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Albion CEO tells government: ‘Rail crisis is damaging city’ Fans were left stranded after Friday’s match against Villa Bex Bastable

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Brighton and Hove Albion CEO Paul Barber has called on the government to resolve the rail dispute after thousands of fans were left stranded. Services from Falmer - the home of the Amex stadium to Brighton and Lewes were cancelled, and Mr Barber said his team were only notified ten minutes before the match ended on Friday night (November 18). He said ‘totally unnecessary panic’ was caused by Southern, and that ‘there is an increasing risk that someone will get seriously hurt or worse’. Southern has blamed the cancellations on the shortage of conductors, but the RMT union said it was ‘entirely

down to the sheer managerial incompetence of Southern Rail’. Mr Barber said: “The reputation of Brighton and Hove is being severely damaged every week and it’s time the politicians got more involved, started taking responsibility and represent their electorate. Due to the excellent work of our stewards alongside the police, thankfully nobody was crushed or knocked over on the platform, or hit walking down the A27 to try and get to Brighton or Lewes.” Albion’s executive director Martin Perry has also written a letter to the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, telling him of the ‘dangerous situation’ and sought his ‘urgent intervention’. PAGE 3

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Tenant fees ban welcomed by Brighton housing boss Bex Bastable

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Acrackdownonlettingagents fees has been welcomed by the chief executive of the Brighton Housing Trust, but there was ‘a missed opportunity’ when it came to affordable housing. Andy Winter, who heads up the local housing and homeless charity, responded to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday, which included a ban on letting agents charging an upfront fee, often ranging in the hundreds of pounds for renters before they can move into their new homes. Mr Winter said: “The decision to abolish upfront letting agents’ fees is warmly welcomed. For far too long tens of thousands of renters have been ripped off by extortionate fees charged by unscrupulous letting agents.”

But he added: “The announcement of £1.4 billion for ‘affordable’ housing would be welcomed if it is to be spent on homes for rent, but it appears not to be the case. Therefore, this appears to be yet another opportunity missed to address the everincreasing housing crisis. It does nothing for those who can’t afford to buy, those in temporary and emergency accommodation, and those living on the streets. “Investment in the building of new homes with social rents, particularly council housing, would have been a bold and sensible policy, helping those in the greatest need, and would ultimately help the public finances by limiting increases in the national housing benefit bill. On this score, the Chancellor has missed a great opportunity. “Those who are managing well, those on middle and

high incomes, are being given more, and those with the least get nothing. Britain has become yet more unequal today.” Julian Bishop, director of Brighton-based letting agency Bishop Sullivan, said he thought the move was ‘a good thing for tenants and the industry in the long run’. He said: “Low income earners are struggling with the upfront payments of fees, rent and deposit. Landlords will undoubtedly put rents up to cover the costs of any fees transferred from tenant to landlord in the short term which I expect will result in a similar cost to tenants. But there is an affordability ceiling and if rents are too high few will move meaning the only option would be to reduce rents, the market may end up stabilising itself.” For more from Mr Bishop visit: www.brightonandhove independent.co.uk

Albion boss said Southern Rail has ‘let down our supporters’ Brighton and Hove Albion boss Paul Barber has said the reputation of the city is being ‘severely damaged’ as a result of the rail crisis. After the chaos following last Friday’s match against Aston Villa, he said: “Once again Southern have let us down, let down our supporters and the supporters of another club, and left the club’s operations team to pick up the pieces. “There’s no accountability, there’s no responsibility and there doesn’t seem to be any pride in providing a service to the public. Like so many, who rely on the rail network for their livelihoods,

our fans have had enough. Where’s the accountability to bring this organisation to account for the poor service to thousands of people in this city, week in week out? It’s not just about 30,000 people coming to a football match, this dispute is having a devastating effect on people’s lives.” He said the government needed to ‘resolve the dispute quickly’. Southern passenger services director Angie Doll said: “We are truly sorry to Brighton and Hove Albion fans. This was one of the busiest Friday night matches we have had this season and

it is difficult managing the 10,000 who travel with us on weekdays when it is much harder to run more trains or longer trains. “We worked through the evening to try to provide cover for additional trains, but unfortunately, we couldn’t because of a shortage of conductors. “We absolutely accept things need to improve. We are holding an internal review this week and sharing the recommendation with our other agency partners and the football club to make sure we give the Seagulls and their fans the service they deserve.”

Green credentials for university Cutting carbon emissions, increasing recycling, and installing more solar panels all contributed to the University of Brighton being named the second in the United Kingdom for sustainability. The university has climbed from 21st last year to second in the UK, in the People and Planet’s University League 2016. Professor Debra Humphris, the university’s

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vice-chancellor, said: “Protecting and renewing our shared natural and built environment is one of the greatest issues facing our planet and everyone has an important role to play in meeting this challenge. “Sustainability is, and will continue to be, a core value of the University of Brighton and, as such, we are continually striving to be leaders in our sector in this area.”

The University of Brighton’s environmental achievements included: installing more than 1,000 solar panels on campus buildings; cutting carbon emissions by 10 per cent since 2011; increasing recycling rates by 21 per cent since 2012; achieving the highest possible rating from the Sustainable Restaurants Association; and running a staff and student sustainability campaign.

Andy Winter, chief executive of the Brighton Housing Trust

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Bus driver accused of sex offences A Portslade man has been charged with sexual offences against four female bus passengers in Brighton while he was employed as a bus driver, Sussex Police has said. Mark Spalding, 28, currently a labourer, of Sheppard Way, Portslade, is due to appear at Brighton Magistrates Court tomorrow (Thursday, November 28). Sussex Police said he has been charged with sexual assault by touching against a woman aged 21, a woman aged 30, a girl aged 14 and a girl aged 13, all between 2014 and 2015. He is also charged with causing or inciting each of the two girls to engage in sexual activity. Officers added that the offences are all alleged to have happened on buses in Brighton and Hove between 2014 and 2015 while Spalding was employed as a driver by Brighton and Hove Buses. The charges follow an investigation by detectives from the Brighton Safeguarding Investigations Unit.

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Hyde’s latest vision for Hove seafront Bex Bastable

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Designs for a nine-storey building with 64 flats on Hove seafront will be revealed by housing association Hyde at a public exhibition tomorrow (Saturday). The new plans by Hyde include one and two-bedroom apartments, mostly for sale on the open market, although developers said the scheme ‘will include an element of affordable housing’ This comes after months of planning with HGP Architects, trying to find a scheme that ‘will be welcomed by the local community’. Hyde’s initial vision for a 17-storey tower on the site saw fierce opposition from campaigners, leading the developer to withdraw its plans. But after a series of design workshops with residents, businesses and neighbours, Hyde said it hoped it was now proposing ‘a building that was sympathetic to the local environment’. Tom Shaw, development director for The Hyde Group

The site at 189 Kingsway as it currently stands

in the south, said: “We’re delighted to be presenting these plans to the local community, we’ve taken on board the ideas presented to us by the local residents. Six months of work from our architects has really paid off. This was a neighbourly effort and the proposed building looks fantastic.” Angelique Henderson, of campaign group No To

Sackville Tower, said: “A few of us residents associations and societies had a lengthy meeting with Hyde and the architects last week. The architect agreed that the original designs needed a lot of work with our feedback to start to fit in with the conservation area. He wanted two to three weeks to work up three different designs (so residents could choose

An image taken of one of Hyde’s latest designs for the site

between them). Hyde refused and are running with the original flawed design and a minuscule eight days notice. That’s what’s made people mad!” The campaigners also said Hyde was banking on an ‘at least it’s not 17 storeys’ reaction, despite the fact that nine storeys is still too tall for the site. Peter Kyle, MP for Hove,

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said: “My priority is that the lessons learnt from the experience of the Sackville Tower scheme are applied to this new project. “Ihopethattheconsultation process being followed is exactly as promised and I have obtained assurance from Hyde that their procedure for this new scheme will involve residents and respond to their concerns.

“I’m urging Hyde and local residents to maintain lines of communication and to ensure that as much listening as possible is done.” The public exhibition will take place at The View Bar and Diner in Hove on Saturday, November 26, between 11.30am and 4.30pm. To find out more, visit: www.hyde-housing.co.uk/ building-homes/

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NHS transformation plan means cuts for city’s services say Greens Joshua Powling

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Secret plans to transform the NHS will mean cuts to health services in Brighton and Hove, Green city councillors have warned. Thegovernmenthastasked 44 areas across the country, one of which is the entirety of Sussex and East Surrey, to produce Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) to deliver changes needed to save billions of pounds over the next few years. The Central Sussex and East Surrey Alliance, which includes Brighton and Hove, is looking to create a multi-specialty community provider (MCP) model with the aim of moving specialist care out of hospitals and into the community. Green councillor Dick Page, who sits on the Brighton and Hove health and wellbeing board, said: “Finally we are starting to see the truth behind the plans to

‘transform’ the NHS. “This report may be using lots of nice wording, but let’s be clear – the NHS are being told to cut their services by £60m. Greens fully condemn these plans and their political agenda.” But Labour’s chair of the health and wellbeing board Daniel Yates, who has been working to get STPs made public, said: “In the current difficult times for both the funding and delivery of health and social care services in the city our local health and care

services need all political parties to step forward and be an active part of the solution. “We all know that better fundingispartofthatprocess. So is avoiding grandstanding. “It’s time our local Green councillors took their responsibilities seriously rather than sitting on the side-lines sniping. He added: “Local residents deserve better and expect to see all councillors working hard to make safe and effective services their first priority.”

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First details of STPs emerge Although STPs are expected to bring about huge changes to NHS services little has appeared in the public domain. The Central Sussex and East Surrey Alliance presentation explains that primary care, which includes doctors’ surgeries, is in a ‘perilous state’, while patients are not being seen quickly enough at A&E.

The presentation concludes: “We will transform our model of care: from one that is reactive, often crisis-triggered and heavily acute-focused – to one that promotes wellbeing, provides early detection and diagnosis and empowers people to manage their health more effectively within their communities.”

Funding for the Royal Sussex County Hospital will be part of the plan

Silence over a second Brighton mainline Brighton and Hove rail passengers have been ‘failed’ by the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, according to Green MP Caroline Lucas. A second Brighton Mainline, also known as BML2 running between the city and London through Uckfield, has been promoted as a way of increasing rail capacity in the south east. Earlier this month, transport secretary Chris Grayling raised expectations that there would be an announcement by Chancellor Philip Hammond in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, but campaigners’ hopes were dashed. Ms Lucas said: “The Chancellor’s decision not to invest in the Brighton Mainline, and to offer no further news on BML2, is a spectacular failure. Passengers are crying out for the government to step in and ease their misery – yet Philip Hammond offers nothing to fix the failures on our railways.”

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A Brighton charity supporting young homeless people is aiming to raise £15,000 by Christmas in its ‘Urgent Winter Appeal’. The Clocktower Sanctuary supports 16 to 25-year-olds, providing a drop-in service, hot meals, clothing and showers, and said there is often a higher demand for its services in the winter. Kate Kirkham, CEO at the charity, said homelessness in Brighton and Hove has more than doubled since 2011 and the city now has the third largest homeless population in the UK. Ms Kirkham said: “This winter alone, we will support over a 1,000 visits from homeless young people. As a small, local charity with no statutory income, we need all the help we can get and we’re so grateful to Brighton and Hove residents for their continued support of our work.”

83,000 young people experience homelessness every year

She said a donation of just £5 could pay for a young person to have a shower, wash their clothes and prepare and eat a hot meal, £20 would provide a young person with new shoes or a shirt and tie to

attend a job interview, £200 could fund the training of a volunteer to support young homeless people, and £500 would keep the centre to be open for one day. As part of the fundraising

campaign, 26-year-old Will shared his story of how he got his life back on track after a sudden descent into homelessness. He said: “I never thought I would experience being homeless, but it can happen to anyone. It’s a frightening, downward spiral that can just suck you up. I worked with The Clock Tower Sanctuary’s volunteers and staff, making sure I was doing everything I could to get things sorted. “They would go to appointments with me, speak to other agencies on my behalf and were there to talk to when I was feeling down. “Looking back on my experience of being homeless in Brighton, without The Clock Tower Sanctuary I wouldn’t be in the position I am now. I’ve got my own place, working full time with a building company.” For more information, and to donate to the Urgent Winter Appeal, visit: www. thects.org.uk

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AbusyBrightonhealthcentre is making improvements to its service, according to health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Brighton Station Health Centre in Queens Road, which is run on behalf of the local NHS by Care UK, was rated ‘good’ in most areas at a follow-up inspection by the health watchdog in June this year. The inspection report, published this month, said the practice was ‘good’ in the following areas: effective, well-led, responsive and caring. It was, however, told it requires improvement when it comes to safety because of ‘some issues with medical staffing’. But it was a more positive report to the one published earlier this year after an inspection

in September 2015, which found the surgery required improvement in a number of areas, and it was rated ‘inadequate’ for leadership. The health centre runs a walk-in centre all-year round from 8am to 8pm every day, but also has 6,500 registered patients. The walk-in clinic sees an average of 65 patients a day, and the sexual health service at the clinic sees around 25 patients a day. Professor Steve Field, the CQC’s chief inspector of General Practice, said: “Patients we spoke with said they were treated with compassion, dignity and respect and they were involved in their care and decisions about their treatment.” Inspectors also found the sexual health clinic at the health centre to be ‘outstanding’. Gemma Bond, clinical director at Brighton Station

Health Centre, said: “We are very pleased with this latest CQC report and it reflects the day-to-day dedication to patient care demonstrated by our outstanding team here at Brighton Station Health Centre. We are equally mindful of the report’s notes on where further improvements can still be made – the safe storage of medicine, improving the recruitment of medical staff, taking action to improve performance for atrial fibrillation-related indicators and improving the patient experience of GP consultations. “We are already working on action plans to improve these areas, particularly safety which was the only category marked as requiring improvement, and our aim when the next CQC inspection takes place is to move our overall rating from good to outstanding.”

Doctors take over surgery A community interest company set up by doctors at the Brighton Homeless Healthcare Surgery in Morley Street is set to take over the running of the centre next year. The centre was one of five run by The Practice Group, before the private company announced it was to end its contract with the local NHS. Dr Tim Worthley currently heads up the service, and will continue to do so under the new CIC the Arch Health Group.

He said: “We are delighted to have been invited to provide the new specialist homeless healthcare service in Brighton and Hove. This new service represents an opportunity to significantly improve the healthcare that homeless people in our city receive. “As a not for profit company comprised of local clinicians and professionals we are determined to deliver a service which is accessible, restorative and compassionate, and which

treats the homeless women, men and families in Brighton with the utmost respect and dignity. We will work tirelessly with local services and the community to this end.” Sarah Macdonald, director of commissioning for NHS England South (South East) said: “It is vital that homeless patients receive the right care to support their health and wellbeing and to prevent them from relying on local A&E services to meet their health needs.”

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City College boss to lead super-college Bex Bastable

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The chief executive of City College Brighton and Hove is to take the top job at the new institution when it has merged with Northbrook College in Worthing. Nick Juba has been announced as the ‘CEO designate’ of the new institution, set to be named ‘The Metropolitan College’. The merged college - if it goes ahead - will teach around 3,500 16 to 18-yearolds, 7,500 adults, 1,000 undergraduates and more than 800 apprentices, generating an income of around £40 million. The new organisation will retain its campuses in Brighton, Shoreham and Worthing but will be led by a central executive team and governing body. Following the recruitment process, which included feedback from students, staff

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and external stakeholders, Nick Juba was successful in his application for the role at the new college. He will take this on in addition to his responsibilities as CEO of City College, before the final decision on the merger is made in December. Ian Lowrie and Julie Nerney, the chairs of governors for the two colleges, said: “The new college is very lucky to have appointed such a talented

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and visionary leader who is committed to bringing to life the ambitious strategy set out in the case for merger. We look forward to working with Nick in this transitional period in order to put in place strong foundations for the new Metropolitan College. “While this appointment is for a new organisation, we understand that bringing together two existing organisations will be critical to its success. We are pleased, therefore, to confirm that Nick has requested that Sue Dare, current principal of Northbrook College, stay on in the new organisation in a temporary transitional role. Sue will provide much needed continuity during the initial period and we would like to express our thanks to her for agreeing to take up this role.” The public consultation on the merger ended last week, and a final decision on the merger will be announced in December.

Pupils from Saltdean Primary School are taking part in the Goal Difference programme, organised by Albion in the Community, the charity arm of Brighton and Hove Albion. The initiative, supported by American Express, uses football to engage pupils in literacy and numeracy, with match day programmes, newspaper articles, and player statistics. Schools interested in getting involved should email: schools@albioninthecommunity.org.uk

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After the latest plans were revealed this week, Mr Harris said: “The planning and design of the Valley Gardens project is still very much a work in progress. The council has delivered on its promise to maintain consultation with us and others to help inform the design decisions and I am sure that commitment will continue so that the best possible solutions for the project area itself and the associated solutions needed for the wider area this affects can be concluded in the best interests of everyone concerned.” Andrew Boag, chair of Brighton Area Buswatch, said he ‘welcomed’ the latest plans, but still had doubts. He said: “The scheme should make the green spaces much more attractive to pedestrians and there are clear benefits for cyclists too. Unfortunately, the benefits for road traffic are less clear and buses seem to gain very little. The last road scheme in this area was introduced about 20 years ago, so if and when Valley Gardens is implemented it can be expected to be in place for a similar length of time. It is therefore essential to get it right. The present arrangements contributed

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towards a big improvement in bus use around the city, such that we now have the highest bus use per head outside London. We must not lose this achievement. “It is essential this scheme provides further improvements for buses which have been getting slower around the city over the past few years. This increases costs for bus companies which have to use more buses and employ more drivers to maintain the same service levels, which in turn leads to higher fares. “The problem is not unique to Brighton & Hove; all over the UK buses are suffering from increased traffic congestion for a variety of reasons. Other cities look to Brighton & Hove for public transport based solutions and we must continue to lead. This scheme needs include some innovative solutions to ensure buses are not delayed by other traffic. “The decision by the city council to delay implementation by one year provides a good opportunity to develop new ideas to improve the bus flows. We have a number of detailed concerns about the scheme as it stands which we want to discuss with the council

and bus companies over the coming months.” The officer’s report set to go before the council’s environment, transport and sustainability committee next week said that traffic modelling shows that the new road layout could increase journey times for some. The results of the modelling showed that for the ‘main eight general routes’, under the new scheme half would see an increased journey time, and half would have a quicker journey. However, the overall average difference in journey time for all eight journeys was an increase in just two seconds. The aim of the scheme is to simplify traffic routes and reduce the impact of vehicles in order to radically improve the environment, and make it a more inviting green space. But council officers won’t begin to design the plans to revamp the green space until the highways plan has been given the go ahead. Cllr Mitchell said: “The scheme has the potential to create a much more pleasant city centre park from a large traffic island currently surrounded by a sea of vehicles. The proposal also seeks to improve access for sustainable transport such as cycling and walking. We will be working closely with the bus company to ensure the scheme also suits their needs. “It will be crucial we keep up a dialogue with everyone who has an interest in order to bring the greatest benefits to the greatest numbers.” The £10.2m scheme is mainly funded by government money which can only be spent on Valley Gardens. If approved the project is expected to start in 2018, and be complete by late 2019.

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Graham Chainey The increasing leakiness of the internet

reaches of online data security seem to be happening with increasing frequency and severity. You can scarcely open a newspaper or listen to the news without learning of a fresh one. As I write, Three UK, one of our biggest mobile phone companies, has admitted its customer database has been hacked, with the names, addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth of 134,000 customers stolen. This occurred only days after a teenager – “I was just showing off to my mates” – was convicted of hacking another phone company, Talk Talk, using a “legitimate” software program, which resulted in the details of 157,000 customers being stolen, the attack costing Talk Talk £42 million. One day before that, it was revealed that 412 million accounts with online dating network Friend Finder – described as “one of the world’s largest sex hookups” – had been hacked. This was only slightly smaller than the largest hack yet, when the details of 500 million people were stolen in 2014 from technology giant Yahoo. (In the previous biggest, also in 2014, 233 million worldwide eBay customers had their data stolen.) Shortly before that, on November 6, Tesco Bank revealed that 40,000 accounts had been hacked and accounts emptied, reportedly by gangsters based in Brazil, while on November 1, 711,000 clients of recruiter Michael Page had their details hacked – one of the biggest breaches so far to hit a British firm. Two-thirds of big businesses in the UK have been hacked this year. Back in September, hackers posted online images of Michelle Obama’s passport, and emails relating to travel itineraries for her and Hillary Clinton, apparently stolen from a White House employee’s email account. The Democrats’ computer network was later hacked. Bank heists used to involve tunnels and safe cutting equipment or else coshes and masks: that was when money was still a physical entity. Now that it’s mostly digital data, you just sit in front of a screen and rob a bank on the other side of the world. The worst such theft to date was that on the Bangladesh central bank in February, in which $101 million was stolen (the hackers, rumoured to be from North Korea, had attempted to take $951 million). Bitcoin, the online crypto-currency, had $65 million stolen in August. Not long ago the Telegraph ran

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a front-page headline about the government requiring all banks to offer apps enabling customers to access their accounts via smartphones; at the bottom of page 2, a tiny report mentioned that 800,000 smartphone customers had just had their bank data stolen. Medical patient data is no more secure than any other. In October 2015 21st Century Oncology, an American cancer care company, had the personal data of 2.2 million patients stolen. This August, Central Ohio Urology group was hacked by Ukrainians, with 300,000 patients’ sensitive records being uploaded for all to read. Details of every voter in the Philippines – about 55 million people – was stolen in April – said to be “the worst government data breach anywhere”. Hackers can even subvert vehicles. In 2015 a passenger made an airliner climb and move sideways, via its in-flight entertainment system, while other hackers took control of a Jeep and made it crash into a ditch, via its wifi internet connection, using just a laptop and a phone. The truth is that absolutely nothing online is secure, or ever has been, or ever will be, and governments, banks, businesses and social media are disingenuous – or deluded – to pretend otherwise. The internet is a wonderful resource for knowledge and social intercourse, but ludicrously leaky for sensitive data. You are best off keeping your financial, medical and most private data away from it – if you can, in this age of increasingly obligatory online, digital usage.

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Warren Morgan

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Tough times demand new ways of working

oe Anderson, the Mayor of Liverpool, last week sounded an alarm that will echo across council chambers the length and breadth of the country. Unless the government sets out a sustainable future for local government finance, in two to three years town halls, county halls and city halls will go under as the rising costs of social care inundate even the most efficient of administrations. As councils like mine prepare agonisingly difficult budgets for next year, many councilleadersofallpartieswillbewondering how long they can carry on. There is pressure from some top-tier leaders, many of them Conservatives, for the new top team in Westminster to double the two per cent council tax ‘precept’ their predecessors allowed (or imposed on, as some would argue) local councils to offset rising costs whilst continuing to slash central funding. Billed as ‘new’, it was of course nothing of the sort, simply yet another way of devolving cuts, tax increases and unpopularity to authorities many still believe are bloated and inefficient. Whether it is handing down the

responsibility for funding free bus travel for older people, or the costs of subsidising council tax for the lowest paid and unemployed, the tens or hundreds of millions lost to councils in the staged abolition of revenue support grant have been matched with additional costs and responsibilities over the past six years. The costs of care are rising rapidly, demand fuelled by benefit changes and pressures on the NHS. Every council will have their “graph of doom” showing how funding services for older people, people with acute conditions, vulnerable children and others will, before the decade is out, consume almost all available funding that is needed to sustain the expected level of universal services. Street cleaning and parks, libraries and youth services, children’s centres and roads. Yet all the time, councils will be increasing their calls on local residents, most by four per cent increases in council tax, and large hikes in fees and charges too. People will be paying more for less, something the government hopes will be blamed on town and county halls, not Whitehall. Council tax is, of course, based on property values a quarter of a century out of

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retention. It’s probably a false hope. At present councils keep only half of the money paid by local businesses, with the rest going to the Treasury. Keeping the other half isn’t due to happen until 2020, a year after the revenue support grant is gone. Before then there is a revaluation exercise, likely leading to an increase in successful appeals against the amounts charged, and full rebates for small and medium sized enterprises. Although ministers have pledged full compensation, “fiscally neutral” Treasury policy almost certainly means yet more costs and responsibilities. With the debate over health and social care integration, STP proposals and the precarious state of the NHS, the fear is that Westminster will hand the best bits of our healthcare system over to the private sector, leaving councils with the costs and blame for the rest. We are all arguing for more powers, freedoms and flexibility, but with the picture on devolution at best mixed, and funding even with the latest four-year “guarantee” incredibly uncertain, many of us are asking, what is the plan for local government in Number 10, the Treasury and the DCLG? As with other pressing issues, I fear there is very little plan at all.

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uch of the success of Brighton and Hove over the last few years can be attributed to its ever increasing popularity as a tourist destination, both for UK residents and foreign visitors alike. Every year over 8.5 million people visit our city contributing an estimated £780 million to the local economy. Make no mistake – tourism is big business for Brighton and Hove. I was therefore, very disappointed to learn last week that the Labour Administration on the council has decided, in its wisdom, to increase visitor charges at the Royal Pavilion by 10 per cent next year. The rationale given for the rise is that the council needs to ‘ensure that the Royal Pavilion and Museums achieve admission income targets’ in the face of falling visitor numbers to the attractions. Well, perhaps the Labour leadership need to go back to basic economics! They clearly haven’t learnt the lessons from the introduction of a £5 charge for nonresident visitors to Brighton Museum 18 months ago which resulted in a halving of visitor numbers. I would be very surprised if the increases at the Royal Pavilion don’t have the same effect and visitor numbers drop still further. We are always told that the reason city centre parking charges need to be so high is to act as a form of ‘rationing’ of demand. Whenever we have proposed reducing parking charges, we are lectured about how it will just fuel increased demand and make congestion even worse. Yet the same logic apparently doesn’t apply to other charges such as for the Royal Pavilion and Museum.

I gather that a task group is being set up by the Administration to try and find ways of increasing the number of visitors to the Museum. I would like to make a suggestion to the task group – try reducing the charges. You might find that visitor numbers increase, enabling you to meet your income targets. On a more positive note, I was delighted to see that work has now started on restoring one of the city’s most iconic tourist attractions, the Volks Railway, thanks to a £1.65 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The restoration will provide a purpose-built heritage visitor centre at the Aquarium station to tell the story of Magnus Volk; it will create a conservation workshop to protect the historic carriages, enable restoration work to be viewed, and provide training for volunteers to develop their skills; and finally it will restore and bring back to use three of the original carriages which will increase capacity on the railway Diggers started dismantling the Aquarium Station and car sheds last month, and both will have their foundations completely dug out in preparation for the new buildings. The Volks Railway is very close to my heart as it is to so many of the volunteers and supporters who make such an important contribution to maintaining the railway. It is sad to see the old buildings go, particularly the remains of Magnus Volk’s station on the north side of the car sheds. However, they have been on their last legs for a number of years and this lottery money provides the perfect opportunity to give the railway a new lease of life and a boost for this important part of Brighton and Hove seafront.

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On This Day 1901 | Monday, November 25 The Brighton Corporation’s electric tramway system finally commenced service after initial plans were mooted in 1864, 1879 and 1883. The first car – bedecked, as all vehicles were, in burgundy and white – was ceremonially driven by the mayor John Stafford from the initial terminus at the southern end of Victoria Gardens and along Lewes Road to Preston Barracks.

Fares were a penny, for any distance throughout the 9.5-mile system. The routes were known by the initial letter of a road or location along it, e.g: B) Beaconsfield, E) Elm Grove, L) Lewes, Q) Queen’s Park, and S) Station. Typical journey times from the Old Steine were: Brighton Station (eight minutes); Preston Barracks (15); Fiveways (18); Race Hill (18); Tivoli Crescent (20), and Rock Gardens (27).

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n beauty as in other areas, consumer choices are political. With this in mind, I hot-footed along to a City Books evening at The Dome. To launch her new diary collection; ‘Get a Life’, Vivienne Westwood was in conversation with our MP for Brighton Pavilion, the Green Party co-leader, Caroline Lucas. Dame Viv is an icon; a celebrated fashion designer, activist and a global brand. Her work has influenced millions over five decades with a legacy far beyond anarchy in the UK. Today, she is developing manifestos that respond to ‘the rotten financial system’ by encouraging younger generations to be freedom fighters and read books. In person, Vivienne offered potent algorithms with soundbites and aide memoirs, imploring the audience to cultivate a ‘deep curiosity’ about art, literature and

culture. For her, this pursuit of culture is the opposite of consumerism. She remains a hippie schoolteacher at heart, chiding us that punk never had a real agenda; “You can’t just jump around and look great.” Everyone laughed when she said “You can get away with anything these days, most people look absolutely awful.” We got Haring-esque graphics to abandon fossil fuels and repeated calls to take up Ecotricity and the IOU movement. Viv cited James Lovelock and Gaia Theory and wants to unite intellectuals. Enter Caroline Lucas and an aside about Westminster pension research, to divest the fossil fuel elements. Steering irrepressible Viv is no mean feat, but Caroline kept the right light touch. Vivienne praised Prince Charles and Cool Earth, the

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Nana campaigners and the antifracking activists in Balcombe. In her own work, she wants to both make and sell less; ‘There is too much fashion!’. To the dismay of many, she refused to discuss the business, but rhapsodised how tartan goes well with lace, velvet and brass, with a telling aside that the Victorians only invented it for tourists. These days, her mantra is ‘Buy less, choose well, make it last.’ Artistic influences were revealed in questions from the audience: Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, Prokofiev, Louis XIV. Westwood also admires great pattern cutters, suggesting that fashion talent can emerge through experience rather than tuition. Vivienne finds peace and solace reading in bed, to think and transmit ideas from brain to paper. She closed the evening with a simple plea for the planet, “We have to keep trying. And that’s it for for the moment.”

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Abigail Thomas, head of enterprise and visitor services at Royal Pavilion and Museums

Trying to create a family tradition

recently attended the opening of the Royal Pavilion Ice Rink, which in just six years has become a wellestablished winter tradition for the city. Its appearance on the Royal Pavilion’s East Lawn, as the nights start drawing in, is a lovely reminder that the festive season’s just around the corner; for staff at Royal Pavilion and Museums, however, the planning starts much earlier, and Christmas 2016 has been no exception. For many years we’ve co-ordinated successful visits to the Royal Pavilion by Mr Claus himself, with more than 1,000 children and their families enjoying a private audience with him before taking a magical tour of Brighton’s fairy-tale palace. Last autumn, though, we started to look afresh at what we could do to provide a bigger and better Christmas experience for visitors of all ages. The Royal Pavilion was built for hospitality and spectacle but, unlike many other historic houses, we haven’t decorated the building for Christmas since the 1970s. So we started talking to colleagues across the country about how they approach their Christmas activity, culminating in a trip by marketing,

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programming and conservation colleagues to A Regency Christmas at Windsor Castle last December. Here we met with Royal Collection staff and discussed trees, lighting, sourcing of decorations, conservation considerations and the successful marketing activity that help draw residents and visitors alike to Windsor each December. For more than a year then we’ve been planning our own Christmas at the Royal Pavilion, hoping to create a new tradition for many families in the city. We know that a Regency Christmas, even in a Royal palace, was a fairly lowkey affair, with a yew tree being brought inside and decorated with sweetmeats, fruit and small wax candles. So we’ve settled instead on a ‘Pavilion-inspired’ Christmas, taking our cues from the building’s spectacular interior in the design of our Christmas trees; from the copperware in the kitchen to the birds and butterflies in the wallpapers and the swags and sashes that festoon the windows. We’ve even worked with St Nicolas, a Christmas decorations company whose products are made in Thailand by a charity that helps

disadvantaged rural women find work in their community, to create two new bespoke decorations for their range: one of the Royal Pavilion itself and one of its famous resident Prince George. These will feature on Christmas trees in the Music Room, as well as being available exclusively in the Royal Pavilion Shop. We have also involved a number of Pavilion visitors in creating decorations over the last month, to adorn a book-inspired tree in the King’s Library. For those who want to see Mr Claus though, don’t despair! Although he’s not visiting the Royal Pavilion this year he will be in residence at Preston Manor, in Lady Ellen’s beautiful Drawing Room. Meanwhile at Hove Museum we’ve teamed up with the Fabula Collective, a group of artists who love to tell stories through illustration, design, writing and film-making, and will host a Fabula Christmas Open House on the weekend of December 3 and 4. With Hove Museum also offering storytelling and Christmas craft workshops to keep the kids occupied in the lead up to the big day, I’m looking forward to a Christmas season with something for everyone.

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Emily Yates

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Business activism for changing times

he fifth annual Meaning Conference sold out Brighton’s Corn Exchange last Thursday with its bravest and most compelling event yet. The choice of journalist Paul Mason as guest director was set from the start to be something special, and contributed a macro-economic worldview that could not have been better timed for this particular audience of change-makers. Meaning has never been afraid to fall outside the conventional boundaries of a ‘business’ conference; but 2016 presented particular challenges, given the political landscape on both sides of the Atlantic. Mason’s introduction to the day, through the lens of his bestselling economic critique ‘Post Capitalism’, brought together many of the strands that have united the Meaning community from the beginning; concluding with an urgent call to business activism. ‘Post Capitalism’ represents an ‘ideological intervention’ into neoliberal economics, and seeks to embrace the technological revolution by sourcing its potential from the ‘non-market’ sector of the economy. In Paul Mason’s thesis, this requires far more innovation than what has

Paul Mason at Meaning Conference

so far passed as ‘the sharing economy’ (à la Uber and Airbnb), where outdated forms of “rent-seeking capitalism” effectively “squat” on the potential of our greatest technological revolution yet - the internet. The presence of Felix Weth at the conference offered a “corruption resistant” alternative to such venture capitalist

models with Fairmondo, a co-operative version of eBay. After great success in Germany, Fairmondo is now on the path to becoming a ‘multi-national co-operative’ – with its recently launched UK franchise providing a completely autonomous, yet allied model. A further glimpse of such collaborative potential was to be found in the stories of Juliet Davenport of Good Energy, and James Johnston of Open Utility: allied companies seeking to ‘democratise’ the energy market. They have made great strides in creating a networked economy for renewable energy; opening the economic independence implicit in a product that can be created at zero cost, and in one’s own home. The examples above are exactly the kind of mid-sized and long-term innovators that Paul Mason calls upon to take ownership of the internet revolution. They represent only a snapshot of a day that examined multiple routes towards the future of work and community; including universal basic income, democratic leadership and the revolutionary importance of open-source software. Taken as a line-up of ‘post-capitalist’ innovators, the event would have been

inspiring enough. However, Meaning Conference always goes one step beyond the predictable, and it did so this year with a series of unforgettable discussions on empathy. The presence of Jo Berry at the event was a moment of pure elegance and depth, speaking straight to the heart and leaving no one in no doubt of the ethics behind Meaning’s pioneering community. Jo Berry first met with her father’s killer (the IRA bomber Patrick Magee) in 2000, and has since travelled the world with him; spreading a message of forgiveness and peace. There are few experiences that can compare to the honesty and humility she radiates with her story of “putting a human face to the enemy”. It is clear that the practice of empathy was a defining motivation for longterm Meaning curator Louise Ash, who commented after the conference that it was “the action [she] most wanted people to commit to, and take away with them”. This, combined with the rigour of Paul Mason’s call to economic activism, meant a powerful and validating experience for an audience already more aware than most of the Zeitgeist we are facing.

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The world’s most historic aquarium remains one of the top tourist hot spots in the city more than 140 years after it first opened, and I thought I’d take my nephews, aged four and five to see what all the fuss is about. We walked into the main aquarium - a kaleidoscope of colour - filled with sea creatures of all kinds. We saw starfish, seahorses, enormous fish, and even got to stroke sea anemones in the rockpool. We upgraded our tickets to get a ‘behind the scenes tour’ and a ‘glass-bottom boat ride’. Behind the scenes we found out what the sea creatures ate - including the anaconda, whose main meal was frozen rat, yuck! We also learned about how the sea creatures were looked after, where all the water comes from (the sea of course), and breeding programmes at the aquarium. The glass-bottom boat tour was fantastic. You end up on top of the main ‘tank’ - which

is filled with 750,000 litres of water, and is home to two giant turtles, a six-foot wide stingray, sharks and other sea creatures underfoot. My nephews loved this part, and said they loved seeing the enormous stingray. The ‘rainforest adventure’ area was also a highlight for us, with exotic creatures such as water dragons, poison dart frogs, piranhas, and that hungry anaconda we had heard about earlier. It’s great for children, as there are small gaps for them to climb underneath the tanks and look up at the animals through the glass. The glass-top tunnel was also impressive - when you walk underneath the main tank, and can see the sharks, turtles, stingrays and exotic fish swimming around your heads. We spent more than two hours at the aquarium, learning about our seas and the creatures that live there, and it was a great educational experience for my nephews - and for me! To find out more visit: visitsealife.com/ brighton/.

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Awards for Brighton B&B and a fab hotel Brighton has figured prominently in the annual South East awards of a popular hotel search website. Trivago has released the results of their annual awards, and three Brighton establishments have achieved great scores and won awards in three different categories. Blanch House in Atlingworth St, which was placed nineteenth in last year’s awards, is the best Three-star hotel in the South East this year, with a rating of 91.88. In the B&B category A Room With A View on Marine Parade was the winner and scored a rating 93.59. A separate for Value for Money category was won by Twenty Seven, in Upper Rock Gardens, which scored 91.47 The awards are calculated using over 175 million aggregated hotel reviews and semantic analysis to determine the best-rated hotels in regions across the UK. By analysing reviews aggregated from different sources across the web, trivago aims to award hotels on a basis which is accurate,

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comprehensive and impartial. Johannes Thomas, Managing Director at trivago, comments “We aggregate and analyse more than 175 million hotel reviews from websites all over the world. “This gives us strong insights into what hotels are particularly good at. “Our trivago awards recognise those hoteliers who deliver an exceptional experiencetotheirguests,and we are proud and delighted to award those achievements.”

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Brighton business scoops top prize in national competition

Six Brighton entrepreneurs are celebrating scooping £10,000 between them at a competitive awards ceremony. The #GoDoAcceler8 awards, were the culmination of three months of hard work, They shared a £10,000 prize pot, having impressed the judging team with their significant business and personal growth. To win the #GoDoAcceler8 prize and £2,000, they had to submit a formal application and make a presentation to a judging panel, four weeks prior to the event. The winners on the night were: Lisa Pantelli, founder of PeopleLab, an award-winning employee engagement consultancy working with clients across all sectors, industries and locations. Claire Taylor of SimplyVAT. com, which helps online retailers trade internationally through the provision of necessary international

Brighton-based Lick Frozen Yogurt is savouring success after clinching the top prize in a national export competition. The business, which has made inroads into markets in the Gulf and South East Asia, wowed the judges with their plans for international business growth at Open to Export’s Action Plan Showcase Competition Final at the Going Global exhibition at London’s Olympia. Lick Frozen Yogurt, whose customers include Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Tesco, were among nine shortlisted companies after producing Export Action Plans through Open to Export’s innovative digital business planning tool. The business received prizes including £3k cash and a £4k website redesign courtesy of Yell. Fellow finalists were Asperato Payment Systems, Blossoms Syrup, high end

VAT compliance services throughout the EU. Nicky Chisholm, founder of The Mumpreneurs Networking Club, a start-up specialising in business networking for Mumpreneurs. Victoria Green of Victoria Green Ltd., which designs and manufactures own brand make-up and wash bags. Matt Humphrey of Curtain Call and Leanna Williams of Harlow & Fox also fended off competition fto win the £1,000 60-second pitching competition, convincing the expert panel of judges of their passion for solving customers’ ‘pain points’ and their enthusiasm for growth. The entrepreneurs had taken advantage of the “hatchery” scheme run by Nat West and Entrepreneurial Spark. The programme supports the budding businesses by offering flexible workspace as well as mentoring, development and training services.

The #GoDoAcceler8 competition was organised by NatWest from KPMG, Dell EMC and Pinsent Masons. Dave Hanley, Entrepreneurial Spark Programme Lead, Dell EMC, said: “Dell EMC is proud to support the #GoDoAcceler8 awards. Technology is the driving force behind human progress, creating new markets, reshaping industries and improving the lives of every person on the planet. Since May 2016 Dell EMC and Pivotal have been working with Entrepreneurial Spark in the UK to help some incredibly exciting tech start-ups and we look forward to further supporting them on their entrepreneurial journey.” Tim Rush, Managing Director, KMPG Enterprise Surrey, said: “Since its launch, the Hatchery in Brighton has proven the rich entrepreneurial pedigree boasted by the region.”

Brighton’s Lick Frozen Yogurt were among the winners at the Going Global exhibition.

retailer Flora Harrison, Lancaster Brewery, Premier Plant Hire, The Ingenious Air Company, Pasta Foods and Polkadoodles. The judging panel comprised Ann Attridge, Director of Klik2Learn and previous competition winner, Lesley Batchelor OBE, CEO of Open to Export and Director

General of the Institute of Export, Peter Hughes, Head of Procurement Support Services at Heathrow, Phil Tobin, Managing Director of Bibby Financial Services, and Julian Hucker, entrepreneur and Chairman of Open to Export. For more information visit www.opentoexport.com

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Ex-Jam man Bruce Foxton and Russell Hastings are on the road once again as From The Jam embark on a new tour taking in Brighton’s Concorde 2 on December 15 and 16. Spokesman Ethan Beer said: “Having celebrated the Jam’s musical legacy by touring the classic albums All Mod Cons, Setting Sons

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and Sound Affects, Bruce Foxton and co are back with a set that will feature all of the greatest hits, alongside rare B-sides that Bruce says will give the most ardent fans what they want. “Original The Jam bassist Bruce Foxton and guitarist/ vocalist Russell Hastings tour as From The Jam bringing The Jam experience to fans worldwide. “The As and Bs tour will include all the fan favourites, as well as rare tracks such as ‘Just Who Is The 5

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O’clock Hero’, ‘Carnation’, ‘Aunties and Uncles’ and ‘Life From A Window’. The band are looking forward to playing ‘The Dreams of Children’, the B-side to ‘Going Underground’ that was originally intended to be an A side, were it not for a mix-up at the pressing plant.” Bruce Foxton’s new album, Smash The Clock, was released in May and featured guest appearances from Paul Weller, Wilko Johnson and Paul Jones. Visit www. concorde2.co.uk.

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Friday, November 25, sees the Zooberon Platform Showcase at The Railway Inn, Portslade. Spokeswoman Jax Mitrovic said: “Headlining will be Silver Tongue Bandoliers with support from Team New Band and Dan Cox & the Blackbirds. “Formed in late 2012, Silver Tongue Bandoliers have gained followers from across the UK with their

genre-mixing and three-part harmony blending sounds, engaging live performances and catchy tunes. 2013 saw them as runners up at Blackstar Amplifications Band Blitz and in 2014 they received Best Band of the Year from the musical collective known as Monkey Kettle. 2015 saw STB on BBC introducing Three Counties radio, as well as receiving critical acclaim from the press.

“The four-piece band are predominantly from Milton Keynes with newest addition Beau Thompson from London. He is currently living in Brighton with frontman Kian Vaziri while both studying at BIMM. Bass player Dylan Wells is managing director of Mr Gigs recording studio with drummer Joel Blunden as Drum Tech.” Doors open at 7.30pm with music from 8pm. Free entry.

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Family Ents present Roachford at Komedia, Brighton, on Tuesday, November 29. Spokeswoman Kairen Kemp said: “He has achieved four gold-status albums and was Columbia Records’ longestserving recording artist, achieving a total of eleven top 50 hits. “His most well known song is 1988’s Cuddly Toy, which on a re-release a year later reached number four in the UK chart. “Five years later in 1994 he gained huge sales and critical acclaim with the album Permanent Shade Of Blue.” Tickets on 0845 293 8480.

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Brothers Brian (guitar) and Steve Kellner (drums) say they have finally got the band they have always wanted. You can see the results when The Bushman Brothers play Concorde 2, Brighton, on Saturday, November 26, for the live launch of their new album Feels Like Hollywood. The band comes promised as a hard-edged alternative rock band with soaring vocals, blistering guitar work and a pounding yet creative rhythm section. The brothers are originally from Cape Town but have been in this country since they were 14 or 15. They live in Brighton but winter in Australia, surfing and kitesurfing. “It’s a great life,” laughs Brian. “You have got to go for it. There are no re-runs! The button has been pushed and

the clock is ticking!” As for the music: “We have been session players and written for TV and film and all sorts of things, but started as a duo about 18 years ago. But it has since got bigger and bigger. My brother had been playing with a big, famous band for 15 years touring. We just thought we would do just drums and guitar. We had never seen drums and guitar before, and it was great. But things have grown. We are now a four-piece – with Paul Scott Fulker (vocals and guitar) and Jim Bryan on bass. “I think our music is actually pretty easy to describe. We have always liked the guitar-y, rocky, indie stuff. Big influences for us have been Pink Floyd. I just like the fact that it feels like you are flying when you listen to their music. I think a lot of pop music sounds really contrived today. I never wanted to write music that was contrived or is used to try

to appeal to a certain market. Because we have got our own recording studio, we wanted to make an album that was what we wanted to make, where the songs are as long as we want them to be, where the songs are about what we want them to be about. “I have always written for TV and ads and film. You don’t want to be selfindulgent, but you want to do what you want to do. But you have always got to keep the listener in mind. You have got to keep the listener on board. But we do it with a pop sensibility… though the pop format is too short. We make the songs that we want to make. I would say we are a cross between Pink Floyd and the Stereophonics meets The Doors. With the Stereophonics, it is the pop sensibility that counts. With The Doors… Well, everyone listens to The Doors. To some extent they are with us all the time.” Call 01273 673311.

Intimate gigs with Black Stone Cherry Music

Black Stone Cherry are playing at the Brighton Dome on November 30 in the wake of their headline slot at Ramblin’ Man Fair this summer. Spokeswoman Michelle

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NIMMO are an electronic fivepiece who can be traced back to the decade-long friendship of co-vocalists Sarah Nimmo and Reva Gauntlett. ‘Dancing Makes Us Brave’ has been their biggest and most dynamic single yet after tracks like ‘Dilute This’ and the recent ‘My Only Friend gained strong support from Radio 1. Now, as they gear up for the release of their debut album, they play Brighton’s Green Door Store on November 26. Having previously spent time on the road with Years & Years, NIMMO have recently completed a support tour with MØ and a support slot with Clean Bandit at The Roundhouse. Now they are spending the autumn on the road – as the album looms.

“We have got the whole body of work ready to go for the debut album,” says Sarah. “We are just working on other songs now. I think inevitably we will always be writing, but the album is there, coming out early next year. We are just getting it mixed and we are getting it mastered. We have got the title, but every time I am going to say it when our manager is around, I get told not to!” “The album is a bit of a beast,” Sarah continues. “It is much bigger than we thought. We have got the London Contemporary Orchestra playing all the strings on the album as well.” The essence of the band met at school: “We went to a comprehensive school in north-west London, Josh, Reva and I at the same school. We met Jack at university. We were at Sussex, and he was at BIMM, and we all playing in

Brighton together and met through friends. We were writing songs already. Me and Reva met on the first day of secondary school. We have been writing songs together ever since we were 14. We are now 26.” As for the music: “I would say it is music that makes you dance. I would not say it is dance music, but it makes you dance. It’s extremely personal. The lyrics are extremely personal and the songs are extremely personal. I am writing about myself… or when I say that I mean I am writing about things that have affected me.” Like the grandparents she never knew. Her father’s parents both died in the same year when her father was 22. When Sarah reached her 20s and with images around her of her grandparents, she started to reflect on it all. A song was the result. But not a sad song.

“I would say it turned more into a celebration of life.” Now comes the single, ‘Dancing Makes Us Brave’, a heartfelt homage to London’s nightlife. And then the album. “A lot is hanging on the debut. We are on a major label, and there is a certain amount of pleasure and privileges that go with that. The last single was playlisted on Radio 1, and we have been doing some great tours. We feel like we are making great progress. But you have just got to put that out of your mind. We do have goals. We have managers and labels, and all these people work to targets, but I think we mustn’t get too bogged down in that kind of thing. It saps you creatively. You have got to put your life in other people’s hands when it comes to that… and just get on with the music.” Visit www.thegreendoor store.co.uk.

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Beautiful film scores by some of Britain’s best composers Music

The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra’s season at Brighton Dome continues on December 4 (2.45pm) with a concert celebrating the work of Britain’s greatest film composers – The Best of British Film Scores. Guest conductor Richard Balcombe explains why the audience is in for a feast of powerful orchestral writing: “Orchestral film music is some of the most dynamic and exciting you’ll hear as it has an immediacy in creating mood and sentiment that has to hit the ear without any delay. Sometimes the mood has to be created almost fleetingly

as cues can be very short. Our programme is packed with pieces that will bring emotion to the surface, both in the strength of something like 633 Squadron and in the romance of Ladies in Lavender. “Many composers specialise in writing for film and television (Ron Goodwin, Patrick Doyle and Nigel Hess) but we’re also featuring pieces by composers from the great English classical tradition – William Walton, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir Arthur Bliss and John Ireland. “While there are doubtless some popular favourites in the programme (The Dam Busters and Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines) we

have also delved deeper to find beautiful compositions like Coastal Command (Vaughan Williams) and The Overlanders (John Ireland).” Visit www.brightonphil. org.uk/concerts/sunday-4december-2016. Tickets (£12£37) from the Dome ticket office (01273 709709) and from www.brightondome.org. Under 18s and students half price. Family ticket: up to two children at £1 each with adult ticket purchase. Discounted parking (just £6) available at NCP Church Street Car Park between 1pm and 6pm. Join Peter Back in conversation with Richard Balcombe for a pre-concert interview at 1.45pm (£3.75).

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COMEDY KRATER COMEDY CLUB: Until Nov 27, 7pm/8pm/10.30pm, £5-£36.50, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. GIGS DUB ORGANISER: £5, 9pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Original tunes performed live by the inhouse band. UK FOO FIGHTERS TRIBUTE: ‘Nothing’s Set in Stone’ Tour, 6.30pm, £12.50, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, 01273 673311. NIGEL KENNEDY: £32-£70, 8pm, Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Nigel Kennedy Plays Hendrix. SHADOWLANDS: £5, 9pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. Gothic Rock, Dark Alternative, New Wave, Post-Punk. ULTIMATE POWER: £4, 11pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480.

COMEDY FUNNY WOMEN: Brighton Nights. £10-£12, 8pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. CONCERTS LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 2016/17: £10-£32.50, 7.30pm, Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Glinka Waltz Fantasy, Walton Cello Concerto, Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4. GIGS SONS OF THE DESERT: £10, 8pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. Nine-piece ska band. THE BUSHMAN BROTHERS: 7pm, £15, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, 01273 673311. Hard edged alternative English rock with soaring vocals and blistering guitar work. STAGE TIGHTEN OUR BELTS: Pay what you decide on the night, 3pm/7.30pm

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GIGS JACK GARRETT: £20, 7pm, Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. With special guests Gallant and Seramic.

COMEDY FASHION FAUX PAS: £7, 8pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. HENNING WEHN: £18.50, 7.30pm, Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Westphalia is Not an Option. GIGS HERBIE FLOWERS’ JAZZ BREAKFAST: £7.50, 11am, Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. JESS GLYNNE: From £27.90, 6.30pm, Brighton Centre, 0844 8471515. With support from Raye. MISHKA SHUBALY: £5, 7pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. I Swear I’ll Make It Up To You.

MONDAY COMEDY LEE NELSON: £15, 7.30pm, Komedia,

OTHER WEST PIER TALK: 6.30pm, Attenborough Room, British Airways i360, Kings Road, Brighton. Nick Crane, BAFTA-winning BBC Coast presenter and current president of the Royal Geographical Society. Nick will be talking on his just released bestselling book and telling the story of the British Isles in Coast: Our Island Story. Visit www.westpier.co.uk.

TUESDAY GIGS ANNE-MARIE: 7.30pm, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, 01273 673311. ROACHFORD: £15, 7.30pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Plus Gyratory Allstars.

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STAGE D-LIVE! CIRQUE VV: £10, 8pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. STITCH IT: 8pm, £10 (£8 concessions), Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road, Brighton, 01273 725230. A physical theatre show without words for adults, created in a unique style of movement – butomima, that fuses butoh with mime.

WEDNESDAY GIGS BLACK STONE CHERRY: £30, 7pm, Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. US southern rock band. FELIX RIEBL: £20, 7.30pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Felix Riebl (The Cat Empire) plus support. SLICK RICK – THE RULER: 7pm, £26.50, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, 01273 673311. Plus The Rickettes &

DJ Kaos. Support from: Too Many T’s, Rob Luis (Tru Thoughts), Mike Panteli (Capital Xtra), DJ Outbreak (Rum Drunk), Evil Ed.

STAGE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: £17.50£20, 7pm until Jan 1 (with matinee performances: 88 London Road, Brighton, 01273 911313. Brighton’s professional panto returns. NEW PLAYS SCRATCH NIGHT: 8pm, £3, Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road, Brighton, 01273 725230. In association with Unmasked Theatre. Six 1520 minute extracts will be selected from a pool of submissions. PATHWAYS TO HEALTH IS 20!: £10-£12, 7pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. Help us celebrate 20 years of low-cost community acupuncture.

THURSDAY COMEDY PAUL FOOT: £13, 8pm, Komedia, 4447 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. ‘Tis A Pity She’s A Piglet.

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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. Endowed with enthusiasm, but sacked (5) 4. Foreign money required for a sea-trip (7) 8. Welldisciplined medical attendant (7) 9. Torpedoed, but don’t let go, we hear (5) 10 & 23Ac. Variety of clothes to be of use to the carpenter (4-5) 11. More exalted lake (8) You have 10 mins to find as many words as possible 13. Sums up little using the letters in the wheel. Each must use the ones (4) hub letter and at least 3 others. Letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or 14. See 18 Down proper nouns. There is at least one 9-letter word to 16. Devoid of opinions be found. don’t watch television so much! (8) 17. Feel regret after tea? That’s correct (4) 20. For which coaches are needed to give instruction! (5) 21. Do a meal in a trendy style? (7) 22. By the end of How you rate: November, any 6 words, average; 9 words, good; red variety of 12 words, very good; 15 or more, fox (7) excellent. 23. See 10 Across

WORDWHEEL

L L

A U

O U

CLOCKWORD

1 2

7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Plumlike fruit Congenital Instrument Detain Idea Command

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

Element Get Up-to-date Standard Church minister Farmer

Down

1. Get to (5)

1. Literature (7,6)

4. Quell (7)

2. Cognisant (5)

8. Miraculous (7)

3. Salute (4)

9. Commence (5)

4. Area (6)

10. Particular (4)

7. Pass an opinion

14. Mirth (4)

(3,2,8)

16. Aerodrome (8)

12. Disparage (8)

17. Boast (4)

THE CLUES: 152 gives a tree; 84982 gives a tree; 6327 gives something made from a tree.

20 21

20. Entertainment (5)

13. Tackle (7)

21. Particle (7)

15. Predicament (6)

22. Esteem (7)

18. Stir (5)

23. Build (5)

19. Stupefy (4)

24 25

SUDOKU: DOUBLE CROSSWORD: Cryptic: Across: 3 Mendacity; 8 Bait; 9 Perimeter; 10 Encore; 11 Bears; 14 Times; 15 Seem; 16 Exile; 18 Veal; 20 Visor; 21 Lasts; 24 Flouts; 25 Varieties; 26 Free; 27 Pestilent. Down: 1 Objective; 2 Piecemeal; 4 Epee; 5 Drive; 6 Cheers; 7 Ties; 9 Prose; 11 Bliss; 12 Set-square; 13 Impressed; 17 Evils; 19 Lariat; 22 Total; 23 Game; 24 Fern. Quick: Across: 3 Rehearsal; 8 Utah; 9 Vengeance; 10 Parted; 11 Besom; 14 Cuffs; 15 Noon; 16 Eased; 18 Once; 20 Range; 21 Elite; 24 Infirm; 25 Servitude; 26 Shun; 27 Slandered. Down: 1 Suspicion; 2 Sacrifice; 4 Eyed; 5 Eagle; 6 Reason; 7 Arch; 9 Verse; 11 Baste; 12 Moonlight; 13 Interment; 17 Drone; 19 Eleven; 22 Title; 23 Tell; 24 Idle.

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

SUDOKU 10

2 5 1

5 1 2

6 5 1

13 15

6 34

10 6

3 1 2

10 14

SUDOKU: CLOCKWORD: 1 Sacred, 2 Absurd, 3 Mended, 4 Morbid, 5 Yawned, 6 Doomed, 4 7 6 8 5 3 8 9 7 Ascend, 8 Varied, 9 Intend, 10 Scared, 11 Jumped, 12 Rotund. 1 2 9 4 CELEBRITY: Sammy Davis Jr.

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

NINER: DESIRABLY.

C Y T O R

N L

E S

G R

9 8 2

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

10 3

8 2 9

8 11

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

6. Shifty (7)

13. Regard (4)

5. Potential (8)

11. Place (8)

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.

Across

NINER 1

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

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

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Quick Clues:

KAKURO

The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter N in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of a British pop act.

1. Member of the electorate on a sea voyage? (8,5) 2 & 13Dn. But the doctor wouldn’t prescribe listening to the wireless for this treatment! (5-7) 3. It’s dreadful in the crowd - I retreated (4) 4. Salary’s raised - settles the bill (4,2) 5. Sportsmen will distort the tales (8) 6. Everything in neckwear matches (7) 7. Some stamina needed for the trial (9,4) 12. Some of the fatal antagonists for one thwarted by golden apples (8) 13. See 2 Down 15. See 18 Down 18, 15Dn & 14Ac. American state anarchists are fowl creatures! (5,6,4) 19. It’s used in oriental cosmetics (4)

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5 6 7 8 1 3 2 9 4

2 4 8 9 6 5 1 3 7

SPLIT DECISION:

KAKURO: 2 7 1 5 9 2 3 8 6 9 1 3 3 2 1 9 7 6 5 9 1 7

3 8 6 9 7 2

3 2 6 7 5 8 4 1 9

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

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Food and Drink

Tom Flint

‘Burgers are meant to be dirty, it’s part of their charm’ Smashburger

By Philippa Kelly

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The long and the shortbread

nyone who knows me will be aware that I have had a bit of an issue with a certain food craze that, I feel, has got a little bit out of hand. The hamburger or beef burger, call it what you will, has been escalated in recent years to a level that is far beyond its deserved position in the culinary pecking order. The hamburger is a convenience food that grew in popularity in the United States in the early 20th century and has spread worldwide thanks to the likes of McDonald’s and Burger King. Barring the fact that these large chains are committing a food atrocity I do not take issue with them per se; in my youth I was a regular visitor to BK and consumed more bacon double cheeseburgers than I care to remember. I do take issue with the current situation whereby a single burger can cost around £10, without any sides, for something that is supposed to be cheap and cheerful. A burger should not cost anywhere near that, even if it has got quality ingredients in it. On that note, top-quality ingredients should not be put in a burger, use them to make something proper; burgers are meant to be dirty, it is part of their charm. Don’t get me wrong, I like a burger as much as the next person and I still eat them on a fairly regular basis. I think people have got a bit overexcited about them and everyone just needs to calm down a bit; I blame social media, and Adam Richman. So, without further ado, it is time to get on with this week’s review. Smashburger is the latest US-based chain to hit the UK. The business has been franchised from the Denver original and Brighton is the second to open its doors in the UK; there are around 370 in the States. Co-founder

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KA-BAAM: Smashburger’s spicy offering

Tom Ryan used to be heavily involved at McDonald’s, so he knows his market and as a result what not to do. I’d heard some good things about the Brighton branch from people who had attended the opening. Smashburger pride themselves on using 100 per cent British beef that is cooked on a buttered grill using a traditional ‘smash’ technique. This is meant to sear the flavour into the meat resulting in a better burger. Everything is cooked from fresh and they never use frozen meat. Before visiting I could not get the image of the original Batman TV series out of my head and was secretly hoping that a comic book-style ‘smash’ would assault me as I entered; sadly, this was not to be the case. Instead, I walked into what appeared to be a standard fast food restaurant, albeit with a bit more exposed brick and less plastic seating. The menu reads like a modern burger style with a variety of different burgers on offer. I was pleased to see the overt use of the word ‘smash’ at every opportunity, if only to further my mental comic book image. POW! I opt for their UK special burger, they

The UK special burger, with stilton, bacon and fried onions

do one for each area they open in, which includes stilton and bacon. My friend goes for their spicy offering which we are told is great for those who like things on the hotter end of the scale. KA-BAAAM! We also get a side each of Smash fries, both sweet and standard potato, which are flavoured with rosemary and olive oil and a side of deep-fried pickles. Because I am a massive child I also get an Oreo cookie milkshake and my friend has a beer because he is a grown-up. The food is quick, this is a fast food joint after all, and upon inspection they look like burgers which is a good start. Optional condiments on the table, including salt and pepper, are a nice touch. The burgers are pretty good and reminiscent of my youthful BK dalliances, although with a bit more flavour and less grease to be fair. There is a discernible beefy flavour from the meat which has not dried out and I can taste the Stilton and bacon. The spicy option could be much hotter, but I suppose that’s down to personal taste and you could always add more hot sauce. The fries are decent, although the oil has made them a little soggy. I would probably go for the standard next time. Deep-fried pickles are great if you’re into that sort of thing, and awful if you’re not. The shake is spot on; Häagen-Dazs ice cream is pretty creamy so it was always going to be a winner. BOOM! Smashburger is a decent fast food restaurant that puts out burgers quickly that taste like they should. When it comes to price they are towards the higher end of reasonable with a burger and fries touching the £10 mark. What I do like is that they know what they are, and as burgers go it does the job pretty well. SMASH! Tom Flint writes a food blog Food Booze and Reviews at: www. foodboozeandreviews.com

hort is rarely good. Short people never seem pleased about it. Add short to comings, staffed, and fall, and it’s not great, but add it after fall, and take it literally, and it gets better – life-saving, in fact. Shortcuts are good; short memories not so much. Short in the world of Wall Street bankers is catastrophic. Social situations are ruined by short fuses, either as in personality traits within humans, or as in little wires attached to explosives. If your tone is short, you’re impolite, but if your skirt is short you’re a popular gal. In short, shortness is nothing short of disappointing. Not convinced? Join Tinder. Shortbread is an exception to the rule. Shortbread is always good. That’s not true. Anything can be horrific depending on who’s making it. When Mrs McLintock made shortbread it was always good. That’s because nobody had ever made it before. Again, not strictly true. Shortbread, like every other English, Scottish, Welsh, or Irish baked good was a hand-me-down from medieval folk, but we’ll skip that phase as it’s frightfully boring. In 1736, Mrs McLintock made the first ever shortbread. If her name or the fact that I’ve said shortbread six times already hasn’t let the cat out of the bagpipes, then I can now reveal that she was Scottish. Shortbread (seven) is usually one of three shapes: a large circle marked out into little triangles which are then broken off, individual rounds, or oblongs. The little triangles are called petticoat tails, presumably from the French for small pointy biscuits – petits cotés. The rounds are not Frere Jaques, or Row Row Row Your Boat, or indeed any other perpetual canon, but a round as in a circular biscuit. The oblongs – it gets awkward now – are thick slabs cut into fingers. It gets worse. All three varieties share the same pattern – they’re pricked. Pricked with the tines of a fork. They have fork pricks. Nearly finished – just one more. Shortbread (eight) retains its shape during baking due to the dough being stiff. Ok, enough. Walkers make shortbread (nine) in Scotland and ship it worldwide. It is, unsurprisingly, Scotland’s largest food export. When the competition is haggis, rollmops and black pudding, it’s not an impressive feat. Mind you, they deep-fry Mars bars up there, so it was at least a twoman race. A shortlist, if you like. So there you have it. Short but sweet. The long and the short of shortbread (ten).

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COLLECTORS CORNER & ANTIQUES

die cast OXFORD TRAVELLING cot vgc Volkswagoc van, £15. Chichester 01243 honouring Elvis Presley, 572338 or 07802426524 Love me tender on side, £10, 07779 361843 Eve. L'ton.

BABY CLOTHES

BOYS christening outfit ivory fits 6 months excellent condition £10. Chichester 01243 572338 or 07802426524

BATHROOMS

OXFORD die cast model T Ford, honouring Shooting Star Children's Hospice, mint, boxed, £8 L'ton, 07779 361843 Eve.

LILLIPUT LANE 'Out of the Storm' based on Clovelly, Devon. Limited SOLID WOOD wall hung edition, boxed. £199 bathroom cabinet mirror 07749 874099. inside and out. Adjustable shelving. OXFORD die cast 44x115x23 cm. £15 - Bullnose Morris van, 07981 981387. mint, boxed, honouring Scouts movement, £10, WHITE heated towel rail, 07779 361843 Eve. L'ton. nearly new W800 x H800 complete with fittings / OXFORD die cast valves £35 ono. 01243 Thornycroft Bus, 822608 depicting Bradite Paints, mint, boxed, £10 L'ton, NEW SIT-ON shower 07779 361843 Eve. chair. £10 - 01444 417252 / 07716 222859. OXFORD die cast model T Ford, honouring Bettws in Bloom, mint, boxed, £8 L'ton, 07779 361843 Eve.

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DIY TOOLS & MATERIALS

ELECTRIC CHAINSAW Challenge Extreme SC5718A 1800 watt, used only once. £20 Southwater 01403 733104. TWELVE STEP double aluminium ladder £20. Articulated aluminium ladder with platform, unused £20. 01403 264527. HEAVY duty flat base wheels, commercial nylon wheels, must be seen 23"sq x 4"deep £40. 01243 266583 LOGSPLITTER Tractor, mounted horizontal operated hydraulically £320.00 Tel 01903 744687 PAIR AXLE STANDS and car ramps in good condition. £20 the pair. Southwater 01403 733104. WOOD 3" x 2" x 8ft, for shed building, £2.50 each. 4" x 2" x 8ft, £3 each. 2" x 1½" x 8ft, £2 each. 01903 230741 CHESTNUT posts 4" thick 4x11', 7x8'6, 20x4' £40 the lot. Chichester 01243 787263

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Friday, November 25, 2016

DIY TOOLS & MATERIALS

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SILK workbag, lined and embroidered, new, ideal TWO SAWBENCH christmas gift, £15 ono. blades. New 250 x 30 01243 821337 24T, 40T. £15 - 01444 TOOL BOX for XJS 246731. Jaguar car classic, cost WASHBASIN mixer £150, accept £50. 01243 lever tap, cost £143, used 790004 for one week, sell for £30 TWO brand new tyres 01903 417051 23.5/507R 16 95W £20 FENCE-POSTS 8ft & each Felpham 01243 10ft, 3" x 3", £8 & £10 866474 each, 01903 230741 WINE rack, wood and HOIST and tackle in metal, holds 30 bottles good order £100. good cond. £10 01903 Walderton 01243 555673 243879 SLATS 11ft x 4", £2 each, BASKET oval shape 10" ideal for shed and fence deep x 19" long, VGC, repairs. 01903 230741 £10. 01243 574104 THIRTY TWO glass DUVET dacron filled blue blocks, £45, 07736 colour, hardly used, £5. 179797 01243 574104 TRELLIS making Wood set, new, FONDUE 8' x 2" x 1½", £2 each , stainless steel, £10 01903 Tel(01903) 230741 243879 WOOD 4" x 2" various lengths, 50p per foot, can LARGE 15kg calor gas deliver Tel:01903 230741 bottle with some gas, £20 01903 248749 CHOPSAW £45, 01903 galvanised tin bath OLD 230741 evenings designers piece £15. MITRE Saw, Wickes Felpham 01243 866474 make, £5 01903 243879 SKYFLIGHT suit carrier, used once, £15. 01243 864957

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GOLF balls about one thousand £100. Felpham KITCHEN table round 01243 866474 dia 60cm, pedestal base, adjustabe height, VGC, £25, buyer collects. Chichester 07887 870586

LARGE Italian low level pendant lamp, suitable over a dining table, £75 01903 260280 evenings

SOFABED 3 SEAT double, VGC with duvet, pillows. Little used, ideal guest bed. £48 - 01403 261881.

COFFEE table teak mid century design retro L45" MUSIC CENTER in one x W16", £80. 01730 unit. Turntable, radio, CD 812757 player, two separate COFFEE table teak mid speakers. £30 - 01273 century design retro L45" 512391. x W16", £80. 01730 812757

BLACK trousers, never worn, new, W30", L31". 2 pairs, good quality, pinstripe, £10 01903 ICE skates, new Fagan Pathfinder Rinkmaster 243879 figure skates, size 8, RALPH Lauren hooded black, never worn, xmas fleece, size 38/400, navy present? £10 01273 blue, cost £70 worn 607231 once, £20 01903 417051 GUN cabinet police approved six gun cabinet double 7 lever locks 1'x1'x5' £75. Bognor 01243 866474 SHOES MENS 'Hush Puppies' 9½, new, boxed CREWSAVER life jacket, cost £95, real bargain childs, 51 - 58cm, 20kg, £60. Can deliver. 01323 30N £6 07552 066045 847216. Shoreham

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KITCHENS

OAK gateleg table. free to collector. 01243 FRANKE undermount stainless 1½ bowl sink 545562 with waste disposal unit reasonable condition £75. Bosham 01243 572499

GARDEN FURNITURE

seating PADDED STAIR climbing truck, cushion for three seater swing/hammock, VGC, still boxed, £30 01903 £10. Bognor 01243 263599 822969 MAHOGONY TEA SACK truck, £10 01903 263599 excellent TROLLEY condition and useable. Very decorative. £60 07815 516109 (Horsham). C O R D L E S S hedge TELESCOPIC MORPHY RICHARDS ARMCHAIR FIRESIDE trimmer. Rechargable accent kettle and four slice toaster. Bronze style fabric with wood batteries, carry case. colour, VGC. Horsham frame. Free to collector Boxed VGC, £30 - 01273 VGC - very comfortable 512391. 251735. 01403 261881. GARDEN TOOLS 4 ARMCHAIRS two dark spades, 2 forks, 1 racks, green dralon, old but 2 loppier extending, 2 Down DVD'S 80 mixed titles in good condition, no fire pruning saws. total, all good condition, certicate. 01243 528056 sizing. £20 the lot. 01273 512391. £30 the lot 01903 787626 BROKEN PAVING IRON hand Horsham. Free to take CAST operated water pump away. 01403 275867. suitable for barrel or tub unused £20 Teo 01403 252886. 'PROVENCE' calor gas GARDEN furniture / fire and gas cylinder, as tools, chimes. new, hardly used. £140 FROST free fridge with olornaments, all cheap, 07922 082511. 01903 761267 after 2.00. glass shelves, D560 x W550 x H840, must be Lancing 01903 761267 seen, £65 ono. 01243 MOWER FLYMO Glide 266583 Waster 340-380. Brand CHIMNEY POTS for new, unused, boxed, garden plants, mixed FREEZER WHITE 21" W instruction sheet. £30 sizes £8 each. Buckets, 33"H as new £30 Tel 01273 512391. 01903 741074 can deliver metal, plastic £3 each. 01273 512391. F R I D G E / F R E E Z E R BLACK & DECKER 380W electric hedge CLOCK Battery good condition, £40. trimmer, hardly used, £30 operated, authentic bird 01243 790436 ono. 01243 551001 song each hour, brand new, ideal present. £10 hedgecutter FLYMO 01903 243879 easycut 600XT electric heavy duty £15. Felpham KINGSIZE bed 01243 866474 cover/throw, cottage style, 100% cotton, ANTIQUE round dining HEDGE CUTTER charge padded, multi greens, table, dark mahogany batteries little used, still in pedestal box, VGC, £30. Socket reds, £25 01903 750328 columand splayed feet, lovely alloy condition, circ 15, £95 set £10 - 01273 512391. LANDROVER wheels with Goodyear ono, 023 9226 3774 LEAF blower/vacuum, 255/55/R18 tyres fitted 2500w with wheels, used TABLE once, good cond. £20 £100. Chichester 01243 COFFEE medium colour wood 01903 771369 787263 finish, detachable legs, NEW MICHELIN tyre 44inx24in/16inh, condition GC. NEW 205/55R16 on BMW 3 Deliver locally. £25. sandstone whetstone series. Twin 5 spoke alloy Tel:01273 416006 12inch lead centre £10. 2009. £80 - 07711 Felpham 01243 866474 775826. C O N S E R VAT O RY CANE settee, chairs and ROSE Arch black metal SPARKLETS soda table, sound comfortable with bell shaped top 4'W syphon 50/60's, green suite, some restoration 6'6H £10 ono. Chichester colour complete with 7 needed. Free to collector 01243 787263 cartridges, £10. 01243 - 01403 268859. 574104 PINE unit/Cabinet, glass STEAM CLEANER door/adjustable shelf, for almost new, top model, display/storage,35inh/20i LADIES Lyle Scott zip H2015, cost £100 used nw, GC .Deliver cardigan size 14/16, new twice, accept £50. 01903 locally.£15. Tel:01273 with tags, black grey 417051 416006 green trim, £20 01903 787626 3XSIX gallon green glass of drawers, 2 CHEST carboys for wine making £30. Felpham 01243 over 4 drawers, antique SUPER xmas present, pine colour, good clubs, ideal beginner, 866474 condition, £25. 01243 very near set, bag, with side stand, balls, tees, PEWTER tankard, 265850 £35 01903 765467 English, handmade in IKEA ROCKER chair, Sheffield, new, boxed, beige colour, good KIDS US golf shoes, size £20 ono 01903 787626 condition, hardly used. UK 2, VGC, white with CAR ramps, £50 01903 £40 - 07815 516109 black trim, £5 01903 263599 (Horsham). 787626

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GOLFING

MENS CLOTHES

MENS SHOES

MOBILITY AIDS KYMOO mini LS scooter, gold, leightweight and compact, dissasembles in to four parts, 11 months old. £500. 01903 263599

COMMODE rattan style, KITCHEN wall units x3, dark grey, new-never bargain, £60. 720mm height various used, widths good quality/ Bognor 01243 822969 condition £30 each. RED mobility scooter, Bosham 01243 572499 Celebrity XL8, needs new RUSSELL Hobbs bread battery, £250 01903 maker, never used, still 263599 boxed, Ideal xmas present. £15 01903 243879

COFFEE AEG machine, makes latte/cappo etc, bargain £9. 01243 837176 anytime

MUSICAL EQUIPMENT GENERAL

PIANO music, large standard KITCHEN cupboards, collection, wood effect, £45 01903 classical music, sanatas etc. £5 to clear, 01903 230741, evenings 713142 Littlehampton

LADIES CLOTHES

new, brown AS gaberdene raincoat with zip in warm lining, high quality, (London) very smart, size 14, £12 ono 01903 503304 SHOULDER BAG 10"x10" red wine colour. Leather, from Beales, unused. Cost £25 will accept £10 - 01403 264880. JACQUES VERT black jacket, detachable fur collar, size 20, excellent condition. £50 - 07702 818238.

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SINDY bed, dressing table, wardrobe original boxes plus accessories will sell separately £40. Chichester 01243 789726

dressed 60CM Satelite kit for free ANNABELL to air digital TV, boxed dolls, £10 each. Knitted outfits £5 each. 01243 £10 01903 263599 530488

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LADIES COTTON Traders red quilted coat. Size 14-16 as new. £15 PAINTING oil on canvas, 01273 813195. stream through LEATHER suede woodland, ornate frame, blouson jacket, black, as 27" x 22" £25. 01243 new, size 16, £30 01903 864957 787626

CARS WANTED

SET OF BOWLS size O, good condition. £45 OLD Horsham 07522 626566. ALL WOODWORKING TOOLS WANTED! Anvils, Norris Planes etc & Wooden Bowling Balls. ICE SKATES figure VERY BEST PRICES skating blades only John PAID! Distance no object. Wilson Mercurio size 12. Call Tony Murland on £15 - 01403 265202. 01394 421323

LEAP FROG activity table, adapts from floor to standing. Suitable from 6 months. Excellent condition. £10 - 01444 BOOSEY AND Hawkes 242897. B flat clarinet with case. £100 - 01903 742814 call BRAND new plush Olaf and Sven 24" tall, tags guardian will intercept. attached, ideal Xmas gift, CASIO keyboard, full size £25 each, £35 both, keys with record function, 07798 575158 Cowplain midi and USB. £45 ono DOLL'S pram, as new, 01903 714132 lovely quality, includes GUITAR six string bedding and covers, acoustic with stand and bargain, £30 ovno, 01903 case, VGC, £70. 01243 856555 528222 ELC LIGHT and Sounds activity table. Suitable VIOLIN childs suit 6-10 from 12 months. year old £15 vgc. Excellent condition. £10 Chichester 01243 572338 01444 242897. or 07802426524 FISHER Price circus, gym suitable from birth original box excellent condition £5. Chichester 01243 789726

SHEEPSKIN COAT ladies size 12/14, new unused, very warm, RESOLUTION recording bargain £49. 01243 studio magazine, normal 837176 anytime price £5 each, last 20 01903 hand issues £25 BEAUTIFUL knitted coat arun wool, 714132 emerald green, size 12, LARGE collection of £50. 01243 863305 geographical magazines, CALVIN KLEIN smart as new, £10 01903 evening jacket, size 10, 856555 light beige sparkly, £100. 01730 812757

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FOOTBALL legs, VGC, 14½"wide x with rods, 066045

BEENEY Buddies, Fuzz Teddy, Millenium Patti,VGC, £5 each, 01903 787626 BIG Band Let's Rock'n Roll drum kit, VGC, make ideak Xmas gift, £10 07552 066045 Shoreham JIGSAW puzzles 1000pc all complete x10 mostly country scenes £2 each. Chichester 01243 789726

VACUUM CLEANERS HOOVER vacuum, full working order, good for DIY, well worth £20 01903 417051

WEDDING WEAR

B R I D A L ACCESSORIES tiara to shoes 5½, all silver theme table on including silk bouquet. 27" long x Will separate. 01403 27½" high, 264880. £10 07552

WINDOWS & DOORS

JIGSAWS huge selection very colourful, mostly 500 some 750 complete 50p each Haywards heath 5 PAIRS OF unused 07759771920 clear, facetted, guns, good glass/brass mortice door NERF condition, £30 01273 knobs. Cost £189, accept £50 - 01444 242897. 596466 Shoreham

MOTORS

PET ACCESSORIES USED CARS

MONSOON coat, feather down padding, red, as new, size 40 chest, £30 LARGE TWO BUDGIE cage, Ferplast, four 01903 417051 feeder, toys, easy clean, perches, lovely condition. £15 Tel 01403 267287.

LADIES SHOES

NEW Black all leather knee high boots, zip side, size 40 / 7, reason for sale, too large, £60 01903 202197 CLASSIC UGG boots, size 7 chestnut, immaculate condition, £70 ono. 01243 276324

BUDGIE CAGE new four feeders, perches, top of range, £10 ono. 01243 787263

PLANTS & SHRUBS

PARLOUR PALM 6' x 6 LADIES BLACK boots, good condition, suitable size 5, new in box. £30 - large foyer, hall, lounge. £99 - 07702 818238. 01403 251061.

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Friday, November 25, 2016

BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) REGULATIONS 1990 The following applications involving or affecting the setting of Listed Buildings or affecting the character of a Conservation Area were registered during week ending 20/11/16 BH2016/05181 Brighton Wheel Daltons Bastion Madeira Drive Brighton Full Planning Retention of temporary leisure use (D2) and ancillary catering structures (A3) for a period of six months.

PUBLIC NOTICES

BH2016/05714 & BH2016/05715 Sealife Centre Madeira Drive Brighton Full Planning & Listed Building Consent Removal of signage panels from kiosk windows and replacement with plain infill boards for a temporary period of up to 2 years.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

BH2016/05716 Sealife Centre Madeira Drive Brighton Advertisement Display of non-illuminated fascia signs and directional signs. (Retrospective)

BRIGHTON & HOVE (EAST BRIGHTON PARK) VARIOUS RESTRICTIONS ORDER 2016 (TRO-23A-2016)

BH2016/05717 Sealife Centre Madeira Drive Brighton Listed Building Consent Installation of 8no advertisement signs to North, East and South elevations of forecourt. (Retrospective)

BRIGHTON & HOVE (PRESTON PARK) VARIOUS RESTRICTIONS ORDER 2016 (TRO-23B-2016)

BH2016/05810 Genome Centre & Land Adjoining To East Within The Science Car Park Science Park Road University Of Sussex Falmer Full Planning Refurbishment of the existing Genome Centre building and erection of a new Life Sciences building (D1) (14,910 sqm) over four floors plus basement with associated access, servicing and landscaping. BH2016/05826 79 Roundhill Crescent Brighton Householder Planning Consent Replacement of existing steel windows with timber sash windows to front and rear elevations. BH2016/05985 19 Harrington Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent Erection of part one storey, part two storey rear extension, enlargement of existing roof and associated alterations. BH2016/06003 45A Borough Street Brighton Listed Building Consent Change of use from office (B1) to residential (C3) to create 4no apartments with associated internal and external alterations. BH2016/06028 & BH2016/06029 13 Powis Villas Brighton Householder & Listed Building Consent Planning Consent Erection of porch to side elevation. BH2016/06030 & BH2016/06031 161 Edward Street Brighton Listed Building Consent & Full Planning Change of use of first and second floor from public house guest rooms to offices (B1) including second floor rear extension, installation of new entrance door to side elevation, installation of dormers and rooflights to front and rear elevations, internal alterations to layout and associated alterations BH2016/06035 28 Sackville Road Hove Householder Planning Consent Installation of disabled lift to front elevation. BH2016/06041 Flat 2 41 Brunswick Square Hove Full Planning Replacement of existing UPVC windows with timber windows to rear elevation. Installation of extract vents to rear. BH2016/06042 Flat 2 41 Brunswick Square Hove Listed Building Consent Replacement of existing UPVC windows with timber windows to rear elevation. Installation of extract vents to rear and rewiring of property. BH2016/06043 & BH2016/06044 Flat 3 41 Brunswick Square Hove Full Planning Replacement of existing UPVC windows with timber windows to rear elevation. BH2016/06049 Flat 1 43 Medina Villas Hove Listed Building Consent Removal of internal chimney breast to front bedroom and its support. (Part retrospective). BH2016/06051 Flat 1 43 Medina Villas Hove Listed Building Consent Repositioning of internal door to front bedroom. (Retrospective). BH2016/06053 25 Old Steine Brighton Removal or Variation of Condition Application for variation of condition 2 of application BH2004/00082/FP (Change of use of basement, ground, first, second and third floors from Class A2 to educational use Class D1) to state that the basement, ground and first floor shall be used for class D1 education use by Language in Action Ltd only, and by no other person or company. Upon cessation of occupation by Language in Action Ltd, the use of the basement, ground and first floor shall be reinstated to its former use within Class A2 (financial and professional services) of the 1987 Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order (as amended). BH2016/06056 Flat 1 43 Medina Villas Hove Listed Building Consent Internal alteration to reconfigure store cupboard in dining room into the bathroom. (Retrospective). BH2016/06057 Flat 1 43 Medina Villas Hove Listed Building Consent Removal of internal chimney breast to rear bedroom. (Retrospective). BH2016/06058 Flat 1 43 Medina Villas Hove Listed Building Consent Replacement of windows to rear with single glazed sliding sash windows. (Retrospective). BH2016/06065 1 Vine Place Brighton Householder Planning Consent Erection of first floor extension over existing rear garage and replacement of rear ground floor store with shower room and new entrance. BH2016/06068 67 Beaconsfield Road Brighton Advertisement Display of 1no non-illuminated aluminium fascia sign to column of London Road Viaduct. (Retrospective). BH2016/06086 3 Chesham Place Brighton Listed Building Consent Replacement of existing concrete on front entrance steps with new black and white tiling. BH2016/06112 Flat 1 29 Buckingham Street Brighton Householder Planning Consent Replacement UPVC window and doors to rear. BH2016/06123 9 Tongdean Road Hove Householder Planning Consent Alterations to existing garage including extension to rear. BH2016/05216 9 Vine Street Brighton Full Planning Demolition of existing garage and erection of three storey dwelling. (Part retrospective) Re-Advertisements BH2016/05187 72 - 73 Western Road Brighton Full Planning Change of use from mixed use cafe/cookery school (Sui Generis) to electronic bingo centre (D2) with installation of new shop front and air conditioning compressors and louvres to roof. BH2016/05273 31A Ventnor Villas Hove Householder Planning Consent Installation of new window to side elevation, replacement front door and new retaining wall to front garden. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13 BH2016/05810 Genome Centre & Land Adjoining To East Within The Science Car Park Science Park Road University Of Sussex Falmer I give notice that University Of Sussex is applying to Brighton & Hove City Council for planning permission for: Refurbishment of the existing Genome Centre building and erection of a new Life Sciences building (D1) (14,910 sqm) over four floors plus basement with associated access, servicing and landscaping. Any representations should be made in writing to the Planning and Building Control, Applications Manager, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ, or via the website, within 21 days of this notice, quoting the application number. Please note that all representations received will be open for public inspection and late representations may not be considered. Planning and Building Control Applications Manager 25 November 2016

PUBLIC NOTICES

BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL

NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Councilâ&#x20AC;?) has on 23 November 2016 made the above named Orders under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended which when it comes into operation on 28 November 2016 will revoke the Brighton & Hove (East Brighton Park) Various Restrictions Order 2014 and the Brighton & Hove (Preston Park) Various Restrictions Order 2012, and will also introduce the two new Orders named above. There will be no difference on the ground to the parking restrictions but the provision of the order making authorisation will be changed from on-street parking to off-street parking. A copy of this Notice, the Orders as made, plans showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reasons for making the Orders 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 either or both of the Orders or of any of their provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act, or that any requirements of the Act or of any instrument made under it have not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Orders was made, apply to the High Court for that purpose. Dated: 25 November 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 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. 16 2016 (TRO-21-2016) NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Councilâ&#x20AC;?) has on 23 November 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 1 December 2016 will introduce the following: â&#x20AC;˘ Proposed double yellow lines in Court Ord Road â&#x20AC;˘ Proposed limited waiting in Vicarage Lane outside of The Plough Pub â&#x20AC;˘ 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 Order as made, plans showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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: 25 November 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

BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 BRIGHTON & HOVE PROHIBITION OF DRIVING ORDER 2016 (REF TRO-8A-2016) BRIGHTON & HOVE (VARIOUS ROADS) (ONE WAY) TRAFFIC ORDER 2012 AMENDMENT ORDER NO. 2 2016 (REF TRO-8B-2016) NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Councilâ&#x20AC;?) has on 23 November 2016 made the above named Orders under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended which when they come into operation on 28 November 2016 will allow pedal cycles to use sections of Avenue, East Street and Gloucester Road. A copy of this Notice, the Orders as made, plans showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reasons for making the Orders 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 either or both of the Orders or of any of their provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act, or that any requirements of the Act or of any instrument made under it have not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Orders was made, apply to the High Court for that purpose. Dated: 25 November 2016 Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove BN3 3BQ www.brightonhove.gov.uk/ tro-finalised

Friday, November 25, 2016

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Time to M

Property

Tips to save for a deposit More and more prospective first-time buyers are moving home, writes Kirsty McLuckie

ifty years ago most young adults lived w i th t h e i r pa r ents until they got married – and in some cases for a considerable time afterwards. Trad i t i o n a l l y, you receivedthekeyofthedooron your 21st birthday, signalling adegreeofindependence–althoughprobablynotmuchofa private life. These days most of us expect to move out of our childhood homes when we reach maturity, to go away to study or move with a job, but more recently, an increasing numberoftheyoungergeneration are moving back in with parents after renting elsewhere, in order to save a deposit to buy their first home. Becoming part of this so-called boomerang generation can be an unsettlingexperience,findingyourself once more in a childhood bedroom, having to explain

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your whereabouts to other members of the family or debating what to watch on TV with an elderly relative. But if you do have the option to save money by moving home, particularly if you can live rent-free, it can knockyearsoffthetimeneededtosaveenoughforadeposit and become a homeowner. Hamptons International carried out a survey this year looking at average salaries in different areas of the country and comparing them to first time buyer property prices and the costs of renting. The Time to Save Index found single first-time buyers across the country could reduce the time to save

A substantial deposit can speed up the whole process of buying a new home

for a 15 per cent home deposit from 13 years to four, by living at home. A couple could reduce the time from threeand-a-halfyearsto18months. Fionnuala Earley, residential research director at Hamptons International said: “While slower house

price growth and higher wages has made affordability a bit better, first-time buyers still face high barriers to achieving home ownership because ofthesizeofdepositrequired. “Being able to buy a home in a reasonable amount of time means they need to find

ways to save more of their income. For many, this means moving back home with mum anddadandsavingonthelargest expense they face – rent.” For those that don’t have the option to move back in with parents – or feel they couldn’t hack it – there are other options to cut the time spent saving however. Downsizing to a smaller, cheaper rental property can cut monthly costs as can taking a lodger if you have the space and an agreement from your landlord. A room in a shared house can be a much cheaper option then a whole flat and unlike living with parents, means that you can share with people of your own age. Websites such as spareroom. co.uk or easyroommate.com are worth checking out. In some areas you can become the guardian of an empty property, such as a school or care home which

the owners would prefer to have tenanted, for security. Therentsarenominal,butyou will need to keep an eye on the premises in return. For those who are determinedtobuy,95percent mortgages are now available orasharedequityschemecan allow purchasers to buy part of a home. Developers often offer a range of incentives to help first time buyers who lack a huge deposit, so buying a brand new property is often easierthanasecondhandone. Finally, faced with the prospect of having grownup children move back in with them, many parents can become amenable to helping out with a cash gift or loan, if they have the resources. It will mean that you aren’t entirelyfinanciallyindependent, but if it saves the possible stresses of multigenerational living, it might be the best option for everyone.

Politicians must unite to solve housing problems, says Labour-backed review The Redfern Review has recommended a package of measures, including the reform of the Government’s Help to Buy and Starter Homes schemes. Politicians must unite to create long-term housing policies that enable more young people to get on to the property ladder, according to the ﬁrst major review into home ownership for more than a decade. TheRedfern Review, which

was commissioned by the Labour Party and carried out by Pete Redfern, chief executive of house builder Taylor Wimpey, has called for an independent Housing Commission to be created so that targets can be set for up to 20 years into the future. It has also proposed a package of measures to address falling home ownership, particularly among younger generations. They include

:a review of the Help to Buy and Starter Homes schemes changes to mortgage lending standardsmore support for initiatives that help younger people save extension of the ‘one for one’ replacement policy for Right to Buy The report found that the ﬁnancial squeeze on young people was at the heart of falling home ownership. And the biggest factor behind this decline was tougher

mortgage conditions for ﬁrsttime buyers. The review added that rising house prices had played a part, with each 10% jump in the cost of property reducing home ownership rates by 1.3%. It also noted that young people’s incomes had fallen by 10% relative to the salaries of workers aged over 40 since the ﬁnancial crisis, reducing the buying power of those hoping to get on to the prop-

erty ladder. There are now one million more 25 to 34-year olds still living with their parents than there were in 1996. And home ownership rates among the under-45s have fallen by 860,000 people during the past 10 years, with 53% of people saying buying a home had become much more diﬃcult. But as well as addressing the needs of ﬁrst-time buy-

ers, the report also called for reforms to the private rented sector and social housing, pointing out that there were 1.3m people on social housing waiting lists. The report put forward proposals for an independent Housing Committee, similar to the Infrastructure Commission, to make recommendations on long-term policy, and target new housing supply where it was needed.

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Friday, November 25, 2016

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Motors

Friday, November 25, 2016

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The 308 is a car that’s got the lot By Rob Auchterlonie Peugeot 308

Take a look at this picture, consider the size of the car and then take a stab at the engine size. Two-litre diesel?1.6diesel? Wrong. Under the bonnet of one of the neatest machines to arrive on the drive in recent months is just 1198cc. And despite the fact it’s also mated to an automaticgearbox,itworks well. The motor industry is having a good stab at proving size isn’t everything, and Peugeot’s

308 SW – here in GT Line trim – makes a strong statement as a car that’s got the lot. GT Line denotes it’s near the top of the range but Peugeot aficionados will be happy to note they’ve not tinkered overmuch with the smart exterior, the i-Cockpit cabin, its useable interior nor the quality feel. And smart it is, a big stepintherightdirectioncompared to Peugeots of old. This is a much better proposition to anyone in the market for a sassy looking estate packed with equipment and offering practicality, econo-

my and a decent driving experience. A quick walk round the outside will highlight the sleek shape, the 18-inch Diamant wheels,thelacqueredblackdiffuser and if the car in question is in Magnetic Blue as this one, then it’ll stand out even more. Andsotothepetrolengine–all 1.2 litres of it. It’s a lusty little unit and refreshingly efficient at moving the SW around, and quite quickly when the need arises. Its 230Nm of torque gives it enough grunt to accelerate past traffic, and it’ll hit 62mph in just over 11 seconds.

Also happy to report that the six-speed automatic gearbox works smoothly, adding to the overall good ride quality. The driving position is good, there’s plenty of interior space, and you’re always well located and comfortable in the half-Alcantaratrimmedsports seats. The centrally located main screen mops up most of the functions, and helps keep the dash area tidy... Extras to consider on top of an already high spec are the panoramic glass roof at £500 and that metallic blue paint (£525).

Light up someone’s Christmas

with Bentley Sussex and Chestnut Tree House. The holiday season is all about giving – and this year, Harwoods will be supporting our local community once again with an event that promises to be great fun for everyone involved. We’re aiming to fill the enormous boot of a Bentley Bentayga with presents that our friends at Chestnut Tree House can then distribute over Christmas. You can choose whether you want to bring a gift to add to the collection or simply make a donation – just make sure we receive it before 12th December. We’d be delighted if you could donate, so please call Bentley Sussex on 01798 300653 or email us on salesbp@harwoods.uk.com if you’d like to learn more. Bentayga fuel consumption* – EU Drive Cycle in mpg (l/100 km): Urban 14.9 (19.0); Extra Urban 29.4 (19.6); Combined 21.6 (13.1). CO2 Emissions 29.6 g/km. *Fuel consumption figures subject to Type Approval. The name ‘Bentley’ and the ‘B’ in wings device are registered trademarks. © 2016 Bentley Motors Limited. Model shown: Bentayga.

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Friday, November 25, 2016

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Friday, November 25, 2016

CHAMPIONSHIP

LEAGUE TABLE: TEAM

Poss 1 Newcastle 2 Brighton 3 Reading 4 Huddersfield 5 Birmingham 6 Norwich 7 Leeds 8 Fulham 9 Sheff Wed 10 Bristol City 11 Preston 12 Derby 13 QPR 14 Brentford 15 Barnsley 16 Aston Villa 17 Ipswich 18 Nottm Forest 19 Wolves 20 Burton Albion 21 Cardiff 22 Blackburn 23 Wigan 24 Rotherham

P 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17

MATCHES W D 13 1 10 5 9 4 9 2 7 7 8 3 8 2 6 7 7 4 7 3 7 3 6 5 6 5 6 4 6 4 4 10 5 6 5 4 4 6 4 6 5 3 4 4 3 6 1 4

L 3 2 4 6 3 6 7 4 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 3 6 8 7 7 9 9 8 12

F 36 26 23 19 22 29 19 24 18 23 22 15 19 23 27 18 14 27 19 18 17 19 14 17

2016/2017 SEASON

GAME OUTCOMES:

GOALS A Av 13 2.1 10 1.5 18 1.4 21 1.2 18 1.3 29 1.7 19 1.2 19 1.4 20 1.1 20 1.4 20 1.3 13 0.9 23 1.2 19 1.4 24 1.6 17 1.1 17 0.8 30 1.6 21 1.2 23 1.1 27 1.0 27 1.2 19 0.8 41 1.0

Pts 40 35 31 29 28 27 26 25 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 22 21 19 18 18 18 16 15 7

Home team: 91

Draws: 54 Away teams: 59

TOP SCORERS:

29%

Dwight Gayle Newcastle Glenn Murray Brighton Scott Hogan Brentford Tammy Abraham Bristol City Dannny Ward Rotherham Chriis Wood Leeds Sam Gallaghher Blackburn G McCleary Reaading C Jerome Norwiich Jonathan Kodjia Briistol Ciity A Knocckaert Brightton B Asssombaalonga Nottm Foorestt Will Griigg Wigan Eliass Kachuunga Huddersfieldd Jordan Hugilll Preston Garyy Hoopper Shheff Wed Jaacob Murpphy Norrwich Lukaas Juutkiew wicz Birm mingham Aposttoloss Velliios Nottm m Forest Jacksonn Irvine Buurtonn Tom m Incee Derrby

26%

45%

GOALS SCORED: Home goals

285

Away goals

Total goals

223

508

MAKING THE HEADLINES

Winner

Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips is the EFL Young Player of the Month

league appearances this season

13 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

appearances this season for Wigan and Wales midfielder Shaun MacDonald

goals for Brightonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Glenn Murray

years old

BRIGHTON v FULHAM

NEXT MATCH:

SATURDAY, 26 NOV, 3PM WEEKEND FIXTURES:

LAST MATCHES: HOW THEY PERFORMED 19 NOV

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Saturday Aston Villa v Cardiff City Brentford v Birmingham Brighton v Fulham Derby v Norwich Ipswich v QPR Newcastle v Blackburn Preston v Burton Albion Reading v Bristol City Wolves v Sheff Wed Rotherham v Leeds

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Friday, November 25, 2016

Next up at the Amex...

Sport

Albion v Fulham in the Championship on Saturday, November 26, kick-off 3pm Tickets available at www.seagulls.co.uk or by calling 0844 327 1901

Improved Cottagers will provide tough Amex test Brighton & Hove Albion

Bradley Stratton

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Having held Aston Villa to a 1-1 draw at home a week ago, Brighton are set for another testing game at the Amex this weekend as they play host to Fulham on Saturday. Chris Hughton’s side had to come from behind to earn a point in the Friday night clash, with Nathan Baker putting the Villans ahead after 20 minutes. Glenn Murray equalised for Albion near the end of the first half with his tenth goal of the season, and the Seagulls had to withstand surmounting pressure from the visitors in the final 45 minutes. Jonathan Kodjia went closest to winning it for Villa, hitting the crossbar with a header on 76 minutes. While they remain unbeaten in 11 games, thirdplaced Reading have closed the gap between them and Albion in second to four points. Hughton will want his side to avoid letting that gap get any narrower this

weekend, as they square off with a Cottagers side who look to have come on leaps and bounds since being thrashed 5-0 at the Amex in April. Having finished 20th in the league last season, an overhaul of the squad in the summer from manager Slavisa Jokanovic has seen the West London club competing at the other end of the table so far in the current campaign, sitting two points off the top six in eighth place. One of the players who moved to Craven Cottage in the summer that Albion fans will be all too aware of is Chris Martin. The 28-year old has four goals to his name so far this season and scored seven goals in seven appearances against Albion for his former club, Derby. n Tickets for Albion’s FA Youth Cup third-round tie against Derby at the Amex go on sale on Monday. The game takes place on Wednesday, December 14, with a 7pm kick-off and tickets will go straight on general sale.

PICTURE BY JON RIGBY

Glenn Murray fires home Albion’s equaliser for his tenth goal of the season against Aston Villa

Hughton disappointed as Calderwood heads to Villa PICTURE BY PHIL WESTLAKE (PW SPORTING PHOTOGRAPHY)

Brighton & Hove Albion

Albion boss Chris Hughton admitted he was disappointed and surprised by assistant manager Colin Calderwood’s decision to move to Aston Villa. News began to break last week, before Brighton’s 1-1 draw with Villa at the Amex, that Calderwood was going to return to Villa Park, where he played from 1999 to 2000. After the match, Hughton confirmed Calderwood, who had been his assistant at Newcastle, Birmingham and Norwich, as well as the Seagulls, was to leave the club.

Colin Calderwood has left Albion to join Aston Villa

He said: “I’m very disappointed and surprised to lose Colin Calderwood at this stage of the season. But these things happen and I

now have to think long and hard. The club tried very hard to persuade him to stay but that wasn’t enough.” On the effect it could have on his side, Hughton added: “In our game you get used to people coming and going. It’s part and parcel of the game.” Albion revealed on Saturday a compensation package with Villa was agreed shortly before Friday’s match. Aston Villa confirmed his arrivial on Monday and Villa boss Steve Bruce said: “Once I knew Colin was available there was only one person I wanted here.” AIDAN SMALL

Hawks’ winless run increases to five games PICTURE BY DAVID PILLMAN

Football

Whitehawk Football Club’s winless run reached five matches on Saturday. Strikes from Luke Burbridge, Marvin Brooks and Steve Devlin sealed a 3-1 home victory for Poole Town in National League South. Marvin Hamilton pulled back a late consolation but that was all it was as Hawks fell to defeat. Despite the loss and a recent tricky run, Hawks boss Richard Hill believes his side can turn things around. He said: “Every game is tough and Saturday was another one of those. “Before this run of five games without a win, we had won nine out of ten matches, which is remarkably better than the team were doing before I came to the club. “Other than a poor decision at Stourbridge in the FA Cup, I’d say we’d probably have won that game but that’s how it goes sometimes.” Hawks now face two cup games in four days as they look to return to winning ways. They welcome fellow National League South side St Albans City for an FA Trophy third qualifying round encounter on Saturday,

Whitehawk Football Club manager Richard Hill

before a trip to Ryman League Premier Division outfit Burgess Hill in the Sussex Senior Cup on Tuesday. Hill is placing no extra importance on these games and just wants to see his team return to winning ways. He added: “Whether it be a cup or league game, we’d want to win it just as much. “I’ve been involved in football since I was 16 and every game I want to win. “Since I’ve come in, there have been several changes and new players coming to the club. We’ll hope to win the games on both Saturday and Tuesday, just as we do any match.” LEWIS MASON

Andrew takes over as new Sussex chief executive Cricket

Sussex have appointed former Rugby Football Union director and England fly-half Rob Andrew as their new chief executive. The 53-year-old was the shock choice to succeed Zac Toumazi this week and will begin his new role at Hove in January. A former director of rugby at Newcastle, Andrew had a distinguished playing career and was capped 71 times for England. Andrew – who also played first-class cricket while at Cambridge University –

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is to build on the work of Toumazi, who has overseen the integration of the professional club with the recreational board and

its 245 affiliated league clubs. He said: “I am thrilled and really excited to be joining Sussex. The structures that have been put in place under the Sussex Cricket Limited umbrella have laid a very strong foundation for the future. “I am looking forward to working with everyone connected with Sussex to help create success in professional cricket, recreational cricket and community programmes and ensuring that Hove remains a very special cricket ground.”

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t wasn’t a classic by any means but Brighton & Hove Albion’s point against Aston Villa last Friday could well be seen as vital by the end of the season. In a way, it felt like two experienced Championship managers slugging it out and, on the balance of play, both teams got what they deserved. The quality of the managers in this division is now exceptional. Not only do we have two old hands in Steve Bruce and Chris Hughton, we also have the hardened campaigners Ian Holloway and Neil Warnock. It also has one of the most successful managers ever with Rafa Benitez at Newcastle but Garry Monk has done very well to settle at the volatile Leeds, who are now among the chasing pack. The relatively-inexperienced Jaap Stam has led Reading to a wonderful run of late, David Wagner at Huddersfield continues to impress but there is also the pragmatic Gary Rowett at Birmingham. The division boasts a bit of glamour with Carlos Carvalhal at Hillsborough but significantly more and more Championship managers have been in charge of Premier League teams. This weekend’s opponents Fulham have a manager who came close. Slavisa Jokanovic achieved promotion with Watford but never got the chance to go on and take charge at the top level. Many supporters seem disillusioned with top-flight football in this country but just below there is a huge wealth of talent in the dugout, as well as on the pitch. It is a gruelling 46 games in total and several bosses have already been cast aside this season in a fiercely competitive division but it provides intrigue and intense matches. A possible promotion to the Premier League will provide fans with a whole new experience but the regular weekly challenge of closely-matched opponents may well diminish. It has its faults but the Championship season also provides some appealing

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stories. The recent breakdown between the EFL and the FA means that a possible restructure has been parked for some time and the riches are a galaxy away from those in the Premier League – but the quality of the managers and the small margins between most of the teams remain in the division below. It seems the Championship is no longer a dirty word and many bosses are flourishing at the top end of the table. Thankfully for Seagulls supporters, Chris Hughton embodies everything that a successful Championship manager should be. He may yet get another opportunity to compete at the top level once again, but this time with the Albion. Follow all the action, home or away, on BBC Sussex Sport or Twitter: @BBCSussexSport or @johnnycburger To read more by Johnny Cantor, visit www. johnnycantor.com

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There was a bit of a scrum at a Brighton school when Rio Olympian and England rugby player Phil Burgess dropped in to meet pupils. Burgess, part of the Team GB sevens in the summer, caused quite a stir when he brought his silver medal into Brighton College where he delivered a talk on his Olympic success. Surrey-born Burgess got a full-time contract with England Rugby 7s in 2013 and made history when he was part of the inaugural men’s Rugby 7s tournament at the Olympic Games in Brazil. When he popped into the Eastern Road school, he had

some great advice for the sportsmen and women. He said: “The mental side of sport is massive. So many people can master a sport physically but the brain is the most powerful, and hardest, tool to conquer. “If you can get in the right state mentally when training and in a match situation, that’s the most important thing, whether you are a team player or you are playing individually.” The fleet-footed rugby player added: “I’ve always been passionate about playing rugby. “But I am a person first and rugby doesn’t define me, it just helps me lead a happy life because I have found what I am passionate about and made it central to my life. My advice to all the children here today is to do the same – find what drives

them and use it to make their lives enjoyable.” Brighton College was celebrating another rugby success the day Burgess arrived. Head of rugby Nick Buoy revealed that old boy Marcus Ramage, 18, who left the college in the summer, achieved his first international cap earlier in the month when he was selected to play for Hong Kong against Zimbabwe in the Cup of Nations. Ramage already plays rugby for Hong Kong Scottish but was selected after excelling on the wing and impressing coaches. Buoy said: “What an amazing achievement for Marcus. He has only been out in Hong Kong a short while and already he is making his mark. We are incredibly proud of him here.”

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ere at the Brighton and Hove Independent one of our favourite things about the city is its wealth of independent shops, bars and restaurants. So this year’s Christmas supplement is all about promoting those independent businesses and the fabulous things they have to offer this festive season. Whether it is shops and boutiques offering glorious gifts or restaurants with superb Christmas menus, this is your guide to the most wonderful time of the year. On pages 4 and 6, we round up just some of the exciting events planned in the city throughout December. Highlights include Burning the Clocks, a fond farewell for another year to the Snowdogs and a chance to meet Father Christmas at Preston Manor. From pages 8 to 11 we try to make your Christmas shopping just a little easier with our top picks of perfect presents for the whole family, plus a few ideas on great gifts for the office secret Santa. The best part is all of our gift ideas are available to buy right here in Brighton. On page 12, we meet the team at Terre á

Contents 4 What’s On 6 Festive menus 8 Gifts for him 9 Gifts for her 10 Gifts for kids 11 Secret Santa gifts

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Terre, hear about its fabulous Christmas menu and get some tips from one of the restaurants top chefs on how to make your own festive menu go without a hitch. On page 15, we learn more about one of our favourite festive fundraising events – the Santa Dash in aid of Rockinghorse, the official

charity for the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital. Finally, we round up some of the shows you can see throughout December on page 26 and learn there is more than just panto on offer. Merry Christmas from everyone at the Independent.

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Entertainment

More than just pantomime

e all love a good pantomime but it can be easy to forget there are plenty of other shows on offer at this time of year as well. So, to finish off our guide to everything Christmas related in Brighton, we bring you our top three picks for something just a little bit different. Children will be delighted as a magical search party is dispatched to find something very precious in Amongst the Stars at The Theatre Royal. Award winning Brighton company Herringbone Arts has once again collaborated with the theatre to create a magical performance for four to seven year olds. Following the sell out, critically acclaimed, production of A Winter’s Trail in 2015, Amongst the Stars unfolds as the audience follows the actors around the theatre. Herringbone Arts is a puppetry and performance company run by Brightonbased artists Fran Malone and Madeleine Herrington. They are passionate about making site specific and promenade puppet-based work, writing original tales and creating the puppets, props and settings themselves.

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The show runs during the day from Friday, December 2, to Saturday, December 24, at various times. On December 18, three accessible performances will be held. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Visit www.atgtickets.com/venues/ theatre-royal-brighton for details and to book.

Back by popular demand, the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus returns to the Brighton Dome Concert Hall on Saturday, December 10, to celebrate the festive season. Pull A Cracker will be raising funds for the British Red Cross. For more information and to book visit www.brightondome.org.

Running from December 13 to December 31, this year’s Christmas show for adults at the Theatre Royal will be Sunny Afternoon. Featuring some of The Kinks’ best loved songs, it tells the story of the early life of Ray Davies and the band’s rise to stardom. Visit www. atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton.

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Food

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t is fair to say most of us throw the diet out the window at Christmas and indulge in more treats than we do throughout the rest of the year. However, a busy calendar of Christmas parties, dinners and social gatherings can leave us with a little bit of palette fatigue. Luckily, Brighton has no shortage of restaurants offering something just a little different this Christmas. Award-winning vegetarian restaurant Terre á Terre is the local go-to for the most creative vegetarian food – always delivered with a cheeky little pun. It offers fantastically versatile menus throughout the year, from quirky sharing plates to multi-course set menus, and Christmas is no different. From December 1, the restaurant launches its three-course festive set menu, priced at £33 per person and available for groups of eight or less. Starters include the playfully titled KFC – Korean fried cauliflower with pickled rice, daikon kale crunch and chesnut ume plum. When it comes to the main event, offerings include the Chai Fawkes – a rosti bomb and umeboshi camembert molten middle, rolled in dried miso and gunpowder beet tea embers, served with heritage flames, cinder root hoppy brew with juniper soused bulbs, brassica tops, silken mallow, black garlic aioli and crimson salts. For dessert, why not try the figgy pudding or the Churrosimo – cinnamon sugar spice dusted doughnut straws served with vodka cherries, a salt caramel sticky dunker, warm dark chocolate dipper and finished with wild berry freeze dried crumble and extra brute cocoa powder. The restaurant is also offering a party menu, priced at £39.95 for three courses with a glass of organic prosecco on arrival, from December 1. It includes Terre á Terre tapas to share for starters, a choice of mains and a deliciously indulgent pudding sharing plate to finish. Feeling inspired to try a vegetarian Christmas? We asked chef Judith Lang to share one of her favourite recipes for the festive season – blue cheese soufflé. “Twice baked soufflés are not as daunting as they may first seem and are ideal for a stress free yet impressive vegetarian option,” she said. “The key is to cook out the béchamel base sauce fully until thick and glossy to provide a strong structure. “And, when adding in your whipped egg whites sacrifice the first quarter and beat it in to loosen the mix before gently folding in the rest. “Best of all, they can be made the day before so that all you have to do to serve is pop them in a hot oven for 10 minutes. “Here is a recipe for you to try at home taken from our Christmas soufflé dish – Chimchimney Soufflé and Sooty Tops.” Recipe 50g butter 60g plain flour 250ml warmed milk 1tsp Dijon mustard

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4 large yolks 5 large whites 125g Brighton blue cheese 1. Coat the inside of six ramekins with soft butter and then a little flour. 2. In a pan on low heat melt the butter. Sprinkle in the flour and stir to combine, cook it out for 5 minutes until it smells biscuity. 3. Slowly pour in the warmed milk while whisking. Cook out the mix on low heat until it is smooth and thick. Add the mustard and cheese and stir to melt. Take the mix off the heat and beat in the egg yolks. Allow the mix to cool fully 4. In another bowl whip up the egg whites

until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the egg whites into the now cool cheese mix. Divide the mix between the ramekins and bake in a bain marie for 15 to 20 minutes at 180 degrees until risen and slightly golden. Remove from moulds and chill until required. To serve put the soufflés in a hot oven for 7 minutes until rerisen and golden For more information on Christmas party menus and to book, call 01273 729051 or visit www.terreaterre.co.uk. More top menus Still looking for inspiration? Here are some more suggestions for great Christmas meals out. For a taste of the exotic, try Indian

Summer’s Christmas sharing menu, available for groups of 11 or more at £26.95 per person and including a tandoori paneer tikka and Malvani mutton, cooked with black and green cardamom, coriander, cumin and black pepper. Call 01273 711001 or visit www. indiansummerbrighton.co.uk to book. For a regal affair, why not try the Christmas Banquet at The Royal Pavilion on December 9 and December 16. Step into the past for a drinks and canapé reception followed by a three-course dinner with wine and coffee in the State Banqueting Room. Tickets are £97, or £87 for members, book in advance by calling 03000 290900 or visiting brightonmuseums. org.uk/royalpavilion.

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Gifts for him

Stumped for present ideas? Our gift guide has the answers

ometimes it is difficult to know what to get the men in our lives for Christmas and we end up buying variations on the same theme every year. So we’ve rounded up some gift ideas – all available to buy locally – to help inspire you this Christmas. From luxury gifts to affordable items, we have the special man in your life covered.

If he dreams of taking to the stage, this Blue Moon BG-18 Dreadnought Guitar with high gloss finish, nickel frets, a rosewood fingerboard, spruce top and linden back and sides is the perfect gift. Priced £98.99 from Hobgoblin Music.

For the food lover, why not pick up a copy of the Terre à Terre Cookbook – a celebration of Terre à Terre and its dishes since it opened its door in 1993. It includes more than 100 recipes from the repertoire that has made Terre á Terre the most talked about vegetarian restaurant in Britain, accompanied by taste-bud stimulating food photography by award-wining Lisa Barber and is priced £25.

Is he already mourning the end of Movember? Make the moustache last longer with this Mo Bro Mug, priced £5.95 from Lust!. And bring a smile to your own face when they take a drink and you see the message on the bottom.

If you are looking to push the boat out this Christmas, then why not consider a watch as your gift? We love this stunning black and silver TAG Heuer Mens Carrera Watch for £1,850, available from T H Baker.

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tuck on what to buy the women who has everything? You have come to the right place. Brighton is famous for its fabulous shops – whether it is quirky independents and boutiques in the Lanes or larger department stores. So sit back and let us take the stress out of your Christmas shopping.

Add an electric edge to her musical ambitions with this stunning Valentino VE-008 Electric Frame Violin in blue. It can either be plugged into an amp or played straight into the headphones and is priced £229, complete with case and bow, from Hobgoblin Music.

The Insta360 Nano features a dual fisheye lens for an impeccable 360 experience she can immediately share with friends and family around the world. As an added bonus, the product’s packaging can be used as a VR 360 headset. Available for £199 from Park Cameras.

If your loved one has a penchant for designer labels, why not splash out on this beautiful Gucci bangle watch, priced at £575 and available at TH Baker.

Want to give jewellery this Christmas but looking for a more affordable option. Stay on trend with this Rosa Lea rose gold-plated Open Flower Mandala Pave Necklace, £34.95, available from T H Baker.

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hile Christmas is a magical time of year for children it can be stressful for parents with a new ‘it’ toy released every year. So, to take some of the stress out of granting those Christmas wishes, we round up some of our favourite presents for kids this year.

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Perfect for ambitious beginners, the Casio CTK1500 Full Sized Keyboard features an LCD screen and learning system for effective key training. Available from Hobgoblin Music for £109.

Tech-savvy youngsters will love the VTech Innotab Max Blue, featuring a camera, kid-safe internet, ebooks and much more. It can also be equipped to teach basic lessons and is available from Toys R Us for £89.99.

Stockists: Hobgobin Music, 108 Queens Road, Brighton, www.hobgoblin.com/shops/brighton; QLeisure, www.qleisure.co.uk; Toys R Us, www.toysrus.co.uk. All prices correct at time of publication

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hether it is the office Christmas party or a group of friends, most of us will be taking part in at least one round of secret Santa this year. While a great way to keep costs down, the limited budget and fear of pulling out the name of the last person you want to buy for can make this particular tradition a festive minefield. So here is our selection of some of the best gifts for £10 and under to make the pick just a little easier.

Ensure they never miss out on the tea round again with this Ring for Tea Key Ring. A very special pocket-sized hand-bell , priced at £2.50 from Lust!.

Spoil someone this Christmas with bespoke gift boxes packed with teas and coffees from around the world from Drury Cafe. With bespoke gift packs made to order, choose from a vast range of speciality loose teas, single origin coffee beans and espresso roasts. Starting from £10.

For the music lover in your life, pick up a pair of Atlas 7A Hickory Drum Sticks for £7.69 from Hobgoblin Music.

Looking for a unique gift to bring a smile to your Secret Santa’s face? A personalised photo calendar is a great gift and you can upload your favourite pictures for each month – whether it is work nights out or family photos. Choose from 6x8”, 10x8” or 16x12” and create in store, or online at with Park Cameras from only £6.99

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Take the strain off their precious pegs and give them someone else’s to open their beer bottles at the Christmas party. This denture-shaped bottle opener is £4.50 from Lust!.

For the chocolate lovers what could be better than Terre à Terre’s Salt Caramel Truffles? Bitter chocolate shells filled with a luscious liquid salt caramel centre, hand rolled in ganache, cocoa dusted and boxed, all for just £8.95.

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swarm of Santas is once again set to take over the seafront this year in a bid to raise thousands for sick children all over Sussex. Santa Dash Brighton – one of the city’s favourite Christmas challenges – returns on Saturday, December 10. The dash is in aid of Rockinghorse – the official charity of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital. The children’s charity is looking for groups and individuals to take part in the 5K fun run dressed in a full Santa suit to help raise vital funds for sick children in Sussex. Places cost £15 per person, including a Santa suit. Participants have to raise £50 in sponsorship which will be donated towards Rockinghorse’s 50th year appeal – Sussex Giving for Sussex Children. Rockinghorse is best-known as the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital (the Alex) in Brighton, and raises money for life-saving and cutting-edge medical equipment. The charity recently launched plans for its golden jubilee in 2017, when it aims to raise £500,000 worth of funding to be split between

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