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House prices hit all-time high Average home costs £346,358 Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy Even estate agents were not certain if house prices could go any higher. Clearly, they could and did. Today, a unique analysis of Land Registry data shows the remarkable summer surge in prices continued into the autumn, despite warnings that the market had begun to stagnate. The analysis by Brighton & Hove Independent has revealed that the average price of a home in the city increased to £346,358 in the three months to the end of September - beating the previous record of £318,821 in the preceding quarter. For the first time - partly because of a record 1,597 transactions in the third quarter of the year - the aggregate value of homes bought and sold has exceeded £500 million.

Driving the increase in prices was the sale of high-value detached homes, with a record 168 sales in the quarter. The average price was a record £630,959. There were also a record 228 transactions involving semidetached homes - with a record average price of £402,077, beating the previous high of £382,896 set in the previous quarter. The average price of a terrace home was a record £391,140, with a record 414 transactions. The previous record average was £369,284 in the second quarter of the year. Similarly, the average price of a flat was an unprecedented £245,905 - with a record 787 transactions - beating the previous record of £238,567, set in the previous quarter. The facts and figures behind the surge in property prices, see page 20

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Cycling and rugby highlights Our Emma is in running in calendar of events for 2015 for Designer of the Year Greg Hadﬁeld @BrightonIndy A new community cycling event and a "fanzone" for the Rugby World Cup are among a programme of outdoor events being planned in 2015. The Velocity cycling event proposed for Madeira Drive on September 12 next year - will build on the huge popularity of cycling highlighted by this year’s Tour of Britain stage that finished in Brighton and Hove. It will feature amateur-grade races for all ages, rather than professional cyclists, giving the opportunity for local people and visitors to take part. There will also be cycling-themed attractions, displays, and exhibitions. The Rugby World Cup Fanzone on Madeira Drive from September 18 to 20 will enable people to savour the excitement of the opening weekend of the tournament, for which Brighton and Hove is a host city. The fanzone will screen the opening

match between England and Fiji on September 18, the local soldout matches at the Brighton Community stadium between South Africa and Japan on September 19 and between Samoa and the United States on September 20 – as well as other games over the weekend. A festival of rugby will be held alongside on Madeira Drive. The programme of events proposed for parks and open spaces - to be discussed by councillors next week - includes a pop-up comedy and theatre venue on the north lawn of St Peter’s Church as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival in May, Shakedown Music Festival at Waterhall in July, the Sussex Festival of Nature in Stanmer Park in June, and a new 10-mile road race, starting and finishing on Hove Lawns, in October. A meeting of Brighton and Hove City Council’s Economic Development and Culture Committee on Thursday (November 13) is being recommended to give landlord’s consent to

the proposed programme of events in Madeira Drive and the city’s parks and other open spaces next year. The busy line-up includes regular fixtures on the city’s calendar, such as the Brighton Marathon in April and the Veteran Car Run in November, along with new attractions. Councillor Geoffrey Bowden, committee chair, said: “Outdoor events play a major role in attracting visitors all year round, adding to the vibrancy of the city for residents and tourists and making a significant contribution to the local economy."

City buses face disruption after drivers vote for action over pay Bus drivers - represented by Unite the Union and the GMB have voted for industrial action over pay. Of 515 votes cast, 363 voted in favour of taking part in any action. Martin Harris, managing director of Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company, remained hopeful of a settlement. He said: "Pay negotiations have lasted several months in respect of an offer due to take effect last July. "Despite an offer of 2.3%, plus improved Sunday and bank holiday premium payments, and a guaranteed minimum of a 2.5% increase next year, with an inflation index to protect it, we have been unable to achieve acceptance by a majority of those staff voting. "In an industrial action ballot, 363 votes were cast in favour of industrial action, though it

should be said that the total staff affected by the pay offer number 919. "I value the important jobs our staff undertake, especially in the present operating conditions due to the Lewes Road works, but this is a more than reasonable offer.

Emma Prentice, designer of Brighton & Hove Independent, has been shortlisted in the Designer of the Year category in the EDF Energy London and South of England Media Awards. Emma, 24, has worked for the newspaper for more than a year - during which time it has been officially recognised as the best-read newspaper in Brighton and Hove. Greg Hadfield, editorial director, said: "Every week, Emma produces stunning work that helps Brighton & Hove Independent stand head and shoulders above any other newspaper in the city." There were more than 300 entries in 20 categories in the prestigious EDF Energy awards. Winners will be announced on Thursday (November 13) at an awards ceremony at the American Express Community Stadium.

"I remain willing to discuss ways of finding a solution with our trade union representatives and sincerely hope that we will be able to avoid further disruption of services to our passengers who have also had a lot to contend with in recent week."

■ Bin workers have agreed to suspend industrial action until the end of the year. GMB members working for Brighton and Hove City Council’s Cityclean division came to the decision after council agreed to review job descriptions by December 31. The long-running dispute relates to 38 lorry drivers, who want professional qualifications recognised when pay grades are evaluated. They want to be put on a higher pay grade than six street cleaning Martin Harris, managing director of staff who now earn the same as Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company them.

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Most are done without central Jason Kitcat planning. As a result, we have @jasonkitcat sometimes seen the same road dug up, relaid, then dug up again a few weeks later. Using new powers we have won I know how frustrating from government, however, we are roadworks are for everyone - no introducing a new scheme matter how they travel. to better coordinate utility It is unfortunate that our The Vogue Gyratory companies’ roadworks to transport network cannot has long been one reduce disruption. This be mended or improved will expand on the powers without some disruption. of the most difficult we already use every For example, historic junctions in the city - but Christmas to limit nonunder-investment means emergency roadworks. that the Victorian arches we are redesigning the Whether it is fixing holding up our seafront are junction to make it safer potholes or building a coming to the end of their and simpler” safer road network, these life and risk collapsing. kinds of major projects are We have undertaken the first major seafront rebuilding civilised for those that live and essential to make sure that we have the infrastructure needed programme, starting near the work in the area. These three council schemes for our successful, growing city West Pier and moving eastwards. economy. The result is brand new are expected to finish shortly. It is only through investing in Meanwhile, the private utility properties for small businesses, new public toilets, and a seafront companies are able to dig up our future that we can continue that will stand for years to come. the roads whenever they need to build the Brighton and Hove of The Vogue Gyratory has long to - and are responsible for all the future and we thank the city's been one of the most difficult the other roadworks in the city. residents for their patience. junctions in the city - but, with government funding, we are redesigning the junction to make it safer and simpler. Government funding has also helped pay for improvements to make Edward Street much more

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In the beginning, he was known only as Stroma-Brighton - the anonymous photographer determined to take 10,000 photographs of Brighton and Hove in a single year. Brighton & Hove Independent first featured his work in July last year. Only after 365 days of capturing the spirit of the city did Vincent Matthews reveal himself. Now, he is turning his art into a business. He sees it as an evolution. The name of the business - and the accompanying website - is Brighton Pi; the name is intended to highlight an ambition to embrace and reflect every aspect of our multi-faceted city. The initial products on offer are four colourful calendars. Some of the images in them are featured above; some are Boxing

Adam Haniver, coach of City College Brighton and Hove’s Boxing Academy, has been given a key role in UK junior boxing. As an England Junior Talent Pathway Coach, Adam will be part of a three-person team helping the

available as posters or canvas prints, with a limited print run. And if you don't like the colours, you can ask Mr Matthews to adjust them to suit your taste. He said: "My future plans for Brighton Pi (www.brightonpi.uk) is to further reflect our city in all its guises with my work, to introduce a Brighton image bank, and to offer photobooks of the city. “Finally, I would like the website to develop to become a portal for other Brighton-based artists, to have a shop window to show the rich talent pool that exists in this city." More immediately, however, Mr Matthews hopes to become most promising boxers fulfil their potential. He has already been involved in selecting six young boxers to represent England in the European Championships in Russia and will be working towards selecting the boxers for next year’s World Championships, also in Russia.

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Child sexual exploitation: Learnin Jean Calder @jeancalder101

Alexis Jay’s recent report on sexual exploitation in Rotherham gave a "conservative estimate" of 1,400 children - mostly girls, some as young as 11 - who were threatened, tortured, raped and trafficked over a 16-year period, while police and a

council, described as “misogynistic” in culture, failed to protect them or charge perpetrators. This was the latest in a series of scandals revealing that police and social services employees in areas across the country and over several decades did not just turn a blind eye to abuse, but also blamed young victims and, in some cases, actively colluded with perpetrators. Powerful and high-profile offenders like Jimmy Savile and Cyril Smith

MP escaped justice, their victims silenced by agencies that should have assisted them. So far, the focus of investigation has been Wales, parts of London, the Midlands and the north of England, where the abuse of many children appears to have been organised and particularly blatant. We should, however, not assume that casual misogyny, victim-blaming, collusion, and cover-ups have not happened here in the south.

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contemptuous curl of his lip: “Well, you can see from the look of her she’s no innocent”. He had never met her or her family. Neither had the psychiatrist who, ignoring the sadism of the abuser, told a case conference “the real pathology here is the mother’s”. Around the same time, I met a young girl who alleged longterm sadistic abuse by a local professional. In common with many abuse victims, she had mental health problems. The police in that case failed to investigate, though she had supplied detailed information to corroborate her allegations. A simple search of the alleged perpetrator’s home could have supported her claims, but it did not take place. Instead, the police delayed for weeks, then wrote to the man saying they would be visiting to discuss her complaint. I remember pleading with the police not to forewarn him, but they did. I was never sure whether a search took place. What is certain is that, if the evidence she described existed, he had weeks to remove it. I spoke to her psychiatrist (neither of those referred to above) expressing frustration about professional failure to support young people who disclosed abuse. He said he thought the age of consent should be reduced to 11. In the 1990s, I learned of a boy in his early teens who was in care, but regularly visiting and possibly living with a known paedophile, apparently with the knowledge of social services. I had never met the boy, but passed the information to the police - only to be told that they had no plans to intervene because “at least we know where he is”. The truth is that from the 1980s up until the present, in defiance of the law, many professionals have treated 13 or 14 and even puberty as the We should not assume de facto age of that casual misogyny, consent. Though victim-blaming, collusion, and the new women’s movement of the cover-ups have not happened 1970s and 1980s raised awareness here in the south” of domestic and sexual violence, and had been sent back to live including child sexual abuse - and with their tormentors. Several had many principled professionals effective ways of been abused while in care in foster developed supporting young victims - there placements. I attended court with a young remained huge resistance to this client who gave evidence against work, politically and in the media. her stepfather, a sadistic bully who It was challenging, it was costly, for 10 years had sexually abused and the number of victims and and tortured her, along with her perpetrators involved potentially siblings, her mother, and pets. overwhelming. It was far easier (and, in the short I was proud of her courage and composure as she gave evidence term, cheaper) to treat teenagers as and deeply grateful to the police if they were either liars or capable officers who had prepared the case of consent - and to support them in apparent lifestyle choices, even when against her abuser. After the visibly-sickened enmeshed in abusive “relationships” jury decided the man’s guilt, a with older violent men. It was gentler police inspector who happened on the liberal palate to provide to be in court, remarked with a contraceptive advice, end unwanted We may consider “our” politicians and officials to have been more enlightened than elsewhere. In almost all of the known affected areas, however, councils and police services were run by people who considered themselves progressive, priding themselves on their commitment to liberty, diversity, and community cohesion. These principles became theoretical justifications for abject failure to protect young people from sexual predators. I trained as a social worker in Sussex in the mid-1980s. As part of my course, I worked on placement at a local mental health facility and set up a small group for women. I wanted to invite a profoundlydepressed and withdrawn middleaged patient who was said to have had an incestuous “relationship” with her father. The consultant psychiatrist in charge refused permission for me to approach her, describing her as a “disgusting little woman”. That woman had endured sexual abuse by her father from early childhood through into adulthood. Ironically, once the group began, it emerged that, unknown to their doctors, at least two of the participants had been abused in childhood. One had experienced four decades of mental illness and treatment, but had never had the opportunity to disclose safely the fact that she had been raped for years by her wealthy and by then long-dead father. After I qualified, I worked in a social services-run project for vulnerable 16- to 20-year-old girls and young women in Hove (later closed in an early round of budget cuts). Most had been sexually abused. Many had not been believed when they first disclosed

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g the lessons in Brighton and Hove Decades on and many scandals pregnancies, “support” immature mothers to keep babies they were later, the government has committed ill-equipped to care for, or to provide itself to a public investigation of advice about “safe sex” to abused child sexual exploitation. It would be boys, than to take on powerful a tragedy if that long-overdue inquiry perpetrators and the professional were to focus only on those cities establishment, challenging years of with already-identified problems. The government’s inquiry provides abuse. Around the late 1980s, I first an opportunity for any UK victim of learned that teenage girls were current or historic abuse to report arriving at Gatwick Airport, being (or re-report) their experience – taken into care in West Sussex, and and, it is hoped, achieve justice, then going “missing”, probably or at least some degree of closure. trafficked into prostitution. Despite It also offers current or former the best efforts of a few individual It would be a tragedy police officers, there if that long-overdue was little if any real investigation and inquiry were to focus only no political concern. There were also on those cities with alreadypersistent rumours identified problems” of child prostitution in Brighton, especially around the seafront, but public servants, such as police and I am not aware these were properly social workers, as well as elected investigated. Among local police and representatives, a chance to report social workers, there was talk of abuse and inadequate practice in the serial abuse by politicians, such as institutions with which they have Cyril Smith (then very much alive) - worked - information which may, albeit elsewhere in the country - and in some cases, have troubled and of cover-ups at the highest level. But haunted them. Here in Sussex, we should people who asked questions (and I was one) were threatened with legal challenge Katy Bourne, the Police and Crime Commissioner, Giles York, action.

Police forces have tried to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation

the Chief Constable, as well as local authority chief executives, MPs and councillors, to do two things: ■ Firstly, to actively encourage people with information about current or historic abuse to come forward - whether they be survivors, professionals or others with concerns about past decisions; ■ Secondly, to reassure the public that Sussex Police and its partners

will not allow budgetary constraints or political considerations, such as party loyalties, community cohesion or commitment to diversity, to hinder the protection of children and young people and the investigation of criminal behaviour. This inquiry provides a unique opportunity to deliver justice to victims and improve protections for young people. Survivors of abuse

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Brighton restaurateur Andrew Coggings thinks he might just have found the secret to a great burger - superb, free-range local meat. As well as proving a hit with Brighton diners, the winning recipe has now helped his restaurant earn the highest possible rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA). Coggings & Co, on Dyke Road, Brighton, has been awarded Three Stars by the SRA, putting

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where (shock, horror) strangers congregate for sex. He hopes that he can rely on the "love of a stranger" and, sure enough, a naked man gets out of his car with tinsel tied around part of his anatomy where Christmas decorations are not normally to be found. His travels while searching for an inner life and his journeys with the band are not only hilarious, but also witty, wise, and compassionate. If only there were more autobiographies like this. This is a man who is fearless with the truth, and with himself, without a hint of pretension or self-justification. He had a riot in the heady days of promiscuity and casual drug-taking - and his congregation, quite rightly, adore him. So will you.

system and processes involved will seem like a mineﬁeld. So how do you know where to turn for support and guidance? But many clients will question if it is ever really possible to navigate the ending of a relationship with respect and trust, the answer is yes! Some people will be unaware you don’t have to go to court for your separation or divorce. Nor that there are many different options available to you, including mediation, collaborative practice and arbitration. These processes aim to support couples to work together to decide what happens to any children after your separation and how money and assets such as the family home will be divided. Not only is the process more transparent, it is quicker and more cost effective. Importantly couples feel more in control and better able to resolve their disputes openly. This is vital as minimising conﬂict during your separation can also reduce the emotional trauma and long term impacts on children. As a family lawyer, collaborative practitioner and a mediator, I look forward to Dispute Resolution Week. Why? Because everyday I see how powerful and effective non-court dispute resolution processes can be. Helping couples through this major life event and achieve a fair outcome and sustainable solutions that work for them and their families is hugely rewarding. For more information about how Jo O Sullivan can help you or Dispute Resolution Week visit www.osullivanfamilylaw.com/ www.resolution.org.uk/ On Monday 24th November from 10 am to 5pm I am joined by fellow practitioners’, Lynne Passmore (Collaborative Lawyer and mediator), Susie de Castilho (Family Consultant) and Leia Monsoon (Family Consultant and mediator) for couples to drop in and meet us. This is an opportunity for separating couples to come along and discuss process options and in particular how we work together to best deal with the legal and emotional consequences of the break-down of a relationship.

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Nearly 100 older people attended a hustings to question party candidates about policies affecting their generation ahead of the next general election. The meeting at the Brighthelm Centre was organised by the National Pensioners Convention and the panel included Dot Gibson, the organisation’s general secretary. Also on the panel were: Clarence Mitchell, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Brighton Pavilion; Nancy Platts, the Labour candidate for Brighton Kemptown; and Davy Jones, the Green candidate for Brighton Kemptown. Ms Gibson told the meeting: “There is everything to be fought for before the next general election. “This is not just for today’s pensioners but for future pensioners - our children and our grandchildren. Goodness knows how long the child in the pram will have to work.” Ms Platts said that 1.6 million pensioners living in poverty was a national scandal, with many describing themselves simply as “surviving”. She said: “Too many pensioners are choosing between heating and eating. We need a strong voice fighting the energy companies.” Mr Mitchell said his party had protected pensioners who “play by the rules” - as shown by the scrapping of fuel duty rise, the “triple-lock” guarantee to maintain the vlaue of pensions, as well as new ISA allowances and pensioner bonds. The triple-lock guarantee - brought in by the coalition government four years ago - is aimed at ensuring the state pension rises each year by the rate of inflation, average earnings, or 2.5%, whichever is higher. Mr Jones said all the major parties supported austerity while pensioners contributed £45 billion in taxes last year, alongside providing unpaid care work. He said: “Pensioners did not cause the economic crisis - bankers and their rich friends in the Conservative Party did.”

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“Considering pensioners as a single uniform group nowadays is wrong. I promise that I won’t patronise older people, who have aspirations and ambitions just like everyone else. “Where older people need care, a Labour government wants to see a reformed, integrated health and social care service that will deliver improved and joined-up care for older people. Unfortunately, the Health and Social Care Act is fragmenting and privatising NHS services, making it harder to achieve these objectives. “Labour will preserve the value of the state pension with the triple lock, rising annually by inflation, earnings or 2.5%. Whichever is highest.”

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TEDxBrighton 2014 TEDxBrighton 2014 - with 19 speakers - was a sell-out, with more than 1,000 paying to attend the one-day event at Brighton Dome. Speakers included: Peter James, the crime novelist; Sam Roddick, the artist, radical activist, and ethical erotic emporium founder; Fox Fisher, artist, trans activist, gender documenter, and co-founder of My Genderation documentary films; and Ruth Anslow, who talked about how she and her sister, Amy, co-founded hiSbe, a different type of supermarket that is independent and built on ethical and transparent trading practises and sustainable sourcing policies. Sam Orams, TEDxBrighton producer, said: "The TEDxBrighton team and I are completely thrilled with the success of this year's event. The speakers were fantastic and there was a real buzz around the Dome - which was great to see. "We sold out days before the event, so I'd like to say sorry to those who couldn't attend, but we will increase capacity even further next year.” Comedy

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Caroline Lucas will appear tonight (Friday) on Have I Got News For You. Ms Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, will join Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, the regular team captains, for the latest edition of the satirical news quiz on BBC1. The programme will also include Jo Brand as the guest host. The other guest panellist will be Richard Osman, creator and co-presenter of Pointless, the quiz show.

Michael Beard, the editor of The Argus newspaper, has resigned after nine years. Mr Beard is leaving at the end of the month to take up a communications role with Public Health England. He said: “I am ready for a new challenge. I have been with The Argus for nearly a decade, the longest I have spent at any of the papers where I have worked. “The time is right for me to change direction.”

Ryan Moore, the Brighton-born jockey, has won the Melbourne Cup, one of the world’s richest races, on the German horse Protectionist. The two-mile race is a national event in Australia, comparable to the Grand National in this country. Moore, 31, who was brought up in Woodingdean and is the son of Gary Moore, the trainer who had stables in Warren Road, pushed the German-trained winner several lengths clear of British hope Red Cadeaux in the final 300 metres.

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Zoe Ball, the broadcaster, will be taking time away from Strictly Come Dancing to help the NHS in Brighton and Hove launch a new campaign to encourage greater public use of the NHS 111 helpline and other urgent care services - thus reducing unnecessary visits to A&E. Zoe’s video guide to "Saving A&E for Saving Lives" will be promoted via YouTube. It will show Zoe walking through Brighton and Hove, on the beach, and on Brighton Pier, telling viewers that one in three visits to A&E are for problems that could be dealt with outside of hospital.

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A 21-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on Brighton seafront in the early hours of Friday, October 31. Sussex Police said: “The assault by touching was reported at about 4.20am. The victim was accosted on the walkway between Madeira Drive and Marine Drive, near the Harvester pub, which was closed at the time." Anyone with information is asked to phone Sussex Police on 101, email 101@sussex.pnn. police.uk or call Crimestoppers, the independent charity, free and anonymously, on 0800 555111.

Brighton and Hove is the secondmost-popular town or city for Londoners owning second homes. Only Chichester is more popular, according to 2011 Census data and research by Hamptons International, the estate agents. The figures were published in the Sunday Times, which reported 2,348 Londoners own second homes in Brighton and Hove - compared with 2,714 in Chichester.

Additional parking space has been created in Preston Park. The parking places, which came into operation this week, are in the triangle area southeast of the Velodrome. Brighton and Hove City Council, which has been working with the Friends of Preston Park, has installed bollards to the northeast entrance - allowing access for blue-badge-holders, but providing a deterrent to others. There is now better signage and wooden posts are being repaired or replaced to stop parking on the grass.

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“Driving isn’t part of what I normally do, so it’s a nice challenge.” Dedicated spectators included two brothers who have watched the proceedings for more than 30 years. Brian Sawyer, 79, said: “We usually try and see if we can get a car each, so I’ll have this car, and I’ll have this one, to see who comes in the nearest like.” Across the road, John and Geraldine Goodman have made the daytrip from Witham in Essex for more than 20 years. Mr Goodman, 68, a town councillor and former mayor, said: “We’ll stay here until 4.30pm to see the last car in.” Tony Johnstone, chair of Brighton & Hove Motor Club and

chief official for Brighton, said: “It’s working better than it’s ever worked for us.” Only 360 of the 445 entrants qualified for a finisher’s medal.

London to Brighton Della Cheshire @DellaCheshire It was a land-based first place for Sir Ben Ainslie in a wet and windy Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Lord Irvine Laidlaw, a shareholder in Ben Ainslie Racing, drove the most successful Olympic sailor ever in a 1904 Panhard-Levassor across the ceremonial finish line on Madeira Drive at 10.12am on Sunday. Reflecting on the ethos of the event, Sir Ben said: “I think the most important thing is just to have made it.” Meanwhile, in his unique 1904 Wilson-Pilcher, Ross Brawn OBE, former team principal at Mercedes F1, nearly didn’t make it. Due to tear the flag at dawn at the start in Hyde Park, as a nod to the 1896 Emancipation Run, Mr Brawn said: “I didn’t quite get there - the damn thing wouldn’t start.” Arriving shortly after noon, the RAC having replaced a broken oil pipe in Crawley, a telltale rainbow on the road suggested the problem persisted. Mr Brawn, who intends to participate regularly, said:

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When motoring was an adventure for the privileged and wealthy few Graham Chainey

Some 440 veteran cars braved the elements on Sunday to cover the 60 miles from Hyde Park to Madeira Drive. The event commemorates 1896, when the

requirement for motor vehicles to be preceded by a man carrying a red flag was abolished, and the speed limit was raised to 12 mph. To celebrate, in November that year, 33 cars set off from London - just 14 of which made it to the Metropole at Brighton. The Run has been held annually since 1930, with cars of 1905 and

earlier being eligible. My great-grandfather was an early motoring enthusiast. According to family tradition, when taking delivery of his first Daimler, he was unfazed by the fact he had not previously driven. Ordering everyone on board, he handed his wife the manual and set off for the Sussex coast.

Apparently all went well, though another story speaks of the brakes once failing on Duncton hill and everyone leaping for their lives. I have been leafing through his copy of the British Motor Tourist’s ABC for 1905. Within its gilt-edged pages (“crests and leather covers to order”), one enters a bygone world of peaked-capped servants and berugged passengers, of privilege and primitive technology. Most of the book comprises an alphabetical guide to towns, giving mileages, market days, and the addresses of mechanics and spirit stores. Whereas in 1896 there had been no garage facilities in Brighton, with those 14 cars being stored overnight at Dupont’s stables in Waterloo Street, by 1905 the Grand Hotel had “garage, pits and spirit”, and there were motor repairers in King’s Road, Gloucester Road, and Upper St James’s Street. There were three agents for Carless’ petrol, with Dunlop tyres available at the Old Ship Hotel. There was also a garage in George Street, Hove. Users being presumed to be of sporting inclination, there are lists of hunting centres, racing fixtures, golf courses and yacht clubs. The maps show a sparse web of highways, and there is much talk of gradients and roads “unsuitable for motors”. There is period flavour in the introductory “Hints to Motor Tourists”: “Spare inner tubes should be packed in suitable bags dusted with french chalk… Detachable non-skidding devices should be attached before entering towns and other areas where bad

roads are to be apprehended, and removed when the danger zone has been passed … To avoid misty goggles in wet weather, rub the outer surfaces with soap and then wipe clean with a dry handkerchief … In frosty weather never forget to let the water out of the radiators, even though a stoppage of an hour or two only may be contemplated.” Densimeter readings for petrol at various temperatures are provided, and there is advice on the repair of pneumatic tyres. By an act of 1903, the speed limit had been raised to 20 mph (10 mph in built-up areas). Penalties for speeding or having obscured number plates ranged from £10 for a first offence, £20 for a second, to £50 or three months’ imprisonment for a third - large sums in those days when the average weekly wage was just over £1. An automobilist was liable to pay an annual tax of 15 shillings for his chauffeur (whose life was valued by the insurance companies at a standard £100; the car itself, however, at £250). A car could be shipped from London to Hamburg for £1. Motoring at that date was still a sport and an adventure for the wealthy rather than an everyday activity for the many. For all the punctures, dust, recalcitrant hills, and prejudicial legislation, one can envy, I think, those highseated, bewhiskered figures in their capes and furs. Graham Chainey is a freelance writer living in Brighton and Hove.

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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 newspaper will feature a different dog currently awaiting a new home. This week is Rubin...

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"Rubin is a 2 ½ year old male Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross. "He is a very friendly boy with people and will happily say hello to everyone. In a calm environment he is very a gentle and affectionate chap. "Rubins favourite activity is playing with toys! He likes to play with 2 balls so he can carry one in his mouth and chase the one you throw! He is equally happy to bounce around and entertain himself. "Rubin has lived with a female Staffordshire Bull Terrier whilst at the centre but does need some training to help him feel more relaxed around other dogs out and about. "Rubin is looking for a home with older teens and needs to be the only pet in the home. "His new owners need to be active and willing to take him for long walks in quieter areas. He is a good boy in the car and will happily jump in."

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Business New centre will help catapult businesses into digital future Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy Brighton and Hove has been chosen as one of three cities to host a "digital catapult centre" a space for start-ups and small and medium-size companies to develop digital ideas. The new centre - due to open in New England House in March next year - will be established by a consortium led by the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). It will work across the whole Coast to Capital region, which includes West Sussex, the Gatwick Diamond, Croydon, Lewes, and Brighton and Hove. Participants will be able to use it to connect and collaborate with larger businesses, universities, and public sector organisations. The centre will host a highbandwidth connection linking it with two other centres planned for Bradford and Sunderland, and

with the national Digital Catapult Centre at King's Cross in London. Projects undertaken at the Brighton centre will be led by Coast to Capital LEP in collaboration with the core delivery partners: Brighton University and Wired Sussex. They will focus specifically on encouraging innovation and value from real-time and locationbased data. Other project partners include American Express, Brighton and Hove City Council, and Gatwick Airport. Ed Vaizey, the minister for the digital economy, said: “The new Digital Catapult Centre will provide a thriving, state-of-theart hub for some of the country’s most innovative digital companies and entrepreneurs.” Government funds of £500,000 will pay for the initial set-up. Activity will run until March 2018. The consortium will also be tasked with: initiating and collaborating with the Digital Catapult on a range of innovative

projects designed to be accessible to start-up and SME businesses to use and learn from; creating flexible and fluid links between universities and the local business community that enable university led R&D in the Digital Catapult challenge areas to be converted into commercial market opportunities which can be prototyped and piloted by start-ups and SMEs; helping to develop the higher level skills needed to realise and exploit new data and media capabilities. Phil Jones, chief executive of Wired Sussex and digital champion at Coast to Capital LEP, said: “Digital Catapult Brighton will operate around three principles: innovation, collaboration and openness. "The projects it houses will provide real opportunities for start-ups and small digital businesses to work with each other and with universities and large corporates to turn ideas into activities with real value to them.”

Avenue restaurant opens its doors in Church Road, Hove

Avenue will open tonight (Friday) on Church Road, Hove. After a fortnight of transformations Ben Ranger, one of the founders of the original Hove Kitchen, and his team are throwing open their doors for the first time. The restaurant will be serving British dishes with an Italian influence, celebrating all the local produce available. Also on offer will be a variety of cocktails. Avenue is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Find Avene at 67 Church Road, Hove BN3 2BD. For more details: call 01273 739742.

How to improve your recruitment skills Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce has a two-hour training course on November 13 to help people improve their recruitment skills, run by Brian Warren and Melissa Mills from Quick HR. Brian has extensive experience working in HR as a recruiter and a consultant as well as training businesses on managing people from hiring to fixing problems. Love it or hate it, but every manager has to work on recruiting

new people from time to time. Here are 10 key areas to consider:

time to look at CVs or interview people. Plan for this: making time means hiring more quickly.

1 Why hire? Before rushing to recruit, decide if it is a permanent job or for a fixedterm.

7 Some candidates will stick to a script. Many people say they are looking for a new challenge or career development in interviews, so check what they really mean.

2 What is the job? Instead of rush to replace like for like, after a resignation, think about what the company needs for the future. It is easier to make changes to a role before hiring. 3 Where do candidates see jobs? The days of advertising in one place are over. Think about ways to promote a vacancy in as many places as possible, including social media. 4 Promoting a job vacancy also reflects the company’s image. Make sure it fits with other messages about the firm. 5 What’s the interview plan? Work out who will interview and decide about checking skills using any practical exercises.

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8 Is it true? Some candidates prepare a version of events and interviewers might need to explore a topic more if there are any doubts. 9 Interviews and first impressions work both ways: the candidates are assessing the interviewers too. 10 Is it going to last? The candidate might be wonderful, but is it a long-term fit with what the company needs? Short-term fixes sometimes fall apart and cause more problems than waiting a little longer to hire the right person. For more information about the event, contact Brian Warren on 07969 328492 or email brian. warren@quickhr.biz.Visit: www. businessinbrighton.org.uk/events

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Semi-detached £266,167 £254,219 £263,614 £286,201 £299,801 £321,139 £335,450 £317,339 £299,078 £304,470 £329,244 £325,038 £328,745 £317,013 £347,368 £333,297 £322,121 £345,943 £340,111 £367,241 £373,532 £382,896 £402,077

Terrace £248,930 £261,772 £271,034 £300,915 £300,209 £310,750 £321,569 £305,871 £293,643 £323,622 £315,409 £295,376 £299,776 £314,826 £339,524 £321,576 £329,148 £349,552 £341,399 £348,071 £333,359 £369,284 £391,140

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Number of transactions (July-September): 1,597 Total value: £553,133,843 | Average price: £346,358

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£700,000

■ For the first time, the total value of properties sold in a single quarter exceeded £500 million. ■ The number of transactions was also a record, beating the 1,413 achieved in the fourth quarter of 2009. ■ The average price beat the previous record of £318,821, set in the second quarter of this year. It was 17.5% higher than in the same quarter last year.

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Number of transactions (July-September): 168 Total value: £106,001,094 | Average price: £630,959

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■ A record 168 detached homes were sold in the three months to September 30. Their aggregate value also exceeded £100 million for the first time in a single quarter. ■ The average price of a detached home increased by 9.9% on the previous record of £574,083, set in the previous quarter. It was 28.4% higher than in the same quarter last year.

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The 20 most expensive homes July-September 2014 £3,400,000 £1,950,000 £1,860,000 £1,850,000 £1,800,000 £1,800,000 £1,675,000 £1,655,000 £1,650,000 £1,610,000 £1,550,000 £1,450,000 £1,450,000 £1,450,000 £1,400,000 £1,311,000 £1,300,000 £1,220,000 £1,200,000 £1,150,000

Most expensive of all properties: 44 Tongdean Avenue, Hove, sold for £3.4m

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mber): 228 ce: £402,077

44 Tongdean Avenue, Hove, BN3 6TN (Detached) 33 Eaton Place, Brighton, BN2 1EG (Terrace) 24 Withdean Road, Brighton, BN1 5BL (Detached) 1A Tongdean Road, Hove, BN3 6QB (Detached) 59 Tongdean Avenue, Hove, BN3 6TN (Detached) 24 Westbourne Villas, Hove, BN3 4GQ (Detached) 50 Hill Brow, Hove, BN3 6DD (Detached) 2 Princes Square, Hove, BN3 4GE (Detached) 21 Westbourne Villas, Hove, BN3 4GQ (Detached) 52 Hill Brow, Hove, BN3 6DD (Detached) 65 Dyke Road Avenue, Hove, BN3 6DA (Detached) 20 Pembroke Avenue, Hove, BN3 5DB (Semi-detached) 30 Tongdean Avenue, Hove, BN3 6TN (Detached) 23 Wilbury Road, Hove, BN3 3PB (Terrace) 53 Roedean Crescent, Brighton, BN2 5RG (Detached) 19 Norfolk Road, Brighton, BN1 3AA (Terrace) 12 Basement flat, Montpelier Crescent, Brighton, BN1 3JF (Terrace) 51 Walsingham Road, Hove, BN3 4FE (Semi-detached) 57 Rear plot, Tongdean Avenue, Hove, BN3 6TN (Detached) 56 Nevill Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HG (Detached)

Number of transactions (July-September): 787 Total value: 193,526,989 | Average price: £245,905

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■ The number of transactions in a single quarter beat the previous record of 732 set in the fourth quarter of 2009. ■ The average price of flats and apartments increased by 3.1% on the previous record of £369,284, set in the previous quarter. It was 14.6% higher than in the same quarter last year.

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Number of transactions (July-September): 414 Total value: £161,932,092 | Average price: £391,140

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■ The number of transactions was the highest in a single quarter beating the previous record of 382 set in the tihrd quarter of 2010. ■ The average price of a terrace increased by 5.9% on the previous record of £369,284, set in the previous quarter. It was 14.6% higher than in the same quarter last year.

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Entertainment

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This week’s must-see Our Country's Good Theatre Royal Tuesday to Saturday, 7.45pm; and 2.30pm on Thursday and Saturday Widely commended Our Country’s Good comes to Theatre Royal Brighton next week promising a fascinating concept, largely based on historical fact. Our Country’s Good is the powerful true story of a ragbag cast of convicts, who put on a play under the guidance of an earnest young marine officer. As the barriers between captors and captives break down, they start to discover each other, both onstage and behind the scenes. 25 years ago, Our Country’s Good premiered at the Royal Court Theatre before transferring to the West End and Broadway, winning major awards on both sides of the Atlantic. This new production by the play’s original director, Max Stafford-Clark, was

hailed as a triumph. After the opening show on Tuesday at 7.45pm there will be a post-show discussion with director Max Stafford-Clark. Tickets, £10 - £33 available from the venue or online at: www.atgtickets.com .

Tickets on sale now Alan Carr Brighton Dome Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November 2015 Chatty man Alan Carr is bringing his Yap, Yap, Yap tour to Brighton Dome next year, on Friday, November 20, and Saturday, November 21 2015. No stranger to yap Alan Carr

will be yapping his way around the UK & Ireland with his brand new stand up show. The BAFTA and British Comedy Award winning comedian, author and chat show supremo returns to his stand up roots with his hilarious take on life. It’s now over a decade since

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What’s On Guide

Event Listings provided by

Your weekly round up of the best events in Brighton and Hove

November 7 - 13 FRIDAY

SUNDAY

Tamikrest

Emily Brown and the Thing

@Concorde_2 TAMIKREST embody the spirit of a fiercely independent people with their unique Saharan sounds. 7pm - 10pm, £15 Concorde 2 Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN

@brightdome A highly inventive adaptation of the much-loved book by the award-winning duo Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton. 2:30pm, £7 Brighton Dome Church Street, BN1 1UE

Kotu Dance Party @KomediaBrighton A night of varied sounds with a celebratory dance vibe, raising funds for Gambian Charity Kotu Kids. 18+ event. 11pm - 3am Komedia Brighton 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

Nine Daies Wonder - A Trail of Two Cities

Black History Month Family Day @brightdome Food stalls, arts and crafts, live music, dance, children workshops, films, literature/ poetry and lots more. 12pm - 7pm, free Brighton Dome Church Street, BN1 1UE

Asking Alexandria

@BREMF A wild night of Tudor music and dance with the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments. 8pm, £12/£20 (under 12s free) St. George's Church St George's Road, BN2 1ED

@BrightonCentre Bullet For My Valentine, and Asking Alexandria come to the Brighton Centre. 6pm, £16.50 Brighton Centre Kings Road, BN1 2GR

SATURDAY

MONDAY

Family Firework Spectacular 2014

Going to See Culture Together: REEF

@familyfireworks A truly spectacular firework display designed to be suitable for everyone, especially families with children. 5pm, £8 (children £4.50) Nevill Recreation Ground Eridge Road, BN3 7QD

@FabricaGallery Arts facilitator Jonathan Quarterman brings people together to discover new places, people and art in the city. 1pm - 3pm, free Fabrica 40 Duke Street, BN1 1AG

Smirnoﬀ's Big Night Out

Band of Skulls

@PRYZMBrighton Think BIG production and BIG entertainment, right at the heart of the new Pryzm on this unforgettable club night. 6pm - 4am, £8 Pryzm BN1 2RE

@Concorde_2 Expect an epic show from the Southampton trio, often cited as one of the hardest working bands in rock. 7pm - 11pm, £17.50 Concorde 2 Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN

Mad Dog Mcrea

Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune

Mad Dog Mcrea raise hands, lift feet and start parties wherever they play with their spellbinding recipe of folk, pop, rock and jazz music. 7pm, £13.50 The Albert Trafalgar Street, BN1 4ED

@ChichesterFT This tender, funny and passionate play about two lonely people getting together and opening up has been a hit on stages around the world. 6 Nov - 6 Dec, £24 - £33 Chichester Festival Theatre Oaklands Park, Chichester, PO19 6AP

Brighton’s Christmas lights, the largest seasonal display of lights on the south coast, are to be switched on Thursday at 5pm

TUESDAY

HOVE’S INDEPENDENT,

Our Country's Good @TheatreRoyalBTN The new production of the play telling the powerful true story of a ragbag cast of convicts, first performed 25 years ago. 7:45pm, £10 - £33 Theatre Royal Brighton New Rd, BN1 1SD

WEDNESDAY Laugh Out Loud: A Red Carpet Aﬀair @KomediaBrighton A night full of entertainment, games, prizes and of course lots of LOL moments from the University of Sussex ACS. 7pm, £15 Komedia Brighton 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

HIGH QUALITY THEATRE & VENUE

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THURSDAY Brighton’s Christmas Light Switch-On 2014 @brillbrighton The largest seasonal display of lights on the south coast is accompanied by an evening of entertainment to welcome in the festive season. 5pm, free East Street, Brighton BN1 1NS

“magnificent” stage

“outstanding”

guardian + South Bank award-winner:

Dracula 02-04 DEC

Mark Bruce Company

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No.195

Double Crossword

Last week’s solutions:

CRYPTIC - Across: 7 Repair; 8 Stitch; 10 Mineral; 11 Pulse; 12 Crew; 13 Byres; 17 Sight; 18 Tent; 22 Hated; 23 Noisome; 24 Second; 25 Menial. Down: 1 Grimace; 2 Spinner; 3 Fibre; 4 Staples; 5 Still; 6 Sheet; 9 Plaything; 14 Winding; 15 Deposit; 16 Steeple; 19 Chase; 20 Stock; 21 Lines. QUICK - Across: 7 Exempt; 8 Covert; 10 Elector; 11 Verse; 12 Shut; 13 Short; 17 Crash; 18 Lean; 22 Dress; 23 Requite; 24 Ravage; 25 Pieces. Down: 1 Reverse; 2 Revenue; 3 Spite; 4 Convert; 5 Heart; 6 Steer; 9 Orchestra; 14 Presage; 15 Bewitch; 16 Intense; 19 Adore; 20 Heavy; 21 Equip.

Choose either quick or cryptic clues.

Cryptic Clues:

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

Last week’s solutions: 1

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Wordsquare

Across 1. Its catch is intended to be unharmed (6-3) 8. Single made in marriage (3) 9. Put the crowd on stage to entertain (4,3,4) 11. Poise graduate with spear (7) 12. Be of use back in Australia vacationing (5) 13. Hardened when damaged element removed (6) 15. A team’s incidental remarks (6) 17. Great fear, almost, to make a mistake (5) 18. Game of bridge (7) 20. Precious stone lies around in Ireland (7,4) 22. Prohibition where drinks are sold (3) 23. Hasty seed changes unfavourably in such times (5,4)

Down 2. For both sides in the final leg (3) 3. Giant bird gets article (5) 4. Uncle Sam’s girls? (6) 5. Courageous workers unlikely to be horse-lovers? (7) 6. Very many at the sales (4,3,4) 7. Fatal 17? (6,3) 10. Every side allowing no half-measures? Quick Clues: (3,8) Across 11. Not a single1. Australian missile (9) minded young lady 8. Sheep (3) (5-2-2) 9. Remark (11) 14. Being serious, set 11. Utmost (7) out to get wages (7) 12. Problem (5) 16. A poet I obtain a 13. Thwarted (6) drug from (6) 15. Continue (4,2) 19. Gently push 17. Antic (5) George initially into 18. Search (7) being naked (5) 20. Destroyed (11) 21. Not a professional’s song 22. Curve (3) 23. Artifice (9) (3)

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

16 16 11

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8 words - average; 12 words - good; 16 words - very good; 20 or more - excellent.

behind, bend, bidden, bide, bided, bind, bode, boded, bodied, bond, bonded, boned, bound, bounded, died, dine, dined, diode, done, dude, dune, hidden, hide, hidebound, hied, hind, hoed, honed, honied, hound, hounded, hued, indue, node, nude, undid, undo.

Sphere (3) Weird (5) Rouse (6) Glance (7) Aid (4,7) Respect (9) Positions (4,2,5) Valid (9) Missions (7) Tie (6) Guide (5) Look at (3)

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Last week’s solutions:

How you rate:

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. 11. 14. 16. 19. 21.

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

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

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

W Y A T O N N ? I G N A I C I A H Last week’s solutions: The letter represented by the question mark is C. Clematis, cyclamen, hyacinth, all flowering plants.

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

O V N

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

Simple

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

Intermediate

Difficult

Last week’s solutions: >

From top to bottom Simple, Intermediate, Difficult

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Last week’s solutions: Attic, Tiara, Tapas, Irate, Cased.

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NEW to the market

REDVERS ROAD £275,000 Freehold

GLADSTONE TERRACE £179,950 Share of freehold

n 2 double bed Victorian house n In need of modernisation n 50' rear garden n No onward chain n EPC C69

n Large lower ground floor 1 bedroom flat n Large Kitchen/Breakfast room n Own entrance, gas heating n Rear courtyard garden n EPC D61

Call Lewes Road office 01273 677001

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AUCKLAND DRIVE £275,000 Freehold AN EXTENDED 3 BEDROOM HOUSE LOCATED IN THIS POPULAR RESIDENTIAL AREA. Highlights include gas heating, majority uPVC double glazing, conservatory, utility room and a large tiered garden with views to The Downs. Energy Rating: C70 Call Lewes Road office 01273 677001

ROEDALE ROAD £340,000 Freehold n 3 Bed family home n Popular location n Through lounge/dining room n Fitted kit/bfast room & bathroom n Rear patio garden with seating area n Sole Agents n EPC E49 Call Fiveways office 01273 566777

WINDMILL DRIVE PRICE GUIDE £385,000 - 395,000 Freehold n 2 Bed det bungalow n Lounge, kitchen n Bathroom, sep WC n Rear garden, garage & off road parking n No onward chain n EPC D63 Call Fiveways office 01273 566777

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LEICESTER VILLAS £575,000 Freehold

TITIAN ROAD £315,000 Share of freehold

THE RIDGWAY £349,950 Freehold

DOWNS VALLEY ROAD £285,000 Freehold

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

n 2/3 bedrooms & 17' Lounge n Beautifully presented throughout n Smart kitchen and bathroom n Balcony, open fireplace, sash windows n EPC D68

n Garage & Private Drive n 3 Bedrooms n Kitchen/Breakfast room n Stunning 143' rear Garden n EPC D56

n 3 Bedrooms n 26ft lounge/dining room n Lots of off road parking n Easterly facing rear garden n Great views over Woodingdean n EPC D62

Call Hove office 01273 321000

Call Woodingdean office 01273 278866

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the city is our office Bonett’s

Conveyancing – a 21st century profession? Back in the day, when I started in agency in the 1980s, a sale would typically take between four to six weeks to come to exchange of contracts and we would expect between two and four weeks to hand over the keys. This makes a total of between four and ten weeks for the majority of sales. I think the average was eight weeks. In those days, all letters went by post or DX and the searches were by post. When, searches became electronic and the price shot up, we assumed the service would be quicker and better. That’s what we thought anyway. Now, if a sale transaction takes less than twelve weeks, with the average probably sixteen weeks, we are shocked. We shouldn’t need to be shocked! Historically, solicitors called the shots. They ‘act in the client’s best interest’. They think all estate agents want is the completion cheque and assume, whenever we call or email, we are thinking about our own business. Of course, some agents are like that and don’t care about the communication service they could be

providing; all they have to tell their corporate masters is when the money is coming in. But there are estate agents out there who see that sales chasing and moving the transaction along is what the seller and buyer both want, so they do it. The focus of transactions needs to change amongst the legal fraternity. This is not a battle to prove the other solicitor is slow, inefficient, doesn’t understand, is over- picky, and a host of other negatives. The focus needs to be on trying to get buyer and seller to where they want to go; getting moved. This requires

collaboration and partnership between all the bodies involved in the transaction. It requires a solicitor to check the client’s papers as soon as they see them, to ensure any issues which could cause a problem are flagged up to the seller and are proactively dealt with. So often, a sale proceeds for many weeks before a solicitor seems to look closely at the papers then it all ‘kicks off’. There needs to be a device or system that conveyancers could put in place to manage problematic issues proactively. I know some solicitors will hate me for talking so frankly but the efficient ones will not. They know that sellers and buyers generally want to move as soon as possible and they will invest time energy and thought, especially the latter, to clear the way for that to happen. We are not in the 19th century but the 21st. Let’s have a conveyancing service to match. Paul Bonett F.N.A.E.A. M.A.R.L.A. Paulbonett@bonetts.co.uk Twitter: @bonettpa

Walpole Terrace, Brighton £585,000

Durham Court, Fourth Avenue, Hove £159,950

A very special Victorian house currently arranged with a through lounge and spacious open plan kitchen/living room and 2 double bedrooms but could easily be returned to a 3/4 bedroom home. There is existing building consent for a further bedroom in the loft space. EPC rating is 57 (D)

Well presented top floor studio flat within a purpose built block just off Hove seafront. Benefits from a separate sleeping area, modern kitchen and bathroom, living area with neutral decoration and a built in breakfast bar/ eating area.

Cobden Road, Hanover £375,000

Royal Crescent Mews, Brighton £375,000

An attractive, three bedroom, double fronted Victorian terrace house carefully renovated with a contemporary style. The property has a large reception room that runs the full width of the house with two bay windows and there is smart fitted kitchen which overlooks the pretty decked garden.

An unusual mews house with two reception rooms and three bedrooms situated to the rear of historic Royal Crescent off Brighton seafront and just around the corner from Kemp Town Village. A super spot for a hideaway home and with private parking!

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LANSDOWNE STREET, HOVE £310,000 Stunning newly refurbished three bedroom apartment

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Luxury modern fitted kitchen and bathroom

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DYKE ROAD, HOVE

£1,100,000

Substantial Semi Detached Period Home Four Bedrooms & Original Features ● Separate Self Contained One Bedroom Apartment ● Highly Desirable Location ● Off Street Parking For Several Cars

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TISBURY ROAD, HOVE Lower Ground Floor Studio Flat Good Sized Studio Room ● Separate Kitchen & Shower Room ● Central Hove Location ● Chain Free

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NORFOLK SQUARE, BRIGHTON Rarely Available Ground Floor Converted Flat ● Two Bedrooms & Good Decorative Order ● Spacious Lounge / Dining Room ● Highly Desirable Central Location ● Stunning Views Of The Square ●

£275,000

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£134,950

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£650,000

01273 60 55 30 info@paulbottandcompany.co.uk Slinfold Close

One Double Bedroom Apartment Ground Floor Conversion Outside Space Sharp, Crisp Contemporary Finish Fully Fitted Kitchen

Holland Street

Stunning three bedroom mid-terrace period property, recently renovated to a high specification, decorated by a top London stylist. Farrow and Ball paint work through out with the addition of two roof terraces.

Two Double Bedroom Home Mid Terraced Period Property Good Size Kitchen/Breakfast Room Double Glazing Rear Courtyard Garden

Great College Street

Chichester Terrace

£179,950

Large Open Plan Living Space Marble Tiling In Bathroom Close To the Hospital Kemp Town Area Long Lease, Low Service Charge

£319,950

Friendly Community Short Walk To Brighton Train Station In Need Of Updating Shower Room

£375,000

£675,000

Two Bedroom Home End Of Terrace Period Property Large Kitchen/Breakfast/Day Room In The Heart Of Kemp Town Village Stripped Floor Boards

Cliff Road

Luxurious two bedroom ground floor Regency apartment with direct sea views. The location of Rendel Court is famed for it being at the end of Chichester Terrace, being elevated offering uninterrupted views envied by many, combined with a private garden, this apartment really sets the bar high.

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Writing for a newspaper, managing a website, working for a major retailer, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and - perhaps, most importantly - allowing time to relax means that you have to be acutely organised and slightly precious about how you spend your time, ensuring that all these attributes to life get catered for accordingly. This is why, on the November 1, I was incredibly disappointed with BYOC - Bring Your Own Cocktail - for letting me down. Having been contacted by BYOC’s PR company asking for a review for the Brighton & Hove Independent, I pencilled them in for a post-SoberOctober alcohol-fuelled treat. I’d heard positive things about BYOC: you can bring your own booze and watch experienced barmen pour you a range of cocktails while you revel in the quirky, vintage decor. We were very excited to be attending what has been labelled one of the best cocktail bars

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in the city. Making the booking for four people, word got out this is where we would be spending our Saturday night and two friends visiting from London asked to join in the alcoholic festivities as paying guests. Could the booking be expanded to six? No problem, said BYOC. Except upon arrival, we were down as a table for two. And with a venue as tiny as this, there was no room for moving to another table; they were already full or expecting other prebooked customers. Squeezing inside, we gathered round and waited for the receptionist to assess the error. We weren’t offered any additional seats, nor were our coats taken. Standing awkwardly in a bar as big as your living room isn’t very cosy or welcoming. We were made to feel copiously unwanted by a barman who stood over those of us lucky enough to find a seat, glaring down as though we were wasting his time by not being ready to pour drinks. It was with this kind of attitude where BYOC began to unravel. It was now 9.20pm, 20

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minutes into our booking. The receptionist - gosh, I did feel sorry for her - tried her very best to accommodate the six of us: "We can put you here until 10pm and then move you onto a different table". It was great that she attempted to fit us in. We agreed, desperate to relax, to take our coats off and enjoy the evening. Before any of these things could happen, our two London guests were fleeced of their £20 - the fee you pay for two hours of a bartender’s time - feeling slightly baffled that they were paying for two hours when we had already wasted 20 minutes. It was now 9.30pm. And we sat, packed in like sardines onto a table for two. And we waited, eyeing our £70-worth of prebrought alcohol sitting unopened on the tiny table and watching an incredibly self-assured barman entertain other guests who were all having a great time. We patiently waited until 9.45pm, then left. Refund duly obtained, a range of excuses

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Time Waits For No Mum @no_mum I’ve been getting sentimental. Tibbons recently turned two - which prompted me to print off a batch of photographs so that I can make a proper album charting his first two years. As a brief aside, this is surely a much more challenging task for the modern parent, in possession of a smartphone and, therefore, approximately 5,000 photos a year of the child’s life, than it ever was for those grandparent types. Anyhow, Tibbons loves the camera almost as much as the camera loves him. And as I browsed photos for this album (which I hope to get round to completing in time for his 18th birthday), it occurred to me that I should share with you all - as learned from Tibbons - how to take a good photograph in front of the camera. Tip 1: Whatever mood you are trying to convey in the photograph, ensure that your facial expression is a caricature of this for best effect. So mild happiness becomes a sunshine beam of a smile with all your teeth visible; slight irritation at having your photo taken becomes a full-on sulky lip pout and so on and so forth. Tip 2: Use whatever props you may have to hand to inject more life and humour into your photographs, from a wooden teapot on your head to a plasticine beard, it’s sure to make your pictures a talking point. Tip 3: To create an arty effect without the aid of Photoshop or specialist software, shake your head quickly and repeatedly from side to side as the photograph is taken. Tip 4: Don’t be afraid to look away from the camera, walk away from the camera, or throw things at the camera. All are sure to make for an interesting picture. Experiment! There you have it. Time to get snapping.

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Public Notices BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL BRIGHTON & HOVE VARIOUS CONTROLLED PARKING ZONES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2008 AMENDMENT ORDER NO.* 20** (REF: TRO-31A-2014) BRIGHTON & HOVE OUTER AREAS (WAITING, LOADING AND PARKING) AND CYCLE LANES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2013 AMENDMENT NO.* 201* (REF: TRO-31B-2014) NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council”) proposes to make the Orders named above under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended which if they come into force will introduce the following:Upper Market Street – Alter the existing Doctors Bay and Permit holders only parking and introduce a pedal cycle parking place. Scotland Street – Increase the length of double yellow line on the east side (at its junction with Southover Street) and introduce a pedal cycle parking place. A copy of this Notice, the proposed Orders, plans showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Orders, may be seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ tro-proposals. These documents together with a copy of the existing Orders to be amended may also be examined at the Customer Service Centres at Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton (Monday to Friday 8.45am-4.30pm) and Hove Town Hall, Ground Floor, Norton Road, Hove, (Monday to Friday 8.45am-5.00pm). All objections and other representations relating to the proposed Orders must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made and should be sent to the Head of Transport, Brighton & Hove City Council, 2nd Floor Parking Infrastructure, Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove, BN3 2LS quoting the TRO reference number shown above or by e-mail to parking. consultation@brighton-hove.gov.uk or online (see details above) no later than 28th November 2014. For legal reasons, only correspondence including a full name and address will be considered. Dated: 7th November 2014. Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure, 2nd Floor Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove BN3 2LS

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BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council”) has on 5th November 2014 made the Orders named below under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended which when they come into operation on 1st December 2014 will introduce the following changes: BRIGHTON & HOVE VARIOUS CONTROLLED PARKING ZONES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2008 AMENDMENT ORDER No.14 2014 (ref: TRO-20a-2014) ARTICLE AMENDMENTS:

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Traders Permits – Change of condition to allow traders extra parking time. Personal Disabled Badge Holders Parking Bay – Introduction of articles to allow the implementation of Personal Disabled Badge Holders Parking Bay. SCHEDULE 1 AMENDMENTS: Zone A Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time – Remove in:Compton Road

Zone O Permit parking only from Monday to Saturday between 9am and 8pm inclusive – Amend in:- Lorna Road and Montefiore Road Shared Permit Holders and Low Tariff Medium Pay & Display parking (for a period of up to 4 hours, no return within 4 hours) from Monday to Saturday between 9am and 8pm inclusive – Amend in:- Goldsmid Road and Lorna Road Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time – New in:- Wilbury Villas. Remove in:- The Marlet Motorcycle only At Any Time – Amend in:- Montefiore Road. Remove in:- Goldsmid Road Loading Only Monday - Friday 8am to 6pm - New in:- Lorna Road Zone Q Permit parking only from Monday to Sunday between 9am-8pm inclusive – New in:- Belmont

Zone C No Loading Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm – Amend in:Camelford Street. New in:- Veronica Way

Shared Permit Holders and Low Tariff Medium Term Pay & Display parking (for a period of up to 4 hours, no return within 4 hours) from Monday to Sunday between 9am-8pm inclusive – Remove in:- Belmont

Shared Permit Holders and Low Tariff Long Term Pay & Display parking (for a period of up to 11 Hours) from Monday to Sunday between 9am-8pm – Amend in:- Queen’s Park Terrace

City Car Club only At Any Time – Amend in Lancaster Road and Prestonville Road. New in:- Exeter Street

SCHEDULE 1 AMENDMENTS: No Waiting At Any Time (Double Yellow Lines) – New in:Carden Avenue Limited Waiting for 1 hour (no return within 1 hour) Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm – Remove in:- Old Shoreham Road (no change on ground) Disabled Parking Bay At Any Time – Amend in:- Chester Terrace, Greenbank Avenue, Islingword Street and Preston Drove (no changes on ground).New in:- Albion Street (Portslade), Alfriston Close, Baden Road, Bates Road, Beaconsfield Villas, Beatty Avenue, Beeding Avenue, Bernard Road, Bevendean Crescent, Bonchurch Road, Bramble Rise, Broomfield Drive, Caledonian Road, Clermont Road, Craven Road, Dover Road, Elm Grove, Harrington Road, Heronsdale Road, Hillside, Hutton Road, Hythe Road, New Church Road, Norwich Drive, Park Crescent Terrace, Playden Close, Plymouth Avenue, Portland Road, Roedale Road, Sandgate Road, Sandhurst Avenue, Sherbourne Close, St Helen’s Road, Stanmer Park Road, Staplefield Drive, Washington Street, Wilfrid Road and Worcester Villas. Remove in:- Auckland Drive, Beaconsfield Villas, Beeding Avenue, Caledonian Road, Catherine Vale, Chalky Road, Cobton Drive, Cuckmere Way, Edinburgh Road, Franklin Street, Freshfield Street, Gladstone Road, Haig Avenue, Hutton Road, Ingram Crescent East, Laughton Road, Lincoln Road, Netherfield Green, Nevill Avenue, Pankhurst Avenue, Park Crescent Terrace, Park Crescent, St Leonard’s Gardens, Staplefield Drive, Upper Lewes Road, Vale Road and Waldegrave Road.

Loading Only from Monday to Sunday 9am to 6pm – Remove in:– St James’s Street

Zone R Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time – New in:Kingsthorpe Road, Sackville Road, Westbourne Gardens and Wordsworth Street. Remove in:- Grange Road, Marmion Road, Rutland Road and Westbourne Place.

Loading Only from Monday to Sunday 7am to 6pm – New in:St James’s Street

Disabled Badge Holders Personal Parking Bay At Any Time – New in: Marmion Road

Disabled Badge Holders Personal Parking Bay At Any Time – New in: Beaconsfield Villas

Streets eligible for Resident’s Permit – Amend in:- Albion Street, Dorset Gardens, Richmond Place, Somerset Street and Upper St James’s Street

Loading Only Monday to Sunday 9am to 8pm – New in:- Hove Street

Modifications

Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time – New in:- Evelyn Terrace. Amend in:- St John’s Place and Sussex Street

Zone H Permit parking only from Monday to Sunday between 9am-8pm inclusive – Remove in:- Bowring Way

Streets eligible for Resident’s Permit – Amend in:- Payne Avenue and Pembroke Crescent Zone U City Car Club only At Any Time – New in:- St Luke’s Terrace

City Car Club only At Any Time – New in:- Belle Vue Gardens and Chesham Road

Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time – Remove in:Sutherland Road

Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time – New in:Bowring Way and Chichester Place. Remove in:- Arundel Road

Motorcycle only At Any Time – Remove in:- St Luke’s Road

Motorcycle only At Any Time – New in:- Sudeley Place. Remove in:- Cowfold Road Streets eligible for Resident’s Permit – Amend in:- College Road Zone J Permit parking only from Monday to Sunday between 9am 8pm inclusive – Amend in:- Mayo Road and Springfield Road (no change on ground). New in:- Clyde Road and Stanley Road. Remove in:- Ditchling Gardens (no change on ground) Shared Permit Holders and Low Tariff Medium Term Pay & Display parking (for a period of up to 4 hours, no return within 4 hours) from Monday to Sunday between 9am-8pm inclusive – New in:- Grantham Road. Remove in:- Clyde Road and St Andrew’s Road (no change on ground) Shared Permit Holders and Low Tariff Long Term Pay & Display parking (for a period of up to 11 hours) from Monday to Sunday between 9am-8pm inclusive – Amend in:- D’Aubigny Road Exclusive Low Tariff Short Term Pay & Display parking (for a period of up to 2 hours no return within 4 hours) from Monday to Sunday 9am and 6pm inclusive – Amend in:- Beaconsfield Road. Remove in:- Grantham Road and Stanley Road Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time – New in :Richmond Road. Remove in:- Shaftesbury Place (no change on ground), Springfield Road and Warleigh Road (no change on ground) Motorcycle only At Any Time – Amend in:- Beaconsfield Road Zone N Permit parking only Monday to Sunday between 9am-8pm inclusive – Amend in:- Second Avenue and Stirling Place. New in:- Kingsway. City Car Club only At Any Time – New in:- Second Avenue Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time – Amend in:Kingsway. New in:- Connaught Road and King’s Gardens. Taxi Rank At Any Time – Remove in:- Kingsway Streets eligible for Resident’s Permit – Amend in:- Blatchington Road and Medina Villas

Zone W Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time – Remove in:Lawrence Road Streets eligible for Resident’s Permit – Amend in:- Kingsway Zone Y No Waiting At Any Time – Re-establishing in:- Francis Street No Loading/Unloading Monday to Sunday 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm – New in: Trafalgar Street Permit parking only from Monday to Sunday between 9am-8pm inclusive – Amend in:- Kingsbury Street City Car Club only At Any Time – Amend in:- Buckingham Street (no change on ground) Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time – Remove in:Kingsbury Street, Robert Street and Tidy Street Disabled Badge Holders Personal Parking Bay At Any Time – New in:- Tidy Street Motorcycle only At Any Time – Amend in:- Kingsbury Street Zone Z No Loading Monday to Saturday 10am -4pm – Amend in:- West Street (no change on ground) City Car Club only At Any Time – New in:- Western Street Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time – Amend in:Regent Street Disabled Badge Holders Personal Parking Bay At Any Time – New in:- Regent Street Motorcycle only At Any Time – Amend in:- Clarence Square BRIGHTON & HOVE OUTER AREAS (WAITING, LOADING AND PARKING) AND CYCLE LANES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2013 AMENDMENT ORDER No.13 2014 (ref: TRO20b-2014) ARTICLE AMENDMENTS: Personal Disabled Badge Holders Parking Bay – Introduction of articles to allow the implementation of Personal Disabled Badge Holders Parking Bay.

Disabled Badge Holders Parking Limited to 3 hours (no return within 1 hour) – Amend in:- Cowley Drive. New in:- Applesham Avenue and The Crestway

Some changes to the orders as originally proposed and advertised on 20th June 2014 are as follows:Brighton & Hove Various Controlled Parking Zones Consolidation Order 2008 Amendment Order No.1 2014 • Proposed disabled parking bay outside 69 Grange Road, Hove – This has been withdrawn • Proposed disabled parking bay outside 24 Granville Road, Hove – This has been withdrawn • Proposed disabled parking bay outside 14 Parkmore Terrace, Brighton – This has been withdrawn • Proposed disabled parking bay outside 53 Pembroke Crescent, Hove – This has been withdrawn • Proposed Loading Ban in Camelford Street, Brighton – The description has been amended. • Removal of single yellow lines in Medina Place, Hove – This has been withdrawn • Proposed Loading Bay in Lorna Road, Hove – The loading times have been amended. Brighton & Hove Outer Areas (Waiting, Loading and Parking) and Cycle Lanes Consolidation Order 2013 Amendment Order No.1 2014 • Removal of disabled parking bay outside 67 Valley Road, Portslade – This has been withdrawn A copy of this Notice, the Orders as made, plans showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Council’s reasons for making the Orders may be seen online at www. brighton-hove.gov.uk/tro-finalised These documents plus a copy of the existing Orders that have been amended may also be examined at the Customer Service Centres at Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton (Monday to Friday 8.45am-4.30pm) and Hove Town Hall, Ground Floor, Norton Road, Hove, (Monday to Friday 8.45am-5.00pm). Any person who wishes to question the validity of either or both of the Orders or of any of their provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act, or that any requirements of the Act or of any instrument made under it have not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, apply to the High Court for that purpose. Dated: 7th November 2014 Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure 2nd Floor, Kings House, Grand Avenue, HOVE BN3 2LS

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BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council”) has on 6 November 2014 made the above named Order under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended which when it comes into operation on 10 November 2014 will introduce the following; BRIGHTON & HOVE VARIOUS CONTROLLED PARKING ZONES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2008 AMENDMENT ORDER NO.12 2014 (AREA U EXTENSION) TRO-23A-2014 The Order will introduce kerbside parking restrictions for permit holders and visitors plus waiting and loading restrictions as described below in the roads or parts of roads identified (restrictions that already exist on the ground are included and will be amended where necessary to meet the requirements of the Controlled Parking Zone). These roads or parts of roads would be incorporated into the Brighton & Hove Various Controlled Parking Zones Consolidation Order 2008. Permits, the cost of which will be £90 per year, will be available to residents upon application, subject to restrictions. Charges for permits are reviewed each financial year and all amounts shown in this notice are those which would be current from 1 April 2014. Disabled residents who have a Blue Badge and wish to park in permit parking places will be required to purchase a resident permit for an administrative charge of £10. A resident for these purposes would be a person aged 17 years or over whose usual place of residence is at premises the postal address of which is in one of the streets listed below: Streets eligible for a Resident’s Permit for Area U: Bute Street, Hendon Street, Livingstone Street, Rochester Street The Order would also introduce to the areas visitor, business, and carer permits all of which will be subject to restrictions. Briefly, in the case of visitor permits, applications will only be accepted from residents within the areas of the schemes, with a limit of 50 one day permits available in any 12 month period at a cost of £1.60 each. Businesses located within the scheme areas may apply for a maximum of 2 business permits if they can prove a genuine business need for the vehicle(s) to be parked on-street. Business permits will be subject to criteria determined by the Council with each permit costing £300 per year. A carer permit can be applied for if a carer, who does not have to be a resident, has to visit a resident (or residents) within the area of the scheme and that resident is in need of a carer by virtue of age and or physical/mental infirmity or is a woman requiring ante or post natal care. The carer scheme is for non-professional carers. Please note generally that in respect of the issue of any of the types of permit referred to above, the Council will exercise its discretion to ensure as far as possible that any priority groups are issued with permits first but the Council cannot guarantee that everyone will be issued with a permit or that a parking space will be available. Parking, Waiting and Loading Restrictions: No Waiting At Any Time (double yellow lines): Bute Street, Hendon Street, Livingstone Street, Rochester Street Permit parking only Monday to Saturday between 10am-11am and 2- 3pm inclusive: Bute Street, Hendon Street, Livingstone Street, Rochester Street Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time: Hendon Street

BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 BRIGHTON & HOVE OUTER AREAS (WAITING, LOADING AND PARKING) AND CYCLE LANES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2013 AMENDMENT NO.14 2014 (TRO-13-2014) NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council”) has on 5th November 2014 made the above named Order under the relevant Sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended which when it comes into operation on 1 December 2014 will introduce the following changes: • Proposing to extend the existing double yellow lines in Tongdean Lane outside Withdean Sport Complex. A copy of this Notice, the Order as made, plans showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Council’s reasons for making the Order may be seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/tro-finalised These documents plus a copy of the existing Order that has been amended may also be examined at the Customer Service Centres at Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton (Monday to Friday 8.45am-4.30pm) and Hove Town Hall, Ground Floor, Norton Road, Hove, (Monday to Friday 8.45am-5.00pm). Any person who wishes to question the validity of the Order or any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act, or that any requirements of the Act or of any instrument made under it have not been complied with may, within six weeks Dated: 7 November 2014. Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure, 2nd Floor Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove BN3 2LS.

Motorcycles only At Any Time: Bute Street and Livingstone Street Loading Only Monday to Saturday 9am - 6pm: Rochester Street Pedal Cycle Parking Places At Any Time: Bute Street and Hendon Street. BRIGHTON & HOVE OUTER AREAS (WAITING, LOADING AND PARKING) AND CYCLE LANES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2013 AMENDMENT NO.11 2014 (TRO-23B-2014) The Order would revoke items that are now included in the Brighton & Hove Various Controlled Parking Zones Consolidation Order 2008 as a result of the extension to Area U. BRIGHTON & HOVE (VARIOUS ROADS) (PROHIBITION OF STOPPING AND WAITING ON VERGES AND FOOTWAYS) ORDER 2013 AMENDMENT ORDER NO.2 2014 (TRO-23C-2014) The Order would introduce a prohibition of parking on the verge and footway on the east side of Queensway. A copy of this Notice, the Orders as made, plans showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Council’s reasons for making the Orders may be seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/tro-finalised.These documents together with a copy of the existing Orders to be amended may also be examined at the Customer Service Centres at Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton (Monday to Friday 8.45am-4.30pm) and Hove Town Hall, Ground Floor, Norton Road, Hove, (Monday to Friday 8.45am-5.00pm). Any person who wishes to question the validity of any or all of the Orders or of any of their provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act, or that any requirements of the Act or of any instrument made under it have not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, apply to the High Court for that purpose.

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Next up at the Amex… Fulham in the Championship on Saturday, November 29. Kick-off 3pm. Tickets available online at www.seagullstickets.com or by calling 0844 327 1901.

Sami Hyypiä

Match preview: Brighton and Hove Albion v Blackburn Rovers

Seagulls need back-to-back wins to boost league position Richard Morris @BHIndyAlbion Sami Hyypiä faces two very different dilemmas ahead of tomorrow’s (Saturday) match with Blackburn Rovers. The Brighton and Hove Albion manager, who celebrated his side’s first league win since August against Wigan Athletic on Tuesday, will have to decide whether to recall loan signing Ali Al-Habsi or stick with Christian Walton in goal. The 18-year-old kept a clean sheet and was named man of the match on what was his first league appearance for the Seagulls having previously impressed on his debut away to Spurs in the Capital One Cup. Al-Habsi, however, is the more experienced ‘keeper and was put straight into the team following his arrival from Wigan despite Walton’s encouraging performance at White Hart Lane. Who he picks will have a knock-on effect on the rest of his selection. League rules state Championship clubs can only select five loan players in their match day squads. If Al-Habsi is selected it leaves room for four more, meaning one of the Albion’s loan signings will be forced to miss out. Should Walton start then AlHabsi could perhaps not even make the bench, with Casper Ankergren used as back-up. That would allow all of Gary Gardner, Greg Halford, Joao Teixeira, Elliott Bennett and Joe Bennett to be included in the 18. Who to leave out if Al-Habsi does make the squad will be a

Gary Gardner scored the winner against Wigan but may fall foul of the five loan player rule (Photograph: Paul Hazlewood)

difficult decision for Hyypiä. Joe Bennett is an almost guaranteed starter, while Elliott Bennett should start. Halford, who was signed on a shortterm deal earlier this week from Nottingham Forest, should make the bench as versatile cover meaning it would be a straight choice between Teixeira and Gardner. Both performed well against Wigan, with Gardner scoring the winner and Teixeira looking more comfortable in the space afforded by Hyypiä’s slightlychanged formation. Hyypiä appeared to adjust his favoured 4231 to a more rigid 4411, with Sam Baldock looking far happier in a central striking role and the width coming from Kazenga Lua Lua and Elliott Bennett rather than the fullbacks.

Albion Team News Likely line-up: Al-Habsi/Walton, Calderon, Dunk, Greer, J. Bennett, Holla, Forster-Caskey, Lua Lua, E. Bennett, Gardner, Baldock. Likely subs: Walton/Ankergren, Halford, Ince, McCourt, Colunga, Mackail-Smith, O’Grady/Teixeira.

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Second-guessing Hyypiä’s selection remains a difficult task but the manager must be tempted to retain at least the formation from the victory over Wigan, if not the exact personnel. Blackburn travel south on a strong run of form, with three wins and a draw from their last four games, including victories over Nottingham Forest and Reading. Their chief goal threat will surely come from Rudy Gestede who, with nine league goals to his name already this campaign, is one of the division’s in-form goal-getters. Former Brighton loan player Craig Conway may have to make do with a place on the bench with Ben Marshall, who has six goals and three assists to his name, likely to be fit to face the Seagulls.

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(Speaking after win over Wigan)

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It’s nice to win again. It’s an important one for the whole group: the players, the coaching staff, the whole club and the fans. "The way it came wasn't the best this season but I'm happy that I didn't have to say we played well but didn't get points. "Everyone concentrated on their job on the pitch and we came out as winners. Now we need to carry that into the next game which is coming up quickly on Saturday and we need to be ready for that. "Clean sheets are important and I want to keep a clean sheet in every game, but of course football is about other things as well as defending. "When we have to defend we need to be very focussed on defending; when we get the ball we should be able to play the football that we know we can. The balance of finding both is very important."

Opponent’s league position:

20TH

8TH

League goals DUNK 4 TEIXEIRA 2 GREER 2 MARTIN (Derby County)

League form guide D - L - L - D - D - D -D - L -D - D - L - W Last 3 league fixtures Wigan Athletic 1-0 W Bournemouth 2-3 L Rotherham 1-1 D Next 2 league fixtures Blackburn Rovers 08/11/14 H Norwich City 22/11/14 A

Head-to-head league stats 2014 -15 81% 75%

53% 50%

Albion

16.2 16.6 Pass Average Shots per Completion Possession game

4.1 5.4

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16 26

10.8 14.4

Goals

19 23

16 26

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Charlton

Sam Baldock to score two 8/1

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Brighton

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21/20 5/2 12/5

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Winning team youngest of Amex era Most minutes of league football

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n Gordon Greer (1,440) n David Stockdale (1,260) n Lewis Dunk (1,216) n Jake Forster-Caskey (1,199) n Joe Bennett (1,065)

Footballing clichés suggest managers are best-advised to turn to their most-experienced players when struggling for form but Brighton and Hove Albion registered their first league win since August with the youngest starting 11 of the Amex era. Sami Hyypiä’s starting line-up on Tuesday had an average age of just 24 years and 303 days. Club historian Tim Carder confirmed that is the lowest since the club moved to the Amex in 2011 and the youngest for a league game since the Albion’s last game at Withdean against Huddersfield Town back in April 2011. Just two of the starting team were older than 30 – with club captain Gordon Greer 33 and fans’ favourite Inigo Calderon 32. Six of the team which began the game against Wigan Athletic were 23 or under: Lewis Dunk (22); Joao

90.00%

Highest pass completion

89.00%

n Aaron Hughes (89.4%) n Andrew Crofts (87.5%) n Danny Holla (85.3%) n Lewis Dunk (85.1%) n Jake Forster-Caskey (84.5%)

88.00% 87.00% 86.00% 85.00% 84.00%

Total shots n Kazenga Lua Lua (33) n Gary Gardner (24) n Craig Mackail-Smith (19) n Chris O'Grady (18) n Jake Forster-Caskey (18) 0

Action Man:

SAM BALDOCK

Photograph: Paul Hazlewood

Sam Baldock opened his Albion account in the recent game with Bournemouth and followed it up with an encouraging performance in the midweek win over Wigan. The striker, who was the League One top goalscorer last season with 24 strikes, looked happier in the slightly adjusted formation employed last time out. He remains a goal threat despite a frustrating opening to his Albion career.

Position: Centre forward Squad No: 9 Age: 25 Height: 5ft 7in Brighton statistics: (league games only) games/goals: 9/1

TOTAL MINUTES PLAYED*

695

* 2014-15 season league only

KEY PASSES*

GOALS*

SHOTS*

COMING UP IN NOVEMBER AT THE AMEX

PASS COMPLETION*

81%

Teixeira (21); Jake Forster-Caskey (20); Gary Gardner (22); Kazenga Lua Lua (23) and Christian Walton (18). And another relative youngster, Rohan Ince (21) was introduced as a late substitute and, were he not suffering from a long-term injury, 20-year-old Solly March would surely be involved in first team action on a regular basis. While Gardner and Teixeira are both currently on loan at the Amex, the Albion’s other young players are not only holding their place in the current squad but offering a good example to those currently in the club’s development squads. Since the club’s new state-ofthe-art training complex was categorised as one of the best in the country, the Albion’s younger squads have been competing with some of the biggest clubs in football. The under-18s have been enjoying a particularly encouraging start to the season. In recent weeks they have beaten

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Straight from the commentary box We all know them. Some people love them. Some people hate them. Are they the life and soul or just slightly annoying? It’s the wacky mate, a bit off the wall. In football it is often the goalkeeper who is the joker in the pack. If you look back over the years, there have been some right royal characters. Bruce Grobbelaar and his wobbly knees. Rene Higuita – remember his back flip? However, as you leaf through the history books (or more to the point click on the internet page), for every Grobbelaar there is a more sensible, or dare I say sensitive, soul. A Pat Jennings or a Phil Parkes? In the aftermath of

their counterparts from Aston Villa and Southampton and raised-eyebrows with a 5-1 away win at Spurs and beaten Chelsea 2-1 at home. One player who has made the step-up from development squad to first team in recent weeks is Brighton’s England under-20 international goalie Christian Walton. The stopper made an encouraging first team debut in the Capital One Cup defeat to Tottenham and followed it up with an impressive display in his league debut against Wigan this week. The 18-year-old has received widespread praise for his man of the match performance – not least from his manager. Hyypiä told the club’s official website: “He has done well; he is calm and that is what you need to be as a goalkeeper.” Fans will be hoping he is just the latest of many to progress from youth set up to first team.

Brighton and Hove Albion’s long-awaited win against Wigan, manager Sami Hyypiä assessed the home debut of Christian Walton. A clean sheet wasn’t bad for starters. As the questions mounted up, he also paid tribute to the 18-yearold’s ‘calm’ nature. By all accounts he is a well-grounded individual. Credit must also go to the management for offering the opportunity at such a young age. He has certainly risen to the occasion at White Hart Lane and the Amex. It is understandable that the club has brought in the experienced Ali Al- Habsi after the injury to David Stockdale but I was impressed by Walton’s all-round game. He came for crosses

(big bug-bear for my summarisers), he made saves from short and long range and his kicking has so far been effective. In every team, football or otherwise, a mix of character is essential for success. Each group must have its leader, its planner, its workers and those with special powers to make a difference. You could argue that the current Seagulls side doesn’t have all those elements but it appears to me that Walton has all the attributes to fill a key role in the future. The emergence of Lewis Dunk and Jake Forster-Caskey is a boost and it would appear supporters can rest assured Walton will follow suit.

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