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After the launch of our Pavements for Pedestrians campaign, the city council is taking steps to clear the clutter
Official figures show Brighton & Hove Independent continues to race ahead; The Argus newspaper sinks to another record low and prepares to downsize under plans to move out of its headquarters. But where will it go?
MY HONOURABLE FRIENDS? CAROLINE LUCAS AND WHAT SHE REALLY THINKS ABOUT POLITICS IN BRITAIN TODAY ■ The
first look at the Green MP's book that lifts the lid on modern democracy EXCLUSIVE by Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy
For a book by one of the world's "bravest and most principled politicians" (Naomi Klein, the social activist) - whose words "will empower and inspire all of us who believe our democracy is under threat" (Owen Jones, socialist writer) - it seems trivial to begin with false rumours about Caroline Lucas. But some are so outlandish
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that they are comical. How about the real reason the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion wants to stay in our city? To set up a UFO monitoring station, of course. Or the "fact" that she and her husband, Richard, own "four or five houses" - some in different names, including that of her dog, Alfie? These are the specific rumours she says she has heard about herself, when we met earlier this month; these are the ones she addresses in her remarkable new book.
Unknown to her, however, the rumours have recently escalated, to 15 houses, -all rented to students. Apart from that house in Switzerland, to which she flies every weekend. Oh! And haven’t you heard? Her husband is a multi-millionaire owner of a road-haulage company. Relatively sane people peddle this rubbish. For years, I have heard such malevolence whispered conspiratorially by political >> Continued on page 24
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YOU’VE HAD YOUR SAY BUT DID THEY LISTEN? Do you think council tax should...
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Brighton and Hove was last night (Thursday) heading again for a messy mish-mash of council budget compromises, with a 1.9% council tax increase looking ever more likely - pushed through, just like last year, by the Labour Party, with the smallest group of councillors (13). At the beginning of our "Have Your Say" exercise (the final results are above), we warned we were heading for Groundhog Day. If you log on the our website today (Friday), you will see if we were right: www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk.
Council takes action to ensure pavements are for pedestrians Respite is in sight for pedestrians fed up with dodging advertising boards and other obstructions cluttering busy pavements. Within weeks of Brighton & Hove Independent launching its "Pavements for Pedestrians" campaign, councillors are preparing to take action. The council hopes the move will improve safety for all pedestrians but particularly for those with buggies, for wheelchair-users, and for people with visual impairment. Officers will mark out the areas outside city-centre restaurants and cafés to ensure tables and chairs remain within the permitted site. The schemes will also be used for outdoor shop displays and advertising boards. The highway-enforcement officers will begin visiting businesses in April to re-measure the licensed areas and mark the footways with anti-slip tape to
show the boundaries. It is hoped all outside seating areas, shop displays, and advertising boards will be marked out by October. Any business within the city’s licensing zones, wishing to place an advertising board shop display or outside seating on the public highway must apply for a council licence. Licences are issued for a maximum of 12 months and are reviewed annually. Last year, Brighton and Hove City Council issued 440 licences for A-boards and 280 for tables and chairs. In addition, 1,852 skip licences and 1,497 scaffolding licences were issued. The council claims its "robust approach" to licensing has resulted in a drop of complaints this year; complaints about A-boards fell from 70 to 48 and those about tables and chairs fell from 53 to 36. Complaints about scaffolding fell from 153 to 38.
Councillor Stephanie Powell, chair of the licensing committee, said: “Outdoor seating, advertising boards, shop displays and outdoor seating are important marketing tools for businesses and add to the vibrant street scene in Brighton and Hove. However, the safety of pedestrians is our upmost priority and we must do everything we can to ensure that pavements are kept free from clutter, particularly for those with young children or who are sight- or mobility-impaired." A report outlining the scheme will be presented to the council’s licensing committee on Thursday (March 5).
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Vice-chancellor warns Labour about social mobility Professor Michael Farthing, vicechancellor of Sussex University, has criticised the Labour Party’s plans to cut university tuition fees - warning they will reverse social mobility and reduce the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. He said the proposals - to cut the maximum tuition fees by one third per student to £6,000 a year - overlooks the fact that only those universities that can demonstrate they are investing large sums into attracting students from lower socio-economic backgrounds are entitled to charge
higher fees: “About half of our new undergraduates here at Sussex are now first-generation scholars - with no family background of university education or from lower income backgrounds.” By 2017-18, universities plan to spend about £719 million a year attracting students from disadvantaged backgrounds in exchange for permission to charge higher fees. “These extra fees are all about social mobility. The stated government policy aim is that eventually all students who are
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The shift of power away from Westminster to our local areas is looking more likely than it has in a generation. Groups such as Core Cities (the biggest nine cities in the United Kingdom) and Key Cities (the 25 mid-size cities) are making big progress in shifting the debate after the shockwave that was the Scottish independence referendum. All parties are racing into the general election competing hard to offer the most in terms of devolution. The speed at which this may happen is astonishing. Greater Manchester, after a decade of slow but strong progress, has suddenly - in four months won major new powers and £6 billion of NHS funding devolved locally. Bringing together in this way both council social care and NHS services is clearly the way to survive the growing demands of an ageing population. As one of the most centralised countries in the world, this
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slight loosening of the reigns by Whitehall is very welcome, if long overdue. To make the most of these opportunities here in Greater Brighton - which covers Adur, Worthing, Mid-Sussex, Lewes, and Brighton and Hove - then we need to start work now, and we have. I was delighted when the Greater Brighton City Deal with government was formally signed early last year. It was the conclusion of almost a year's hard work and unlocked tens of millions of funding for vital projects across the city region. Business space, flood defences, and ultrafast broadband were some of the many key projects that benefited. Since that deal was signed, council, education and business leaders have been working together on the Greater Brighton Economic Board to deliver the investments promised. We can see the huge potential this way of working has to improve the quality of life, transport and economy for our citizens. It's been a big, positive change in how we work together.
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Countdown to Brighton Fringe begins with programme online Brighton Fringe has launched its 2015 programme online starting the countdown to a record-breaking year for the biggest arts festival in England. Running from May 1 to 31, 750 events are confirmed so far, the highest number ever to appear at the festival. About 250,000 people are expected to attend the festival, which will showcase 233 world premieres. The programme includes two internationally-acclaimed cabaret artists: Camille O’Sullivan, original star of La Clique; and Tina C, comic creation of the multi-awardwinning Christopher Green. Tim Cook, the Royal Court Young Writer, returns to premiere Crushed, set during the 2010 student protests. Other theatrical offerings include Wildspark’s The Bombing of the Grand Hotel, a visceral new play that tells the real-life story of the unlikely relationship between bomber Pat Magee and Jo Berry, whose father was killed in the blast, and Black is the Colour of My Voice, Apphia Campbell's hit one-woman show inspired by the life of Nina Simone. The Bucket Club’s Lorraine & Alan, a modern re-telling of the Selkie myth - with live electronic sound design, song, and several hundred plastic bottles which won the Brighton Fringe Excellence Award at Edinburgh Fringe last year, makes a much-
anticipated appearance. Comedy comes courtesy of more than 200 acts, including: sketch-sensations BEASTS; John Hegley, “comedy’s poet laureate” (The Independent); Radio 4 favourite John Osborne and Mock the Week’s Zoe Lyons. A total of 60 international productions will appear, including: a concert from the Soweto Spiritual Singers; I Am Not Antigone, from the Netherland’s Idreman Foundation; Sjoerd Meijer’s The Liberation of an Angry Little Man, winner of the Best Show at Amsterdam Fringe in 2013; and PAND 7090, which scooped the top prize at Amsterdam Fringe last year. Audiences can also see life-size elephant and giraffe puppets at the Largest Marionette Circus in the World, a UK premiere from Poland. A total of 181 venues will host Brighton Fringe events, including: the ever-popular Spiegeltent, which returns to the Old Steine; Sussex County Cricket Club, where a wedding reception with a difference will be performed; and Brighton Racecourse, which welcomes Hydrocracker Youth Theatre for a site-specific play about Brighton’s hidden histories. Julian Caddy, managing director of Brighton Fringe, said: “Brighton Fringe is more than just a festival: it is a living, breathing, year-round artistic ecosystem that needs
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Sketch-sensations BEASTS are among more than 200 comedy acts at Brighton Fringe
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ELECTIONS 2015
There are 21 wards in Brighton and Hove, electing 54 councillors
Ward profile: East Brighton
A23
Withdean North Portslade
Patcham Hangleton and Knoll
A27
Hollingdean and Stanmer
Sitting councillors
Lewes Road Moulsecoomb and Bevendean
Hove Park South Portslade
Councillor Gill Mitchell (Labour) Councillor Warren Morgan (Labour) Councillor Chaun Wilson (Labour)
Preston Park
St. Peter’s and North Laine
Westbourne
Central Hove
Woodingdean
Hanover and Elm Grove
Goldsmid
Wish
Brunswick and Adelaide
East Brighton Regency
Queen’s Park
Rottingdean Coastal
Declared candidates for three seats David Plant (Conservative) Jan Young (Conservative) Maggie Barradell (Labour) – @maggiebarradell Councillor Gill Mitchell (Labour) Councillor Warren Morgan (Labour) – @warrenmorgan
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East Brighton is not so much a ward with candidates vying for the votes of the electorate - as a Labour fiefdom, where the party's "selectorate" determines who will join Warren Morgan and Gill Mitchell in the ranks of the Labour Group. The excitement of democratic politics in this most working-class part of the city lies in finding out who is the latest candidate to have risen without trace in the Brighton and Hove District Labour Party. Councillor Craig Turton stood down in 2012 for health reasons; Councillor Chaun Wilson emerged, only to announce last year she was unable to continue for family reasons; for May 7, the new name on the block is Barradell, Maggie Barradell. It is a familar name; her husband is John Barradell, former chief executive of Brighton and Hove City Council and now chief executive of the City of London Corporation. It's fair to say that the branch is not the most active in the city. Indeed, some have wondered about what would happen if two of Labour's most able and determined councillors were to move on and get on with real life. There's no sign of that happening any time soon. It's a feature of city politics that nearly a quarter of the 13-strong Labour Group - the smallest on the council come from this single ward. And the Labour leader is elected only by Labour councillors, not by the 1,600 party members in the city. We should mention the other candidates. But with Labour majorities of 1,000 or more, it's not really worth it.
Factfile Households: 6,561 Density (people per hectare): 77 ■■ Women: 50% (6,976) ■■ Men: 50% (7,107) ■■ Average age: 37 ■■ Higher managerial occupations: 8.5% (973) ■■ Unemployed: 10% (705) ■■ White: 88.9% (12,526) ■■ Black/African/Caribbean/Black ■ ■ British: 1.9% (268) ■■ Asian/Asian British: 4.1% (571) ■■ ■■
By-election on Thursday, October 18 2012, after the resignation of Councillor Craig Turton Candidates
Votes
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Chaun Wilson (Labour)
1,596
(56%)
531
(19%)
Carlie Goldsmith (Green)
456
(16%)
Sabiha Choudhury (UKIP)
148
(5%)
Dominic Sokalski (Liberal Democrats)
59
(2%)
Jon Redford (Trade Union and Socialists Against Cuts)
55
(2%)
Joe Miller (Conservative)
2011 election results Candidates
Votes
(%)
Gill Mitchell (Labour - elected)
2,059
(18%)
Warren Gavin Morgan (Labour - elected)
1,862
(17%)
Craig Turton (Labour - elected)
1,616
(14%)
Alison Ghanimi (Green)
955
(9%)
Peter Booth (Conservative)
940
(8%)
Chris Sandland (Conservative)
826
(7%)
Lianna Etkind (Green)
815
(7%)
Kelvin Poplett (Conservative)
803
(7%)
Pip Tindall (Green)
627
(6%)
Paul Jonathan Chandler (Liberal Democrats)
323
(3%)
Bruce Graham Neave (Liberal Democrats)
218
(2%)
Bill North (Trade Union and Socialists Against Cuts)
142
(1%)
Number who cannot speak English well: 168 ■■ Dependent children in household (% of all households): 25.7% ■■ Christians: 45% ■■ No religion: 41% ■■ Number of same-sex civil partnerships: 235 ■■ Divorced: 12% ■■ Living as co-habiting couple: 15.9% ■■ Married: 27% ■■ One family - all aged 65 and over: 3.9% ■■ Long-term unemployed: 2.5% ■■
Lone parent - with dependent children: 11% ■■ No adults in employment, with dependent children: 8% ■■ Activities limited a lot by poor health: 10.9% ■■ No cars or vans in household: 49% ■■ No qualifications: 25.6% ■■ Full-time students aged 18 and over: 6.7% ■■ One person in household with longterm health problem/disability - with dependent children: 5.9% ■■
Source: Census 2011
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Housing First is innovative approach to homelessness Brighton and Hove City Council is to become the first local authority in the country to commission a "Housing First" project to tackle street homelessness and stop the revolving door of rehabilitation, hostel, and street. Developed in New York in the 1990s, Housing First is designed to work with longterm and repeatedly homeless men and women, most of whom have complex needs relating to addiction, poor mental health, learning disability, and domestic abuse. Many have been through the criminal justice system and have a background of institutional care and traumatic life events. The right to permanent accommodation is at the heart of the Housing First model. Identified rough sleepers are placed straight into scattered, self-contained flats away from their old associations. Taking the chaos out of homelessness makes it easier to stabilise the situation with an intensive package of care and support designed to surround the service user helping him or her to settle in, gain independence and sustain their tenancy.
Brighton and Hove is one of eight English local authorities that have piloted Housing First, which has been extended until March. The service was delivered in the city by CRI, a health and social care charity. In September 2013, a mix of 10 clients was identified as suitable for the pilot scheme. Some were not coping in hostels; others were sleeping rough. The clients were placed in scattered properties in the city, leased through the council. Three were referred for further support. So far they have all remained in their homes, reduced their chaotic behaviour, and are living independently with a good level of self-care. They have been able to avoid the temptation to reconnect with their old homeless network through their support from Housing First recovery mentors. With their help, service users have built an alternative structure through community activities, counselling, art therapy and training. The programme demands only that service-users pay rent, abide by the tenancy conditions, and agree to engage with their support workers.
In the words of one of the Housing First clients, Jane: ‘This flat is the best thing that has happened." Councillor Bill Randall, chair of housing, said: “Some people with complex needs often find life in hostels very difficult. Having to share with a range of residents, obey house rules and follow a structured route to recovery can be very stressful and lead to conflict and, too often, eviction. The immediate placement cuts out the ‘staircase’ of stages that people with such complex needs often have to meet before they are ‘housing ready’. Housing First is a very useful addition to the portfolio of measures we use to deal with homelessness in the city.”
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The New Pension Fund Freedoms and how this may benefit and affect you Skerritts are holding two seminars at the Amex Stadium in Brighton on Thursday, March 19 covering pensions and the changes being brought in from April of this year. The seminar is being presented by Steve Bee, a leading industry figure who is also very entertaining (yes, even on the subject of pensions!). The Seminar will cover: • Should I access my pension fund and what are the advantages/disadvantages or doing so? • How to ensure that my pension fund is passed to my beneficiaries tax-free on my death? • Can my pension provider give me the new freedoms in my existing plan? • How can I increase my investment returns or reduce my investment risk? • Should I pay more money into my pension fund? Pensions are the hot topic at the moment, so Skerritts are holding the seminars in response to demand from clients and have now opened them up to a wider audience. The seminars are free to attend and no obligation: • Seminar 1 – 8.30am start – breakfast provided (bacon rolls, pastries, coffee, juice) • Seminar 2 – 12.30pm start – buffet lunch/drinks provided
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Remember, Remember by Lisa Cutts Oh my goodness. You can tell this is written by a real police officer. Because there’s no alcoholic solitary detective who solves the case single-handedly, while moodily staring out of the window and brooding about his ex-wife. I do object to those characters and I’m thrilled to discover from this book that detectives really aren’t like that. This is about a believable, real person in the shape of DC Nina Foster. She has returned to work after a near-fatal injury and she’s supposed to be taking it easy. She’s given a cold case to work on, but gradually uncovers a link from the past that makes the current cases her colleagues are working on - a spate of heroinrelated deaths, shootings, and robberies - relevant.
DC Foster is brought face to face with a network of criminals who will do anything to protect their empire. The camaraderie of the police officers in this book breathes new life into a crowded genre of detective novels. If you love detective books, you are going to adore this one: fast-paced, brilliantly-plotted, and - very importantly (for me, anyway) - every single word of it credible. We are so lucky to have Lisa Cutts at Bookish Supper Society soon and I’m dying to ask her some questions about the police. One of them simply has to be: Does anyone ever actually say the infamous words "You’re nicked". I bet they don’t. Let’s get it from the horse’s mouth. Lisa Cutts will be appearing at the Bookish Supper Society on Wednesday, March 25. Tickets are available from Tabl.com
Two FREE seminars at the Amex Stadium in Brighton on Thursday, March 19 The Seminars will last for one hour and attendees will then have the option of an Amex Stadium tour if they wish. The Seminars are aimed at: • People who have a pension fund and are interested in their options from April; • People who have a pension fund and want to ensure it is invested in the right areas; • People who have a pension and want to ensure that it will receive tax free death benefits; • People who are considering investing in or investing further into a pension.
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A Week in the City Exhibition
Tattoo convention A three-day tattoo convention took place at the Hilton Brighton Metropole over the weekend. About 350 tattoo artists from around the world came to the Brighton Tattoo Convention to celebrate the art form and offer enthusiasts the opportunity to spectate or get tattoos inked onto their bodies. Hundreds of tattoo booths filled two floors of the hotel’s exhibition suites. Guen Douglas and Ryan Evans won awards for the best tattoos of the weekend. The Meteors and the Sex Pistols Experience provided the entertainment. The convention also featured specialist barbers flown in from California.
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A Week in the City Seven Dials
Roundabout repairs Repairs to the Seven Dials roundabout are being put on hold while roadworks around Brighton Station continue. Cracks began to appear in the kerbs at the roundabout less than a year after it opened in December 2013. The council decided the cracks pose no risk to the public. Bob Potter, a resident who raised the issue in October, said: “I’m amazed that anyone could say these loose and fragmented tiles do not pose a safety risk.” Nursery
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A nursery that has failed to meet requirements made by government inspectors could face closure. In the latest inspection of Little Oaks nursery, in Islingword Road, Brighton, it was deemed that staff were poor at spotting signs and symptoms of abuse and had weak knowledge of safeguarding procedures. Teresa Owen, the executive nursery manager, said: There’s lots of work to do and it’s still a work in progress.” The nursery will be kept under observation.
Dance enthusiasts and charity supporters are invited to join a dance marathon to raise money for the Martlets Hospice in Hove. The event will be led by professional instructors and have a “glow-in-the-dark” theme. The three-hour long Zumba Glow aims at creating a club-like feel and will include percussionists to bring energy to the event. The challenge will take place at 7.30pm at The Old Market, Hove, on Friday (March 6).
A space for educating young people in creative technology will open in London Road. The Brighton Makerlab will host courses in Minecraft programming, game design, robot-building, and product engineering. Simon Riley, director of project leader MakerClub said: “Creating cool stuff with technology isn’t just fun, it’s essential for developing opportunity and giving young people every chance of succeeding in the ‘big wide world’.”
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Plans to extend Churchill Square to the seafront have advanced with the purchase of the Russell Road car park. Standard Life Investments, which owns the shopping centre, has bought the car park - let to NCP - for £13.3 million. A proposed £450 million seafront regeneration envisages the demolition of the Brighton Centre and Kingswest complex, and a conference and entertainment centre at Black Rock.
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Under-used golf courses are being used to launch a new sport that combines football and golf. Football fans gathered at Waterhall at the weekend to launch Brighton’s first footgolf course. The aim of the sport is to chip footballs into large golf holes across the course. The 36par, nine-hole course spans 1,120 yards and costs £8 for a round. There are more than 80 footgolf courses around the country; the first opened in 2012.
Ed Miliband, the leader of the Labour Party, will host one of his weekly People’s Question Time sessions in Hove on Monday (March 2). The series of events, launched last month in Nottinghamshire, will be held in various parts of the country every week until the general election on May 7. Mr Miliband will answer questions from 10.30am to 1.30pm at a venue in Hove that has yet to be made public. Meanwhile, the cover of Labour's One Nation membership magazine features Brighton and Hove activists on the beach (pictured right). Roads
Improvement scheme The Brighton railway station taxi rank has closed temporarily to allow for the repaving of the taxi approach road. Taxies are permitted to park on the south side of Terminus Road running down to the station to pickup passengers as roadworks continue. The redevelopment is part of the Brighton station improvement scheme, which will also include more green space, improved bus -top facilities, better lighting, and more seating.
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Jeremy Hunt , the health secretary, visited the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton yesterday (Thursday) - with Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown - to announce an extra £60 million towards an eight-year modernisation project. He accepted inflation in construction costs meant the bill had risen from £420 million to £480 million. There were concerns about the project because the headline cost is now £60 million higher than the figure agreed by the George Osborne, the chancellor, just under a year ago.
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An estimated 10,000 people visited the 37th annual Modelworld exhibition at the Brighton Centre. Chris English, the joint exhibition manager described the event – which featured hundreds of models of all types and sizes - as “very successful, one of the best ever."
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As British as curry - and they will soon arrive at a garden or park close to you Graham Chainey
Feral ring-necked parakeets are bright-green, gregarious, and screechy
I have yet to spot one myself, but Jo Jenner saw one in the trees by St George’s Church in Kemptown on January 15, while David Moon spotted one (possibly the same), “with distinctive boisterous chatter”, flying over the Kemptown industrial estate the following day. A fortnight earlier, one was reported in Seaford, and late last year one or more were logged at Brooklands Park, Worthing. Jan-Paul Charteris clocked one flying over Portland Road, Hove, on November 1. Sussex sightings had been sparse until recently (just nine reported in 2013); but, by last November, an observer in Rusper, on the Surrey border, could write, “I think the colonisation of Sussex has begun” - having seen two flocks of 10 flying over his house, and “heard the unmistakable din of a landed group” in a nearby copse. Others have been spotted at Horsham, Hailsham, Hurstpierpoint, Birling Gap, Pevensey Levels, Bexhill, Selsey, Lewes and elsewhere. (Information from the Sussex Ornithological Society’s invaluable sightings log.) I am talking about feral ringnecked parakeets. These bright-green, gregarious, screechy birds, originating in India, have become an increasingly-common sight in London parks and suburbs. But they have also colonised Manchester and have now reached as far north as Scotland. If they can flourish in Bishopbriggs, I am surprised they have not long ago saturated the balmy south coast. Some people may welcome their exotic presence, but there is no doubt they pose problems. They devour food from garden feeders intended for native songbirds; they strip trees of fruit and flower buds; they take over the nesting sites of other species, such as robins, jackdaws, starlings, and owls; they make noise and mess; and they can devour crops, and have been known to attack vineyards on the North Downs. Nobody is sure where they
came from in the first place. Urban myths abound. Some say they escaped from the Shepperton set of The African Queen in 1951. Some blame Jimi Hendrix for releasing a pair in Carnaby Street in the 1960s. Some say they escaped from an aviary during the 1987 hurricane. Whenever and however they started, they are multiplying prodigiously, and now number up to 50,000. Kew, Kingston, Twickenham, and Esher are badly-affected areas. Their cousins, the monk parakeets, hundreds of which were colonising the Isle of Dogs and threatening to spread, have been successfully culled in a costly Defra operation, their expansion plans scuppered just in time. (These birds, originating from South America, build colossal communal nests in pylons and phone masts, often causing power blackouts and other nuisances. In southern Spain, their population is said to be out of control.) But a Defra spokeswoman opined last September - of the ring-necked variety currently staking out our city and other Sussex locations that “it is no longer cost-effective or viable to eradicate this species, which means that we now must bear the ongoing environmental, economic and social impacts from these birds”. Like the grey squirrel, like Japanese knotweed and giant hogweed, like the red duckweed choking Sussex rivers, like feral mink and boar, like the skeleton shrimp and signal crayfish in Shoreham harbour, like the false black widow spiders that have bitten people in Brighton, like the marsh frogs at Rye, like scores of other alien species that have infiltrated our country in recent years, it looks as if the blighters are here to stay. In a few years, our local parks and gardens are likely to be infested with them. Sussex Ornithological Society has added them to their checklist of 397 Sussex species. According to the London Wildlife Trust, we must accept that parakeets are now “as British as curry”.
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Do the Charleston! And help to raise money at Hilton Brighton Metropole’s Midsummer Ball Hilton Brighton Metropole’s Midsummer Ball returns this year on Saturday, June 20 - in aid of Hilton in the Community Foundation and Rockinghorse, the children’s charity. The 2015 Midsummer Ball - famed for its "Strictly Come Dancing" theme - sees the return of Zoe Ball, the television and
radio presenter, as head judge. Along with her panel, she will help score those brave enough to take part in the dance competition in front of nearly 500 guests. Four celebrities and local personalities - with expert partners - will be attempting The Charleston 1920s inspired dance at the Great-Gatsby-themed
charity ball. This year’s dancers are: Eleanor Harris, chief executive of the Brighton i360 tower; Barry Carden, managing director of Cardens Accountants in Hove; and Nicola Hume and Tom Evans, co-hosts of the Heart Sussex Breakfast Show. The Hilton in the Community
Foundation helps young people have a brighter future in Brighton, across the United Kingdom, and across Europe; Rockinghorse is the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton. Sascha Koehler, general manager of Hilton Brighton Metropole, said: “I am excited to be part of this great city and to be involved in this fantastic event. Working together with Rockinghorse Children’s Charity and the Hilton in the Community Fo u n d a t i o n is an exciting project and we look forward to hosting the Midsummer Ball at the Hilton Brighton Metropole on June 20.” Simon Sheehan, director of Hilton in the Community Foundation, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Rockinghorse Children’s Charity again, and together we will be transforming lives. Thanks to our intrepid dancers and generous sponsors, the Midsummer Ball will be a spectacular evening of 1920s frivolity whilst supporting the work of two charities who
help the young people of Sussex.” Ryan Heal, chief executive of Rockinghorse, said: “We are delighted to have been chosen as the local beneficiary charity of the Hilton Brighton Metropole’s Midsummer Ball for the third year and we look forward to working closely with new general manager Sascha Koehler and his team. “We’d like to extend our thanks to Skerritts who are our headline sponsors again this year, as well as all of our event and media partners that make the ball possible." Guests will enjoy a sparkling drinks reception, three-course dinner with wine, plus the dance competition and entertainment courtesy of the E3 Group. They will also have the opportunity to take part in various fundraising activities on the night, including a charity auction as well as enjoying the infamous indoor dodgems. Tickets for the event - on Saturday, June 20 - are selling fast. To book, contact Nicky Willard on 01273 715043 or email nicky.willard@ hilton.com. Tickets are £80 each or £750 for a table of 10.
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Bilingual Primary School has appointed Wendy King as its headteacher. It will be her third headship in the town. Ms King previously served as headteacher at Bevendean Primary School, where the verdict of Ofsted inspectors changed from “needing improvement” to “good”. She will join the school on Tuesday, September 1.
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Brighton Game Collective: A hub for the city's creative game developers Danny Goodayle @DGoodayle
Video game development used to require big teams and big budgets to bring a successful product to market. But ,with the rise of easytouse development tools and digital distribution systems, a new era of development has emerged. Games developed by bedroom programmers and small teams have rapidly become a mainstream market, where developers have the ability to bring small products to a worldwide audience via distribution platforms such as Steam (store.steampowered. com), an online storefront where approved developers can sell their games to millions of players around the globe. This rapidly- emerging trend sparked the creation of game development hubs around the United Kingdom, spurred on by enthusiastic social-media
audiences, low entry costs, and inspiring stories of other successful developers being able to turn their hobby into a fulltime career. Brighton and Hove is one such hub, home to hundreds of game developers employed by the local games industry and many who are pursuing their own ventures. Meetup groups like Brighton Indies - meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at the Fountain Head pub - have found tremendous success with more than 100 members attending the last meetup. Members of groups like these can find support from one another and receive advice on a wide range of subjects. When Just a Pixel (www. justapixel.co.uk) started out, our living room quickly took the shape of temporary office premises, while we looked for our first office, which was quickly found. But it lacked other developers to converse with. With the help of the community,
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Business Argus sinks to new low and looks to downsize Greg Hadfield @BrightonIndy Can it get any worse? After three months without an editor - a period characterised by an improvement in its journalism things can now only get better. Surely. Mike Gilson, the new editor and a well-respected figure with a substantial record of achievement, must certainly hope so. He arrived from the Belfast Telegraph on Monday (February 23), only 48 hours before the latest circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). Inevitably, the number of copies sold per issue plummeted again, falling to a record low of 13,309 (nearly a third, 31% of them at a discounted price) - a year-onyear fall of 12.2%. And that's in the whole of Sussex. (For the record, Mr Gilson's old newspaper reported the smallest year-onyear fall of all regional dailies – a drop of 3.4%, down to 45,905.) In sharp contrast, according to the official industrystandard ABC data, Brighton & Hove Independent increased to 13,005 copies per issue. All but 400 of them distributed within the boundaries of Brighton and Hove.
By any sensible comparison, we believe we are the city's best-read newspaper. But we have to be careful. Dawn Sweeney, managing director of The Argus, has complained about our claim. She has told us The Argus
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Of course, she has a lot on her mind, The Argus exclusively revealed last month it had sold the leasehold on its offices - on Hollingbury Industrial Estate, on the periphery of the city - to a property developer. A significant transaction for those who live in Hollingbury. So far, however, it has not been able to reveal to its readers who the property developer is - nor what the development plans might be. Nor has it been able to say where it is moving to. Having abandoned its 146,000 square feet of offices – headquarters for about 100 employees - it is advertising for citycentre offices of about 6,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet (pictured left). That is room for a maximum of, say, 80 employees, property experts estimate. And that's without taking into account the hugely-impressive Journalist Works, which rents space in The Argus building, providing a steady stream of trainee reporters to its newsroom, and hopes to move with it this summer. Things can only get better. Eventually. Perhaps. For some people.
Why Google discriminates against most businesses Mark Brown is an entrepreneur who is passionate about helping businesses to implement a surefire strategy called the 4Rs that can grow any business. On Thursday (March 5), Mark will be running a bite-size learning session for Brighton Chamber of Commerce to help businesses to build a five-star online reputation. These sessions provide affordable and practical support to local businesses looking to build their skills. As a business-owner who grew his first business pre-internet, it is interesting to see how everything has changed. But the fundamentals remain the same. People buy from businesses that they know, like, and trust. Once you understand that in the online world, the same rules apply. You will quickly see how you can win or lose new customers, based on what past customers are saying about you. More than 90% of the online UK population use Google to search for local businesses. Google knows that most people trust online reviews. It figures that businesses with the most highly-rated reviews are likely to deliver the best service to its users. So the first R of the 4Rs is reputation. The internet has made it
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Households in Brighton and Hove save millions of litres of water As Southern Water’s pioneering metering programme nears completion, there is good news for the water saving public in the South East. With nearly 500,000 meters installed customers are using, on average, 16.5 per cent less water. That is far more than the national average of ten per cent. This means that in Brighton and Hove, for example, 2.8 million litres of water are being saved each day. That’s more than enough water to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool. The findings are revealed in a study published this month by Dr Carmine Ornaghi and Dr Mirco Tonin who are economists at the University of Southampton and are both Associate Professors. They conclude that the five-
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Southern Water’s Chief Customer Officer, Susan Stockwell, said: “We would like to thank our customers for their support and efforts in reducing water usage. Across the region, by the end of the five-year programme, customers will be saving 30 million units of water every day – that’s enough to meet the daily water needs of towns the size of Hastings and Worthing combined. “Saving water helps protect our environment and secures future water resources. In most cases it also results in lower bills for customers. So far, 62 per cent of households have seen their bills reduce by an average of £12 a month. To help the remaining 38 per cent, we have introduced special tariffs and support schemes.”
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Caroline Lucas: An outside > Continued from page 1 opponents - and, of course, by those who write "below the line" in the city's second-most-read local newspaper. Why doesn't The Argus let its mostopinionated commenters use green font? For years, I have dug around and found nothing. And I used to work for the Daily Mail. So why has she confronted these rumours - albeit briefly in an intelligent and important contemplation about parliament and the fight for change? "I put it in there because it was an opportunity to try to put the record straight. Because it matters. If people already have a pretty low impression of MPs generally and one of the perceptions is that politicians are hypocrites and people who lie, then it's not helpful if there are rumours out there that suggest that I am hypocritical and lying." The facts: Ms Lucas and her husband – a secondary English teacher and former professional cricketer for Warwickshire; he once claimed the scalp of Viv Richards - own one house in the Brighton Pavilion constituency. It is still "significantly owned by the bank". The Co-operative, since you ask. We don't discuss it, but - if you think it important - she paid £925,000 for the six-bedroom, four-reception-room, detached home - for which the asking price in 2011 was £950,000. By a long way, it is the most expensive house in the road. Ironically, given the current debate about council budgets and Labour's mansion tax, it is in Band F for council tax (the third-highest). One Labour councillor, writing in the wake of the last city council elections, said the party could not attack the Greens "because it is liking clubbing seals". Clearly, four years is a long time in local politics. There will be no seals in this article. But be warned, there may be badgers. "Badgers are big," Ms Lucas jokes when she noticed I'd marked mainly the sections of her book about the NHS, about feminism, about equality, about taxing the rich who got us into the mess rather than the poor who suffer the most, about the socialism
of pre-Blairite Labour, about the old boys' club that still masquerades as the "mother" of parliaments, about dispensing with ludicrously-expensive deadly weapons, such as Trident. Not because they despoil the planet; because the destroy human flesh. Inevitably, there is a lot about climate change. At one stage, she makes what I think is a rather unhelpful comparison with the Second World War and the need for a new "home front" against climate change. Does she see her self as the Winston Churchill to defeat climate change? "There is genuinely a sense of almost desperation that I feel personally about what do we have to do to wake up politicians to the very serious danger of climate change. Looking back to the Second World War was about trying to find what precedent is there recently that people can relate to in some way of Ms Lucas says there are lots of them: "I've counted them. Electronically." Although she insists, understandably: "You've got to admit, In the shape of the book, wouldn't it be a bit odd if I had suddenly had a whole thing about Brighton Council?" So what does she think about how well the Greens in power for the first time have fared? Her comments are the most detailed I have heard, so I will quote them at length: "I think they've done a good job in incredibly-difficult circumstances. I think that they have done some things I haven't agreed with - and that's hardly a new revelation. "It's been perfectly clear that I thought the way in which the bin strike was handled was not as good as it could have been. Obviously, with a brand new council, mistakes will be made - as they always are. "But what I also think, crucially, is that if they were to have their time again to have somebody whose job it was to communicate all the fantastic things they've done is something they should do. "They can't - it's not appropriate to - rely on the council press office to do that. It's not their job. But the Green Group never had a press person whose
I don't see myself as the Churchill of climate change. But I think there might be some lessons we could learn from the kind of communications that were done at that time.” major political change that happens as the result of the perception of a threat. "I appreciate that the threat of war looks and feels different from the threat of climate change, not least because it's more immediate. Churchill and everybody else had to make a hell of a big case for the fact that we needed to be organising, because the threat is very real." The analogy, she said, isn't that far-fetched. "I don't see myself as the Churchill of climate change. But I think there might be some lessons we could learn from the kind of communications that were done at that time." Communications are important to Ms Lucas, who is a former press officer for Oxfam. The subject comes up when I steer the conversation to the rather parochial matter of city politics and the minority Green-led administration. Brighton and Hove does not get many significant mentions, although
job it was to say, for example, that we've post-war period), got more tourists coming to Brighton how it has lost its w than ever before; we've got the fourth- vision, and its conv highest-level of start-ups outside of the "progressive al London; our digital community is she hopes to form rivalling anything else in the country; is the wrong word they championed the Living Wage; run-up to the electio one of the first things they did was Plaid Cymru and th to reduce the differential between the - "could put some highest-paid and the lowest-paid in the pressure on a m council; they brought in £71 million in Labour government. from outside the authority. exciting about that id "The challenge is that people don't is actually somethin know this stuff. Someone was giving people like better th me no end of grief how he perceived idea of a majority money had been diverted from other government. That's qu things within the council to cycle statement." lanes. It's extra money that the Greens How many Green M have bid for from national government and brought Her arguments in; £71 million is no mean issue, not to th amount. One of the things we have learned from the ad hominem. And cert last four or five years is feminam. One of the m that the council needs to be singing about its successes in the book is by Ian M rather than thinking have womanly times? they will just seep out automatically." There is a detail-packed page about when we wake up on the Green-led council's housing carefully, she said: "L achievements - the "facts" may be my answer by sa controversial, but Mr Lucas insists changing so fast, the they have been "triple-checked". practically 60,000 m There's lots more to discuss: the has gone up from Labour Party, its heyday (the immediate a year ago - so we
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times. Partly, one could say anything could happen. Looking at where we are now, getting a handful of Green MPs is MPs will there be possible." Five? "Brighton Pavilion, s are always to the Bristol West, and Norwich are the most likely he individual. Never South ones." Three, then. Possibly. tainly never ad Much of the book is about the ludicrous inefficiencies many quotations of parliament: the whips, McEwan: 'Shall we the party machinery, deliberately-arcane ? Or shall we die?'” the procedures; the advantages job-sharing MPs would n May 8? Thinking bring; the rampant, condescending Let me just preface sexism. Owen Paterson, the former aying things are Conservative environment secretary, Green Party is on and a Conservative MP called John members - which Hayes (who?). Both get a good kicking. 15,000 less than My words, of course. Not Ms Lucas, are in uncharted who rarely seems to have a bad word
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to say in public about any individual. Her arguments are always to the issue, not to the individual. Never ad hominem. And certainly never ad feminam. One of the many quotations in the book is by Ian McEwan: “Shall we have womanly times? Or shall we die?” Sadly, there's no time to discuss another bizarre analogy about what trade unions might learn from the RSPB. The Royal Society for the Protection of the Working Class? A cruel joke that she does not fully deserve. And what about badgers? I'm afraid we have run out of space. Buy the book.
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For lefties in search of inspiration, Lucas’s book provides little solace Alasdair Buchan
As an elector of - but not a voter for - Caroline Lucas, I was looking forward to her first book since being elected. For an old leftie like myself, the years marked by the emergence of the Green Party in parallel with the Blairite domination of the Labour Party's structures and leadership have been difficult. For people, who still began speeches with "comrade chair", the Labour Party no longer seemed like our natural home. On the other hand, the Greens' style of campaigning - iPads apart - would have been familiar to any activist of the last 100 years: a mix of Aldermaston stalwarts and Occupy youngsters; marches, banners, and leaflets; and endlessly long discussions. Meat and drink to us lefties. So should I be over there with Ms Lucas? Has she words to inspire
me? The book does not begin well for my purpose. She insists: "It is ... not a 'political memoir, written during a time of reflection. Nor is it a manifesto. I would have loved to say more about ... what the Greens can offer now and in the future.'" Indeed, she adds, it does not aim to be comprehensive ... "many things are left out". I'll say. The topic of recycling gets a big shout-out, but there's not a word about the treatment by Green councillors of the Cityclean workers - from which she rightly distanced herself. You'll search in vain for other hot Brighton and Hove topics, such as cycle lanes. Or Green Party splits. Pete West and Keith Taylor get encomiums. But what about Jason Kitcat, Geoffrey Bowden, and other Green bigwigs? Not a word. Curious. To be fair, the fractured Westminster Portcullis on the front signals her priority is explaining her experiences inside parliament
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almost all men, opposing equality for women in the workplace" and "dragging their feet" on racial equality. Then, she turns to the Liberals. Apparently, they were responsible for all good things, such as legalising abortion. Yes, that was down to David Steel's courage The topic of recycling and tenacity as a gets a big shout-out, but backbencher, but there's not a word about the could only get enough votes thanks treatment by Green councillors to the adoption of of the Cityclean workers” the bill by the 1967 Labour government. However, the chapter entitled Her statement that the end of "The Progressives: How Those criminality for gays was thanks Who Want A Fairer Society Could to "future Liberal" Roy Jenkins Work Together" offered me hope. It is pure sophistry; he was Labour starts with high, very high, praise home secretary and remained in for the Labour Party's historic the party for another 15 years. The way to end this hated contribution to "the same streams of radicalism and challenge to coalition, she says, is to ... create the established order ... that still another coalition. This time a inspire the Green Movement today". coalition of tents (her clumsy George Galloway But the betrayals of Labour grieve metaphor): her and the "brothers 'who had 'the over there in an Arab tent; a few power to turn off the lights' were glamping Conservatives; all those and her proposals for change. Very promising, but the pattern of her writing doesn't satisfy my search for inspiration. One after another, the chapters start with some good colour writing or an anecdote. But they tail off quickly into little more than "Stay Calm and Vote Green".
Occupy pop-ups; Liberals in VW camper vans; and a leaking exarmy marquee with camp beds and primus stoves for me and my like. Oh god! This is where I came in. Can the People's Front of Judea be far behind? Alasdair Buchan is a former Daily Mirror journalist and a Labour Party member living in Brighton; his parents were Norman and Janey Buchan, unforgettable figures of the socialist tradition, as then represented by the Labour Party.
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The Treason Show @Rialto_Brighton The treason team turn up the heat for a brand new run of shows at the Rialto. Expect sizzling satire and silly songs. 27th - 28th February. 8pm, £12.50 Rialto Theatre 11 Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
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Last week’s solutions: CRYPTIC - Across: 3 Intercept; 8 Cock; 9 Put across; 10 Peahen; 11 Donor; 14 Giber; 15 Nuts; 16 Limbo; 18 Ahoy; 20 Chair; 21 Keeps; 24 Matron; 25 Halloween; 26 Esau; 27 Ill-wisher. Down: 1 Scapegoat; 2 Scrapbook; 4 Noun; 5 Erato; 6 Carbon; 7 Pisa; 9 Pearl; 11 Dumas; 12 Run across; 13 Astronaut; 17 Ocean; 19 Yellow; 22 Pawns; 23 Call; 24 Mete. QUICK - Across: 3 Physician; 8 Omen; 9 Unmindful; 10 Spring; 11 Sheen; 14 Admit; 15 Lure; 16 Erase; 18 Long; 20 Error; 21 Drive; 24 Dismal; 25 Burlesque; 26 Onus; 27 Infertile. Down: 1 Constable; 2 Reprimand; 4 Hang; 5 Smith; 6 Cudgel; 7 Abut; 9 Unite; 11 Shape; 12 Nutriment; 13 Heartless; 17 Eerie; 19 Grille; 22 Visit; 23 Turn; 24 Dull.
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Cryptic Clues:
Codeword Each number in the grid represents a different letter of the alphabet and every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter(s) to the right of the main grid to start you off.
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Alphamuddle Rearrange the letters in the grid B to make five words that read both across and down. Five letters have been placed to start you off.
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Last week’s solutions: The letter represented by the question mark is T. Stilton, Emmental, ricotta, all cheeses.
Sudoku Simple
Replace the question mark with a letter so that the letters within each circle can be arranged to form words on a common theme. What are the three words, and the letter represented by the question mark?
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Give yourself ten minutes to find as many words as possible using the letters in the grid. Each word must use the central letter and at least 3 others, and letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns, but verb forms ending in ‘s’ are permitted. There is one 9-letter word to be found.
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18:00 The Newspapers Mike Mendoza is joined by guests to discuss this week's stories in the press. 18:30 Best of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet. 19:00 Brighton Lights A nightly entertainment show presented by Guy Lloyd and Lynn Ruth Miller. Expect to see all the talent from Brighton and beyond. 19:30 You Make It, We Show It! Latest Bill and David Netherton present films made by you, the great Brighton public. 20:00 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond. 20:30 BWC British Wrestling Weekly All the latest happenings from the world of the British Wrestling Coalition. 21:30 Latest News 22:00 Best of Brighton Lights 22:30 You Make It, We Show It! 23:00 Bowlegs Live music sessions and interviews with the artists. Presented by Julian Tardo. 23:30 Under The Radar (x2) Paul Mex and Jeff Hemmings show and discuss great music videos that may have been under your radar. 00:30 Latest News 01:00 FilmFest on TV Jessica Kellgren Hayes introduces Latest TV's very own weekly Film Festival, a dedicated film night for movies, shorts, and new brand new work from film makers. 03:00 Bored Gamers Bored Gamers combining the exciting worlds of video and adult board gaming to bring you news, reviews and much more. 04:00 Bowlegs 04:30 Latest News 05:00 You Make It, We Show It! 05:30 Under The Radar
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18:00 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond. 18:30 Post Feature All the latest movie news, reviews and previews. With Jessica Kellgren Hayes and Joseph Gunn. 19:00 Brighton Hi-Lights The best conversation, music and funniest moments from the first series of Brighton's topical magazine programme. 19:30 Latest News 20:00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics and the upcoming key elections for our future. Expect heated debates as Brighton decides on Latest TV! 20:30 Millionaires' Row From penthouse to pool, take an exclusive tour of exceptional, outstanding, and unique dream houses. 21:00 Latest News 21:30 Beyond The Grave (x2) Josh Ellis is joined by Lou Pope, a psychic medium. The mystic duo take on some of Bristol's spookiest spots and speak to local people about life...Beyond the Grave. 22:30 Latest News 23:00 The Brighton Lights Sessions: Varjak Musical guests and band highlights from the Brighton Lights live sessions. 23:30 The Brighton Lights Sessions: Uncle Arthur 00:00 Latest News 00:30 Post Feature 01:00 Brighton Hi-Lights 01:30 Latest News 02:00 The Vote 02:30 Millionaires' Row 03:00 Latest News 03:30 Beyond The Grave (x2) 04:30 Latest News 05:00 The Brighton Lights Sessions: Varjak 05:30 The Brighton Lights Sessions: Uncle Arthur
18:00 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond. 18:30 Post Feature All the latest movie news, reviews and previews. With Jessica Kellgren Hayes and Joseph Gunn. 19:00 Brighton Hi-Lights The best conversation, music and funniest moments from the first series of Brighton's topical magazine programme. 19:30 Albion Night The Seagulls weekly show with Latest Sport. Featuring news about all the squads and competitions. Classic games from the club's archives and much more. 22:30 Latest News 23:00 Under The Radar Paul Mex and Jeff Hemmings show and discuss great music videos that may have been under your radar. 23:30 All Star Unplugged A live music show from Leeds presented by Katie Skinner and Manny Brown showcasing the best live music talent in the region. 00:00 Latest News 00:30 Post Feature 01:00 Brighton Hi-Lights 01:30 Albion Night 04:30 Latest News 05:00 Under The Radar 05:30 All Star Unplugged All Star Unplugged is a live music show from Leeds presented by Katie Skinner and Manny Brown showcasing the best live music talent in the region.
Ones to watch .... Monday, March 2 International Chef Exchange 9.30pm As much as we adore having restaurants here that source their recipes from all over the world, is it really the same as actually going to India, Italy, France or any other place in the world? Andrew Kay hosts a mission to find out when top chefs swap for a week with chefs from all over the world. Are all kitchens alike?
Wednesday, March 4 The Vote 8pm
Thursday, March 5 Albion Night 7.30pm
Frank le Duc is at the helm of LatestTV’s flagship political discussion programme, with interested parties discussing key issues ahead of the forthcoming elections. Can’t be bothered to go to the hustings yourself? Tune in and watch the arguments unfold from your sofa. Who needs to read manifestos with this on telly.
Albion Night is The Seagulls weekly show with Latest Sport news and updates. Featuring information about all the squads and upcoming competitions. Also featuring classic games from the club's archives from back in the Withdean days and much more.
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The Places I Eat
The Salt Room: A seafront winner with excellent service and decor Claire Beveridge @placesieatbtn
Causing waves of interest across our seaside city, The Salt Room opened its doors last weekend and I’ve not seen such hype about a new Brighton restaurant in years. The Salt Room sits in a prime location, with sea views promised come warmer weather. Located in such an ideal tourist hotspot, it will have no problem with passing trade and hungry custom from the adjoining Hilton Brighton Metropole. Sister establishment of The Coal Shed, the well-received steak restaurant on Boyces Street, The Salt Room is a much bigger and bolder sibling. The decor is simply fantastic: exposed brickwork, ocean-blue benches, white granite table tops, prints of the West Pier stretching out across wooden-clad walls - not to mention low-swinging metallic lampshades and an al-fresco dining space that, in summer, will effortlessly complement the sleek and charming interior. The main entrance leads to a 16seat cocktail bar and the drinks selection does nothing but impress: aperitifs, champagne, old and new world wines, and a great range of gin and tonics. The cocktails - aptly titled "Sailors Tipples" - looked especially appealing. We sipped on a seductive Smokey Tart (£8) with mezcal, peach citrus, and apple, and a My Tie (£8) with El Dorado three-year-old rum, tarragon and almond syrup, citrus and icing sugar.Tthe latter, however, tasted far too sweet for a pre-dinner tipple. With a menu that focuses on grilled fish, seafood and meat, owner Raz Helalat wisely includes the steak options on which he built his business foundation. And yes, the Josper oven and hot charcoal cooking method from The Coal Shed is also a feature of The Salt Room. There is also a touch of Japanese influence with dashi, miso, ponzu, yuzu, and pickled vegetables sparingly featured across the menu. To start, we ordered the fire-
The Salt Room @TheSaltRoomUK 106 Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2FU 01273 929488 www.saltroom-restaurant.co.uk
roasted crab claws with garlic, chilli, and lime (£11) and cured salmon, miso, crème fraîche with burnt cucumber and truffle (£7). Upon ordering, I was warned by our fantastic waitress that the crab claws would “take some work”. And boy was she telling the truth. The dark claws were served in a deep plate with a brown-and-red spicy sauce - a sauce so piquant that any scraping of delicious white crab meat was overpowered by the taste of chilli. Less spice and more lime would have been far better. The low lighting meant that, upon gently cracking the rusty-red warm shell, bits of it fell into the aforementioned dark sauce and I repeatedly endured mouthfuls of crunchy shell. Not enjoyable and a messy, complicated starter. Suzanne fared better, giving kudos to the soft, silky texture of the salmon, but found that the crème fraiche didn’t deliver the desired tartness to off-set the fish. A garnish of thinly-sliced cucumber would have fared much better had it been lightly pickled. For mains, we chose the Sussex cod, braised octopus, sea herbs, and shellfish bouillon (£17) and the roast halibut, braised oxtail, parsley root, and mushroom tea (£20). The Sussex cod was cooked beautifully, utterly faultless, along with the tiny morsel of octopus that sat alongside it. But the shellfish bouillon itself was disappointing. Very salty and verging on bland, the broth did nothing to to lift the dish. Piled high with samphire, the plate was underwhelming. And, with a price-tag of £20, I’d have expected a lot more, both in quantity and quality. Suzanne’s halibut was slightly rubbery - a sign it had perhaps been left under the pass too long - and the rich oxtail was meltingly tender
but overpowered the delicate fish. The parsley root was an interesting new flavour, though, tasting much like parsnip. We finished with the muchtalked about Taste of the Pier (£16), a novelty sharing dessert consisting of exceptionally sweet candy floss, a really good salted caramel "99"-style ice-cream, a bizarre rum and coconut marshmallow, fantastic and fun doughnuts that tasted exactly like those from Brighton Pier, chocolate "pebbles" and sweet honeycomb. A fun but very sweet way to end a meal. The Salt Room has many positives: excellent service, well-executed design and interiors, and a brilliant drinks menu. The food, however, has to be consistent to truly impress. But, as with all new openings, there is plenty of room for changes and refinement and I’m sure, come summer, Brighton and its tourists will flock for al-fresco dining and views of the sea. To read more by Claire Beveridge and the Places I Eat Brighton team, visit: www.placesieatbrighton.com
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We'd like to discuss a white crystalline purine. A methylxanthine alkaloid closely related to the adenine and guanine, which are present in deoxyribonucleic acid. That was the science bit. Now let's have a chat about caffeine and why, as coffee merchants, we are basically just glorified drug-dealers. The world's most-commonlyconsumed psychoactive drug is caffeine and it's totally legal and completely unregulated. It really is a drug - the World Health Organisation says so. WHO? The World Health Organisation. Caffeine stimulates the nervous
Grilled mackerel, accompanied by Amaretto potato, confit pepper salad, crispy squid, and avocado aioli Ingredients Four mackerel fillets Two Maris Piper potatoes Selection of three bell peppers Six squid tentacles
100ml milk 50g avocado 25ml olive oil 20g garlic cloves 175ml Amaretti liquor
Six peppercorns 5g salt 5g thyme 100 ml red wine 50g tempura flour
Method Pre-heat the oven to 160C, the fryer to 180C, and light the grill. Cut the squid into individual tentacles. Wash the mackerel. Peel the potato and cut into 3cm thick slices and cut out a variety of rings using cutters. Place the peppers in the oven for 35 minutes; remove from the oven and place into a bowl; cover with cling film for 30 minutes more. Peel and crush the 10g of garlic for the potatoes. Place all the potato in a pan with the Amaretti, red wine, and peppercorns, along with the garlic and thyme; boil until cooked for 25 to 30 minutes; drain. Peel the avocado; add 10g of the garlic; add to the milk and oil; blend, being careful not to let it split. Peel the peppers and remove the core and seeds then portion into eighths Place the mackerel on baking parchment and under the grill until golden and crispy; turn over and finish off cooking. Dust the squid in lightly-salted tempura flour and fry until golden and drain on kitchen paper. Place the peppers back in the oven until hot. Plate up and serve.
Luis Rodriguez is demi chef de partie at Hilton Brighton Metropole system and provides clearer thought and better co-ordination, as well as improved performance. That all makes it distinctly different from what you'll get from the local crack-dealer. Like all drugs, caffeine can cause intoxication and withdrawal, but you simply can't be addicted. It is possible to overdose and suffer dependency, but if we take the definition of addiction as "compulsive use despite adverse consequences", then our druggie regulars cannot be classed as addicts. Tea contains more caffeine than coffee in its original form. But, once brewed, coffee wins. It's a bit like saffron and gold being worth the same in weight - despite us knowing this, we'd all rather be given a bullion than a hairy little bundle of orangey yellow stuff. Chocolate has about the same amount of caffeine as
decaffeinated coffee. Not sure how that works. The Americans invented a caffeine lip balm called SpazzStick. Unsurprisingly, it was withdrawn from sale. Surprisingly, this was due to health concerns and not the name. Red Bull, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Mountain Dew are all heavily caffeinated. But, if you're a grownup, then your recreational drug of choice should be consumed in the form of coffee. Robusta contains about twice as much caffeine as Arabica, which is why we use a blend of both beans. Pop on down to our legalised drug parlour and join our gang. You can have a brownie if you get the munchies - and we'll even give you a loyalty card. You won't get that on the street. Find The Little Coffee Company at 4 Bartholomews, BN1 1HG
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THE LICENSING ACT 2003 (PREMISES LICENCES AND CLUB PREMISES CERTIFICATES) REGULATIONS 2005 Regulation 25 Advertisement TO : WHOM IT MAY CONCERN We The Traditional Fish And Chips restaurant, do hereby give notice that it is our intention to apply to Brighton & Hove City Council in the county of East Sussex for a variation of a premises licence or club premises certificate to use or permit the use of premises known as The Traditional Fish And Chips restaurant, 122 Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2FA for the following licensable activities which it is proposed will be carried on, on or from the premises: To serve alcohol for eat-in customers between the hours of 1100 to 2100 daily. Any person who desires to make a representation to the application, should send to Head of Planning and Public Protection, Health & Safety and Licensing, Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton, BN1 1JP no later than the 24th of March 2015 a brief written statement of the grounds of his/ her objection. Copies of the register and applications may be viewed at the above council office during normal office hours; summaries are available via www.brighton-hove. gov.uk/licensing. It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for the offence is currently £5000 [level 5]. Dated this: 27th day of February 2015 Section 43(5) Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 and Section 20(4) Marriage Act 1949. Church of St Patrick, Hove in the Diocese of Chichester. The Registrar of the Diocese of Chichester hereby gives notice that the Bishop of Chichester has revoked the licence for the publication of banns and the solemnisation of marriages and the licence authorising the performance of Divine Service at this church to take effect from 28 November 2014. Matthew Chinery, Diocesan Registrar, Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, London, SE1 9BB
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£675,000 ■ Stylish duplex apartment ■ 3 bedrooms all with sea/pier views ■ 2 bathrooms ■ Open plan living room ■ Large roof terrace ■ Amazing sea views
For more information, contact: 78 St Georges Road, Brighton, BN2 1EF Tel: 01273 677365
What you can get for ... £400,000 £400,000
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Crown Street Brighton
Wilson Avenue Brighton
Elvin Crescent Rottingdean
Telephone: 01273 777000
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A large 6 bedroom chalet home that can really accommodate a large growing family and still retain a spacious atmosphere throughout. The accomodation has great views and is extremely versatile given that there are four rooms just within the ground floor area and that’s excluding the kitchen / diniing area and sunroom extension.
This superb four/five bedroom semi-detached chalet style bungalow is situated in Elvin Crescent, a quiet and residential area, located in the picturesque village of Rottingdean. The property has been completely refurbished and redecorated by the present owners to an exceptional standard.
www.fox-and-sons.co.uk This attractive styled cottage is located in a small cul-de-sac just off of Western Road. The property offers an open lounge diner with a spacious kitchen, leading into the conservatory with a door to the rear patio. Upstairs you will find two main bedrooms a bathroom and a loft room currently used as bedroom three.
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The new property portal causing a stir in the estate agency world
Denise Whittington
OnTheMarket.com, the new property search site, is causing quite a stir in the estate agency world. Launched in January, and with a TV advertising campaign gaining momentum this month, the immediate effect has been unsettling, and the long term future is unclear. For some time, agents have been looking for an alternative to the dominance of Rightmove and Zoopla. OnTheMarket is their challenge: owned and controlled by themselves and run at cost. Membership is restricted to ‘office based local estate or letting agents’ who, controversially, are only allowed to advertise on one other site. Have the agents signed up to OnTheMarket missed something in their eagerness to cut costs? How will buyers and sellers, landlords and tenants react to a new site which restricts advertising, gives them less information; is not as easy to use, and which has apparently been
set up for the benefit of agents rather than their clients? Maybe this is the reason that nearly all of the Brighton and Hove agents who have so far signed up to the new property portal have chosen Rightmove rather than Zoopla as their other site. Aware that they might lose business by moving away from the market leader have they ‘hedged their bets’, at least for the time being? Rightmove is the most expensive site for agents, but it is also the most well-known and established, as far as the public is concerned. It has taken Zoopla time, effort and a large financial investment, to build up its reputation as a worthy competitor. With the number of visitors to OnTheMarket.com still relatively small, it has a long way to go to catch up. There is still a lot to play for. It is not yet known how many other agents will join OnTheMarket, or how many will leave; how many agents, especially small independents and letting specialists, will stay with Zoopla; or whether the restrictions OnTheMarket has imposed will lead to lack of choice, and ultimately its downfall.
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WE SOLD ALL THESE PROPERTIES AT OR ABOVE THE ASKING PRICE. IN FACT THROUGH 2014 WE ACHIEVED, ON AVERAGE, 100.7% OF THE ASKING PRICE COMPARED TO THE LOCAL AVERAGE OF 97% Hartington Area
Preston Park
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Is there any point in Social Media? Ten years ago, if someone used that term, we would all have scratched our heads, ruminated for a few seconds and then said, ‘what’s that?’ The strange thing is that today, we have the two camps: those amongst whom I count myself; using Twitter and Facebook, the two most commonly heard platforms on a daily and sometimes hourly basis, and those who just don’t do it and don’t want to do it. Interestingly, as most people know, the Arab Spring series of revolutions were born in social media, as it initially pulled people together, for instance in Libya, when people began to realise they were not on their own in wanting to get rid of Gadaffi and suddenly they launched into action. Latterly, social media has been the cause of much dysfunction in some of these areas, with different factions staying in silos and spreading extreme views. That is clearly the negative side of these media. Like any communication medium, it can be good or bad. We use it in what seems quite a trivial way on the whole, but it can be really useful for helping to bridge physical as well as social gaps. One of my favourite
Facebook pages is ‘Marine Square and Kemp Town’, a great page with a whole heap of interesting historical information on the area. It is a community page; not trying to sell anything but it allows people from the area and those who were brought up locally but now live far away, sometimes the other side of the world, to rediscover a whole host of fascinating information about it. There are I believe some very elderly people who use the page and really love it, as it brings alive their personal history and connects them with people who they knew back in their schooldays, long ago! The amount of action on the page tells a story about social media: it needs to be relevant to be used. Bonett’s has a both a twitter feed and a Facebook page. For a business, they can be useful as we often post new properties on them as soon as they are ‘live’ so for people looking to rent or buy, watching social media can get you the first information on a property. Interestingly, if we are selling a property and it is on our page, if the sellers ‘share’ it with their friends, it’s a way of spreading the marketing as you never know
who is out there, maybe not actively looking to buy but could suddenly get excited about a property. It is like a web, where once it is on it, you never know if there is someone connected to someone else who could be the ‘right’ person who will see it. It’s not straightforward, like an advertisement in a paper, but it works specifically in a ‘roundabout way’. Of course, you are never going to attract the non-users as they are just not on the playing field in the first place, so businesses
which rely on social media for all their marketing are missing a sizable segment of the population. We assume that these media are ever-expanding but there is talk that people suddenly just leave it, bored or overwhelmed with information and just want some peace. Social media: rather like an itch, it’s hard not to scratch it. The more you scratch, the more you want to. It’s definitely a 21st century problem! As I said: 10 years ago, we would not have known what someone meant by ‘social media’.
In 10 years time, will it be ancient history and what will have replaced it? In the meantime, almost daily, I take a look at ‘Marine Square and Kemp Town’ to see what amazing old or new photographs of the area or items of social history have been posted up and sometimes get involved in discussions about people, places, architecture, events - it’s great! Paul Bonett F.N.A.E.A. M.A.R.L.A. Paulbonett@bonetts.co.uk Twitter: @bonettpa
Chapel Terrace, Kemp Town £350,000
Brighton Marina Village £485,000
A charming two bedroom first floor balcony flat forming part of this converted period property in the heart of Kemp Town. The stylish living space has a high ceiling and an open aspect overlooking St Georges Church and grounds.
A really super duplex three bedroom south facing apartment with a top flight kitchen, within the sought after Marina complex. With its own courtyard garden, balcony, and garage , it also has excellent security and is of course close to a whole host of amenities
Chichester Terrace,Kemp Town £400,000
The French Apartments, Brighton £425,000
A two double bedroom lower ground floor seafront apartment in one of Kemp Town's most impressive Grade 1 listed terraces. The south facing living room over looks a secluded, private patio area. The property has use of the stunning Kemp Town enclosures
Very well presented ground floor apartment forming part of this historic Grade 2 listed period building, which is surprisingly secluded. You will find well planned living accommodation, private patios, well kept communal gardens and off road parking.
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n Top Floor 2 bed flat n Lounge, fitted kitchen n Bathroom n EPC D55 n Exclusive to Maslen Estate Agents
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CLARENDON VILLAS £190,000 Leasehold
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n 2nd floor 1 bed converted flat n 17ft 4 lounge with bay window n Double bedroom n Separate kitchen n Available chain free n EPC E48
n 19ft dual aspect lounge n South/west rooftop views. Parquet floor n TFF with lift. smart kitchen & bathroom n Double bedroom n EPC E50
n 2 double bedroom ground floor flat n Own entrance n Gas heating, double glazing n 41' rear garden n EPC E52
n Well presented 3 bedroom house n Fantastic views in sought-after road n Double glazing, gas heating n 57'3 rear garden, garage n EPC C73
Call Hove office 01273 321000
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Match preview Bolton Wanderers v Brighton and Hove Albion
No wandering who is responsible for the upturn
Albion statistics:
League position
League goals
Opponent's position
18
TH
TEIXEIRA 6 DUNK 5 BALDOCK 2 DARYL MURPHY (Ipswich Town) 21
19TH
League form guide L-D-D-W-W-L-W-L-L-D-D-W-W Last 3 league fixtures Leeds 2-0 W Birmingham 4-3 W Sheff Wed D 0-0
Next 3 league fixtures Bolton 28/02/15 A Derby 03/03/15 H Reading 10/03/15 A
Albion league statistics 2014 -15 Pass completion
73%
Average Possession
50%
Shots per game
4.4 4.2
Shots conceded per game
12.6 15.5
Bolton Wanderers go into tomorrow’s match with Brighton & Hove Albion having lost five of their last six games in all competitions – a statistic which will surely be music to the ears of Albion fans hoping their heroes can prolong their recent upturn in form. The Trotters narrowly lost to high-flying Middlesbrough earlier this week, having leaked four goals in their two previous games – away to Nottingham Forest and at home to Watford. That run is in stark contrast to the rapid improvement being enjoyed by the Albion at present. Tuesday night’s 2-0 win over Leeds United was more comfortable than the scoreline suggested and was the
Chris Hughton Albion manager (Speaking after the Leeds United victory)
third clean sheet kept by Chris Hughton’s charges in their last four games. Much of that has been down to the increasingly-impressive form of David Stockdale in the Albion goal. Not only has the former Fulham custodian been responsible for a string of superb saves, but his distribution has helped launch an array of Albion attacks. Defensive improvements, however, tell only half the story behind the resurgent Seagulls. Joao Teixeira is flourishing in a central creative role under Hughton, helped in now small part by the performances of the deeper-lying Beram Kayal, who has won plaudits-a-plenty since arriving from Celtic. Against Leeds, though, Teixeira’s display owed just as much to the tireless running of Craig Mackail-Smith. His
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The Albion boss had special praise for Sam Baldock after the Leeds United victory. The 25-year-old prefers playing as a centre forward, with a partner, but has been deployed elsewhere, both by ex-boss
intelligent off-the-ball work manoeuvred the Leeds central defenders into uncomfortable positions and created the space in which Teixeira could thrive. A tactical masterstroke from Hughton. Bolton dropped below Albion after Tuesday night’s round of games and will be keen to reassert themselves above the Seagulls with a win tomorrow. Like Brighton, they have struggled to unearth a regular goal threat, although Eidur Gudjohnsen brings a wealth of experience to their front line.
Goals
41
Goals against
53
Points
37
Albion Bolton
53%
15.5
Shots on target per game
All smiles from the goalscorers (Photograph: Paul Hazlewood)
Richard Morris @BHIndyAlbion
12.6
79%
Championship table
38 42 37
PL
GD
PTS
1
Derby
33
33
65
2
Middlesbrough
33
28
63
3
Ipswich
33
20
60
4
Bournemouth
32
31
59
5
Norwich
33
27
59
6
Watford
33
26
59
7
Brentford
33
10
58
8
Wolves
33
6
54
9
Nottm Forest
32
4
44
10
Blackburn
33
-1
44
11
Sheff Wed
33
-4
43
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12
Huddersfield
33
-9
42
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13
Cardiff
33
-5
41
14
Leeds
33
-8
41
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15
Reading
33
-13
40
16
Charlton
33
-9
39
17
Birmingham
33
-12
39
18
Brighton
33
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37
19
Bolton
33
-12
37
20
Fulham
33
-14
36
21
Rotherham
33
-17
34
22
Millwall
33
-22
31
23
Wigan
33
-18
25
24
Blackpool
33
-37
22
Brighton to win by exactly 2 goals: 15/1
Sami Hyypia and his successor Hughton, who said: “The two qualities that help Sam is that he gets into positions and he works hard. They are two good qualities which will help the position he is currently playing in.”
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Alan Wares
There doesn’t appear to be much to talk about on this week’s Albion Roar. Only six points, six goals (half of which were scored by the Basque Love God, Inigo Calderon), a freeze in season ticket prices, a freeze on
beer prices, the discontinuing of eCash at the stadium and the club being fined £90,000 after being misled by a solicitor. New REMF chairman Mike Langridge, and vice-chairman Brett Mendoza, will be joining Al live in the studio to talk about the charity and the events coming up over the next few months, while Ady visits the in-laws en route to Bolton.
West Upper season ticket holder Jessie Hodson shares her thoughts on the last week at the Albion. “Skilful, goal scoring, confident and funny. This week’s matches have had it all. From Saturday’s sevengoal drama, Calderón and Teixeira both getting a brace,
Stockdale making some great saves, including a penalty that boosted us just before half time. The only downside being the usual mistakes at the back that led to three goals. "Tuesday night brought more goals from the fantastic Calderón and one for Baldock and a clean sheet. There was a Benny Hill-style moment where how we didn’t score I don't know. Six points from two games and the giddy heights of 18th – brilliant!”
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mouth with a morning coffee and Albion had been hit by a £90,000 fine from the FA over a deal to bring Dale Stephens to the club in 2014. Burgess Hill made it 32 games unbeaten in the League as they try to emulate Arsenal’s untouchables, just as the Gunners failed to deliver again at home to Monaco. Now there’s Europa League fall out. Then it’s a huge weekend in the Premier League. It’s relentless but the appetite for airtime and column inches is as voracious as ever. Whether it’s governance or goals, the British public appears devour stories about the game. Social media has also fuelled the debate on any issue and brought an immediacy to any
controversy. Sometimes it may a struggle to keep up but I do hope there is still a desire to read, hear and see longer features, room for humour and fun, and also a sense of perspective. It’s after all a game, but one that appears will never eat itself. Now that would be a story. Finally, thanks to all those who have contributed to the huge numbers of texts, tweets and calls on the show recently. There has been joy, anguish and humour. Maybe they are exactly the ingredients that get our stomachs rumbling when it comes to football.
Hitting a cow’s behind with a banjo Dan Tester @BHIndyAlbion
A fan's view Jessie Hodson
For a national reporter football is just the gift that keeps giving. This week alone is proof that 24 hrs doesn’t go by without fresh headlines and controversy. On Sunday, the papers led with the furore over that tackle from former Albion striker Ashley Barnes. Then, off the pitch, the news that the World Cup in 2022 would be moved to the winter and possible compensation for clubs. Tuesday, matters returned to the pitch as the reliable Messi faltered from the penalty spot against Manchester City. Meanwhile, Albion were performing the heroics at the Amex in one of the best performances of the season. With barely time to burn your
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A sea of smiling faces at the Amex was a rare sight earlier in the season. The last two results have brought back a level of chirpiness not witnessed since Ulloa was finding the back of the net almost a year ago. And it’s all down to goals. It’s the objective of the game: to place the bag of wind (as my nan used to call it) into the opponent’s net using either foot, either knee, your head, back, thighs or face. If the entire ball crosses the goalline into the goal (24-feet wide, eight-feet high) – legally – it registers on the scoresheet. Looking at the size of a goal compared to a ball, it should be relatively straightforward to score. But, it isn’t, and that’s what makes the game so entertaining. Whether it’s a thunderous free-kick in-off the crossbar (Jimmy Case at Highbury, 1983), an exocet missile from distance (Stuart Munday at Leicester 1994), a diving header (Lee
Steele against Bristol City at Withdean in 2002), a tap-in (Ian Chapman, in the wrong net, at home to Leeds United, 1990), lastminute-winner-after-being-agoal-behind-in-a-new-stadiumopening-fixture (Will Buckley in 2011), seeing the ball hit the onion bag is what it’s all about. Last Saturday’s 4-3 victory over Birmingham City was a fantastic spectacle. A saved penalty, carbon-copy conceded soft goals, shocking defending, and a bonafide Albion legend bagging a brace on his 200th appearance, the game was certainly an improvement on the previous home reverse to Nottingham Forest. In Albion’s 5,307 senior encounters since 1901 – league, cup competitions and war league – the score at the final whistle has been 4-3 on just 39 occasions; 19 in the stripes’ favour. The first seven-goal thriller – a loss – was witnessed by 5,000 hardy souls against New Brompton, now Gillingham, at Albion’s former temporary home, Priestfield, in a Southern League
Division One fixture in September 1906. In the space of just three days in April 1934, Albion lost 4-3 with the unfortunate Oliver Brown scoring two at home to Norwich City, and a hat-trick at Charlton. Last time Albion played out two 4-3s in a season was the memorable final campaign at the Theatre of Trees in 2011. Rare goalscorer Liam Bridcutt featured heavily in both contests –Carlisle United and Dagenham & Redbridge – volleying home a spectacular left-foot effort in the last minute against the Cumbrians, which would have lifted the roof off, had there been one.
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