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THE £450m PLAN FOR BRIGHTON SEAFRONT ■ New

10,000-seat 'Brighton Centre' ■ Extension of Churchill Square ■ High-speed transit scheme ■ 20-storey apartment block ■ 2,000 jobs for the city EXCLUSIVE by Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy

City councillors have been briefed about a hugely-ambitious blueprint to transform the seafront, from the Brighton Centre to Black Rock. The confidential proposals are expected to cost at least £450 million and generate up to 2,000

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jobs. Plans envisage the demolition of the Brighton Centre and the Kingswest complex - widely regarded as two of the ugliest buildings in the city - to allow the expansion of Churchill Square Shopping Centre down to Kings Road. Crucial to the viability of the plans - drawn up by council officers, in consultation with Standard Life Investments, which owns Churchill Square - could be

a 20-storey apartment block at the bottom of West Street. A new conference and entertainment centre, with seating for up to 10,000 people twice the capacity of the Brighton Centre - is being proposed for the long-derelict, council-owned Black Rock site near Brighton Marina. One well-informed source said: “The Brighton Centre is long past its sell-by date. And, despite some initial reservations about the

distance, I think Black Rock could be a solution." The new venue, which would be capable of attracting global conferences and world-class performers, would be linked to the city centre by a rapid-transit system. Although nothing has been ruled in or out, the possibility of a high-speed monorail is not thought likely, according to one source. The grand design would also provide opportunities to enhance

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Madeira Drive, including The Terraces, while also giving a welcome boost to Brighton Marina. Standard Life is understood to have been the catalyst for outline proposals that have been discussed in private by a three-person working party of councillors, headed by Councillor Geoffrey Bowden, the Green chair of the council's economic development >> Continued on page 3

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£450m blueprint for a world-class seafront > Continued from page 1 and culture committee, and including Councillor Alan Robins, for Labour, and Councillor Vanessa Brown, for the Conservatives. A special meeting of the city council's powerful policy and resources committee has been fixed for 10am on Tuesday, December 16. Green councillors and Conservative councillors were

briefed on Monday; the Labour Group was briefed on Tuesday evening. All were urged to keep the commercially-confidential information under wraps. Standard Life Investments, one of Europe's most successful asset managers, has been keen to secure a degree of cross-party support for the project before investing millions of pounds – possibly £10 million – just to develop the plans further. It does not want a once-

in-a-generation development opportunity to be mired in the sort of political bickering and heel-dragging that delayed the go-ahead for the i360. Proponents accept that the draft plans require much more work before funding can be considered and before possible development partners can be sought. But they have been heartened by about 50 applications from developers who might be interested in coming forward

with plans to build 400 homes and a new leisure centre on the site of the King Alfred Leisure Centre on Hove seafront. It is estimated such a development could cost £40 million. Brighton and Hove City Council placed advertisements in Estates Gazette, the property trade publication, and in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) last month, with a November 10 deadline for submissions.

Councillor Geoffrey Bowden

An Independent View A city has to have ambition. It has to embrace and cherish change. Or at least the possibility of it. It is early days for the inspiring and imaginative vision - plan and blueprint are headline words that really could mean a brighter future for Brighton and Hove, for its citizens, and for its visitors. At last, we have an opportunity to come together to share such a vision for our city and its seafront. Joyfully and collaboratively

The Brighton Centre is not the easiest building to love, writes Frank le Duc. Its style is regarded as brutalist by some. And a consensus grew that it had passed its sell-by date. Plans to replace it have come and gone for years. In the absence of a major redevelopment, linking it to Churchill Square, it was given a makeover a few years ago

to extend its useful life. The council has been in painfully-slow talks with Standard Life Investments. The latter owns Churchill Square and the Kingswest complex, which have similar architectural merits. The aim is to unify all three sites to create a major retail centre. There are a number of sticking points. They include car-parking capacity, whether

- not in a niggardly manner that champions yesterday at the expense of the today - and tomorrow. Councillor Geoffrey Bowden - and all concerned - are to be congratulated for a brave attempt to take at least the first tentative steps towards creating a legacy that lasts beyond this generation. We should wish them well and join them on the journey. We owe it to future generations.

the conference trade could be kept close to key hotels and what level of competition would be permitted nearby. The credit crunch prolonged the wait for viable plans. And those plans were always likely to involve building up in places as well as joining up the parts. Even modest plans take time. No matter how many storeys, this plot will run for some years yet.

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Black Rock has what estate agents would describe as potential, writes Frank le Duc. Ambitious schemes for iceskating or a concert venue have vied with the desire for better coach parking. A hotel, a spa,

and a health centre have all been proposed. Some will remember a swimming pool there. The dynamic has certainly changed since the Brighton Marina was built in the 1970s, a few years before the pool closed.

The site presents many challenges to any potential developer, not least those related to transport. There are several people with vision who have seen their dreams crash against this distant shore.

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A council tax increase is one of the few ways to protect our services now - and in the future about what local services can afford to run in the future. A council tax rise is one of the very few ways in which we will be able to protect services now Government spending on We utterly disagree with and into the future. local services has more than halved since 2009, the Conservative-Labour- Under our proposals for a referendum according to the Financial Lib Dem consensus that services on a 5.9% council Times. tax increase, the Councils have been worst should be cut to pay for the majority of the city’s hit of all by government bankers’ economic crash.” households would cuts, seeing their funding pay an additional slashed by 55% in the last the number of buildings we use, £1.32 a week or less to safeguard five years. Other councils aren’t coping and reducing the costs of senior services they value, and protect the city's most vulnerable from as well as we have to date; many management. We’ve managed to bring in the worst of the government’s across the country have long closed essential services such as more than £64 million to the cuts. We utterly disagree with the libraries and children’s centres. city from outside funding pots Some are rumoured to be on - a third of that for transport Conservative-Labour-LibDem the brink of financial collapse, schemes - and have greened consensus that Brighton and squeezed between the coalition’s council buildings to cut energy Hove residents’ services should be cut to pay for the bankers’ axe and growing demand for bills. This coming year, however, will economic crash. We call on the services. So far in Brighton and Hove, be different. The government cuts other parties to let residents we’ve absorbed the reductions are the biggest yet, and the city decide on giving our services the in funding with minor increases faces with some awful decisions lifeline they desperately need. Jason Kitcat @jasonkitcat

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Green budget: 'Sadly, this time cuts will hurt' EXCLUSIVE by Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy Job losses at Brighton and Hove City Council are certain - even with a 5.9% increase in council tax, Brighton & Hove Independent can reveal. A significant number of redundancies - some of them could be compulsory - might be required, with "service redesigns" in three key areas: CityClean, housing, and learning disability services. Some services that have been free in the past may have to be charged for under budget proposals to be published today (Friday) by the minority Green administration. Fears about the harsh choices facing councillors were spelled out by Councillor Ollie Sykes, the Green lead member for finance, who warned about "cliff-edge cuts" as government grants fall next year by £18 milllion. “Sadly, this time it will hurt," Cllr Sykes said. “The government cuts are so huge and there's nothing left to squeeze. It means that business will no longer be as usual. Unlike the past, some council services will have to shrink or go. There will be redundancies and there will be protests against those redundancies.” Even a 5.9% council tax rise would protect only £4 million of services. Green councillors have already announced that they will seek the increase in council tax to help bridge a £26 million funding gap. They have, however, insisted that they will not support any moves to nearly triple the amount of council tax paid by some of the 16,000 poorest households in the city who benefit from the council's Council Tax Reduction scheme (CTR). In an exclusive interview, Cllr Sykes said: “We won’t tax the poorest in the city to benefit the better. We will look for alternative ways of positioning our services.” He said cuts of £70 million had been made by the city council in the last four years and argued local authorities had been forced to make a disproportionate contribution to national deficit reduction. "We think that has gone

far enough and we can’t take any more cuts and basic services are going to start to be affected,” he said. “The reduction in funding next year is the equivalent of total spending on child disability services, child protection, community safety, parks, planning, highways maintenance and libraries put together. That gives you the idea of the scale.” He challenged Labour - which is expected to favour a 1.99% council tax increase, the most allowed without a referendum - to come up with their own proposals: “They’re going to have to come up with some pretty swingeing cuts to local services. “The difference between a freeze budget of the Conservatives and a 'threshold' budget from Labour is about £0.9m - out of £26m.” ■ In a statement, Warren Morgan, leader of the 14 members of the Labour and Co-operative Group the smallest group on the council - said: “The Greens’ unworkable scheme will only happen if residents voted for a £100-a-year council tax increase in a doomed referendum costing almost a million pounds, one that would hit the very people they claim to be trying to help. “Instead of calling on the Conservative government to reverse this cut to support local people on low incomes, they are playing political games to try and make Labour look bad ahead of the local elections. Residents have had enough of the Greens and their games, and are now looking to Labour to take the fight to the Tories in May.”

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Our biggest challenge in 2015/16 is the remaining 49%, or £392million, which is funded by council tax, business rates, government grants and fees and charges. This is spentFriday, on services like social care for November 28 2014 Brighton & Hove Independent vulnerable children and adults, libraries and transport. £282m

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Amaze is changing its language too Amaze has been debating the use of the term “special needs” for a while now. Although it might have been considered the most cherishing, empowering term a decade ago, meanings have a tricky habit of changing and these days you are just as likely to hear “special” used in an ironic or downright derogatory way in relation to disability. We want to make sure that the language we use reflects both the prevailing terminology used by government and services and the terms parents are happiest with. For this reason, Amaze has changed its “byline” to “Working with parents of children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND)”. It will also gradually replace the use of “special needs” with “additional needs” throughout its literature to reflect a growing desire for recognition that Amaze kids are kids like any other - they just need extra support.

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The eye-popping amounts people pay for lots of old hats, socks, and cigars Graham Chainey

I am looking at a picture of a hat. A 214-year-old hat. It is a natty black bicorne, made of felt, lined with satin, and it once sat on Napoleon Bonaparte’s big little head. Even more impressive than this relic of war, autocracy, hubris and defeat, is its price tag. It was sold last week for £1.5 million. Yes, someone - a Korean poultry mogul - was willing to shell out a mill and a half for a hat. Napoleon values remain buoyant, it seems. Back in the 1990s, you could have bought a lock of his hair for a mere £5,700, or a pair of his socks, as worn on St Helena, for a mere £2,990. At the Fontainebleau sale, a couple of his hair clippings went for nearly £10,000 each, bought by a watchmaker who intends installing a hair each in special Napoleonic timepieces, while his socks now fetch similar sums. If Adolf Hitler is more your thing, then you would naturally wish to own a couple of pistols with which he may (or may not) have committed suicide. They were offered for sale, back in 1998, for $3 million. I’m not sure if anyone bought them, but a pair of the Führer’s binoculars went for £28,125 in 1999, and the following year his hair was being sold at £700 per hair. A snip at the price. President Kennedy is another world figure whose relics command eye-popping amounts. His bag of golf clubs sold for $772,500 in 1996, a pair of his boxer shorts for $5,000 in 2003, and his old bomber jacket for $570,000 in 2013. A 26-second home movie that showed his assassination was bought by the US government for $16 million

(the owner had demanded $30 million). Meanwhile, the revolver used by Jack Ruby to kill Lee Harvey Oswald fetched $220,000, with the new owner selling bullets fired from the gun at $1,400 a time. Yes, there are people out there willing to pay more than a thousand bucks for a spent bullet. Winston Churchill’s halfsmoked cigars usually fetch at least £1,000 (there are plenty of them around); one dating from 1941 sold in 2010 for £4,500. A homburg hat of his sold for £6,600 in 1991. But a top hat once worn by Franklin D Roosevelt sold in Boston just a couple of months ago for £23,000, while Abraham Lincoln’s glasses made £14,000. The Duke of Windsor’s hankies made $1,000 each in 1998; one of Lady Thatcher’s castoff handbags fetched £100,000 in 2000. Dead pop stars command equally stratospheric sums. A lock of John Lennon’s hair fetched £24,000 in 2007 at an auction in Worthing, while a pair of his tinted “granny” specs were valued the same year at £1 million, even though their lenses were missing. The following year, a guitar that had been incinerated on stage by Jimi Hendrix, and which had languished for 40 years in a Hove garage, sold for £280,000. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” jacket sold in 2011 for $1.8 million, one of his encrusted gloves for $330,000, and his fedora hat (these hats!) for $16,250. A pair of Elvis Presley’s blue suede shoes (size 10) sold in 2013 for £53,000. All this merely goes to show how in our celebrity-obsessed world anything formerly touched by a star becomes itself galactically super-valued. And incidentally, that Napoleonic hat was far from

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1896 | Friday, November 28 Running 2.93 miles from the terminus of his other electric railway at the Banjo Groyne, the brainchild of Magnus Volk, the Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway – the ‘Daddy Long Legs’ – was officially opened. The twin tracks were laid to an overall gauge of 18 feet on concrete blocks built into the chalk foreshore about 60 to 100 yards from the cliffs. Just a week after opening, the railway was severely damaged by the storm that wrecked the Chain Pier. The single car was seven metres off the ground and slowed considerably at high tide. In 1900, the council decided to build a beach protection barrier, which required the line to divert around it. Without finances to do so, Volk closed the railway a year later. Excerpts from the recently-published book

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Police seek owner Police in Brighton are trying to trace the owner of a chalice that has been recovered.Officers believe that it may have been taken from a church or similar establishment.Sussex Police said: “The yellow metal chalice, which has purple beaded jewels on it in a cross shape, was found in a car when officers stopped it in Dyke Road, Brighton, on (Saturday) September 13” Sussex Police have asked anyone with information to contact them on 101 or email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk.

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City shines spotlight A city-wide campaign to help victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse, as well as rape and sexual assault, become more aware of the local support available to them was launched in Brighton and Hove on White Ribbon Day on Tuesday. White Ribbon Day is the start of the annual international 16 Days of Action campaign to end violence against women and girls. More than 16,000 women experienced domestic violence and abuse, sexual assault or stalking in Brighton and Hove last year.

Brighton Fashion Week's first Christmas pop-up shop opens 12 Meeting House Lane, Brighton, BN1 1HB Monday-Saturday: 10am-6pm, Sunday: 10am-4.30pm November 28 – January 6 Brighton Fashion Week will open its first pop-up store in The Lanes from November 28 to January 6, showcasing undiscovered talent and helping shoppers find the perfect unique Christmas gift. The boutique will offer clothing, accessories, homeware and greetings cards.

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Fashion Week said: “After the success of Brighton Fashion Week 2014, the next logical step in helping to support the immense talent at the catwalk shows was to provide a space where people can try and buy the outfits. We’re also often asked where to get hold of the products on show after the fashion week, so this store will help bring unique national designers to more Brighton shoppers. “I’m so privileged to have the opportunity to work with the up-and-coming design talent at Brighton Fashion Week and today’s shop opening is just the first of many new ideas we have for the future!”

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Bent joins on loan

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Councillors have approved a plan to build 15 new homes for local people who are on Brighton and Hove’s housing waiting list. The new flats, to be let at affordable rents, will be at Robert Lodge, Manor Place in Whitehawk. Accommodation would be in two three-storey blocks at either end of a quadrant. Two existing blocks will remain, forming a square with 12 one-bed flats, two two-bed flats and a one-bed wheelchair-accessible flat.

Darren Bent has signed for Brighton and Hove Albion until the end of the year. The club said that it had “completed the signing of 30-year-old striker Darren Bent from Aston Villa on an initial month’s loan until the end of December”. He will start training with his new teammates to prepare for the match tomorrow (Saturday) against one of his former clubs Fulham.

The Saltdean Lido has been given £49,500 after a public vote run by the television company ITV. The Lido won the money on the People’s Millions, an ITV programme produced in conjunction with the Big Lottery Fund. The Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company (CIC) said: “The £49,500 will enable us to get the children’s paddling pool open for next summer.” The paddling pool has been filled with stones for the past 17 years.

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Brighton’s newest theatre, the Rialto, is to open with a performance of the Treason Show. The satire and topical comedy show, directed by Mark Brailsford, will be staged at the Rialto on Thursday, December 4, with two other acts booked for the next day and the day after. Marilyn Monroe tribute act Alive and Swinging is due to perform at the venue, in Dyke Road, Brighton, on Friday 5 December. It is hoped that the Rialto Theatre will become a home for new writing.

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Plans to bring in 20mph speed limits in Hangleton, Mile Oak, Ovingdean, Rottingdean, Saltdean, Woodingdean and the Medina Terrace area of Hove have been put on hold. Some councillors said before a meeting of the council’s Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee that a report on the proposed new 20mph zones was flawed. The 20mph proposals are now due to be discussed when the committee next meets on Tuesday, January 20.

Brighton students are drinking less than expected, according to a bar company, Eclectic, as it published a disappointing trading statement. Eclectic owns Dirty Blonde and Lola Lo in East Street, and the Coalition night club on the seafront. The company said: “During the company’s first quarter, trading was in line with expectations.“However, the second quarter, which includes the important October period when students return to university, is proving more difficult.”

Two schools in the city have teamed up with Latest TV to create a digital media academy. The new venture will allow students from the Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) and Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA) to develop their media skills. The Brighton Digital Media Academy includes a TV studio based at BACA in Falmer where Latest TV staff will film programmes and students will have lessons and gain hands-on experience.

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Busy junction to close The Vogue Gyratory, one of Brighton’s busiest junctions, is to be closed overnight for five nights running so the southbound side of the road can be resurfaced. Work will run between 8pm and 6am from Monday 1 December to Friday 5 December inclusive. Brighton and Hove City Council said that the closures were necessary to enable workers to put the “finishing touches to the current safety improvements”.

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Greg Luer, a former City College Brighton and Hove sports student who played in the college’s County Cup winning teams of 2012/13 and 2013/14, has been signed by Premier League club Hull City. The 19-year-old striker, currently at Burgess Hill, the Ryman South side, will complete his move when the transfer window reopens on January 1 and go straight into Hull’s development squad. Jude MacDonald, the head of City College’s Football Development Academy, said: “Greg is definitely one of the most talented players we’ve ever had at the college and an undoubted star performer in our cup-winning teams of recent seasons. He genuinely loves the game and I can really see him succeeding at the top level. It’s every young player’s dream to get spotted by a top club so everyone at the college is absolutely delighted for Greg.” For more information about sports courses at City College, call 01273 667759 or email courseadvice@ccb. ac.uk. Or visit: www.ccb.ac.uk

Greg Luer will make the move to Hull City from Burgess Hill

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The Whitehawk After-School Project (WASP) has won praise for the valuable work that takes place while children are playing. The project enables dozens of children to spend a few hours playing after school. At another level, a small team - funded by a Brighton charity - is providing targeted help and support. The project is run by a local charity, Impact Initiatives. Chief executive Caroline Ridley said that WASP had worked with 151 different children since January.

Three men have been jailed after being found guilty of a homophobic assault and a raciallymotivated attack in Brighton. Andrew Wilson, a painter from Brighton, Bradley Brachman, 19, and Rhys Pryer, 19, both unemployed and from Hove, were all found guilty of wounding with intent and assault causing actual bodily harm (ABH). They each received four years’ imprisonment for wounding and one year to run consecutively for ABH.

For a nation of animal lovers, we certainly don’t treat our fourlegged friends well in Brighton. “No dogs” is a common sign that dog-owners get used to. That’s why Laura Lockington decided to have a dog-friendly event. It helps that the book by Mark B Mills is based on the most delightful dog ever to grace the pages of a book. Waiting for Doggo is pure joy. The Bookish Supper Society is on Wednesday, December 10t at Naked Eye Gallery. Tickets are available from www.tabl.com

Top hair-stylist raises more than £6,000 Mark Woolley, the multi-awardwinning hair stylist, owner and creative director of the Electric Hair salon chain, turned his creativity in a new artistic direction at a live auction to support the Rockinghorse children’s charity, raising more than £6,000. Inspired mostly by his travels, the prize possession up for auction was an artwork Mark created over a two-year period that comprised 587 photographs entitled “587 Shops”. The artwork included many iconic storefronts from the House of Givenchy, Tom Ford, the Apple store, and Joe’s Ginger. Held at the Electric Salon and Studio in Brighton, after a champagne reception, the auction kicked off with a host of fabulous prizes, from a

Christopher Raeburn silk two-piece to a luxury spa experience. It was, however, Mark’s masterpiece that was the centre of attention selling for £1,000. Mark said: “I had never done anything like this before and found myself getting totally absorbed in the project. "When you are used to only have a window of a few hours at most to create a hairstyle, it’s a real luxury to have two years to work on something. “I’m so pleased the hard work and time I’ve put into it has been appreciated and reflected in the sum raised for Rockinghorse.”

Mark Woolley (centre), with his son and James Phillips, the buyer of “587 Shops”

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Sacked council housing boss boycotted discipline hearing EXCLUSIVE by Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy Jugal Sharma, the former head of housing for Brighton and Hove City Council, did not attend the disciplinary hearing that resulted in his dismissal for "gross misconduct". Mr Sharma, 54, refused to take part in the hearing conducted over two days by a three-man all-party panel: Councillor Leo Littman, for the Greens; Les Hamilton, for Labour; and Andrew Wealls, for the Conservatives. He was angered by the way a lengthy internal disciplinary investigation was conducted, following his suspension more than a year ago. Today (Friday) he plans to lodge a formal appeal, while also preparing for the possibility of an industrial tribunal. Mr Sharma, who earned £85,000 a year and denies any wrongdoing, has told friends he was refused permission to be represented by his lawyer, from the top London firm of Bindmans. Instead, he discussed the possibility of joining a union for representation, but was told this was not practicable. He has also told friends that former housing colleagues were "bullied and harassed", in an effort to secure evidence against him. Mr Sharma, who was born in India and moved to England when he was four, has alleged two former colleagues - both of them black women - were victimised. One was reportedly moved from the housing department and then suspended; another failed to have her contract renewed.

Police visited Mr Sharma's home in Holland Road, Hove

In addition, Mr Sharma has indicated that summaries of witness statements - delivered to his legal team only weeks before the hearing - were "incomplete and inaccurate". His lawyers were still trying to verify the statements only days before the hearing was convened - in a basement room in Hove Town Hall - on November 19 and 21. Mr Sharma, who has been interviewed under caution by fraud detectives on suspicion of misconduct in public office and corruption, has not been arrested and is not on police bail. In August, police raided homes in Sussex, Essex and London and seized computers and files as part of their investigation into alleged £18 million fraud of council contracts over almost a decade. Mr Sharma's home in Holland Road, Hove, was vistetd by detectives - where they were greeted only by a language

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student who was staying there. Mr Sharma and his family were on a camping holiday near Paris. As Brighton & Hove Independent revealed in a series of exclusive articles, the police investigation centres on payments made to KEM Property Ltd, run by Mr Sharma’s brother, Ashley Parker, 51, of Balfour Road, Essex, who has subsequently been arrested and bailed until January. Edward Charles ParkerBancroft, another KEM director, of Harlands Road, Haywards Heath, was also arrested and bailed until January, as was a 67-year-old - reported to be Alan Fisher, of Ashvale Drive, Upminster - and a 53-year-old man arrested in Elms Road, London. In a statement on Tuesday, Penny Thompson, the city council's chief executive, said: “Following a thorough and robust investigation Jugal Sharma has been dismissed by the council from his post as head of housing and his employment with the council has been terminated. “The dismissal from employment was made by the unanimous decision of a panel of elected members on grounds of gross misconduct linked to shortterm leasing arrangements. “We will be making arrangements for the future leadership of the housing service. “The council has put in place measures to ensure that tenants continue to be accommodated in accordance with their existing arrangements. “We also continue to fully support the ongoing police investigation. “The council’s investigations were initiated immediately after an anonymous ‘whistleblowing’ allegation. “I strongly encourage anyone who has further information to contact the police.”

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I am here to help everybody, regardless of how they vote Simon Kirby @SimonKirbyMP

I am delighted to be contributing a column for Brighton & Hove Independent, which has been such a welcome addition to the local media scene.

It is a real privilege to be the Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown. Brighton is a great place and is special for so many reasons. I take the job of representing nearly 90,000 people in the constituency very seriously and was pleased to be voted the most responsive MP in the county.

I try to be a hardworking MP who keeps in regular contact with residents all year round, not just showing up at election time and aim to be as accessible as possible to constituents. As well as holding my regular constituency advice surgeries, I have responded to more than 45,000 letters, emails and

telephone calls since 2010 - as well as occasionally making home visits, if a constituent is unable to come to see me. I have taken up important issues such as the campaign for ÂŁ420 million funding for the new Royal Sussex County Hospital, a range of animal welfare issues - I remain completely opposed to a return of hunting with dogs - as well as championing Brighton as a tourist destination. Brighton is a great place, but it could be improved. My priorities going forward are to see council tax kept down for residents and to see a rethink on the parking and transport schemes we have seen implemented recently, which

have made the situation in the city much worse for residents, businesses and visitors alike. Much more needs to be done to prevent unauthorised traveller encampments causing so much nuisance and disturbance for local residents and the council should protect precious green spaces from development. Some 90% of what I do as an MP is completely apolitical and I am here to help everybody in the constituency, regardless of how they vote. So if anybody in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven needs some help, please do get in touch. Simon Kirby is Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown

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The Book Doctor

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It was a bungled armed robbery and Kaz paid the price for it. She cleaned up in prison and wants nothing more now than to go straight and maybe pursue her talents as an artist. But family calls. Like all the best crime fiction, this book is rooted in reality and the torn loyalties of family versus justice are well played. There is, of course, the added complication that the police, who have been after her brother for years, want her to turn informer. They set out to try and turn her with the bait of a good-looking undercover policeman. But Kaz sees through him straightaway. Besides, she has her sights on someone else. Someone unattainable. Maybe. If you need some escapist fiction on a cold and grey day, then this is for you.

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“Jayda is a 4 year old female Boxer cross. “She is a fun and affectionate girl looking for owners who will be willing to include her in all aspects of their life as she craves company and would be unhappy shut away or left alone. “Jayda has had leg surgery and wants to do more exercise than she should so she needs lots of mental stimulation, alongside regular steady walks. “She has been enjoying regular hydrotherapy sessions whilst living at the centre which strengthen her muscles, helps to relax her and gives her a change of environment. “As she is an exuberant girlie at times, she would benefit from owners who are willing to continue her training to encourage calm behaviour."

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Susan Gregersen Hospice Vet, Vets2Home For successful treatment of the most sensitive animals - and their families - it is important that treatment can take place in the safest and most comfortable surroundings possible and on their own terms – such is their own home. Now Kono, the Native American Indian Dog, part dog - part wolf, was definitely a more than average sensitive patient. He had suddenly become even more lame after two weeks of pain relief, so the owners and I discussed our options: Would it be worth putting Kono, the shy wolf-dog, through the immense stress to have X-rays at a clinic to find out once and for all what was causing his lameness and pain? When Kono was only sixmonths-old he had coped ok with being transported all the way across the Atlantic when he moved to Brighton with his owners seven years prior, so after “buying decision time” for another week on stronger pain relief, the owners

finally decided they could not bear the unknown. I referred Kono to The New Priory Vets, where they somehow managed to knock out Kono out and take X-rays. However, Kono was so stressed when waking up in confinement after his anaesthetic that he completely savaged his cage while the nursing staff tried their best to try and calm him from the outside. But only the owner could calmly woo him out of his cage to take him home after his frustrating “meal” of metal mesh and bars. However, with high-stress levels, Kono finally had a diagnosis: the X-rays revealed very obvious osteosarcoma – bone cancer – of his femur. And the owners were beyond devastated – as was I. Once again life had proven to be unfair to the gentile, as Kono was only eight-years-old and likely to not have long before his quality of life was just too poor. Before the pain got too unmanageable, the rest of Kono’s loving family flew in from both Spain and America to be with Kono on that last evening, where they celebrated his special life, and his

wolf-dog antics, with glasses of champagne. I then arrived to gently sedate and send him off on his very last journey. Already having built trust, this time he just let me give him the quick injection as he seemed to know I was only there to help him not suffer. That night Kono peacefully snored his way into eternity, surrounded by all his loved ones while resting in his favourite spot. Kono R.I.P. Susan Gregersen DVM, MBA, MRCVS is a mobile emergency and hospice vet; she is also founder of Vets2Home, helping families say goodbye to their pet in the comfort of home 24/7 and offering home visits for emergencies out-of-hours. More info on www.vets2home.co.uk or follow Vets2Home on Facebook.

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Brighton Fringe offering over £7,000 for young people Brighton Fringe has announced three funding streams - worth more than £7,000 - available to young people taking part in next year's festival. For the second successive year, The Pebble Trust is offering three awards of £300 - plus mentoring from CiCi Blumstein, a performance artist, choreographer and filmmaker, as well as from Craig Whiteley, the West End actor and drama tutor. The awards are available to Brighton and Hove residents aged 25 or under, putting on a show or event in any category of the Brighton Fringe programme. Applications must be completed by Monday (December 1), Tommy Sissons, one of last year’s winners, said: "Being presented with a Pebble Trust Brighton Fringe award last year made it possible for me to accomplish an aim of mine: to produce and perform my own one-man poetry play. Without the generous funding of the Pebble Trust and the invaluable mentoring of Craig Whiteley, I would not have been able to put on this show.” Brighton Fringe continues to work with O2 Think Big, its

official youth partner, to offer 13- to 25-year-olds the chance to apply for £300 towards the cost of their event or project, and receive marketing support, advice and entry into Brighton Fringe Workshops.Some applicants may be given the chance to apply for the O2 Think Bigger fund of £2,500. A funding opportunity is also available through Zequs, the festival's official crowdfunding partner. Zequs has pledged to give £500 to five Brighton Fringe participants who successfully raise £1,000 through Zequs.com and £250 to 10 Brighton Fringe participants who successfully raise £500. Julian Caddy, managing director of Brighton Fringe, said: “There is no shortage of creative ideas, but the biggest barrier for young people taking part in Brighton Fringe is always the cost. “Our role is to do our best to provide as many opportunities as we can and to lower the barriers to entry wherever possible.” For more information about all funding, visit: www.brightonfringe.org

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Freedom Leisure smashing Sussex Volleyball League Not-for-profit trust Freedom Leisure - which operates the King Alfred Leisure Centre, Prince Regent Swimming Complex, Stanley Deason Leisure Centre, Moulsecoomb Community Leisure Centre, St Luke's Swimming Pool and Withdean Sports Complex in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council - entered two teams of members into the Sussex Volleyball League for the first time this season. The men's team - which debuted and competed last year - has performed exceptionally, playing and winning four matches thus far. The squad is hopeful it will place within the top three at the end of the season. The newly formed women's team has shown vast improvement since its first match on 14th September thanks to regular training with coach Yair Palafox-Rubinstein.

The men's squad trains at Moulsecoomb Community Leisure Centre every Wednesday at 21:00 and the women's team trains at Stanley Deason Leisure Centre every Sunday at 16:30. Both compete at Stanley Deason Leisure Centre at weekends. "Last year's men's team really enjoyed being part of the local SVA League," says Palafox-Rubinstein. "It gave them another reason to train regularly, helped improve their skill set and most of all we had a lot of fun so we thought we would re-enter the squad and form a new women's team to encourage even more customers to give the sport a try. Volleyball is a very friendly sport so you meet lots of like-minded people. New players of all abilities are always welcome." For more information visit www.freedom-leisure.co.uk

Brighton and Hove’s freelance community gathered to socialise and network at the annual National Freelancers Day party, hosted by Crunch Accounting. The celebration at Merkabar attracted more than 100 local freelancers from industries as diverse as design, copywriting, IT contractors, consultants, and public relations. National Freelancers Day recognises the huge contribution

that self-employed people make to the economy; it has been celebrated up and down the United Kingdom in November for the last six years. With the proportion of freelancers in the city about twice the national average, it is fitting that it hosts one of the biggest national events, with Crunch's annual party regularly attracting more than 100 guests. Darren Fell, founder and

managing director of Crunch, said: "Freelancers very rarely get their own Christmas party, so it's great to be able to bring so many of them together and buy them a few drinks to kick off the festive season. We've seen huge growth in self-employment over the last few years, and we try to do everything we can to support this vital but underrepresented section of the business community."

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Don’t lag behind this winter Southern Water is advising customers to take a few simple steps to protect their homes and businesses against the cold this winter. Before we all get swept up in the festivities of Christmas, the water company is urging customers to wrap up their homes by lagging water tanks and exposed pipes to stop them from freezing and bursting. Water pipes in homes are the property owner’s responsibility and burst pipes can cause costly water damage. Bursts also waste water and, if the property has a meter, will increase its water bill. Phil Tapping, Regional Leakage Manager at Southern Water, said: “When water freezes inside pipes it expands and can cause cracks. Then, when the blockage thaws, water can escape from the cracks and cause leaks. “Taking a few simple measures to wrap up your home this winter can save you the cost of repairs and help prevent significant internal and external damage to your property. “We’re playing our part this winter by continuing to work round the clock to find and fix water leaks on our network. If you spot a leak please call our freephone Leakline on 0800 820

999.” Frozen pipes are becoming a growing problem according to the Consumer Council for Water. In 2013, only 46 per cent of water customers took steps to avoid frozen pipes – down from 55 per cent in 2012. Young people aged 24 to 35 are most at risk of not being properly prepared, while one in five water customers have no idea what to do if a pipe freezes in their home. Southern Water is advising customers to take these steps to prepare their homes for winter: ■ Inspect water tanks and pipes in unheated areas like lofts and garages, and also garden taps. When insulating them, make sure there are no gaps in the lagging. ■ Fix dripping taps. In winter even a small trickle can result in a frozen pipe. ■ Find the internal stop tap for your property and make sure you can turn it off. You should also tell a family member or friend where your stop tap is. Most stop taps are fitted under the kitchen sink or stairs and close by turning clockwise. ■ Having your boiler serviced regularly will help prevent pipes becoming cold and freezing if your boiler breaks down in winter.

■ Minimise draughts and shut doors and windows to unheated parts of the home. If your property is going to be empty for long periods, turn off the water at the stop tap and consider draining down the system so there is no water left in the pipes. Keep a separate supply of drinking water for emergencies. If a pipes bursts in your home: ■ Turn off the stoptap. ■ Open all taps to drain the system quickly. ■ Soak up/block off escaping water with thick towels. ■ Call a qualified plumber. ■ Turn off taps until pipework is repaired to avoid further flooding. For more information and tips on wrapping up your home this winter visit www.southernwater.co.uk/ emergencies

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The 2014 Artists' Open Houses Christmas Festival begins tomorrow (Saturday) in Brighton and Hove. Over three weekends to December 14, artists all over the city - and beyond - will be opening the doors to their homes and studios, showcasing a diverse selection of artworks and possible Christmas gifts. Across 56 venues, there will be a remarkable array of paintings, prints, sculpture, jewellery,

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3 Villa LVI 56 Payne Avenue, Hove BN3 5HD vvirginie23@gmail.com

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46-47 King’s Road Arches, Brighton BN1 2LN www.baileyalexander.co.uk

38 Lorna Road, Hove BN3 3EN www.wolfemurrayceramics.co.uk

99 Ditchling Rise, Brighton BN1 4QP www.barbarajonesretro.co.uk

15 Polish & Pin Studio Sale

26 Kellie Miller Arts Gallery

37 The Dragonfly House

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23 Wilbury Gardens, Hove BN3 6HQ www.polishandpin.co.uk

20 Market Street, Brighton BN1 1HH www.kelliemillerarts.com

48 Ditchling Rise, Brighton BN1 4QN www.48dr.co.uk

112 Hollingdean Terrace, Brighton BN1 7HE Stephanie.mckoy@virgin.net

16 Salon des Sources 4 Chanctonbury Road, Hove BN3 6EL jaqcards@ntlworld.com

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38 Glass in Fusion Unit 9 Beaconsfield Studios, 25 Ditchling Rise, Brighton BN1 4QL www.glassinfusion.co.uk

49 11 Rugby Road 11 Rugby Road, Brighton BN1 6EB www.11RugbyRoad.co.uk

17 Art Across The Line

University of Brighton Gallery and Sallis Benney Theatre, College of Arts and Humanities, 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 0JY arts.brighton.ac.uk

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39 New England House Open Studios 28 JAG Gallery

18 Cecil Rice

Arch 283A, Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1PT www.jagartgallery.co.uk

New England House, New England Street, Brighton BN1 4GH www.nehopenstudios.co.uk

14 Granville Road, Hove BN3 1TG www.ceilrice.com

29 Nash Watson

40 Juliet Costumes Studio

81 St George’s Road, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1EF nashwatson.tumblr.com

Basement, 38 Sydney Street, Brighton BN1 4EP julietcostumesbrighton@gmail.com

Art at Wick Hall 90 Wick Hall, Furze Hill, Hove BN3 1NG clairboubli@yahoo.com

25 Eastern Place, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1GJ www.oscarrakovsky.com

41 29 Compton Avenue Ground Floor Flat, 29 Compton Avenue, Brighton BN1 3PT www.linescapes.co.uk

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42 Milton House

22 Walpole Road, Brighton BN2 0EA www.atthecoachhouse.co.uk

4 Park View Terrace (Stanford Road), Brighton BN1 5PW www.sarahjonesprints.co.uk

30 Copper Wire Place 20 Brighton Health and Wellbeing Centre 18-19 Western Road, Brighton BN3 1AE www.thewellbeinggallery.com

22 antfox gallery

7-9 Walpole Road, Brighton BN2 0LS www.hamiltonls.co.uk

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123A Church Road, Hove BN3 2AF www.flickr.com/photos/penny-bailey/

12 The Claremont The Claremont, 13 Second Avenue, Hove BN3 2LL www.theclaremont.eu

46 Chevalier House 20 Stanmer Park Road, Brighton BN1 7JJ www.facebook.com/chevalierhouse 47 The Cicada House Christmas Cracker! 30 Stanmer Villas, Brighton BN1 7HP www.nickorsborn.com

antfox gallery, 9A Little Western Street, Hove BN3 1AG www.antfox.com

(formerly known as Borderline Studios) Chapel Mews (off Waterloo Street), Hove BN3 1AR www.facebook.com/BorderlineStudios

43 FortyTwo 42 Hampstead Road, Brighton BN1 5NG www.fortytwobrighton.co.uk

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47 Sutherland Road, Brighton BN2 0EQ artforty7@gmail.com

23 Mews Art Studio

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35 Brighton Open Market Marshall’s Row, off London Road, Brighton BN1 4JU www.brightonopenmarket.co.uk

229 Kings Road Arches, Brighton Artists’ Quarter, Brighton BN1 1NB www.notonthehighstreet.com/229ceramics

32 Hamilton Lodge Deaf School & College

11 Albert Mews, Third Avenue, Hove BN3 2PP www.facebook.com/albertmewsstudio

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10 Penny Bailey and Friends

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21 Christmas Boutique Cross Street Workshop, 14B Cross Street, Hove BN3 1AJ www.crossstreetworkshop.co.uk

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respected, established and professional artists and makers, the festival will include work from new young, emerging artists from the University of Brighton. "Now is the chance to pick up a unique and original Christmas gift for friends, family - or yourself - from the artists and makers of the future."

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homewares, photography, ceramics, crafts, toys, and textiles. There will also be a big selection of Christmas cards, wreaths, tree decorations, and food as well as workshops, readings, live music, mulled wine, and mince pies. Judy Stevens, the festival Director, said: “This Christmas, the Artists Open Houses Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever. Alongside the many

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5 Bluebell Would 45 Westbourne Gardens, Hove BN3 5PN www.bluebellwouldopenhouse.blogspot.co.uk

7 Sunshine Books Art & Coffee 4 Hove Manor, Hove Street, Hove BN3 2DF www.sunshine-arts.co.uk

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3 Whichelo Place, Brighton BN2 9XE gparryuk13@aol.com

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41 Hollingbury Park Avenue, Brighton BN1 7JG marybn22@hotmail.com

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Lucraft Road, Brighton BN2 4PN www.thebridgebrighton.com 52 Rottingdean Smugglers and the ExplodingToy Theatre William Nicholson Gallery, The Grange, The Green, Rottingdean, BN2 7HA www.rottingdeanpreservationsociety.org.uk 53 No 75 75 Bannings Vale, Saltdean, Brighton BN2 8DF www.75banningsvale.co.uk 54 Pruden and Smith The Crossroads, 2 South Street, Ditchling, East Sussex BN6 8UQ www.prudenandsmith.com 55 Art @ Mister Magnolia 1 High Street, Ditchling BN6 8SY www.mistermagnolia.co.uk 56 The Handmade House Beards Place Farm, 98 Lewes Road, Ditchling BN6 8TZ www.handmadehouse.co.uk

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Entertainment This week’s must-see An Evening with Noel Fielding The Brighton Centre November 29, 7pm Noel Fielding (The Mighty Boosh, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Luxury Comedy) is

embarking on his first live tour in five years: An Evening With Noel Fielding. Expect a magical mix of Noel's unique brand of stand-up comedy, live animation, music and some of Fielding's best known TV characters. Fielding's comedy has seenhim perform in venues all over the world, win numerous awards, and appear on TV shows such as Michael Mcintyre's Roadshow, Big Fat Quiz Of The Year and QI. There will also be muscular support from the loose stylings of Mike Fielding (Naboo/ Smooth) and the physical lunacy of Tom Meeten (The Mighty Boosh/ Oram & Meeten). Fancy dress is optional.

Sponsored by Sea Life Brighton

CineCity: Brighton Film Festival 2014 Fahrenheit 451 Pop Up @ Brighton Museum & Art Gallery 4 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton BN1 1EE Friday – Sunday: 8pm

paper burn. In an oppressive society of the near future, Oskar Werner is the book-burning fireman who falls in love with Linda (Julie Christie) and slowly discovers his own

Don’t Look Now and The Man Who Fell to Earth and a score from Bernard Herrmann at his very best.

For tickets: call 0871 902 5728, or see: The empty shelves of the old Reference Library make You don’t have to burn books www.cine-city.co.uk a poignant setting for this classic dystopian tale of a to destroy a culture. Just get society where books and people to stop reading them” Cinecity – The Brighton the reading of them are Film Festival runs from Ray Bradbury November 20 - December banned. Truffaut’s only 7 2014. English-language film is an love of literature, beginning adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s with David Copperfield. With For more information, and highly acclaimed Sci-Fi novel, cinematography from Nicolas for full listings, visit: which took its title from the Roeg before he went on to direct www.cine-city.co.uk temperature at which books and features including Walkabout,

For tickets: call 0844 847 1515, see www.brightoncentre.co.uk, or visit the Box Office. Age restriction 12yrs+

Competition Win a family ticket to skate at the Royal Pavilion Ice Rink With the former Royal pleasure palace as backdrop, huge rinkside bar and restaurant and 40m terrace, this hidden gem of a rink is beautifully lit at night and is a great choice for those wanting to skate in a beautiful setting and sit down to eat rinkside apres ice. The 840 square metre rink has space for 260 skaters per session, with a beginners’ area, penguin skate aids and skate sizes from ‘just walking’ to adult.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the following question:

Q Which King created the Royal Pavilion? A King George III B King George IV C King William IV To enter, visit: www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/competition Alternatively, email your answer, and include your full name, address and a contact phone number to: competition@brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk. Two lucky winners will be selected at random. A family permits two adults & two children or one adult and 3 children under-12. Dates subject to availability. Competition closing date is Friday, December 5, at noon. Brighton & Hove Independent competition terms and conditions apply. See: www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/tandcs.

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What’s On Guide

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

November 28 - December 4 FRIDAY Dub Pistols LIVE @Concorde_2 Enjoy a riotous blend of ska, dub, hip-hop, electro, breakbeat, punk and drum & bass from one of the busiest bands on the circuit. 7pm - 10pm, £10 Concorde 2 Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN

Santa at Churchill Square @ChurchillSquare A magical expedition for children on a quest to meet Father Christmas. 5pm - 9pm, £4.50 Churchill Square Shopping Centre BN1 2RG

James Blunt Moon Landing Tour @BrightonCentre The world-famous James Blunt performs from his fourth album, about dreams, longing and love. 7pm, £37.50 / £50 Brighton Centre Kings Road, BN1 2GR

SATURDAY The Annual Christmas Giving Tree Appeal @ChurchillSquare Select a label from the tree and purchase a gift for a child this Christmas in aid of Chestnut Tree House hospice. Churchill Square Shopping Centre BN1 2RG

Noel Fielding @BrightonCentre Expect a magical mix of Noel's unique brand of stand up comedy, live animation, music and some of Fielding's best known TV characters on his first live tour in 5 years. 8pm, £25 Brighton Centre Kings Road, BN1 2GR

Father Christmas' Grotto at The Llama Park @LlamaTom Bring your children to meet Father Christmas at the Llama Park’s Christmas Wonderland and receive a Christmas present from him. 10am - 5pm, £15 for a child and adult including free park entry The Llama Park Wych Cross, RH18 5JN

Brighton Nights @KomediaBrighton Funny Women return to the Komedia with another fantastic comedy night showcasing the best in female comedy talent. 7:30pm, £10 Komedia Brighton 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

SUNDAY Wallis Bird @KomediaBrighton Wallis Bird performs wildly and unpredictably, capable of both delicate ballads and defiant anthems. 7:30pm, £12 Komedia Brighton 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

Putting on the Glitz @TheatreRoyalBTN A dazzling and fun-filled show showcasing a variety of music from various genres, brought to you by Brighton Gay Men's Chorus. 7:30pm, £11.90 - £26.90 Theatre Royal Brighton New Rd, BN1 1SD

Winter Festival @brightdome Expect a performance that change perceptions, challenge expectations and champions the art form of contemporary dance. 4pm, £5 Brighton Dome Church Street, BN1 1UE

MONDAY Miracle on 34th Street

Wallis Bird will be performing delicate ballads and defiant anthems at Komedia Brighton on Sunday, November 30

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HOVE’S INDEPENDENT,

Curtis Harding @KomediaBrighton Find out why Curtis Harding has been declared the future of soul music with the driving sound of his electrified Stratocaster, the foot-stomping backbeat and the lyrics swimming in reverb. 7:30pm, £8 Komedia Brighton 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

WEDNESDAY Comedy Rocks Komedia @KomediaBrighton We are delighted to present Comedy Rocks, an extravaganza of stand-up comedy, featuring unique sets from fantastic comedians. 6:30pm, £10 Komedia Brighton 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

@TheatreRoyalBTN One of the most popular films of all time comes to the stage in this dazzling new production of Miracle on 34th Street The Musical. 7:30pm, £21.40 - £25.40 Theatre Royal Brighton New Rd, BN1 1SD

THURSDAY

Beardyman

The Treason Show

@Concorde_2 Enjoy Beardyman's beatboxing skills live - virtually all of his music is created using only his vocal cords to produce sounds, and incorporating music technology. 7:30pm - 11pm, £12.50 Concorde 2 Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN

@Rialto_Brighton Brighton’s notorious Treason Show wielding its satirical sword in its new permanent home. Expect savage sketchery and salacious songs. 8pm, £12.50 Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road, BN1 3FE

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Double Crossword

Last week’s solutions:

CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Isis; 8 Conviction; 9 Drawback; 10 Magi; 12 Befell; 14 Please; 15 Dimple; 17 Theory; 18 Ages; 19 Bulletin; 21 Oppressors; 22 Eats. Down: 2 Shortening; 3 Scow; 4 On call; 5 Pick up; 6 Stampede; 7 Anti; 11 Go straight; 13 Exposure; 16 Emboss; 17 Tallow; 18 Atom; 20 Ease. QUICK - Across: 1 Seem; 8 Answer back; 9 Babyhood; 10 Camp; 12 Cajole; 14 Deride; 15 Billow; 17 Modern; 18 Snug; 19 Contrite; 21 Counteract; 22 Aunt. Down: 2 Excavation; 3 Many; 4 Ashore; 5 Needed; 6 Obscured; 7 Skip; 11 Moderation; 13 Obliging; 16 Wicked; 17 Manual; 18 Sick; 20 Rota.

Choose either quick or cryptic clues.

Cryptic Clues: Across 7. Very busy

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.

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13 20

Last week’s solutions:

6 words - average; 9 words - good; 12 words - very good; 15 or more - excellent.

deep, deeper, deer, depress, dress, drupe, dupe, duper, dupes, duress, peered, perused, pressed, prude, pseud, pureed, pursed, reed, reused, rude, rued, seed, seeder, seeped, sped, speed, speeder, speeds, spud, sued, suede, supersede, surd, used.

Down 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 11. 13. 15. 17. 19. 21.

7. Speedily (13) 8. Lees (8) 9. Cistern (4) 10. Crash (4-2) 12. Drub (6) 14. Muscular (6) 16. Summary (6) 18. Snatch (4) 20. Innate (8) 22. Stupidity (13)

Outside (8) Yearn for (6) Dreadful (4) Despot (8) Assemble (6) Scheme (4) Bodily (8) Monotony (8) Move unsteadily (6) Powerful (6) Space (4) Conceal (4)

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:

20 23 16

How you rate:

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Scribble pad

N O O U E O L M G

Quick Clues:

Kakuro

Wordsquare 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.

Circlegram

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

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

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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?

A S P A

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E N C

O C

Last week’s solutions: The letter represented by the question mark is U. Asquith, Balfour, Russell, all former British prime ministers.

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.

1 6

6 4

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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O E

Intermediate

Difficult

Last week’s solutions: > From top to bottom Simple, Intermediate, Difficult

R T W T W T T

H E R H I

A E E I T

T S E G R

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Last week’s solutions: Peril, Enema, Repay, Image, Layer.

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Property

Br ighton & Hove

Independent Paul Bott & Co

For more information, contact: 01273 321000 | www.maslen.co.uk 174 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2DJ

Walsingham Road £1,200,000

Freehold ■ Superb 5 bed Victorian semi- det house ■ Sought after location close to Hove seafront ■ West facing walled garden ■ Spacious accom over 3 floor ■ EPC E46

What you can get for ... £500,000 Paul Bott & Co

£500,000 OIRO

£500,000 OIEO

Stanford Avenue Brighton

Upper Abbey Road Brighton

The Martlet Hove

Telephone: 01273 550881

Telephone: 01273 605530

Telephone: 01273 796061

www.paulbottandcompany.co.uk

www.hamptons.co.uk

Three double bedroom, period mid-terraced home. With ornamental fireplace and stripped floors. Mature and sunny lawned garden. Located in Kemp Town, close to Brighton College. Large Kitchen/ Breakfast room and large through lounge/diner. Sold With Vacant Possession.

Three bedroom property, conveniently located in the prestigious Martlets development close to the junction of Dyke Road and The Upper Drive. Within easy access are both Hove and Preston Park train stations.

www.beaumontsresidential.co.uk An upper maisonette forming part of this double fronted Victorian semi-detached house which has been converted into two separate dwellings. The upper maisonette retains all of the outstanding original high quality period features but does, however, need complete refurbishment.

£500,000 OIEO

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HOLLINGBURY ROAD £499,000 Freehold

STANMER PARK ROAD £420,000 Freehold

n 3 Bed bay fronted period home n Lounge/Dining Room n Modern Kitch/bfast room n Bathroom, study area & decked terrace n EPC E46

n 4 Bedroom det house n Lounge, modern kitchen n Study area, bathroom & shower room n Integral garage & no chain n EPC D58

Call Fiveways office 01273 566777

NORFOLK TERRACE £185,000 Share of freehold

ADDISON ROAD £270,000 Share of freehold

n 1 Bed 3rd floor flat n Open plan lounge/kitchen n Modern bathroom n EPC G10 n Exclusive to Maslen Estate Agents

n A smart gf 2 bed garden flat n Popular residential area close Seven Dials n Modern kitchen & bathroom n GCH n EPC C69

Call Hove office 01273 321000

GORDON ROAD £530,000 Freehold A DELIGHTFUL FOUR BEDROOM BAY FRONTED PERIOD FAMILY HOME situated in a very popular road in Fiveways. The property offers good size accommodation arranged over three floors and is well presented throughout. The rear garden faces south and the property is offered vacant with no chain. Viewing is considered essential. Energy Rating D63. Call Fiveways office 01273 566777

“David Maslen Estate Agents - Experts in everything we do” NEW to the market

NEW to the market

NEW price

THE RIDGWAY £420,000 Freehold

BATEMANS ROAD £269,000 Freehold

BEAR ROAD £385,000 Freehold

SHARPTHORNE COURT £305,000 Leasehold

n NO ONWARD CHAIN n Off Road Parking n 3 Bedroom Detached Bungalow n Conservatory n Beautiful Rear Garden n EPC D63

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

n 5 bedroom fully licensed HMO n Presented in good order throughout n Tenanted for current academic year n 40' rear garden n EPC F23

n Fantastic 4th floor flat with stunning views n 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, modern kitchen n Located in the heart of Brighton n No onward chain n EPC C69

Call Woodingdean office 01273 278866

Call Lewes Road office 01273 677001

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

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the city is our office Bonett’s

Do we need another property portal? OnTheMarket, a new property website due to launch on January 26th, is aiming to challenge the market-leading position of the two biggest portals, Rightmove and Zoopla. Some 4,000 offices have already registered their interest in OnTheMarket, with a large proportion of these having formally committed themselves to advertising their clients’ properties on it. The background to this move is all to do with industry politics. In recent years, many agents have become increasingly resentful of the two main portals, who are seen as having exploited their near-monopoly of the online property market to increase their charges exponentially. This resentment was based on the not-unreasonable view that neither Rightmove nor Zoopla could exist without the properties that agents chose to advertise on them. Eventually, a group of highstreet agents decided that enough was enough, and hit on the idea of creating a property portal which would enable them to control their own online marketing costs. This concept has now been rolled out to the entire high-street

estate agency community – with the exception of purely online agents, who do not offer the full estate agency service as expected by the majority of clients. As one of the conditions of joining OnTheMarket, members must commit to dropping at least one of the existing market leaders - many agents would probably wish to drop both. What, if anything, does this mean for you, the general public? Not necessarily a great deal other than the obvious fact that from January, house-hunters wanting to research the entire market will have to look on three portals rather than the current two main ones. For sellers, meanwhile, the move has perhaps even more significance, as if they are not working with their local highstreet agent, their property cannot be launched onto onthemarket.com which will carry all properties marketed by agents who have joined. For us local agents, it should offer more control and ability to market our property on portals the way we want and control costs; an essential part of running a business.

To find out how it will work, call into your local high-street agent, committed to onthemarket.com Paul Bonett F.N.A.E.A. M.A.R.L.A. Paulbonett@bonetts.co.uk Twitter: @bonettpa

Atlingworth House, Marine Parade £695,000

Broad Street, Brighton, New Price £249,950

New Year resolution to give yourself the seaside lifestyle that you've always wanted? Then this is the home for you. An exceptionally light three bedroom duplex apartment in a period building right on the seafront with amazing sea views and a fabulous roof terrace. Brighton living at its very best.

Bright first floor, split level, two double bedroom balcony flat close to the seafront with great views towards the sea and Brighton Pier. Between Marine Parade and St James Street within short walking distance of central Brighton, with numerous shops and restaurants in the immediate vicinity. Within approximately one mile of Brighton mainline railway station.

The School House, Chesham Road, Kemp Town £1,495,000

St Marks Mews, Kemp Town £350,000

Unique and fascinating family home created from a flint and brick Victorian school house close to the sea in Kemp Town. The heart of the home is the magnificent living room with mezzanine gallery which was originally the school hall. There is also a separate self contained one bedroom flat

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

A stylish and light two double bedroom first floor flat forming part of this gated Mews development adjacent to the Sussex Square garage and workshops. With good sized accommodation and main bedroom with vaulted and beamed ceiling, tucked away and yet still close to Kemp Town village

Bonetts.co.uk 01273 677365

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www.jdpropertynetwork.co.uk | 01273 737140 | Audley House hove street Hove BN3 2DE

Sales

PELHAM SQUARE £699,950 Freehold

ROYAL ALEXANDER QUARTER £480,000 Leasehold

Grade II listed Period Home 4 Double Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms Patio/Garden NO ONWARD CHAIN

2 Bedroom Apartment Balcony Open plan kitchen/living area

AVALON, WEST STREET £500,000 Leasehold

ROYAL ALEXANDER QUARTER £330,000 Leasehold

2 Double Bedrooms Open Plan living/kitchen area 2 Balconies Allocated Parking City Centre Location

1 Bedroom Apartment Clifton Hill Area Open plan living / kitchen area Large west facing balcony

SHARPTHORNE COURT £300,000 Leasehold 2 Bedroom Apartment Open Plan Lounge / Kitchen area En-suite and Family Bathroom Balcony Sought after location

Lettings

SURRENDON ROAD £1200 pcm

WESTBOURNE STREET £1250 pcm

PORTLAND STREET £1350 pcm

LANSDOWNE ROAD £1995 pcm

Available Now 2 Double bedroom Flat Recently refurbished Modern Bathroom Parking

Available Now 2 Double Bedroom flat Recently Refurbished Spacious All white goods

Available Now 2 Double Bedroom Cottage City Centre Location Furnished Patio

Available Now 4 Bedroom Apartment Set over two floors 3 Bathrooms Spacious Accommodation Off Street parking

My experience so far with JD property has been fantastic. Hope to carry on like this for many more years!" Miguel Garvie - 11 Feb 2014

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

Do you need legal advice from only very highly-qualified and experienced legal professionals? Do you value personal service, speaking to your solicitor face to face, having easy access to your solicitor by phone and email, receiving advice in plain English? If yes, then please contact us for expert legal advice on a wide range of legal matters including:

Specialist and results driven legal advice

n Wills, Probate & Powers of Attorney, n Family Law (Divorce, Civil Partnership Dissolution, Financial Disputes, Children Matters) n Residential Conveyancing and Commercial Conveyancing) n Personal injury - all forms of accident claims n Criminal defence advice and representation n Civil Litigation / Debt Recovery n Defending Health & Safety/Food Hygiene Prosecutions We offer a free and no obligation first interview to discuss your matter so you know where you stand from the very beginning. We also offer: n Fixed fees n No win-no fee agreements n Privately paying agreements

To speak to a solicitor: Call today: 01273 734 600 Or email: advice@crosbywoods.co.uk

SPECIAL OFFER:

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Peace of mind and a one-to-one service

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Paul Bott & Co Bloomsbury Place

Guide Price £900,000 - £950,000

01273 60 55 30 info@paulbottandcompany.co.uk Bedford Street

Three Bedroom Home Mid Terraced Period Property High Specification Renovation Amtico Like Flooring (Camaro) Bosch Sound System Throughout

£650,000

Anthracite Designer Radiators Farrow And Ball Throughout 'Dimpse' Two Roof Terraces Double Glazed Throughout London Interior Stylist

Marine Parade Guide Price £630,000 - £645,000

This beautiful 4 bedroom Regency house has just been renovated to the highest standard, and done with the idea of being as snug and warm as possible. This is shown by the top quality gas central heating system incorporating a mega flow system, deep carpets throughout. There is also the ability to add further value by incorporating the basement, or going for a home and income STNC.

Three/ Four Bedroom Home Classic Regency Apartment Outstanding Sea Views Working Fire Place And High Ceilings Kitchen Breakfast Room

Great College Street

Lewes Crescent

£375,000

£650,000

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

Slinfold Close

A rare find, the genuine chance to add value in todays market by simply finishing off a third bedroom STNC. Already a stunning Georgian Conversion, with two bathrooms, 60ft garden and a garage. It is set within a house built on two plots, making it one of the most outstanding examples of the period.

www.paulbottandcompany.co.uk

Entire Third Floor Of The Building Family Bath and Shower Room Separate W.C. Lift Tremendous Proportions

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

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Close To Brighton College 5 Minutes From The Hospital Huge Potential Priced To Sell Sold With Vacant Possession

£179,950

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

@PaulBottandCo

Alternatively, you can visit our offices in Brighton: 29 Upper St James’s Street, Kemp Town, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1JN

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FREEHOLD RESTAURANT PREMISES WITH ACCOMMODATION OVER

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SHOPS WANTED Lock up shop units required for waiting applicants – all local areas

SHOP TO LET

Western Road, Hove 90 cover restaurant on GF, kitchens on lower ground, maisonette over 1st & 2nd floors

£850,000 FREEHOLD WANTED

Freehold / Leasehold Cafes and Restaurants All local areas considered CALL: 01273 771393 E-mail: sadams@ellis-partners.co.uk

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Flats / houses wanted Management costs removed Single or multiple units 3-15 year agreements All maintenance/repairs included Rents paid quarterly in advance CALL: 01273 771393 E-mail: sclark@ellis-partners.co.uk

01273 771393 www.ellis-partners.co.uk Offices also in Bournemouth 01202 551821

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01273 208020 www.justlets.co.uk info@justlets.co.uk

Residential Lettings Specialists

87 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BB

Adelaide Crescent, Hove £1,650 PCM

Cromwell Road, Hove £1,125 PCM

Osmond Road, Hove £800 PCM

n Rare opportunity, stunning three bedroom

n LGF large two bedroom, fully redecorated

n Well-presented one bedroom

n Direct sea-views, GFCH

n Minutes away from Hove Station

n Fully fitted modern kitchen

n Large living room, two double and a smaller single

n Private two level rear garden

n Neutral décor throughout

n Available Now!

n Available 02/01/2015

Westbourne Street, Hove £725 PCM

Crown Street, Brighton £1,300 PCM

Old Shoreham Road, Hove £1,200 PCM

n Ground floor spacious one bedroom

n An immaculate furnished two bedroom

n A three bedroom semi-detached house

n Large double room with built in storage, GCH

n Central Brighton

n Conservatory leading to a good sized rear garden

n Neutral Décor, Carpeted

n East facing balcony, great storage

n DG, GFCH

n Available 22/12/2014

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Court Farm Road, Hove £1,795 PCM

Hebe Road, Shoreham £1,400 PCM

Shirely Street, Hove £1,600 PCM

n Superb four bed home, beautifully presented

n Recently refurnished three bedroom

n Four bedroom, three storey terrace house

n 2 Reception rooms, three double rooms & single

n Two double bedrooms, one single room

n Fully fitted modern kitchen, Gas hob

n Southerly facing rear garden

n Large separate kitchen, private rear garden

n Redecoration throughout

n Available Now!

With interest rates still at an all time low, have you considered purchasing property and entering the rental market? We can guide you into buying in the right locations and point you in the right direction with local financial advisors. Please contact us today! All rents quoted exclude other charges/fees which may be payable. For more information please contact us on 01273 208020

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Food and Drink

Recipe of the Week

A lovely pub in The Lanes lets itself down with food Suzanne Rose @placesieatbtn

Coffee Chronicles Now that we've all stopped talking about heatwaves and how "close" it is, and we're instead predicting snow and calling the weather "fresh", coffee shops are leaning towards more comforting foods for the new season. For some, that means soup

The spacious but cosy interior has a fabulous and well-stocked mahogany bar

the scallops (£7.50), followed by slow-roasted pork belly roulade with fondant potato, crackling and Aspall’s wholegrain sauce (£11.25). My friend started with smoked duck with cherry purée (£6.95), then the 21-day aged rump steak with triple-cooked beef dripping chips (£15.50, plus an extra £1.50 for Brighton Blue sauce). From the outset, pretty much everything we ate was flawed. My plump scallops were excellent quality, but arrived at room temperature, completely raw and barely seared. I sent them back, and they returned nuclear hot yet still undercooked and with hardly any colour from the pan. The smoked duck looked a bit sad on the plate and didn’t really taste of much at all. A lacklustre start. We drank deep into our Malbec. Pork belly is one of my favourite

by @LittleCoffeeCo that sits in a heated contraption all day before being dished out by the salty ladle-full, for the handsome price of a fiver, perhaps into a hollowed-out crusty roll. For others, the answer to the colder weather is "toasties" that

by Ben Thomas