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Sussex’s ambulance service is set to be placed in special measures following an ‘inadequate’ rating by health regulators. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) in May and found problems with its urgent and emergency care, safety, and leadership. Inspectors said low staffing levels were having an impact on both performance and fatigue of staff, and that the

Trust was benchmarked as the worst-performing nationally for answering 999 calls within five seconds. The report did, however, praise staff, and gave the Trust a ‘good’ rating for caring. This comes just one month after the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton was placed in special measures. Cllr Daniel Yates, chair of Brighton and Hove’s health and wellbeing board, said: “The whole NHS is under severe financial restriction at the moment, that is inevitably having an effect, Whether it’s our community service, mental health service, hospital service or

ambulance service, they are all facing real difficulties. Some of those difficulties are coming through and being seen through those CQC inspections.” Cllr Yates said the board is working alongside the local Clinical Commissioning Groups to ‘get organisations working together’ under the new sustainability and transformation plan, which will soon go out for public consultation. He said: “We are talking about a plan for developing an integrated system of health and social care in the city.” SEE PAGE 9

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Fears over loss of bobby on the beat with cuts to PCSOs Bex Bastable

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Changes to local neighbourhood policing across Sussex were called into question at the latest Sussex Police and Crime Panel meeting. This comes as Portslade’s four Labour councillors expressed their concern that there is now only one PCSO for the whole of Portslade. Cllr Peter Atkinson said: “Less than six months ago we had three PCSOs in Portslade. They had good local knowledge and intelligence and were highly valued by all. There is now just one.” The councillors said residents were concerned that they will not have the same level of service where it counts – on the streets – particularly in light of recent incidents in Portslade, including the alleged murder

of Shana Grice last month. There were 322 PCSOs in Sussex but this will reduce to 186 by January 2017, a reduction of 42 per cent. Members of the Sussex Police and Crime Panel questioned police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne about the effectiveness of the changes on Friday. Mrs Bourne told the panel, “I am aware of concerns and will continue to scrutinise, but the new model has only just started to be rolled out, it has been operational barely two months and we need to give it time to bed in. “I am confident the new policing model is where it should be right now I and I will continue to scrutinise it and continue to challenge the Chief Constable around this.” When discussing the police and crime plan for 2017-2021, Brighton and Hove city councillor Emma Daniel suggested a change to the

Portslade councillors have expressed concerns over the loss of two PCSOs in the area

wording from ‘strengthen local policing’ to something such as ‘transform’ as residents might think this would mean an increase in

Parking zone consultation for two more areas in Brighton Residents in Balfour Road and Preston Village are to be consulted on whether they would like controlled parking zones in the area. The move is in response to an increasing number of comments and complaints received by the council about high numbers of vehicles parked all day and into the evening. This has led to a severe shortage of space for residents. Residents in Balfour Road blamed new parking zones introduced in Fiveways earlier this year, for the parking problems on the street. Cllr Gill Mitchell, chair of the environment,

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transport and sustainability committee, said: “In all cases parking schemes are created in response to residents’ requests. We always do our best to accommodate local views in the detailed design

of a scheme. So it’s important everyone lets us have their views, all of which will be carefully considered.” The council said questionnaires are expected to arrive at homes early next week and the survey will also be available online via the council’s website. An unstaffed exhibition to illustrate details of the proposals will be held at the Parking Information Centre, Hove Town Hall, from October 3 to November 11. Results of the consultation will be reported to the environment, transport and sustainability committee on January 17.

the number and visibility of PCSOs. Cllr Daniel said: “It will be a stick to beat you with from the public’s point of view.”

Mrs Bourne replied: “Strengthening local policing is what I said in my manifesto and I meant it and is what I was elected on.”

Seven Dials area since work began on September 15. But to get the job done early, the council said it will need to close the roundabout entirely on Monday night. All entrances and exits to the roundabout will be shut from 7.30pm on Monday night until 6am Tuesday morning. Deputy chair of the environment committee Cllr Saoirse Horan: “Thanks to everyone for bearing with

us. We apologise again for the disruption. We never look forward to setting up roadworks but there was no avoiding this if we were to stop the roundabout disintegrating.” The council said the project was essential because a low kerb encircling the roundabout had started to break up. This was a result of the level of the road surface and being frequently struck by vehicles.

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Opposing grammar schools Brighton and Hove Labour activists are to stage a series of campaigning events on Saturday, to oppose the government’s plans to reintroducegrammarschools. Cllr Tom Bewick, Labour’s lead member for education at Brighton and Hove City Council, said: “How on earth can such a divisive policy last introduced in the 1950s provide any real answers to the gross inequalities or social polarisation of today?” Cllr Lloyd Russell-Moyle, acting chair of the Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party said, “The introduction of segregation in education will lead to poor quality secondary moderns, destroy links between schools and communities, and is a step back into the past. “We will fight for good schools for all children and young people.” The rallies will be held from 10.30am to 3.30pm at: New Road, Brighton; New Steine, Brighton; George Street, Hove; and 19-20 Boundary Road, Portslade.

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More than 1,000 frustrated commuters have collectively raised £20,000 to take on the government over Southern Rail. The Association for British Commuters is hoping to raise £25,000 by October 4, to crowdfund a judicial review on the government’s ‘failure to hold Southern Rail to account’. The rail franchise is run by Govia Thameslink (GTR), which has been embroiled in a bitter dispute with the RMT union over conductor roles. The dispute has led to months of cancellations and disruption on services across the south east. But the commuter group said it is not just ‘a simple narrative of unions vs management’. “We believe this depiction is vastly insufficient in analysing the real timescale and issues behind the crisis; and more worryingly still, the dangers behind a unique kind of ‘management contract’ that may see GTR acting at the

Passenger protests at Brighton Station earlier this year, over the disruption caused to Southern services

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behest of the government, while the Department for Transport (DfT) continue to avoid all transparency and accountability,” a statement from the group said. The group’s lawyers Rhodri Thompson QC of Matrix Chambers and Jamas Hodivala of 2 Bedford Row have already written to the Dft requesting documents to confirm whether GTR is

Brighton Pavilion’s Green MP Caroline Lucas. She said: “I’m delighted to welcome this initiative from the Association of British Commuters as it gives rail users a key role in holding the Department for Transport to account for the chaos on our railways. “I believe that Southern’s parent company GTR is so clearly unfit for purpose that

in breach of its franchise agreement. The documents include a breach notice served on Govia on July 7 2015, and the disclosure of a complete copy of February’s remedial plan. So far the DfT has refused to release the documents. Emily Yates, campaign coordinator for the Association of British Commuters, said: “We are very disappointed

that the DfT has failed to reveal documents that we feel the public urgently need to see, considering the catastrophic state of rail travel in the south.” The campaign has certainly caught the imagination of the 1,000 people who have put their hands in their pockets and donated their hardearned cash to the campaign. It also had the support of

the contract should be taken off them immediately. I look forward to working alongside the Association of British Commuters and others towards establishing a rail service that’s run for people not profit.” To find out more about the crowdfunding campaign by the commuter group, visit: www.crowdjustice.co.uk/ case/southernrail/

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Residents left ‘reeling’ after phone mast ‘oversight’ Bex Bastable

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The city council has been accused of ‘incompetence’ after an post room mistake led a 12.5 metre phone mast in Woodingdean being indirectly given planning consent. The error has left Woodingdean residents ‘reeling’, as the mast has now been erected at an historic site in Warren Road, despite being refused by the council. Conservative councillor Dee Simson investigated the matter, after noticing the construction of the phone mast last week. It came to light that a mix-up in the council’s post room meant council officers failed to issue the decision notice outlining the refusal in the required time of 56 days, and the application was automatically given consent. Cllr Simson said: “The incompetence in this whole situation is unbelievable. Woodingdean residents are now left with a 12.5 metre phone mast that should never have been allowed to be erected.

“The people of Woodingdean are quite understandably very upset that such a structure is being placed in front of the village’s historic cottages which they consider precious to the community. It will completely change the street scene.” Cllr Julie Cattell, Labour’s chair of the planning committee, said: “I’m very sorry for the delay that occurred and I apologise to Woodingdean residents who opposed the mast and who took the time to make their views known to us. I have taken this up with senior staff at the council and although this will be of little comfort with regards to this case, this terrible oversight has resulted in the council’s procedures being changed to reduce, as far as possible, a repeat of this very unfortunate situation.” She explained that there was a five-day delay between the council’s post room receiving the application and the planning team receiving it, resulting in an incorrect receipt date and the decision being issued after 56 days. Therefore, the phone mast was deemed to have consent.

Protecting Brighton’s historic ‘Old Town’ Residents are being urged to give their views on how the ‘historic heart’ of the city can be protected and enhanced. The city council has produced a 50-page document on the Old Town’s heritage, serving as an assessment of what is important about the area, to guide future planning policies. The document describes how the Old Town – bounded by the seafront, East Street,

West Street and North Street – came into being. Evidence suggests it had been inhabited since Saxon times. Initially there was a settlement on the foreshore below a cliff. This was eventually destroyed by the sea and the town grew just inland from the 13th century. The Old Town features a high proportion of listed buildings, and a network of narrow streets, alleyways and terraced cottages. Important

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Ship’s large garage, plus betterstreet surfaces with coordinated street furniture. Councillors on the economic development and culture committee agreed that the Old Town Character Statement should be released for public consultation although a date has not yet been announced. When the consultation does begin, it will be made available on the council’s website and in local libraries for four weeks.

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A key to Brighton’s clock tower, which was presented to the town of Brighton in 1887, has travelled all the way across the world to be returned 129 years later. Brett Dubois, the great great grandson of Alderman Edward Martin, the Mayor of Brighton in 1887, flew over from Australia to present the key back to Brighton and Hove. James Willing, who gifted the clock tower to the city, gave the key to Alderman Martin and the town of Brighton. It was then passed down through the generations of Alderman Martin’s family, finally ending up with Brett. Brett and his partner, Yan Pothin, stopped by the mayor’s office where they returned the key to Mayor Pete West and visited the clock tower. Brett said: “The key should

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go back to the city of Brighton and Hove so other people can see it and learn about this piece of history.” This is not the first time that the key has made the journey from Australia to

Brighton as Brett brought it in 2013 and his grandparents came with it in 1962. This time, however, it will stay with the city. Cllr Pete West said: “It was great to meet Yan and

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The ambulance service in Sussex has been told it must improve after ‘serious concerns’ over the care it provides. The South East Coast Ambulance Trust (SECAmb) is the latest NHS organisation in the area to be placed into special measures. This comes one month aftertheRoyalSussexCounty Hospital in Brighton was given the same treatment by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), after concerns over safety and leadership. SECAmb, which serves Brighton and Hove, was found to have problems with its urgent and emergency

care, safety, and leadership. NHS Improvement said it has already started supporting the trust to make improvements. SECAmb’s acting chief executive Geraint Davies said: “While we are pleased that the dedication and care of our staff is highlighted as good in this report, we are sorry that we have not met the standards expected in a number of other areas. We havealreadybeenworkingon and implementing a number of improvements. We are determined to implement the changes required to restore confidence in our service.” He also praised the staff on their ‘excellent work’ across the region. Anne Eden, executive

regional managing director for the south at NHS Improvement, said: “We know that more people than ever are requiring urgent or emergency care this year and that the demand is challenging trusts across England. “However, the serious concerns about care at SECAmb need to be addressed quickly, which is why we are putting the trust in special measures. “We will continue working with the trust to bring about rapid improvement to its urgent and emergency care services, so that when they are ill or in need of immediate care, patients in the South East can be assured that they are getting the quality care they expect.”

Improvements being made The CQC’s report released yesterday (Thursday) rated SECAmb as ‘inadequate’ overall, but ‘good’ for caring, and follows a warning notice issued back in July. Both SECAmb’s chairman and chief executive resigned earlier this year after the fallout from a controversial pilot which delayed dispatching ambulances to some patients in the winter of 2014/15, while the trust also admitted in June that it was ‘failing to reach some patients as quickly as it would like’. Sir Mike Richards, chief

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The West Pier Trust is to hold a year of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the famous Brighton landmark. The programme of events will see the illumination of the pier, a special cake made by the Great British Bake Off’s Kate Henry, and a series of talks and film screenings. The famous Victorian pier, opened in 1866, and was one of the most popular Victorian and Edwardian attractions. But it closed in 1975, falling into disrepair, and was almost completely destroyed by two fires in 2003. Today, just a shell of the structure stands, as an iconic part of Brighton and Hove’s seafront landscape, and the site is now home to Brighton’s newest attraction, the British Airways i360 – which is described by its architects as a vertical pier. The West Pier Trust said its 150th anniversary

celebrations are set to pay tribute to the rich history of the West Pier while looking forward to its future with the British Airways i360. Next Thursday (October 6) will mark the anniversary of the West Pier’s opening, and celebrations will begin at sunset with an illumination of the pier and a British Airways i360 flight for West Pier members hosted by architect David Marks. There will also be the unveiling of a special 150th birthday cake, created by Great British Bake Off contestant and Brighton resident, Kate Henry. The following Monday, in the first in a series of ticketed events open to the public, British Airways i360 architects David Marks and Julia Barfield, will pay homage to the pier, discussing the challenges of their 11 year journey to evoke the unique heritage of the West Pier while creating an iconic 21st century landmark. FromtheweekofNovember

23, the programme extends to include the screening of Richard Attenborough’s famous anti-war film, Oh! What A Lovely War, made on location in Brighton in 1967 and featuring rare footage of the West Pier. The following week (November 28) BBC Coast presenter Nick Crane will explore the West Pier’s unique setting in one of the world’s most diverse and beautiful coastlines. For the series of events planned in 2017, speakers include: David Fisher, author of Cinema-by-Sea presents The West Pier on Film, a look at the history of film and cinema in Brighton and Hove since 1896; Peter James, international bestselling novelist; Joan Bakewell, in perhaps her lesser-known role as president of the National Pier Society, shares her ‘passion for piers’. To find out more about the anniversary events, and for tickets, visit: www.westpier. co.uk/events

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Benefits of city’s ‘miracle’ game This time last year the city staged one of the greatest upsets in Rugby history when underdogs Japan defeated South Africa during Rugby World Cup 2015. The Japanese press referred to the game at the Amex stadium as ‘the miracle of Brighton’. A study into the economic impact of the tournament, shows that Brighton and Hove’s involvement brought an estimated £47 million to the city with £23 million of that going straight into the pockets of local businesses.

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A month-long celebration of photography will take place in Brighton and Hove in October, as the Brighton Photo Biennial and the Brighton Photo Fringe begin. The Biennial is an international art event in Brighton and Hove, curated and produced by Brighton-

based organisation Photoworks. In its seventh year it takes on a theme of ‘Beyond The Bias - Reshaping Image’, and will explore subverting stereotypes, including gender, sexuality and the ideal body form. It will feature exhibitions documenting the youth subcultures around Notting Hill Carnival, representations of the LGBT community in both Brighton and Mumbai, and

an exploration of the black dandy phenomenon across the world. Celia Davies, director, Photoworks, said: “The programme of new work and commissions has been brought together by the Photoworks team and it’s something we believe brings new insights on the politics of identity and representation, and photography’s role in that.” Exhibitions will be held

Our City, How Do We Look? Brighton Photo Biennial Jubilee Square, Brighton Four photography students from the University of Brighton have been photographing people and places across Brighton and Hove. The students - Jennifer Jackson, Sophia Wöhleke, Judith

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was co-commissioned with the Together the People festival – Brighton’s independent, greenfield, music and arts festival - and a preview of the exhibition was displayed at the festival earlier this month. The full set of images will be shown at Jubilee Square throughout October.

The Dandy Lion Project Brighton Photo Biennial 154-155 Edward Street, Brighton The Dandy Lion Project explores global expressions of the Black Dandy phenomenon against the backdrop of contemporary life. The exhibition presents more than 150 images from more than 30 photographers and filmmakers and is curated by US curator, Shantrelle P. Lewis. The first comprehensive exhibition of its kind, this project highlights young men in cityscapes,

defying stereotypical and monolithic understandings of black male identity, by adopting Edwardian-era fashion and fusing this with traditional African sartorial sensibilities. Following acclaimed showings at Museum of Contemporary Photography – Chicago and Museum of African Diaspora – San Francisco, this European premiere of The Dandy Lion Project will also include a digital element featuring vintage family and archive images from a special call–out.

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An exhibition charting progress of a major, multi-partner heritagelearning project with local young people, re-examining the city’s rich LGBTQ+ past and creating a new archive of queer youth experiences. 13 to 25-year-olds have been examining how issues faced today by young people identifying as LGBTQ+ compare

with those faced by young LGBTQ+ people over the past 40 years, using a collection of autobiographical writing submitted by over 700 people between 1986 and 1994. A collaboration with the Mass Observation Archive, Brighton and Hove Libraries Service, the East Sussex Record Office and Queer in Brighton.

in the Brighton University Galleries, Fabrica and across the city in indoor and outdoor locations from October 1 to 30. Brighton Photo Fringe provides a platform for new talent in the area, and this year features more than 200 artists in over 40 venues. We’ve picked just a few highlights from both festivals, but for the full listings, visit: 2016.bpb.org. uk and photofringe.org/2016

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Reimagine BrightonPhotoBiennial University of Brighton Galleries, Grand Parade Olivia Arthur (UK) and Bharat Sikka (India) have collaborated for the first time to explore private and public presentation of self-image in relation to thebody,gender,sexuality and fantasy. Working with communities in both Mumbai and Brighton, cities with sharply contrasting politics of gender and sexuality, the photographers have collaborated with their participants to produce a new documentary project. The work they

have researched and developed together revolves, to a large extent, around individuals who identify themselves as being part of the LGBTQ+ community and importantly, a community that represents contemporary diversity in relation to sexuality and gender. The public and private spheres in which the photographs are set present a contrast and raise questions as to the private and public presentation of self and the influence of locale on gender and sexuality.

New Skin BrightonPhotoFringe 10RegencyTown House,Basement, BrunswickSquare, Hove October1to30, ThursdaytoSunday Photographer Amelia Shepherd’s installation exploring motherhood takes over the kitchen of The Regency Town House in Brighton in October, as part of the Brighton Photo Fringe Festival. ‘New Skin’ documents Shepherd’s explosive burst into the new world of parenthood where boundaries between

night and day, joy and despair, elation and exhaustionareconfused. Amelia said: “As an artist and a mother I’ve

experienced a constant pull between my domestic and creative worlds. “Nothing is where it

should be. I find oranges squashed into a banana case, camera lenses in the tuppaware cupboard and my son tumbling head first from the washing machine. “In this exhibition I have tried to explore the physical, emotional and psychological shifts in my new identity through images and texts arranged around the domestic setting of this kitchen gallery. “My aim is to represent motherhood in new ways, reflecting what it means to be a mother today.”

Irish Traveller Exhibition Brighton Photo Fringe MADE Brighton, 66/67 North Road October 1 to November 4 Over the past two years Brighton photographer Heather Buckley has been building up relationship with travellers around Limerick and has been recording traveller voices at home and at horse fairs, to support her images in telling their story. The exhibition portrays both the grim reality of circumstance and people who are proud of their culture. The children talk about school, aspirations and horses. The parents talk of loss, abandonment, tradition and poor living conditions.

20 of the images in the exhibition are salt prints, created from Heather’s original files by traditional wet-process printers Paul Daskarolis and Stuart Kuhn. It’s one of the first photographic processes originally developed in the 1830s. Each salt print is a one off, a rarity since the digitisation of photography. Heather said: “I felt that the quality of a salt print compliments the subject. They are unique, a little rough around the edges, charming and very real.” The exhibition is an immersive installation of sound, large graphics and salt prints.

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he council’s housing and new homes committee decided last week to defer a decision on borrowing over £50 million to set up two new legal entities to build new housing. Greens sought to amend the proposals and supported deferral of the issue to the next meeting to allow further consideration. The committee looked at two proposals. The first was to set up a wholly council-owned housing company to enable amongst other things, the council to buy new homes from developers at a discount and use these to house people at affordable rents (for example cutting costs of housing homeless people in the private sector). This proposal has the support of all political parties and the Greens would like the council to get on with it. The second proposal, which is more controversial, is to set up a joint venture with Hyde Housing. This proposal involves borrowing over £50million to build 500 homes at Living Wage rents and 500 shared ownership new homes over the next five years. The joint venture model was initiated by the previous Green administration and has an exciting long term potential to address the city’s housing crisis. However, it is precisely because this is such an important major project that it’s so vital we get it right. Above all, we need to give the financial model full and proper scrutiny- like the i360, which went through four financial presentations before the council signed up to it. To ensure the project delivers the outcomes we need, we need guarantees that 100 per cent of beneficiaries of new homes will be residents of Brighton and Hove. Thirdly, we must strive to secure support from all political parties. This is a long-term scheme and to be a long-term success it will need future administrations of whatever political colour to carry it forward. It’s essential we choose the right

partner for the scheme, which is genuinely committed to more affordable rents. In the last few years Hyde has converted hundreds of social-rented homes (around 45 per cent of market rents) to more costly “affordable” rents (up to 80 per cent of market rents) in our city. This is not a good track record from a partner in a project which seeks to make housing more affordable. They have stopped this practice recently, but we would like to see a firm pledge from Hyde that they won’t do this again in the city. We want greater scrutiny of the financial assumptions behind the project. We have concerns that the current model over-estimates current house values; under estimates building cost inflation; and spends too little on the management and maintenance of properties to provide for decent service for tenants in the longer term. Financial models are notoriously difficult to get right, and previous mistakes in modelling for the Seaside Homes company have cost the council a lot of money (although funding will eventually be recovered). We need to learn from these mistakes and take time to ensure we don’t rush in and get it wrong. Greens want better guarantees that these new homes will remain affordable in the long-term. That’s why we want a commitment that rents won’t increase by more than the National Living Wage, and that rents will never exceed the Local Housing Allowance so that if the tenants’ income drops, they can still pay the rent We all agree that these new homes are desperately needed. We want to see the uncontentious wholly council owned housing company fast-tracked to start delivering homes. For the joint venture, however, we want to take enough time to ensure a robust, safeguarded proposal that the whole council can sign up to and will deliver truly affordable homes for the longterm.

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Warren Morgan

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Our housing plan is fair and deliverable

ast week one of our flagship housing policies went to the council’s housing and new homes committee for approval. Announced a year ago, it has been carefully prepared by teams of officers and accepted by party leaders. Over recent weeks the reports and recommendations were presented to a cross party working group, and opposition groups were briefed. The proposals are for a joint venture between the city council and Hyde Housing that would deliver a thousand truly affordable homes in the city. What do I mean by “truly affordable”? Homes available to rent at 60 per cent of market rates, around 40 per cent of a household income on the Living Wage. Homes available to buy on a shared ownership basis, with deposits a fraction of what it normally costs. Homes protected from right to buy, accessible to residents and families on lower incomes, the key workers our economy needs, the public service staff we depend on to run our NHS and blue light

services. Inside Housing magazine called the proposals “groundbreaking”. What happened when it went in front of the committee? In a meeting lasting an unbelievable seven hours, Conservative councillors asked a long pre-prepared list of questions which officers could have provided answers to in advance. After filibustering for an unprecedented length of time, the Conservative and Green councillors then voted to defer the report, in other words take no decision. They can do that, as combined Conservative and Green councillors can outvote the Labour administration. They have done it before, withholding their support for our libraries plan, creating a £300,000 hole in the budget. The main reason they gave for not approving this much-needed housing plan was “financial risk”. With property values increasing by well over 10 per cent a year in Brighton and Hove, most independent experts would say housing is a sure-fire win. Many have pointed out, correctly, that

it was Green and Conservative councillors who voted for the council to guarantee a loan of £36 million to the i360. At the same meeting, Green and Conservative councillors kicked another report into touch, one that would have reduced our housing waiting list and focused the available council housing, including the 500 new council homes my administration is building, on those in most need, and people with five years local connection. Despite being backed by over 70 per cent of the public in a widespread consultation exercise, the Conservatives, with Green support, deferred it again for further consultation. Don’t get me wrong. It is the job of opposition councillors to scrutinise and hold us to account. I and my colleagues were doing it 15 months ago. Residents will expect that. What they won’t understand is Green councillors calling for Living Rent housing in leaflets and press releases, but not voting for it when they get the chance. They won’t welcome Conservative

councillors playing to the gallery, blocking Labour-led council proposals in committee just because they can, instead of getting on top of the detail beforehand. Not when housing is the biggest crisis, alongside the funding cuts from this government, that we face. Not when hundreds of people in this city, like the resident who emailed me today from her B and B, are desperate for somewhere more decent and affordable to live. Our housing proposals are fair, innovative and deliverable, so I hope we can all unite behind them next time. There are still over two and a half years to go until the next local elections. The Conservatives and Greens should not be fighting those elections now. Labour isn’t. We are getting on with the job we were elected to do, tackling the issues residents want us to tackle, trying to find some consensus amongst the point scoring. Take some time this weekend to contact your local ward councillors to tell them how you feel and ask them to support affordable housing for the city.

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aking sure that all our residents are able to access decent and affordable housing is undoubtedly one of the most pressing challenges facing this city over the next few years. Rising prices and rents in the private sector, an increasing population including a large expansion of student numbers and a severe lack of space to build new housing have all combined to make this ever more difficult in Brighton and Hove. At the housing and new homes committee last week, council officers brought forward a proposal to try and address some of these issues – setting up a ‘joint housing venture’ with Hyde Housing Association which it is hoped will deliver 1,000 new affordable homes. Although we agree that in principle a joint venture such as this is a good idea (the council would effectively be doubling the number of homes built for the same level of investment) we do feel that the proposals have been rushed through. The Conservative group was only given a detailed briefing by officers two days before the meeting and this was at my own request. We also have concerns about some of the financial details and potential risks to council taxpayers. For example, the Council is proposing to borrow £50 million against its general fund yet has not carried out a tendering exercise to determine whether Hyde’s offer represents the best value for money. As a result, at the meeting our committee members spent a long time

asking very detailed questions about the plans, and in the end proposed that the decision is deferred for a couple of months in order to further explore some of these issues. Unfortunately, the Labour chair of the committee didn’t take too kindly to this and accused one of our members in particular – Cllr. Joe Miller – of ‘playing games’. This is a comment which I hope she now regrets in the cold light of day. Setting up a joint housing venture is an extremely important decision for the council and Joe and his colleagues in our group were quite right to question officers and lawyers forensically on the potential risks to council taxpayers. In fact, had they not done so it would have been a dereliction of their duty. I can remember being in a similar situation when I was first elected to Brighton council, being attacked by older members for doing my job, and so I back Joe 100 per cent. There is cross party agreement on the council on the seriousness of the housing crisis and we really want to see this proposal succeed. Indeed, in our last local election manifesto we put forward a similar proposal for the council to borrow money to build new homes. When we were in administration in 2009 we also set up an innovative new company to refurbish some of the council’s worst housing stock – a project which has been very successful. However, the pressing need to take action does not mean that any proposals put forward by the administration should be immune from proper scrutiny, particularly when such large sums of public money are involved.

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On This Day 1975 Tuesday September 30 The West Pier closed. Possibly one of the town’s biggest-ever failings, a public inquiry was then held into the 109-yearold pier’s future in 1971, but when the council’s policy committee recommended that demolition should not be opposed in December 1974, a strong

protest group led by John Lloyd conducted a long campaign which, armed with a 5,000-signature petition, persuaded the council at least to postpone a decision on the pier.

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Oh my. This is a collection of essays or short stories that left me reeling. It’s a sort of cross between Real Housewives of New York (and anyone who knows me, knows how much I love that) and Dorothy Parker with a few martinis down her gullet. These women channel Beyoncé whilst doing housework and weep that they don’t have the upper arm strength to use their hair straighteners. They drown in Channel No 5, and have vicious, bloody wars with their next-door neighbours about the decorating of the communal hallways. Their lives revolve around cocktail parties and beauty treatments with the occasional spin class. They are capable of murder, kidnapping and breaking and entering, whilst also knowing that you should replace your tights every season and not believing that ’Winter White’ is a thing. They also believe that you should know at what age it is that you can’t drink too much and expect to sleep through the night. It is very, very funny and has a dark and moody seam running through it. It made me ponder that it could only be written by the sort of American that I associate with New York – a fast-talking, ruthless, dead-eyed doll of a woman that is always looking over your shoulder for a more important person to talk to. Cosy? No. A comfort read? Definitely not. But sharp, witty, and darkly, daringly funny and thought-provoking. The perfect present for your soul sister in crime.

Thousands raised for Brighton hospital The Royal Alexandra children’s Hospital has received an impressive donation of £37,000 from a Sussex-based motorsport team. The Bears National Banger team host an annual charity meeting, with all proceeds going to support the vital work of the children’s hospital. The Bears Big Bash returned for its fourth running earlier in the summer,in front of a packed crowd at Arlington

Stadium in Eastbourne. Seven months of hard work and planning ensured the continued success of the event, which last year raised more than £20,000, which paid for heart monitors for the dedicated Children’s Emergency Department at the Alex. Funds from year’s event will enable staff to fund ongoing projects at theAlex, as well as providing potentially life-saving defibrillators for schools in Sussex.

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Opinion

Graham Chainey

Brighton historian

The BBC should brain up not dumb down

litist is a much-misused word these days. Personally, I’m all in favour of elite institutions – that is, ones that endeavour to attain and preserve the highest levels of any given discipline –though I’m against elitism in the sense of the prejudiced exclusion of deserving candidates by those with entrenched power within an elite. But too often anything elite gets mindlessly tarred as elitist. Nothing could be less elitist, according to this definition, than the BBC’s Third Programme, which first launched, “for the serious attentive listener, of all classes”, on September 29, 1946, though that word has been thrown at it and its successor, Radio 3, ever since. This was a service that brought the highest culture free into every home. André Gide discoursing in French, Shaw’s five-hour Man and Superman, Bertrand Russell debating the existence of God, Isaiah Berlin talking very fast without script, Under Milk Wood and All That Fall, Sartre’s banned Huis Clos, the decipherment of Linear B, T.S.Eliot intoning on Vergil and the Christian tradition, avant-garde music by Boulez and

Radio Three announcers in 1972.

spoof avant-garde music by Hans Keller – this elite fare went out nightly, and there were ructions at any attempt to water it down. Many people, often from poor or culturally deprived backgrounds, have testified to how the Third opened their minds to subjects they would otherwise have missed out on. Peter Maxwell

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Davies, aged 12, listened every night, and considered it the best education he had. Peter Hall: “Nothing widened my horizons as much as the Third Programme.” Ivan Hewett as a teenager happened to switch on and hear Bernard Williams talking about Akrasia, or the weakness of the will, and “it opened the door to philosophy, which I have roamed in ever since”. The Third or, since 1970, Radio 3, has been the default setting on my radio for half a century. I make forays elsewhere, but Radio 3 has been the background sound to most of my life. It has evolved colossally over that time, not always for the better. The overall music quality remains as high as ever, with live concerts of the highest standard daily. Donald Macleod with Composer of the Week is impeccable, the Essay is often excellent, some of the Sunday features and dramas are first-rate, while Through the Night is so good, with perfect presenters and no blather, that it’s almost worth being an insomniac to catch it. On the other hand, Late Junction I consider a trendy waste of two hours, the early-morning presentation has become blokey and gimmicky (that Rob Cowan), while some of the daytime presenters

disappoint – Tom Service gabbles almost as fast as Michael Gove, Sean Rafferty I find incomprehensible, Katie Derham has an inappropriately gushy TV voice. But then, I can remember the heyday of this service, when announcers were trained for 18 months (was it?) before being let anywhere near a microphone. I can still hear the cultured, avuncular cadences of Cormac Rigby, Patricia Hughes, Victor Hallam, Peter Barker, Robin Holmes, or the belovedly accident-prone Tom Crowe, who would play the movements of a symphony in the wrong order, get the time check wrong, play Elgar at 45 rpm instead of 33, run a concert into the time signal (“I do apologise if Mendelssohn has spoiled your enjoyment of the pips”), and fill gaps with stories about the animals on his farm. Is Radio 3, with a mere 2.2 million listeners, worth its £38.4 million budget? Elitist, they will cry, as they’ve been crying since 1946. I consider it money well spent. The BBC must avoid Akrasia, stick to its values and its guns, brain itself up, disregard commercial competition (that rival outfit with sugary presenters playing CD tracks between ads), and stay true to the vision of William Haley, who started it all.

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The Snowdog arts trail began last week, and 43 of the individually-designed statues were placed around Brighton and Hove with one at London Victoria station.

At the launch last Thursday, 15 of the giant Snowdogs were revealed and Brighton-based DJ Fatboy Slim and author Peter James unveiled their very own Snowdogs. The Snowdogs by the Sea trail, raising money for Martlets Hospice, launched this Saturday and will run

University of Sussex keeps top 20 spot The University of Sussex has been ranked 18th in the UK in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017. Sussex achieved the top ranking in the south east, and fifth in the country, for best graduate job prospects, which has helped it rise one place in the overall rankings and retain its spot in the UK’s top 20. This completes a hat trick of top 20 positions for Sussex in major national league tables this year, after ranking 18th in the Complete University Guide and 20th in the Guardian’s table.

Adam Tickell, the University’s Vice-Chancellor, said: “This shows that you can have an intellectually exciting university experience and also set yourself up for an enjoyable and fulfilling career. “At Sussex we believe in both, and we’ve invested heavily in both, so it’s fantastic to see we’re striking the right balance.” The University of Brighton was ranked 15th in the south east and 104th in the country in the Times’ listings. The Times and Sunday Times University Guide was published on Sunday.

Have your say on the future of city’s parks Almost 2,000 people have responded a city council consultation calling for views on how parks can be run in an era of declining funds – and there’s still a month to go. In a new video released by the council, chair of the environment committee Cllr Gill Mitchell said: “What we’re doing is asking everybody and anybody to come forward with suggestions as to how they think we could attract income into the future to maintain our parks.”

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Citizens Advice Brighton and Hove has moved into the newly-refurbished Hove Town Hall, alongside Money Advice Plus and the East Sussex Credit Union. The organisations aim to provide a ‘one stop shop’ for residents needing advice and financial support at the new Tisbury Road offices.

until September 27. CEO of Martlets Hospice Imelda Glackin said: “We know that the people of Brighton and Hove will get behind it, and we expect it to attract thousands of tourists to the city too. What is wonderful about this project is that as well as being

a brilliant, free event, which everyone can enjoy, it will also raise vital funds for Martlets so that we can support and care for more people who need hospice care.” To find out more about the trail, and to download the map and Snowdogs app, visit: snowdogsbythesea.co.uk

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Digital festival showcased creativity and imagination

The future is bright for Brighton Digital Festival and the city’s thriving businesses By Laurence Hill

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I should start off by saying, I’m writing this from a place of great privilege. Over the course of a dizzying month of events for Brighton Digital Festival, I have seen, heard and experienced some extraordinary things. I’ve been a part of some fascinating and thought provoking conversations, been posed questions that I have no answer to, questions that I can take a stab at, and questions that start to prompt a way of thinking about the future of the festival. In many ways this has been year zero for Brighton Digital Festival and I’m immensely proud of what we’ve built in particularly tricky circumstances. We have a history, of course, five years of it but this is our first as a community interest company detached from the organisations that have held the festival in the past. A perfect opportunity to rethink, reshape and plant the seeds that will underpin BDF in the years to come. I suspect there wont be many answers in what follows but I know there will be some interesting questions and I am always up for a discussion. What is digital – is it a useful word anymore? I heard this one a lot from plenty of people willing to wade in on both sides of the argument. I looked up the word in a dictionary and got the definitions that I would expect around technology, binary and so forth. I was also reminded that

Creative and digital industries and the arts and culture sector, two driving forces of the local economy LAURENCE HILL Brighton Digital Festival

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digital means of the digits, i.e. the fingers and toes (think – digital dexterity) which offers a whole new meaning to the often-used phrase digital transformation...mani-pedi anyone? It’s a reminder that the human can be left out of the discussion – marginalised and oppressed groups more so – and that we need to continue to ensure that people and not things are central to what the festival is about. I was very happy to have the opportunity to support some events that started to look at the role of marginalised groups and even happier to see events tackling similar topics submitted from people in the city. Discussions about chronic pain and what that means to a digital artist, how queerness can be embodied in a digital space, how the digital diaspora functions – these are interesting and human disruptions to business as usual.

All of these events inhabit what I’ve come to think of as the messy edge, which exists as a more human and less clinical version of the cutting edge. Its an idea that I find intriguing and a place where I think really interesting stuff happens. Another question that I’ve heard is variations on: why have a digital festival? What’s it for? The obvious answer is around bringing together the creative and digital industries and the arts and culture sector, two driving forces of the local economy, intertwined and reliant on each other in many ways. To spotlight the work, creativity and imagination housed in this small city by the sea. This is all true but I’ve been thinking much more about Brighton itself, what makes it unique, when you strip the layers back. When you think about the creative industries, following the artists, following the queer community, there are layers of tolerance in this city, layers of activism. The city itself embodies the messy edge. So for the future of the festival its about people and place. The festival will continue in the format that we have developed with the majority of events organised by brilliant people in the community. We may tinker with the dates, have some satellite events through the year, but the underpinning for our development, our research and our partnerships will be the city, the people, the uniqueness of both and a celebration of that messy edge.

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utumn is my favourite season to tackle health and wellbeing with ‘back to school’ gusto. By middle age, the life you have lived can really reveal itself in your face and body, but this is not necessarily a bad or permanent situation. I’m exploring alternatives to cows milk, and keep to a healthier weight by walking miles with my Collie. Knowing there is a friendly smile at YouJuice with some coldpressed sanity and a decent shot of coffee is very handy when timepoor. I started a Hatha yoga class for newbies and am punishing a new smoothie blender every other day (how very Brightonian!). I like the flavoured water at The Float Spa so try to chill out before the class assembles. While chatting, the girls mentioned how unsettling their Mums had found

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t was by chance that I walked into a scene from Arachnophobia when I went to watch Brighton v some other team in my local. My three “blind’ friends had caused a right kerfuffle when one of them spotted a spider high up on the wall. Blind friend number one had the poor barman on a stool trying to eliminate the spider, which had caused petrified blind friend number two to seek refuge in the garden. Blind friend number three, was directing the scene from the comfort of his chair. I don’t have 20/20 vision myself, but even I could see that it wasn’t a man-eating spider at all, but a bit of fluff, most probably left over from Halloween, stuck to the wall. Spider season is upon us. The time of year that turns perfectly rational, lucid people into fear-filled humans made of jelly. A time of year when spiders seek refuge in the warmth and comfort of our homes as the temperature outside drops. If I were a spider I would most definitely want to come inside, share a sofa and watch Great British Bake Off, or pop to a comfy pub for a decent roast. I’m not sure though, that I would want to

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climb up someone’s plughole and into their bath. Spider season is the time of year when social media is awash with pictures of “have you seen how big my spider is?” “I may have done a Tough Mudder, a

triathlon and 1000 push-ups a day for charity, but that’s nothing compared to the size of the spider that joined me in the shower this morning.” #hardasnails. Spider season is of course also a sign that summer is melding into autumn.

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s curator of the Royal Pavilion Archives and related projects, part of my role is to assess and document the city’s vast collection of material on the development of the Royal Pavilion Estate -from pre-Regency times to the present day. I work with a team of other staff who help me greatly to research particular stories, and one of the things I like best about working in our museums is the number of colleagues whose combined knowledge is vast. Together we can often solve puzzles, find out more about individual pieces and put things into a wider context. When I was recently assessing architectural plans from the 1830s, for example, showing the area around the India Gate at the south of the grounds, it was the input of conservators, social historians and volunteers that helped me understand how and why much of the servants’ accommodation was located there. Working in archives and with predominantly paper-based objects

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might sound boring to some, but I really enjoy the process of extracting new information from historical drawings, hand-written inventories, letters, maps and early photographs. It all helps us to understand Brighton’s history better: sometimes a small additional note in an inventory, or sketch on an architectural plan, tells a whole new part of the story. While it’s exciting to work with older material, some of it dating from the mid18th century, I find it equally fascinating to look at more recent objects, especially from the mid- and later 20th century. Some of the ephemera from that period may not be what we associate with historic archives, but these things are just as important as objects from the Regency period. We need to record and look after these “younger” objects because they will gain more and more historic significance over the years. I try my best to treat every piece of archival material with the same respect, whether it’s 20 or 200 years old. But my job isn’t just about cataloguing and being in the archives. An important

aspect and duty of my role is to make new discoveries and archival records and images accessible to the public. This happens in many ways, including gallery talks, drop-in sessions at Brighton Museum’s Museum Lab, exhibitions and displays, blog posts and the digitisation of materials. One public-facing outcome will be a display of rarely-seen and unfamiliar views of the Royal Pavilion Estate early next year, including lost and discarded design plans mostly sourced from our archives. In many ways I feel I have the best of both worlds: there are phases when I work completely on my own in archives, and others when I work with a great team of colleagues - as well as with and for the general public. Whatever the day may bring, it’s a pleasure to deal with anybody who’s interested in the history of Brighton and the Royal Pavilion Estate. The display ‘Visions of the Royal Pavilion Estate’ opens in March 2017 in the Prints and Drawings Gallery at Brighton Museum.

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The North Laine is such an essential part of Brighton life, as writer Adam Trimingham claims in the foreword of a new book about the area. “It’s time the achievements of this unique area were commemorated in print,” he said. Throughout the book, put together by North Laine residents, we are led on a journey through the history of the area, with illustrations, maps and the memories of bygone residents. Walking down the North Laine today it would be hard to imagine just how rural the area was just before the 18th century.

At the beginning of the book we learn about the geographical birth of the North Laine area. It describes a natural evolution from a collection of open fields and ‘access tracks’ into the independent retail hub it is today. The transformation of the area began when the working classes moved in to the area, which was ‘full of retail businesses by 1850’. However, progress hasn’t always been kind to the area. ADAM TRIMINGHAM Although mostly unscathed by the war many of the original Historian and writer houses were demolished as they were deemed unfit for Brighton – a cheap material living. made from chalk, flint, brick Many homes lacked indoor and lime mortar, some which bathrooms and toilets, still stand today. and houses were made of Some residents were ‘bungaroosh’ – unique to happy to see houses and

It’s time the achievements of this unique area were commemorated in print

even whole streets such as Blackman Street – which was described as ‘bug-ridden’ – go. But, as some houses were demolished, others fell into a state of disrepair and the new spaces were left unfilled. Many felt the heart of Brighton was beginning to get ripped out. There was hope on the horizon as in 1970, in a time when ‘many town planners regarded roads, shopping centresandhighrisebuildings as the answers to inner city renewal’, Brighton finally realised the importance of the area. The North Laine – which was set to be demolished in favour of a new road – was declared a conservation area, and independent shops began to pop up - making it a hub for the wealthy wanting to buy

antiques and vintage items. But what really begins to bring the book to life – and uncovers the real sense of community in the area – is the recollections from residents throughout the ages. The ‘Reminisces’ which break up the chapters, use fond memories to give us a unique snapshot of life in North Laine over the years. An example of this, is Terry Etherton’s memory of the North Laine in the 1950s: “I remember walking through Jubilee Street on the way to work as Walter & Lynn’s were smoking their bacon joints… The smell of bacon mingling with the smells of the firm making milk crates, and that of paint spraying from Newman’s the car dealers, made for a heady mixture…”

Of course the book would not be complete without mentioning Ken Fines, the planning officer who gave the area its name when it was threatened with large-scale demolition in the 1970s. He called the area North Laine, after the old open fields system around the old town of Brighthelmstone Today – largely thanks to Mr Fines, who is honoured with a blue plaque on North Road – the North Laine lives on, adapting and evolving as it has done throughout the years, becoming ever more popular for its unique character. The North Laine Book can be purchased from Raining Books (Trafalgar Street) and Brighton Books (Kensington Gardens) for £12.99.

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Shorter working hours would help us

’ve been inspired by the BBC 2 show ‘Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the low wage economy’ to write down my own experiences in this sector. There seems to be unjustifiable action in this country which allows people on low-wages and zero-hour contracts to be at risk of exploitation. If we need more affordable housing, I ask do we not need the job security to go with it? Hopefully this article will highlight what casualised labour does, leaving us all soon, all too vulnerable. My job in hospitality has gone without union representation right from the start so I’m not surprised zero-hour contracts exist highly here. I have no holiday entitlement, no sick pay, sometimes no breaks even when I need to sit down for twenty minutes on a long shift. Although not illegal anymore to seek employment elsewhere if you are on a zerohours, your employer still has the whip hand as rotas are drawn up favouring workers they like. I lost one job because I took on another. With no regular days I have to say yes to everything that comes along because If I don’t someone else will, and are asked first next

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time. If I want to swap a shift or request time off before the rota’s issued, that’s deemed a problem. I remind them I get the rota Friday, sometimes Sunday for the following week so how am I to plan? I am just a pair of hands, why does it matter if the work is done by similar hands. Instead of asking if I would like overtime to cover their holiday, they assume I want it because I am quite literally living hand to mouth. I was in ten days consecutively and

only asked shortly before if this was okay. I said no to one of these days and he wanted to know why. I said I should be able to refuse overtime if I wanted, surely? I felt bullied into it and never got thanked in return. They want you when they want you, as a couple of weeks before I did just two days. How is anyone meant to have a regular life? I enjoy getting a wage don’t get me wrong but this undervalued inconsistency isn’t rewarding. One member of staff went full-time to part-time overnight, and another completely ghosted out altogether. Frances O’Grady, Trade Union General Secretary says, “If you are on rubbish wages and don’t know when you are working the next week, why should you feel loyal to that employer? Everyone should have a fair wage to live on that allows you to raise a family.” At least there will be a way to decrease the population if this zero-hour epidemic keeps spreading. Not only does it affect us now, we will be the oldest and poorest pensioners without any young people to pay for us. I worked the same job in the city of

Melbourne and for once rather than just surviving I was thriving. I had regular work that didn’t fluctuate. If I did the Saturday, the Sunday I’d have off, and vice-versa; being paid more for the inconvenience. Here shops are open Sundays but pay the same rate as Tuesdays, is that fair? John Stuart Mill suggests society should be measured by aggregated happiness above GDP. I guess he was ignored as we live in one of the wealthiest nations on the planet but our general happiness is at an all-time- low. Bertrand Russell states in the ‘Importance of being idle’ that we have lost our leisure time and work ourselves into tethers, creating unemployment and discontentment. His solution to split long taxing jobs in two has also been overlooked. Concentration deteriorates overtime so is it safe to have junior doctors working long hours/weeks? Are we not reaching high levels of instability? With more free-time people will almost immediately spend their money which in turn creates more jobs, more revenue, more volunteering, more artists. I think that sounds pretty beneficial to society if you ask me. People will spend more time working on who they want to be over who they ought to be.

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A taste of magic at the romantic Sussex castle The kitchens at Britain’s best hotels and restaurants come in all shapes and sizes. But there is nothing to equal the ‘old kitchen’ at Amberley Castle. Passing through a 900-yearold doorway chiselled into the ancient stone wall, there is little left of the original medieval kitchen except a breathtaking view. On a small promontory off the northern flank, three of the kitchen’s walls have vanished over the centuries, leaving a glorious sweep of the wildbrooks to open gaze. Cows meander across the flatlands and to the west the spire of Bury church peeps reassuringly up to the horizon. Glance to your right and you can see across the timeless rooftops of Amberley village itself. On a sunny morning before breakfast there was no better place on earth to sit and read the i newspaper – the national sister title to this.

Of course, new kitchens have long since replaced this ancient piece of fairy tale magic – and at the helm is head chef Conor Toomey. When we last visited as a family at Easter, Conor was a new arrival – and I know that some regular diners were understandably disappointed to see that his superb predecessor Robby Jenks had moved on to even greater culinary opportunities. But as someone who has been enjoying the Castle’s fare as both a paying customer and reviewer since the early 1990s, I know that Conor’s arrival is sensationally good news. In his brief time here, he has established his own team and when we visited for dinner and breakfast with the family last week the quality was consistent across the courses and nudging Michelin attribution. Conor’s food is distinctively and deceptively simple. Cleanly presented plates,

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savour the flavours. And not too sweet. In an age when refined sugars are the new perceived dietary evil, Conor has avoided the pitfall. The addition of a chocolatebased choice would have been welcome on the night we dined. But the all-British cheeseboard was so good that our son who selected it was reluctantly forced to share samples round the table. We know no shame. Conor Toomey has a notable track record - joining the Castle from Storrs Hall Hotel in Windermere. His one-time mentor Michael Wignall is executive head chef at Amberley’s sister hotel Gidleigh Park in Devon and the presence of both men demonstrate owner Andrew Brownsword Hotel’s commitment to investing in the best. For more information about Amberley Castle visit www.amberleycastle.co.uk or call 01798 831 992.

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match at Stoke City. But the Bloom name remains synonymous with the club and the new HB’s Restaurant will stand as a further legacy. Tony Crosbie, general manager for Sodexo Prestige Venues & Events at the stadium, said: “Harry Bloom was a very important man in the club’s history and we are thrilled to be able to remember him in this way. “HB’s Restaurant is a fantastic venue with a view right across the pitch, which is second to none and there is plenty of free parking, making accessibility really easy. “Our dishes change on a weekly basis with various specials providing something to suit everyone. We are passionate about great food and diners can expect superb quality in a fantastic setting.” The 186-seat restaurant has launched a Sunday lunch menu featuring starters such as pea and mint soup, cheese and toast and cured Italian ham and oak smoked Scottish salmon with celeriac remoulade and capers. For further information call 01273 878272.

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and brilliance of colour that is visceral in its effects, merging the figure with the organic process of paint spreading through paper. Sections from several different versions of the same composition are torn away and reassembled in a form of collage, lending each image a rawness and immediacy which supports the emotive and dramatic White Noise, 2007 qualities of the works.”

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After a successful tour in 2015 and early 2016, Zodwa Nyoni’s one-man play, Nine Lives comes to Brighton’s Marlborough Theatre on Sunday, October 2 (7.30pm). Spokeswoman Roxanne Carney said: “Nine Lives is more relevant than ever as it threads humour and humanity to tell the personal story of a refugee, the person behind the headlines.

“Lladel Bryant pays Ishmael, who is seeking sanctuary in the UK from his home in Zimbabwe where a fresh wave of homophobia threatens his life. Dispersed to Leeds, he waits to hear his fate and waits for a new life to begin among strangers. Through his eyes we experience a snapshot of his life as he waits to find a place to call home again.” Playwright Zodwa Nyoni said: ‘Inspired by

the deportation of a friend of mine in 2013, I wanted to write something that could connect us all back to the human stories behind the headlines. In Nine Lives, I wanted to counter generalisations about migration and assumptions about refugees and asylum seekers.” Tickets for the show cost £9.50 (£7.50 concessions). Call the box office on 01273 273870.

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The Godfather of Electronic Music, Jean-Michel Jarre, is back playing live in the UK for the first time in six years. And he’s bringing his spectacular nationwide arena tour to the Brighton Centre on Thursday, October 6 (doors 6.30pm). Famed for staggering visuals and the use of cuttingedge digital technology, which has been seen by millions of people around the world, the new show promises to be a truly immersive musical journey. The electronic pioneer is set to showcase brand new music from his two-part LP Electronica, alongside classic material from previous albums like Oxygene and Equinoxe.

Jean-Michel Jarre has been credited with creating the multimedia concert experience (as we know it today) roughly two decades ago. His live concert history is unprecedented – every household in the UK remembers the Docklands Concert – and Jean-Michel Jarre has set and broken Guinness World records, including one for an audience of 2.5 million in front of La Défense skyline, Paris. The Frenchman also performed to 3.5 million people in Moscow to celebrate the city’s 850th birthday and held a special show for the Royal Wedding in Monaco in 2011, which was broadcasted worldwide to an estimated audience of three billion. Jarre’s format of outdoor concert performance has contributed to break

the ground for outdoor live cultural events. With a unique and brandnew super production, he aims to share the energy of his macro concerts with the emotions of a true arena experience. Following on from the success of Electronica Vol 1: The Time Machine, the composer released Vol 2 of the project, The Heart of Noise, in May this year. He secured 15 of music’s most iconic artists to take part, including Julia Holter, Gary Numan, Hans Zimmer and Cyndi Lauper. As with Vol 1, Jarre personally connected with each of his collaborators and travelled extensively to work with them on the music. Tickets for the Brighton Centre concert cost £29.50£75. Visit www.brightoncentre. co.uk to find out more.

An intimate and hilarious evening with Joan Collins Theatre

Global superstar Joan Collins performs her new one-woman show at Theatre Royal, Brighton, on Monday, October 3 (7.30pm). In Joan Collins Unscripted Dame Joan provides fans with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend an evening in the company of a Hollywood legend. Actress, philanthropist and best-selling author, Joan will share stories and secrets from her celebrated life and career. Joan said: “It’s going to be an intimate, hilarious and wonderfully stylish night.” She continued: “In my shows I like to joke about everything – my men, my marriages, my life. Nothing is off limits…within reason! “I so enjoyed my 10 years performing One Night with Joan all over the world that I am delighted to be doing an entirely new show.” The theatre holds many special memories for Joan. “As a kid I used to go to the London Palladium, often with my father, and see variety shows. I remember seeing Johnny Ray there, Arthur Askey, Tommy Cooper – all those people that I love. I love variety.

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“The British theatre is steeped in history, tradition and fun. There are so many venues I have loved performing at down the years and this tour is going to be very special.” The tour also shows that Dame Joan is still prepared to put in the hard work. “I have never shirked putting the hours in. When I started out that’s how you got on in this business. “There are many young people who want to be ‘celebrities’ but not put the effort or hours in. They don’t want to do the training, go to drama school and study technique. They just want to be famous.” Joan has no plans to take her foot off the gas anytime

soon either: “My mantra is ‘don’t waste time’. “Life is ever so sweet but it sure is short. You have to enjoy life, and I live totally in the present. “I don’t feel any different from when I was 40. You’ve got to keep working and I love my work. “I have a lifestyle I figure I’ve earned, I have three children and three grandchildren to support after all. But above all, the reason why I am so active and so loving new projects is I love the work, the acting, the writing and, of course, my one-woman show.” Joan continued: “I’ve always been restless, from when I was a young child. I have to move around and keep busy. My mother used to call me Miss Perpetual Motion because I never kept still for a second. “My restlessness became ingrained in me from such a young age. I guess that is why I have always loved to keep on the move, to travel and, most importantly, work. “One thing in life I never want to be is a crashing bore. I want to be amusing, entertaining and keep busy. I think I do okay on that front.” Tickets cost £43.65-£49.15. Call 0844 871 7650.

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Irish country singer Derek Ryan heads to The Old Market, Brighton, on Sunday, October 2. Spokeswoman Maria Philippou said: “From Moy to Melbourne and Limavady to London, Derek is Irish country music’s golden boy with chart topping albums, smash hit singles, box office busting live tours and, of course, an army of faithful fans around the world. “The roll call of success for the multi-talented Irishman is long and much deserved, with two Irish Number One albums, sell-out shows at home and abroad, and fistfuls of music awards to his name.” Derek has released six best selling albums – A Mother’s Son (2010), Made Of Gold (2011), Dreamers And Believers (2012), Country Soul (2013) and two Irish Number One chart toppers – The Simple Things (2014) and One Good Night (2015). The show starts at 8pm. Tickets cost £21. Call the box office on 01273 201801.

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

Boss Keloid, Mower. The Prince Albert, Trafalgar Street, Rikstock Emerging artists stage – Here There Be Monsters, Magna Carta, The Heretic Order, Basement Torture Killings, Chaos Trigger, Bleed Again, Hostile, Ascaris, Xerosun, Kinasis, Killer Hurts, Derelict, Vrona, Bloodyard. Visit mammothfest.uk.

MOVIES: 7.30pm, All Saints Church, Hove. Sussex Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of fabulously uplifting music from movies over the ages, from Fantasia to Star Wars and Gladiator, with many more in between. Hosted by BBC’s Alistair Appleton. Visit www.ssomusic. co.uk.

GIGS SPACE DIMENSION CONTROLLER: 11pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Acid based night Jabba returns for its third edition.

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MONDAY GIGS BGP: 8.30pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. New acid jazz and funk jam. YOUNG KATO: £8, 7.30pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Plus special guests.

WEDNESDAY GIGS FADO WITH CLAUDIA AURORA: £15, 8pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. An evening of soulful Fado music. OH JENNY: 7.30pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street,

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STAGE NABUCCO: £18-£21.90, 7.45pm, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650. Opera and Ballet International presents Ellen Kent’s Opera Festival.

THURSDAY COMEDY BIG CHEER FOR AMAZE: £17.50, 8pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. An evening of stand-up comedy with six of your favourite names. GIGS JEAN-MICHEL JARRE: £29.50£39.50, Brighton Centre, 0844 8471515. Back with a spectacular live show for the first time in six years. LOYLE CARNER: 7.30pm, £12, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, 01273 673311. MARILYN CARINO: £8, 8pm, Latest

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FRIDAY COMEDY ALAN CUMMING: 8pm, £16.50, £20, £24, Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. See the full range of this renaissance man’s talents as he brings his award-winning Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs to Brighton.

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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. Televised boxing match displayed courage (6,5) 9. A small stake for Margaret (3) 10. Night-light? That’s something quite unreal (9) 11. Properly adjust what the writer sometimes drops, we hear (5) 13. Kind of fever for destroying cartels (7) 14. Can be seen, we hear, to provoke (6) You have 10 mins to find as many words as possible using the letters in the wheel. Each must use the 16. Nearly hub letter and at least 3 others. Letters may be used everybody going only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or to the bay for a proper nouns. There is at least one 9-letter word to recess (6) be found. 18. Yellow-coloured marshland surrounded by hunted animals (7) 19. This provides noted form of entertainment (5) 20. Not descriptive of one who’s been already spotted (9) 21. In flowers a How you rate: container of 10 words, average; 15 words, good; pollen (3) 20 words, very good; 25 or more, 22. Enlarged upon excellent. the facts? (11)

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Unit of time Melted Increase Swerved Task Reserved

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

Overseas Frank Murdered Mythical story Exhilarated Shouted

Down

1. Unfeeling (4-7)

2. Globe (3)

9. Apply friction (3)

3. Curtain (5)

THE CLUES: 57932 gives a mammal; 1238 gives a bird; 927643 gives a fish.

20 21

11. Elude (5)

5. Regret (7)

13. Dog (7)

6. Disentangle (9)

14. Deaden sound (6)

7. Ruling (11)

16. Go (6)

8. Unthankfulness (11)

18. Unceasing (3-4)

12. Determinable (9)

19. Oust (5)

15. Correspondence (7)

20. Stateliness (9)

17. Oration (6)

21. Marry (3)

19. Artist’s stand (5)

22. Tenant (11)

21. Grief (3)

24 25

DOUBLE CROSSWORD: Cryptic:

SUDOKU:

Quick:

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

Across: 1 Lamb; 3 Dressage; 9 Curtain; 10 Atlas; 11 In the way down; 13 Strips; 15 Spades; 17 In triplicate; 20 Alibi; 21 Adheres; 22 Lighting; 23 Owed. Down: 1 Lacrosse; 2 Merit; 4 Runway; 5 Stand-up fight; 6 Allowed; 7 Easy; 8 Make-up artist; 12 Assessed; 14 Ringing; 16 Sprain; 18 Arrow; 19 Mail. Across: 1 Pact, 3 Proceeds; 9 Running; 10 Nasal; 11 Obliteration; 13 Impure; 15 Stifle; 17 Comprehended; 20 Odour; 21 Section; 22 Pressure; 23 Play. Down: 1 Periodic; 2 Canal; 4 Regard; 5 Constituency; 6 Ease off; 7 Sell; 8 Winter sports; 12 Tendency; 14 Provoke; 16 Lesser; 18 Drill; 19 Coup.

SUDOKU 9

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8 10

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

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16 18

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS SUDOKU: CLOCKWORD: 1 Bucket, 2 Outset, 3 Ocelot, 2 1 7 9 4 Mullet, 5 Tyrant, 6 Oboist, 6 3 8 7 7 Wallet, 8 Nicest, 9 Regret, 10 August, 11 Turret, 12 Sorbet. 4 5 9 3

BAND: Boomtown Rats.

SPLIT DECISION

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

4. Property (6)

10. Robot (9)

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 D in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of a British athlete.

2. He’s inconsiderate when following the road (3) 3. She’ll give the fellow endless sorrow first! (5) 4. Morbid affliction - collapses before the end of the day (6) 5. Invest in a place to sell goods (7) 6. Sounding like pneumatic weavers included in legacies (9) 7. What’s the openair orator doing? (8,3) 8. It’s affected by blows from all quarters (7-4) 12. I’m on exact revision of national revenue (6-3) 15. Got into mix-up, warning other road-users (7) 17. To put your mind at rest, pay up (6) 19. Aimed to destroy means of communication (5) 21. 3 Down is not completely disheartened (3)

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

NINER: THREADING.

S A E C K

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SPLIT DECISION:

KAKURO: 7 5 6 8 3 1 5 2 4 3 6 8 7 1 2 5 2 1 4 7 2 6

5 3 7 8 9 1

6 1 2 3 7 9 5 4 8

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Food and Drink

By Tom Flint

Innovative fine dining in a stylish and refined venue Isaac At

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A disappointing monkish dish

By Philippa Kelly

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little over a year ago a young team of chefs and a single front of house staff member turned a disused accountancy firm into a pop up dining experience. Operating a Friday and Saturday-evening service only, they managed to catch the attention of local food lovers with the innovative fine dining concept. Their focus on local ingredients and modern cooking techniques won them many plaudits. During this time the team have honed their skills and teamwork to the point where it was time to expand. Having been closed over the summer to spend some time refurbishing the space and extending the small kitchen, Isaac At reopened on the 9th of September. With the same team of chefs joined by a new front of house, they are operating a full restaurant service five days a week. There are now two menus to choose from, a four course set menu for £35 or full tasting menu for £47 with an optional wine or juice pairing. I was invited to a preview night of the new Isaac At just a couple of days before they launched to the public. Having been a fan of the previous incarnation I was looking forward to seeing how the restaurant had developed and what head chef Isaac Bartlett-Copeland and his team had in store. Initial impressions of the new look Isaac’s are positive, with the environment more refined and stylish. It remains a laid back space that is uncluttered and informal whilst offering a sense of sophistication. We are shown to our table which is compact but beautifully presented. The menu scrolls are a lovely touch that I remember from before, and the cutlery holders make a great use of the space. One new addition that I cannot say I am

Bakery Bulletin

A very smooth and refreshing sorbet

a fan of are the TV screens showing what is happening in the kitchen. Call me old fashioned but I still want a meal to have an aspect of mystery and intrigue about it and not be a live cooking show. The menu still celebrates local Sussex produce and the ingredients list with the distance that each was sourced from the restaurant further emphasises this. With an all Sussex wine list alongside Sussex beers, ales and juices this really is a local affair. We would be experiencing the full tasting menu and so settled in for the evening. A pre-starter of grey mullet on a rye bread croute showed skill and a great balance of flavours. This was followed by a celebration of butternut squash that not only looked fantastic on the plate but wowed with its variety of techniques and flavours. I was concerned it would be an overly sweet dish but the rosemary oil and yeast extract balanced the dish superbly and roast seeds gave a welcome nutty crunch. A monkfish dish with cauliflower puree and sauce vierge was a little underwhelming as it lacked seasoning and the vierge was not tart enough to lift the fish. This was followed by crisp pork belly and smoked broccoli. The pork was the star of this show in that it was indeed crisp

giving way to a melt in the mouth finale, I just wish there were a little more of it on the plate. The smoked broccoli was a little unnecessary and absent I felt. The second meat offering of roast chicken, celeriac and gem lettuce featured succulent chicken with the bitterness of the charred lettuce balancing the sweetness from the meat. Again I felt there could have been slightly more on the plate as it was gone before I could really get into it. A palate-cleansing sorbet of hand picked berries is super smooth and packed with tart berry flavours and refreshing cucumber undertones. This is followed by a rather delightful dessert celebrating Sussex strawberries. Served with a pink peppercorn ice cream and shards of dehydrated milk foam that added texture and creamy richness to complement the sweet strawberries perfectly. Our meal is over but there is still more to come. I love the little extras that Isaac and his team add to your evening. Earlier we had enjoyed some wonderful breads, the treacle and stout is a joy to behold, with smoked or salted butter. After dessert we were presented with some petit fours in the form of a deliciously moist lemon drizzle cake and a burnt apple shortbread. My Isaac At experience was a positive one overall and given that this was their first service in the new set up it is understandable that it wasn’t the finished article. The dishes were generally of a high standard and with a few tweaks I think they could be excellent. The Sussex wines were generally good, with the highlight being a Davenport Pinot Noir which was the best Sussex red I’ve tried. Some of the whites were not chilled sufficiently which was a shame. It is great to see this young team take things up another level with the challenge of a five day a week service. Based on this preview there is a lot to come from Isaac At and it will be interesting to see how they develop over time in their new format.

Tom Flint writes a food blog Food Booze and Reviews at: www. foodboozeandreviews.com

n Hebrew, “Rosh” means “head”, “ha” is the definite article (“the” – come on, you really should know that), and “Shanah” means “year”. Throw all that together and you’ve got Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year, or “head of the year” if you’re punctilious. It’s on the 2nd of October this year. I know, I know, but explaining why would be painful and if you cared that much you’d just Google it. In the run up to Rosh Hashanah, a Shofar is sounded daily. It’s an ancient musical horn which has no inbuilt pitch-altering mechanism (like valves or strings) because, well, because it’s a horn, silly. The Shofar player must therefore create his slick riffs using solely his embouchure (look it up). You following all this? Yes? Great – Shofar so good. In preparation for ushering in the new year, Jewish custom dictates that a month of self-examination and repentance must take place. One must inwardly reflect on their mistakes, and find peace with that which is discovered. A month? One measly month? That’s thirty days, give or take. No way is that long enough. There are then ten Yamim Nora’im (days of awe) between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (if you haven’t heard of that then you’re like the only person in the world who hasn’t), and then that’s it for a while – the next biggie is Chanukah. So that’s why there’s so much grape juice in Tesco. Traditionally, foods mentioned in the Talmud (kind of like a law book) are consumed: dates, blackeyed peas (I gotta feeling...), leeks, and spinach. Not a lot of baking topics in that lot. Some people eat a fish’s head, because there’s a prayer that says “let us be the head and not the tail”. Maybe just toss a coin, guys. Apples dipped in honey represent a sweet new year, and were introduced by the late medieval Ashkenazi Jews. Ashkenaz was a biblical figure; the second half of the word is an unfortunate coincidence. There’s no recorded link to these apples being the origin of America’s “candy apples” or our “toffee apples”, but there probably should be. Again though, it’s not really baking, is it. Round Challah bread is baked for Rosh Hashanah. It’s a plaited loaf and the circular form represents the cycle of the year. It’s full of eggs though. Literally full of them. It’s like it’s an egg cake. In my book, that’s about as cool as eating a fish’s head (not cool at all, just in case you were unsure of my position here). So Rosh Hashanah wasn’t the best choice of topic for a baking column. Ah well, you live and learn - Happy New Year, everyone, Shanuh Tovah.

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BANG & LOUFSEN T.V. LX2800N, rosewood cabinet, lovely cond., GWO, stand plus remote, DELIGHTFUL old £75. 01243 264664 painting (singed / framed) cottage, gardens, trees, 28" x 24", cost £75 accept £18. Felpham 01243 870466 MODEL BUSES from Malta, eight boxed. SUPERB painting Display rather than toys, (signed/framed) coastal as new. £9 - 01403 scene, W41" x H21", cost 262919. £95 accept £18. 01243 870466

BH2016/05100 13A-14 Stone Street 19A Castle Street Brighton Removal or Variation of Condition Application for variation of condition 2 of application BH2013/02798 allowed on appeal (Conversion of existing two storey office and storage building on Stone Street into 1no three bedroom dwelling with associated alterations and refurbishment. Demolition of existing two storey building on Castle Street and erection of three storey student accommodation block of 14no units) to permit material amendments to the approved scheme.

CONFIDENCE magnetic rowing machine model DOG CRATE jumbo size RM209, VGC, £45. 07979 48" x 30" base £25 Tel DYSON DC07 silver, good condition, recent 084293 01273 831097 service, Full instructions TOTAL crunch body booklet. £40 HH Tel revolution system, as 01444 453994. new good cond., £30. 01243 533305 LIGHTWEIGHT electric vacuum cleaner, upright V FIT air glider £25. GWO, £10. Horsham BIRD OF PARADISE Please phone 01403 PLANT 30 years old, 01403 267240 269467. conservatory £50. Buyer collects Tel 01403 260833

BH2016/05148 10 Coombe Lea Grand Avenue Hove Householder Planning Consent Replacement of existing timber framed windows and balcony door with UPVC windows and balcony door.

PLANTS & SHRUBS

PONDS & POOLS

PRINTERS

SPORTS & LEISURE

TABLE kitchen / bar SIX pan raclette grill, chrome pedastal Dia boxed as new, £10. BIGEZEE driver VGC carry bag with stand. £8. 60cm, adjustable height, 01243 861669 VGC large Bag £5. Tel VGC cost £200 accept 01293 452105. £40. 07887870586

LIGHTING

SPORTSWEAR

LAMP table / reading, adjustable hieght 9", , antigue gold colour, £12. POLO BOOTS VGC brown leather, size 7, slim 01243 792416 leg, as new. Offers up to £100 - 01273 844327.

MENS CLOTHES

M&S man's brown leather jacket 38/40", worn twice, cost £200 accept £60. 01903 417051

MENS SHOES MENS HUSH PUPPIES Black Casual Shoes 9 1/2 new, Cost £95. Bargain £60 Can deliver 01323 847216

MIRRORS PINE mirror 16" x 47", as new, £16, horizontal / vertical. 07887 361938

MOBILITY AIDS MOBILTY RAMP £25 ono plus large scooter cover, £25 ono. 07979 747549

BH2016/05160 & BH2016/05161 42 East Street Brighton Full Planning & Listed Building Consent Replacement and installation of plant and associated works. (Retrospective) BH2016/05186 Unit 3 Bestwood Works Drove Road Portslade Removal or Variation of Condition Variation of condition 2 of application BH2015/03881 (Replacement of concrete and clay roof tiles with corrugated sheet metal.) to allow amendments to approved drawings.

WASHERS & DRYERS

BH2016/05191 17 Osprey House Sillwood Place Brighton Full Planning Replacement of existing aluminium windows with UPVC windows.

SIEMENS vented tumble dryer, good cond., sale due to house move, £45. 01903 770277

BH2016/05193 63 Brunswick Street West Hove Householder Planning Consent Erection of powder coated aluminium roof over the building staircase and powder coated aluminium cladding protecting the staircase

PERSONAL

BH2016/05208 Land To Rear Of 28 Medina Villas Fronting Albany Villas Hove Full Planning Demolition of existing garages and erection of 1no three bedroom residential dwelling (C3).

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BH2016/05210 1 The Leas 34-35 Sussex Square Brighton Householder Planning Consent Refurbishment and redecoration works to flat and external front courtyard. BH2016/05262 93 Church Road Hove Full Planning Change of use of rear staff accommodation to 1no one bedroom self-contained flat (C3) with associated alterations. BH2016/05341 22C Sillwood Street Brighton Full Planning Internal alterations to facilitate change from 8no bedroom to 9no bedroom House in Multiple Occupation. (Sui generis)

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BH2016/05209 91C Stanford Avenue Brighton Full Planning Alteration & conversion of detached garage to form a new dwelling with off road parking.

You can view the application on the Council website www.brighton hove.gov.uk/ planning applications 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.

HOLIDAYS

Caravan

BH2016/05063 Patcham Service Station Patcham By Pass London Road Patcham Brighton Full Planning Installation of ATM cash machine on concrete base with customer protection and anti-ram raid bollards and associated works. (Retrospective).

BH2016/05096 & BH2016/05097 4, 4A, 5 Church Hill & 45, 45A, 47, 53, 55, 57, 106, 108, 108A, 110, 124, 126, 128, 132-134, Flints, 1 Wootton House Old London Road Brighton Full Planning & Listed Building Consent Works to selected properties in Patcham, to help reduce flood risk and the ingress of water using property level protection measures. To include airbricks, sealant, pumps and pointing repairs.

VACUUM PET ACCESSORIES CLEANERS

MICROWAVE panasonic white, as new, model NN E255WB BPQ, £15. FILTER BOX for pond 01243 699713 18" x 12", VGC complete, |PERMA-THERM 3 ltr £15. 01903 262073 constant hot water, no more kettles, as new, £30. 01903 770505

BH2016/02682 55 Tongdean Avenue, Hove Full Planning Demolition of existing pool house and green house and erection of 1no four bedroom detached dwelling with associated alterations including new crossover, swimming pool and landscaping.

BH2016/05068 First Floor Flat 20 Lansdowne Street Hove Householder Planning Consent Replacement of existing windows with UPVC windows to front and rear.

TOYS & GAMES

KITCHENS

BH2016/02591 100 Church Street, Brighton Full Planning Replacement of existing single glazed timber windows at first and second floor level with double glazed aluminium sash windows.

BH2016/05064 Patcham Service Station Patcham By Pass London Road Brighton Advertisement Display of non-illuminated signage to ATM cash machine. (Retrospective).

PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS

GEORGE FOREMAN EPSON printer stylu S22, grill medium VGC £10. £15.01903 770505 SOLID WOOD COFFEE 01243 861669 TABLE 1 drawer, 1 lower shelf, W34" x D22" x MOULINEX electric 19"H £110. Tel 01403 carving knife VGC 240588 £5.01243 861669

THREE PIECE HIGH QUALITY modern leather cream suite, SOCIAL HISTROY BOX excellent condition £280 of old albums, photos, ono. Tel 01293 851044. diaries and postcards £25 the lot. Tel 01323 ARMCHAIR FUTON iron 641876. 07980 604623 frame single bed, little used buyer collects £35 Eastbourne Horsham 01403 260833 B R E S S E R bureau BINOCULARS 10 x 50, BOOKCASE not used much, case with cabinet, hall, coffee and nest of tables, ex. cond. strap £20. Horsham Tel Call 01903 770277 01403 260833 BREVILLE SMOOTHIE EXTENDING oval dining MAKER only used once, table Teak, seats 6-8 excellent condition £10. 150cm x 95cm, good Haywards Heath 01444 cond., call 07810 357212 416976 JOHN LEWIS sofa bed, 4' W, purchased 8/14 FOLDING TABLE - excellent condition. £85. unpacked, ideal for car Tel 01403 452188. boot sale, cost £70 accept £25 ono. 07979 SAMSON T.V. 12" white 747549 frame model LE19C451 E2W, mint cond., PORTABLE typewriter £50.01903 417051 (manual) with tabulator, ex. quality and condition TEAK display cabinet plus spare ribbon, £18. with bottom cupboard, Felpham 01243 870466 £20 good cond., Chichester 01243 781077 PRESERVING PAN as new, perfect for VINTAGE ercol dining marmalade, jam, table, beech and elm, 5' x chutneys etc. £9 - 01403 2'6", ex. cond., £50. 262919. 01243 697027

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BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT

Just Lets

01273 208020 www.justlets.co.uk | info@justlets.co.uk 87 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BB

Springfield Road, Brighton £875 PCM

Marine Parade, Brighton £925 PCM

Denmark Villas, Hove £1,250 PCM

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

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

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

Sandringham Drive, Hove £1,700 PCM

New Church Road, Hove £1,200 PCM

Bristol Gardens, Brighton £1,900 PCM

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

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

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

Valley Drive, Hove £1,800 PCM

Oriental Place, Brighton £900 PCM

Kingsway, Hove £925 PCM

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

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

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

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

BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT

Friday, September 30, 2016

www.maslen.co.uk Open until 8pm every Thursday

NEW IN

GRANGE ROAD

FRANT ROAD

Offers in excess of £350,000 Freehold

£569,950 Freehold

● 2 Double Bedroom Terraced House

● 1930's Semi Detached Family Home

● West facing garden

● 60 ft West Facing Rear Garden

● Popular Stoneham Park Area

● 3 Double Bedrooms

● In Excellent Condition Throughout, EPC: D62

● EPC D65

Call Hove Office 01273 321000

SHARE OF FREEHOLD

DUDLEY ROAD £560,000 Freehold A SUBSTANTIAL 4 DOUBLE BEDROOM DETACHED CHALET BUNGALOW LOCATED IN THIS POPULAR RESIDENTIAL LOCATION. The property benefits from gardens to the side and rear of the property, a utility room, garage and fantastic elevated rooftop views. Energy rating C71.

Call Fiveways Office 01273 566777

STANFORD AVENUE

CURWEN PLACE

Offers over £250,000 Leasehold

Offers over £270,000 Share of Freehold

● No onward chain

● Share of freehold

● Private rear garden

● Popular location

● Allocated parking

● 2 double bedrooms

● Close to Preston Park, EPC D55.

● Good order throughout, EPC D67.

Call Fiveways Office 01273 566777

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NYETIMBER HILL

REDVERS ROAD

SANDHURST AVENUE

WARREN ROAD

Price guide £340,000 Freehold

£330,000 Freehold

£265,000 Freehold

£230,000 Leasehold

● 4 bed double fronted s/d house

● Lovely 2 double bedroom house

● Off Road Parking

● Central Woodingdean Location

● Lounge, dining room, bed 4/sitting room

● Lounge, dining room, smart kitchen

● 62ft Rear Garden

● 2 bedrooms

● Bathroom and GF WC.

● Popular residential area

● 2 Spacious Bedrooms

● Contemporary Style Throughout

● Period features, lawned gdn. EPC D57

● Westerly aspect rear garden. EPC D64

● Close to Buses & Local Shops

● Buses and Shops On Your Doorstep. EPC C76

Call Lewes Road Office 01273 677001

Call Woodingdean Office 01273 278866

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

Friday, September 30, 2016

BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT

POA

CENTRAL SHOREHAM Jacobs Steel Are Delighted To Announce The Release Of The Long Awaited Oyster Quay Development. Contact our Shoreham office on

01273 441341

4 BEDS | 3 BATHROOM | 2 RECEPTIONS

Offers over £550,000

OIEO £825,000

OIEO £595,000

SHOREHAM BEACH

HOVE

SOUTHWICK

A 5 Bedroom, Must View Reception Room, 5 Bathroom Riverside Detached House With Private Mooring For Several Boats.

An Imposing 3 Double Bedroom Detached Family Home Situated In This Extremely Popular Residential Location.

A Spacious 4 Bedroom, 3 Reception Room Link Detached House Situated Close To Southwick Square And Benefiting From Views Over Southwick Green.

5 BEDS | 5 BATHROOM | 1 RECEPTIONS

3 BEDS | 2 BATHROOM | 2 RECEPTIONS

4 BEDS | 1 BATHROOM | 2 RECEPTIONS

Contact our Shoreham office on

01273 441341

OIEO £480,000

01273 441341

£320,000

01273 441341

OIEO £345,000

SOUTHWICK

HOVE

SHOREHAM-BY-SEA

A Beautiful 2/ 3 Bedroom Detached Bungalow Situated On This Generously Sized Corner Plot In This Popular Location.

A Spacious 2 Double Bedroom Lower Ground Floor Flat Located In A Popular Residential Area Of Central Hove.

A Spacious And Well Presented 2 Bedroom Second Floor Flat Located In The Heart Of Shoreham.

2 BEDS | 1 BATHROOM | 2 RECEPTIONS

2 BEDS | 2 BATHROOM | 1 RECEPTIONS

2 BEDS | 1 BATHROOM | 1 RECEPTIONS

Contact our Shoreham office on

01273 441341

BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT

Friday, September 30, 2016

auction

www.austingray.co.uk | auctions@austingray.co.uk

Auction 137 20th October 2016 2.30pm Clarendon Villas Church 21-23 Clarendon Villas, Hove BN3 3RE 01273 201980

Osmond Road, Hove Guide Price £35,000 - £40,000 *

High Street, Newhaven

East Street, Brighton Guide Price £125,000 - £135,000*

Pair of virtual freehold garages with hardstanding, in central Hove location

Retail investment with remainder of 999 year lease, currently producing £6,000pa.

3 studio flats, sold as individual lots, guide price is per lot.

London Road, Brighton Guide Price £230,000 - £250,000*

Malines Avenue, Peacehaven Guide Price £260,000 - £280,000*

George Street, Brighton Guide Price £275,000 - £300,000*

Vacant plot of land with planning permission for 2 bed maisonette and 2 x 1 bedroom flats

4 bed detached bungalow, newly redecorated throughout

Four-storey mixed use investment arranged as shop, rear annexe and 1bed maisonette

Boston Road, Haywards Heath Guide Price £280,000 - £300,000*

Marine Parade, Brighton Guide Price £325,000 - £350,000*

Preston Street, Brighton Guide Price £375,000 - £400,000*

3 bedroom semi-detached house, with planning permission for 2 bed house on adjacent land

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom seafront balcony flat, newly refurbished. Share of freehold

Freehold mixed use investment with retail unit over 2 floors and 3 bed maisonette.

Highbank, Brighton Guide Price £425,000+ *

Seafield Road, Brighton Guide Price £600,000 - £650,000 each lot*

Newlands Road, Worthing Guide price £75,000+ *

New build 3 bedroom detached ecohouse, built to Level 5 of the Code for Sustainable Homes

Pair of large double fronted properties, currently arranged as HMO’s. Sold as separate lots

Raised ground floor studio flat with vacant possession close to Worthing railway station

Guide Price £55,000 - £60,000 *

*Guides are provided as an indication of each seller’s minimum expectations. They are not necessarily figures which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to the auction. Each property will be offered subject to a Reserve (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the property during the auction) which we expect will be set within the Guide Range or no more than 10% above a single figure Guide.

Friday, September 30, 2016

BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT

Open: Mon - Fri: 08.45 - 18.30

IN ST NE RU W CT IO N

Saturday: 08.45 - 17.00

Shoreham-by-Sea

Portslade

Shoreham-by-Sea

● Ground Floor Flat ● 1 Double Bedroom ● Period Conversion ● Town Centre Location ● Lounge with High Ceilings ● Separate Fitted Kitchen ● Shower Room/W.C ● Well Presented Throughout ● Communal Gardens ● EPC Rating G ●

● Lower Ground Floor Garden Flat ● Own Private Entrance ● 12' Double Bedroom ● 16' Westerly Lounge Diner ● Re-Fitted Kitchen ● Large Private Westerly Aspect Rear Garden ● Gas Central Heating ● Double Glazing ● CHAIN FREE ● EPC Rating D 55 ●

Ground Floor Retirement Apartment ● 2 Bedrooms Lounge Dining Room ● Kitchen/Breakfast Room Bathroom/W.C ● Emergency Call System ● Secure Entryphone ● Sought After Development ● Attractive Communal Gardens ● EPC Rating D66 ●

GUIDE £180,000

£200,000

£265,000

Shoreham Beach

●

2 Bedroom Semi-Detached Bungalow ● Lounge Kitchen ● Bath/Shower Room ● Separate WC Private Drive ● Garage ● 35' Rear Garden ● EPC Rating E42 ● Chain Free ●

● ●

£450,000

Shoreham-by-Sea

Portslade

Lancing

Southwick

Shoreham-by-Sea

Southwick

Newly Converted Garden Flat, 28'9" Kitchen/Living Room, Cellar, Private 50' Rear Garden, Central Location, EPC Rating C73

Semi-Detached Bungalow, 2 Double Bedrooms, Refitted Kitchen, Westerly Bay Fronted Lounge, Feature Rear Garden, Popular and Convenient Location, EPC Rating E45

3 Double Bedrooms, Semi-Detached Chalet Bungalow, Modern Fitted Kitchen, Utility Room , En-Suite to Master Bedroom, EPC Rating D60

4/5 Bedroom Detached Family House, 1/2 Reception Rooms, Large Fitted Kitchen, Cul-De-Sac Location, Garage, Sea Views, EPC Rating E45

Detached Chalet Bungalow, 4 Bedrooms, Refitted Kitchen/Diner, Ample off-road parking, Detached Garage, Favoured Location, EPC D64

£350,000

£465,000

Victorian Family Home, 3 Double Bedrooms, En-Suite to Master Bedroom, Wealth of Period Features, Town Centre Location, 67' Southerly Rear Garden, EPC Rating D67

£250,000

£279,950

£449,950

£525,000

Southwick

Shoreham-by -Sea

Shoreham-by-Sea

Southwick

Shoreham-by-Sea

2 Bed Top Floor Flat, River Views, 28'11 Lounge/Kitchen, Integrated Appliances, Master Bedroom with En-Suite, Allocated Parking Space, EPC Rating C

Well Presented Family House, 3 Bedrooms, Spacious Southerly Lounge, Refitted Kitchen/Diner, Large Rear Garden, Allocated Parking, EPC D68

3 Bedrooms, Semi-Detached House, Open Plan Kitchen/Diner, Conservatory, Private Driveway & Garage, Westerly Rear Garden, EPC E

3/4 Bedrooms, End Terraced House, Good Sized Kitchen/Diner, Remainder of NHBC, 2 Parking Spaces, Landscaped Rear Garden, EPC Rating B85

Extended Detached Chalet Bungalow, 4 Bedrooms, 21'11 Kitchen/Diner, Garage, Under-floor Heating, Chain Free, EPC Rating D64

£265,000

£289,950

£380,000

£430,000

Offers over £465,000

4 Bedrooms, Period Style Conversion, Contemporary Decor Throughout, Stunning Open Plan Family Room, Allocated Parking Space, EPC Rating C77

ST NE RU W CT IO N

Shoreham-by-Sea

●

2 Double Bedrooms ● Purpose Built Ground Floor Flat ● Modern Fitted Kitchen ● Shower Room/W.C ● Popular Town Centre Development ● Garage ● Private Balcony ● EPC Rating TBC ●

£525,000

IN ST NE RU W CT IO N

ST NE RU W CT IO N

Shoreham Beach

Shoreham-by-Sea

3 Bedrooms ● Mock Regency Style House ● 24' 9 Lounge/Dining Room ● Fitted Kitchen ● Full Width Conservatory ● Family Bathroom/Separate W.C ● Gas Heating/Double Glazing ● Front and Rear Gardens ● Garage ● EPC Rating D59 ●

● Grade II Listed Cottage ● 4 Bedrooms ● Lounge/Dining Room Inglenook Fireplace ● Kitchen ● Lobby ● Ground Floor Cloakroom ● Bathroom WC ● Charming Rear Garden ● South/Westerly Courtyard Garden ● Garage ● Off-Road Parking Space ●

£399,950

£725,000

●

£280,000

6 Brunswick Road, Shoreham-by-Sea 6 Windmill Parade, 173 Old Shoreham Road, Southwick

T: 01273 464642 T: 01273 707072

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Friday, September 30, 2016

www.marshallclark.co.uk â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 01903 236599 Chartered Surveyors and Commercial Property Consultants TO LET

FOR SALE

Offices, Chatsworth Road, Worthing

UNDER OFFER

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102 Stoney Lane, Shoreham

LET OFFER UNDER

Freehold Offices 20,000 ft2 + Sussex / Surrey

Freehold Industrial

Garage/Store, Bognor Regis

FOR SALE

Bar Forty Two, Worthing

FOR SALE

The Portland Tap, Worthing

G12 Rudford Industrial Estate

TO LET

Single Garage, Durrington

Friday, September 30, 2016

BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT

Graves Son & Pilcher LLP

www.gsp.uk.com info@gsp.uk.com 01273 321 123 - 51 Old Steyne, Brighton BN1 1HU HURSTPIERPOINT

SHOREHAM

WESTERN ROAD, BRIGHTON

BURGESS HILL

FREEHOLD OFFICES

MODERN INDUSTRIAL / WAREHOUSE FACILITY

PRIME FREEHOLD

WAREHOUSE / INDUSTRIAL UNITS 3,255 ft² . 4,905 ft² . 2 x 5,180 ft²

+ 2 BED FLAT FREEHOLD FOR SALE

12,211 ft² - 27,869 ft²

TO LET

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

FREEHOLD FOR SALE

TO LET

MID SUSSEX, LINDFIELD

CENTRAL BRIGHTON

LONDON ROAD, BRIGHTON

INDUSTRIAL UNIT 1,879 ft² / 174.56 m²

LOCK-UP SHOP / CAFÉ

MODERN OFFICE SUITES

HIGH STREET LOCATION

TO LET

HIGH FOOTFALL LOCATION

TO LET

NORTH STREET, BRIGHTON

CHURCH ROAD, HOVE

MODERN OFFICE SUITE 2,340 ft² / 217.39 m² TO LET

FULLY FITTED RESTAURANT PREMISES TO LET - NO PREMUIM

FISHERSGATE

BRIGHTON

MODERN OPEN PLAN

OFFICE SUITE 929 ft² / 86.3 m² TO LET

FULLY FITTED RESTAURANT PREMISES LEASE FOR SALE

544 ft² - 1,160 ft²

LOCK-UP SHOP

TO LET

EAST STREET, SHOREHAM

GEORGE STREET, HOVE

FIRST FLOOR

SHOP PROPERTY PRIME HOVE THOROUGHFARE

OFFICE SUITE CLOSE TO MAINLINE STATION

TO LET

PORTSLADE VILLAGE

SHOREHAM

OFFICE BUILDING 891 ft² / 82.77 m²

OFFICE SUITE 800 ft² / 74.32 m²

WITH ON-SITE PARKING

TO LET

CLOSE TO MAINLINE STATION

TO LET

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Friday, September 30, 2016

CHAMPIONSHIP

LEAGUE TABLE: TEAM

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

P 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

MATCHES W D 7 1 6 2 6 1 5 3 5 2 5 2 4 5 5 2 5 2 5 1 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 1 3 3 3 3 1 7 2 4 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3

L 2 2 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 4 3 2 3 5 4 4 2 4 6 5 6 6 6 6

F 13 19 21 12 18 17 13 12 11 20 14 9 8 10 18 12 10 14 10 5 12 12 8 11

2016/2017 SEASON

TOP SCORERS:

GAME OUTCOMES:

GOALS A Av 8 1.30 14 1.90 10 2.10 6 1.20 9 1.80 11 1.70 9 1.30 12 1.20 14 1.10 14 2.00 12 1.40 11 0.90 8 0.80 12 1.00 20 1.80 16 1.20 10 1.00 16 1.40 14 1.00 9 0.50 14 1.20 19 1.20 17 0.80 24 1.10

Home team: 56

Pts 22 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 6

T Abraham D Gayle S Hogan W Grigg J Murphy G Murrayy D Wardd C Woodd O Burke T Chery C Donaldson J Irviine C Jeromee A Knocckaerrt G Ward B Assoomballongaa T Cairneey J Egaan M Emnnes S Flletchher

27%

Draws: 32 Away teams: 32

27%

46%

GOALS SCORED: Home goals

174

Away goals

Total goals

135

309

MAKING THE HEADLINES

7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

Goal by Will Grigg against Wolves helped lift Wigan off the foot of the league table

Chris Powell remains in charge at Derby for their clash with Reading this weekend

Bristol C Newcastle Brentford Wigan Norwich Brighton Rotherham Leeds Noott ttm Forest QPR Biirminggham Burtoon Norwicch Brighton Ipswich Nottm Forestt Fulham Brentford Bllackburn Sheeff Wed

Clean sheets for Brighton, best in the league

wins on the bounce for Norwich

SHEFF WED v BRIGHTON

NEXT MATCH:

SATURDAY, 1 OCT, 3.00 WEEKEND FIXTURES:

LAST MATCHES: HOW THEY PERFORMED 27 SEP

BLACKBURN

0-1

Fletcher

27 SEP

SHEFF WED

IPSWICH

SHO OTS

CORNERS

5 CORNERS

FOU ULS

BRIGHTON

SHO OTS

0-0

FOU ULS S

Saturday Fulham v QPR

12.45

Birmingham v Blackburn

3.00

Brentford v Wigan

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Bristol C v Nottm Forest

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Burton Albion v Cardiff

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Ipswich v Huddersfield

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Leeds v Barnsley

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Preston v Aston Villa

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Reading v Derby

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Rotherham v Newcastle

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Sheff Wed v Brighton

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Wolves v Norwich

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Albion v Preston in the Championship on Saturday, October 15, kick-off 3pm

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Positives to take ahead of Hillsborough challenge Brighton & Hove Albion

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Albion midfielder Oliver Norwood feels his side have plenty of positives to take heading into tomorrow’s trip to Hillsborough. Brighton stretched their unbeaten run in the Championship to four matches in a scoreless draw at Ipswich on Tuesday. Despite being reduced to ten men in the closing stages when Dale Stephens was shown a second yellow card, Chris Hughton’s side held out. Norwood admits Albion were not at their best but believes there were positives to take from the draw. He told www.seagulls. co.uk: “I think Portman Road is always a difficult place to come to with the way they play. They press the game, play the ball long and look to get the second balls that keep you pinned in. “At times we didn’t quite manage to have the possession we wanted to

have, but the times we did get the ball down and play, I thought we looked quite good. “We take the point, move on and look forward to Saturday now.” Albion return to an unhappy hunting ground of Hillsborough to take on Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow. Brighton fell to a 2-0 playoff semi-final defeat at the ground last season, with Wednesday edging past them over the two legs. Norwood was not an Albion player then but he goes to Hillsborough boasting a decent record. He’s won at the ground twice with Huddersfield and Norwood is hoping to make it a hat-trick. He added: “I’ve won there twice with Huddersfield, drew there with Reading and lost there once as well. It’s a nice place to play and I’m sure there will be a fantastic atmosphere. “They’re a quality side, with quality individuals in dangerous areas of the pitch, but we’re in good form.”

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Oliver Norwood is taking positives into tomorrow’s Hillsborough clash with Sheffield Wednesday

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Brighton judokas attend Bowles’ session

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Whitehawk Football Club manager Richard Hill was left frustrated as his side’s unbeaten run came to an end on Tuesday. Hill had guided Hawks to three successive wins in all competitions before a 2-0 National League South defeat at Hemel Hempstead. James Potton and Lewis Taafe struck in each half to help Hemel to all three points. The defeat was just a second in five games since taking charge for Hillm, who felt his side were beaten by the better team. He said: “I felt Hemel were better than us on the night. Nobody likes losing matches and if I could choose to win every game I would. “This is the thing about winning and losing runs, they come to an end at some point. “A few fans were a little frustrated after this defeat but what you have to remember it’s a brand-new team we have. “We’re still a work in progress at present but we’ll look to put it right on Saturday.” Next up for Hill and Hawks is a home FA Cup third

Whitehawk Football Club boss Richard Hill. Picture: David Hunt

qualifying round encounter with league-below Southern League Premier Division outfit Merthyr Town. Hill has come up against Town on several occasions and believes it’s a contest his team can’t take lightly. He added: “I’ve faced several Merthyr teams over the years. “We’d be silly to take them lightly and if we don’t turn up willing and ready to play then we will get beaten. “They will be a decent outfit and it’s a game we cannot afford to under-perform in. “Our prize is a place in the next round of the FA Cup, which every club at this level wants to go as far as they can in.”

Albion looking to go five unbeaten at Wednesday Brad Stratton

A number of Brighton-based judokas travelled to Davison Leisure Centre, Worthing, for a training session hosted by Olympian Chris Bowles. Part of Great Britain’s 1980 judo Olympic team, Bowles handed out tips in a three-hour long masterclass earlier this month.

Hemel defeat leaves Hill frustrated

With the next international break on the horizon, Brighton will be hoping to continue their four-game unbeaten run when they head to South Yorkshire tomorrow, looking for revenge against a team that ended their promotion hopes last season – Sheffield Wednesday. After a double from Glenn Murray sealed a 2-0 win over Barnsley last weekend, Chris Hughton’s side struggled in front of goal in a midweek clash with Ipswich, which ended scoreless.

While Seagulls fans would have been happy coming away with a point from Portman Road, there was also frustration at seeing Dale Stephens being sent off for a second bookable offence late on in the game. With Beram Kayal out through injury, Albion will be without their first-choice midfield pairing for what will be one of the toughest away trips so far this season. CarlosCarvalhal’ssidehave picked up of late following a poor start, claiming just one win in August. However, four wins from five games in September has

put them back on track. They will be hoping to emulate last season’s performance of reaching the play-off final at Wembley, with Wednesday having beaten Albion 3-1 on aggregate in last year’s semifinal. Seagulls go into it with the best defensive record in the division, having conceded just six times in ten league outings so far. They will be hoping to keep out Wednesday’s vast array of attacking options with Steven Fletcher, Fernando Forestieri and Gary Hooper all looking to cause problems.

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Johnny Cantor Straight from the commentary box

Partnerships are a key foundation to being successful

have to thank the road closures and lane reductions for this week’s column. Driving back from the dullest game of the season at Ipswich, at 1.30am the conversation in the car moved from West Indian legendary cricketers back to Portman Road. One of the great things about going to Suffolk is the chance to talk to the gentleman that is Mick Mills. The England international made nearly 750 appearances for the Tractor Boys. Softly spoken, insightful in the commentary box, he was a terrier on the pitch. Ahead of kick-off, he told me how he loves to watch another full-back, Bruno, and felt his partnership with Anthony Knockaert was a key factor in Brighton & Hove Albion’s good form. Partnerships across the pitch are so important and Mills feels if you get five good ‘partnerships’ you are on the road to success. He highlighted some of the great players he had played with and he cited the wonderful period in Ipswich’s history when Arnold Muhren and Frans Thijssen were playing in the late 70’s and early 80’s. They were so cultured but hard-working and blended well into English football. It doesn’t always work,

Tomer Hemed in action for Albion earlier this season. Picture: Phil Westlake

but there have been other foreign duos that stick in the memory. Those of a certain age will remember Argentinian Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricky Villa, who were lured to Spurs by Keith Burkenshaw after they won the 1978 World Cup. Many will remember the bearded wonder’s goal that won the 1981 FA Cup final replay against Manchester City. The Albion squad now boasts a pair of Israeli internationals, Tomer Homed and Beram Kayal, and both have settled in the squad and the environment as if it were home. They aren’t playing as right-back and right midfielder but are important components in the team’s make-up. From what I have seen, they are professional, hard-working and determined but don’t seek headlines. Despite different religious beliefs, the pair appear to be great friends. Their bond is a joy to see for anyone like me, who has spent long periods in their country that has so many rifts. They provide spice and colour to the club and the division. The Seagulls’ supporters will be hoping they drive the team to success and are remembered fondly by teammates, as clearly Mills does for his old friends at Ipswich. Kayal will be missing for his club this weekend, and his country the following week, but his absence will give a chance to others to fill the void. There have been eloquent callers and passionate texters to the show in recent weeks and don’t expect anything different for Saturday’s return to Hillsborough after that painful playoff semi-final last season. With his passion for the club it wouldn’t surprise me if Beram will be listening in - let’s hope he gives us a call. If he doesn’t call in, don’t forget, you can. Win, lose or draw, BBC Sussex sport is there for you. 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

Sussex seamer Lewis Hatchett has been forced to retire from professional cricket following an injury he sustained this season

Sussex seamer forced to retire Cricket

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Sussex left-arm seamer Lewis Hatchett has been forced to retire from professional cricket. The bowler is calling time on his career with Sussex on medical advice after the injury he suffered this season. The 26 year-old made his first-class debut in 2010, the same year he penned his first professional contract with Sussex. He was mainly deployed in first-class cricket and took 72 wickets in his 27 matches, with a best of five for 47 coming against Leicestershire in 2010. He also took 30 wickets in white-ball cricket in 26 games. Hatchett, who was born in Shoreham, overcame an extremely-rare physical impairment, Poland Syndrome, to realise his dream of becoming a professional cricketer. Speaking of his decision, Hatchett said: “It is with great sadness that I have to

announce my retirement from professional cricket due to injury. “Following medical advice, my long-term health is most important to me and I have to listen to my body. “To have to end my career in this way has been devastating, but to play six years at my home county has been a dream come true. “I will forever be proud that I managed to realise my dream of playing for Sussex and considering the journey I have had, it fills me with further pride. “I’ve met some incredible people throughout my career, especially at Sussex CCC. I’ve made friends for life through this sport and it was a huge honour to wear the Martlets on my chest every time I played. “I wish the team all the success in the future and will watch fondly. “Thank you to all the coaches and physios, who put in countless hours to help get me on the field throughout my career. “A thank you to all the staff at Sussex, from Sam and

Gunny on the front gate, to chief executive Zac Toumazi, this club is full of amazing people. “Thank you to my two clubs, St James’ Montefiore and East Grinstead, for your support to help get me to where I am today. “Finally, I will forever be grateful to my parents for their support all throughout my career, from a young age even to this day. “I could not have done it without them. And to my brother, Bradley, for not only his support but for all the fond memories from playing cricket in the garden as kids to playing together at club level.” Sussex’s head coach Mark Davis said: “I would like to congratulate Hatch on everything he has achieved at Sussex. He is somebody that despite real challenges has made the most of himself as a county cricketer. “Lewis will be successful at whatever he chooses to do post-cricket, due to his extraordinary work ethic and drive. I wish him all the best for the future.”