Brighton & Hove Independent - 17 October 2014

Some of our residents love the freshly-baked cakes at tea time.

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At Maycroft Manor, our relationship-centred care enables residents to keep on doing the things they’ve always loved - the things they perhaps thought they could no longer enjoy. So as part of our community, they’ll be able to cook, help out in the garden and carry on with the kind of everyday routines which make their lives… theirs. Well why not?

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Brighton area named as positive investor hotspot Richard Morris @BrightonIndy Brighton and Hove and nearby Lewes are among the UK’s top areas for positive investment.

A report by Ethex, the first online exchange for positive investors, found that local residents in the city and neighbouring town - grouped together for the purposes of the study - have invested £1.2 million in local community projects and businesses since 2012.

The Make Money Do Good study was launched to coincide with national Good Money Week, which runs from Sunday until October 25. And it revealed that local community-owned renewable energy schemes have played a major role in making Brighton and Lewes leading hotspots.

In 2011, Ovesco, created

by Transition Towns Lewes, installed the UK’s first community-owned 92kW solar power station on the roof of the local Harvey’s Brewery, subsequently raising a further £70,000 across three other projects.

Meanwhile, the

Brighton Energy Co-operative has raised £630,000 to install solar panels on roofs across the city. That has helped build more than 500kWP of solar, making the Brighton Energy Cooperative the biggest renewable developer in Brighton and Hove.

Members who have invested receive a 5% return on their investment and a 30% tax break.

Locals in Brighton have also invested in amenities that support the community, such as the Exeter Street Community Hall and the Bevendean Pub. Exeter Street Hall was put up for sale by the church in 2012 and a group of local residents banded together to save the community space. Eighteen months of campaigning and give months of fundraising later they had the £180,000 needed to buy the hall and establish it as a community asset, run by a 50-strong team of volunteers.

The Bevendean Pub was closed in 2010 as a result of anti-social behaviour associated with the bar, which was the only pub serving the Moulsecoomb and Bevendean estates.

Four years later, however,

it reopened following a successful £200,000 share offer scheme and is now the UK’s largest membership community pub.

In Lewes, the communityowned football club, Lewes FC, raised more than £200,000 from local supporters to build an all-weather pitch to provide sporting opportunities for young people.

Commenting on the findings of the report, Jamie Hartzell, founder and managing director of Ethex, said: “Brighton and Lewes are at the forefront of a movement where people are investing their money to create environmental and social change in their community.

“A growing number of people are taking control of their money and making it do good, choosing to save and invest directly in businesses that deliver not only a financial return but also demonstrable benefit to society.

“Positive investing is emerging as a broad and unstoppable movement, a popular response to the financial crisis. People today want a more direct and immediate relationship with financial institutions that can be trusted, and that are transparent and accountable.”

Charity awarded £15m contract for drug and alcohol services Frank le Duc @BHcitynews A charity-led partnership has been awarded a £15 million contract to provide drug and alcohol recovery services in Brighton and Hove.

The Pavilions Partnership, led

by Surrey charity Cranstoun, beat three other bidders to win the three-year contract, which has a potential two-year extension.

The winning bid was evaluated on price and quality, with price being given a 30% weighting.

The decision - made by the Brighton and Hove Health and Wellbeing Board - was to be ratified at a meeting of the Brighton and Hove City Council Policy and Resources Committee.

The Health and Wellbeing Board is mostly made up of representatives of the council and the Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

The contract decision is also subject to the director of public health Tom Scanlon being satisfied with the arrangements being made by the Pavilions Partnership.

The partnership is made up of seven organisations in addition

to Cranstoun. They are: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Equinox Care, Brighton Oasis Project, Brighton Housing Trust (BHT), SMART Recovery, Cascade Creative Recovery and Mind in Brighton and Hove.

The decision to award the contract to the Pavilions Partnership was criticised at a meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board.

Nick McMaster, branch communications officer for the union Unison, said that the service was being taken away from “an established and confident local NHS provider”.

He said that it appeared to be “a risky proposition with little impact assessment on the local health economy”.

Council leader Jason Kitcat, who chairs the Health and Wellbeing Board, however, defended the process and said that the new contract involved a move from harm reduction to focusing more on recovery.

Cllr Kitcat said: “It will represent a significant service shift. We do not set the national laws of contracts (but) it’s been an exemplary process.”

Should the poorest pay more tax? > Continued from page 1 to claim CTR. As a result, it is estimated that two self-employed people earning £85 a week, with £14,450 in savings currently pay £2.23 a week in council tax. From April 2015, they would have to pay £26.20 a week.

By law, the council must have a council tax reduction scheme in place by January, before next year's council tax increase is agreed.

Yesterday, however, Green Party leaders said they would not countenance changes that will make

the poorest pay for government cuts in funding.

Councillor Ollie Sykes, lead member for finance and resources said: "I would like to make clear now that Green councillors will not support any change to the scheme.

We want to keep the current levels of support to help the poorest with their council tax.”

A spokesperson for Warren Morgan, leader of the 14 Labour and Co-operative councillors, said: "The reduction scheme is out on public consultation at the moment so, unfortunately, we are not in a

position to give a comment on it at this stage. Once the results of the consultation are published, however, we will be happy to comment on it."

In the run-up to this year's council budget, the council asked 3,280 citizens about their spending priorities. Reducing the council tax reduction scheme was the most popular option for funding cuts, with more than one in three (35%) wanting it reduced. Citizens have until October 31 to take part in the consultation. For information, visit: www.consult.brighton-hove.gov.uk.

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Growing debt, low wages and benefit cuts: recipe for growth in use of city food banks is also involved in ensuring that Moneyworks is able to help residents find out about short-term emergency support as well as longterm help with food issues, such as growing clubs and lunch clubs.

Some 270 households in the city are Already, many of the calls to the receiving food parcels from the 13 helpline have been about residents food banks in and around our city. in urgent need of help with food so This compares with about two food it is clear it is a major issue. banks in July 2012.

People on low incomes Food poverty, however, The growth in food banks cannot be tackled in isolation; has been well-documented do not often have the it is a symptom of residents and is, in part, due to many buffer of a savings account having wider financial residents facing growing to help pay for emergency problems. debt, low wages, insecure It is essential that jobs, and cuts to benefits. expenses, such as a new addressing access to People on low incomes washing machine or a new affordable and healthy food do not often have the buffer school uniform” continues to be a key part of a savings account to of the advice and support help pay for emergency expenses, such as a new washing organisations such as the Citizens available to our many residents through financial machine or a new school uniform. Advice Bureau and Money Advice struggling As a result, it is often the food Community Support Service as difficulties.

We will continue doing what we well as community hubs like the budget that has to give.

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Fashion designers, politicians and residents packed the Sallis Benney Theatre to hear panellists debate a sustainable and ethical future for the fashion industry.

The Drop-Dead Gorgeous Sustain Debate touched on what being ethical and making profit should mean as Brighton Fashion Week neared its conclusion.

The debate opened with a story about clothing performed on a spotlit stage by Izzie RoffeSilvester, a creative designer in Brighton.

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“And you think you can throw laugh before they listen. that t-shirt away. But ‘away’ Mr Ramsden said: “We can’t doesn’t exist.”

Panellists were welcomed to the make the victim of consumerism floor to discuss issues ranging feel guilty. And I don’t believe from the collapse of Rena Plaza politicians control the world. It’s in Bangladesh, killing 1,368 shareholders and companies we textile workers, to the Newhaven must hold to account.”

Caroline Lucas, the Green MP incinerator outside Brighton, for Brighton Pavilion, argued which burns polyester. involvement is Purna Sen, Labour candidate government for Brighton Pavilion at the next needed to empower workers’ general election, said the voices unions and make ethical clothing of the workers, 68% of whom are for poorer people in the UK more women and mostly not white, affordable.

She said: “There is a reason need to be heard.

She said: “The Nestlé boycott Primark do so well. For all this was great. But most people you we need that bottom line of ask on the street won’t know what government regulation.”

She called the upcoming Rena Plaza was.”

Trade and Ben Ramsden, director of Pants Transatlantic to Poverty, the ethical underwear Investment Partnership (TTIP) company, agreed we are wrapped between the European Union and up in apathy. But he said acting the United States “hideous” for like a martyr won’t work and reducing government power over campaigners must make people giant corporations.

Tamsin Lejeune, chief executive of the Ethical Fashion Forum, agreed lower prices for clothes are not more democratic but a lucrative business model that actually encourages people to buy and replace more often.

She said positive messages and creative enterprise will give young people the tools to make the change they want to see.

Ms Lejeune said: “It’s amazing we don’t have celebrities taking this up yet but we will. Since Rena Plaza the elephant in the room has got bigger.”

To sum up, Carry Somers, founder of Fashion Revolution and Pachacuti, urged the audience to change the way they think about consuming: “To spark a conversation at the bar tonight, wear your clothes inside out.

“Someone will ask you why and you can talk about who made your clothes.”

A number of ethical clothes and lobby groups against landfill and incineration in Brighton, as well as fashion students and designers, were in the audience.

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Albion in the Community coach managing England at Homeless World Cup

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Richard Morris @BrightonIndy A football coach from Brighton and Hove Albion’s charity wing Albion in the Community (AITC) has been named manager of England’s team at this year’s Homeless World Cup. Nathan Bowen is a health and development officer with the Seagulls’ award-winning AITC scheme and will coach the England team in Chile during the competition, which runs from October 19 until October 26.

Mr Bowen volunteered to take charge of the Three Lions - a team he has had plenty of experience with in the past.

He played and captained the England team in the 2007 version of the Homeless World Cup in Copenhagen after enduring his very own fight with homelessness.

Speaking before heading to Chile, Mr Bowen said: "To represent your country in anything is a really proud moment.

"AITC has been very good to

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Nathan Bowen will manage England (Photograph: Tom Irving)

me. I feel I've been very lucky, but it's also good to show the young people I regularly work with that if you work hard and 'stick with it', then you will get more opportunities."

The annually held football tournament allows teams of homeless people to compete, using football as a way to improve their lives, and the lives of others who struggle with homelessness.

A total of 63 teams from 49 nations, boasting more than 500 players will compete in the tournament, playing more than 350 matches.

Mr Bowen impressed the Homeless FA during a training centre held locally earlier this year and he was recently sent

to South America to represent AITC at the international Global Youth Forum on Football for Social Change.

AITC also runs various projects and sessions aimed at giving homeless the opportunity to play football.

Michael Edwards, chief executive of AITC, was delighted to hear about Mr Bowen’s selection. He said: "Nathan's story is a shining example of the work that we do, so he is the ideal person to represent us in Chile and be part of this project.

"The fact that he has been chosen speaks volumes for what he has achieved and is also global recognition for the work of AITC."

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Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown, has been re-elected as vice chair of the HIV/AIDS All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). Mr Kirby has been involved with the APPG since his election in 2010 and has worked hard to draw attention to the ongoing fight against the HIV/ AIDS epidemic both in the UK and overseas. He also recently began campaigning for better basic rights for LGBT people living elsewhere in the Commonwealth.

Peter James, the author of the hugely-popular Roy Grace crime series, has agreed to become honorary patron of South Mid Sussex Community First Responders.

The Brighton writer, who released his tenth book, Want You Dead, this year, is teaming up with the charity which provides medical emergency support between Brighton and nearby Haywards Heath.

It is made up of volunteers who are fully trained by the local NHS ambulance service.

A group of yoga enthusiasts will be bending over backwards to help young people living in some of India’s poorest slums by taking part in a special 12 hour yogathon. The event is being held on Saturday, October 25 and will raise money for OSCAR, a football and education charity, which work with young people living in Mumbai. It is taking place at the Dynamic Yoga Studios in Hove between 8am and 8pm.

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The deadline to apply for a secondary school place in Brighton and Hove is looming.

Applications need to be submitted

by Friday, October 31 and Brighton and Hove City Council is encouraging parents to fill in forms online at: www.brightonhove.gov.uk/schooladmissions.

The website also includes guidance and advice. Parents who cannot or prefer not to apply online should contact the council’s school admissions team by phoning 01273 293653 for a hard copy of the application pack.

Jack Serle, an award-winning journalist of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), is holding a talk in Brighton next month. Mr Serle will be at the Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, on Thursday, November 6 for the latest in a string of talks from guest speakers. BIJ is an independent not-for-profit organisation based at City University London and Mr Serle is responsible for managing records of US drone strikes and casualties.

Entry is £3 and doors open at 6.30pm.

An infant school and a junior school in Hove will merge in September next year to become an ‘all-through’ primary school for children aged four-11.

Hangleton Infant School and Hangleton Junior School are in neighbouring buildings on the same site on Dale View, and already work very closely together.

The proposal to merge the two schools has had the support of both governing bodies and was agreed by Brighton and Hove City Council this week.

Set in the far reaches of a distant speck of an island off Seattle, this book will grip you from the very start.

After the death of her mother, Kali discovers a batch of postcards written by the same woman on the same day and posted every year. Yet her mother had never mentioned a "Susanna". Who was she?

After a bit of Googling (what did we do without it?), she traces Susanna as a gallery owner in the far-flung outposts of Canada.

Without stopping to think too much, Kali jumps on a plane with her small son, Finn. The trials of long-haul travel with a toddler are brilliantly conveyed, as is the atmospheric island. Kali

has time to reflect on what she has so rashly done, by blowing the joint savings of her (and, she suspects, of her erring partner) on an air ticket to the middle of nowhere with a fractious toddler. But, it’s too late. She’s nearly there.

The hired car and the prebooked B&B are a series of disasters and - at night, in thick fog - Kali arrives at the gallery of the mysterious Susanna, who seemed to play such a large part in her mother’s life. She is unexpected, uninvited, and it seems - most definitely not welcome.

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The Sassoons: A family that brought exotic glamour to the city Graham Chainey

Someone once described Brighton as “a sea-coast town, three miles long and three yards broad, with a Sassoon at each end and one in the middle”. Which was both apt and also inaccurate - in more ways than one.

Those three Sassoons were Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, a wealthy merchant and philanthropist, who lived at 1 Eastern Terrace in Kemptown from 1876 until his death in 1896; his half-brother Reuben Sassoon, who lived at 7 Queen’s Gardens in Hove; and another half-brother, Arthur Abraham David Sassoon, who lived in grand style (with 13 servants) at 8 King’s Gardens, Hove. So to be pedantic, there was a Sassoon at one end of town, and two at the other.

Albert was the eldest son of one

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of the richest men in Bombay. The Sassoons were an ancient Sephardic Jewish family, originating in Spain, that had settled in Baghdad and Persia before establishing themselves in India, from where they seem to have controlled trade all over the globe. One of Albert’s brothers, Sassoon David Sassoon, was the first to move to London; Albert soon followed, having a mansion in Kensington Gore as well as the one in Brighton. The Sassoons soon controlled the important eastern cotton trade to Britain and moved in the highest social circles, Albert entertaining the Shah of Persia at Eastern Terrace in 1889, and being created baronet in 1890.

In 1892, Sir Albert built himself a mausoleum behind his house, on the corner of Paston Place and St George’s Road. This curious structure, looking like some bastard offshoot of the Pavilion, with its pagoda roof and Indo-Saracenic motifs, held his own remains, and those of his son Sir Edward Sassoon, who died in 1912, until 1933, when his grandson, the diplomat and politician Sir Philip Sassoon, sold the structure, and the bodies were reburied in Willesden Jewish cemetery.

Thereafter, the building went through a variety of roles, as furniture store, air-raid shelter, ballroom and, after integration with the adjoining Hanbury Arms, as the Bombay Bar. Grade 2 listed, and owned by the Proud Group, it currently houses a “retro supper

until 9pm with music. All ages are welcome but children aged eight or under must be accompanied in the water by an adult aged 16 or over.

Entrance cost just 10p per person the same price as when the facility first opened in 1903.

Freedom Leisure is also inviting families to swim for just 10p on Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8 from 9am until 6pm.

Mayor Brian Fitch will be in attendance on the Saturday and local residents are being invited to come along and enjoy homemade cakes, treats, tea and coffee as well.

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club, with cabaret and burlesque performances”.

The Sassoons were part of a wave of wealthy metropolitan Jews who in Victorian times migrated to Brighton or, more often, Hove.

They included the Goldsmids and Cohens. To this day, the city’s Jewish population numbers well above the national average.

Arthur and Reuben, both bankers, at first lived next door to one another at Queen’s Gardens (Kingsway Court now occupies the site), Arthur moving to King’s Gardens, on the corner of Grand Avenue, in 1883. Arthur and his glamorous wife Louise were intimate friends of King Edward VII, who several times stayed with them. These visits were both social and for the sake of his bronchitis and asthma. The king would be seen strolling with Sassoon on the prom, or sitting in his favourite shelter. After the king’s death, Sassoon contributed towards the Peace Statue as a memorial to him. He is himself commemorated by four stained-glass windows in the Middle Street synagogue which he and the other Sassoons did so much to beautify.

A fourth local Sassoon was Flora Reuben Sassoon, widow of Sassoon David Sassoon, sister-in-law of Albert and Arthur, grandmother of the poet Siegfried Sassoon. She lived at 37 Adelaide Crescent, and in 1913 bought and donated an acre of land that became the croquet lawn (later bowling green) of St Ann’s Well Gardens (a plaque by the entrance records her benefaction).

Remembered as “an elegant little old lady who asked questions in a strange sing-song voice and rarely listened to the answers”, she died in 1919.

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St Luke’s Swimming Pool celebrates reopening with sessions at 1903 prices St Luke’s Swimming Pool - operated

by Freedom Leisure in partnership with Brighton and Hove City Council - will reopen on Monday, November 3 at 7am.

The facility closed in December 2013 due to storm damage and has since benefitted from significant investment work to restore the facility to its former Victorian glory.

To celebrate the re-opening, Freedom Leisure has laid on a jampacked weekend of activities for the whole family to enjoy.

On Friday, November 7, there will be a disco swim session from 6pm

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“St Luke’s is a much loved venue with some beautiful, original features and the renovation will ensure the facility can remain open for many years to come.

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Albion in the Community's tournament was a sucess (Photographs: Paul Hazlewood) Albion in the Community

World Mental Health Day football tournament

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Brighton and Hove Albion’s charitable wing, Albion in the Community (AITC), held a successful football tournament to celebrate World Mental Health Day. The event, which took place at the Seagulls’ state-of-the-art training ground in nearby Lancing, involved teams from 16 clubs, including Premier League Arsenal and Southampton, as well as QPR, Charlton, the Albion and .ventual winners Portsmouth.

It was organised to provide competitive football for players involved in the AITC’s mental wellbeing football sessions and similar schemes at other clubs.

Danny Mack, 34, from Brighton, who took part in the six-a-side tournament as part of an Albion team, said: "It has been really enjoyable and we had some great games. The tournament has brought people together all for a common cause and at the same time we're having a lot of fun.

"An event like this is really, really important in raising the awareness of our fight against stigma."

Ex-pros such as ex-Charlton keeper Bob Bolder and ex-Albion captain Danny Cullip were in attendance at the tournament,

lending support for their respective squads, with Cullip helping coach the Albion team.

The tournament was arranged and run by AITC wellbeing coach Paul Brackley, who runs sessions that aim to use the power of football to help people overcome their own mental health issues and also challenging the stigma surrounding them.

He said: "Events like this are so important to AITC, in letting more people know of the great work we do across Sussex, but also raising our status in the national game.

"We're hoping to create a representative squad that could compete in tournaments like we've (AITC) held today, getting out there on more of a national scale and compete on a bigger basis."

For more information on AITC's mental wellbeing service, visit: www.albioninthecommunity. org.uk/health/mental-health, or email paul.brackley@ albioninthecommunity.org.uk.

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Commemoration service

A shortage of home-grown nurses wanting to work in Brighton and Hove is forcing the NHS trust which runs the Royal Sussex County Hospital to look abroad for new recruits. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) is looking to hire nurses from Europe and the Philippines over the coming months to address the shortfall in domestic nurses applying for jobs.

Sherree Fagge, chief nurse, told colleagues it was essential to help new nurses settle.

The Likely Dads started in early 2012, a few blokes quietly singing nursery rhymes in a school hall.

They have now forgotten how to be ashamed - and have been unleashed on the general public.

They also cover lots of hits from the 1950s to the present, And they are no longer quiet.

You can see them in action to help raise funds at Old Boat Corner Community Centre, Carden Hill, Hollingbury, at 9pm on Friday, October 24.

A wreath laying ceremony will take place on Sunday (October 19) at the India Gate at the Royal Pavilion to commemorate Indian soldiers who were treated in Brighton and Hove during World War One. The ceremony, organised by Brighton and Hove City Council and the Chattri Memorial Group, starts at 2pm and is open to all. It will be attended by Ranjan Mathai, the Indian high commissioner and Davinder Dhillon, chairman of the Chattri Memorial Group.

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Mods and rockers mural A giant piece of art has been unveiled in Ditchling Road near The Level and will remain there until October 25.

The wall mural is part of a nationwide campaign from paint firm Dulux to remind people of the power of colour. Named Sea and Sand the illustration pays tribute to the city’s history, culture and heritage, depicting the legendary clash between the mods and the rockers whilst celebrating the more peaceful city of today.

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Meals served in Brighton and Hove’s schools are continuing to improve. Brighton and Hove City Council meals have been awarded Silver Status under the Soil Association’s Food for Life scheme. The upgrade will come into effect from November 2014, at no extra cost to the council.

The award is the result of new standards introduced by the Green administration, which require caterers to provide more local, seasonal and organic ingredients.

Saltdean Primary School will be expanded from September next year, with three entry classes instead of the current two.

Brighton & Hove City Council’s children and young people committee green-ticked the plans which were suggested in response to increasing pressure on primary school places in the Saltdean area.

Because of the location of Saltdean, the nearest alternative schools where there are spare places would be more than three miles away for children living there.

People who suffer from obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD) can now get support from a specialist clinic. Around 60,000 people suffer from the condition across Sussex and the new clinic will form part of the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service, which is run in partnership with the Brighton and Hove Integrated Care Service, Mind and Turning Point. Anyone experiencing OCD difficulties can refer themselves by calling the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service directly on 03000 020 060.

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Students raise awareness Film-making students at City College Brighton and Hove have been praised

by Brighton and Hove City Council after producing a series of short films aimed at raising awareness of local issues.The project, which was commissioned by the council, looked at the recent transformation of The Level, mental health considerations and voter registration. Councillor Sue Shanks said: “The films are well thought through and excellently produced. I hope this will help kick start creative careers.”

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Unisex toilets for five-year-olds?

Someone's taking the proverbial Mike Holland @RealMikeHolland

This must be the silly season, I decided after reading an article in another newspaper recently.

This particular piece of stupidity was apparently dreamt up by East Sussex County Council and acted out in Harbour Primary School in Newhaven.

It seems that some bright spark thought it would be a good idea to install unisex toilets in place of separate toilets for boys and girls. It was reported that the headteacher, Christine Terrey, wanted all children in school to feel safe and be happy. She went on to say that she wanted families to feel informed about how effectively to support transgender and gender questioning by their children, preventing any transphobia at the school.

You could certainly forget about transgender and gender questioning, if I had young children at your school, Mrs Terrey. Far more to the point,

the real world.

Another fact is that - like it or not - most boys stand to pee and, as most males will attest, it is pretty revolting whenever you enter a toilet cubicle and we will only use them in dire emergency.

Are you seriously suggesting that girls from five to 11 should be subject to that degradation?

Because, if you are, then shame on you.

As for the reported spokesman from East I am mortified anybody Sussex County Council would suggest raising the who tells us that "unisex toilet blocks are question of transgender considered preferable with primary children?” in terms of hygiene, maintenance, and pupil brain think it's a good idea also behaviour", he should be named to remove urinals for boys. Well, and shamed. This twerp goes on to apparently Mrs Terrey does. She inform us that they feel this kind tells us that they no longer have of toilet block, which complies urinals because they were quite with all national guidelines, is an unpopular with the boys. As appropriate solution for children you are so intent, Mrs Terrey, on of primary school age. They are preparing our youngsters for the not apparently aware of any cases real world, I suggest you reinstate of children being reluctant to use urinals pronto - because your the new toilets. He waffles on pupils will find they have to use to tell us the feedback has been them everywhere when they enter overwhelmingly positive.

I would be questioning the competence of any of you to be in charge of small children. In fact, I am absolutely mortified that anybody would suggest raising the question of transgender with primary children at all, as this is something that should be brought to their notice much later, when they are of secondary school age.

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In my view, Harbour Primary School should revisit their very own "Vision and Ethos" guidelines.

They begin by stating: "We share a determination that all children will achieve the very best that they can in our welcoming, creative, inclusive community. We give every child every chance every day." They go on to say the school is "committed to the promotion of our children's spiritual, moral, social, cultural and academic development valuing all children, parents and staff equally as individuals".

That being the case, no doubt these same unisex toilets are being used by staff and pupils alike. I also sincerely hope that East Sussex County Council have

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I wouldn't, however, like to wager too much on that one would you?

Newhaven has been neglected for far too many years by East Sussex County Council in favour of other areas - in particular, Lewes.

While investment is undoubtedly needed for Newhaven, I doubt unisex toilets would be top of most residents' wish list.

A couple of hundred years ago such silly suggestions would have resulted in a spell in the stocks.

Now there's an idea...

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Bella the border collie Ever the community newspaper, Brighton & Hove Independent has teamed up with New Priory Vets, Vets 2 Home, and Dogs Trust Shoreham to help find homes for some of Brighton and Hove’s unwanted dogs.

Each week the paper will feature a different dog currently awaiting rehoming.

About Bella:

Bella is an 18 month old female Border Collie and she is such fun!

She is a very sweet and affectionate dog when she knows you and loves nothing more than to have cuddles. However, she can be shy of new people, so her trainer is working on introductions with her.

Bella needs an adult only home and cannot live with cats or small furries, but she could live with another playful dog.

She love, love, loves her toys and is very puppy like when she plays with them. Bella also enjoys her food and chews, so her trainer is pairing meal times with mental stimulation to keep her mind busy.

Bella needs to be exercised in quiet locations, so it’s essential that owners have a car and a garden.

New owners will need to be willing to learn and have an interest in dog training and who can go the extra mile.

Can you offer Bella a home? If you can, call the Rehoming Centre on 01273 452576. Information on all animals in need of a new home is online at: www.dogstrust.org.uk.

Senior pet parenting: our furry ‘children’ Susan Gregersen Vets2Home Being a parent is one of the most rewarding and amazing experiences we as humans could ever hope to achieve in this one short life. Stop right there, actually I don’t mean parenting those little mini adults with a smooth skin exterior - I mean being a parent to one of those lovely furry ones; mainly a canine, a feline or even a lagomorphs type (aka a rabbit) and smaller varieties of rodents that serve in this divine role.

Because sharing a special bond with one such furry ‘child’ is really what life is all about in my slightly biased opinion, having indeed made my childhood love-interest my professional work. Well ok, I will make a compromise - it’s what life is also about.

As an all-time animal lover myself, I know that the most rewarding relationship one could ever be lucky enough to experience, is being a pet parent.

The ultimate difference to parenting a furry one versus a skin type (as one of my American colleagues affectionately refers to her

personal mix of both types) is the heart-breaking fact that the life expectancy of our furry ‘children’ is so much shorter than our own. Their sad demise and ultimate departure is part and parcel of the relationship we share.

As a geriatric and palliative care end-of-life vet that specialises in helping elderly or terminally ill pets and their families say a peaceful goodbye at home, I know only too well that the most difficult time we as pet families can ever face, is the time when we have to say goodbye.

Fortunately, often we have just a little bit of time to try and prepare for the forthcoming but inevitable heartbreak.

Knowing time is running out potentially releases some of the most precious and memorable times we can ever spend with our special companion - whether just hours, days or even a few weeks or months.

I hold a very special place in my heart for these wonderful, innocent creatures and I truly believe they most definitely deserve a peaceful and gentle end, without pain or worry.

And is best done at home, surrounded by loved ones

when the time is right - and not before. This is surely one huge last gesture of our love - giving them the “gift of peace” when they need it most - and before uncontrollable suffering sets in.

In the coming months, it is my hope to share many wonderful stories and ‘parenting’ tips for these precious senior animals and I would welcome any questions, comments or worries you may have being a senior pet parent.

Helping families to have a happy as-long-as-possible end, leading to only happy memories, is my ultimate mission as a geriatric and endof-life specialist vet - having had my own soul awakened many times ever since I had my first “furry” love.

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Business Pegasus wins prestigious national industry award Brighton-based independent health communications consultancy Pegasus was named Consultancy of the Year at the PR Week Awards 2014.

And the firm was also successful in the Mid-Sized Consultancy of the Year category. It completed its hattrick by winning the Healthcare: Ethical & OTC Consumer award for its work on Bayer Animal Health’s Slimewatch campaign.

This win marks Pegasus’s evolution from a traditional PR agency to an integrated communications consultancy that offers a multi-service approach to its clients, including; social, digital and creative services. It has seen five years of double-digit growth, with last year’s fee income totalling £6 million.

With campaigns that span local,

national and international markets and the creation of a network of global independent affiliate agencies across five continents, it’s no surprise that Pegasus represents a raft of well-known companies and brands such as GSK, Pfizer, Bayer, Holland & Barrett, Bio-Oil and Danone to name a few.

This was the third consultancy award win for the agency this year.

Lisa Bradley, managing director at Pegasus, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to have won, not just one, but three awards at the PR Week Awards this year. In particular, the Consultancy of the Year award signals to us that our overall approach as a consultancy- putting health first, sector second - really resonates with consumers and is delivering in our mission to inspire healthy decisions.”

Women and pensions - time to get serious Ian Poysden @iepfinancial

The age at which people can start to take the state pension is changing and women are particularly affected.

Until April 5 2010, women were still able to receive a state pension at age 60 but a woman currently aged 45 now has to wait until she is 67 for her state pension.

Some studies show that women can be better money managers than men because they tend to be more conservative and do their homework.

However, there does seem to be a major problem for many women when it comes to providing for their pension. A recent Scottish Widows ‘Women and Pensions’ report stated “by the time they retire, 41% of women have realised they didn’t prepare adequately compared with only 24% of men.” Someone retiring now may expect to spend 40% of their adult life in retirement. For women particularly, this time of life can be long lasting, enjoyable and fulfilling. The proviso is that there needs to be a sufficiently high income to allow for a desirable lifestyle.

Single, separated, divorced and widowed women are in no different a position from a man when it comes to the need to provide for adequate income in later life. Any woman or man who relies on state pension benefits alone will be in for a great disappointment.

Married women and those in civil partnerships or who are in long-term

relationships, may be relying on their partner’s pension to provide for them as well. This ignores the possibility of their partner’s death, or even divorce, separation or one of the many other potential major upheavals in life A divorced woman may receive some pension benefit if her former husband or civil partner had a pension.

However, this is most unlikely to be anywhere near the real value of the income in retirement that she might have expected if they had stayed together.

Women planning for their future also have to contend with the possible redundancy of a spouse or partner, or the failure of their business. In such events pension contributions naturally cease and any resulting pension would be very much reduced from that which would be otherwise expected.

It makes a great deal of sense for women to make sure they build up adequate pensions of their own.

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tedX Brighton 2014: Many Hands - Con It is just two weeks until TEDxBrighton 2014 and tickets are selling fast. The focus this year - the biggest-ever edition of the event - is on themes of community. Organisers have curated an inspiring line-up of speakers, including a frog collaborator, an ethical pioneer, the creator of an iconic detective, and an erotic feminist activist.

And it is all under one roof, on one day, in the concert hall at The Dome on Friday, October 31.

Crime fiction fans will be excited to see best-selling author Peter James explore the formation of his Brighton-based character Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. Also focusing on our city, Megan Leckie cofounded, with Joe Palmer, BlockBuilders - a project that aims to get children involved in the future of their towns.

Sam Roddick - artist, radical activist, and ethical erotic emporium founder - will take to the stage to share her ideas on ethical business communities.

Sam has been actively campaigning from an early age and has tackled issues including feminism, exploitation, human rights, and raunch culture.

Also focusing on new ways of doing business, ethical pioneer Ruth Anslow will talk about

how she and her sister, Amy, cofounded hiSbe, a different type of supermarket that is independent and built on ethical and transparent trading practises and sustainable sourcing policies.

The arts are represented by three speakers who will share some unique viewpoints: Ju Row Farr is one of the founders of Blast Theory, renowned internationally as one of the most adventurous artists’ groups using interactive media; CiCi Blumstein is an installation and performance artist, choreographer, artist film-maker, and frog collaborator.

Also confirmed is Fox Fisher, artist, trans activist, gender documenter, and co-founder of My Genderation documentary films, featured in My Transsexual Summer on C4.

TEDxBrighton is happening on Friday, October 31 in the concert hall at The Dome. There are a few tickets remaining, which can be bought by visiting: www.tedxbrighton.com.

Twitter: @TEDxBrighton Full-price tickets are available for £30, with student discount tickets at £20.

TEDxBrighton is also offering discounts of 10% on group bookings of more than 10 people this year.

The Ideas Lab The Ideas Lab, which is free to attend, will run in the Dome foyer throughout the day and is an interactive soapbox for the very best ground-breaking inventions, designs, and new technologies from the southeast and beyond. Expect to experience a new kind of 3D gaming from Oculus Rift, live eye-tracking analysis from No Pork Pies and a 360°view of the Royal Pavilion when it was a war hospital, created by Say Digital. You can also try reading bedtime stories to your kids from anywhere across the globe and help build a giant communal Lego sculpture.

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This year, I have the exciting challenge of curating a session that delves into the many aspects and people that make up a community, a town, a group.

The sub-theme for the session is "making things", focusing on the connection we seemingly have lost by being consumers and not makers or repairers.

Among the speakers, we have Jacques Peretti - who recently fronted the BBC2 series, “The Men who Make us Spend!” - and Tom Lywood, the best Truffle Hunter in Britain. He tells me the South Downs are prime hunting areas.

I am also particularly excited about James Otter (Otter Surfboards), who teaches people how to make the most beautiful wooden surfboards in a week, from scratch. You build it. You surf it. I was excited to spend the day with James and hear about all the fascinating transitions that happen leading to customers building what is seemingly an impossible product. For some, it literally changes their lives.

Other speakers include Enrique Ardura, from Axalco bikes, and Ben Edmonds from Blok Knives.

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Starting out on completely new project with no idea of how thin are going to pan out is pretty scary.

With just two weeks to go, I’m happy to say that all fears have disappeared and we are extremely excited about t tremendous line-up of speakers. With many in store, it’s hard to single out a one person for special attention. That said, here is a selection of the talks I’ most looking forward to.

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Since taking part in My Transsexual Summer 2011, which coincided with the beginning of his medical transition, Fox Fisher's life has changed dramatically.

Fox is taking to the TEDxBrighton stage to share his experiences as a leading and very public member of the transgender community.

Anyone who loved the recent series “The Men Who Made Us Spend” will be looking forward to meeting Jacques Peretti, the writer and presenter, investigative journalist, and broadcaster.

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His new series, airing in January, tackles inequality: what is really driving it, and why it has been accepted as inevitable?

Sam Roddick is founder of Coco de Mer and a regular contributor to television and radio. Sam was one of the first people I invited to talk as I just knew she would light up the stage with her passion, enthusiasm, and fresh thinking.

Sam’s the kind of person that you can’t help but listen to and admire, so I’m really looking forward to hearing her talk.

I would also like to say a big thanks to everyone who has bought a ticket and shown their support for this completely volunteer run and not for profit event.

Every penny we make this year will be re-invested into making next year even bigger and even better. If you haven’t bought a ticket yet, hop to it, as they are selling out fast.

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Glenn Wool has a career spanning 20 years and has performed on five different continents.

Since starting out in his hometown of Vancouver, the Canadian comedian has travelled the world showcasing his unique brand of sharplyobserved and imaginative fun.

Nominated for a string of awards in just about every corner of the globe, Wool’s comedy has a universal appeal. If it could be bottled and sold, the world we certainly be a happier place.

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He may not be as instantlyrecognisable as some of his contemporaries, but in most cases he is a lot funnier.

Quite simply, if you choose one show to see during the Brighton Comedy Festival, make it this one.

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John Copper Clarke is widelyregarded as one of Britain’s best-loved and most important performance poets - as vital now as he was in the late 70s when he was touring in support of iconic bands like The Sex Pistols, The Clash and Buzzcocks.

His biting, satirical, political and humour-laden verse resonated with the punk movement and the new wave

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October 17 - 23 FrIday The Night Shift @marlytheatre Enjoy two 30 minute sets of music from members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in an intimate pub setting.

8:30pm, £10 adv/£12 on door (students £4) Marlborough Pub & Theatre BN2 1RD

Lúnasa @ropetackleart The traditional Irish instrumental band Lúnasa play inventive arrangements with bass grooves.

8pm, £16 Ropetackle Arts Centre BN43 5EG

Sally Morgan: Psychic Sally on the road

Knightmare Live: Level 2 @TOMvenue This critically acclaimed stage adaption of the cult TV classic Knightmare returns with more adventure, characters, puzzles and monsters.

7:30pm, £16 The Old Market Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS

SuNday Morgan and West @brightdome Join the dashing duo of Victorian magicians Morgan and West in a thrilling adventure show filled to the brim with magic.

4:15pm, £11 Brighton Dome Church Street, BN1 1UE

@TheatreRoyalBTN International psychic and star of hit TV show Psychic Sally: On the Road, Sally Morgan returns with her phenomenal interactive stage show.

7:45pm - 9:55pm, £28.90 Theatre Royal Brighton New Rd, BN1 1SD

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Brighton: OaE Tots - Sailing away These lively ad interactive concerts for the very youngest of music lovers come to Brighton for the first time.

10:30am, Adults £5 - under 12s free Friends Meeting House BN1 1AF

Think Floyd @TheatreRoyalBTN Think Floyd faithfully recreate all the atmosphere, visual magnitude and musical excellence of Pink Floyd live on stage.

7:30pm, £22.40 - £24.40 Theatre Royal Brighton New Rd, BN1 1SD

Hove College October Open day @HoveCollegeNews Come and find out about professional training in Digital Media, Graphics and the Internet from Brighton's premier college of creativity.

9:30am - 1:30pm Stuart House 48 Cromwell Road, BN3 3ER

@HullabalooQuire One day harmony singing workshop with the nationally renowned composer and fabulous Natural Voice teacher Alison Burns.

10:30am - 4:30pm, £20 - £25 Knoyle Hall Knoyle Road, BN1 6RB

@KomediaBrighton Phil Jerrod has taken it upon himself to get to the bottom of modern life in this "epic monologue of first world observations and paranoia.”

8:30pm, £8 Komedia Brighton 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

MONday Kirk Fletcher @KomediaBrighton A live performance from Kirk Fletcher, who is widely considered as one of the best blues guitarists in the world.

8pm, £15 Komedia Brighton 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

The Hypochondriac @TheatreRoyalBTN Richard Bean turns Moliere’s medicinal masterpiece into a riotous farce in this brand new production.

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WEdNESday Hardeep Is your Love @brightdome Comedian, broadcaster, journalist, and chef, Hardeep Singh Kohli offers his take on life, love and finding romance.

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SATURDAY’S 18.10.14 October 18 2014 TV LISTINGS TV | Saturday CHOICE

Simon Cowell The X Factor ITV, 8pm The fight for a recording contract continues as the remaining contestants perform tracks from the 1980s in the second live studio round. During 80s Week last year, eventual winner Sam Bailey belted out The Power of Love – originally a hit for Jennifer Rush – winning praise from the panel and audience alike, but how will this year’s lineup cope with the decade’s finest power ballads? Dermot O’Leary provides muchneeded support on stage, while Simon Cowell, Cheryl, Mel B and Louis Walsh take their seats behind the judges’ desk to cheer on their own acts.

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6.00 Breakfast. 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live. 11.30 James Martin: Home Comforts. (R) 12.00 BBC News; Weather. 12.10 Football Focus. 12.50 Saturday Sportsday.

1.00 Bargain Hunt. 2.00 Homes Under the Hammer. (R) 3.00 Escape to the Country. (R) 4.00 Final Score. 5.20 BBC News; Regional News; Weather. 5.40 Pointless Celebrities.

6.30 Strictly Come Dancing. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present another ballroom battle as the pro-celebrity couples bid to impress the judges and get their names at the top of the leaderboard.

8.25 Doctor Who. Clara faces a menace from another dimension, an enemy that exists beyond human perception. She has people to save, but it proves impossible when the walls provide no protection.

9.10 Casualty. A man dies from a mysterious injury, leaving Connie wondering whether she missed something. Cal and Ethan discover a rare virus that connects two patients.

10.00 The National Lottery Live.

The results of the Lotto and Thunderball draws.

10.10 BBC News; Weather.

10.30 Match of the Day. Gabby Logan presents highlights of the latest Premier League clashes, which included Arsenal v Hull City at the Emirates Stadium and Everton v Aston Villa at Goodison Park; National Lottery Update.

11.55 The Football League Show.

Highlights of the latest games.

1.15 Weather for the Week Ahead.

1.20 BBC News.

6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.35 Film: The Magic Box. (1951) 8.20 Film: The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle. (1939) 9.50 The Trials of Life. (R) 10.40 The Trials of Life.

(R) 11.30 Map Man. (R) 12.00 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes. (R) 1.00 Film: Rock Around the Clock. (1956) 2.15 Film: Guys and Dolls. (1955) 4.40 Flog It! (R) 5.30 The £100K House: Tricks of the Trade. (R) 6.30 Gardeners’ World. Monty Don has timely advice on getting gardens ready for winter. (R) 7.00 Restoring England’s Heritage. Tom Holland visits buildings on the English Heritage “at risk” list.

7.30 Penguins – Spy in the Huddle. Having grown up and become independent, all the penguins leave for the sea, tackling the same hazards as their parents before them.

David Tennant narrates. Last in the series. (R) 8.30 Dad’s Army. A secret weapon goes haywire and threatens Walmington-onSea. (R) 9.00 Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years. Simon Schama celebrates the paintings that Rembrandt created in later life.

10.00 The Culture Show: Rankin Shoots Rembrandt. The photographer interprets the Dutch master’s portraits of old age.

10.30 QI XL. Extended edition.

With Victoria Coren Mitchell and Jack Whitehall.

11.15 Film: The Way. (2010) Premiere. Comedy drama, starring Martin Sheen.

1.20 TOTP2. (R) 2.15 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 CITV: Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge. 6.25 Pat & Stan. (R) 6.35 Pat & Stan. (R) 6.40 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures. (R) 6.50 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures. (R) 7.05 Canimals. (R) 7.10 Canimals.

(R) 7.20 Signed Stories: Share a Story. (R) 7.25 Sooty. (R) 7.40 Mr Bean: The Animated Series. (R) 7.50 Matt Hatter Chronicles. 8.20 Horrid Henry. 8.30 The Munch Box. 9.25 The Hungry Sailors. (R) 10.20 Murder, She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITV News; Weather. 11.30 Storage Hoarders. (R) 12.30 May the Best House Win. (R) 1.30 Film: Columbo: Forgotten Lady. (1975) 3.35 Film: The Lost World: Jurassic Park. (1997) 6.05 Regional Programme; Weather.

6.15 ITV News; Weather.

6.30 New You’ve Been Framed!

Mick Jagger’s son attempts a daring backflip.

7.00 The Chase: Celebrity Special. Bradley Walsh is joined by Claire Richards from Steps, musician and presenter Rowland Rivron, rugby union star James Haskell and Blue singer Antony Costa. Last in the series.

8.00 The X Factor. The fight for a record deal continues as the remaining acts perform 1980s hits.

10.20 The Jonathan Ross Show.

New series. With Cheryl and Mel B, David Attenborough, Steve Carell and Paolo Nutini.

11.25 ITV News; Weather.

11.40 Film: The Hitcher. (2007) Horror remake, starring Sean Bean.

1.10 Jackpot247. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 3.45 ITV Nightscreen.

6.10 Trans World Sport. 7.00 Hever Castle Triathlon. 7.55 The Morning Line. 9.00 Weekend Kitchen. 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 10.30 Frasier. (R) 11.00 Frasier. (R) 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 11.55 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 12.25 The Simpsons. (R) 12.55 Gadget Man. (R) 1.30 Channel 4 Racing. 5.00 Come Dine with Me. (R) 5.35 Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 Come Dine with Me. American army wife Adrena Austin hosts the third party in Colchester. (R) 6.30 Come Dine with Me. James Coe throws the fourth party in Colchester, and while his incessant discussion of money proves off-putting, the prospect of a dip in the host’s hot tub improves moods. (R) 7.00 Come Dine with Me. Jodie Edzekiel hosts the final dinner party in Colchester. (R) 7.30 Channel 4 News.

8.00 Grand Designs. Kevin McCloud follows software executive Andy and garden designer Nicki, who are planning to build a “floating” house on the Thames, which would be the first of its kind in the UK. (R) 9.00 Film: Fast Five. (2011) A fugitive assembles a team of criminals for a heist in Rio, but the FBI’s top manhunter is on their trail. Action adventure, starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Paul Walker.

11.35 Rude Tube. Alex Zane presents 50 of the internet’s most entertaining stunts. (R) 12.40 Film: Silent Hill. (2006) 2.45 Hollyoaks. 4.50 NFL: Hard Knocks.

(R) 5.45 NFL: Rush Zone.

6.00 Milkshake! 10.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 10.35 World’s Most Pampered Pets. (R) 11.30 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door. (R) 12.30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away. (R) 1.30 Film: They Were Expendable. (1945) Second World War drama, with John Wayne. 4.10 Film: Mosquito Squadron. (1968) Second World War drama, starring David McCallum. 5.55 Film: Ambush Bay. (1966) Second World War adventure, starring Mickey Rooney.

7.55 World War II in Colour.

Examining Mussolini’s decision to push Italy’s forces into North Africa, and looking at the air and sea battles for control of the strategically vital Mediterranean island of Malta. (R) 8.55 5 News Weekend.

9.00 Film: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. (1966) Three rival gunfighters hunt for a cache of hidden gold during the American Civil War. Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Western, starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach. Edited for violence.

12.25 Gotham. Crime thriller based on characters from the Batman comics, following James Gordon’s rise from rookie detective to police commissioner. Starring Ben McKenzie. (R) 1.25 SuperCasino.

Viewers get the chance to take part in live interactive gaming, with a mix of roulette-wheel spins and lively chat from the presenting team. 3.10 The Gadget Show.

Ashleigh and Pudsey help test canine technology. (R) 4.00 House Doctor. A cottage with too many personal touches. (R) 4.25 Make It Big. (R) 5.15 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.40 Roary the Racing Car. (R)

BBC Three 7.00 Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 8.00 Top Gear 9.00 Film: Little Fockers (2010) 10.30 Live at the Apollo 11.05 Family Guy BBC Four 7.00 Edward VII: Prince of Pleasure 8.00 The Horizon Guide to Space Shuttles 9.00 The Code 10.55 Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend 11.55 Motown at the BBC ITV2 3.20 Totally You’ve Been Framed!

4.25 The Best of You’ve Been Framed! 5.25 You’ve Been Framed!

5.55 Film: Arthur and the Great Adventure (2009) 8.00 Film: Back to the Future (1985) 10.20 The Xtra Factor 11.20 Celebrity Juice ITV3 2.50 A Touch of Frost 4.45 Wycliffe 5.55 Inspector Morse 8.00 Rosemary & Thyme 9.00 Midsomer Murders 11.00 A Touch of Frost ITV4 2.30 British Touring Car Championship Highlights 4.00 Storage Wars 5.25 Film: Superman II (1980) 8.00 Film: Octopussy (1983) 10.40 Film: Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) E4 3.00 Made in Chelsea 4.00 Melissa & Joey 5.00 The Big Bang Theory 6.00 How I Met Your Mother 7.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 9.00 Film: Shooter (2007) 11.35 The Inbetweeners Film4 3.20 Aliens in the Attic (2009) 5.00 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) 6.55 Mad Money (2008) Three bank employees hatch a plan to steal damaged dollar bills that are supposed to be shredded.

Crime comedy, starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes. 9.00 The King’s Speech (2010) 11.20 Frozen (2010)

SUNDAY’S TV | 19.10.14 Sunday October 19 2014 TV LISTINGS CHOICE

Richard E Grant Downton Abbey ITV, 9pm There is chemistry aplenty between Richard E Grant and Elizabeth McGovern, perhaps because they previously played a married couple in the BBC’s Scarlet Pimpernel series in 1998.

Their Downton characters – art expert Simon Bricker and Lady Cora – have grown close over the past few weeks, and their flirting reaches boiling point in the latest episode. She’s enjoying the attention he gives her, but is he about to cross a line – and does she want him to? Cora’s eldest child, Mary, is also enjoying male company, this time that of Charles Blake, who’s about to do her a big favour.

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6.00 Breakfast. 7.30 Match of the Day. (R) 9.00 The Andrew Marr Show. 10.00 Sunday Morning Live.

11.00 Sunday Politics. 12.15 MOTD2 Extra. 1.00 BBC News; Weather. 1.15 Bargain Hunt. (R) 2.15 Escape to the Country. (R) 3.00 Talk to the Animals. (R) 4.00 Points of View. 4.15 Lifeline. 4.25 Songs of Praise. 5.00 Pointless Celebrities. (R) 5.50 BBC News; Regional News; Weather.

6.20 Countryfile: Autumn Special. Matt Baker finds out how conkers are under attack from predators, Ellie Harrison goes foraging with Raymond Blanc and weatherman John Hammond reveals the science behind the season. Including Weather for the Week Ahead.

7.20 Strictly Come Dancing: The Results. Another couple perform their last dance, and Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett sing.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow. Fiona Bruce and the team visit Chenies Manor near Amersham in Buckinghamshire, where items include a painting by one of Britain’s first modern artists and a Star Wars helmet.

9.00 Our Girl. Molly faces difficult decisions as she returns home from Afghanistan. Last in the series.

10.00 BBC News; Regional News; Weather.

10.30 Match of the Day 2.

Including highlights of Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool.

11.30 The Apprentice. (R) 12.30 The Apprentice. (R) 1.30 Weather for the Week Ahead. 1.35 BBC News.

6.00 Great British Garden Revival.

(R) 7.00 Countryfile. (R) 8.00 Gardeners’ World. (R) 8.30 The Beechgrove Garden. 9.00 The Football League Show. (R) 10.20 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites. 11.50 The Great British Bake Off Masterclass. (R) 12.50 The Great British Bake Off Masterclass. (R) 1.50 Lorraine Pascale: How to Be a Better Cook. (R) 2.20 Film: Seven Years in Tibet. (1997) 4.30 Coast.

(R) 5.00 Flog It! (R) 6.00 Inside the Animal Mind.

Chris Packham explores animals’ intelligence, emotions and self-awareness to uncover the secrets of their abilities, beginning by focusing on how they use their senses. (R) 7.00 Human Universe. Professor Brian Cox heads to India to explore the origins of rational thought, before investigating the idea that there are an infinite number of universes being made all the time. (R) 8.00 Wonders of the Monsoon.

The winds turn dry and bring drought, and as predators attack those animals that gather at precious waterholes, a bearded pig hunts for seafood and nomads haggle over camels.

9.00 Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve. The adventurer travels along the Yangtze in China, seeing ancient rock carvings and the biggest power station on the planet before arriving in Shanghai.

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10.00 Film: Cast Away. (2000) Drama, starring Tom Hanks.

12.15 Film: Good Hair. (2009) Documentary examining the hairstyling industry. 1.45 Sign Zone: Countryfile. (R) 2.45 Holby City.

(R) 3.45 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 CITV: Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge. 6.25 Pat & Stan. (R) 6.35 Pat & Stan. (R) 6.40 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures. (R) 6.50 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures. (R) 7.05 Canimals. (R) 7.10 Canimals.

(R) 7.20 Signed Stories: Share a Story. (R) 7.25 Sooty. (R) 7.40 Mr Bean: The Animated Series. (R) 7.50 Ultimate Spider-Man. 8.20 Horrid Henry. 8.30 Big Time Rush.

9.00 The Aquabats! Super Show!

9.25 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (R) 10.25 Murder, She Wrote. (R) 11.25 ITV News; Weather. 11.35 Film: Carry On Up the Jungle.

(1970) 1.25 All Star Family Fortunes. (R) 2.10 The X Factor.

(R) 4.30 Downton Abbey. (R) 5.30 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars. (R) 6.30 Regional Programme; Weather.

6.45 ITV News; Weather.

7.00 Sunday Night at the Palladium. Featuring Neil Diamond, Paloma Faith, Milton Jones and the cast of Jersey Boys.

8.00 The X Factor Results. The contestants learn their fate.

9.00 Downton Abbey. Simon Bricker returns to discuss the painting with Cora, but his flirting may have crossed the line this time.

10.05 ITV News; Weather.

10.25 Perspectives: Paul O’Grady: Gypsy Rose Lee – the Queen of Burlesque. Paul O’Grady explores the life of burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee. (R) 11.25 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Donny Osmond. The singer talks about his life and career. (R) 12.20 The Store. 2.35 Motorsport UK. 3.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 4.15 ITV Nightscreen.

5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

6.10 NFL: The American Football Show. (R) 7.00 Yorkshire Marathon. 7.55 Celeb Gogglebox and More: The Best Bits of SU2C. 9.30 Sunday Brunch. 12.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 1.30 Deal or No Deal. 2.30 Fifteen to One. 3.30 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 3.55 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 4.25 The Big Bang Theory. (R) 4.50 Film: Journey to the Center of the Earth. (2008) Fantasy adventure, starring Brendan Fraser.

6.35 Channel 4 News.

7.05 Posh Pawn. James Constantinou meets a friend in Spain about a £100,000 loan on a luxury yacht, while a widow considers parting with her late husband’s vintage car. Last in the series. (R) 8.00 Hitler’s Hidden Drug Habit: Secret History. Based on a US intelligence dossier and medical diaries and journals, this documentary sheds new light on the Fuehrer’s extraordinary medicinal regime during the Second World War. 9.00 Homeland. Carrie heads back to the US for an official inquiry, where she continues to struggle with her ambivalence toward motherhood, while Quinn spirals further out of control.

10.05 Film: The Adjustment Bureau. (2011) A politician discovers shadowy figures are manipulating his life and tries to resist the fate they have planned for him. Sci-fi thriller, starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp and Anthony Mackie.

12.15 How to Be a Billionaire. (R) 1.10 American Football Live. 4.45 Mobil 1. (R) 5.10 SuperScrimpers.

(R) 5.25 Deal or No Deal. (R)

6.00 Milkshake!: Peppa Pig. 6.05 Roary the Racing Car. (R) 6.15 Angelina Ballerina. (R) 6.30 Seaside Antics. 6.35 The Mr Men Show. (R) 6.45 Chloe’s Closet. (R) 7.00 Olly the Little White Van. (R) 7.05 Bananas in Pyjamas. (R) 7.25 Make Way for Noddy. (R) 7.35 Paw Patrol. 7.45 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures. (R) 7.55 Little Princess. (R) 8.05 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky. (R) 8.25 Wanda and the Alien. 8.40 Zack and Quack.

8.55 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. (R) 9.10 Jelly Jamm. (R) 9.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

10.00 Great Birmingham Run. 12.20 Criminals: Caught on Camera. (R) 12.50 Film: SpiderMan 3. (2007) Superhero sequel, starring Tobey Maguire. 3.25 Film: Bewitched. (2005) 5.20 Film: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.

(2011) 7.00 5 News Weekend.

7.05 Film: Jackie Chan’s The Forbidden Kingdom. (2008) An American teenager is sent back in time to ancient China where he takes on a quest with the aid of two legendary warriors. Martial arts adventure, starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan. Edited for language and violence.

9.00 Film: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. (1991) An outlawed English nobleman recruits a group of bandits to fight for justice and protect the downtrodden. Action adventure, with Kevin Costner, Alan Rickman and Morgan Freeman.

12.05 Film: Highlander. (1986) 2.05 SuperCasino. 3.10 Benefits, Babies and Jail. (R) 4.00 House Doctor. (R) 4.25 Make It Big. (R) 5.15 Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.40 Roary the Racing Car. (R)

BBC Three 7.00 Great Movie Mistakes 8.00 Doctor Who 8.45 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide 9.00 Come Fly with Me 10.00 Family Guy 10.45 Bad Education 11.15 The Revolution Will Be Televised 11.45 American Dad! BBC Four 7.00 The Story of Top of the Pops 1979 8.00 BBC Music John Peel Lecture 2014 with Iggy Pop 9.00 Storyville: Russia’s Toughest Prison – The Condemned 10.20 Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss 11.50 Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO ITV2 2.35 Film: A Little Princess (1995) 4.35 Film: Miss Congeniality (2000) 6.50 Film: Back to the Future Part II (1989) 9.00 The Xtra Factor 10.00 Tricked 11.00 Bad Bridesmaid ITV3 3.00 Film: Carry On Loving (1970) 4.55 Film: Columbo: Etude in Black (1972) 7.00 Lewis 9.00 It’ll Be Alright on the Night 10.00 Film: The Human Stain (2003) ITV4 4.35 Film: A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die (1972) 6.25 Film: Superman II (1980) 9.00 Film: Jaws 2 (1978) Thriller sequel, starring Roy Scheider. 11.20 Film: Cape Fear (1991) E4 3.30 Melissa & Joey 4.30 Suburgatory 5.00 New Girl 5.30 The Big Bang Theory 8.00 Film: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) 10.05 The Inbetweeners 11.05 Rude Tube: Total Stunts Film4 3.30 Home Alone 3 (1997) 5.40 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 9.00 Kick-Ass (2010) 11.15 Sanctum (2011)

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Can a previously instructed agent claim a fee when a property is subsequently sold to a buyer he originally introduced?

A very interesting question indeed! In fact, this is something of a grey area as different agents have different perspectives on entitlement to a commission.

Until a few years ago, many if not most agents used to include a “ready, willing and able” clause in their contracts. This basically meant that as long as they were responsible for originally introducing the buyer who wanted to buy your home, then they were entitled to their fee – irrespective of whether the actual sale was completed or not.

Moreover, some agents weren’t above claiming that they were entitled to a fee purely on the grounds that they had advertised the property so extensively in the marketplace that the buyer must have become aware of it through their efforts...You could still argue as an agent that if you have a buyer at a price agreed with the seller and the seller withdraws, you have fulfilled your contract and should be paid. This is a message to sellers not to ‘play

the market’.

In 2008 in a landmark case, the Appeal Court found against well-known London agents who had tried to sue a seller for their commission on the grounds that they had originally introduced the buyer to the property, subsequently sold to the original buyers by another agent. The judgement said that it was no longer enough to introduce a buyer to a property. The buyer had to be “introduced to the sale.”

In other words, for an agent to be entitled to payment of their commission, they must be able to show that they were the effective cause of the completed transaction.

However, even this ruling is not necessarily quite as cut and dried as it might first appear.

If the first agent did no more than give out a set of details to the eventual buyer, then he may not have a case for earning a fee.

But what if he did everything possible to progress the sale – arranged viewings, for example,

made regular follow-up calls, or perhaps even successfully negotiated an acceptable offer – only to lose the instruction at the last gasp when his contract lapsed? He would then have a rather stronger case for arguing that the eventual sale was very much the result of his own work. What is clear is that estate agents need to show they are effective in creating the sale, not just marketing the property in order to prove they have earned their commission.

One issue that rears its ugly head from time to time is the seller who takes the property off the market after a potential buyer has viewed it through an agent then attempts to do a ‘private deal’ to avoid the agent’s fee. Agents are very hot on this breach of trust and contract and will pursue sellers vigorously through the courts if necessary to receive their rightful fee.

What can happen is that innocent, amateur sellers, most people that is, can unwittingly

ask a second agent to offer their property for sale whilst still in an exclusive sole agency contract with their first agent. Agents should be really careful that their recommendation to a seller to jump ship and come with them to does not stray into harassment.

The Property Ombudsman takes a very dim view of this and can fine an agent for continually calling and pushing a seller to come on board with their firm.

The message is to take your time to read the terms and timing

of a contract carefully and, before signing, if unsure, ask your solicitor for advice. Whatever you do, do not feel you have to sign a contract just because the agent comes into your home and asks you too. A reputable agent will ensure you do not stray into this minefield!

Paul Bonett F.N.A.E.A. M.A.R.L.A. Paulbonett@bonetts.co.uk Twitter: @bonettpa

Broad Street, Brighton £275,000

Clarendon Terrace, Kemp Town £325,000

A bright first floor balcony flat being a stone’s throw from the Seafront and City centre. Good size lounge with floor to ceiling sash windows into bay overlooking and opening onto balcony with sea views.

New lease on completion, A really great flat if you want to be close to the Heart of Brighton.

Second floor flat forming part of this superb period terrace on Kemp Town seafront. Direct sea views from Living room and Main bedroom. 2 bedrooms, Split level living/dining room, original features. Share of freehold, ideal for those lovely strolls along the beach, also close to the popular Kemp Town Village.

Chichester Terrace, Kemp Town £599,950

Sackville Road, Hove £950,000

Seafront special, Superb penthouse flat with great living space leading to a roof terrace offering direct sea views. Further terrace area. 2 double bedrooms, Tasteful decoration, adjacent to 5-6 acres of enclosed private gardens, with a tunnel to the beach. High quality finish throughout.

Kitchen with appliances.

Substantial 5 bedroom period property with much scope, 2 large reception rooms, Change of use required for Residential.

Good sized garden, Double Garage, Many period features will be enhanced by a refresh. Situated north of the New Church Road. Rare chance to make this fantastic house a home.

VALUATIONS: Would you like to know what your property is worth today? Please call and arrange an appointment for one of our very experienced valuers to come to your property and give you our best advice.

Bonetts.co.uk 01273 677365

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CRESCENT DRIVE NORTH £580,000 Freehold

BATEMANS ROAD £275,000 Freehold

n 4 bedroom detached family home n Open plan kitchen and dining room n South facing rear garden and conservatory n Great views over Woodingdean to the sea n Garage and off road parking n EPC C71

n NO ONWARD CHAIN n 3 Bedroom semi detached property n Over 3 floors, boarded loft space n Great views to the Downs from the rear n Off road parking & garage n EPC D67

Call Woodingdean office 01273 278866

Call Woodingdean office 01273 278866

FRESHFIELD ROAD £450,000 Freehold

SHANKLIN ROAD O.I.E.O £179,950 Share of freehold

n Fantastic 4 bedroom family house n Sought-after Queens Park area, sea view n In need of some updating n Good sized rear garden n EPC E53

n Delightful one bedroom garden flat n Renovated throughout to exceptional standard n Quiet road close to local amenities n Ideal first time purchase n EPC D64

Call Lewes Road office 01273 677001

Call Lewes Road office 01273 677001

IVOR ROAD £380,000 Freehold A JEWEL .... A FAMILY HOUSE IN NORTH WOODINGDEAN WITH A SOUTH FACING REAR GARDEN. Fantastic views from the rear of this character property ..... there is even a separate playroom or office. The heart of this home is the fantastic sized kitchen/breakfast room.

Energy Rating D63.

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CRESCENT ROAD £330,000 Share of freehold

BEECHWOOD AVENUE £595,000 Freehold

LEICESTER VILLAS £599,000 Freehold

PORTLAND ROAD £125,000 Leasehold

n 3 bed 2 reception maisonette n Popular location with own street entrance n Fitted kitchen, west facing rear garden n Share of Freehold n EPC C71

n 3 Bed family home n Lounge, kitchen/bfast room n Family bathroom and GF shower n Off road parking and garage n Large rear garden n EPC E45

n Superb 3 bed 2 recpt semi-det house n Beautifully presented throughout n Smart kitchen & bathroom n Attractive garden n Private drive & garage n EPC D60

n Top floor studio flat n Modern kitchen & shower room n Available chain free n EPC E41

Call Fiveways office 01273 566777

Call Fiveways office 01273 566777

Call Hove office 01273 321000

Call Hove office 01273 321000

See all our current property listings at: www.maslen.co.uk LEWES ROAD 01273 677001 ● WOODINGDEAN 01273 278866 ● CHURCH ROAD 01273 321000 ● FIVEWAYS 01273 566777

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Crosby&Woods | SOLICITORS 75 Church Road, Hove BN3 2BB www.crosbywoods.co.uk

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01273 60 55 30 info@paulbottandcompany.co.uk Wanderdown Way

Detached Elevated Bungalow Three Double Bedrooms Exceptional Views Off Road Parking For Several Cars Double Garage

Sussex Square Mews

A three double bedroom Regency seafront apartment that really sets the bar in presence and finish. The high quality finish of the Farrow & Ball decoration, to the solid oak sound proofed flooring, this property is what seafront Regency property is all about. With amazing sea views, really not one to be missed.

Three Bedroom Contemporary Home End Of Terrace Secure Allocated Parking Large South Facing Roof Terrace Courtyard With Side Access

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£450,000

Large Well Maintained Garden Kitchen/Breakfast Room Working Fire Place Finished To An Exceptional Standard Vendor Suited So Priced To Sell

£475,000

Two Bathrooms One En-Suite Oak Flooring Throughout Kemp Town Location Built In 2007 Sold With vacant Possession

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Three Double Bedroom Home Contemporary Finish, Oak Flooring Two Years Remain Of It's NHBC Allocated Parking Space Two Bathrooms One En-Suite

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A quality two bedroom, two bathroom, Regency apartment with a key to the private Kemp Town enclosure gardens. Starting the journey to this apartment begins an excellent communal area. Light streams from one end to the other, which really shows the true quality of this property. The tremendous space is complemented with views, which stretch over the famous Kemp Town enclosures to the sea.

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Old Shoreham Road, Hove £1,300 PCM

n Well presented two bedroom located in Eaton Gardens

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Not a soggy bottom in sight with our best cake-makers Claire Beveridge @placesieatbtn

The Great British Bake Off has sadly ended, leaving many at a loss without their weekly cake fix. One of the great things about GBBO is the temptation to give baking a go at home. I know I did - only for my "light and fluffy" apricot muffins turning out more like burnt rock cakes.

Mixing bowl placed back in the bottom of the cupboard (until next year's series), I still have a strong desire for cake almost every week. Luckily for us, we have a host of excellent bakers roaming food markets, street-food events and baking straight out their own kitchens. All are aching to let you

have your cake and it eat. Here, we look at some of the cities finest: Mr Bake - mrbake.co.uk The Mr Bake team specialises in the biggest and boldest cakes in Brighton. Run by business-savvy Tommy and top baker Ed, the Mr Bake duo are responsible for not only bringing the CroDough to our city, but also pushing boundaries with their big flavours, refreshing ethos, and quirky bakes. Cakes include the Zippy, Bungle & George, Billionaires Boys Club and The Roger Rabbit. Great for office parties, quirky weddings and social events.

Find Mr Bake at Bond St Coffee (daily), Moe’s @ The Circus (weekends), Bagelman (Fridays), Choccaffiea and Chubby Chops.

Coffee Chronicles A "breve" has become so much more than a musical note and a diacritical mark. The Americans have shoved "Caffè" in front of it and created a new coffee-based beverage.

A Caffè Breve is basically

Honeycomb Cakes - honeycombcakes.co.uk One of Brighton and Hove’s most successful pop-ups, Honeycomb Cakes is run by Rebecca Letchford from her home in Worthing.

Rebecca’s speciality are brownies: soft, gooey, with a serious cocoa flavour, these are easily the best in the city. More than a one-trickpony, Honeycomb Cakes also bake a delicious range of classic sponges and modern takes on old favourites.

Find Honeycomb Cakes at Street Diner every Friday and Wednesday.

Sugardough @sugardoughhove Run by one of the city's most experienced bakers, Sugardough in Hove is fast becoming one of our most popular bakeries.

Sugardough serve a wide selection of both sweet and savoury bakes, with emphasis on using local and seasonal produce. The sausage rolls and carrot cake are both not to be missed - perfect for chilly autumn lunches.

Find Sugardough at 5 Victoria Terrace, Hove, BN3 2WB Twit Twoo twittwoobakery.co.uk A relative newcomer to the cake scene, Twit Twoo are impressing

Twit Twoo is a relative newcomer

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The distinguishing factor is the use of another American term: half-andhalf.

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Not an awful lot. Instead of using trusty semi-skimmed milk, a

Parenting

Caffè Breve calls for equal parts milk and full-fat cream.

If you think that sounds nice, go ahead and ask for a Breve. If you think that sounds like a waste of time, animal products and your calorie allowance, stick to a Latte.

A regular Breve is over 400 calories, whereas a Latte comes in at under 50. A McDonald's Hamburger, Egg Mcmuffin and their Apple Pie each come in at

Mr Bake’s cakes are big and bold

with their versatile menu and ability to turn their hand to anything.

From cupcakes, traditional bakes, bespoke cakes, brownies and wedding cakes, Twit Twoo are currently the rising star on the cake circuit and I look forward towatching them gain popularity over the coming months.

Operation Icing This bakery is unique for many reasons. Firstly, it’s completely vegan. And secondly it is a not-forprofit organisation. Operating out of a gorgeous North Laine house and run by Jojo of veganinbrighton. com fame, this cupcake bakery is worth checking out for vegan and gluten-free goodies. Currently taking a short hiatus, Operation Icing will be back later this year.

Other notable cakes in the city can be found at Marwood, Treacle, Mr Wolfe, Julian Plumart and Cafe Coho.

To read more by Claire Beveridge and the Places I Eat Brighton team, visit www.placesieatbrighton.com. fewer calories than a Breve. That knowledge should be enough to discourage even the most ardent dairy consumer to amend their ways.

If you're still not convinced, we give up. But we still won't make a Breve. We would say "jog on" - but you probably can't.

Find The Little Coffee Company at 4 Bartholomews, BN1 1HG

As any parent will tell you, toddlers are full of surprises.

Just this week Tibbons took me by surprise not once, not twice, but three times with the things he said.

The first was when I was putting on my coat ready to go out and he came up to me and said “Ready yet?”, scrunching up his nose in a way that made it clear that waiting for me was not considered to be a good thing.

I wondered for a moment where he had picked this up. Then I remembered that Daddy-O says it to me frequently - and usually before he’s even ready himself.

Next, Tibbons and I were playing with his toy bus; the bus was repeatedly running over animals and people, even when they weren’t in its path. It soon became clear that this was so that Tibbons could tell me that they “Need a dok-tar” - that is, of course, “need a doctor” for the uninitiated.

I’ve no idea where he got this from, though I can’t fault his logic. Unless it were to point out that an ambulance might be more appropriate - and the police to remove the reckless bus driver from the road.

Finally, Daddy-O, Tibbons and I were mucking about before bed when Tibbons decided that Daddy-O was getting a bit big for his boots and instructed him to go to the corner. As with the dok-tar, we don’t know where he’s picked this up from and can only guess at nursery (or TV) as it’s not something we’ve ever said. It’s sweet but somehow startling, a reminder that you’re not the only influence in your little one’s life and that they have their own experiences independently of you even at this young age.

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Motoring Mazda man goes in search of a new car Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy

In the 1990s, there was a fashion - beloved of politicians and other purveyors of snake oil - to stereotype voters and consumers by the sort of car they might drive. "Mondeo man", for example, had its beginnings in a speech by Tony Blair in the far-off days of the 1996 Labour Party conference.

The story goes that an unnamed potential supporter in his Sedgefield constituency was a self-employed electrician who told Mr Blair he was an ex-Labour voter who had bought his former council house, owned his own car - a Ford Sierra, as it happens - and wondered what the Labour Party had to offer him.

Mr Blair said: “His dad voted Labour, he said. He used to vote Labour, too. But he'd bought his own house now. He'd set up his own business. He was doing very nicely. ‘So I've become a Tory’, he said. In that moment, he crystallised for me the basis of our failure...His instincts were to get on in life. And he thought our instincts were to stop him.

But that was never our history or our purpose.”

And so, "Mondeo Man" came

brand has - unlike me - got only cooler and more stylish.

I don't often buy a new car. My ever-reliable Mazda 323F Sport was bought in 2002, with barely 3,000 miles on the clock; it now has more than 90,000. It remains a dream to drive. (For the record, my second car is an N-reg Ford Fiesta, with 30,000 miles.)

The search for a new car cannot be put off any longer. In the My ever-reliable Mazda coming weeks, I 323F Sport was bought in will try out any 2002, with barely 3,000 miles number of vehicles.

To begin with, on the clock; it now has thanks to Rivervale more than 90,000. It remains Mazda, I gave the new Mazda 6 a a dream to drive” spin. Immediately, I realised how far top-of-the-range seven-seater Mazda has come. An amazingly Chrysler Voyager.) beautiful car, the Mazda 6 I confess I was happy, in the early 1990s, to be a Mondeo man. Briefly. Until I got my first company car, in 1995: a Mazda 626.

I was immediately hooked - and have driven a Mazda ever since. I am Mazda man and proud of it.

Suburban, maybe. But surely never dull or boring? In the last 20 years, Mazda as a to typify the sort of person New Labour sought to target in the 1997 landslide election. The rest, as they say, is history. Nobody mentioned at the time that the Ford Mondeo was...a bit dull and boring. A bit suburban. And never cool. (A footnote to history: After making it to Number 10, Mr Blair and his first lady upgraded – and were driven around in a

Pretty Good Thinking

Sarah Morgan @sarah_morgan

To satisfy every desire, L’Occitane has conjured up a woman who enjoys everything: Arlésienne.

The woman from Arles is quite a serious muse; she has beautiful satiny, powdered skin, velvet-soft perfumed hands, and irresistible lips. Her creativity has inspired artists (Van Gogh, Picasso, Bizet, and others).

Her character has spurred the signature perfumers in Provence, L’Occitane, to create this light and pretty fragrance in line with their founding principles of "authenticity, sensoriality and respect".

It’s easy to get swept up in the romance of perfumes - and the blurb for this November

launch conspires to send you giddily over the top: “In her wake, this woman leaves a distinct trace of her presence. You can still hear the whisper of fabrics, still smell the lingering trail of a new fragrance. Three floral notes, each one like a trait of her character, fuse together: the fiery temperament of saffron, the grace of rose, the mystery of violet.”

The descriptions continue with head notes of saffron and mandarin orange to bring bursts of colour and joie de vivre: “Radiant and precious, the saffron flower in full bloom introduces its sensual, peppery and spicy notes. Elegant and

difficult to subdue, the Grasse rose at the heart of the scent is enhanced by a few sprigs of lily of the valley. The violet goes slightly astray, settling into enveloping, sensorial white wood.”

The vibrant packaging is all in seductive corals with gold.

The 75ml Eau de Toilette bottle is designed by Olivier Baussan, and retails at £39. I always enjoy the window displays at these shops, which looked very chic on the high street in Paris during a visit last week.

I first discovered the perfumes of Grasse on a holiday in Marseille. Three years ago, I picked out the intense Amber and Jasmine singlenote sprays and remember being very disappointed that the shop had run out of Violette, as it is so enticing.

Arlésienne is a deeply feminine scent. It could suit

does not shout or show off; it quietly communicates classic comfort. It is a big car with all the modern features as standard – features undreamt of in the 1990s: front and rear parking sensors; Smart City Brake Support (SCBS; integrated Bluetooth; the Mazda Multimedia System. And 17” alloy wheels.

It rained a herd of cats and pack of dogs when I borrowed it for the day. But I have never felt safer - despite the (misplaced) anxiety as I parked it, tentatively, in a car park whose spaces seemed so much smaller than I was used to.

The Mazda 6 is a magnificent executive-class family car. Which was perfect for me and my family in the 1990s. Next time, though, I will try something a little more modest in its dimensions.

One thing is certain, though: it will be a Mazda.

someone in the bloom of youth or quite elderly and elegant.

The 250ml Shower Cream leaves a fresh lingering sweetness on the skin (£14).

The Velvet Handcream is an affordable little gift at £8 for 30ml. Other lines in the Arlésienne range include Beauty Milk, Perfumed Soap, Body Oil, Hair Mist, Beautifying Powder, Solid Perfume and a Perfumed Candle. Try it at 23 East Street, Brighton, or online at www.loccitane.co.uk

Public Notices BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS INSPECTION OF STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT REGULATIONS 2011, REG.11 NOTICE is hereby given that: (1) the audit of accounts of the above named Brighton & Hove City Council for the year ended 31 March 2014 has been concluded; (2) The Statement of Accounts are available for inspection by any local government elector for the area of Brighton & Hove City Council, at Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove, on working days between the hours of 9.30am and 3.00pm when any such elector may make copies of the statements and reports or extracts therefrom; (3) Copies of the statements of accounts will be delivered to any such elector on payment of a small charge to cover administrative costs.

(4) The Statement of Accounts are also available to view on the council’s website www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ accounts Catherine Vaughan, Executive Director Finance & Resources (Section 151 Officer) 9 October 2014.

SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS INSPECTION OF STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT REGULATIONS 2011, REG.11 NOTICE is hereby given that: (1) the audit of accounts of the abovenamed South Downs National Park Authority for the year ended 31 March 2014 has been concluded; (2) The Statement of Accounts are available for inspection by any persons interested, at Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove, on working days between the hours of 9.30am and 3.00pm when any such interested person may make copies of the statements and reports or extracts therefrom; (3) Copies of the statements of accounts will be delivered to any such elector on payment of a small charge to cover administrative costs.

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Match preview: Brighton and Hove Albion v Middlesbrough

Baldock return could prove key for goal-hungry Seagulls

João Teixeira

Opponent’s league position:

19th

Albion’s midfielder (On his international future)

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Richard Morris @BHIndyAlbion Sam Baldock is set to return to the Brighton and Hove Albion squad for the home game against Middlesbrough - and not a moment too soon for the goal-shy Seagulls.

The attacker has yet to hit top gear since arriving from Bristol City earlier in the season and has been suffering from a calf problem.

He should, however, be available for selection tomorrow afternoon and will be pushing for a starting spot, with Craig Mackail-Smith struggling with illness.

Brighton could certainly do with Baldock back in the team and firing on all cylinders. The Albion have chalked up an average of 17.5 shots per game - the secondhighest rate in the Championship - but have found the net on just 10 occasions. Only three clubs have registered fewer goals in the division’s opening 11 games, including the bottom two of Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool.

Clearly, then, it isn’t through a lack of attacking intent that the Albion have struggled to trouble the scorer, more a problem finishing chances which come their way. They have also, in fairness, come up against some inspired goalkeeping performances, although that excuse is one that supporters will only accept for so long. The supporters have so far overwhelmingly remained patient.

But they are hungry for goals.

It is, then, important that Sami Hyypiä’s side start brightly against a Middlesbrough team with the third-best away record in the Championship.

League position:

I have always played for the national team. Now it’s a year that I’ve not been in the under21s and of course I want to play for my country.

“Hopefully I will be back. It is hard because we have great young players like my friends in Portugal, but some of them play abroad as well.

“But I will keep working to do well for Brighton and then get back into the national team.

“I play number 10 behind the striker but sometimes they ask me to play more on the right or more on the left, but I’m not bothered about it, I just want to play.”

5th

League goals: DUNK TEIXEIRA OTHERS

3 2 1

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League form guide: L - L - W - W - D - L - L - D - D - D -D Last 3 league fixtures: 1-1 D Watford 1-1 D Cardiff City 0-0 D Nottingham Forest Next 2 league fixtures: Middlesbrough 18/10/14 H Huddersfield Town 21/10/14 A

Jake Forster-Caskey has impressed recently (Photograph: Paul Hazlewood)

The Teessiders have conceded just three goals on their travels in five games and have grown used to dominating possession away from home, averaging 54.3% of the ball.

If the Albion are to register a first league win since beating Bolton back on August 23, Baldock’s presence could be key.

One player who is definitely available for selection is Inigo Calderon, who has now served his suspension following his sending off against Burton Albion. Bruno, however, is likely to continue in the right back position after impressing in recent weeks.

Lewis Dunk should continue alongside Gordon Greer in central defence, with Greer no doubt full of confidence after getting the better of Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski in Scotland’s recent hard-fought draw with Poland.

And Jake Forster-Caskey will hope to continue where he left off

Albion Team News LIKELY LINE-UP: Stockdale, Bruno, Greer, Dunk, Bennett, Holla, Forster-Caskey, Gardner, Lua Lua, Teixeira, Baldock LIKELY SUBS: Ankergren, Calderon, Hughes, Ince, Agustien, Colunga, O’Grady

for England Under-21s, having played in both of the country’s European Championship play-off games with Croatia.

The midfielder was widely praised for his performances, not least for his disciplined and controlled use of the ball. Having played so well for England and with Andrew Crofts ruled out for the season, it is surely only fatigue which could prevent ForsterCaskey making the starting lineup tomorrow.

Middlesbrough will be without Damia Abella, who has been ruled out for the foreseeable future, but in Grant Leadbitter they boast one of the division’s form players.

The midfielder has managed six goals and an assist already this season. Other threats will come from Spanish striker Kike, who has four league goals, Albert Adomah, and on-loan Patrick Bamford.

Head-to-head league stats 2014 -15 Albion

Middlesbrough Pass completion

83% 54%

76% 51%

Average possession 17.5

Shots per game

16.6

4.5

Shots on target per game

4.6

Shots conceded per game

9.6

Goals

16

Goals against

8

10 12 11

League Table (top)

Points

8.7

20

PL

GD

PTS

1

Norwich

11

11

21

2

Nottm Forest

11

10

21

3

Watford

11

8

21

4

Derby

11

9

20

5

Middlesbrough

11

8

20

6

Ipswich

11

6

19

Latest match odds

7

Charlton

11

4

19

Home Away Draw

8

Wolves

11

3

19

9

Sheff Wed

11

3

17

Worth a fiver...

10

Brentford

11

-1

17

Brighton to win by two goals 7/1

11

Bournemouth

11

2

15

19

Brighton

11

-2

11

7/5 2/1 11/5

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Albion are clocking up the caps

Most minutes of league football:

990

766

Richard Morris @BHIndyAlbion

n Davod Stockdale (990) n Gordon Greer (990) n Bruno (900) n Jake Forster-Caskey (770) n Lewis Dunk (766)

770 990 900 100

Highest pass completion: n Aaron Hughes (89.6%) n Gary Gardner (89.4%) n Andrew Crofts (87.5%) n Lewis Dunk (87%) n Joe Bennett (86.2%)

89.6% 89.4%

25

86.2%

80

Tackles won:

28

n Gordon Greer (28) n Lewis Dunk (17) n Andrew Crofts (16) n Bruno: (16) n Joe Bennett (16)

20 15

87.5% 87%

30

17

16

16

16

10 5 0

Action Man: JaKE FOrSTEr-CaSKEy

PASS COMPLETION*

83.4% * 2014-15 season league only

KEY PASSES*

INTERCEPTIONS*

16

14

COMPLETED PASSES*

427

Brighton and Hove Albion’s international stars enjoyed a successful spell of games with their national sides as the Seagulls squad’s experience continues to grow.

Gordon Greer and Aaron Hughes both featured in Scotland and Northern Ireland’s matches this week, while Jake Forster-Caskey was instrumental in England Under-21s two-legged European Championship play-off win over Croatia.

Hughes in particular has become a stalwart for his national side. The defender clocked up his 93rd cap during Northern Ireland’s win over Greece.

Greer, who successfully shackled Poland’s Robert Lewandowski after replacing Blackburn’s Grant Hanley in the Scotland line-up, was only making his 5th appearance for Scotland but the 33-year-old won rave reviews for his uncompromising performance.

TOTAL MINUTES PLAYED*

770

And as for Forster-Caskey, the midfielder was praised for his role in helping England Under-21s negotiate a tricky play-off with Croatia. He played all 180 minutes of the tie.

The mercurial Paddy McCourt was an unused substitute during Northern Ireland’s match but has 14 caps to his name.

It means the current Albion side is one of the most experienced Seagulls squads ever - with 150 full caps shared among the players.

Hughes obviously leads the way, but Andrew Crofts has 27 appearances for Wales, while Craig Mackail-Smith has seven for Scotland and Toko Nzuzi has four for DR Congo having previously been capped at youth level for Switzerland.

Gary Gardner (five), Solly March (four) and Joe Bennett (three) have all also featured for England Under-21s, and Joao Teixiera has represented Portugal at every level from under16s up to and including the under-21 squad. Albion number one David Stockdale was previously called up to the full England squad for a

JOHNNy CaNTOr

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Few of the Brighton and Hove Albion players have adapted to new boss Sami Hyypiä’s style of play as effectively as Jake ForsterCaskey. Much of the midfielder’s best work goes unnoticed in the stands but the 20-year-old, who has established himself as a member of the England under-21s squad, is clearly rated by the Albion coaching staff.

Tidy in possession and disciplined in terms of positional play, Forster-Caskey is one of Hyypiä’s most-trusted players.

Position: Centre midfield Squad No: 18 Age: 20 Height: 5ft 10in Brighton Statistics: (league games only) games/goals: 45/4

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Straight from the commentary box It is often the case that when a team is doing particularly badly or all particularly well the immediate response is for people to look at the statistics.

So with around a quarter of the season gone do the numbers offer any enlightenment?

So what are the bare facts?

Albion are 19th in the championship table they have 11 points from 11 games. But what if we look a little further?

According to statistics from Whoscored.com the case FOR would suggests that there are some promising signs from Sammy Hyypia's side.

Possession: 4th. 54.7%. Shots per game: 2nd 17.5. Pass accuracy: 3rd 82.5%.

The case against however would also be able to conjure some interesting ammunition.

The same website suggests

the data indicates the Albion are 'Very Weak' at finishing chances and 'weak' at avoiding individual errors. They fail to appear in the top five teams for aggression or aerial duels won.

This is all hardly surprising to those who have watched the Seagulls regularly this season.

However, football is not decided on an Internet page or on a calculator it is decided on the pitch. Confidence remains relatively high amongst the squad and after an impressive international weekend for certain players, the Seagulls should feel in confident mood.

However, looking forward with 18 league points available over the next 21 days they will be hoping for double figures across the next three weeks.

I remember Sir

European Championship qualifier in 2012 but had to withdraw from the squad.

In recent years the most experienced Albion players internationally included Matthew Upson, who won 21 caps for England, Wayne Bridge who played 36 times for England and Vicente, who amassed 38 caps for Spain.

Of course, no current player can rival the number of international appearances made by current Albion manager Sami Hyypiä. The former Liverpool defender represented Finland 105 times, scoring two goals for his country in the process.

The Albion may not have started this season in the way many supporters would have hoped, but the fact Greer, Hughes and perhaps more importantly, home-grown Forster-Caskey are all enjoying international recognition is surely a cause for some celebration.

And the squad’s ever-increasing international experience has to be a positive as the Albion look to improve domestic results.

Follow all the action, home or away, on BBC Sussex Sport or Twitter @BBCSussexSport @johnnycburger @BHIndyAlbion Clive Woodward once trying to dazzle me with the benefits to football of Prozone. I was a little cynical at the time but I feel the team can take a leaf out of rugby's book. I grew up watching the ruthless Aussies on TV with Michael Lynagh who managed to take any game away from opponents when his team were ahead and kill the opposition off. The Seagulls have dominated periods of games but have failed to wrench control away. If they can succeed in that over the next three weeks the mathematicians may have a field day.

Of course the most important number is the points tally in May. Only time will tell if the numbers add up.

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