Brighton & Hove Independent - 23 September 2016 by Brighton & Hove Independent

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‘Draconian’ housing list cull deferred

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Plans to reduce the city’s council house list from 24,000 to 8,000 put on hold Bex Bastable

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Labour’s plan to cut the city’s council housing list from 24,000 people to 8,000 was stalled by Green and Conservative councillors on Wednesday. The new policy was set to limit social housing to those who have had a local connection for five years and would remove applicants who refuse just one offer of suitable accommodation. But opposition councillors onthehousingandnewhomes committee had concerns over the ‘draconian’ rules.

David Gibson, Green housing spokesperson, said: “This is a huge decision. There is a huge number of concerns. It appears to me on the research from other councils, that what we are doing is significantly more draconian. “It’s not about avoiding change it’s about doing the best we possibly can.” Conservative councillor Mary Mears said she agreed that ‘some of the points were quite draconian’ and she had concerns over the one-offer policy. Labour councillor Peter Atkinson said: “The council’s allocation policy is no longer fit for purpose, it has to change.”

He said the proposals were ‘honest, sensible and fair’. Cllr Anne Meadows, the chair of the committee, said: “Demand massively outstrips supply in the city so it’s right that our housing register recognises this huge demand, is realistic and prioritises those in greatest need.” She said it was ‘disgraceful’ that the policy would be deferred, and that it could leave the council open to legal action. According to the council report, this is due to ‘the potential unlawfulness’ of elements of the current scheme and the changing laws which prompted a review of council house allocation.

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Anger over privatisation of children’s health services Joshua Powling

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Protestors rallied against the privatisation of children’s health services outside the meeting of the city’s health and wellbeing board on Tuesday. And that was just the start. Outbursts of ‘anger’ over the problems with Sussex’s patient transport service Coperforma saw the meeting suspended for one hour. Defend the NHS campaigner Katrina Miller handed over a petition with nearly 2,000 signatures objecting to the privatisation of children’s health services in the city. She said the campaigners understood that Virgin Care and the Sussex Community NHS Trust were bidding for the contract. She called on the board to reverse budget cuts agreed earlier this year

and to stop the contract being given to a private company. CllrYatesexplainedthatthe council had to operate under a complex legal framework and since a procurement process was underway, they were constrained by confidentiality rules. Later in the meeting, the board received an update on the patient transport service from the Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The service was taken over by private company Coperforma in April, and saw a string of initial problems. Docklands Medical Services, a sub-contractor for Coperforma, collapsed last week, leaving many of its employees with more than a month’s wages left unpaid. The board allows questions to be asked if warning is given in advance of its meetings, but after the conclusion of its ‘formal public involvement’

constant shouts from the public gallery led chair Cllr Daniel Yates to suspend the meeting for one hour. Green councillor Dick Page asked if it was time for the CCGs and the council to look at whether the contract was ‘viable at all’. To loud and sustained applause he said: “Surely it needs to go back to the public sector.” Cllr Yates said that he recognised the ‘anger and concern’, but explained that he would not accept ‘inappropriate behaviour at council meetings’. This week, a spokesman for Coperforma said there were ‘no justifiable reasons’ to strip the company of its contract. While it was ‘extremely sympathetic’ to those who had lost their jobs, Coperforma said it was not their employer, but it would put former employees of Docklands in touch with other sub-contractors.

Spot a Snowdog around the city with Martlets Hospice arts trail Around 50 individuallydesigned ‘Snowdogs’ will be placed around Brighton and Hove as part of a fundraising drive for Martlets Hospice. The Snowdogs art trail launches on Saturday, with crime author Peter James and DJ Fatboy Slim getting involved after designing their very own Snowdogs. Schools have also got involved by creating their very own Snowpups, which will be displayed at Brighton Museum, Hove Museum and Jubilee Library. Snowdogs by the Sea will see more than 50 individually designed 1.5m tall Snowdog sculptures appearing

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throughout the city until November 27. The trail is being coordinated by, and will raise funds for, local charity the Martlets Hospice, working with Wild in Art, one of

the UK’s leading creative producers of public art events. The sculpture trail is inspired by the animated film The Snowman and The Snowdog, the sequel to Raymond Brigg’s classic story The Snowman. Peter James said: “So many great cities around the world have symbolic animals, and with Raymond Brigg’s Sussex connections, this is perfect. I think the Snowdog is a brilliantly innovative and hugely fun concept, with enormous potential benefit to one of our city’s finest institutions, the Martlets.” For more, visit: www. snowdogsbythesea.co.uk

in the area, which it said currently suffers some of the highest air pollution in Brighton. Chris Todd from BHFOE said: “This is good news for Brighton which will help cement its retail appeal, boostingthelocaleconomy.It also provides an opportunity to improve Queens Road, West Street and the Clock Tower junction. “Thelattercurrentlydelays buses and is an unpleasant

and confusing experience for pedestrians. “We’d like to see space given to a dedicated cycle lane uphill in North Street, which would improve safety and allow buses and taxis to pass cyclists on the hill. There’s also a need for a substantial amount of cycle parking in the area to meet demand.” To find out more about the plans, visit: www.johnlewis. com/our-shops/brighton

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Drug arrests at music festival Sussex Police said ‘forward planning’ meant Boundary Festival was ‘safe and successful’. Around 8,000 people attended the music event at Stanmer Park on Saturday. Police said 14 people were arrested for drug-related offences. Nine have been bailed, four were released without further action and one received a caution. Chief Inspector Howard Hodges said: “Other than a small number of arrests in relation to drugs, the event went really well.”

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Superb images of ‘dole queue rock’ Independent reporter

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A display at Brighton Museum will explore the birth of UK punk through 40 photographs by Kevin Cummins and Ian Dickson, as the music, fashion and cultural movement celebrates its 40th anniversary. Photo-punk: 40 images from the birth of punk will document the phenomenon’s early years of 1976-79. The display, in Brighton Museum’s Prints and Drawings Gallery, will survey Cummins’ and Dickson’s work as they documented the first waves of the new ‘dole queue rock’, capturing the bands, the fans and the mood. It features images of new wave bands including The Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Clash, Buzzcocks and Siouxsie & the Banshees, as well as punk poet John Cooper Clarke and catalyst bands like Eddie and the Hot Rods and New York’s The Ramones. As the scene grew they captured the swell of new energy and talent, from The

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Adverts, The Slits and X-Ray Spex to Slaughter and the Dogs and Joy Division. An exclusive Q&A event preview event takes place on November 21. Visitors have the opportunity to be the first to view these esteemed rock photographers’ shots of bands

including hear them talk to music journalist Simon Price about the 40-year anniversary of the UK punk phenomenon. The Q&A starts at 6.30pm, admission £8 (members £7), book in advance. The exhibition will be held from November 22 to March 5 at Brighton Museum.

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Help to Buy is ‘irrelevant’ for Brighton and Hove Bex Bastable

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Young people saving for a deposit with the government’s Help To Buy scheme will be unable to get on the housing ladder in Brighton and Hove, according to research published on Wednesday. SaverscanuseaHelpToBuy ISA to build up enough money for a deposit on a house – and the government tops it up by 25 per cent. But the ISA can only be used on properties worth up to £250,000 outside of London. Online estate agent eMoov highlighted that 46 per cent of England is unobtainable for those looking to get on the ladder with the Help to Buy ISA, as the average house price exceeds the £250,000 limit. In Brighton and Hove the average house price in July this year was £355,688, and is expected to rise to £388,073 by March 2017. It’s a similar story for surrounding areas, with homes in Adur, Worthing, Mid Sussex and Lewes also out of reach for those on the Help To Buy scheme.

Russell Quirk, CEO of eMoov, said the Help to Buy ISA ‘will soon become irrelevant to the average buyer across nearly half of the country’. Cllr Anne Meadows, chair of the council’s housing and new homes committee, said: “As a Labour administration we are only too aware that the Conservative’s national Help to Buy policy does next to nothing to support people hoping to buy a home in our city. Government policies are blanket measures – taking little account of the extreme housing market problems in areas like Brighton and Hove. “In contrast at committee this week we will be hoping for support for our local proposals for delivering homes that local people can actually afford – through a joint venture to create 1,000 new homes for shared ownership or rent at around 60 per cent of market rates and through a wholly owned council housing company.” The plans for a joint venture with Hyde, however, were put on hold at Wednesday’s meeting, after concerns from opposition councillors.

Timetable shake-up for Brighton trains Major changes to the timetable for Brighton’s rail services could boost capacity, according to rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – but it won’t happen until 2018. The company, which runs Southern services, has launched a consultation on the ‘biggest timetable shakeup proposed in a generation’. On the Brighton Mainline new and longer Class 700 trains are being introduced

on Thameslink services, and from 2018 services would run from the city through London to Cambridge. Changes would also see more frequent services between Brighton and Lewes, and include options to reduce overcrowding on trains between Brighton and Ashford International. Phil Hutchinson, who is leading the consultation for GTR, said: “This is a real opportunity for passengers

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and stakeholders to get involved in an open, honest andtransparentconversation about what the train service should be in the future.” Mick Cash, RMT union’s general secretary said: “Passengers don’t want to be consulted on how services may improve in almost two years’ time. They want action now to end the daily chaos to their journeys.” The Association of British Commuters, which has

set up a crowdfunding campaign to launch a legal challenge over recent rail chaos, said the move was ‘yet another smokescreen from GTR, expressing merely the intention to normalise some trains and timetables while all are still, in effect, unliveable’. The consultation runs until December 8. To find out more, and to comment, visit: www.southernrailway. com/2018consultation

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Next month fans of sausage, gingham and huge steins of German beer won’t have to travel hundreds of miles to get a taste of the legendary and world-renowned Oktoberfest. A celebration of Bavarian culture will take place at Brighton Racecourse, similar to Munich’s famous Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest beer festival. A grand bier tent will be set up in the grounds of the racecourse for Oktoberfest Brighton, which will take place on Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15. The two-day festival is a weekend of traditional Bavarian entertainment, food and drink, showcasing some of the best and authentic oompah bands from around the world , plus a large selection of traditional German foods. To buy tickets, and

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swigging began way back in 1810 in honour of the Bavarian crown prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen, and has been held on further

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Electoral pacts are off the table Bex Bastable

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A Green, Labour and Liberal Democrat MP discussed progressive alliances on Monday, but not all had an appetite for electoral pacts. The fringe event was part of the Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton, which saw Brighton’s Caroline Lucas, Hove’s Peter Kyle, and Norman Lamb, Lib Dem MP for Norfolk, talk about whether such an alliance could work. Progressive alliances are a hot topic in Brighton and Hove, as the Labour and Green vote combined in Brighton Kemptown was larger than the Conservative vote - but the split vote handed victory to Tory MP Simon Kirby. Green MP Caroline Lucas said she was open to a progressive alliance in marginal constituencies

‘where you can see if there is an appetite for electoral reform’, to ‘find the best candidate to take on the Tories’, whether they are Green, Lib Dem or Labour. The idea behind progressive alliances is that just one progressive candidate would stand for election in a constituency. Talking of the 2015 election Ms Lucas added: “If Labour put less money into Brighton Pavilion they might have won Brighton Kemptown, who knows.” But Hove MP Peter Kyle is not convinced. He said: “I believe if you take the 3,000 people that voted Green in the last election (in Hove), they simply would not vote for me if, as an example, I would not campaign against nuclear weapons. If one of us did not put forward a candidate.... they would lose their vote. That worries me.” He said he doesn’t believe in electoral pacts, but he

could see the benefit in parties working together. Mr Kyle said: “Caroline and I worked shoulder to shoulder very well, I think, during the EU referendum campaign to make sure we spoke with the same voice. But standing shoulder to shoulder with another political party does have consequences.” He told the Lib Dems: “You have experienced what that means in government.” Lib Dem Norman Lamb said: “How do we ensure we don’t have Tory dominance for years to come in this country? There are people who depend on us. We will not prevail as progressives by just opposing Tories. They are driving Brexit, driving an assaultonthewelfarestateall sorts of things we profoundly disagree with. Let’s start thinking, establishing forums, thinking of solutions that will give people some hope in this country.”

A festival for older people A two-week festival celebrating older people Brighton and Hove will run from Monday, September 26, to Friday, October 7, with hundreds of events at dozens of venues across the city. The festival has been specially designed for people aged 50 plus and aims to get people actively involved and enjoying themselves. It also hopes to tackle negative stereotypes around ageing, and raise awareness of the

benefits of maintaining good health in older age. The events, which have been organised by local group Impact Initiatives, include: a Northern Soul and Motown Night; a debate with Dorothy Stringer pupils; iTea and Tablets – a smart phone, laptop and tablet workshop; physical fitness MOTs; a range of workshops on dance, singing, flower arranging, magic and art; and a ‘festival in a day’ with live

entertainment, food tasting and Twitter training on October 1 at Brighton’s Open Market. Cllr Daniel Yates, chair of the city’s health and wellbeing board, said: “The Older People’s Festival is a fantastic event which will celebrate the achievements and contributions that older people make to our city. It will provide an exciting range of opportunities to meet new people, get out and about, and try something new.”

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Festival guest director will use the arts to bring communities together Bex Bastable

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An acclaimed recording artist, poet, playwright and novelist is to be the youngest guest director of Brighton Festival next year. KateTempest,31,willshape thethree-week programmeof events at the city’s arts festival next May, taking the mantle from pioneering artist and musician Laurie Anderson, who led the 50th Brighton Festival this year. Having made her live debut as a spoken-word artist at just 16, Tempest initially conceived of herself as a rapper, however she is now equally at home as a poet, novelist, musician and playwright. Ms Tempest said: “The arts should be social, not elitist. They should be part of our everyday life. They should be in our communities, not only on elevated platforms or behind red velvet ropes. Music, literature, theatre,

film - these things are so important, they bring us together into the same space, they give us ourselves, they bring us to life, they beam our humanity back to us in all its hideous beauty. “And in these times, with the fear spreading everywhere and the divisions between us deepening daily, we desperately need to remember that we are all part of the same thing. Nothing does that for me more profoundly or joyously than standing in the crowd watching a gig, or a play, or a painting. It’s like a little victory you get to keep forever. I want us to offer that experience to everyone.” Tempest’s appointment as guest director follows a number of successful appearances at Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival. After her acclaimed play Wasted sold out Brighton Festival 2012, Tempest performed Brand New Ancients to two full houses in the Corn Exchange as part

of Brighton Dome’s spring 2014 programme. In 2015 she headlined a Brighton Festival event alongside fellow wordsmiths George the Poet and Hollie McNish. Andrew Comben, chief executive of Brighton Festival, said: “We are privileged to announce such a distinctive and singular talent as our guest director for Brighton Festival 2017. Kate Tempest is uniquely positioned to fulfil the role – her seemingly limitless creativity has led to a body of work that straddles an extraordinary array of art forms and has earned her fans of all ages and from all walks of life. “She is also passionate abouttheartsanditspowerto bring communities together – vital now more than ever. I can’t wait to continue the conversations with her as we work towards creating a Festival for next year which I hope will be a true inspiration to all.” Brighton Festival 2017 will take place from May 6 to 28.

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Talk on designer of Hipprodrome The Regency Society is set to host a talk on the man who designed the interior of the Brighton Hippodrome in 1900. Frank Matcham, described as the first specialist theatre architect, worked on the Hippodrome and 150 other theatres in his lifetime. Although now closed, the interior inside the Hippodrome is thought to be intact. Mike Sell, a board member of the Frank Matcham Society, will speak on October 5 at City College from 7pm. Entry is free.

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Kate Tempest is to be Brighton Festival’s guest director for 2017

A community group that has taken over the running of the barn at Westdene Green is holding a village fair to raise funds to refurbish the building. The fair will include stalls, arts and crafts, a bouncy castle, tombola, and refreshments . The event is on Sunday at Westdene Green from midday to 4pm. To find out more, visit: www. westdenegreen.org.uk

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The battle for Labour in Brighton and Hove Bex Bastable

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Brighton and Hove was again at the centre of the socalled battle for the Labour Party this week, as the city party featured in BBC Panorama and Channel 4’s Dispatches on Monday night. In the week leading up to the national leadership election – either Jeremy Corbyn or Owen Smith will be victorious on Saturday – the problems within the suspended Brighton and Hove Labour branch continue, with talk of ‘deselection’ of MPs on one side and ‘entryism’ of farleft groups on the other. So what’s going on? It all began at the Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party’s annual general meeting on July 9 – when Corbynsupporters were elected as officers of the local branch. Around 600 members of the 6,000-strong party turned up to the meeting, and it had to be held in three sittings to allow everyone to vote. Just days later, the local party was suspended by Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) over complaints of alleged abusive behaviour, that ballots were not properly reached, and concern for the safety of members. Results of the election were also annulled, and the NEC said it would have to be re-run after the national leadership election. This sparked calls of foul play by Corbyn supporters and the newly-elected committee – particularly by Greg Hadfield, who was elected secretary of the local branch until it was suspended.

He has embarked on a social media campaign to disprove the allegations which led to the party’s suspension. In the meantime, the ‘right’ of the party claimed the branch was being infiltrated by ‘fringe leftwing groups’, and the ‘left’ claimed the suspension was down to ‘smears’ by the right. It is a battle that has been fought largely on social media and through the headlines – and most recently took centre stage in the two documentaries which aired on Monday night. Since then, the situation has stepped up, notably when Channel 4 Dispatches aired undercover footage of Mark Sandell – the man who was elected as chairman of the Brighton and Hove Labour Party before it was suspended – talking about the deselection of Hove MP Peter Kyle. It’s not the first time deselection fears have been expressed. The Labour leader of Brighton and Hove City Council Warren Morgan said soon after

the executive committee election: “Only the Labour and Co-operative councillors can change their leader, only the 54 members of council can change the administration and only the voters decide who is elected in 2019.” Mr Sandell was caught on camera by Channel 4, at a meeting in Lewisham, and was heard saying of Peter Kyle: ““There has to be a reckoning... We should have redundancy notices ready for some. this guy is not going to be hard to unseat. The way we’ll unseat him is not by saying, ‘you’re the enemy’. We’ll say ‘no, sorry mate, you’re not fit to lead this battle’ you weren’t in favour of nationalising the railways or scrapping tuition fees, you’re not in favour of taxing the rich or repealing anti-union laws and won’t even go on a picket line so get out of the way’. That’s the way to do it.” There has already been controversy around Mr Sandell’s alleged affiliation with left-wing group Alliance for Workers’ Liberty (AWL), although he insists he has been a Labour

member for 30 years. In response to Mr Sandell’s remarks on deselection, Peter Kyle told the Brighton & Hove Independent: “Well he says I should be worried but he just doesn’t understand me, he doesn’t understand what makes me tick. “I do get worried every time I speak in the House of Commons, and afterwards I always beat myself up that I could have done better and I feel exactly the same whenever I do a community event in my constituency, thinking God I could have done that better I should have said that or I forgot to thank so and so. But one thing I’ve never worried about is someone like Mark Sandell, coming in to unseat me. Because if I get to the end of the day and spend 10 or 15 or 20 minutes thinking about someone like Mark and the other people who have joined the party in the last few weeks, and are trying to tell us how to do our jobs and make us do one thing or another based on their ideology, I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night, I wouldn’t be able to spend

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the time doing what people elected me for so I just don’t think about it in the terms they think I do. “I think it’s a shame that the country is looking at the Labour Party at a moment when we’re looking inwards rather than looking at us for everything we’ve achieved. In the last fortnight me and my team have managed to get domestic abuse being carried out in the family courts on the nationwide agenda. “We’ve been able to take big strides in the city on youth unemployment and housing, some big, big issues. People should be looking at Labour and seeing what we’re capable of in the city and what we’re actually delivering. So what frustrates me is people are using the privilege of having a platform because of Labour, and using it to push Labour around instead of using it to deliver for the people who need a political movement like ours.” When asked what will become of the Labour Party following the results of the leadership election, Mr Kyle

said: “What’s next is if we are called to unify fyy around a winning vision for Britain we will come together. If we are called to be united around a personality then factionalism will continue just as it has over the last year. “Every single time the Labour Party has been asked to unify fyy around a personality rather than a winning vision we fail as an organisation for very understandable reasons. We need to learn the lessons of history and apply them to how we move forward and solve the problems we have today. “The people who are seeking to destroy the Labour Party are not focused on delivering what we are ultimately delivering on; the social mission that the Labour Party has, and that will prevail.” Mark Sandell released a statement on what he sees as the party’s next move. He said: “I will be joining Labour Party members in The Palmeira public house in Hove tomorrow evening (Saturday) to celebrate the election of the leader the

biggest political party in the United Kingdom. “By then, 600,000 members will have chosen the leader for the second time in 12 months. “Labour’s establishment is not happy about the new mass politics of our party. Our annual meeting in Brighton and Hove was annulled because 600 members had the cheek to elect a new leadership team of officers who support Jeremy Corbyn. “Other local Labour parties – like ours – have been suspended. Thousands of individuals have been expelled; tens of thousands have been denied a vote. “Peter Kyle, the Labour MP for Hove, attacked Jeremy Corbyn, our leader, and supported the noconfidence motion coup. “But surely it is time for this divisive disloyalty to stop. “Political differences have always existed inside Labour. I don’t want pro-war Labour members expelled or Progress, Peter Kyle’s wellfunded faction, banned. “But the Labour

movement needs to unite against the Tory government. Peter Kyle needs to support Jeremy Corbyn as the elected leader. He should promote the key policies that will win people to Labour: taxing the rich; nationalising the railways; ending privatisation of the NHS; building half a million council houses; and scrapping student fees. “If we can unite around these policies, if we demonstrate solidarity by joining the junior doctors’ on their picket lines, Labour can rebuild and put the talk of parliamentary party coups and reselection behind us. So, in that spirit, I hope Peter and Warren will join our celebration in The Palmeira tomorrow.” The suspension of the Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party was set to be discussed by the NEC on Tuesday – but the meeting overran so there was no time. Who knows when the issue of the annual general meeting will be resolved, but one thing’s for sure, this battle could rage on for a while.

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Friday, September 23, 2016

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By Louise Davidson, festival PR manager

Creativity, collaboration and culture in our community

hen I think of the term technology, I think of gadgets, gaming, scientific enquiries and innovation. I think of complicated coding combined with specialist skills to produce high-tech equipment – or at least I used to. Now I think of creativity, collaboration and culture in a community-minded city. September has seen Brighton brought to life with a hive of tech activity, as the city plays host to Brighton Digital Festival. The festival is committed to ensuring that creatives, technologists and artists alike, feel supported to inspire new audiences and explore unfamiliar territories within the digital realm. As the PR manager for the Brighton Digital Festival, I’ve been particularly interested to see how

technology is transforming dance and its role in encouraging diversity. The burgeoning relationship between dance and technology has been a key theme at this year’s festival. Pattern Recognition, a new collaboration by choreographer Alexander Whitley and digital artist Memo Akten, is one of the groundbreaking works to be showcased at The Old Market. Using a system of moving lights, which can track and intelligently respond to the dancers it observes, Pattern Recognition opens up questions about learning and memory in relation to the technology of artificial intelligence. Technology has always been on the periphery of dance performance and choreography – essential, but in a subtle way. At a most basic level it has always helped artists to stage, light and film their productions. But the works showcased at this year’s festival have shown just how

crucial technology is becoming to the heart of a performance. Equipment like Virtual Reality has been crucial in pioneering new forms of storytelling and breaking down traditional boundaries between audience and performer. WHIST, which featured last weekend as part of the Virtual Reality LAB at The Old Market, is a great example of cutting-edge technology being brought to the fore of a performance. The work-in-progress by artists Aoi Nakamura and Esteban Fourmi uses VR to explore the hidden stories of a strange family in a fictitious world inspired by Sigmund Freud and Shuji Terayama. New developments such as 360-degree filming also allow audiences to experience dance performances in a whole new level of detail. This technology enables dancers’ movements to be played out in minute detail and audiences to be

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transported to a performance in a different location or even time. Perhaps most significantly, developments in the digital sector are also making significant progress in opening up the accessibility of dance. New technology is being created that can help deaf dancers feel music through low bass frequencies. One brilliant event at Brighton Digital Festival this year was Passages of Time, which saw deaf concept artist and choreographer, Chisato Minamimura showcase a brand new score and digital dance work. The piecetakes its inspiration from classical and abstract musical instrumentation, as experienced from Minamimura’s perspective. This year’s festival has taught me just how much there is to be gained from the coupling of dance and technology. I look forward to seeing what more is on offer in 2017.

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Penguinpig is a play about the dangers of the Internet for 3-8 year olds, based on the best-selling picture book by Stuart Spendlow. This cautionary tale of the dangers of the Internet is told in a highly imaginative and visual style with beautiful puppetry and accompanied by an original musical score, creating a fun-filled and magical show that is both educational and highly entertaining for the young ones and their families.

SEPTEMBER 23 7.30PM-9.15PM: £10 concessions £8 VENUE: The Old Market A new production from BAFTA awardwinning digital artist Seb Lee-Delisle will form part of the closing celebrations of Brighton Digital Festival 2016. It is a celebration of all things digital and aimed at anyone who loves technology. Retro games from the past 40 years will be stripped apart and reworked into modern-day toys. The inner workings of classic retro gadgets will be revealed, including Nintendo light guns, Casio keyboards and the cathode ray tube televisions that once dominated living rooms. Using his considerable technical prowess, Lee-Delisle will take these classic machines, strip them down, and give them an extreme make-over with cutting edge technology like super-bright LEDs and lasers. This brand new show will be full of exciting demos as well as an interactive finale that will see the entire audience come together to form a virtual 80s band with glowsticks.

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Warren Morgan

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righton and Hove has been a university town – and more recently city – for fifty years. Our two universities contribute over a billion pounds to our local economy, support over ten thousand jobs,deliver research and innovation, and encourage many students to volunteer in the community. For many people, coming here to study is the start of a life-long love affair with Brighton and Hove, and a significant number of graduates never leave. They help make our city what it is, and contribute so much to our cultural life, business success and civic debate. Yet there are downsides we can’t ignore. Some of our neighbourhoods have seen student housing expand in previously residential streets, including Hanover, Elm Grove, the Triangle, Coombe Road and Moulsecoomb. Everyone acknowledges the potential conflict that different lifestyles can have in the close quarters of crowded neighbourhoods. The demand for student housing shows no signs of slowing.

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The universities have plans to expand, with proposals for more purpose built accommodation at Sussex University’s Falmer campus and Preston Barracks. There are two further significant impacts on us as a city council, which were identified in the “Studentification” scrutiny

panel report chaired by my colleague Cllr Anne Meadows in 2008. Firstly, under regulations set by central government, we cannot charge students council tax. Every house given over to students rather than other residents – about 1 in every 50 households - means one less household paying council tax. As I wrote last week, our financial situation is critical. The government says it compensates local councils for the impact of student households, but we do not receive any payment. Secondly, a real strain is placed on our Cityclean budget at this time of year from new tenants moving in and the disposal of previous goods and furniture, particularly mattresses. Whether tenants or landlords, we are levying fines and, in some cases, prosecuting people for doing this. It is the landlord’s responsibility to clear their premises responsibly. Most do, but those who do not can expect action from us. We will be working with the universities to help address fly-tipping and to find ways

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ast week Docklands, a subcontractor providing non-emergency ambulances to Coperforma, the main contractor for the Sussex Patient Transport Service went bust. This is less than six months after Coperforma was appointed as the bidder for a Sussex-wide contract. There have been disgraceful scenes where patients have been failed with continuous delays and cancellations. Important appointments have been missed with colossal patient anxiety and uncertainty. At one stage half of all renal patients were told they would no longer be receiving transport. Can you imagine that being a relative or close friend? In something that resembles a trade dispute from the early twentieth century, staff have not been paid for weeks, relying on food vouchers from their unions. To their eternal credit staff refused to bow to the impossible conditions and carried on working till Docklands closed its doors. There is no doubt about this anymore: the privatisation of Sussex Patient Transport Service has been a disaster. The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) reported that when they tendered the patient transport contract they did not receive any final bids from NHS or public sector providers to operate the service. Why? At the time the local patient transport contract was awarded to Coperforma, South East Coast Ambulance Service stated that the splitting up of the contract into transport delivery and service management prevented them from bidding for the contract. In something that begins to resemble ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ we had the leading patient transport provider in our area saying they weren’t able to bid for a patient transport contract, even though their entire reason for being is...patient transport!

This is what privatisation looks like in 2016. Piece by piece, the NHS is being carved up. It is now well-established practice to cut resources and split up NHS contracts to make it unmanageable for public sector providers who depend on economies of scale to be able to provide the service. At local government level, massive funding cuts make these cheaper contracts designed for the private sector seem almost inevitable. Where an experienced public sector provider knows better than to bid for a contract it cannot afford to deliver, private sector sharks too often dive in to deliver it at the lowest price. It’s little surprise when these unscrupulous providers discover they can’t deliver the service after all. Where services are delivered, the quality is often very poor, staff contracts are unilaterally changed and terms and conditions worsened. Sound familiar? Locally and nationally, in the NHS and beyond, we are seeing service after service subject to pressure to outsource, despite mounting evidence that privatisation is failing us. These issues must be seen in the context of increasingly dire warnings about the state of NHS funding. Only last week NHS Providers, the body that represents hospitals across England, became the latest organisation to claim that inadequate funding now sees the NHS potentially on the brink of collapse. We now need patients and local communities at the centre of a new plan for patient transport in Sussex. Staff must be compensated and re-deployed. More than ever before, we need the return of the Sussex patient transport service back in public hands as part of a broader push to end the relentless privatisation of the NHS. *A hardship fund has been set up for the unpaid patient transport service workers. Please donate generously http://bit.ly/PTSFundraiser

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Graham Chainey Super-yachts are loved and loathed.

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Welcome aboard, Mr Bond. We were expecting you.” The villain, reclining on a rotating white couch from which he can watch the sunset, or a choice of plasma screens, or a tank of piranhas, rotates it to gaze at our hero, who has eluded the infrared security system, clobbered one or two unfortunate crewmen, and used fake fingerprints to access the master suite, only to find he is forestalled. Gazing through binoculars the other day at Andrey Melnichenko’s gleaming white super-yacht, unexpectedly moored off Brighton, I found imaginary scenes like this entering my head. This futuristic, plutocratic item of nautical bling, which a few days earlier had been upstaging HMS Belfast in the Pool of London, certainly looks the sort of thing a megalomaniac from a Bond fantasy might possess. Time was when the waters off Brighton teemed with shipping. Looking from the same window in Regency times, one might have seen hogboats, luggers, colliers, pleasure boats,frigates, revenue cutters. Later, when the piers were built, there were cross-Channel steamers, ships of the line,

Andrey Melnichenko’s super-yacht “A”.

Captain Collins’s various Skylarks laden with trippers. Even 20 years ago, it seems to me, there were more craft than today. Nowadays, despite the proximity of the UK’s largest marina, the Brighton sea is mostly dead water. Nothing much moving, save seasonal motor craft, or those little inshore

lifeboats skimming like midges. So it’s a delight now and then to look out and see an actual ship. Sometimes an old-fashioned three-master graces us, all rigging and ratings; a few years ago there was a warship off the pier. This time the most expensive private yacht in the world, normally seen in Honolulu,Porto Fino, or Monaco, unexpectedly turns up. Melnichenko (he’s worth about the same as Roman Abramovich) likes a spontaneous itinerary, I read, so we don’t know whether this visit was planned months in advance or hours. Nor where he’s likely to pop up next (Sunday morning at dawn he was gone). His yacht, boringly named the A (that tells you much about the man), and valued at £225 million, resembles a submarine, its contours sinisterly sleek. It’s been called “the most loved and loathed ship on the sea”, and “the ugliest yacht in the world”. It has a crew of 35, and costs £12 million a year to run (just filling the fuel tank costs £500,000). Both outside and inside are white – white fittings, white furniture. The crew wear white. With its 24,000 horsepower engines it can outpace any rival, it’s massively secure, with 44 cameras, that nighttime infrared system, bomb-proof

glass; there’s rumoured to be a pod-like escape facility. No one, certainly not press, ever gets invited on board, the crew sign confidentiality clauses, the privacy, indeed secrecy, are worthy of Blofeld. I can reveal that the gold bath knobs cost $40,000 a throw, a banister cost $60,000, that the specially-designed rear transom door cost $25 million (the company making it went bankrupt, as did that making the bombproof glass; a luckless paint company faced costly litigation). There are chairs made from alligator hides and walls lined with white stingray hides or hand-stitched calfskin leather. Even the two landing boats are mini-yachts, costing £1 million each. Luxury yachts – those toys of the megarich – have been in the news lately. Sir Philip Green took delivery of one costing £100 million (he already had a couple) about the time it was revealed BHS pensioners had been sunk. J.K.Rowling bought one earlier this year for £22 million, only to put it back on the market for £15 million. The A, built in 2008, is already past its prime, and Philippe Starck, its French designer, is building Melnichenko an even bigger, costlier version – also to be called A. Maybe we shall see it here anon.

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The county’s foodies are being asked to choose its favourites from the finalists of six categories of the Sussex Food and Drink Awards 2017. Organisers and Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell, OBE, who is patron of the awards, are urging the public to go online and pick who they think should win the food producer, drink producer, eating experience, butcher, food shop and farmers’ market categories before voting closes next Saturday (September 24). To date, 11,000 people have voted – a record number in the history of the awards, according to the organisers. Paula Seager, co-director of Natural Partnerships CIC, which runs the awards, said: “We are delighted to be celebrating a record number of votes so far this year, but there is still time to vote online to give your favourite the chance of winning gold. “Voting is very tight so it will be exciting to see who makes it through as grand finalists, which are

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The perfect place for a burger restaurant American burger brand Smashburger is launching its second UK site in Brighton next month. Most restaurant businesses look for locations in London, but Smashburger opened its first restaurant in Milton Keynes, and its second in breezy Brighton on North Road. Niels Ladefoged, managing partner of Smashburger UK, said: “We wanted to find a location where there is an exciting mix of people. Brighton was high on our list. We are very excited about being in Brighton. There is so much happening here. It has got a metropolitan feel to it, with lots of students and people that are used to seeing

new things. It is an exciting place to be.” He said the burger brand’s secret is the way its burgers are made. It uses a ‘smash’ technique – whereby the beef is handformed into a meatball and smashed onto a hot buttered grill, searing in all the juices and flavour. To celebrate the launch of the Brighton restaurant, Smashburger is set to give away 500 free burgers in five days. The give away begins on Monday October 3 and continues until Friday, October 7. Visitors must follow the company’s Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account in order to claim the free burger.

Olympian Sally Gunnell, patron of the awards, is, along with the organisers, urging the public to vote online

announced in November. “Businesses from across the entire region have made it onto the list including 25 from East Sussex and 35 from West Sussex.” Public voting for the categories opened after the awards’ Big Reveal event at Ridgeview Wine Estate, in

Ditchling, on July 4, where the 10 finalists of each of the six classes were announced. Nominations for the newcomer, young chef and farmer categories are now closed and judging is underway; the live final of the street food class will take place next month.

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University of Brighton graduate Maria Fox has been named Young Businesswoman 2016 for London and the South East – and one of her gift designs is up for a separate award. Maria Fox is the director of the Maria Allen Boutique, a British brand selling handcrafted design-led personalised jewellery and gifts made from reclaimed and sustainably-sourced British wood, designed and made in her Hove studio. Maria produced her first hand-made card business aged 14, whilst at school, and developed the foundations for her company whilst studying Graphic Design at the university.

A Brighton-based anti bullying charity has teamed up with the UK’s largest hair, beauty, barbering and management apprenticeship group to tackle bullying and discrimination among young people. Ditch the Label work with young people across the country, offering emotional, psychological and physical support to those who have experienced bullying. Saks Apprenticeships will be encouraging its apprentices to take part in fundraising activities to raise money and awareness of DTL. Tina Rook, Head of Education for Saks Apprenticeships said: “We are really excited about the

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The Finalists

Small Business Zuma The Dog (Horsham) Ten2Two Sussex (Brighton & Hove) Catsfield Farm Christmas Tree Farm Battle Luv Carpets (Bognor Regis) Warnes Project (Worthing) The Lockshop Warehouse (Eastbourne) Precision Creative and Media Ltd (Portsmouth) Medium Business Bennett Christmas ( Horsham) Paxton (Brighton& Hove) Bexhill Electrical (Bexhill) Regis Removals (Bognor Regis) Pixel by Pixel (Worthing) Recruitment South East (Eastbourne) Aerial Business Communications (Portsmouth)

Outstanding Contribution to the Community Susan Fleet Lea Graham Associates (Horsham) Brightelm URCE Community (Brighton & Hove) Hastings Direct (Bexhill) Auntie Vals Community Interest Kitchen (Chichester) Silver Lining Convergence.(Portsmouth) Kingsley Roofing Ltd (Worthing) Laptop Station ( Eastbourne) Large Business 1st Central (Horsham) Paxton (Brighton & Hove) General Dynamics (Hastings) Oceanair Marine (Chichester) Just Develop It (Portsmouth) Brewers (Eastbourne) Shoreham Vehicles Auction (Worthing)

Business Personality Lucy Pitts (Horsham) Innovation Neil Laughton of Laughton & Co Ltd Mas Technicae Group International Ltd (Horsham) (Brighton & Hove) Clive Collins Catsfield Christmas Tree Farm (Battle) The Big Lemon CIC (Brighton) Rye Agency )Hastings) Heather Barry Harries Mobile Coffee Bar Fabristick (Chichester) (Chichester) Andy Sparsis – Proto Restaurant Group (Worthing) Aqua Cooling (Portsmouth) Tech Resort (Eastbourne) Mark Lambird Eastbourne Motoring Centre ETI Ltd (Worthing) (Eastbourne) Dominic Hones Solent Forts (Portsmouth) Training & Development Mews Vets (Horsham) Lifetime Achievement sponsored by Brighton Housing Trust Learning & Development JSPC Computer Services (Brighton & Hove) Dominic Sakakini (Horsham) Entertainment Workshop (Rye) David Samuel Paddle round the Pier (Brighton & Hove) Cobnor Activity Centre Trust (Chichester) Grahame King (Hastings) Helen Owen Marketing Enterprises (Eastbourne) Richard John Academy (Worthing) Michael Ward Eclipse (Chichester) David Oliver Verison (Portsmouth) Retailer sponsored by Regis Removals Sue Mulvey (Eastbourne) The Linen Shop (Horsham) Martin Godsmark (Worthing) Flowers Unlimited (Brighton & Hove) Aurelie and Rose (Bexhill) Manufacturing & Construction The Café by Lucy Armstrong Chocolates (Chichester) Trend Control Systems (Horsham) Creatiques Bridal Boutique (Portsmouth) Sussex Sign Company (Brighton) Watson Mews (Eastbourne) Supersigns (Chichester) Mocha Furniture (Worthing) Aqua Cooling (Portsmouth) B M Hepurn (Eastbourne) Place to Eat and or Drink Seevent Plastics Ltd (Worthing) Wabi Contemporary Japanese Dining (Horsham) Indian Summer (Brighton) Young Achiever The Crown (Hastings) Josh Hugh (Horsham) The Blacksmith Arms (Chichester) Alice Johnson Fuga PR (Brighton) Green Almond (Eastbourne) Luke Roberts Hastings Voice (Hastings) Proto Restaurant Group (Worthing) Hannah Halls & Oliver Goddard Crown Properties (Bognor Regis) Overall Business Luke Topps Menzies (Portsmouth) Zuma the Dog (Horsham) Trevor Algar Cliffe Enterprise (Eastbourne) Rickshaw Travel (Brighton) Rachel Blair WCHP (Worthing) Barraclough and Stiles Opticians (Bexhill) Luv Carpets (Bognor Regis) Start Up Aerial Business Communications (Portsmouth) Strood Copy (Horsham) Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (Worthing) The Float Spa Nature Shop (Brighton & Hove) The Nature Shop (brighton & Hove) Employee/Team of theYear Hastings Court Care Home (Hastings) sponsored by WindsorKiwi Recruitment (Chichester) Kitchens•Bathrooms•Bedrooms Think Marble (Portsmouth) Curry Leaf Café (Brighton & Hove) Infection Control Consultancy (Eastbourne) Peterhouse Care Home (Bexhill) World of Benches (Worthing) Amy Johnson Headromance (Chichester) Customer Service Marriott Hotel Portsmouth (Portsmouth) Hello Baby Gifts (Horsham) Michael Turner The Enterprise Centre (Eastbourne) Fin & Farm (Brighton & Hove) Juno Weallth Management (Horsham) Perfections Salon (Bexhill) Employer of the Year L K Family Law & Mediation (Chichester) Rickshaw Travel (Brighton & Hove) English Rose Collection (Portsmouth) Barraclough and Stiles (Bexhill) Ministry of Hair (Eastbourne) Moore Stevens (Chichester) Seagull travel (Worthing) Dynamite Recruitment (Portsmouth) Hospitality,Tourism & Leisure Club Class Chauffeurs (Eastbourne) sponsored by Gusto Wines Green Business Hilton London Gatwick (Horsham) Wobblegate Fruit Juices (Horsham) Lagoon Watersports (Brighton & Hove) The Big Lemon CIV (Brighton) The George Hotel (Rye) JM Waste Management (Bexhill) Fishbourne Roman Palace (Chichester) Birdcage Barn Emporium (Chichester) Marriott Hotel Portsmouth (Portsmouth) Red Inc (Worthing) West Rock Hotel (Eastbourne) Worthing Ice Rink (Worthing)

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Lead singer Thom Rylance insists he has grown up a lot since the day he was expelled from school for locking the headmaster in a storage unit. Just as well. Thom and his band The Lottery Winners are on their biggest headline tour to date, on the back of signing to Sire/Warner Bros Records. Thom insists he would actually like to apologise to his head teacher now. And no, he wouldn’t lock him up again if he turned up at a gig… “Actually, my old PE teacher came to a gig recently. He had shown me up in front of the full class once, made me do a big lap of the field. I took the opportunity to get back at him at the gig in front of a thousand people. Yes, I have grown up, but I do slip sometimes! “But yes, I was expelled from school. “I was one of those creative types that don’t work in a school environment. I was on report, and I was going to get a bad one, and I knew that the headmaster was about to phone my

parents and that I would be grounded for the weekend. He went into the storage unit, the keys were in the door and that was that. I shut it and locked it and went home. I think he was in there for a couple of hours.” Expulsion was inevitable, but at the next school a key ingredient in the current band slipped into place: “Rob the guitarist was the guy that was asked to show me around. I asked him what sort of music he liked. He said ‘The Darkness.’ I lied to him. I said I had seen them live, and it was a lie I had to maintain for years afterwards. It kept coming up in conversation, and I had to keep lying. Eventually, after eight years, I had to tell him that I had never seen The Darkness live. “I don’t think he trusts me anymore!” As for their own music: “A friend once said to me that the music that we make is smile music. I really liked that. You look at the crowds and they are all smiling.” The band are currently working towards their first album, which Thom anticipates will be ready early next year. “But I don’t know how it will be released. There might be a couple of singles first.”

The problem for the band is that they have got to sift through eight years of material first: “That’s how long we have been together. We have been having arguments about what stuff to include.” But at least it is all coming together for them now: “It has been about hard work, but we are also amazingly talented. “But you have got to put the hours in. I always knew that the band really had something and that it had the potential to go far. But it has been a lot of work. It kills your social life. You can’t have another job. We have been skint for years. “But every time I started to get a little bit down about it, there would be a nugget of something good coming along. “I think it is important when you are striving for a dream, you have got to allow yourself to enjoy the little victories along the way. I don’t think you should always be focusing on the big thing on the horizon. You should be focusing on the next thing along and building it all up.” The band play Brighton’s Hope & Ruin on Monday, September 26. Tickets on 08444 77 1000. To find out more about the band visit www. thelotterywinners.co.uk.

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It’s a hometown gig for comedian Zoe Lyons when she brings her Edinburgh show Little Misfit to the Komedia on Wednesday, October 12. Or nearly. In recent years, Zoe has moved from Brighton to Hove: “We were in Kemptown for years and we really loved it, but we kind of outgrew it. “I have lived all over the place. I have been down here for 11 years now, and before that I was in London and before that I went to school and grew up in Glasgow. But I think everybody reaches the same point with London where you just wake up and think ‘I can’t do this anymore.’ I was just dying in London. I was being stifled. “I am loving it here now,”

says Zoe, a familiar face on TV, with many credits including Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week and Pointless Celebrities. She also won Celebrity Mastermind. “I travel so much for work that you want to have somewhere you really want to go home to every couple of weeks or whenever, however long you have been away.” Among the city’s attractions is, of course, the Brighton Comedy Festival: “I think I did it for the first time six years ago. It has managed to establish itself on the old comedy festival map, and we love doing it. You have got a comedy-savvy audience here – though there is a definite saturation point. I think we have certainly seen that saturation point on the club circuit. That has shrunk back considerably over the past few years. The comedyclub heyday, I would say, was

eight years ago. It was really booming. But then it just reached its saturation point and things started to change. “The credit crunch didn’t help. People stopped going out for a while, but before that there was such a boom in comedy. In London, there were clubs everywhere. You could go to a different comedy club every night for weeks. There was so much going on and not all of it of the best quality. But the circuit has reduced over the last few years. There was more and more comedy on the TV, and I suppose more and more people were thinking that it was a viable option. TV comes along and sticks its oar in… and so you get that saturation point.” After which, there is certainly an element of the survival of the fittest, Zoe concedes: “But also you have got to change as a stand-up.

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On the back of her album Echoes of the Dreamtime, Miranda Lee Richards is touring the UK, with a date at Brighton’s Komedia on Monday, September 26. Spokeswoman Lizzie Evans said: “Miranda grew up in an artistic and bohemian environment that has informed her adult life

and work. After graduating from San Francisco School of the Arts, Miranda began to pursue a musical career. She met Kirk Hammett from Metallica who taught her guitar.” Lizzie added: “A beguiling, honest performer, Miranda is mesmeric in a live setting and these, her first UK dates in seven years, are not to be missed.”

Pop star Ronan Keating performs at the Brighton Centre on Sunday, October 2 (7.30pm). The former Boyzone singer is touring his tenth studio album, Time Of My Life. Ronan has dug deep and worn his heart (and his tunes) on his sleeve for this one. The album is the first fruits of not only a rejuvenating relationship with his new record label Decca, but also a genuinely content place in life and love. Before embarking on this tour Ronan said: “This is the music I’ve always wanted to make. This is who I am and it feels absolutely right. To go out with all this new material and playing guitar will be so exciting. These songs were written for live performance.” Over 22 years, Ronan has sold 40 million albums with Boyzone and sold 22 million copies of his nine solo albums. Tickets cost £35. Visit brightoncentre.co.uk.

You can’t keep on doing the same things. I have been doing stand-up for 13 years now, and you are constantly learning. You are hopefully growing and changing and getting better and becoming more comfortable and getting closer to being who you are on stage. “But you have also got to do different things. I have been lucky to do a bit on TV and radio, and that is always fun. But you are also changing as a person.” And the current show taps into just who she is, Little Misfit: “The very loose theme of the show is fitting into the tribes and gangs and society, whether you feel you belong to them or not.” Personally, Zoe can’t even say she wants to any more: “When you are younger, you want to, but as you get older, you realise that it is more comfortable not to.” Call 0845 293 8480.

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SATURDAY COMEDY FUNNY WOMEN BRIGHTON NIGHT’S: £10-£12, 8pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. Something for everyone.

GIGS CLUB AFRICA: £5, 11pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Club Night. OTHER DOC’N ROLL: Returning to Brighton from September 24 (to October 1), with a season of diverse alternative music documentaries about The Clash, The Orb, Sparklehorse, I Like Trains and legendary producer Bert Berns. This year’s festival features multiple filmmaker Q&As (including one with Alex Paterson from The Orb), Brighton premieres and special preview screenings. Various venues. More information at www. docnrollfestival.com. STAGE FLAMENCO SIN FRONTERAS: £20, 5pm/7.45pm, Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. By Flamenco productions.

SUNDAY GIGS GREEK SERENATA: £10-£12, 4pm,

Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. Rebetika, Laika, Entehna, music of the islands with Plastikes Kerekles. HENRIK FREISCHLADER TRIO: £15, 7.30pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Openness tour presented by Fender, D’Addorio, Pool Group and special guest Ben Poole.

STAGE WE ARE MONSTERS: £5-£7, 1pm/3.30pm, Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. A humorous dance performance for children aged 4-8yrs.

MONDAY GIGS HOUNDS OF LOVE: £14-£16, 7.30pm, Komedia, 0845 293 8480. Performing Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love, Lisa Abbott and a 10-piece band. REN HARVIEU AND ROMEO: £16, 7.30pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Romeo Stodart of The Magic Numbers, and Ren Harvieu.

TUESDAY GIGS JESS THRISTAN: £8-£10, 7.30pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. Plus Andrew Foster. MICHELE STODART (THE MAGIC NUMBERS): £12, 8pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Second solo album ‘Pieces’.

WEDNESDAY COMEDY COMIC BABY BOOM: £5, 7pm/9pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Two onehour stand-up shows. GIGS RESONATORS: £11, 7.30pm, Brighton Dome (01273) 709709.

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Friday, September 23, 2016

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STRANGERS: £12, 7.30pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. One man soul band, poet and storyteller.

FRIDAY FESTIVAL MAMMOTHFEST: Heavy metal festival. September 30-October 2. Various venues. Four stages over three days. This is set to be the most immense event yet, back for a fourth round following the success of previous years with a line-up of 44 acts. September 30: The Haunt, Pool Valley, Modern/Progressive Metal Stage – Textures, Heart of a Coward, Krysthla, The Five Hundred. The Green Door Store, Trafalgar Arches, Lower Goods Yard, Brighton Station, Black Metal Stage – Eastern Front, Necro Ritual, The Infernal Sea, Premature Birth, Vehement. October 1: Concorde 2, Madeira Shelter Hall, Madeira Drive, Metal All-Dayer – Venom.Inc, Ingested, One Machine, Sworn Amongst, Divine Chaos, King Leviathan, Hell

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A visitors’ book was the starting point for The Girl from Lace Island, the latest novel from Brighton-based author Joanna Rees. It was a book she saw on a family holiday to India with her husband and fellow writer Emlyn Rees and their three daughters. “In 2002, when Tallulah was only two, we decided to go on a big holiday,” Joanna recalls. “Obviously, we were worried about travelling to India with a two-year-old so we went to southern India, to Kerala, and it was the most wonderful holiday. It was just magical. “Ten years later, we decided to go back with all three girls, and again, it was the most magical holiday. We were at a place owned by a fantastically eccentric couple that had all sorts of people through their doors even though it wasn’t remotely glamorous. At the end of the day, the woman

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SUDOKU

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CODEWORD Codeword is the crossword puzzle with no clues. The number in each square corresponds to a letter. Work out the words in the grid using the letters provided. Fill in these known letters first, then use skill and judgement to work out the others.

Cryptic Clues: Across

Down

1. The essayist was a gentle creature (4) 3. How old is that frock? Ask the horse! (8) 9. Short and rude letter in the play at the very end (7) 10. Mountains show in its pages? (5) 11. Apparently making an approach in low spirits and going under (2,3,3,4) You have 10 mins to find as many words as possible using the letters in the wheel. Each must use the 13. Removes hub letter and at least 3 others. Letters may be used clothes on only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or excursion in proper nouns. There is at least one 9-letter word to ship? (6) be found. 15. Suit for diggers? (6) 17. Initial crept out with two spare copies (2,10) 20. In the trial I bid to have a let-out (5) 21. He’s dear, and clings (7) 22. Not a heavy responsibility How you rate: in the theatre (8) 10 words, average; 15 words, good; 23. Married with a 20 words, very good; 25 or more, ring while still excellent. in debt (4)

WORDWHEEL

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1 2

6 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Money case Most pleasant Rue Month Tower Water ice

(5-2,5) 6. Let 23 after all (7) 7. Soldier won’t

Quick Clues: Across

have difficulty in standing it (4) 8. Imaginative painter needed in the theatre (4-2,6) mixed seeds (8)

Down

1. Agreement (4)

1. At intervals (8)

3. Yield (8)

2. Waterway (5)

9. In succession (7)

4. Consider (6)

THE CLUES: 12792 gives part of the body; 2586 gives part of the body; 24531 gives part of the body.

20 21

7. Vend (4)

15. Suppress (6)

8. Skiing, skating, etc. (6,6)

21. Division (7)

14. Exasperate (7)

22. Compelling

16. Minor (6) 18. Bore (5)

influence (8)

18. Quiver inside (5)

19. Masterstroke (4)

23. Perform (4)

24 25

Cryptic: Across: 6 Propose; 7 Story; 9 Tweed; 10 Defeats; 12 Bluebottles; 14 Beating time; 18 Implied; 19 Sloop; 21 Alter; 22 Missive. Down: 1 Crown; 2 Appeal; 3 Use; 4 Street; 5 Written; 8 Reports; 11 Reinter; 13 Sea-mile; 15 Teller; 16 Molest; 17 Solve; 20 Bit.

Quick: Across: 6 Blunder; 7 Peril; 9 Topic; 10 Aground; 12 Penultimate; 14 Termination; 18 Blatant; 19 Fleet; 21 Bible; 22 Country. Down: 1 Flood; 2 Entire; 3 Pet; 4 Reform; 5 Dignity; 8 Agitate; 11 Turning; 13 Declaim; 15 Mettle; 16 Oblong; 17 Merry; 20 Bog.

SUDOKU:

CODEWORD: 1=Z, 2=I, 3=S, 4=T, 5=W, 6=Q, 7=R, 8=J, 9=Y, 10=F, 11=E, 12=D, 13=O, 14=A, 15=K, 16=H, 17=N, 18=G, 19=C, 20=B, 21=U, 22=V, 23=L, 24=M, 25=P, 26=X. WORD WHEEL: OVERSLEEP.

SUDOKU

Fill in the white squares with the numbers 1 to 9.

12 17 5

7 13

1 5

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS SUDOKU: CLOCKWORD: 1 Cubism, 2 Helium, 3 Rhythm, 9 2 4 7 4 Inform, 5 Slalom, 6 Deform, 7 Embalm, 8 Bottom, 9 Unseam, 3 5 7 1 8 6 1 3 10 Ransom, 11 Graham, 2 7 6 8 12 Hansom.

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SPLIT DECISION

NINER: PATHOGENS.

S K C O A

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U E

H E

S X

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N A

8 10

19 16

Cross out one of the two letters in each divided square to reveal a completed crossword grid.

6 7

32 7

30 18

9 9

13. Adulterated (6)

12. Inclination (8)

Each horizontal block of squares must add up to the number in the shaded square to its left, and each vertical block must add up to the number in the shaded square above it.

6. Slacken (4,3)

20. Smell (5)

19. Post armour (4)

11. Erasure (12)

17. Understood (12)

country (6)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

(7) right in the

5. Electoral district (12) DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

round, perhaps 16. Injury to limb

10. Of the nose (5)

Each number from 1 to 9 represents a different letter. Solve the clues and insert the letters in the appropriate squares to discover a word which uses all nine letters.

marching on its stomach!

NINER 1

for an army

No number may be used more than once in any one block.

Pail Start Big cat Food fish Despot Woodwind musician

taken up? (6) 5. No engagement

KAKURO

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

athletes to be

remit credit (5) 4. Course for

14. Telephoning

2. For a change

The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter T in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of a former Irish punk band.

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game (8)

12. Rated idiot who

CLOCKWORD

1. Lose cars in

M G G I C

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5 8 3 9 2

4 6 9 2 5

8 4 2 9 7 5 1 6 3

3 8 4 5 6 7 2 1 9

1 6 7 3 2 9 5 8 4

5 2 9 4 8 1 7 3 6

SPLIT DECISION:

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Friday, September 23, 2016

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Food and Drink

Tom Flint

Style and substance at the spruced up Caxton Arms 36 North Gardens, Brighton BN1 3LB 01273 380232 www.caxtonarms.co.uk

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hen it comes to pubs Brighton isn’t exactly struggling to pull its weight. Depending on your point of view the city is positively blessed (an indication of my point of view) with a plethora of drinking holes. Whatever your preferred style of establishment from fancy wine bar through to dodgy back street boozer Brighton has got it all and more. When it appears that every base is covered, and at a time when British pubs are still struggling to survive, it takes a certain amount of guts to put your name in the hat. Well the Caxton Arms has done just that and three months ago it reopened under the guidance of a group of friends. Beth, Kate and Natashsa had plenty of previous experience working in the industry, most recently at Craft in Brighton, and when the opportunity to own their own pub came along they took it. The Caxton Arms is a classic local boozer where you can go for a quiet drink on your own or for a slightly rowdier night out with friends. They do not have a specific clientele in mind and just want to create a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for locals and visitors alike. There is a large function room downstairs which they will use in the future, but for the time being the pub is their focus. After a two-week refit period, where they have given the place a vivid new blue colour scheme that is calmed by sleek black, they have created a pleasant environment. With fireplaces and comfortable seating plus an outdoor space the Caxton ticks many of the pub requirements. When it came to the food they decided against a franchise kitchen and kept everything in house enlisting

Bakery Bulletin

Honey-glazed duck with beetroot and pearl barley

the services of their friend and chef Kev. Head chef Kev has worked in kitchens for 10 years and was previously head chef at La Choza having spent time working in restaurants in Australia. With sous chef Jack alongside him it is early days for the duo who have got big plans for the future. The current menu looks fairly standard at first glace but on closer inspection there are a few hints at the aspirations of the chefs. Alongside a selection of burgers and wings, including an interesting smoked aubergine in tempura option, there can be found Caribbean smoked chicken or honey glazed duck mains. For the vegetarians there is a sweet potato gnocchi dish or a battered halloumi dish with pickled fennel both of which sound interesting. I grab a quick chat with Kev who tells me that they are working on the menu for winter and Christmas that will involve lots of slow cooking and pickling. He appreciates that this is a new kitchen and they need to establish themselves but they do not want to stand still and would like to experiment with some lesser known cuts and techniques. Nose to tail is a concept that Brighton has become very comfortable with thanks to Tom Griffiths at Flank and they would like to do something similar but with their own take on it.

I decide to opt for the honey glazed duck with beetroot and pearl barley as I want to see what they do with this dish. Kev heads back to the kitchen to prepare my dinner and I sit back listening to Joni Mitchell on the stereo which wins a few bonus points with me. My food arrives and I am pleased to report that it is a very attractive and inviting looking plate of food. Both Kev and Jack have restaurant experience and this looks like a plate of restaurant food, not something from the kitchen of your local boozer. That being said it is also a good hearty sized dish as well which is good to see. Once I get stuck into it I am pleased to find that it is not a case of style over substance and the dish works well with a variety of textures and well balanced flavours. The duck is smoky and flavoursome with my only negative being that I would’ve preferred it more pink. The pearl barley is cooked perfectly and gives a nutty edge along with the hazelnut salad dressing. Crunchy seeds give further nuttiness and texture and the beetroot is earthy and sweet although slightly too tart which Kev admits to when I speak to him afterwards. In all it is an accomplished dish that shows plenty of promise with a couple of minor tweaks. I leave the Caxton Arms feeling as though I had eaten a decent meal and looking forward to seeing what they come up with in the future. Considering they have only been open such a short time they have accomplished a lot, both in the pub and in the kitchen. I regularly read good things about their food on social media and the pub is doing better than it has for some time. Okay it is not a trendy craft beer pub and is linked with a brewery that limits the beer they can serve; but it is a nice place to drink and the staff have created a decent local boozer. As food destination I think it could be a case of watch this space and see what happens. Tom Flint writes a food blog Food Booze and Reviews at: www. foodboozeandreviews.com

here were few classroom responsibilities more rewarding than changing the slides on the OHP, but one of them was being sent to the office to wait for worksheets to be photocopied, guillotined, or laminated. One time I was sent to the office with a private note for the bursar. I obviously read it. It said “please keep Philippa busy while the class discusses her leaving present”. They got me a cuddly toy. I should have stayed with the bursar for longer. Laminate has another meaning. So too does guillotine, and you can photocopy much better stuff than your homework, but the other meaning of laminate is actually relevant to baking. Laminated dough consists of lots of layers of rolled and folded dough separated by butter. It’s used to make Viennoiseries (“things of Vienna” – sounded better in French, didn’t it) which are Austrian snacks consumed predominantly at breakfast. These aren’t far-out, kooky viands that you’ve never heard of; you just didn’t know they were called Viennoiseries. We’re talking pain au chocolat, pain aux raisins, and chausson aux pommes (“apple turnover” – again, not great when translated. They don’t taste all that either.). So it’s basically a load of French patisserie, right? Wrong. In 1850, there was a bakery-worker strike in Denmark. Tough times. The bakeries solved the issue by hiring immigrant bakers - the days before GMB were easier for employers. Lots of the new bakers were from Austria, and with them they brought Austrian baking methods, like laminating dough to make Viennoiseries. So there you have the vague version of the history of the Danish pastry. Danish people don’t call it a Danish pastry - that would be weird. Mind you, we say English muffin and English breakfast. The Danes, Finns, Swedes, and the people who come from Norway (Nors? Weigies? I know it’s Norwegians, but there should be a shorter one so it matches) all call Danish pastries “Viennese bread”. So what do they call it in Vienna? Interesting question. “Kopenhagenor (as in Copenhagen) Plunder (yeah, as in theft. Awkward)”. Much to the apparent irritation of the Austrians, the Danish pastry became a worldwide hit. It was even served at President Woodrow Wilson’s 1915 wedding. A man called Klitteng had a bakery on Fifth Avenue in New York, and he made the pastries for Woody’s wedding. Klitteng is credited with popularising Danish pastries in America, the Danes are credited with creating them in the first place, and Austria is credited with, well, nobody really cares. Shouldn’t have called it a plunder, Austria; makes you sound petty.

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BIKE LADIES white 26", 18 shimano gears, rear light and bell VGC £48 Tel GAS COOKER Chrome, 01403 732130 black, looks new condition. 50cm wide, BIKES Adult bikes single oven, bargain £80 wanted, unwanted bikes ono. Crawley collected free locally. 07922825646 Bognor 01243 861961

BENCH VICE white mac allister B & Q Never used £35 ono. Tel 01293 GREENHOUSE 6 feet by 8 feet. Automatic Air 536709. Vent and Louvre. DOUBLE electric garage Staging included. Buyer door - garador up & over, dismantles. £70;00 white, 2m10 x 4m25, ONO. Telephone 01403 £100. 01243 780756 261711

COOKERS BAUMATIC BT246055 range cooker, new, unused, cost £1000+, bargain £550. Still in polystyrene. Tel 07804 660964.

MATTRESSES

26" BIKE BOYS yellow/grey, 21 shimano gears, full suspension, fair condition £32. Tel 01403 732130 24" BIKE GIRLS purple/grey, 21 shimano gears, front shock absorbers, rear light, £35. Tel 01403 732130.

GARAGES, SHEDS & GREENHOUSES

THREE PIECE SUITES

CREAM FABRIC three piece suite, excellent condition. Almost new. £250 - 01403 264993 or HELLY HANSON gent's 07747 026195. warm waterproof jacket, suitable boating / everyday use, VGC, £20. 01243 828594 / THIRTEEN packets lego 0785103990 toys, age 6-12 yrs, £30. BN42 area 01273 882242 PINK office chair, good condition, £15. 07889272152 MENS SOFT LEATHER Black Casual Shoes 9 1/2 new, Cost £95. Bargain MOBILITY SCOOTER £60 Can deliver 01323 condition not important, will collect. Please call 847216 07711463301 LOUNGER multi position, green thick compfy stripe cushion, £30 folds flat for storage OAKTREE MOBILITY electric chair, oatmeal, Tel 01444 246194. only 2yrs old. Excellent PATIO OVAL white table condition. £2600 new, INDESIT SPIN dryer 178cm 95cms plus 4 only £650. 01403 GWO. £12 - Crawley 07986 435304. reclining chairs with 783646. cushions £50 Tel 01444 MOBILITY SCOOTER SPINDRYER Fridgidaire 246194. condition not important, good working order £10. garden will collect. Please call Chichester 01243 527090 TWO lovely chairs, never used, floral 07711463301 cushions, still wrapped, must be seen, £40 ono. 07889272152

MENS CLOTHES

TOYS & GAMES

WANTED

GARDEN FURNITURE

MOBILITY AIDS

DISHWASHERS

DIY TOOLS & MATERIALS

TELEVISIONS

V FIT air glider £25. PINE table 6x3 feet solid Exercise Bike £30 Tel old pine including 5 01403 269467. GOODMANS digital TV chairs £95. Chichester receiver with leads, £5. 01243 672338 or 01243 863632 07802423524 3' good quality airsprung pocket sprung unused (spare room) mattress £50. Chichester 01243 527090

DAMP PROOF membrane 20 metres x 4 metres roll 300 gauge blue still wrapped. £20. ATTRACTIVE 2 seater Tel 01403 563304. settee, free to take away. Beige cover, width 1.75 TWINWALL ss flue, (m). Horsham 01403 20cm od, 15cm id,100 267686 / 07961 502157. cm long with 12cm modeller reducer, as new £25. Tel RAILWAY magazines, full box 01403 732206. model rail constructor. WATER PUMP Grundfos 01243 264062 no calls UPA 15-90n (16) Sunday domestic home booster barely used £50 Uckfield Tel 01825 761211

MODEL BUSES from Malta eight boxed display rather than toys, as new £9. Tel 01403 262919

MAHOGANY TV CABINET glass doors, could be used as a cupboard. £30. Tel 01444 254710.

PRESERVING PAN as new perfect for CYCLE with stabilisers marmalade jam chutneys suit child 3-6 years, etc. £9 Tel 01903 262919 TWO 17" COMPUTER reasonable cond., pink, monitors and one £20. 01243 264716 VIDEO recorder humax keyboard £20 Burgess twin tuner, freeview TWO SEATER SWING Hill 01444 241023. instructions, £48. Bognor BED grey frame black area 01243 773777 seat and canopy £48 CENTRE board for ono. Tel 07732724456 BOSCH DISHWASHER topper £10. Chichester after 4pm integral, good condition, 01243 527090 viewing recommended. GARDEN PARASOL W593mm H850mm DEMIJONS for wine black with crank 2.7 STUNNING NEW curtain D565mm. GWO. £25 - making (8) £5. Chichester metres boxed unused material for cushions or 01903 740746. 01243 527090 £20 Tel 01444 246194. one window. £25 roll ono WOODEN mantel clock, RECLINING RELAXER 01273 611820 french movement, £40 CHAIR with full length (Newhaven). ono. 01243 862879 cushion £20 Tel 01444 246194.

CURTAINS & BLINDS

GOLFING

PINE Hi Fi Cabinet/glass door/adjustable shelf/top opening lid, 20inw/35in GC. £20.ono. 2 LAKELAND s 'steel high, vented glass lids Tel:01273 416006 stockpot pans, PINE SIDEBOARD 3 H24x22.8cm £15 drawers, 3 cupboards, H24x29cm £20. 48x32x16. Good Unused. 01444 248485. condition. £50 - 01403 730203. ELECTRIC COOKER £80 Fridge Freezer £50 Freezer £40 Zanussi SOFA 2 SEATER in Washing machine £90 cream leather, very good Fridge £40 Tel condition. £50 ono 01403 730203. 07766104701.

BRAND NEW mudguards for twin axle horse trailer £20 the pair. Tel 01403 732206.

ELECTRIC hook-up cable on cordwheel 25m, £12. Fishbourne 01243 782830

RUCKSACK Karrimore 70 litre dark green, small tear on pocket £15 ono padded straps. Tel 01323 449522.

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES GENERAL

TOWELLS bath, hand and flannel, john lewis, unused, 100% cotton, light sage green, £15. 01243 830230

CARAVAN AWNING AND ANNEX good codition £50 ono Tel 07821611847

BIRD FEEDER H5ft ready stained, lovely in garden, £25. 07889272152

FULL SIZE table tennis, FLIGHT bag for golf fold flat, £40 good cond., 01243 263184 clubs, used once, £20. Fishbourne 01243 SHOOTING STICK type 782830 3 legged seat. £2 - 01403 IKEA Table white top with 242981. detachable legs, 39in long/23inwide/29inhigh. GC. £12.00 Tel:01273 416006

FOR SALE

TODDLER BED with mattress used one week, white headboard, animals print. £50 Tel 01403 783809 Evenings

SPORTS & LEISURE

BLACK & Decker garden blower, vacuum, shoulder DARTBOARD plus two strap, collection bag. £30 set of darts (one set tungsten), £10. - 01444 246194. 07889272152 BLACK & Decker hedge plate trimmer £5. Chichester VIBRAPOWER with weight, dvd, mat, 01243 527090 remote and instructions, LEAF BLOW/VAC good £35. 07889272152 condition Uckfield £15 Tel good AIR GLIDER 01825 761211 condition. £40 - 01293 523306.

SHARK LIFT-AWAY 2in1 steam pocket mop. Accessories, bag, hardly used. £50 - 01444 246194.

BEDS

GARDENING TOOLS & EQUIP

G PLAN 1960's coffee table, round glass top, teak, 18" high, 33"diameter. Good condition. £95 - 01293 WOOD 4" x 2" various 523306. lengths £4.00 per 8' length, can deliver CHEST of drawers, 6 drawers excellent Tel:01903 230741 condition £30. Chichester FENCE-POSTS 8ft & 01243 672338 or 10ft, 3" x 3", £8 & £10 07802423524 each, 01903 230741 COFFEE TABLE telescopic round/dark pine /turned LADDER 3.2m telesteps, hardley legs, 30in diam/19in high, used, £60. 01243 587211 GC. £12.00. Tel:01273 SLATS 11ft x 4", £2 each, 416006 ideal for shed and fence C U R TA I N S / R I N G repairs. 01903 230741 colour TOP/COFFEE TRELLIS making Wood cord, 62inw/52indrop, 8' x 2" x 1½", £2 each , new/unused. £12.pair. Tel(01903) 230741 Tel:01273 416006

JOISTS 10ft for raised beds, herb gardens etc. £10 each Tel:01903 230741

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MUSICAL EQUIPMENT GENERAL

VIOLIN and case ¾ size hardly used very good condition £25. Chichester 01243 672338 or 07802423524

PET ACCESSORIES

HAMSTER CAGE high plastic base includes STONE BIRDBATH 2 wheel, food, bowl, bottle piece and stand. £10 - and accessories. Tel 01903 695263. 01403 267240.

GARDENING TOOLS & EQUIP

PLANTS & SHRUBS

KNIGHT WOODEN FENCE panels 5' high 6' wide 3ft gate buyer collects. £10. each Tel 01403 249063 07890981064.

PLANTS indoor, healthy medium size in large pots, swiss cheese plants, £7 each. 01273 882242

CIRCULAR MOBILE WEBBER BBQ for sale Cost £85. will accept £40 buyer collects Tel 01825766377.

SATELLITE & DIGITAL TV EQUIPMENT

GARDEN trug on wheels, tough plastic construction, ideal garden / refuse tip, £10. 07889272152

GOODMAN DIGI box power lead, two scart leads, RF leads and manual. £10 - 01403 242981.

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 BRIGHTON & HOVE OUTER AREAS (WAITING, LOADING AND PARKING) AND CYCLE LANES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2013 AMENDMENT NO. * 201* (TRO-21-2016) NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council”) proposes to make the above named Order under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, which if it comes into force will introduce the following changes: • Proposed double yellow lines in Court Ord Road • Proposed limited waiting in Vicarage Lane outside of The Plough Pub • The zig zags at the pedestrian crossing in High Street need to be extended and therefore will replace a section of double yellow lines. A copy of this Notice, the proposed Order, plans showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Order may be seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/tro-proposals. The documents can also be viewed using the public computers at Customer Service Centres at Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton (Monday to Friday 8.45am-4.30pm) and Hove Town Hall, Ground Floor, Norton Road, Hove, (Monday to Friday 10am-4.30pm). All objections and other representations relating to the proposed Order must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made and should be sent to the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture, Brighton & Hove City Council, Parking Infrastructure, Room 217, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ quoting the TRO reference number shown above or by e-mail to parking.consultation@brighton-hove. gov.uk or online (see details above) no later than 14 October 2016. Please ensure you include your full name and address. Dated: 23 September 2016 Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure, Room 217 Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove BN3 3BQ www.brightonhove.gov.uk/ tro-proposals BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 BRIGHTON & HOVE OUTER AREAS (WAITING, LOADING AND PARKING) AND CYCLE LANES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2013 AMENDMENT NO.13 2016 (TRO-18-2016) NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council”) has on 21 September 2016 made the above named Order under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended which when it comes into operation on 3 October 2016 will introduce the following; Proposed doctors bays Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm in The Gardens, Portslade* A copy of this Notice, the Order as made, plans showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Council’s reasons for making the Order may be seen online at www.brighton-hove. gov.uk/tro-finalised.The documents can also be viewed using the public computers at Customer Service Centres at Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton (Monday to Friday 8.45am-4.30pm) and Hove Town Hall, Ground Floor, Norton Road, Hove, (Monday to Friday 10am-4.30pm). Any person who wishes to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act, or that any requirements of the Act or of any instrument made under it have not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, apply to the High Court for that purpose. Dated: 23 September 2016. Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure, Room 217 Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove BN3 3BQ. www.brightonhove.gov.uk/ tro-finalised

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The following applications involving or affecting the setting of Listed Buildings or affecting the character of a Conservation Area were registered during week ending 18/09/16

BH2016/00733 52A Buckingham Road, Brighton Listed Building Consent Replacement of existing single glazed timber and UPVC windows with double glazed UPVC windows. Replacement of existing single glazed french door and UPVC front door with double glazed french door and wooden front door. BH2016/02254 FLAT 8, 1 Adelaide Crescent, Hove Listed Building Consent Internal and external alterations including alterations to layout, alterations to fenestration including replacement of existing windows with double glazed sash windows and installation of French doors to replace existing window. Erection of shed to rear courtyard. BH2016/02431 East Street Bastion Grand Junction Road Brighton Full Planning Erection of refreshment kiosk formerly located above the west street shelter hall with A5 use. BH2016/02797 Patcham Service Station Patcham By Pass London Road Patcham Brighton Full Planning Installation of two car wash bays. BH2016/02896 14 Guildford Street, Brighton Householder Planning Consent Replacement of existing concrete roof tiles and asphalt flat roof. BH2016/02917 33A Cromwell Road Hove Listed Building Consent Conversion of existing vaults to form habitable living space with associated alterations BH2016/02918 33A Cromwell Road Hove Householder Planning Consent Conversion of existing vaults to form habitable living space with associated alterations. BH2016/02935 8 West Drive Brighton Householder Planning Consent Installation of rear dormer, side rooflight and removal and replacement of existing conservatory with associated works. BH2016/02943 6 Upper Sudeley Street Brighton Full Planning Replacement of existing timber framed windows and door with UPVC double glazed units. BH2016/02986 & BH2016/02987 Engineering 1, School of Engineering North South Road, University Of Sussex, Brigton Full Planning & Listed Building Consent Relocation of existing mechanical plan and installation of new mechanical plant to roof. BH2016/02988 19 Harrington Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent Erection of a new porch to replace existing, alterations to front fenestration and installation of rooflight. Widening of existing driveway and associated landscaping. BH2016/02991 FLAT 6, WHITE COURT, 20 - 21 Adelaide Crescent, Hove Full Planning Internal alterations to layout to create 2no two bedroom flats. BH2016/03000 115 St James’s Street Brighton Full Planning Alterations at first floor and roof conversion to form 2no two bedroom maisonettes incorporating first floor rear Juliet balcony, front and side dormers, rooflights and associated works. BH2016/03002 Land At Rear Of 47, Lewes Road, Brighton Removal or Variation of Condition Application for variation of condition 2 of BH2015/00127 (Erection of a two storey dwelling house (C3)) to allow amendments to approved drawings. BH2016/03012 Land Rear Of 4-6 Pembroke Gardens Hove Full Planning Demolition of garage and erection of 1no three bedroom dwelling (C3). BH2016/03017 Telephone Kiosks Outside 11-12 Trafalgar Street Brighton Listed Building Consent Change of use from 2no telephone kiosks (SG08) to office space (B1). BH2016/03026 42 East Street, Brighton, Brighton & Hove Full Planning Alterations to shopfront including replacement of louvres to side elevation and other associated alterations. BH2016/03027 42 East Street, Brighton, Brighton & Hove Listed Building Consent Alterations to shopfront including replacement of louvres, internal alterations to layout and other associated alterations. BH2016/03035 Queens Park Villa 30 West Drive Brighton Listed Building Consent Conversion of existing offices (B1) at lower ground floor level into 2no self contained flats (C3).

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BH2016/05126 6 Kensington Place Brighton Householder Planning Consent Replacement of existing window to basement with traditional style white painted timber framed full height window & secure side ventilation panel within original opening. BH2016/05127 Dome Box Office Pavilion Theatre 29 New Road Brighton Removal or Variation of Condition Application for variation of condition 2 of application BH2014/02612 (Refurbishment and alterations to Corn Exchange, Studio Theatre and 29 New Road. Works include demolition of existing single storey link building and erection of three storey infill extension to West of Corn Exchange, incorporating new foyers, bar, box office, WCs, production space, public stairs and lifts. Renovation of existing café, to be opened to New Road and Royal Pavilion gardens. Installation of new plant equipment, alterations to entrances on New Road and Church Street and associated alterations.) to allow amendments to drawings. BH2016/05130 13 Powis Villas Brighton Householder Planning Consent Erection of single storey rear extension. BH2016/05133 Maisonette 42 Dyke Road Drive Brighton Householder Planning Consent Roof alterations incorporating dormer to rear and 2no rooflights to the front elevation. BH2016/05144 Ground Floor Flat 11 Park Crescent Brighton Householder Planning Consent Erection of a single storey rear extension. BH2016/05145 Ground Floor Flat And First Floor & Second Floor Flat 11 Park Crescent Brighton Listed Building Consent Internal alterations to layout to facilitate conversion of 2no flats in to 1no maisonette. Erection of a single storey rear extension. BH2016/05154 13 Princes Square Hove Householder Planning Consent Erection of rear infill extension, repositioning of entrance door to front elevation and revised fenestration. Widening of existing crossover and associated alterations to boundary including addition of new railings. BH2016/05173 129A Western Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent Replacement of existing bay windows to first and second floor front elevation. BH2016/05200 6 Chesham Street Brighton Householder Planning Consent Erection of single storey rear extension. BH2016/05287 Queens Park Villa 30 West Drive Brighton Full Planning Conversion of existing offices (B1) at lower ground floor level into 2no self contained flats (C3). Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13 BH2016/05035 27 - 33 Ditchling Road Brighton I give notice that Tisha-Anne McLean is applying to Brighton & Hove City Council for planning permission for Variation of conditions 8 and 13 of application BH2015/03655 (original description – Demolition of existing building and erection of new four storey building (plus basement) comprising new College facility and Halls of Residence (58 students rooms, 1 wheelchair accessible room, 1 warden’s room and 2 rooms for supervisors.) to allow alternative drainage details and approval of alternative materials. Any representations should be made in writing to the Planning and Building Control Development Manager, at: Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ, or via the website, within 21 days of this notice, quoting the application number

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Mid Sussex District Council is a dynamic, forward thinking local authority in the heart of southern England. We are looking for three individuals to join our team of Civil Enforcement Officers, carrying out firm but fair day to day enforcement of parking legislation in off street car parks and on the streets of Mid Sussex. The Parking team plays an important role in engaging with the public and reducing traffic congestion within the District. This is a physically demanding role with lots of time spent walking outdoors in all weathers and issuing penalty charge notices to motorists parked in contravention of parking regulations. You’ll need excellent customer service skills and have a polite, tactful, diplomatic and confident manner. Being able to communicate calmly and clearly under pressure is a must and you should be observant and accurate in recording information. You should be comfortable working alone and as part of a team and be able to use your initiative. You need to be literate, numerate and have some computer skills and you must have a full, clean UK driving licence. The hours of work will be an average 37 hour week, including early morning, evenings and Saturdays on a rota basis. You will be provided with a uniform and full training; and other benefits include a childcare voucher scheme and both a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement. Close date: 12 October 2016. Interview date: 2 November 2016.

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For a recruitment pack, visit www.midsussex. gov.uk and click on Working at MSDC. Alternatively email recruit@midsussex. gov.uk or call our Recruitment Hotline on 01444 477506 or write to HR Division, Mid Sussex District Council, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1SS

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■ TFF large one bedroom flat, GFCH ■ Located a few minutes' walk from London Road Station ■ TO BE FITTED a NEW kitchen with space for a washing machine ■ Available from 14/10/2016

■ Superb large 2nd floor 1 bedroom flat with direct seaviews ■ The large bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe ■ Central heating and access via a lift ■ Available 19/10/2016

■ Stylish two bedroom property located in Central Hove ■ Large/bright lounge with feature fireplace ■ Modern kitchen with all appliances integrated ■ Available Now!

Sandringham Drive, Hove £1,700 PCM

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■ Ideal family home located in the popular Hove Park area ■ Well-presented rear garden with decking perfect for entertaining ■ Separate white gloss modern kitchen with all fitted appliances ■ Available Now!

■ Family house located in the popular New Church Road ■ Recently redecorated to a high standard ■ Fully fitted modern kitchen with dining table and stalls ■ Available Now!

■ Brand new three bedroom house in central Brighton ■ Extremely high quality, GFCH, DG ■ Patio doors leading to the private patio area ■ Available Now!

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■ Spectacular four bedroom situated just of Dyke Road Drive ■ Large modern kitchen which comes fully integrated ■ Double driveway, GFCH, DG ■ Available Now!

■ Large furnished one bedroom property in Central Brighton ■ Direct SEA VIEWS from a private balcony ■ Bright lounge, ample inbuilt storage, separate kitchen ■ Available 17/10/16

■ A large one bedroom flat, Hove Seafront ■ Large open plan kitchen and lounge with oblique sea views ■ The rooms are of a neutral décor and carpeted throughout ■ Available 17/10/2016

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

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● Fantastic elevated rooftop views

● No onward chain

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● 55 Foot West facing garden, EPC: D67.

● Detached, EPC C71.

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FRANT ROAD £569,950 Freehold A well presented, spacious bay fronted 1930`s semi detached family home situated within close proximity to Blatchington Mill School and Hove Park with easy links to the A27 and A23. The property benefits from a well stocked 60ft West facing rear garden with patio and raised decking, West facing balcony, 3 double bedrooms,single detached garage and a wealth of original features. Further benefits include the advantage of extensive loft space with scope for development, subject to planning. An exceptional family home. Energy Rating D65.

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£530,000 Freehold

Price Guide £390,000 Freehold

● 3 Bedroom House

● Beautifully presented 3 double bedroom house

● Close to Hove Seafront

● Impressive modern 17'9 kitchen

● Single Garage

● Stylish open plan living space

● Courtyard Garden, EPC: C76.

● Fantastic landscaped rear gdn. EPC D59.

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Offers Over £245,000 Leasehold

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● Roof terrace

● In Need Of Updating

● 2 double bedroom ground floor flat

● Single Parking Space

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● Off Road Parking & Garage

● Front & rear gardens, own entrance

● Souherly facing balcony

● Own separate street entrance

● Spacious Accommodation Throughout

● Double glazing, gas heating

● Contemporary Style Throughout

● Extremely popular residential area, EPC D64.

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● 2 Bedrooms with NO ONWARD CHAIN. EPC C69.

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Friday, September 23, 2016

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Honour in property sales. Is there any honour left in the property business? We sometimes think not but then come across really wonderful people whose word is their bond and who would never renege on a deal. The thing is, honour, in the sense of sticking to your word, is a two way street and you cannot expect a seller to honour a deal if a buyer isn’t completely straightforward. A typical example of starting off on the wrong foot is; a buyer makes a ‘silly’, unrealistic offer, followed up, after embarrassing conversations between the agent and the seller, with a good offer. By then, the seller is upset. If, subsequently, there is any ‘messing around’, the seller is not going to feel any compunction at going back on the market. So buyers need to make sensible offers and not ‘mess around’. Another example of ‘messing around’ is the buyer telling the agent they are a cash buyer with nothing to sell, and later on, admit they have a property on the market and no buyer…or, telling the agent you are cash, when, what you really mean is; you’re getting cash from raising a loan or mortgage. Sellers…’messing around’ can be; playing buyers and/or agents off against each other so they don’t know what to believe and then won’t deal with you because they lose trust. Thankfully, with recent changes to Consumer Protection Regulations, activities like this can get sellers a criminal record so we expect a lot less of this. Or, when the seller gets a good offer, telling the agent the asking price is too low and then putting it up....not a good idea if the seller really wants to move. Another invidious practice is to put a property on the market and, when a buyer is found, the seller does not want to agree a sale as they have not found a property to buy. In that very uncertain scenario, what should the buyer do? On the whole, they will keep looking. What then happens is; the seller finds a property to buy but the prospective buyer has bought elsewhere. When people have a buyer, the best advice is to put the sale in hand with solicitors immediately. It shows good faith. A good, honourable agent will explain to the buyer clearly that they may have to wait a little before getting completion. That is the normal state of affairs. Managing expectations is the name of the game. If buyers and sellers are clear about timescales and issues they will hold on. Sellers need to ensure their solicitors are working proactively to get clear information to buyers as quickly as possible and buyers need to get their money in place too. Both sides have responsibilities to make things happen. A pro-active agent can be a great help in this period. Gazumping: If you agree a price, stick to it and give the buyer time. Keeping a property actively available to be sold to another party when you have a buyer proceeding, is not good practice. Now, with the CPR regulations mentioned previously, you need to advise the buyer you are doing that, in which case they are quite likely to withdraw their offer and leave you back at square one. Buyers, once you agree a price, don’t drop your offer at the last minute unless serious problems are uncovered which definitely are going to cost much more than you envisaged. The main thing in property sales is: Do as you would be done by…be nice, be sensible and keep a sense of proportion. Deal with an agent and a solicitor who respect these values too. Paul Bonett FNAEA MARLA

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Visitors to this year’s Classic & Sports Car Show this autumn will be treated to the sight and sound of some of the world’s most iconic historic cars as they take part in a host of on-road parades in the grounds of Alexandra Palace. Two stunning displays will take place each day over the course of the three day motoringcelebration,whichruns

from28th–30thOctober,with classiccars,supercars,historic racers and much more revving up and motoring along the roads around the famous London venue. Thecarswilldrivefromthe Grove area of Alexandra PalaceacceleratingpastthePalm Court entrance and along the incredible South Terrace – the historic front of Alexandra Palace - giving visitors an incredible chance to see these cars in action at one of London’s most amazing landmarks. The London cityscape will

create an ideal backdrop to enjoy the breath-taking cars in all their glory, as well as a perfect photo opportunity. VIP guest drivers will perch in the driver’s seats of the show’s iconic models, while a livecommentarywillkeepvisitorsinformed ofwhatexactly is catching their eye. James Elliott, group editor ofClassic&SportsCar,added: “Our inaugural show last year saw a whopping 15,150 visitors pass through the gates, and this year we want it to be bigger and better. Six parades over the three days will give

ourvisitorstheperfectchance to enjoy their favourite classic cars, supercars and historic racing cars on the move in an incredibleanduniqueLondon location. We’re really looking forward to getting the cars on the road and giving our fantastic guests even more to savour.” One of the major centrepiece features will be the unveiling of the greatest supercar of all time. To vote, visit http://www.classicandsportscarshow.com/supercar-finalists and pick your favourite.

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NEW DISCOVERY UNVEILED Land Rover has revealed the first images of the all-new Discovery. The fifth generation of the full-sizeSUVmarksacleardeparturefromthepreviousevolutionary development of the model’s styling. Thetall,boxyshapethatinstantly identified the Discovery appears to have made way for a design far more in keeping with the rest of the Land Rover/Range Rover family. Gone are the bolt-onl o o k w h e e l a rc h e s a n d the bluff front end with its square headlights and in comes a more angular look with sharp creases and bold detailing which closely resembles its smaller Discovery SportandRangeRoverEvoque stablemates. The new head-on look was revealed in the first official images of the Discovery ahead of its full unveiling on 28 September, just before the Paris Motor S how. Despite the departure in styling, Land Rover says the new Discovery will continue to be as capable and versatile as ever and in keeping with

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Drivers want ‘hacking cover’ Seventy-four per cent of drivers think insurers should provide cover for damage caused by hackers accessing control systems in driverless cars, accordingtoasurveybyroadsafetycharityIAMRoadSmart. Almost 1,200 people responded to the survey which sought opinions on what driverless cars will mean for them. When asked whether they agree with the proposal that in future insurers must include cover for driverless cars in their new policies, almost half (46 per cent) said this was a good or very good idea. However, this view shifted when asked whether they’d still agree if this adds to the cost of insuranceforalldrivers,with68 per cent disagreeing with the proposition. Those surveyed were largely not in favour of driver assistance systems being able to take over from the driver. When asked if they agreed with

amending Highway Code rule 150, ‘do not rely on driver assistancesystems’, 55 per cent said no compared to 35 per cent who said yes. And when it comes to self-driving cars manoeuvring themselves with no occupant in the car, those surveyedwerevehemently against changing the rules to allow it. WhenaskediftheHighway Code rules should be changed to allow a car to park itself, just 6 per cent supported this statement strongly. Some 13 per cent supported it, but 69 per centdidn’tsupportitatall. Neil Greig, IAM RoadSmartdirectorofpolicyand research, said: “It is logical that hacking systems in autonomous vehicles is treated the same way as a traditionally stolen vehicle, with the insurer bearing the cost. This will be an important way of developing consumer confidence around one of the questions driverless cars pose.”

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Seagulls knocked out of EFL Cup Brighton were kncoked out of the EFL Cup by Reading on Tuesday night at the Amex. Stephen Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closerange finish from a corner gave Reading a first-half lead but defender Tyler Blackett was sent off before half-time for a late tackle. John Swift doubled the lead on 54 minutes. Tomer Hemed pulled a goal back for Brighton with five minutes left but it was too little too late for the Seagulls. Photographer Angela Brinkhurst was at the Amex to catch the action.

Friday, September 23, 2016

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Huddersfield Norwich Newcastle Barnsley Birmingham Brentford Brighton Reading Fulham Wolves Ipswich Bristol City Nottm Forest Sheff Wed Leeds QPR Burton Albion Aston Villa Preston Derby Rotherham Wigan Blackburn Cardiff

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F 11 13 16 19 10 13 10 9 8 10 8 12 16 9 9 10 12 8 7 2 9 10 10 6

A 6 9 6 11 6 5 6 10 6 9 7 11 17 11 11 14 12 8 12 7 20 12 17 14

Home team: 44 wins

Pts 19 17 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 5

Draws: 25

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TOP SCORERS: Tammy Abraham Bristol City Scott Hogan Brentford Oliver Burke N’ham Forest Dwight Gayle Newcastle Jacckson Irvine Burton Tjaronn Chery QPR C Donalldson Birmingham Will Griigg Wigan A Knockaertt Brrighton Grant Ward Ipsw wich Danny Ward Rootherhham Chris Wood Leedds B Assombbalonga N’ham Foresst Rudy Gestedde Aston Villla Jacoob Muurphyy Norwich Conorr Hourrihanne Barnsley Jonnny Howsoon Norwich Garaath MccCleaary Reading Saam Gallaghher Bllackburn Jonjjo Shhelveey Newcastle Johnn Sw wift Reaading Aposttolos Velllios N’haam Forest Glennn Muurrayy Brigghton Tom Nayloor Burtton C Jeroomee Norrwich

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Away teams: 27 wins

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Friday, September 23, 2016

Next up at the Amex...

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Albion v Barnsley in the Championship on Saturday, September 24, kick-off 7.45pm

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Stand-in skipper Baldock looking for run of matches Brighton & Hove Albion

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Stand-in skipper Sam Baldock is hoping for an extended run of matches in Brighton’s side after making his comeback on Tuesday. Captain Baldock couldn’t prevent Albion from being dumped out of this year’s EFL Cup as they suffered a 2-1 third-round home defeat at the hands of fellow Championship outfit Reading. The clash was Baldock’s first game back since being dismissed in Brighton’s 2-0 league defeat at Newcastle United last month. Following his return, after extended spells out through injury and suspension, Baldock is hopeful he can become a regular starter. Speaking to seagulls.co.uk he said: “The manager thought it was an opportunity to give me an extra couple of days, so I wasn’t needed [v Burton], but hopefully I’ll be back involved at the weekend. “We’ve got a massive

squad that’s full of quality. Whatever squad the manager selects is one that he feels is capable of winning and we’ve got to respect that. “But I’m feeling good, fit and I’m raring to go.” Having skippered Albion in their first-round clash against Colchester United, Baldock admitted it was another proud moment to lead his side out at the Amex. He added: “I enjoy being the captain at every opportunity I get, but we look to play with 11 captains on the pitch and play the right way.” Albion were guilty of wasting a number of decent goalscoring opportunities against Reading but Baldock believes Brighton will turn it around as they welcome Barnsley in the league on Saturday. He told the club website: “I don’t think there is anything too much to put it down to; we’ve got good finishers in the squad and some really good players. “When the goals do come, I think they’ll start to flood in for us.”

Stand-in skipper Sam Baldock in action for Brighton against Reading on Tuesday. Picture: Angela Brinkhurst

Rugby Horsham inflict first defeat on Hove

Whitehawk

Richard Hill’s revamp at Whitehawk Football Club continued with seven players leaving the club on Wednesday. Former manager Pablo Asensio’s recruits Kleyton Agostini, Lucho Infante, Rodrigo Mann, Gabriel Yan, Matheus da Silva, Jose Mauricio Guzzi and Marcos Ribeiro have all moved on. The seven were brought in the summer but following a testing start in the National League South this season, they have followed their former boss Asensio out of the exit door. After being appointed manager earlier this month, Hill moved quickly to bring in Reece Connolly and Ben Strevens, a pair he’d worked with at Eastleigh, while also bringing in Spitfires young duo Jack Masterson and Tony Lee. As well as those four, Hill added experienced former Southampton defender Dan Harding, along with Paul Reid and Glen Southam, last week. New recruit Connolly opened his Whitehawk account with a brace in a 3-2 second-round qualifying FA Cup victory at fellow National

Reece Connolly in action on Saturday. Picture: David Hunt

League South side East Thurrock United on Saturday. Despite falling behind twice, Hawks rallied to secure a spot in the third-round qualifying draw. James Walker gave the home side a 1-0 lead after 15 minutes but Connolly’s first Hawks strike levelled things up ten minutes later. Harry Honesty restored Thurrock’s lead four minutes after the break. Connolly got a second to level it up again 23 minutes from time before Jack Masterton got the winner two minutes later. Whitehawk return to league action with a home clash against Oxford City on Saturday.

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Hove Rugby Club suffered a maiden London 2 South East defeat of the season on Saturday. Coming up against rivals Horsham at home, they came unstuck, falling to a 24-17 reverse. Hove led 14-0 at one stage but Horsham were too strong in the end.

Hill clears out as seven leave Hawks

Having narrowly secured all three points at recentlypromoted Burton last weekend, the Seagulls face another tough test tomorrow when they play host to Barnsley in the Championship. Chris Hughton’s side dominated for the vast majority at the Pirelli Stadium six days ago, and comingawaywithonlyadraw would have been regarded as two points dropped. However, Jiri Skalak was brought down in the box on 88 minutes, with Tomer

Hemed on hand to slam the penalty home as Albion earned a well-deserved win. While a weakened Seagulls line-up was beaten 2-1 by Reading in the EFL Cup on Tuesday, they will take confidence from their back-to-back wins in the Championship into their next home fixture. Saturday’s league encounter sees them come up against a surprise package so far this season in Barnsley. Having been promoted via the League One play-offs last season, many people would have put the Tykes down as one of the favourites to be

relegated this season. However, five wins from eight league matches to date has put them among the sides competing at the top end of the table. The Yorkshire side are top scorers in the league, with impressive wins over promotion hopefuls Derby, QPR and Wolves so far. Head coach Paul Heckinbottom primarily used free transfers to add to his side over the summer, with the Tykes boasting one of the youngest squads in the division. BRADLEY STRATTON @BradStrat

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Sport

Johnny Cantor Straight from the commentary box

Every team needs a shining light like Anthony Knockaert also want to see something, someone special. The Arsenal team under George Graham were renowned for their 1-0 victories, prompting the chant from the terraces, but are they remembered fondly? Albion will be grateful for their past two victories by that same 1-0 scoreline but we should all marvel at the skill of those go-getters, those match-winners, those entertainers. There aren’t many but in Anthony Knockaert the Seagulls have a player who can put bums on seats and then get those bums off them again during the match. Long may it continue. This Saturday we may all have to sing along to La Marseillaise on the show after 5pm if he provides the inspiration for another win but it will probably have been worth it. Vive La Difference.

Sussex chief executive Zac Toumazi is to step down from his role at the end of this year

Sussex supremo Zac to step down Cricket

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Sussex Cricket chief executive Zac Toumazi is to step down from his currentl role at the end of 2016. Toumazi, who has held the position for four seasons, joined Sussex back in 2013. Following experience in many senior roles, including investement banking and other county cricket clubs, he decided to join Sussex. As chief executive, he was responsible for both Sussex County Cricket Club and the Sussex Cricket Board and his wide-ranging brief included leading the integration of the professional, recreational and community cricket into one organisation, Sussex Cricket Limited, and its subsidiary,theSussexCricket Foundation, completed in November 2015. Speaking on the reasons behind his departure Toumazi said: “It has been a difficult decision to make but I do believe that it is right for me to move on and hand over

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to the role and has been a great ambassador for Sussex. “Aside from overseeing the ground-breaking formation of Sussex Cricket, Zac has accomplished much including the restructure of our procricket department and has helped drive our commercial business. “He will be rightly remembered as a man with strong values whose interpersonal skills have helped strengthen our relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. “Zac has been an excellent chief executive who leaves Sussex with our very best wishes, and, in very good shape for his successor.” Sussex got their final game of the season under way at Gloucestershire on Tuesday. After deciding to bowl first in the four-day encoutner, three wickets apiece from Jofra Archer (3-39) and Steve Magoffin (3-36) helped Sussex dismiss their hosts’ for 229 in 79.1 overs. At the end of day two, Sussex were 208 for four in their first innings leaving them wellplaced with two days left.

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the reins to a successor. “The role of CEO of such a great club has been a privilege and an honour. “I have enjoyed my time at Sussex and leave behind an excellent team that is set for the future. “Our professional cricket is poised for exciting times ahead under the new management team, our academy is bearing fruit with the young players coming through the programme, and I am sure that trophies are not too far away. “I take away many fond memories and lasting friendships. A special thank you to our members and partners who have been an absolute delight to interact with and who are always ready to support. “I have no doubt that the future is bright for Good Old Sussex by The Sea.” Sussex chairman Jim May believes Toumazi has been a fanatstic ambassador for the club during his time. May said: “Zac Toumazi has been a very professional and well-respected chief executive who has brought great energy

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e lack cutting edge. ‘ We are not ruthless enough. ‘We don’t score enough goals. These are just some of the comments that have been coming into us on The Final Whistle on BBC Sussex in the last week or so. There can be no doubt that the Seagulls have struggled to convert the chances they have created. On Tuesday against Reading, the statistics read 22 shots, five of which were on target, but just one goal. The players are definitely getting into promising situations but haven’t done themselves justice in front of goal. There is however, the shining light of the team’s creative dynamo - Anthony Knockaert. He’s the club’s highest league scorer so far, but maybe more significantly, he remains the only Brighton midfielder to score in the Championship this season. I’m sure more goals will come for Glenn Murray and Tomer Hemed but there is an element of reliance on the French winger to make things happen and win games. Of course, over the years there have been players like him who have that spark, that energy and that drive to get fans off their seats. From George Best to David Ginola, Eric Cantona to Ryan Giggs, football across decades has provided some wonderful attacking players. The speed of the game has no doubt increased over the years, so it may be more difficult to find these gems to tantalise, but another argument is that player find it more difficult to defend in the modern era. It may be wrong to compare players from different times, but we all need stars like Knockaert. The fans who went along to watch the defeat to Reading in the EFL Cup on Tuesday may not have been offered too much entertainment but that after all is what sport is. Every fan of course wants the team to win, however they

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EDUCATION

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What is Progress 8? - page 3; The most important The deďŹ nitive guide to schools5; and colleges in Bright decision you will make - page The deďŹ nitive guide to schools and colleges in Brigh Over-achieving in A-levels - page 7; Bucking the national trend - page 8; Heads react to grammar schools plan - page 11; Simple idea to help students - page 13; Celebrating great GCSE results - page 15

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Making progress It was always very easy to see how a school had performed. But things have now changed. It’s all a little confusing and a lot to take in in one go, but let’s look at the changes one by one

t was always easy to work out how well a school had performed when it came to GCSEs. You took the latest batch of A*s and compared them to last year’s results. Simple. Things have changed now, and this year’s youngsters were the last to have their results rated at A*-G. They will also be the last to take re-sits in November and were the first to have their progress examined under a tough new government system, which will see under-performing schools facing the wrath of Ofsted. It’s all a little confusing and a lot to take in in one go, but let’s look at the changes one by one. First, the grade changes. Next year’s results will be graded 9-1 rather than A*-G, with 9 being the highest. At the top of the pile, grades 9, 8 and 7 will be the equivalent of the current A*/A. The top 20 per cent of those students will receive a grade 9, which has been described as something akin to an A**. There’s a new top target to aim for.

At the other end of the scale, grade 4 will be the equivalent of scraping a C pass, with grade 5 likely to be the standard set for what is now called a ‘good’ pass. When it comes to re-sits, students will only be able to retake maths and English in November. No other subject re-sits will be allowed. There had become something of a culture of re-sits over the past few years. If a child failed an exam, they could retake it until they got the result they wanted – and the result that looked best in the school’s league tables. It was a bit like messing up a battle when playing a computer game then reloading and reloading until the battle was won. The end result was good but it didn’t really demonstrate any skill – just the ability to avoid making the same mistakes. Finally we come to Progress 8, which is something of a headache to understand but has been well received by Sussex headteachers. It’s also the important score when it comes to meeting the government’s required standards.

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As one spokesman from the Department for Education put it: “It’s entirely up to the schools what they publish but the only thing that counts from this year is Progress 8.” To put it simply, it’s a way of measuring the progress made by pupils from the end of primary school to the end of secondary school. Each child’s progress is measured across eight subjects and then compared to the progress made by children all over the country who

started with the same attainment level. For example, if Anna started secondary school with high Key Stage 2 SATs results, her progress at the end of Year 11 would be judged against children who started from an equally high point. If she entered secondary school with low SATs results, her progress would be measured against others who had an equally low starting point. Children who attend independent schools, special schools, pupil referral units, alternative provision or hospital schools are not included in this system. Anna’s Key Stage 2 score would have been used to predict her results in eight subject areas. Whether or nor she meets those expectations determines her Progress 8 score. A score of zero means Anna performed exactly as predicted – all is well, progress has been made. Anything above zero means she made better than expected progress – which is good news for her school. Anything below zero means her progress was not as high as expected.

That would be worrying for Anna’s school, because its overall Progress 8 score is calculated using the mean average of all its pupils’ scores. The government has set a baseline standard of -0.5 for schools. If a school fails to reach that standard, an Ofsted inspection will be triggered. As for the eight subjects which give Progress 8 its name, there is a heavy focus on core areas. Each child must take maths and English plus three English Baccalaureate subjects such as science, computer science, history, geography and languages. The maths is worth double points as is the English if the students takes both English language and English literature. They can then include three subjects of choice – which must come from an approved list of qualifications if they are to count towards their score. As mentioned, Progress 8 has been welcomed by many headteachers in Sussex. Jules White, head of Tanbridge House School, said the new system was “much

fairer”. He added: “It ensures that a broader basket of subjects are counted but maths and English are still weighted quite rightly - more heavily than other subjects. “The old thresholds made a ‘C’ too important and now every grade counts. There still remains a problem that progress is measured from Key Stage 2 results which are far too variable at the moment.” Dr Alison Lodwick, head of Millais School, agreed. She said: “I consider that measuring progress is a far more accurate method of judging achievement. Attainment can give a false impression of progress and therefore the starting point must be the baseline data for each child if progress is be accurately assessed. “Therefore, when parents, employers, the press and the public in general gets used to the new way of looking and reporting results - as it sounds a bit complicated to many at the moment - it will be a fairer judgement on how much actual progress has been made by students and schools.”

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level and degree level in Art, Design, Fashion, Media, Performing Arts,Theatre Production, Music and Music Technology. Meanwhile, the campus in central Worthing offers vocational courses in a range of subject areas from Business, IT and Public Services to Engineering, Hairdressing, Childcare and Carpentry. The College also has a specialist Aero and Auto campus based at Shoreham Airport with facilities for courses in Aircraft and Motor Vehicle Maintenance.There is also a degree level course in Motorsport Engineering which allows students to join a race team and compete in professional events. Northbrook is proud of its industry-standard facilities.The College has a professional theatre on campus, state-of-the-art recording studios, an aircraft hangar and wellequipped workshops and studios for arts, crafts, engineering and construction.There is a restaurant open to the public where hospitality students train and a salon for hair and beauty students. There will be separate open days for college-

level and university-level courses.Visit www. northbrook.ac.uk for full details of dates, times and venues.

Friday, September 23, 2016

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Education

The most important decision you will make as a parent

hoosing a school for your child is possibly the most important decision you will make as a parent. Get it right and you put them on a path towards enjoying learning, a good college and a successful career – after all their time at school should be the best years of their life. But where do you start? There are so many good schools in Sussex it may appear to be an easy decision, but what is a good school for one child may not be right for yours. These days there are so many different types of schools in Sussex to choose from. Community schools are owned and run by the local authority; foundation and trust schools are run by a governing body and the land and buildings are either owned

by the governing body or a charitable foundation; voluntary-aided schools are religious or faith schools whilst voluntarycontrolled schools see the local authority employ staff while the land and buildings are owned by charity. Then there are specialist schools which mean they have an extra emphasis on certain subjects; academies are independently managed schools set up by sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups and free schools are normally brand new schools set up by teachers, parents, charities, community or faith groups where there is a parental demand. Add into this mix private/independent/public schools and there are plenty of schools in Sussex to choose from.

Whatever type of school you are looking at the same considerations apply – you need to find the one that is ideal for your child. Choosing a school is a process of elimination so it is vital you see several. If the first school you visit feels right make sure you see others to confirm this.

Why not create a wish list of what you would like when you start looking at all the schools in Sussex. Consider what is important to you and your child. This could include location, before and after school provision, sport facilities, help with learning difficulties, support for gifted and talented chil-

dren, the variety of choirs, orchestras, ensembles and after school clubs available or its religious outlook. Look at the different schools’ Ofsted reports to find out how they are performing and also take a look at the League Tables which are published anw nually by the government’s n Department for Education and show test and exam rresults, allowing you to ccompare schools in Sussex against each other. a Both of these can be helpful but don’t give you h the full picture so it is vital you visit the schools on your shortlist. There are two ways to do this – contact the school and arrange your own personal visit or go to an open day. Take your child with you as they will see things from a child’s perspective. Talk to the children at the school

– do they seem happy and motivated? They are the best ambassadors for any school. Look at the work on display, does it represent all abilities and show that the school values every child? Don’t forget to talk to other parents too – they can give you an honest opinion of what day to day life is like in the school. Finally, go with your gut instinct. Did you walk into the school and feel at home? Did you leave the visit feeling positive and upbeat? It has to feel right for your child. Taking all that into account should help you wade your way through the plethora of fantastic schools in Sussex to choose from and hopefully help you make the right choice for your child. Visit www.educationsussex.com for a comprehensive list of Open Days across Sussex.

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Education

Brighton & Hove celebrates post-16 education success

he overall proportion of A-level students in Brighton & Hove passing with good grades has once again exceeded the national average. Provisional results suggest that the city overall has outperformed the national average by nearly five percentage points, with 57.6% of A-level entries achieving A*-B grades. This figure compares with a national average of 52.8%. The overall pass rate for A-levels in the city this year of 98.6% is also above the national average of 98.1%. At AS Level 44.9% of entries in the city were graded A*-B, above the national average of 41.6%. Provisional data suggests that more than 200 students in our schools have completed Level 3 qualifications, with

two thirds achieving the top grades of Distinction* or Distinction. Data from the many other providers of vocational education in the city is still being collated and will be published in due course. Councillor Tom Bewick, chair of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Children & Young People Committee, said: “I’m very pleased that Brighton & Hove is continuing to punch above its weight nationally in post-16 education. “In a fast-changing world it’s more important than ever that we offer the widest possible range of high quality courses – not just A Levels, but also vocational qualifications or apprenticeships. “We will continue to work closely with our schools, colleges and training providers to bring about further improvements in future.”

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Students outperform national average by nearly 5 per cent

ver-achieving students in the city exceed the national average for top A* to B

grades Students across Brighton and Hove outperformed the national average by nearly five percentage points, with 57.6 per cent of A-level entries achieving A* to B grades. The overall pass rate in the city this year of 98.6 per cent is also above the national average of 98.1 per cent. BHASVIC celebrated an A-Level pass rate of 99.1 per cent, and the number of students achieving A* to B grades at 62.7 per cent, which the school said is a fantastic achievement for an institution that prides itself on being open access’ and nonselective in the students it takes’. Prior to results day, 37 students received places at either Oxford or Cambridge. New principal, William Baldwin, said: “I am delighted to be taking up the position of principal at such an

outstanding college. These results reflect the determination and hard work of our students and the dedication and professionalism of all staff here at BHASVIC.” Varndean College saw a 98.4 per cent A-level pass rate this year, with 81.4 per cent of grades at A* to C. Dr Philip Harland, principal, said: “Our students have done incredibly well in achieving these exceptional results whilst also getting involved in the many other activities on offer at Varndean College. They have worked hard and thoroughly deserve their success.” Sixth formers at Brighton and Hove High School celebrated their A-level results, with 55 per cent of grades at A* to A. Jennifer Smith, headteacher, said: “We have been delighted with the girls’ hard work and commitment and all the staff and governors at Brighton and Hove want to congratulate them on their achievements.

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“Particular congratulations go to our Head Girl, Mary Kelada, who achieved A* grades in maths, chemistry and biology and will study medicine at Imperial. We look forward to hearing about all our girls’ future successes.” It was a 100 per cent pass rate for the Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA) this year, and the percentage of students achieving A* to A grades has doubled since 2014 to nearly 30 per cent. Among the students cel-

ebrating was Connor Robbins who achieved three A*s. He said: “The harder I worked the more I enjoyed myself and it has really paid off!” The Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) celebrated a 100 per cent pass rate in both academic and vocational exams, with 72 per cent of entries in vocational subjects received the very highest grades. Dace Rezuipa, who got an A in maths, B in further maths, and two Distinctions* in BTEC Business Studies and Film and TV Production, will go on to study a degree in maths at Sussex University. Principal Dylan Davies added: “We are incredibly proud of the achievements of our year 13 students and wish them all the best for their future pathways. Our students clearly follow their passion as these results show.” Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form saw 70 per cent of its A-Level grades at

A* to C. The sixth form said it is a summer of fantastic results for BlatchSix students’ with 42 per cent of grades at A* to B. AS results were also much improved, with 30 per cent at A* to B, the highest BlatchSix has achieved in over 10 years. At Hove Park Sixth Form there was a 10 per cent increase in students getting the top grades A* to B, as well as significantly more students achieving the government

benchmark AAB in two or more of the “facilitating subjects”- the subjects top universities prefer. Independent school Brighton College saw 96.6 per cent of its A-level grades at A* to B. Brighton College has topped the league tables in Sussex for the last ten years and the school said this year is the second best in the college’s history, just behind last year when the school was placed top in England in The Sunday Times’ A-level table.

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Education

Bucking national trend with improved GCSE results

here has been yet another overall rise in GCSE performance this year in Brighton & Hove’s secondary schools – set against the backdrop of a national drop in results. This completes a set of results that mean the city’s pupils are achieving well in every phase of education. At the previous ‘benchmark’ figure for the proportion of students achieving 5 or more GCSEs with A*-C grades including English and Maths there has been a rise of one percentage point to 62% from 61% in 2015. City-wide the percentage of pupils achieving A*-C in English is 73% against 67% nationally in 2015. In maths the percentage of pupils achieving A*-C in maths is also above the national average at 70% against

67% nationally in 2015. Starting this year new government performance indicators are focusing on how much progress students make from where they start in Year 7 to when they complete their exams at the end of Year 11. This new measure is known as ‘Progress 8’. This will be calculated for each school and as an overall citywide figure later in the year. The chair of the council’s children and young people committee, Councillor Tom Bewick said: “Last year Brighton & Hove had the most improved results of any local authority in the country. “This year’s results represent yet another step forward for our city and I take my hat off to all the hard work our students and staff have put in. “My congratulations also

to the headteachers across the city whose hard work and collaborative approach is a huge and effective part of the drive to deliver the best for all our pupils. “I’m thrilled about the massive 22 percentage points improvement in results at the Brighton Aldridge Community Academy. “Cardinal Newman has done fantastically well to achieve its best ever results.

I’m really pleased to see Longhill thriving and Patcham making progress in all areas. “School improvement is above all about attention to detail, both in terms of data collection and analysis and individual students getting the targeted support they need. “The council’s education team works in close partnership with all our schools, offering them both support

and challenge. The team has played a key role in this year’s improvements, and we will continue to work with our schools to drive forward further improvements in future. “I look forward to a more detailed analysis being presented to the children, young people and skills committee in due course. This will include an examination of how well we are doing in terms of closing the disadvantage gap in the city.”

righton & Hove is one of the top local authorities in England for its primary school performance at Key Stage 2 (age 11). Figures released by the Department for Education show that 58% of pupils in the city this year have achieved the expected combined over-

all standard in reading, writing and maths. This is against a national average of 52%, putting Brighton & Hove at joint 22nd nationally out of 150 local authorities. In addition, 7% of pupils have achieved an even higher overall standard in reading, writing and maths, against a national average of 5% The chair of Brighton & Hove City Council’s children, young people and skills committee, Councillor Tom Bewick, said: “I’m delighted that we’re so far above the national average at Key Stage 2. “Academic results are up overall for all age groups in Brighton & Hove, and this reflects the huge efforts our schools and the council’s education team put in to collaborating positively in sharing best practice and challenging under-performance.”

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Education

Headteachers slam grammar school plans as ‘chaotic and confusing’ Concerns about the risks of making significant decisions about children’s education when they are 11 years old

he government’s plans to launch a new wave of grammar schools have been described as “chaotic and confusing” by one headteacher. On September 12, education secretary Justine Greening unveiled proposals for what the government called “a 21st century school system that works for everyone”. They included the introduction of grammar schools – which have the power to pick and choose the students they admit. Rob Corbett, head of Ifield Community College, was among the many teachers to oppose the plans, feeling they represented a step backwards for education. Mr Corbett said: “In my view the question is not ‘do parents want grammar schools?’ it is ‘do parents want secondary modern schools?’ because the creation of grammars causes the creation of secondary moderns be necessity. “Sir Michael Wilshaw, Chief Inspector of Schools, has been very critical of this

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proposal suggesting it would take the education system back decades, and I must agree.” His views were shared by Martin Brown and Julian Grant, heads of Imberhorne and Sackville schools, in East Grinstead, respectively. In a joint statement, they said: “The idea that schools should once again be selective, dividing student communities, as they would need to at an early age, does not feel as though it is moving education forwards.” The National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) described Ms Greening’s proposals as “elitist” and warned grammar schools would lead to a drop in educational standards. A poll of 2,500 of its members, saw 82 per cent of those who responded opposing grammar schools. General secretary, Russell Hobby, said: “Increasing the number of grammar schools will lower standards and restrict opportunity. We cannot afford such an elitist policy in the 21st century – as many students as possible

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need a high-quality academic education. This is a terrible distraction from the issues that matter most.” Among those issue are an ongoing lack of suitable funding for the country’s schools as well as a teacher recruitment shortfall school leaders have long feared has reached crisis point. Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: “We don’t need more selection in the education system. What schools desperately need is enough teachers and enough funding, both of which are in critically short supply. “The government should focus on these issues rather than obsessing about an education policy plucked from the 1950s. Our job is to work together to ensure the education system supports all young people to achieve.” Mr Corbett called for educational experts rather than politicians to be given control of the way the country’s children were taught. He said: “The saddest element of all is that we have a succession of politicians who are designing the state education system around their own experience – Michael Gove wanted schools like the independents and Theresa May wants Grammars – without any coherent, strategic longterm view of what we want education to look like in five, 10 or 20 years. “It must surely be time for the education of our children to be planned by a group of knowledgeable educational expects with the cross-party support from parliament. “For this group to form a binding long-term strategy and oversee it’s success must be a better way forward than for the current incumbent in power to turn eve-

rything upside down every five years, creating a chaotic and confusing system which frustrates those of us whose children attend school.” Mr Grant and Mr Brown added their voices to those who felt creaming off the top performing youngsters at the end of primary school to attend grammar school was not the way forward. They said: “A student’s educational progress can develop at different rates; to make significant decisions about one’s future educational prospects at the age of 11 carries risks. Many young people develop later, grow in confidence and then make exceptional progress. The flexibility that comprehensive schools have allows for such fluctuations.” They added: “Education should be about building students’ confidence and self-belief, focussing on how they learn and what they can achieve. 21st century learners need to have resilience, be creative and be flexible. Working with others in a variety of ways prepares our young people for the world of work. The idea that schools should once again be selective, dividing student com-

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munities, as they would need to an at early age, does not feel as though it is moving education forwards. “Great comprehensive schools provide the very best teaching and learning, catering for students of all abilities whilst mirroring the diversity that exists in the wider community. We believe such experience properly prepares students to be responsible citizens who make the most of the opportunities they have.” Presenting her proposals, Ms Greening said educa-

tion lay “at the heart” of the government’s ambition to “build a true meritocracy in Britain”. She added: “We want to make more good school places available in more areas, ensuring we give every child an excellent education and the opportunity to fulfil their potential. I would urge everyone to look at the detail in the consultation document and join that debate.” The consultation ends on December 12. To take part, log on to consult.education. gov.uk .

Proposal ‘takes us back to the dark ages’ Sussex headteacher Jules White shared his personal and professional reasons for opposing grammar schools. Mr White said: “Yesterday my niece started primary school. The day was golden, her uniform was immaculate as were her pigtails and shiny new shoes. Ella was excited about meeting her new teachers and seeing her friends. Ella has spina bifida. She has learning difficulties and some challenging physical disabilities – but she has dreams and aspirations like everyone else. “Over time, she will benefit from being around a range of talents and abilities. Over time, others will benefit from being around her just as much. Ella is bright and lovely but it will be something of a minor miracle if she ever passes a grammar school entrance exam. “How sad then – how bloody disgraceful – that on the same day she started school the government introduced

policies to expand selection and segregation via grammar schools at the age of 11. “Every child has the right to a first-class education where they can achieve their full academic potential. Meritocracy is no bad thing and we all know that life creates some inequalities and unfairness – social and educational policy should not, however, be complicit in creating injustice for the masses. “Put simply, the government’s plans are divisive and backward looking. There is no evidence to suggest that segregating youngsters at any age benefits those from disadvantaged backgrounds let alone supports the many whose academic starting points are deemed to be ‘average’ or ‘below average’. “From Ofsted to independent think tanks such as the Sutton Trust the evidence is clear – grammar schools widen the gap between the rich and the poor. “There is no question that

housing and private tuition allow for some ‘middle class’ families to benefit from the current system but the advent of new grammar schools will cement these advantages a thousand times over. “Ella and every child in the country needs a top-class education. Every family deserves it and our economic infrastructure demands it. This is dependent on highquality staffing and adequate funding. “Crucially, our society also needs an education system that champions everybody rather than just a select few. “Politicians shouldn’t dress up an outmoded and dysfunctional policy as a vehicle to support those who live in disadvantaged areas. “For every family that feels it can benefit from selection at 11 years of age, there will be 10 that do not. It is time for educational and political leaders to speak out against a set of ideas that takes us back to the dark ages.”

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Education

‘It was a bit of a eureka moment – but it is so simple’

knew I was on to something,” says Sussex entrepreneur Lisa Whitehorn when we caught up with her a year after winning a start-up business competition run in the Brighton and Hove Independent’s sister title etc Magazine. The single mum, who was a cleaner before she launched her company Aunipac Ltd, has certainly had a busy year. Since winning the competition to help kick-start her new business idea back in September, Lisa has seen her seed of an idea blossom. Her idea is fairly simple and followed her son Elliot starting his digital media technology degree at the University of Portsmouth two years ago. As she tried to settle him in Lisa quickly realised how ‘chaotic’ the moving-in period was for university. She saw students lugging numerous cardboard boxes into the halls and severe congestion as parents vide for the nearest car park spaces. “I thought there must be something [to help] so I did some research and realised there was nothing,” she says, “and I thought why don’t I do it. It was a bit of a eureka moment – but it is so simple.” In essence Lisa’s ‘simple idea’ is that she has come up with a pack that has everything a student needs when starting university - from duvets and dusters to pillowcases and pasta. “It is everything you need from the bedroom, the bathroom and kitchen,” she explains. “All the student needs to do is buy the bread and milk and they are set.” Plus it is all delivered straight to the student’s accommodation in eco-friendly cardboard boxes that can be used when the student comes home during holidays. “Everywhere I go people just say ‘I wish you were around when I took my son or daughter to university’,” she reveals. “It takes away the stress and running around, and it is competitively priced.” Since her business officially launched, the Waldron resident has certainly been thrown in the deep end. Now her days have gone from her former job cleaning to photoshoots, networking meetings, and being a digital champion for East Sussex

County Council. “It has been mad, absolute full on madness, but really, really exciting,” she enthuses. “From wining your competition [in association with Evonprint], I went on to become part of The Swift Project, run by MDHUB, a government initiative to promote female entrepreneurs in the area. I was really lucky to get a place. “I have never met such a supportive group of people in my life.” Her year has also seen her take part in the Heathfield Show in the new enterprise zone. And although she is remaining tight-lipped at the

moment, she hints there could be an exciting development for the business in the not too distant future both in terms of a new opportunity and TV exposure. “I can’t believe it is happening to me to be honest,” she whispers. What is clear is that Lisa has made the most of every opportunity and has not been afraid to explore different avenues to get her business noticed. One such opportunity she has made the most of is ParentMail, a mailing system used by schools that sends out newsletters, and something Lisa has managed to

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use to raise awareness about her service. “It took winning your competition that gave me the confidence to do it,” she says. “Other people entered that competition so I thought this has to have legs. “The more meetings I have with universities and retailers I have simply realised it is not just a good idea, it is a really great business.” And she adds: “I really can’t tell you what a difference it has made.” So what advice would she have for aspiring entrepreneurs like her? “You need determination, self-confidence, and you need

to do your research,” she lists. “Cover your back and get your registered trademark and copyright your idea. “Get a website designed as quick as possible, but as professional as possible, so you have a presence in the marketplace. “Take all advice in and use it as and when you need it. Each time somebody tells me something I write it down and take it on board. And go for it.” And what is the key thing she has learned throughout all of this? “The simplest idea can be the most successful,” she says.

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Students celebrate great results amid national drop

righton and Hove saw a rise in the number of students gaining the benchmark five A* to C grades this year, despite a national drop in results. The percentage of students gaining five A* to C grades including English and maths was 62 per cent - up from 61 per cent last year. Councillor Tom Bewick, chair of the council’s children and young people committee, said: “Last year Brighton and Hove had the most improved results of any local authority in the country. This year’s results represent yet another step forward for our city and I take my hat off to all the hard work our students and staff have put in.”

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) has seen a 21 per cent improvement on last year for students gaining five A* to C grades including English and maths. This year, 50 per cent of students hit the benchmark, compared to just 29 per cent last year. Principal Dylan Davies said: “The great leap in our results reflects the determination and commitment of the students, staff and the local community and the combined, passionate belief in our students and their ability to succeed.” Peter Kyle, the school’s chair of governors - who is also the Hove MP, said: “Improvements like this don’t happen by accident. “It takes students, teachers and the leadership team to work with extraordinary dedication, trust, and creativity.” Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA) - run by the same academy trust as BACA - saw 55 per

cent of students achieve the benchmark five A* to Cs with English and maths. Headteacher Katie Scott said: “Brighton and Hove schools have worked as a partnership over the last few years, with staff at all levels working together across the city to challenge each other and to share best practice. PACA has been a part of this process which overall has clearly already had a positive impact on results. I look forward to continuing to work together with fellow headteachers to improve outcomes for the children in our city.” Cardinal Newman Catholic School has seen students achieve their best ever GCSE exam results this year with an increase to 73.11 per cent of students achieving at least five A* to C grades including English and mathematics; an increase of five per cent from last year. Dr James Kilmartin, headteacher of the school, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have achieved the best GCSE results in the history of our school. These results reflect the commitment and the hard work of staff and students as well as the school’s high expectations and standards.” Varndean School saw 61 per cent of students gain five A* to Cs including English and maths, and Brighton and Hove High School recorded a pass rate of 96 per cent this year (A* to C grades), with two thirds of students achieving A* to As. Head Jennifer Smith said: “The governors and I are delighted with our girls’ success - they have worked tremendously hard and it is well deserved.” Students at Longhill High School achieving five A* to

GCSE results Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College a 2016: 67% 2015: 71% Brighton Aldridge Community Academy 2016: 50% 2015: 29% Brighton and Hove High School 2016: 96% 2015: 92%

C grades (including English and maths) was up by six per cent this year. Headteacher Kate Williams, said: “Longhill is a dynamic school, an asset to its community, with a dedicated staff and we will all continue to work hard to achieve great results for our students.” Blatchington Mill saw 67 per cent of students being awarded five A* to C grades including English and maths. The school said this year’s results showed students’ attainment, progress and value-added scores are all above the national average. Independent school Brighton College, which is among the highest performing schools in the country, saw all 204 students gain A* to C grades in every subject. The most common grade was A*, with 91.1 per cent of grades at A*-A.

Brighton College 2016: 100% 2015: 99% Cardinal Newman Catholic School 2016: 73% 2015: 68% Dorothy Stringer School s 2016: 72% 2015: 73% Hove Park and Sixth Form Centre 2016: no data 2015: 62% Longhill High School 2016: 56% 2015: 50% Patcham High School 2016: no data 2015: 59% Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 2016: 55% 2015: 63% Roedean School 2016: no data 2015: no data Varndean School 2016: 61% 2015: 58% u by t e sa e acade y

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