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They say things can only get better. But is it true? An official survey suggests we're a bit more miserable
First-night review: A memorable night at The Theatre Royal produces a bellyful of laughs as the West End hit begins its festive run
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TORIES BACK The new COUNCIL TAX face of REFERENDUM UKIP Kevin Smith
EXCLUSIVE by Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy
Leading figures in Brighton and Hove Conservative Party have thrown their weight behind a council tax referendum. In an exclusive article in today's Brighton & Hove Independent, the surprise call to "let the people decide" is made by Councillor Graham Cox, who is also Conservative parliamentary candidate for Hove, Tony Janio, Conservative councillor for Hangleton, and Shaun Gunner,
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Conservative council candidate for Westbourne and a former aide to Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown. The three state: "In Brighton and Hove’s increasingly-fractious debate about the level of council tax, politicians claim to know what the public 'really' think. "The two left-wing parties Labour and the Greens - are now both advocating above-inflation rises in council tax. "As with Scottish independence, our personal view is that it is now time for the public to have their say. We trust the residents of Brighton and Hove." The intervention is set to ignite
the debate about what should happen to council tax as the city council faces a financial crisis caused by a £26 million funding gap. The Green minority administration is arguing for a 5.9% increase, which would require a citywide referendum; Labour is again pushing for a "threshold" 1.99% increase; the Conservatives have repeatedly argued for a freeze. In today's article, the Conservative authors clearly have Labour in their sights: "The ambition-less and uninspiring Labour Party have a sense of manifest destiny. They give the impression of thinking that, without any effort, control of the council will fall into their lap."
The article raises the possibility that Conservative councillors will abstain in the forthcoming votes on the Green budget. For the first time, there is now a possibility that a proposed 5.9% council tax rise will be put to citizens, who could have the final say on May 7, the same day as the council elections and the general election. Although Labour will argue a referendum - which could cost up to £150,000 - will be a waste of money, the Conservatives will hope any increase will be roundly rejected. Let the people decide, see page 5
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Happy Christmas 2014? Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy It looks as if we are all a little bit more miserable than we were a year ago. Don't take our word for it. Listen to what you and your neighbours are saying - according to the newlypublished City Tracker survey for Brighton and Hove. The survey is based on a representative sample of 1,003 residents. But don't let the relatively small number fool you; it is all very scientific. The authors assure us: "Almost all results are less positive than in the past and less positive than national benchmarks. We can’t attribute this to any individual factor and we are confident that the results are robust."
So here are just a few of the results: ■ 80% are satisfied with Brighton and Hove as a place to live, a 9% decline on last year; ■ Satisfaction with the local area as a place to live is notably lower than previously at 79% compared with a high of 93% in 2012. We have moved from being considerably higher than the UK average of 80%; ■ While 45% believe the council acts on the concerns of residents a great deal or fair amount, 46% believe it does so not very much or not at all. The LGA national result shows 59% think that their local authority acts on the concerns of residents. A new question this year asked residents whether they thought the council
provided value for money. Opinion was divided: 31% agreed the council does so; 34% neither agreed nor disagreed, and 32% disagreed. Worryingly, almost a quarter of residents do not agree that they will have enough money, after housing costs, to meet basic living costs. When asked, unprompted, what they thought the biggest environmental issue facing the city is, 28% mentioned waste disposal or rubbish. So if you are looking for an optimistic explanation, you might find it here. Field work for the survey was conducted around the time when there was industrial action by Cityclean workers.
What residents would like to change Q: If you could change one thing about Brighton and Hove, what would it be? 22%
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Overall satisfaction with services Q: Taking everything into account, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following organisations in your local area? Brighton and Hove City Council (985) Mental health services (432)
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31%
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Your local NHS hospital (886)
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Local charities and community groups (693)
East Sussex Fire and Rescue (621)
12%
4%
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51%
40%
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Academy head to leave after inquiry James Fox, the principal of Portslade Aldridge Community Academy, is leaving after an inquiry into exam statistics. In a statement yesterday, the school said the inquiry concerned the accuracy of statistical returns provided by the school: "Specifically, the investigation looked into the registration of a small number of students as guests on the school’s data systems." Guest pupils are those who attend an establishment regularly for some lessons, or on a one-off or short-term basis, but who remain
registered elsewhere. The inquiry related to the alteration of records for 12 pupils so that they appeared as “guests”. As a result, their attendance and GCSE grades were not counted towards performance results and tables for the school as a whole.The impact of this was that, in 2012-2013, the school’s Happier days: James Fox with successful GCSE students this summer benchmark result for the Peter Marchant, who has been proportion of students achieving five or more passes at A*-C at GCSE, acting as executive director since including mathematics and English, September, will continue until the was reported as 60% - when it school recruits a permanent head to should have been reported as 55.6%. start in September 2015.
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The £540m plan for our city seafront; cross-party support for a bold vision Georffrey Bowden @TheSussexSquare
Some 37 years ago, James Callaghan opened the then stateof-the-art Brighton Centre - the largest conference and exhibition centre in our region. Since then, it has hosted thousands of events and generated many millions of pounds for the local economy. Nearly 40 years on, however, with rising maintenance costs and creaking facilities, other cities have overtaken us in the marketplace. They have invested in more flexible venues that attract the more lucrative, bigger conferences and entertainment events. Understandably, local businesses have called for the council to secure a longterm future for the conference trade in the city. Whether it is hotels, restaurants, caterers, or suppliers, more than 20,000 jobs are tied up in the visitor economy. Having a 21st-century conference and entertainment venue serving the region is essential, if we are to secure those jobs and encourage more to be created. This is also an opportunity to tackle some of the wider problems faced by the city. We have a creaking infrastructure, and this is shown most clearly in the city’s Victorian seafront. While we’ve been undertaking some major seafront rebuilding - creating new small business premises in the process - the bill for the whole of the city’s seafront
infrastructure is estimated to be more that £100 million. Money we simply don’t have at a time of government cuts to our funding. So it’s essential that we look to seafront projects like the i360 and the redevelopment of the King Alfred to help renew what is, effectively, our city’s shop front. Through a cross-party project board that I have been chairing over the last few months, we are close to agreeing a heads-ofterms agreement with Standard Life Investments (the owners of Churchill Square) and their developer partners, Venue Ventures (the people behind the recently-opened FD Arena in Leeds) that will allow some detailed work to start on a £540 million redevelopment package linking the Brighton Centre, Churchill Square, and the longderelict site at Black Rock next to the Marina. As previously reported by Brighton & Hove Independent, the cornerstone of the Black Rock development will be a new flexible venue capable of hosting large conferences, exhibitions and entertainment events up to a capacity of 10,000 people - twice the size of the current Brighton Centre. Rather than residents on the south coast having to travel to London for the big-name international music artists, we can bring them and their fans here to our city. Meanwhile, the area around the Brighton Centre and Churchill Square Shopping Centre will be rebuilt and made more accessible - and the public
The cornerstone of the Black Rock development will be a venue with a capacity of up to 10,000
realm will be improved. Both sites will provide about 460 new homes for the city and, importantly, these will be homes not identified in the City Plan. The development will create approximately 2,000 new jobs, as well as 1,200 construction jobs for the four years it is estimated it will take to complete the project. Once it is finished, it will have an added economic impact of £150 million annually on the city. Quite simply, it will be the biggest development project the city has ever seen. There are risks, of course, and the council will not proceed if the project costs rise above what we’ve agreed to. But the reality is that no arena or conference centre in the UK has been built without using some public funding. Our investment comes from the boost
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to the public purse from the development, not from existing local services. Transport to and from the new venue will be a major challenge. And a clear plan is essential before we proceed. The city has good form on managing these major events however, with up to 30,000 football fans getting to and from the Amex within an hour for weekly games - a remarkable achievement compared with other cities. We will also be working hard to ensure that Brighton and Hove continues to be a conference destination during building work, by relocating events to one of the many other venues the city has. There will be thorough consultation once there are firmer plans that can be shared, but early discussions with some of Brighton Centre’s existing
customer base suggests that they are excited by the prospect of a new modern venue coming to the city. We are still at very early stages of our discussions with Standard Life and their developer partner and our home team is moving carefully and deliberately in its negotiations to mitigate the risks. The greatest risk to the city, however, is doing nothing. We simply cannot stand and watch our conference and major entertainment trade fade away. It’s only through taking bold decisions like these, with crossparty support, that we can secure the future of our city’s economy. Geoffrey Bowden is a Green Party councilor for Queen’s Park and is chair of the city council’s economic development and culture committee
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Let the people decide Graham Cox, Shaun Gunner, and Tony Janio As Conservatives, we have always recognised that our "bosses" are the electorate. In the end, we answer to no one other than the people. The Conservative government has held 13 mayoral referendums and, in 2011, a ballot on further Welsh devolution. Politics was dominated for a period this summer by the referendum on Scottish independence. And it is now only the Labour Party resisting changes that allow English laws to be decided by English voters. Locally, even some sceptics are beginning to see the benefits in terms of accountability and democratic control that the direct election of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner has brought - helped obviously by the excellent work done by Katy Bourne. Whatever the merits or otherwise of membership of the European Union, we are firmly in favour of giving the British people the opportunity to vote in an in/out referendum. In Brighton and Hove’s increasingly-fractious debate about the level of council tax, politicians claim to know what the public “really” think. The two left-wing parties Labour and the Greens - are now both advocating above-inflation rises in council tax. As with Scottish independence, our personal view is that it is now time for the public to have their say. We trust the residents of Brighton and Hove. The Green Party wish to raise your council tax by 6%. This is following years of internal
From left: Graham Cox, Conservative parliamentary candidate for Hove; Shaun Gunner, Conservative council candidate for Westbourne; Tony Janio, Conservative councillor for Hangleton
divisions, which has meant that they have been unable to take the necessary decisions to reform the workings of the council. The ambition-less and uninspiring Labour Party have a sense of manifest destiny. They give the impression of thinking that, without any effort, control of the council will fall into their lap. Labour simply complain from the sidelines, saying "No" to every suggested change, in the desperate hope that people will forget that, when they were in control of the city, they imposed council tax increases of over 100% - and, of course, have advocated council tax rises for the last three years. As Conservatives, we recognise the disproportionate impact council tax increases have on household budgets. Council tax is a regressive tax that particularly hits the poor. We would reform the way the council works in order to ensure that council tax does not go up under a future Conservative administration. Therefore, we are keen to take our case to our bosses - you, the people of Brighton and Hove. It is time for an end to Labour's democracy-dodging. Our citizens should have the opportunity to vote in a referendum on the level of council tax. Let the people decide.
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Mr Smith hopes to go to Westminster UKIP has chosen Keven Smith, an Indian-born businessman, as its parliamentary candidate in Hove. Mr Smith, 61, was seven when his family came to the United Kingdom, with only £50 to their name. He joined UKIP as recently as April. Before then, he had never been involved in politics. A Hove resident - with three children and three granddaughters - he was partner in a car dealership, until he sold his stake in 2006 and retired. In an exclusive interview, Mr Smith said: "If I don't like something, I go and change it. But I've never done that before in politics. "The statements UKIP were making were right for me. It's time that Britain started looking after British people, especially in times
when the economy is so bad. We need to look after our own people. Charity starts at home." He denied the party was racist or xenophobic: "I am from an ethnic background myself; I'm Anglo-Indian. I know the difference between giving a helping hand to people who have contributed and those who come here just to live off our benefits." Mr Smith said he expected to take votes from both the main parties. "The other parties have driven their voters away by not listening to them," he said. With his three sisters, he came to Balham with his family from Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1961, when his father got a job with British Rail. In the mid-1960s, the family - all Catholics - moved to a terrace home
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Children’s services in line for harshest spending cuts Frank le Duc @BHcitynews
Thousands of young people look likely to be among the hardest hit as children’s services face millions of pounds in cuts. The effect of the cuts will be magnified as grants to community groups are reduced. As a result, some may even have to close. Children with disabilities are also likely to feel the effects as £2.5 million is taken out of the council’s children’s services budget alone. A separate grants programme is being cut by £715,000. Some of the poorest people in Brighton and Hove are likely to be among the biggest losers on estates in places such as Whitehawk, Moulsecoomb, Hangleton, and Mile Oak. There are concerns that a sideeffect of closing youth centres will be a rise in crime and anti-social behaviour. This will require more expensive council and public sector services at a time when spending is under pressure. Voluntary sector leaders and council officials discussed the impact of the proposed cuts at a meeting of Brighton and Hove Connected, a committee of some of the city’s improtant decisionmakers.
Community leaders argue the city council's modest spending on grants and contracts with voluntary groups should be preserved. The money is often matched by donations from charities and trusts outside the city, magnifying the value of every £1 spent by the council. In addition, volunteers give up enormous amounts of their time for free, ensuring valuable services are provided at low cost. The Brighton and Hove Connected meeting also heard that more children locally were suffering from mental health problems. A few days earlier, the council said it was planning to reduce the number of children’s centres from 12 to 8. These serve some of the more deprived parts of the city. In the next financial year, starting in April, the council is expected to save £26 million as the government hands over less money to councils. The shortfall – or funding gap – is expected to rise to £102 million within four years. After the Brighton and Hove Connected meeting, Sally Polanski, from Brighton and Hove Community Works, which supports and represents charities and community groups in the area, spoke about the situation: “We know we are entering a period of up to six more years of public sector cuts.
What the council’s budget papers say The council currently spends about £70 million on children’s services, on top of the £170 million schools and education budget - which is largely ring-fenced; money that is ring-fenced must be spent in the way that the law or the government dictates.
“We need to build not just resilience but strength and the voluntary sector can help with that. The sector has the trust, the relationships and the understanding in our communities. For a relatively modest sum we can help the council meet its statutory obligations, protect the most vulnerable and bring in external money to the city.”
A £150,000 reduction in funds for discretionary grants. At the 2014 Budget Council, a saving of £165,000 was taken from the discretionary grants programme but deferred until 2015-16. These two savings total £315,000 and will take effect from April 2015. The current three-year grant programme is £1.3 million and supports 69 organisations. The annual grants programme is £400,000 and supports more than 140 local organisations. Many of these organisations support preventative services that can lower demand on statutory services. Reductions in their funding could impact on other services and council outcomes around empowerment, inclusion and tackling disadvantage. Ending the £400,000 commissioned contract for the delivery of universal youth work with community and voluntary sector youth work organisations. Provision is currently delivered by eight organisations forming the Brighton and Hove Youth Collective led by Impact Initiatives.
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New legislation will help tackle blue badge fraud across the city Simon Kirby @SimonKirbyMP
I know that many disabled residents rely on the availability of disabled parking spaces for their independence. It is important that those spaces are not abused. Brighton & Hove Independent is to be commended for raising the important issue of blue badge fraud. The most recent city council report found that 79 people were using badges belonging to people who had died, demonstrating the problem in our city very clearly. The Audit Commission estimates one in five badges is abused. I have long been aware of the problems for genuinely disabled people caused by the fraudulent use of blue badges. That is why in 2012 I introduced to parliament my Disabled Persons’ Parking Badges Bill to tackle this problem. My bill was a private member's bill and - thanks to the cross-party support I received -I was able to steer my bill onto the statute book. My Disabled Persons’ Parking Badges Act passed into law and
came into effect late last year. The powers in the act give local authorities the ability to undertake more effective enforcement activity. Making enforcement easier for local authorities should encourage enforcement and improve operational efficiency. The substantial financial value of a badge provides an incentive to commit fraud and abuse the scheme. This deprives disabled people of parking spaces and the National Fraud Authority estimate it to be costing local authorities up to £46 million a year in lost parking revenue. The changes will improve the credibility of the scheme and result in the greater availability of parking spaces, protecting the scheme for genuine badge-holders who have the most need. The Disabled Persons’ Parking Badges Act contains a number of specific measures to resolve the problems, including: ■ providing local authorities with a power to cancel badges that have become lost or stolen, or which are no longer in the holder’s possession; ■ extending local authority inspection powers to officers in plain clothes;
■ enabling local authorities to recover badges that have been cancelled, have expired, are misused by a third party, or are fake; ■ removing ambiguity from existing blue badge misuse offences so that it is clear that it is an offence to use a badge that should have been returned to the issuing authority; ■ extending eligibility for a badge to Armed Forces personnel and their families resident overseas on UK bases who meet the qualifying criteria for a badge. It is great news that the government, through the Department for Communities and Local Government, has now also awarded the city council £183,000 of funding to help enforce laws aimed at ensuring there are enough disabled parking spaces for those who genuinely need them. This will help make a real difference for disabled residents. The investment will fund two blue badge fraud investigation officers operating across East Sussex and Brighton and Hove as well as tracking down people who are misusing the badges by working with East Sussex County
Council and Sussex Police. The two councils are both providing additional funding of £30,000. I believe that this targeted action will really help improve the situation for the genuinely disabled residents across Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, who are too often deprived of parking spaces as a result of blue badge fraud. I will be keeping a close eye on this issue, which is very close to my heart. Simon Kirby is Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown FRI 10o SAT 6o 1o
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Shameless drivers who misuse "blue badges" for people with disabilities will be tracked down and punished in Brighton and Hove. The city council has won £183,000 of government funding to help enforce laws aimed at ensuring there are enough spaces for those who genuinely need them. The Audit Commission, the government financial watchdog, estimates one in five blue badges is abused. According to the latest council data, there are about 13,000 blue badges in Brighton and Hove. That means at least 2,600 could be being used fraudulently. With many fraudsters -
anecdotally, at least - using 4x4s and high-value vehicles, a council spokesperson said no data was collected about the make or model of car used by bluebadge-holders. She said: “This is because the blue badge does not include the vehicle registration.” The abuse of blue badges is particularly shocking, because there are only 668 parking bays for use exclusively by people with disabilities. In addition to these, blue-badge-holders can as the criminals know - park in pay-and-display bays or for up to three hours on double yellow lines. Blue badges are available for those who are “unable to walk or have very considerable difficulty in walking” and those who receive benefits because of lack of mobility. The split between the two categories is about equal.
The most recent council parking report reveals 79 people were found to be using badges belonging to dead people. The council will now be the first in the country to offer offenders the option of a community resolution order - which would highlight in a video the effects of depriving disabled people of parking spaces - together with a financial penalty (instead of them receiving a criminal record). Working with Sussex Police and East Sussex County Council, the city council will use the funding to help track down people who are misusing the badges. The two councils are both providing additional funding of £30,000. Councillor Ian Davey, lead member for transport, said: >> Continued on page 3
A total of 79 people were found to be using blue badges belonging to dead people
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MAKE IT WORK THIS CHRISTMAS Brighton looks wonderful at Christmas doesn’t it? The twinkling lights, the shop windows in the Lanes.The Pavilion lit up so magically; I can’t wait to go ice skating with that backdrop! As a Collaborative Family Lawyer and Mediator at this time of year I am aware that December is probably the hardest month for seperated families.Whether you are recently seperated or have been apart for several years Christmas presents a unique set of challenges for both parents and children. Christmas is first and foremost a celebration of the family, so for many of my clients it is a really difficult time, a stark reminder that they are no longer together. But they want to try and make things work.They have chosen the Collaborative path precisely because they know the importance of creating stability for their children.They spend all year making contact run smoothly, sharing weekends, school holidays and special occasions but this time of year is a test for even the most
committed parents. Indeed many couples will come and see me for mediation sessions specifically to help them achieve that elusive feeling of peace and goodwill. Of course every family is different but if I had to pin down the basics of making it work over the festive period these would be my top tips: Fake it to make it – you may feel bitter and resentful towards your ex but use Christmas as an exercise in generosity – not big presents but generosity of spirit. Play nicely – don’t speak negatively about each other. Christmas is largely about creating happy memories and rituals for your children. Children don’t like it when parents criticise each other. Look after yourself – be aware that too much alcohol and being cooped up inside will affect your mood. So if you feel maudlin or angry go easy on the booze, wrap up and take some winter walks.
Lower your expectations - and remember practice makes perfect. Many of the couples I see struggle at Christmas and for good reason but it does get easier with time. So be easy on yourself and on your ex and keep in mind you are doing your best.
The Festive period can mean a breaking point. If you are in a relationship and have decided it’s over then I will be open to assist with advice between Christmas and New Year when most other solicitors are closed. So come and see me if things feel too tough.
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11,720 meals given by Tesco customers Tesco customers in Brighton and Hove have provided 11,720 meals to poor families, as part of the supermarket chain's fifth Neighbourhood Food Collection. The meals were given by customers at 11 Tesco stores in the city - with 7,0000 being collected at the Tesco superstore in Church Road, Hove. During the collection, customers were asked to donate non-perishable food items, such as long-life milk, cereals, and tinned vegetables and fruit. As part of the national initiative, volunteers from the Trussell Trust, FareShare, Rotary Club, BT, and the British Red Cross joined Tesco colleagues in store to collect donations from customers. A total of 4.7 million meals were donated by Tesco customers across the United Kingdom, to be split evenly between charity partners FareShare and Trussell Trust. Tesco provides a 30% top up to the charities on all food donated.
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Girls appear to be driving out angels and even - unseasonally snow. I am referring to book titles. For quite a while now, it has been almost essential for a novel’s title to contain either the word angel or the word snow. I imagine these things are determined by pallid marketing pundits, hunched over screens, computing the nominal algorithms of bestsellers. After which directives go out to commissioning editors, agents, and, at the bottom of the heap, your actual writers. If you want your work to succeed, the message goes, put angels in it, or snow. I have a list of about 100 fiction angel titles. They include Penelope Fitzgerald’s The Gate of Angels (1990), AS Byatt’s Angels and Insects (1992), Jill Paton Walsh’s The Knowledge of Angels (1994), Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons (2000), Sally Vickers’s Miss Garnett’s Angel (2000), Anita Brookner’s The Bay of Angels (2001), Tracy Chevalier’s Falling Angels (2001), Colleen McCullough’s Angel (2004), Alison MacLeod’s The Wave Theory of Angels (2005), Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s The Angel’s Game (2009), Don DeLillo’s The Angel Esmeralda (2011), and Herta Muller’s The
Hunger Angel (2012). There are also a score of angel titles in crime-writer Mike Ripley’s ongoing Angel series. As for snow, think Peter Hoeg’s Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow (1992), Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash (1992), David Guterson’s Snow Falling on Cedars (1994), William Fiennes’s The Snow Geese (2001), Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), Anita Shreve’s Light on Snow (2004), Diana Gabaldon’s A Breath of Snow and Ashes (2005), or AD Miller’s Snowdrops (2011). To name a few. I have yet to find a title with both angels and snow, though Angel Milan’s Snow Spirit (1982) at least gets both words on its cover. But, as I say, angels and snow are suddenly old hat. So very last year. The cool buzzy trend-word now is girl. First up was Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring (1999). But then came Stieg Larsson’s massive-selling Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005); its less zippy original Swedish title was Men who Hate Women. Along with its various parodies (The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo, The Girl with the Sandwich Tattoo), and its sequels The Girl Who Played with Fire (2006) and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest (2007). This was followed by Peter Hoeg’s The Quiet Girl (2007), Laurie Halse Anderson’s
Wintergirls (2009), and Sarah Addison Allen’s The Girl Who Chased the Moon (2010). Then we had Gillian Flynn’s thriller Gone Girl (2012) and Eimear McBride’s prize-winning debut, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing (2013). Just out is Paul Tomkins’s The Girl on the Pier, a psychological thriller set on our own West Pier (not to be confused with the 1953 film of the same title). But absolutely the title of the moment has to be Girl Online by Brighton-based Zoe Sugg (aka Zoella), which has been causing such a rumpus for its record debut sales and the fact that it turns out (surprise, surprise) to be not altogether (if at all) the work of Zoe Sugg. I dare say she is an innocuous enough role model for her millions of teen web followers. I certainly prefer her to Katie Price, that other local ghost-written mega-selling franchised purveyor of tosh. But I do feel there is something terminally rotten in the industry’s promotion of shallow celebrity of people with no personal skill or knowledge in the exacting art of fiction - and am shocked that Penguin Books, formerly a byword for cultural substance and integrity, have sunk this low. CY
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Komedia adaptation Paul Bott & Co estate agents have paid for Whoopsadaisy, their chosen charity, to take 20 children with a range of disabilities and their parents to Komedia to see a puppet show, Penguin next month. The show, originally for children aged three to seven, has been adapted by Komedia to suit audiences with learning disabilities, Down’s Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Condition, or sensory and communication disorders. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement from the audience during the show.
Purple People Kitchen, the weekly food bank based at Portslade Town Hall, will play host to up to 60 people today (Friday) for a Christmas lunch. Cllr Penny Gilbey, chair of Portslade Community Forum, paid tribute to staff and students at Blatchington Mill School who have collected 78 boxes of food (pictured) - enough food to supply 80 families for a week. The food bank is always looking for donations.
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The economy of Brighton and Hove is growing faster than the regional and national average, according to official figures. The economy expanded by 5 per cent in 2013 compared with 3 per cent regionally and nationally, according to the Office for National Statistics. The value of goods and services produced per head went up by 3.75 per cent while the national figure was 2.5 per cent and the figure for the south east was 2 per cent.
A landlord has been fined £6,000 over a “filthy” Brighton property which was a fire hazard and should have been registered as a shared house. Antony Paul Martin, was prosecuted over the property in Upper Bevendean Avenue, Brighton. Magistrates were told that the property had filthy living conditions and an obstructed fire escape route. Martin had also failed to register the property as a house in multiple occupation (HMO) with Brighton and Hove City Council.
On Tuesday, January 13, Zamdani Indian restaurant - in Church Road, Hove – is hosting a charity buffet to raise money for the Rotary Club of Monrovia, to help fight Ebola. The Rotary Club will use the money to help control the spread of the disease and help those affected by it. Zamdani restaurant will also be giving 50% off all the profit on food sales for the day, including takeaway food orders, to the organisation.
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Jurassic Seas Sea Life Brighton has announced that its popular Octopus Garden installation will be leaving the aquarium on 18 January 2015 – to be replaced by Jurassic Seas, making its global debut in time for February half term. For octopus lovers there is still one month left to visit Octopus Garden at Sea Life Brighton and watch four species of octopus glide around their tanks. Following its departure, Octopus Garden will journey to Sea Life Paris, making way for Jurassic Seas. A world-first concept, Jurassic Seas promises an entertaining, educational and awe-inspiring experience for visitors of all ages.
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A well-known Brighton family, who have been regulars on the hit TV show Gogglebox have been axed. Andrew Michael, 55, his wife Carolyne, 53, and their children Louis, 17, and Alex, 24, will no longer appear after Andrew announced he would be standing as a UKIP candidate in Hastings and Rye.
CCTV cameras are being installed to enforce the bus lane rules east of the Rottingdean traffic lights on the A259. The council said that the move was necessary to tackle the growing problem of cars and vans driving in the bus lane. Enforcement will begin in the next few weeks with drivers facing a £70 fine if caught.
The Argus will have a new editor next year. Mike Gilson, who edits the Belfast Telegraph, will replace Michael Beard, who left last month. Mr Gilson - a former editor of The News in Portsmouth, The Scotsman, and the Peterborough Evening Telegraph - has been at the Belfast Telegraph for five years and is the Northern Irish Journalist of the Year.
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One Man, Two Guvnors Theatre Royal, New Road, Brighton Until Sunday, January 4
One man, two guvnors - and a bellyful of laughs Farce, slapstick, and a ludicrous plot are not my favourite ingredients for an evening of entertainment. In truth, despite all the rave West End reviews, I was not convinced I was going to enjoy One Man, Two Guvnors - an adaptation of an 18th-century work by Carlo Goldoni, the Venetian playwright. In fact, I am certain - without hyperbole - that, in more than 25 years, I have never enjoyed more an evening at the Theatre Royal. I certainly have never laughed out loud so much. Not even at my own jokes. This National Theatre production really is comedy theatre at its chaotic best: a marvellously energetic and engaging cast featuring Gavin Spokes's tour de force as Francis Henshall, the eponymous bag-carrier for two shady characters - that captivates the audience and imbues it with a shared sense of joy and hilarity. For these reasons, it is definitely a seasonally-appropriate festivity.
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Burning the Clocks To celebrate its 21st year, Burning the Clocks expands to a full weekend festival this weekend. Tomorrow (December 20), Same Sky, the community arts charity, is running free lantern-making workshops for children at Phoenix Gallery (10am to 3pm). The main effigy will be displayed with a live performance of the new score for 2014 on the lawns of St Peter’s Church from 4pm to 7pm.
If you're interested in the plot, it's probably best to consult Wikipedia before you go: In 1960s Brighton, an easily-confused Francis Henshall becomes separately employed by two men - Roscoe Crabbe, a local gangster, and Stanley Stubbers, an upper-class criminal. Francis tries to keep the two from meeting, in order to avoid each of them learning that Francis is also working for someone else. However, it turns out that Roscoe is really Rachel Crabbe in disguise, her twin brother Roscoe having been killed by her lover, who is none other than Stanley Stubbers." The script, by Richard Bean, moves along at a galloping pace, but the laugh-out-loud humour comes mainly from the visual and physical comedy, the on-stage "business", and the sheer gusto of the peformers, especially Gavin Spokes (in the role originally played by James Corden) and Emma Barton as Dolly (hard to believe this is the same person who brought us the character of Honey in EastEnders). But it is the improvisations and the ad-libs - scripted and unscripted - that are the highlights
The effigy will then be carried on the annual parade on Sunday (December 21) from 6.30pm around The Lanes and onto Madeira Drive, before joining the bonfire and fireworks display on Brighton beach. Volunteers will be collecting donations to help secure the future of the event. Same Sky is adding an extra day of events to provide more opportunities for younger family members to participate. Arts Council England is supporting the event.
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The message that UKIP sends to Brighton and Hove Nigel Carter @NigelCarterUKIP
We are all born free as children of the universe. Or, if you are religious, we are all God’s children. We each deserve the freedom to be ourselves and to be treated with respect and consideration, equal before the law. And we each share the power between us to choose who shall
govern us and how we expect to be governed. Nobody has the right to take that democratic power away from us and give it away to a foreign power, such as the European Union.The EU is taking away our power to govern ourselves and anti-democratically imposing its will on us every day. We have no democratic control or influence over the EU, with less than 10% of the vote in the EU parliament and as only one against 27 other countries.
On November 1, the EU began the process of taking away our remaining power to say No to the EU - as planned in the Lisbon Treaty, signed by Labour’s Gordon Brown. The process will continue until 2017, when we will have to obey what’s called "qualified majority" voting. Which means other countries can gang up on us and bully us into doing what they want and force us to do what we are told. Why would they do that? We are
one of the few countries paying listens to the people. UKIP cares about you. Our free in, as a net contributor over a £1 billion a month; most are takers. NHS, free education, free speech, They want our money to help defence of our freedom from foreign powers, freedom from themselves. As one mother asked me: “Are want or poverty. UKIP cares about your freedom our politicians stupid? Letting in more than four million extra to choose governments and people without building an extra change them. UKIP believes in house or planning for more us all and our country - and our hospital beds, school places. Or, is Commonwealth friends around the world. it that they just don’t care?” We must escape the clutches We need people to speak up for us who care about each of us, who of the negative EU and rejoin the realise government is chosen by free world - prosperous and proud us all, to serve us all. We need to again. be heard, respected, treated with consideration, by people who see Nigel Carter is chair of Brighton us - all colours, all origins - as one and Hove UKIP; he is UKIP’s parliamentary candidate for big family. We, the innocent people, expect Brighton Pavilion to be treated as part of our national family. We love our country and we expect our country to love us back. We don’t care about Left and Right, and all the theoretical "isms". They don’t serve us. All Westminster parties have let us down. They cannot be trusted. We need a voice of the people. UKIP is that voice. We need government for the people, of the people, by the people - where the leadership loves Leigh Farrow, a former Labour councillor in and respects and Moulsecoomb and Bevendean, has switched to UKIP
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A Place For Us by Harriet Evans I do like a family saga. It feels like slipping into a comfy pair of slippers and your favourite jumper so that you can snuggle down for a sneaky afternoon reading beside the fire. This book reminded me of Elizabeth Jane Howard, or Elizabeth Goudge, in as much you instantly "get" the family that Harriet Evans is writing about. Martha Winter is at the centre of this novel and she has ruled the roost for over sixty years. She loves her arts-andcrafts ramshackle house that she has spent years renovating. In fact, the house is a major character in this book, and I longed to visit
it, or at least get an invite to one the legendary parties that are held there. She thinks that people come to Winterfold because of her charming and talented husband, but in reality they come there because of the warm and secure welcome that she provides. The Winters have a strong and successful marriage and have created their own world in Winterfold out of the ashes of poverty, violence, and war. It’s only decades later that everything starts to unravel. This book lures you in gently and cosily, so that when the shock comes, it’s like a bolt out of the blue. I was genuinely shocked at the revelation about Martha and moved by the whole pack of cards that could so easily come tumbling down around the Winter family.
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The year has flown by and suddenly it is the Friday before Christmas and the 50th column I have produced. Which means it is high time to plug my favourite ingredient ever. Some products are so handy that your pets will also benefit from using or eating them. During a recent event in Seven Dials, I purchased half-a-dozen tubs of NHR organic coconut oil (£9.63 for 100ml); some were for gifts. It is versatile enough to condition dry skin and act as an antimicrobial base for homemade deodorant, or act as a makeup remover. I currently use coconut oil to massage my rescue dog and keep him calm and glossy. Yes, unrefined coconut works amazingly well to condition pet fur, as my shiny collie will testify. It is working wonders on his tail. Dogs love the smell and
taste - and will merrily try to lick it while you are rubbing it over their hocks. It offers many benefits and is a more sustainable and less toxic source of oils than fish. It is so natural that you can even let dogs eat it and no harm will be done. Most of the canine benefits also apply to humans. It improves skin conditions such as eczema, flea allergy, contact dermatitis, and itchiness. It also reduces allergic reactions, promotes better skin health, and makes coats sleek and glossy. Topical applications also promote the healing of cuts, bites and stings. When taken internally, it helps digestion and nutrient absorption. And it helps with inflammatory bowel syndrome
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and reduces bad breath. The powerful antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-fungal agents can aid arthritis or ligament problems. No wonder so many people also choose to cook with coconut oil, its benefits are truly legion. I read somewhere that Lauren Hutton swears by coconut oil as a sunscreen, but - because it lacks SPF - I am not going to suggest this, although it is a lovely aftersun conditioner. Don’t forget to slick a little over your ears at this time of year, as they take an unexpected beating in the cold weather. It a great shield against the seaspray and wind on your face. Apply frequently as a lip salve. Just exfoliate with a dry flannel to remove any dry skin then let it all soak in.
Thousands dress as elves for charity fundraiser Red and green was the order of the day for many schools and businesses who took part in Rockinghorse Children’s Charity’s Dress as an Elf on the Twelfth event last week (Friday 12 December). Schools, nurseries, businesses and community groups from across Sussex dressed as elves and took part in the charity fundraiser which has raised thousands of pounds for the Rockinghorse Toy Box Appeal, with more funds still coming through every day. As the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital (the Alex), Rockinghorse aims to make life better for children who are spending the festive period in hospital by providing Christmas presents and treats for young patients and their families. The appeal will provide every child in hospital with a box of gifts to keep, containing items such as musical instruments, colouring books, cuddly toys and mobiles to brighten up hospital rooms. Many of the schools and businesses organised and took part in additional activities to boost their fundraising efforts, including ICP Search in Brighton who sang Christmas carols in the city centre
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dressed as elves. Dress as an Elf on the Twelfth sponsors Austin Rees dressed as elves and characters from Toy Story to deliver presents to young patients at the Alex and help at their Christmas party. Gildredge House in Eastbourne were just one of the Sussex schools taking part in the dress-down day. Staff and students transformed into Santa’s little helpers and attended the morning assembly and the days’ lessons dressed as elves. Rockinghorse Chief Executive Ryan Heal, was overwhelmed with the support shown for the charity’s
third annual festive fundraiser, he said: “We cannot thank all of those involved in our Dress as an Elf on the Twelfth day enough. The generosity shown by all the schools, businesses and community groups that got involved has enabled us to provide special toy boxes for young patients who will be in hospital over the Christmas period.” To make a donation to the appeal, text TOYS98 £5 to 70070 or visit www.justgiving.com/ TheAlexToyBoxAppeal
This will be Tibbons’s third Christmas - but arguably the first where he's really been able to appreciate the build-up and the sense of anticipation ahead of the day itself. I had thought that was the case, anyway, until yesterday when a friend asked T if he was looking forward to Christmas - not a flicker of emotion, nor a glimmer of recognition from him that this day of presents, food, and family would soon roll around. Assuming that Tibbons was just playing it cool and does, in fact, realise that there’s a reason we and all our friends and family have suddenly brought the outdoors indoors in the form of rather unwieldy Christmas trees, Daddy-O and I may face a bit of a parenting conundrum this festive season in the form of a rather jolly, plump fellow with a love of mince pies. It is, of course, Father Christmas of whom I speak - rather than either of Tibbons’s grandads. You see, I remember the magic of Christmas, but less so the magic of the father thereof. When I was about four, my
brother - caring, sharing type that he is and was - gave me the gift of truth for Christmas and told me in no uncertain terms that the bearded man who had snuck unseen into our home on the same night each year was just a figment of our imaginations. Those may not have been his exact words as he was only six, but you get the idea. He had pretty convincing evidence too: no signed presents from the man himself and a sighting of our mum eating the mince pie we left out and biting off a chunk of carrot in her best reindeer impression. I was two things - convinced and crestfallen. So, I ask myself, to Father Christmas or not to Father Christmas?
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Pet perils at Christmas Roz Wright MRCVS From dachshunds eating entire Christmas cakes, to kittens swallowing tinsel, the PETS emergency service has seen it all during the festive season. It never ceases to amaze me what our furry friends get up to when our backs are turned, so take care to avoid these top Christmas pet disasters! Some pets have a strange penchant for eating Christmas plants including poinsettia, ivy, mistletoe, holy and pine trees. These can all cause skin rashes and nasty bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea - not something you want to be clearing up whilst making the Christmas
gravy! At Christmas time, chocolate is everywhere – wrapped in presents, shopping bags, boxes on the coffee table and in Christmas tree decorations. Unfortunately, chocolate is poisonous to pets. As a general rule, the darker the chocolate, the more toxic it is, which is a particular problem now people eat more posh chocolates. Symptoms range from mild tummy upsets, to heart palpitations and even serious fits. Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean that your pooch can’t sniff those chocolates out, so keep all your gifts well out of reach. Raisins, currents and sultanas are also dangerous to dogs and can cause kidney
failure, even in small amounts in some dogs. So no more mince pies for ‘Mutley’ and keep that Christmas cake shut away, as apart from being a slightly tipsy hound, he may need a trip to the vet for lifesaving treatment. Lesser-known hazards include gobbling onions, eating mouldy cheeses, and eating a sweetener called xylitol. Xylitol can be found in sugarfree chewing gums, sweets, chocolate bars and cakes and eating just a tiny amount can lower a dog’s blood glucose to life-threatening levels. Other potential disasters at Christmas include pets chewing through tree light cables, eating toys, swallowing batteries, and ingesting antifreeze. So, when you are busy drinking, eating and being merry this Christmas, please remember to watch out for your pets, or their Christmas vacation could be spent in a cosy hospital bed at the vets! Roz Wright is a veterinary surgeon at New Priory Vets Brighton with a particular interest in critical care medicine
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When Christmas lights go up in the city and nights become colder, people who are homeless and without family play more on our conscience. Any uncaring notions about “scroungers” who “choose” to live on our streets take an annual holiday. Tucked away down a narrow alley off North Street is The Clock Tower Sanctuary, one of the 33 charities in Brighton and Hove providing a solution to what many see as a problem particular to our city. Inside is an airy space that feels new and fresh, decked out with computer hubs, sofas, a coffee table, kitchen, and washing machines. The Clock Tower Sanctuary was founded in 1998 and works with young people aged 16 to 25 to find housing solutions and build their
confidence. Open from 11am to 3pm, the aim is to prevent homelessness from becoming an entrenched way of life by providing an aspirational alternative to more intimidating services for adults. It has now partnered with Centrepoint, the biggest and arguably best-known homelessness charity for young people in the United Kingdom. Centrepoint supports more than 8,400 young people a year, has Prince William as its patron, and is sharing its expertise with homelessness charities across the country; its staff are training The Clock Tower Sanctuary volunteers to deliver a schedule of workshops and AQA qualifications to their clients. Kevin, a volunteer, believes using the word “client” - rather than “service-user” - marks a crucial shift in attitude among charities towards homeless people. He said: “It’s not about them using us; it’s us providing a service, a professional
delivery to a standard.” The Centrepoint training sessions include life skills, budgeting, personal relationships, and anger management - all modules that translate into AQA points and basic qualifications. These are especially helpful for clients looking to get housing tenancy from landlords. The training is particularly relevant for Brighton and Hove, where there has been a 52% increase in people qualifying as homeless since 2010, compared with a 19% decrease nationally. Lisa, a trainer from Centrepoint, said: ‘I think the unique thing about the workshops is that they are delivered by volunteers the young people know already. A long-term relationship is important for this to work.” Kate Kirkham, director of The Clock Tower Sanctuary, knows that measuring success by goals such as employment is pointless when helping young people who are not yet ready for work. Success is often on a much smaller scale: “Statutory provision will often shut the door if a young person misses a session or stops communicating. Here, the door is always open, and success follows from that.” Being work-ready is particularly difficult to aim for when work itself is not abundant. Andy Winter, chief executive of BHT (Brighton Housing Trust), thinks Brighton lacks a particular economic machine that keeps the city and jobs ticking. He said: “Brighton is what I call an ideopolis. It recreates itself successfully around an idea,
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rather than an actual industry. And homelessness goes against that affluent ideal." This precarious “ideopolis” has further been hit by the government's austerity measures. According to a report last month by Homeless Link, people under 25 now make up 52% of those seeking emergency shelter and homeless services in the UK. Inside Housing, the magazine set up by Bill Randall, chair of the city council's housing committee, reported a drop of 26% in funding for services such as The Clock Tower Sanctuary, with single homeless individuals losing the most help. The Clock Tower Sanctuary has also partnered with The Pret Foundation, the charity of café chain Pret a Manger, through the company’s apprenticeship scheme. Nicki Fisher, head of the Pret Foundation, has seen 250 apprentices go from being without an address or bank account to becoming baristas, trainers and shift-runners. She said: “They just need someone to believe in them and give them a chance. That’s all.” And this chance comes first of all through groundwork services like The Clock Tower Sanctuary.
Nicki said The Pret Foundation has to work with staff to identify candidates who are “in the right space to change their lives for the better” before offering them an apprenticeship. The “up-and-on” approach of The Clock Tower Sanctuary, Centrepoint and Pret a Manger matches Mr Winter’s concern that some forms of help in Brighton are Victorian in their approach. Mr Winter said: “Many charities, like soup kitchens, just have the bottom rung of the ladder and nothing else. What are churches thinking, in this day and age, serving food in the cold and rain on the seafront when they have a building? I think we can do better.” It seems many of Brighton's young homeless are looking to do better, the importance of a hot meal notwithstanding. At the forefront of this move, the Clock Tower Sanctuary is searching for volunteers. Ranging from MA students with top social work degrees, to those who have succeeded in leaving the streets and are enabling others to follow them, the team wants to deliver as many workshops as possible to their clients in the coming months.
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Saving the lives of people who never thought they would ever be homeless to leave homelessness or prevented from becoming homeless. According to Andy Winter, BHT’s chief executive, the people who are increasingly turning to it for help are people who are, for the first time, facing the real possibility of using food banks, losing their homes because of redundancy, ill health, relationship breakdown, zero-hour contracts, and so on. He said: “Some who are coming to First Base never thought that they would ever need a service for homeless people. “We are all, increasingly, impacted by homelessness, be it
Julie's story I had been suffering with mental ill health for a while. I didn’t feel in control of my life and, when my boyfriend left me, things really started to go downhill. My boyfriend and I had been sharing the rent and I couldn’t afford to cover his half as well as my own. I fell into arrears and before long a letter dropped on my doormat. It was a court summons. I couldn’t deal with it. I buried my head in the sand, until one day the bailiffs arrived and I was forced to leave my flat. I had nowhere to go and so bought myself a tent, which became my home for the next year. I couldn’t believe I was homeless. It wasn’t something that happened to people like me. Someone told me about First Base. When I arrived I was welcomed. I was spoken to like a human being, something I
hadn’t felt for a while. It’s easy to be overlooked when you are homeless; it’s like people forget that you are a real person with real feelings and emotions. It felt good to have someone to listen to me and slowly my caseworker helped me start to rebuild my life. They helped me to put my CV together and eventually I got a job as a nightworker in a warehouse. I was able to keep clean at First Base, which helped me to keep my job really. I still wonder now what my employers would have said if they knew that I was homeless when I started with them. Eventually, I managed to get a flat to rent and things have really started to improve. I am working hard with my mental ill health and slowly I am getting stronger. Quite simply, First Base saved my life. And for that I am truly grateful.
someone we know or the disturbing sight of the ever increasing number of people sleeping in shop doorways in Brighton and Hove. “Your support is needed more than ever before because funding is being cut at the very time that need is rising. Please make a generous donation to BHT. Everything you give will be used to keep First Base going.” You can send a cheque made payable to "BHT" to 144 London Road, Brighton, BN1 4PH or donate online at: www.justgiving.com/ First-Base-Christmas
About First Base First Base offers a range of services to support people who are sleeping rough -including hot food, showers, clean and warm clothes, as well as help to get off the streets and find a place they can call home. First Base works in partnership with other agencies to provide a range of services for clients, including dentistry, podiatry, a nurse, and mental health advice and support.
Lee's story I came home from school one day and my mama had left with all my brothers and sisters - seeing 18 years of violence from my father.
I remember that day, I literally walked back down with my older brother who was stood outside the house when I got home and who told me what had happened. The only accommodation, for the most part, that I have had over the last 10 years is mainly staying with friends, family, and sofa-surfing. That sort of thing. But you can really only do
Robert's story I lost my marriage. I lost my grandkids. I lost my house. I lost my job. I lost my friends. It's Catch-22, really. I need to
get a job to get the money saved up for the deposit. Because I don't have accommodation, I can't get a job. Because I can't get a job, no accommodation. It's a lose-lose situation. I've been homeless at Christmas…it's my second
that for so long before you start getting in people's way. It can even get to the point where you start to lose friendships over it. It's got to the point that I'd rather sleep on the streets than impose it on people. Christmas Day is like any other day. There is a slight difference in the atmosphere on the high street. Christmas Day actually is usually really, really quiet. It was last year, anyway.
time now. I was homeless at Christmas in London years ago. It's not nice. But you just seem to get on with it. You get your head down and get on with it. You can't do anything about it. You come in here (to First Base) and staff call you by your first name. They actually talk to you. They have got time for you.
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Brandwatch makes first acquisition with £10m purchase of PeerIndex Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy Brandwatch, the Brighton-based social media monitoring company, has acquired PeerIndex, a Londonbased analytics company. The deal, understood to be worth £10 million, strengthens Brighton and Hove's reputation as a hub for technology start-ups. Earlier this year, Brandwatch - whose headquarters are in Queen's Road - raised more than £13 million ($22 million) in an investment round led by Highland Capital Partners Europe, a new investor, with significant participation from Nauta Capital and other existing investors. Brandwatch tools are used by marketers and brand-owners to see what people are saying about their brands in social media. The company, whose revenues last year were £9 million, was founded in 2007 by Giles Palmer, its chief executive. It has offices in New York, San Francisco, Berlin,
and Stuttgart; clients include Whole Foods, Verizon, Whirlpool, Pepsico, British Airways, and Dell. The offices of PeerIndex will become Brandwatch's London base. Mr Palmer said he expected the deal to be followed by one or two other acquisitions in the coming year as Brandwatch builds towards an expected IPO (initial public offering) in two years' time. He said the acquisition of PeerIndex - which identifies the most authoritative and influential people on social platforms would help Brandwatch take on some of the technology giants in the United States. On the Brandwatch website, Mr Palmer said PeerIndex, which was founded in 2009 by former journalist Azeem Azhar, was "years ahead of us in their understanding and technology for influencer analytics and mapping". In a statement, Mr Palmer said: “Content without context only goes so far, and we’re telling
the world just that with our acquisition of PeerIndex “Understanding more about the actual people behind the conversations happening online is crucial to marketers, and this is about creating technologies that will allow them to target audience segments at scale with astonishing accuracy. ” For more information, visit: www.brandwatch.com
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Q&A with The Montefiore Hospital’s consultants Dr Kelsey Jordan, Consultant Rheumatologist answers some questions on gout. What is gout and who gets it? “Gout is a condition that is much lampooned, bringing to mind images of Henry VIII and other similarly well-fed gentlemen! For sufferers however it is no laughing matter, as an attack of gout is excruciatingly painful and can result in permanent joint damage and disability if left untreated. “Gout is an inflammatory arthritic condition and is the only curable type, but sadly is commonly undertreated or not taken seriously. It’s all to do with how the body metabolises uric acid – usually an excess of the substance is got rid of naturally, but in some people it is deposited in needlelike crystals in the joints. “According to statistics on NHS.uk, one in 70 adults is thought to be affected. While it is true that the typical gout sufferer is middle-aged and male, this is not always the case and women, especially after the menopause, are prone to it too”.
What are the symptoms? “Symptoms start with pain and swelling in the joint – usually the big toe, but some people get it in their ankles, knees, elbows, fingers and wrists. The joint reddens, gets hot and extremely painful, often unbearable to touch. Sometimes the skin becomes shiny and starts to peel. You may have a temperature and feel very tired”. How can I avoid it? “Whether you have gout or not you should aim to eat a balanced diet and try to maintain a healthy weight. While you don’t need to be completely teetotal, bear in mind that alcohol is not a great friend of gout, as it stimulates the production of uric acid. The worst offender is beer as it contains purine-rich yeasts, so best to have a glass of wine instead. If you opt for soft drinks, make sure these do not contain high fructose corn syrup.
“If you suffer frequent attacks of gout, do consult your GP as it is a condition that can be cured with the correct medication and lifestyle changes. Have a happy and healthy Christmas!” Dr Kelsey Jordan specialises in the treatment of rheumatic disorders including rheumatoid arthritis and gout and is a trustee of the UK Gout Society. Dr Jordan has regular clinics at the Spire Montefiore Hospital in Hove. For further information please visit: www.spiremontefiore.com or call 01273 828148
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Howard Lewis, the general manager of Hilton Brighton Metropole, is leaving to take over the running of a prestige hotel in London. Mr Lewis, who has been in post since September last year, is expected to assume his new role before the end of next month.
Sascha Koehler, currently general manager of the Hilton London Syon Park, will be his replacement. Mr Lewis, an executive member of Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership, is taking charge of the Hilton London Docklands Riverside, opposite Canary Wharf.
'Greening' your business - and cutting your bills Rowan Wallis, who is from the Sustainable Business Partnership, is leading a half-day workshop on January 21 entitled Sustainability in the Workplace. The workshop is part of the Ride the Wave programme, which is funded by Brighton and Hove City Council and is designed and delivered by Brighton Chamber of Commerce. We asked Rowan to give us his top tips: Staff involvement: You don’t have to have an environment manager to turn your business green. By involving different people, a wider range of issues and their solutions will emerge. What’s more, there will be a driving force throughout the company to get things done. Consider forming a Green Team or holding a company Green Day, to explore why environmental issues matter and what can be done. Find out what other businesses are doing: There may be great green initiatives going on next door, while you’ve still got your head stuck in landfill! Talk to your neighbours, other businesses in your industry, or members of your local chamber to find out what works and what doesn’t. By working together, it may also be possible to pool resources and collectively reduce costs. Get on top of your utilities: Do you find your utility bills overcomplicated? Are you confident
you are getting a good deal? Savings can often be achieved, for example, by better matching your energy tariff to your pattern of usage, or ensuring your waste contracts do not roll, trapping you into a second year at higher prices. Quick-wins: Focus on initiatives that will provide greatest benefit in the shortest time frame. LED lighting is currently proving an attractive investment, with payback periods often between just two and three years (if lights are typically switched on during business hours). Savings can be re-invested into longer term or more exciting projects. Work with your supply chain: You’ve got your own house in order, but what about your suppliers? Often joint initiatives will provide cost and time benefit for both parties - for example, electronic invoicing and payments. Shout about it! Use your green achievements to win new customers. Consider entering a local business award or gaining an industry accolade, such as the Green Tourism Business Scheme, or certification to an international standard, such as ISO14001. For more details about Ride the Wave, visit: www.businessinbrighton.org.uk/ events. Email: ridethewave@ businessinbrighton.org.uk
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CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Camel train; 7 Loser; 8 Marshal; 10 Sceptres; 11 Slug; 13 Decamp; 15 Bandit; 17 Hire; 18 Purchase; 21 Pianist; 22 Oaths; 23 Sea-monster. Down: 1 Caste; 2 Mark time; 3 Limber; 4 Rare; 5 Inhaled; 6 Closed shop; 9 Light verse; 12 Watch out; 14 Carnage; 16 Justin; 19 Actor; 20 Film. QUICK - Across: 1 Recuperate; 7 Rowan; 8 Cabinet; 10 Terrible; 11 True; 13 Induce; 15 Gallop; 17 Only; 18 Baseless; 21 Saviour; 22 Raise; 23 Proficient. Down: 1 Rower; 2 Convince; 3 Pickle; 4 Robe; 5 Tendril; 6 Gratuitous; 9 Trespassed; 12 Carefree; 14 Deliver; 16 Fabric; 19 Evict; 20 Loaf.
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German style Christmas Market Churchill Square Shopping Centre October - December 24 Shoppers can browse 14 beautiful wooden stalls selling a selection of delicious Christmas food and unusual gifts. The market will be open daily until Wednesday 24th December. Enjoy mulled wine, German bratwurst and traditional crepes as you browse the stalls manned by both local and European producers, selling handcrafted gifts, glass ornaments, fine jewellery, hand-knitted hats, gloves and scarves and much more.
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Brighton Vintage and Antiques Market The Open Market Sunday, December 21, 10.30am - 4pm
The artists, craftspeople and traders in the market will be sharing their skills and experience to help you create perfect Christmas presents for the people you love. Just drop in for jewellery-making, chocolatemaking, sewing workshops, personalised hampers and more. Live Christmas music and a visit from Father Christmas.
A winter wonderland awaits visitors with local artist transforming the space and a spectacular 20-foot-tall Christmas tree at its centre. With tunes playing gently from days-gone-by and some lucky shoppers being given free mince pies from the cheeky BVAM elf – it promises to get everyone in the Christmas spirit.
Growing in strength since its launch in October, the monthly Brighton Vintage and Antique Market now has over 40 of the South’s best traders offering everything from vintage clothing to memorabilia, jewellery to antique furniture. Usually falling on the 1st Sunday of every month this extra date is sure to deliver its usual high-quality mix of items but with an added sprinkling of Christmas cheer.
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Frozen Christmas Party A party for the little ones with a mini pantomime show, fun and games, disco and snow, inspired by the beloved Disney film. 11am, £15 child/£5 adult (deals available) Glebe Villas Hall BN3 5SN
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On Sunday, local residents will be parading paper and willow lanterns through the city, before passing them into a huge bonfire on the beach
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@Burningtheclock See local residents parading the paper and willow lanterns through the city, before passing them into a huge bonfire on the beach. 6:30pm - 8pm Brighton, various locations
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West Pier Pale Ale, No Name Stout, and South Coast IPA. If these names don’t ring a bell to you, you’re missing out. These are only a few of the beers brewed by Brighton Bier. And I was lucky enough to chat to Gary Sillence and Stephen Whitehurst from the business to talk Brighton, breweries, and beer. “Brighton Bier originally started as a gypsy brewery in the Hand In Hand pub in Kemptown,” Gary begins, enjoying a pint in the Brighton Beer Dispensary. “The brewery at the Hand has been there since the late 1980s. I’d been trained as a brewer, worked
in a few other breweries, and my original plan was to build a new brewery from scratch. I then discovered that the brewery in the Hand in Hand wasn’t currently being used. "The long and short of it is that I agreed to get their brewery back up and running to brew the pub’s in-house beers under the historic Kemptown Brewery name. In return I could use their spare brewing capacity to start brewing Brighton Bier. We began brewing again at the Hand in June 2012.” I ask how their journey so far had inspired them to open up Brighton Beer Dispensary in Dean Street, Brighton. Stephen says: “The bar is halfowned by Brighton Bier and halfowned by Late Knights (a South London brewery) - with the idea being that, on the bar, you’ve
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always got Brighton Bier, you've always got Late Knights beers, and the other beers that are available all come through our wholesale businesses. So we’ve got a plethora of beer from all over the UK and from some of the best micro-breweries around.” I ask Gary and Stephen if they feel they’ve created a platform in the city to discover new UK beer. “Yes completely,” Gary says. Stephen adds: “It’s a shop window for us and it is a shop window for Late Knights plus others.” Questioning the duo on what they think sets them apart from other breweries in Sussex brought out confidence. Gary is quick to answer: “Brighton Bier is the only independently-owned and operated brewery in the city and that connection means everything. When we were searching for a site for the new brewery it was of paramount importance to us that we found a location within the city, even though there were bigger and cheaper alternatives elsewhere”. “We’re very much a brewery where the beer comes first and then everything else follows. We want our beers to express big flavours, big attitudes, and places that people in this part of the world people can relate to. "Once the new brewery is up and running as well as expanding our cask business we’ll be able to start selling Brighton Bier in bottles and also cans. We want to make a big push to get better beer into mainstream venues and packaged beer is an important part of that. That’s quite a fight, but we think it’s one worth fighting.” Asking whether this is something the team feel that they’re on track to achieve, I’m met with a resounding
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"definitely" from both Gary and Stephen. The latter explains: “There is a lot of interest in Brighton Bier and to date, because so far we have only done cask ale, we’ve not been able to follow through and provide the beers to a lot of people who want them in a bottles etc, but with the new brewery we will be able to do that.” Situated only a mile from the Hand in Hand, Stephen sounds pleased to be in keeping with the Kemptown location: “Fundamentally, it’s really important for us to be in Brighton, but to be able to stay close to where it all originated as well... this is the dream”. Having already achieved so much in the past two years and with such passion and enthusiasm, it’s difficult to not see the new brewery being a runaway success and lead to more for the Brighton Bier team. To read more by Claire Beveridge and the Places I Eat Brighton team, visit: www.placesieatbrighton.com
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The retail giants have borrowed many an idea from the small, independent business-owner. Loyalty cards are probably the biggest steal; they are now available in almost every shop across our city. From bookshops, sex shops and even the vet - they're all in on the act. Expensive signage - designed to look like chalk-drawn blackboards - is another daylight robbery. And don't get us started on the brick-wall wallpaper. Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable for little coffee shops to take something back. We're not interested in much that they have to offer, save one marvellous money-making morsel of merchandise: the gift voucher. Gift vouchers have been at the top of lists for Santa for quite some time. It's less vulgar than giving your mate a tenner - and not only does it give you some control over where your money goes, but it also prevents yet another bath and body set taking up valuable room under the tree. Retailers love gift vouchers, because they're easy money, most of them are never redeemed, and the people who do use their vouchers tend to spend around 30% extra on top. Santa loves vouchers too - they're less weighty in his massive sack. Give the gift of vouchers this Christmas. You can buy coffee for your colleagues without having to watch them drink it. Thus, you can avoid hearing about that thing little Jacob did at his school nativity, how cute it is that Ava made a snowman out of cotton wool and the cardboard from a toilet roll, and how terribly inferior you are for not eating a pigeon in a duck in a chicken in a turkey, wrapped in a pig with a side of horse. Merry stuffing Christmas to the lot of you. Find The Little Coffee Company at 4 Bartholomews, BN1 1HG
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Public Notices BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF A STOPPING UP ORDER CONFIRMED UNDER SECTION 257 AND SCHEDULE 14 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (TCPA 1990) THE REGENCY SQUARE STEPS STOPPING UP (ORDER) BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL (‘the Council’) gives notice that on 17 November 2014 it CONFIRMED the above Order. The effect of the Order will be to stop up the Regency Square, Upper Promenade Steps as shown red on the attached Plan.
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IN BANKRUPTCY BRIGHTON COUNTY COURT NO 481 of 1996 RE: CHRISTINE ANN LILY WILKINSON Also known as CHRISTINE ANN LILY CROSSMAN. A Project Sales Executive of 50 Hyperion Avenue, Polegate, East Sussex BN26 5HT and lately residing at 48 Dudley Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 7GL and 36A Kingston Broadway, Shoreham, Sussex BN43 6TE. D.O.B: 19 December 1957 I intend to pay within four months from 21st January 2015 (being the last day for proving) the first and final dividend of 9.93 p/£. Creditors who have not yet proved their debts must do so by 21st January 2015 (being last day of proving) otherwise they will be excluded from the dividend. The required proof of debt form is available on the Insolvency Service website (www.bis.gov.uk/insolvency, select “Forms“ and then form 6.37). Alternatively, you can contact my office at the address below to supply a form. A Oliver, Official Receiver and Trustee, LTADT, PO Box 4376, Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff CF14 8JX. Tel: 029 2038 0178 e-mail: RTLU.SouthWest@insolvency.gsi.gov.uk
A copy of the Confirmed Order and Plan may be inspected free of charge at the City Direct Centres situated at Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square Brighton between the hours of 9.00 am to 4.30 pm, Mondays to Fridays (excluding bank holidays and public holidays) and at Hove Town Hall, Ground Floor, Norton Road between the hours of 9.00 am to 4.30 pm, Mondays to Fridays. The Order comes in to force on 17 November 2014 but if any person aggrieved by the Order so desires to question its validity or that of any provision contained in it on the ground that it is not within the powers of the above Act, or on the ground that any requirement of that Act or any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the confirmation of the Order, he or she may apply to the High Court for any of these purposes under Section 287 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 within 6 weeks from the date on which the Notice is first published as required by paragraph 7 of Schedule 14 of that Act. Dated: 19 December 2014 Geoff Raw Executive Director Environment Development and Housing, Brighton and Hove City Council
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Recipe of the Week by Ben Thomas
Garlic-herbed grilled tuna steak, with rosemary roasted new potatoes, buttered green beans, avocado salsa and samphire Ingredients 1 tuna steak 50g new potatoes 30g green beans 10g samphire 2 sprigs of rosemary 1 glove of garlic 1 sprig of thyme 20g olive oil
For the salsa
JOHNNY CANTOR Straight from the commentary box
5g diced red pepper 5g diced green pepper 5g diced tomato 5g diced avocado 5g diced red onion Splash of olive oil Splash of lemon juice Salt and pepper to taste
Method Blitz the olive oil, garlic, thyme, and rosemary to a paste. Rub into the tuna steak and leave in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Part-boil the new potatoes for 15 minutes, then roast with rosemary and oil for another 15 minutes. Make the salsa, cutting into small cubes and then mix all together.
Grill the tuna for about 3 minutes each side. Blanch green beans then add butter and seasoning to taste. Blanch samphire add butter and seasoning to taste.
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Match preview: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton and Hove Albion
Hyypiä desperate for ‘‘ win as calls for his removal intensify
Sami Hyypiä
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(Speaking after Milwall defeat)
Richard Morris @BHIndyAlbion Brighton and Hove Albion face Wolves tomorrow (Saturday) with supporters calling for Sami Hyypiä to be thrown to the lions. Defeat last time out against Millwall saw fans, frustrated with the team’s poor start to the Championship season, vocally vent their collective spleen in the direction of the side’s underpressure manager. It was the first time tensions had threatened to boil over during the Albion’s wretched run of form which has seen them record just three wins in 20 league outings. Hyypiä, then, could be forgiven if he is thankful his Albion team have a trip to the Midlands this weekend rather than a return visit to the increasingly agitated Amex. And his hopes of addressing a run of five games without victory, including three defeats on the spin, could be boosted by the return of his captain and defensive lynchpin Gordon Greer. The Scotland international, who has forged a relatively impressive central defensive partnership with Lewis Dunk, has not played since Brighton’s 3-3 draw away at Norwich City but is hoping to be back in contention for tomorrow’s match.
His potential return could prove vital to an Albion side which has given the impression of lacking leadership at vital times in recent weeks. Sam Baldock could also be back in the Seagulls squad, although would be unlikely to start with Hyypiä keen to make the most of Darren Bent’s undoubted ability through the middle for the duration of his short-term loan deal. The Brighton manager has found his selection hamstrung in recent weeks by the number of loan signings in his squad, with league rules stipulating only five can be named in a match day squad. Against Millwall it was Joe Bennett who missed out - a decision which baffled supporters given his consistent form and attacking intent. Hyypiä is unlikely to leave him out two games in a row, although the availability or otherwise of Greer will have impact which of the loan signings misses out. Should Greer be deemed fit, Greg Halford could be the player to miss out. The Albion’s hosts have themselves been struggling of late, having lost five games in a row prior to beating Sheffield Wednesday in their last fixture. Those five defeats saw Wolves ship 16 goals, with hefty defeats at the hands of Derby (5-0) and Brentford (4-0).
Albion team news Likely line-up: Stockdale, Bruno, Dunk, Greer, J.Bennett, Forster-Caskey, Ince, Gardner, E.Bennett, Bent, Colunga. Likely substitutes: Walton, Hughes, Chicksen, Holla, March, McCourt, Halford.
Attacking talent Nouha Dicko, who has three goals and three assists to his name in the Championship, could return to the Wolves squad while emerging defender Ethan Ebanks-Landell is hoping to recover from a hamstring injury in time to face the Seagulls. With seven goals from his 20 appearances this term, Bakary Sako looks to be Wanderers’ chief goal threat, with support from experienced goal-getter Danny Graham.
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In the beginning I thought we were a bit sloppy, but I cannot fault the effort of the players. We have lacked a little bit of extra quality in many games, but it is very disappointing that we play like this and come out as losers. “It tells you everything when the opposition did not have many chances to score, but still managed to get one goal, whereas we were unable to score from our attacking situations and that was it, basically. “The inclusion of Adam Chicksen instead of Joe Bennett was that we already had five loan players in the line-up. “Greg Halford missed out last week and I wanted to play him in this game. So we needed to choose one of the other six loan players to drop out of the squad.”
12TH League goals DUNK 4 GARDNER 2 OTHERS 2 DARYL MURPHY (Ipswich Town) 13 League form guide D - D - D - L -D - D - L - W - D - D - L - L - L Last 3 league fixtures Milwall 0-1 L Derby County 3-0 L Fulham L 1-2 Next 2 league fixtures Wolves 20/12/14 A Reading 26/12/14 H
Brighton league stats 2014 -15 Pass completion
80%
Average Possession
54%
Shots per game
14.4
Shots on target per game
3.9 4.2
Shots conceded per game
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Goals
24
Goals against
31
Points
30
80%
Albion Wolves
53%
15.7
12.2
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PTS
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Bournemouth
21
20
39
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Middlesbrough
21
20
39
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Derby
21
17
38
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Ipswich
21
12
38
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Brentford
21
7
37
6
Watford
21
15
35
Latest match odds
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Norwich
21
11
33
Home 11/10 Away 13/5 Draw 9/4
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Blackburn
21
1
31
9
Nottm Forest
21
5
30
Worth a fiver...
10
Charlton
21
1
30
2v2 draw 14/1
11
Cardiff
21
0
30
22
Brighton
21
-8
18
The Brighton board appear to be sticking with Sami Hyypiä
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Most minutes of league football ■ Jake Forster-Caskey (1,628) ■ David Stockdale (1,620) ■ Gordon Greer (1,620) ■ Lewis Dunk (1,576) ■ Joe Bennett (1,425)
Highest pass completion
90.00
■ Aaron Hughes (89.4%) ■ Andrew Crofts (87.5%) ■ Danny Holla (85.3%) ■ Lewis Dunk (84.9%) ■ Joe Bennett (84.1%)
88.00
Well it has certainly been one of the strangest of weeks. After the furore over last Friday’s defeat to Millwall in the Championship and calls from several sections of the fans to dismiss the manager Sami Hyppia, everyone has had a chance to have their say. Of course the only person whose opinion really counts is the chairman Tony Bloom. There has been no announcement or statement from the club this week but it appears to be business as usual. Although it is easy to see why any supporter would want a change after just one league win in 17 matches, continuity can provide success over the long term in some cases.
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Total shots ■ Joao Teixeira (20) ■ Lewis Dunk (21) ■ Jake Forster-Caskey (24) ■ Gary Gardner (36) ■ Kazenga Lua Lua (39) 0
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BRUNO SALTOR
Brighton may have been struggling for form of late but Bruno has shown signs he is adding consistency to his undoubted talent and attacking flair. The experienced defender has seen his performances rewarded with a one-year contract extension and has scored twice already this season.
MINUTES PLAYED*
1,240
PASS COMPLETION*
INTERCEPTIONS*
80.3%
35
* 2014-15 season league only
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TACKLES WON*
18
GOALS*
2
Often people say that the festive period is very important to the outcome of a team's season, however, I believe January is the key for the Seagulls this year. Continual injuries and a reliance on loan players have hampered the team but an injection of quality in key areas would seem essential for the Albion to move up the table in such a competitive division. Only time will tell whether the current strategy will be a success but it is important for everyone to get behind the team after 3pm. I didn't enjoy seeing some fans continually berate the manager during the game. Everyone has their chance to have their say afterwards,
Follow all the action, home or away, on BBC Sussex Sport or Twitter @BBCSussexSport @johnnycburger @BHIndyAlbion on the radio, online and on social media. Constructive criticism is always helpful whether it be discussions over the manager, assistant manager, chairman, players, strategy, tactics or recruitment. We have unsurprisingly had a deluge of people on the show in recent weeks and it’s good to have a forum on the radio for everyone to air their views. Keep ‘em coming. Finally I wish you all a Happy Christmas, thank you for reading the column this year and may you have a successful 2015, maybe see you on Boxing Day at the Amex.
Fans encouraged to plan ahead for Boxing Day game Richard Morris @BHIndyAlbion
Position: Right back Squad No: 2 Age: 34 Height: 5ft 11in Brighton statistics: games/goals: 74/4
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The Albion travel north tomorrow (Saturday) to face Wolverhampton Wanderers but the club is asking fans to think a little further ahead and plan their travel for the Boxing Day home clash with Reading. The Seagulls face the Royals the day after Christmas at the Amex with a 3pm kick-off but travel to and from the game is likely to be affected by seasonal reductions to public transport. Brighton and Hove Albion have tried to minimise the impact on fans by working with the club’s numerous travel partners to arrange alternatives and make sure supporters can get to the game and home again as quickly as possible. Steve Reeves, the Albion’s transport manager, warned: "Being Boxing Day there has
always been limited services on bus and no rail services. Working with our travel partners at Brighton & Hove Buses and Southern Railways we have been able to provide a limited match day travel service. “It is essential that fans make their travel plans in plenty of time. “If you are opting for park and ride please arrive early as park and ride sites are expected to be busy and where possible consider Mithras House and the Racecourse where there is more space available.” Fans had been encouraged to book on-site parking early and, where possible, try and share cars with other supporters. And those who live near enough are being asked to consider walking or cycling to the ground. The club says more and more fans are walking or cycling to games and the Albion provide an online journey planner at www.
seagulls.co.uk for fans to see how long either option would likely take them. On Boxing Day Brighton & Hove Buses are running services on most of their routes, with details of the services and the timetables published on their website. For some routes across the city (not direct to the stadium) there will be reduced services, and some will have no service. For those services direct to the stadium or nearby there will be a decent level of service, with four or six services per hour. The club are also paying for two extra Football Special buses to run from the Old Steine to the stadium, which will maintain the standard match day service along Lewes Road. As far as trains are concerned, the usual match day service between Brighton and Lewes will run from 12.30pm until 8pm but there are no train services east of Lewes or west of Brighton.
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