port and an and visibility making it easy to automatic electronic handbrake place on the road. That surefooted with hill assist. ability comes at the cost of slightly Under the bonnet of the test car stiffer suspension than you might expect but it’s never too firm. With CO2 emissions of 127g/ km from the 1.6 HDi engine, the company car tax rate is 21% for 2014/15, against the similarly powered 1.5 dCi Qashqai’s 15%. With just a £500 price difference between similarly specced models, that might be consideration. However, put that to one side and the Peugeot 3008 ends up being a stylish, sophisticated and spacious MPV. It wouldn’t take much to justify owning one. The six-speed manual gearbox makes the drive feel far sprightlier than the numbers suggest This is the facelifted version of the French firm’s five-year old crossover that they claim manages to combine MPV practicality with SUV desirability. Based on the old 308, time hasn’t been too kind to its bigger brother, but a timely facelift has freshened up the exterior. Taking design cues from the new family look that can be seen on the impressive new 308, the Peugeot 3008 gets a bold front grille with LED-edged headlights that sweep along the front arches. At the back there’s a tidier treatment to the tail lights, with new clusters, a dark red tint and some on-trend LEDs. The net result is a car that looks decidedly modern, even when placed alongside rivals such as the sparkling new Nissan Qashqai.

Inside sees a step up in equipment levels, with the Allure spec model I was driving coming fitted with a reversing camera and parking sensors, sat nav, tyre pressure monitor, a colour heads-up display, climate control, panoramic roof and cruise control. Even the entry-level Access

Parenting Time Waits For No Mum

Mummy K @no_mum

As a first-time mother who has recently returned to work, I like to think that I have blended seamlessly back into the ranks of commuters lining Brighton

station in the morning. But I think you could still spot me, if you try. I am the one looking oddly pleased with my cappuccino,

because it is hot; the one who manages to slip in front of you without you realising quite how I have done it - because I have to do the same to my son when I leave in the morning. On the return journey, I will be the one flattening my palm on my chest looking like I am doing a breast examination (which I sort of am) - and possibly looking like I am wearing an illfitting bra, which I was not this morning, but I am now. I am the one looking tired but nose-deep in a book - because this is the

After all the rain, wind and cold weather, we have landed safely in the month of March. To mark Sleep Awareness Week (March 2-9), I will discuss the importance of sleep from an osteopathic point of view which will give you the best A bad night’s sleep adds to aches and pains possible excuse to have a lie-in relieving) processes? this weekend. Those suffering from We know such a bustling, chronic illnesses (rheumatoid active city as ours needs its rest arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and beauty sleep! fibromyalgia, and so on), tend We have all had our fair to have less sleep as a result of share of bad night’s sleeps and being in pain. I am sure most will agree with There has been a lot of me in saying that, after a sleep- dispute as to which comes deprived or disturbed night, first: increased pain or sleep you feel significantly more deprivation. The truth is both stiff, achy, grumpy, and likely to factors affect each other and suffer from headaches the next create a vicious cycle - unless day. But what is it that makes one or both are tackled. us so achy after a bad night’s My advice to those struggling sleep? to fall asleep is to partake in Many studies have been some physical activity that conducted on the effects of a gets your heart rate up for disturbed sleep and the ensuing approximately one hour a discomfort that occurs; all of day; by the end of the day, you them demonstrate an increase will be left feeling stretched in pain sensitivity. Our bodies out, relaxed and ultimately have the ability to release exhausted. our own natural “painkillers” We can help to remedy this (endogenous opioids), which at BeauPilates through our rely on an undisturbed sleep Dynamic classes. And if you structure to work. need any advice or further So when we have a bad explanation of any of the above, night’s sleep, not only do these then please see me for an “natural painkillers” lose their osteopathic consultation. effectiveness, but also their Do not underestimate the production is compromised. power of sleep,: between six As well as disrupting the action and nine hours is ideal for our of our natural painkillers, bodies. You can never feel guilty sleep deprivation also affects for having a lie-in again! pharmacological painkillers. Who knew that something as Samantha Vencat is an common as sleep deprivation osteopath for BeauPilates, would have such a strong effect Brighton BN1 6RD. Visit: on our body’s analgesic (pain- www.beaupilates.co.uk

only chance I get to read and I am trying to convince myself that commuting is a positive part of my day. I am probably also the one looking intently at my phone only, unlike you, I am not checking work emails, squeezing an extra half hour of productivity out of my day; I’m looking at photos of my son, squeezing an extra halfounce of guilt out of my day. When the train pulls in to the station, I am the one with the funny walk - which looks as if I am about to wet myself but

which gets me home a whole two minutes quicker. And if you are still not sure which one is me, I am the lady with a shiny trail of snot on my shoulder. And yes, it’s been there all day. And no, no one thought to tell me.

Time Waits For No Mum is a blog by “Mummy K”, who writes anonymously about motherhood and more: www.timewaitsfornomum.com

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Name: Steve Sidwell DoB: December 14 1982 Place of birth: Wandsworth Position: Midfield

Steve Sidwell Steve Sidwell may have only played a dozen league games for the Albion, but the midfielder made a significant impression during his time. His five goals included a memorable double to rescue a point against Burnley at Withdean. Sidwell scored in the 88th and 89th minute to secure an unlikely point. A talented youngster, Sidwell went on to play for Reading, Chelsea and Aston Villa. He is currently at Fulham.

Career statistics Appearences: 352 Goals: 54

Albion statistics Seasons: 2002-2003 Appearences: 12 Goals: 5

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Albion goalkeeper makes England Under-19 debut

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Straight from the commentary box

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Seagulls stopper Christian Walton made his debut for England Under-19s this week during a 3-0 win over Turkey which stretched the team’s unbeaten run to 15 games. The 18-year-old goalkeeper was introduced as a 76th minute substitute for Chelsea prospect Mitchell Beeney and successfully saw out the remainder of the match to help secure a clean sheet. Walton signed for the Albion for an undisclosed fee from Plymouth Argyle having earlier joined the The Pilgrims as a ten year old. His capture was considered quite a coup for the Albion, who managed to fight off interest from a host of rival clubs, including Premier League Fulham. Since then Walton has impressed for the club’s development squad and earlier this year his progress was rewarded with a call-up to an FA training camp for the country’s most highlyrated young goalkeepers.

Albion’s Stephen Ward once again appeared in the Republic of Ireland squad

Christian Walton came on as a second half sub for England Under-19s this week

Walton has yet to feature for the first team but with Casper Ankergren, Peter Brezovan and Tomasz Kuszczak all nearing the end of their Albion contracts, an elevation to Oscar Garcia’s main squad next season is not beyond the realms of possibility. The teenager was not the only Brighton player on international duty this week. Club captain Gordon Greer – this week’s Brighton & Hove Independent Albion Action Man – played the full 90 minutes of

Scotland’s 1-0 win in Poland. It was the 33-year-old’s third full cap and his country is yet to concede a goal while he has been on the pitch. Elsewhere Stephen Ward managed just north of an hour of Ireland’s 2-1 defeat at the hands of Serbia, while Vitalijs Maksimenko was an unused sub for Lativa. Recent loan arrival Jesse Lingard was in the England Under-21 squad but did not manage to get on the pitch.

Hannah Blundell and Cally Beaumont help promote World Cup qualifier at the Amex England under-19 international, Hannah Blundell and Albion women’s defender Cally Beaumont, promoted the upcoming World Cup qualifier v Montenegro at an Albion in the Community (AITC) development centre in Blatchington Mill School, Hove. The girls’ development centre, which opened last summer, is part of a wider girls football programme run by Albion in the community aimed at increasing

female participation in the game across Sussex. The centre runs weekly sessions for girls between the ages of 6 and 14. Cally and Hannah took part in a brief question and answer session with the young footballers, before taking part themselves in a small-sided match. Hannah believes the evening was a great success and was pleased to see so many young girls playing football.

She said: “It’s good to see so many young girl footballers nowadays compared to how it was when I started playing. “At my age, I never got anyone down to coach us, so the event taking place tonight is brilliant.” “My advice to these girls would be to practice as much as you can. I admit I was a terrible footballer, but practise as much as you can and you’ll get better. “It just shows how much women’s football has grown.”

However, the best news of the evening was an England Under-19 debut for the Albion keeper Christian Walton. The promising talent that moved along the south coast to Sussex from Plymouth could become an integral part of the Seagulls future. From the information we have, all three frontline keepers are out of contract at the end of the season and Walton offers another chance to promote youth and save cash. Such are the Christian Walton realities of life in the could become an integral Championship. It also may pave the way for part of the Seagulls an Albion player to go future” all the way and feature in the National first team squad one day. For that help flicking around to other to happen Albion would need friendlies on the night. It was to be in the Premier League but great to see another 90 minutes the Seagulls are knocking on of international football for the door before the teenager has Albion captain Gordon Greer. even hit his twenties. Another win, another clean The success or failure of sheet. He may be in his thirties this year’s campaign won’t be but deserves all the accolades. decided in the next 4 days but Meanwhile Stephen Ward will give a huge indication as continued his reintegration into to whether they can make the the Republic of Ireland squad top 6. Enjoy and let’s hope the with customary application youngsters get a chance to (watched on by his sharp-suited deliver at international and club teammate Keith Andrews in the level from now until July. pundits chair). I think anyone could be forgiven for switching away from the England game against Denmark on Wednesday. Uneventful. Drab. Dull. Just some of the descriptions given to me by those that braved the ITV coverage. For what it’s worth, I say give Lallana the nod and go for Shaw rather than Cole. Abandon Milner and Lampard. Promote Stirling and Barkley. I lasted a good 35 minutes in front of the box but couldn’t

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Oscar Garcia could be without midfield king for visit of Royals Oscar Garcia faces an anxious wait to see whether midfield maestro Rohan Ince will be fit enough to play against Reading tomorrow (Saturday). Brighton have lost just three of the 21 league games in which Ince has featured and, despite claiming all three points last weekend at Millwall, the Seagulls missed the young midfield’s imposing and combative approach. Ince had still not returned to training earlier this week, increasing the likelihood the impressive 21-year-old will be absent come kick-off time. Oscar may also be forced to do without Andrea Orlandi who is undergoing treatment for a thigh injury. Orlandi, who led the Seagulls in terms of assists last campaign, had shown recent signs of a return to his string-pulling best but his latest knock is yet another blow to a player who has suffered a stop start season so far. Keith Andrews will deputise for Ince if the former Chelsea prospect fails to recover in time, while Jake Forster-Caskey will be hopeful of getting a 13th Championship start this season if Orlandi misses out. Dale Stephens, who arrived in January from Charlton Athetic, should continue in the Albion’s midfield three although another

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Rohan Ince could be forced to sit out tomorrow’s game with an injury

option available to Oscar is to move the improving David Lopez infield from his usual right flank role. One plus point for the Seagulls is the news Will Buckley is available for selection after suffering a slight hamstring problem last weekend. Buckley, so often a key player under previous boss Gus Poyet, has failed to fully ignite under Oscar – hamstrung again by a serious of injuries. The wide player has been restricted to 13 league starts and 8 substitute appearances – chalking up just one league goal and two assists in the process. Jesse Lingard should feature on the left side of the Albion’s forward three after an encouraging debut against Millwall. The Manchester

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Home Away Draw

1/1 13/5 5/2

Worth a fiver... Brighton to win by exactly 2 goals: 5/1

United youngster won the Seagulls’ match-winning penalty and displayed a willingness to work back and roam from the left flank to link up with the recently too-often isolated Leo Ulloa. Ulloa will again be Brighton’s chief goal threat, having notched five goals in the last six games. However, the centre forward has yet to fully recapture his talismanic form of last season – perhaps explaining his absence from the division’s Player of the Month shortlist despite his healthy goal return. Brighton sit two points behind their visitors with a game in hand and a win could see the Seagulls climb as high as sixth depending on other results.

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30 26 18 12 15 11 13 7 7 -1 9 4

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CROFTS LINGARD ULLOA

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19th

5 6 9

MCCORMACK (Leeds United)

Last 3 league fixtures 0-1 W Millwall Wigan Athletic 2-1 L Leeds 1-0 W Next 3 league fixtures Reading 08/03/14 H QPR 11/03/14 H Bolton 15/03/14 A

Gordon Greer remains a key figure in the Albion’s defence alongside Matthew Upson as he approaches 150 league appearances for the club since his move from Swindon Town. Greer has also broken into the Scotland squad after impressing his national boss with a string of consistent performances for the Albion. A popular member of the squad, Greer remains one of Oscar Garcia’s first names on his teamsheet. CLEARANCES*

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GORDON GREER

1,215

Lowest

League goals

Action Man:

ACCURATE PASSES*

Jan 13th

Aug 5th

We have had to battle, we have had to show why we have got one of the best defences in the league, on a difficult pitch against a side fighting for points. “It wasn’t pretty but the three points is what it was all about today. “It was a massive contrast to the game last week where we were fluid, created chances and played well against a really good side. “But when you are a club like Brighton and Hove Albion the pressure is always there to win and we look to win every game. “There is no added pressure on the players though I don’t think as they know what they have to do, what our goal is, what we are trying to achieve and we have to keep fighting for it.”

Position: Centre back Squad No: 3 Age: 33 Height: 6ft 3in Brighton Statistics: games/goals: 139/2

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Albion Team News Likely starting XI: Kuszczak, Bruno, Upson, Greer, Ward, Andrews, Stephens, Lopez, Lingard, Ulloa, Buckley. Likely subs: Brezovan, Dunk, Calderon, Forster-Caskey, March, Lua Lua, Rodriguez. Out: Mackail-Smith (knee), Hoskins (achilles), Orlandi (thigh), Ince (ankle), Crofts (knee).

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(Speaking after 1-0 win at Millwall)

Richard Morris

James Dempster

Albion Statistics:

ACCURATE LONG BALLS*

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INTERCEPTIONS*

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