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REVEALED: WHERE THE AXE WILL FALL Deep cuts to services, 540 jobs to go, and a 4% council tax rise on the cards The full extent of cuts to Brighton and Hove City Council were revealed this week, as the local authority embarks on its programme o f £ 2 5 m i l l i o n - a - ye a r savings. The draft budget by the Labour administration will see cuts to services for people with special needs, and learning disabilities, as well as for both the old and the young.

A decision to axe 540 jobs by 2020 is certain to provoke anger from trade unions. The budget recommends a 1.99% council tax rise in the next financial year, in addition to a possible further 2% levy to help fund adult social care. The deep cuts to council services are a result of decreasing government f u n d i n g . C l l r Wa r r e n Morgan, leader of the

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council, admitted the decisions were “painful”. He said the budget gives a sense of what the council will look like in four years time; a “leaner” council, with many services outsourced to the voluntary and private sector. Councillors will also look to the community to come up with ideas on how to maintain services. Turn to page 3

Welcome aboard the British Airways i360 The world’s tallest moving observation tower being constructed on Brighton beach has been named the British Airways i360.

Brighton i360 announced a “landmark” five-year deal with British Airways yesterday (Thursday), which has been heralded as a “great

deal for the South East” and “flying the flag for British tourism”. See page 3. Picture: Gary Eastwood/ British Airways i360”

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Labour confronted by ‘desperate deal’

Adult care levy is ‘not a solution to funding gap’

Leader says council will be much leaner in future

The government’s announcement that it would let council’s raise an additional 2% in council tax to help pay for adult social care, has been called a “sticking plaster”, by Warren Morgan. The leader of the council said the funding from raising council tax by an additional 2% - on top of the 1.99% increase that councils can make without a referendum - was not enough to cover increased costs. Government chancellor George Osborne announced the new rules in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday. But Cllr Morgan said: “It is not a solution; it’s a sticking plaster. People are already saying that plugs the gap - well, no it doesn’t. “We still have a £2.5 million gap between what we need to spend on social care and what we’ve got coming in, even after the cuts in the budget.” He said it was putting the burden on “people who

Bex Bastable @BexBastable In 2020, we could be looking at a s t a r k ly d i f fe r e n t Brighton and Hove City Council. Warren Morgan, leader of the council, said the four-year budget released yesterday (Thursday), was “to give staff, service users, and the city some certainty, on where we will be in four years”. As a result of government funding cuts, the council has to save £25-million-a year until 2020. Proposed measures include cuts to services, such as adult social care, children’s centres, learning disability services, and Cityclean. There will also be a “stripping out middle management” with 540

jobs to be axed. When asked what the council will look like in 2020, Cllr Morgan said: “We will be a much leaner council and we won’t do what we do now. “We would not choose to do this. But we cannot set an illegal budget. I am trying to do the best with the absolutely desperate deal that we have been given.” Cllr Morgan said cuts over the next four years will mean some services will be provided by the voluntary or private sector, cut altogether, smaller departments may team up with other councils such as East Sussex and Surrey, and he said the council will look to the community to provide innovative ideas on how services can continue to be delivered. Cllr Les Hamilton, lead member for finance, said: “We are changing how we do business, coordinating

our health and social care budgets with our partners and looking to our residents and communities to work with us. There’s no doubt that we will have to stop non-statutory services if funding cannot be found.” Cuts proposed just for the next financial year (2016/17), include: n Learning disabilities review of provision, saving £2 million n Leaning disabilities review of day services, saving £580,000 n Closure of Tower House day service, saving £230,000 n Special Education Needs review, saving £500,000 n Introducing commercial activities at CityClean, saving £135,000 n Efficiencies in Cityclean management and staff costs, saving £450,000 n Closing public c o n v e n i e n c e s , s av i n g £170,000

British Airways to put its name to i360

A five-year sponsorship deal announced yesterday (Thursday) will see Brighton and Hove’s tallest landmark named British Airways i360. Lynne Embleton, British Airways’ director of strategy, said: “Our pilots enjoy spectacular views of the Sussex coastline as they fly in and out of Gatwick and now Brighton visitors and residents will also be able to from this fantastic new landmark. We fly to 67 destinations across the globe from Gatwick, and employ more than 2,500 staff in Sussex, so putting our name to the i360 and helping to promote even more tourism to the area made perfect sense.” Eleanor Harris, chief executive of British Airways i360, said: “We are delighted to have such a prestigious British and global brand sponsoring our ground-breaking attraction.” At 162 metres tall, the British Airways i360 is already the tallest structure in Sussex.

On This Day Dan Tester @DJDanteBrighton

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One of Brighton’s finest sons was born: Steve Ovett, the former Albion thrashedrunner Southend in front 11,124 Goldstone middle-distance was 800m goldof medallist at the 1980 United 9-1 in this Third fans, came from Jimmy Olympic Games in Moscow and set world records for 1,500m and Division clash; just a fortnight Collins, Johnny Goodchild (2), one mile. He still holds the UK record for two miles, which he set after putting one more past Wally Gould, Jack Smith (3), in 1978. Educated at Varndean, he showed great promise as a young Wisbech Town! The goals, and Charlie Livesey (2).

n Reducing park ranger services, saving £175,000 n Moving the Royal Pavilion into trust status with the Brighton Dome saving £205,000 n Modernising the libraries services, saving £309,000 n Council tax reduction scheme reduced, saving £300,000 n Rationalising council buildings, saving £330,000 n Restructuring loans, saving £500,000 There will also be an increase in fees and charges for council services - with the exception of parking charges, which will only rise with inflation. See next week’s Brighton & Hove Independent for an in depth special report on the draft budget. See page 18 for an article written by Cllr Morgan on the draft budget proposals.

Cllr Warren Morgan are already feeling the pressure financially” and “the government is passing on the cost of social care to residents”. The additional 2% council tax rise would raise only £2 million. If the city council did take advantage of the new flexibility over council tax increases, it could mean a 4% rise in bills for Brighton and Hove residents. The draft budget proposals recommend a 1.99% rise for 2015/16 as it stands.

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Manipulation of the electoral system

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25,000 voters could be removed from electoral roll Lloyd Russell-Moyle @lloyd_rm

On Tuesday, the starting gun for transforming Brighton a n d H ove i n t o a To r y stronghold will be sounded. When the new electoral register is published it is estimated that more than 25,000 people will have their right to vote removed, taking the total electorate down to around 190,000 people in the city. This is happening because the government has brought the deadline forward for people to reregister to vote by one year. A nyo n e t h e c o u n c i l fails to match against the national insurance database may face removal from the register - even if they voted in May 2015. I t h a s b e e n w i d e ly reported that a ratio 2:1 of

Labour vs Tory voters are being removed from the register. Those hardest hit by the changes is set to be students, young people, those living in the rented sector, and those with lower English skills. In Brighton and Hove the highest drops in numbers are expected to be in the following areas: Hollingdean and Stanmer (Pavilion); Moulsecoomb and Bevendean (Kemptown); Brunswick and Adelaide (Hove); Regency (Pavilion); Preston Park (Pavilion); Hannover and Elm Grove (Pavilion); St Peter’s and North Laine (Pavilion); Central Hove (Hove); G o l d s m i d ( H ove ) ; a n d Queens Park (Kemptown). MP numbers will be reduced from 650 to 600 and all constituency boundaries are to be redrawn. Previously the Independent Boundary

Commission used many data sources such as census data, but now they are only allowed to look at the December 1 register, even if they know there are more people eligible to vote living in the area. Based on last year’s numbers constituencies would have to be between 80,000 and 73,000 voters. How will this affect our constituencies? Kemptown at 68,000 voters is already too small and will need to expand further into East Sussex. Hove too, with 73,000 will likely be at risk of being extended into West Sussex. Pavilion looks safer with 76,000 voters but last year the registered voters dropped by 10% (the 9th largest fall in the UK). Five of the 10 wards with the highest reduction in registration are in Pavilion, meaning another 10% drop in numbers is likely and

would mean Pavilion being extended north into Mid Sussex.While we don’t know the result of the boundary redrawing, it could make it impossible to elect anyone other than Conservative MPs in Brighton and Hove. The UK could return up to 50 more Conservative MPs on the same vote we had in May 2015. If the people of Brighton and Hove really do choose Conservative MPs exclusively, then I accept the democratic result. However, what is currently happening is a cynical manipulation of our electoral system. The Labour Party has been out every day in the last month ensuring people are registered to vote and we will fight to ensure that your votes are not discarded. Brighton resident Lloyd Russell-Moyle was the Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Lewes.

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City set to roll out ‘Boris bikes’ scheme Olivia Lerche @olivialerche Congestion and queueing in the city could soon be reduced after a bike share scheme was given the green light by councillors. Brighton and Hove City Council is introducing more than 430 bikes with a minimum of 50 docking points – working in the same way as London’s popular “Boris bike” scheme. Bikes can be hired using debit or credit cards and returned to any free docking stations or hubs in the city. Bicycle hire hubs are set to be installed along the A27, heading out to the university sites at Falmer, along the seafront and in the city centre as many residents don’t have space to store bikes. A report considered by B r i g h t o n a n d H ove Environment,Transport and Sustainability committee on Tuesday said the scheme aims to encourage “a healthy,

active, viable transport alternative for the city”. Councillors welcomed the project but two members called for it to be extended as far as Preston Park and Portslade. Cllr Pete West (Green) said: “I’m very glad we are moving forward with the process. Having the contract written very well is going to be vitally important.” He said it was “critical” the scheme remained affordable. The committee has now given the council the goahead to look for a provider to commit to a three-year contract and supply and maintain the bikes and hubs. Cllr Joe Miller (Cons) added it might not be feasible to combine the bike share scheme with other cycle parking in the city. Council officers said the bike hire service will appeal to commuters, tourists and residents and would cut down the number of car journeys – improving air quality and journey times. The scheme is expected

to be funded by a £1.16m Local Growth Fund (LGF) grant from the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership and employ at least six people. Cllr Gill Mitchell (Lab), lead member for environment and sustainability at the city council, said: “This is an exciting scheme that should work well for the city. The aim is to provide a flexible service, working alongside existing cycle hire providers and which gives more choice to those who live, work or visit here.”

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By Olivia Lerche @olivialerche Five additional sites around Brighton and Hove have been identified for cyclists to park their bikes. Since the introduction of the first Pedal Cycle Parking Place (PCPP) in 2008, PCPPs for more than 600 bicycles have been installed at 61 locations around the city. Councillors on Brighton and Hove Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee considered the locations for new cycle parking at Arundel Place, Egremont Place, Hove Park Villa, Richardson Road and Ruskin Road at a meeting on Tuesday. A report by the council said locations are based on demand and the “practicality of installation”. It said: “Good quality cycle parking in carefully considered locations can also de-clutter the streetscape and help to reduce cycle related crime. “The majority of these cycle parking facilities have been heavily used or full to capacity within a short period of installation.” Councillors also heard the scheme had “positive public health implications”. Councillor Peter West (Green) told the committee cycling has doubled over a short period of time in the community.

The will be more space for cyclists to park their bikes Sections of former car parking in the new locations are set to be repurposed as cycle parking, appearing as a bank of at least five stands. C o u n c i l o f f i c e r S t eve n Bedford described the loss of parking income as a result of the scheme as “immaterial”. The council said there are regular requests from Brighton and Hove residents for cycle parking which demonstrates a “continued and strong demand’ for more facilities”. Cllr Gill Mitchell (Lab) said: “We know there is a demand from residents for increased cycle parking facilities and we are very pleased to be able to respond to these requests.” More than 200 residents were informed about the plan to install the parking – with ten residents objecting to the proposals.

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Police protection is questioned by MP Olivia Lerche @OliviaLerche The Labour MP for Hove has claimed police officers are on the “frontline” when it comes to dealing with terrorist attacks. Peter Kyle has questioned if Sussex Police can protect residents in case of an incident, without calling on other police forces, in light of ‘alarming’ cuts to services. Addressing Prime Minister David Cameron, he said: “My local police force now only has, regularly, seven armed police officers on duty, and calls to neighbouring police forces for help has gone up 43%. Can the Prime Minister assure the people of Brighton and Hove, who have a long history of dealing with terrorism, that should another terrorist attack happen, the local force can cope without calling on neighbouring forces?”

Mr Cameron said the government was looking at the number of armed response vehicles and armed officers available. He responded: “I don’t want to see the routine arming of the British police force but I think it is possible to see a growth in the pool of armed experts that can be called upon. “As for forces sharing between each other, and going to each others aid, that’s always been part of the way British policing has worked.” Writing on his public Facebook page after the exchange, Mr Kyle described himself as “thoroughly disheartened” by the Prime Minister’s response. “Our city has suffered terrorism in the past and whilst I hope we never will again I will do everything I can to make sure we are able to cope if it does,” he said. S u s s e x Po l i c e C h i e f Superintendent Tony Blaker urged the public to remain “vigilant”.

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people on benefits and lower incomes,” the report said. Councillor Leo Littman, Green spokesperson for neighbourhoods, communities and equality, said: “Officers of Brighton and Hove City Council are being asked to speak to residents, many of whom will be descendants of people who have lived in the city for generations, and they are being told ‘you are too poor to live in Brighton and Hove’. I find that desperately upsetting. “This report shows just how vicious and destructive the Tory austerity agenda is. This is social cleansing on a massive scale. “Squeezed by welfare reforms, services cuts, and rising living costs, our poorest residents are being told they must leave the city they call home. “The council has a duty to protect the city’s vulnerable families, and that means we absolutely cannot cut vital support like the council tax reduction scheme.” The report revealed there are currently 10,900 local housing allowance claims in Brighton and Hove. Warren Morgan, Labour leader of the city council,

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Sackville tower divides opinion Proposals for 17-storey building on seafront

Bex Bastable @BexBastable The site of the former Sackville Hotel on Hove seafront could be transformed into a 17-storey residential tower, providing 107 new homes. The plans by The Hyde Group, with Brightonb a s e d a r ch i t e c t s Ye l o , were unveiled at a public exhibition last week, which outlined the plans for the building. If approved it would stand at 56 metres high. Developers said the plans had “divided opinions”, with the main concern being the height of the building, but said there was positive feedback about the design. To m S h a w, H y d e ’ s d e ve l o p m e n t d i r e c t o r (south), said: “Hyde’s plans for the former Sackville Hotel site will provide a development of exceptional quality, with real architectural and design merit, which will

help to enhance the Hove seafront and regenerate a derelict site which has lain vacant for nearly 10 years. “We are determined to provide a building which w i l l h ave a l e g a cy o f quality, and are proposing using a palette of materials w h i c h w e b e l i e ve a r e both sympathetic to the conservation area and will stand up to the exposed marine location. We want the building to look as good in 30 years time as it does the day that it is first complete. Following the public consultation, we are reviewing the comments received and considering where changes can be made to the design in order to respond to feedback from the local residents. We are planning to conclude this process and submit a full planning application in December.” If the application is approved, Hyde said construction could start late next year, with completion in 2018.

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Children are being invited to enter a competition to have the chance to see their drawing or design printed on the front of 80,000 Brighton Fringe family guides. They are being asked to enter an A4 drawing, painting or design showing on the theme of ‘my favourite show’. Entries should be sent to Brighton Fringe Ltd, 5 Palace Place, Brighton, BN1 1EF, by January 12, 2016. All entrants must be 11 or under.

Plans to move the Brighton Station taxi rank back to Terminus Road have been delayed. Brighton and Hove City Council’s Environment, Transport and Sustainability committee was set to discuss the plan on Tuesday, but a consultation to approve an 18-month trial has been extended. Terminus Road was used as a temporary taxi rank earlier this year.

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No cuts to police funding University Katy Bourne, Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, welcomed the protection of the policing budget in the government’s Autumn statement on Wednesday. She said:“I made strong representations to government to lift the cap on the police precept for Sussex, so I am pleased to hear that there will now be some flexibility in our budget locally. We will have to wait until mid-December to see the finer details of how the policing budget will be apportioned across

national projects and funds before the remainder is allocated to forces. After the terrorist attacks in Paris and evolving threats across Europe, I also applaud the Chancellor’s investment in our intelligence services, in counter terrorism and border security. Sussex Police has already saved £50m - some through collaboration with Surrey Police - and the Chief C onst able’s new Local Policing Plan is already working towards delivering further savings over the next five years.”

The information centre, at 91 Lewes Road near Sainsbury’s at t h e Vo g u e G y r at o r y, provides a showcase for Sussex University’s range of courses, its research expertise, and displays of student work. Open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, the centre is a point of contact for current students, residents, businesses, future university students, parents and teachers. A programme of themed exhibitions and events is also planned at the premises. John Duffy, university registrar, said: “There’s always a lot going on at the university which we’re keen to share with the local community. We wanted to provide an alternative place for people to come to find out more and to meet with us.”

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Brighton and Hove City Council will no longer be publishing Freedom of Information requests on its website after deciding not to renew a contract. All requests made to the council were routinely published by MySociety, which also runs an external FOI website called WhatDoTheyKnow. But the council has decided not to renew the two-year contract – which it said cost more than £18,000. The decision means people submitting new requests will not be able to check if similar requests have been made. The council said the requests to the council can still be viewed on the WhatDoTheyKnow website, but critics of the decision said it is an “attempt to prevent access to information”. B r i g h t o n a n d H ove City Council said it will continue to respond to requests and “remains committed” to the act.

Hospital staff were assaulted more than 130 times between 2014/2015 – new figures have revealed. A report by NHS Protect shows doctors, nurses, and health care assistants at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust were assaulted 82 times. The trust, which runs R oya l S u s s e x C o u n t y Hospital in Brighton, revealed 70% of assaults were because of medical factors, such as a patient recovering from anaesthesia. A Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust spokesman said: “We have a dedicated security team available on both hospital sites 24/7 who provide support to our clinical staff in managing difficult situations.We have issued monitored alarm systems to staff in some wards to provide them with a means of raising an alarm if needed.” All staff are given conflict management training when they join the trust,

Members of the city’s One Voice partnership, which brings together faith groups and minorities to tackle racism and intolerance, met last week following the Paris terrorist attacks. The meeting gave members a chance to talk about the impact recent events have had on the city’s communities and assess how One Voice could respond. Ms Rehman, a recent victim of an Islamophobic incident, called upon the city’s communities to support each other to increase safety for Muslim women and all passengers on public transport. She said “I will always remember the woman who challenged my

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abuser and supported me.” Cllr Emma Daniel, chair of the neighbourhoods, communities and equalities committee, said: “The recent terrorist attacks including those in Paris have shocked everyone and we send our deepest sympathy to all those who have died or been injured in these appalling attacks. “We’re concerned about the impact that this has had in Brighton and Hove and this is why we held a special One Voice meeting with the city’s faith leaders to see how our local communities are feeling. Now, more than ever, it is important that the communities of the city stand together.”

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Awards

Local produce celebrated Three Brighton and Hove businesses have been shortlisted as grand finalists in the Sussex Food and Drink Awards 2015/16. The awards are all about supporting and boosting local farmers, food and drink producers, and the outlets that use and sell local fare. Barfields Butchers is up for Sussex Butcher of the Year, Coggings and Co is a finalist in Sussex Newcomer of the Year, and The Trolls Pantry is in the running for Sussex Street Food Vendor of the Year. There are 19 West Sussex businesses, and eight from East Sussex shortlisted. The awards ceremony will be held on January 28 at the Amex Stadium, hosted by Sally Gunnell OBE and BBC’s Danny Pike.

Politics

Greens pen letter to PM

Brighton and Hove city councillor Dick Page joined fellow Green councillors and Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas at Downing Street to challenge cuts to local government funding proposed by the Conservatives. Greens delivered a letter addressed to Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to plug the estimated £9.5m funding gap faced by councils between now and 2020 in the Comprehensive Spending Review. The letter said the 40% cut in funding to local authorities since 2010-11 have meant significant job losses and massive impacts to children’s centres, open spaces and playgrounds, libraries, museums and galleries, and youth services. Cllr Page, of Hanover and Elm Grove ward, said: “Brighton and Hove, in common with many other councils, is suffering near-obliteration of the government revenue support grant by 2020, from £102m a year in 2012. The Labour administration claims there’s nothing they can do to avoid slashing libraries, children’s centres or care support for the elderly and disabled. “This city did not vote in May for more and more austerity-driven cuts, and residents have never had the chance to vote on a choice of council tax rises. Before the spending review we call on progressive Labour members to stand up with us against this government’s vicious and unnecessary austerity policies.”

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GP practice rated A medical centre caring for 7,783 patients has been rated by health inspectors. The Seven Dials Medical Centre, in Montpelier Crescent, Brighton, was judged to be good is all areas by the Care Quality Commission. Inspectors praised staff for treating patients with “compassion and dignity”. Patients said they found it easy to see their GP and said urgent appointments were available on the same day.

Competition

A perfect surprise A Domino’s pizza shop manager is planning a huge party for his friends and family after winning an £80,000 car and £10,000 cash. Qadeer Ahmad, of Old Shoreham Road, was at his home when dream car competition company BOTB turned up with the keys to a new Range Rover Vogue with a suitcase of cash hidden in the boot. “What a perfect surprise,” said Qadeer.

Food

Edible city Chefs and staff at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel, have created an edible winter wonderland, with the Royal Pavilion and other Brighton landmarks, replicated with gingerbread and sweets. Th e d i s p l ay w i l l b e exhibited in seafront hotel‘s lobby throughout the festive season, with gingerbread men and candy canes for hotel guests. Staff said the edible display could become a permanent feature, with d i f fe r e n t t h e m e s e a ch month.

Charity

Sleigh ride Santa sleigh rides and a fairground will raise money for a homeless day centre. Proceeds from the f a m i l y e ve n t w i l l b e donated to First Base Day Centre, a Brighton House Trust (BHT) service which supports rough sleepers in Brighton and Hove. The event will take place on December 21, from noon to 6pm at The Level. Sleigh rides are £4 per person.

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An American’s day-frisk to view “the wonders of Brighton”

“I have taken what is called in England a frisk, and passed one day very delightfully with Wallack at Brighton.” Nathaniel Parker Willis, American editor and writer, aged 33, files his latest travel bulletin to his New York periodical The Corsair, issue dated September 14, 1839. His host, James W.Wallack, the Anglo-American actormanager, was currently staying with his family in Brighton. Our pre-railway stagec o a ch i n g d ay - t r i p p e r

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enthuses: “Brighton is like a great city, built entire, and at one job, to order. “It is fresh and modern all over. It looks finished, too, for there is no sign of building, and in that it is unlike an American city. “Wallack did the honours of the town with great kindness, lionising us in his ‘leathern convenience’ from end to end of the superb ‘cliffs’ – which cliffs are broad streets, beautifully Macadamised, with rows of palaces on one side, and the surf of the sea on the other.” He continues: “The most magnificent feature in this long terrace is a succession of squares, receding from the beach, and with one side open to the sea.

“The houses are of a very highly ornamented style of building, and surmounted with balconies, low windows and belvideres, so as to command from every room and chamber a prospect of the sea. “These three-sided squares are all large, with an enclosed park in the centre, and in such a windy place as Brighton, form very snug and sheltered promenades to the slender-legged invalid and the sail carrying dame.” Newly built Kemp Town, “though standing a hundred feet above the beach, has subterranean passages running under the street, and connecting every house with baths on the sea.” This was a slight exaggeration: there was ever only one tunnel, from the Lewes Crescent gardens, constructed in 1830. “This is the finest bit of Brighton in point of architecture, and in one of its plainest houses lives the Duke of Devonshire.” That was 1 Lewes Crescent, where the 6th duke lived from 1828 to 1858; Duke’s Mound is named after him. “ Th e o t h e r fe a t u r e s of the cliffs are small phaetons to let for children, drawn each by a pair of

Regency Square, from Ackermann’s panorama of Brighton, 1833 goats, well groomed and appointed; hand carriages for invalids [probably the ‘fly-by-nights’]; all sorts of pony chaises spattering about with fat ladies, and furnished invariably with the smallest conceivable boy behind; any quantity of lumbering ‘double flys’ or two-horse coaches, drawn by one wretched skeleton of an animal, and occupied usually by a fat cit and his numerous family; great numbers of remarkably single-looking ladies, hanging to their parasols with one hand and fighting the wind out of their petticoats with the other; yellow-visaged East Indians forgetting their livers while

they watch the struggles of these unwilling aeronauts; here and there a dandy, looking blue and damp with the chill of the salt air; and all along the beach, half in the water and half in the sand, in singular contrast to all the townishness, groups of rough sailors cleaning their boats, drying their nets, and cooking their messes on cross sticks, apparently unconscious of the luxury and magnificence on the other side of the street, as if it were a mirage on the horizon.” As for the Pavilion, “all you can see of it from the street is a great number of peaked balloons, some small

and some large, which peer above the shrubbery and wall, like the tops of the castors beyond a dish of salad.” After a damp but enjoyable ride, Willis and Wallack end their excursion round the “wonders of B r i g h t o n ” , p o s s i b ly at Mutton’s famous restaurant, with “turtle-soup, turbot, and turkey. Th i s wa s a g l o r i o u s dinner, gloriously done justice to.” Graham Chainey is a freelance writer and local historian living in Brighton and Hove.

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The painful reality of the c i t y c o u n c i l bu d g e t i s brought into sharp relief this week as proposals for service cuts and job losses have been published ahead of a decision in February on how to cut another £25 million from what we spend on services. Around 540 full-time posts are under threat in the next four years. Between 2010 and 2019 the council will have had to cut its budget by £145 million, some 40% of the total. Until now efficiencies and less visible cuts have meant

the effects have not been felt. Those “easy” savings are largely gone. We have reduced the £8 million overspend we inherited by almost £7 million in the space of six months, but we are a long way behind other councils in being able to cope with the cuts imposed on us by George Osborne. Th e 2 % “ s o c i a l c a r e precept” announced by Osborne this week sounds like good news. It will however only raise around £2 million, when even with the cuts we are proposing we still have a

Government funding cuts look to set to create higher council tax bills

£2.5 million gap in our social care budget for next year. And that will mean a 4% council tax increase that you, I and everyone else in the city will have to pay. Those already facing cuts to their income through benefit reductions, people already looking to food banks for support, people struggling to pay the rent, will find that a very hard increase to pay. That however is t he choice of the Conservative government elected in May; pass responsibility for services and cuts on to local councils and local residents, while trying to achieve a £10 billion budget surplus. Some argue we should not pass these cuts on, that we should resist and set a budget that does not balance, an illegal one. That kind of gesture politics is not something I will consider. Should we do that then the government will simply step in and make even deeper cuts, with services provided by the cheapest private

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This week George Osborne announced the Conservative government’s comprehensive spending review. Despite a major victory for anti-cuts campaigners with a U-turn on tax credits, the outlook remains bleak. We s e e a c o n t i n u e d m a r c h t owa r d s privatisation of schools and health, and massive c u t s t o e nv i r o n m e n t a l sustainability. Behind the bravado and pumped-up promises, we see meagre scraps thrown toward public services, which fall far short of the growing costs of our ageing population. In Brighton and Hove, business rates given to councils will be dwarfed by

cuts to the revenue grant. A 2% rise in council tax for social care would amount to less than 15% of the proposed cuts locally in the next four years. Osborne’s “sound finance” strategy is to sell off assets and dip into reserves to fund ever-increasing pressures on public services. The sums simply don’t add up. L o c a l ly, t h e r e i s n o question that the Tories’ weak promises mean we still face savage cuts. The damaging impacts will be felt everywhere, but particularly among the poorest households. Brighton and Hove could change beyond recognition as low-earners are forced out of the city, libraries, parks and local businesses close, and street homelessness is driven up. In his comprehensive spending review five years ago, the Chancellor commented that: “We are all in this together”.

Since then, we have seen yawning inequality open up: a devastating impact has been felt by the most severely disabled, facing cuts 19 times higher than most citizens. It has hit people surviving on benefits, as well as low income families working multiple jobs, significantly harder

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than richer families. This, while the combined wealth of the 1,000 richest men and women in Britain has more than doubled in ten years. We’ve never all been in this together. Austerity has been roundly discredited by leading economists such as Paul Krugman, who has

Brighton and Hove could change beyond recognition as low-earners are forced out of the city, and libraries, parks and local businesses close.

described the last five years of cuts as the “austerity delusion”. Following the Tories swingeing cuts to the public sector, economic growth has been stagnant and this October recorded the worst deficit for any October since 2009. Predictions of future growth this week would have been significantly higher in the absence of austerity. According to the University of Oxford, the negative impact of austerity on growth has so far cost the

average household about £3,500. There is no question: there are alternative, fairer and more effective ways to respond to a financial crisis. A programme of investment in green technology, for example, which would pay for itself many times over in greater energy security and lower costs. What we need now is a government with the courage to take us toward a more sustainable, prosperous economy which works for all.

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Council close to hitting savings target for 2015/16 The release of the four-year draft budget plan, which proposes £25-million-ayear savings for Brighton and Hove City Council, will hit the headlines this week, as it sets out “painful” cuts to vital services in the city. But another report set to go before the policy and resources committee next week, will detail the “significantly improved budget position” of the council for the current financial year. The forecasted overspend will be reported as being £1.653 million in October (month seven), an improvement of nearly £3 million on the previous month’s forecast of £4.751 million. In September, the forecast for August (month five) was reported as £7.2milion. The recent improvement means that the council expects to bring the budget in on target in April. The city council said the reduction in overspend follows the introduction of strict financial controls across the local authority’s services in S e p t e m b e r, i n c l u d i n g spending restrictions and a recruitment freeze. This approach was

confirmed at a special policy and resources committee c o n ve n e d by Wa r r e n Morgan, leader of the council earlier this month. Cllr Morgan, said: “It’s c l e a r t h at t h e s e s t r i c t recruitment and financial controls are having the effect that is needed, but we must continue being vigilant with our spending to make sure that we stay in control. “That said, there are still significant pressure on our children’s and adult’s social care budgets and our temporary accommodation budget. “The budget proposals for the next four years, which we are publishing this week, address how we plan to redesign services, strip out middle management cost and improve efficiency across the council as we attempt to deal with a £68 million reduction in our grant funding from central government.” The council was set the task of saving £145 million from 2011 to 202. It has already saved £77 million since 2011. The policy and resources committee will be held on Thursday, from 4pm at The Brighthelm Centre.

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The girl who was a gift to Queen Victoria Louise Peskett

As Brighton’s oldest church, I imagine St Nicholas Church on Dyke Road has seen a few weddings in its time. I wonder if any brides have created quite as much as a stir, though, as Sarah Forbes Bonetta who married here in August 1862? The wedding was a grand occasion and a big day in Brighton. Twenty year old Sarah was as close to the heart of British upperclass society as it was possible to get, and Queen Victoria herself had had a hand in making the match. Th e w e d d i n g p a r t y, leaving West Hill Lodge for St Nicholas Church, consisted of no fewer than ten horsedrawn carriages, sixteen bridesmaids and a procession, according to the Brighton Gazette o f ‘ ’ Wh i t e l a d i e s w i t h African gentlemen, and African ladies with White g ent lem e n ’ . Sar ah wa s no ordinary aristocratic English bride, however. She was West African, born of royal blood, in what’s now Nigeria in around 1843. Her remarkable journey to Brighton involved war, capture, imprisonment, and finally, favour from the most powerful queen in the world. By the time she was seven, Sarah, originally called ‘Aina’, had seen both her parents killed in intertribal warfare and was a prisoner of slavetrading King Gezo of Dahomey. When she was discovered by British Navy Captain Frederick Forbes, in the region with his ship HMS

Bonetta on a mission to curtail the slave trade, Sarah was facing almost certain death. Horrified, Forbes secured her release by convincing King Gezo that the little girl could be an apt gift for Queen Victoria, ‘a present from the King of the Blacks to the Queen of the Whites’. Queen Victoria received her ‘present’ at Windsor castle on November 9 1850 and, although Sarah Forbes, may have been intended as an exotic novelty, it was clear from the start that she was a force to be reckoned with. With a fierce intellect, speaking perfect English within weeks and possessing a musical talent that astounded everyone, Sarah quickly developed a reputation for strong opinions and the ability to hold her own in any conversation. ‘Far in advance of any white child of her age in aptness of learning, and strength of mind and affection,’ was Captain Forbes’opinion. A ‘perfect genius’. As a woman not known for weakness of mind, I imagine Queen Victoria delighted in her feisty protegee. She arranged for Sarah to have the best education available, first in Sierra Leone, then in England where she visited the Queen regularly. It seems, the relationship that grew between them, if not one of equals, was certainly one of mutual respect and liking. As time moved on and thoughts turned towards Sarah making a decent marriage, however, it seems that she wasn’t quite as enthusiastic. Although the suiter, businessman and philanthropist, Captain Ja m e s P i n s o n L a b u l o

Davies, was considered perfect husband material, maybe after the dramatic events she’d lived through, Sarah didn’t like the idea of becoming a subservient Victorian wife. But after spending some reflecting time in Clifton Terrace, Brighton,

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Sarah decided to go ahead. Marriage didn’t clip her wings and Sarah quickly threw herself into a teaching career, first in Sierra Leone, then Lagos where the couple settled with their three children. Queen Victoria happily became godmother to

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Vi c t o r i a , S a r a h ’ s f i r s t daughter, paying for her education. Sadly, in 1880, while only in her thirties, Sarah who had shown such resilience in her life, succumbed to tuberculosis. Queen Victoria continued to support the young Victoria who was a welcome visitor to the royal household for the rest of her life, although unfortunately little remembered in history books today.

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Even if we forego new shoes or dresses, many of us head out to party in new make-up, so why not choose the good stuff and savour the look all year round. L a s t s u m m e r, G l o w Organic ran a pop-up shop in the North Laines with beauty workshops and products by Living Nature, Botanicals, ZAO Makeup and Lippy Girl. Freelance makeup artist Mel Jenkinson chose these sustainable brands for their stance against animal testing. Mel says beauty should not come with compromise. She caught up with me to share her offers online at: www.gloworganicbrighton. co.uk. Festive bundles are perfect for gifting and Mel has packaged two ZAO organic eyeshadows with a liner pencil for £30.95. ZAO is Ecocert certified and uses micronised silver as a natural preservative. Each colour selection flatters either blue, green

What a great title. Of course, if you’re expecting f l e s h e at i n g z o m b i e s storming around Patcham you’re going to be disappointed. But this is a wonderful book. It’s all about how to defeat the inner zombie that lurks within us all. There are many self-help books out there, but this is one that is set apart. It deals with the negative thoughts that we are all guilty of, the thoughts that sabotage our best deeds and ideas. As the books says, it helps us to bring out the ‘A lister’ in us, and to make us believe that we want is obtainable. I especially liked the part on using technology to help us, whether it is doing something as simple as uploading a happy positive image to use as our screen saver, or sending ourselves positive reinforcements on our phones.

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rtists from Brighton, Hove, and Ditchling will open the doors to their homes and studios, showcasing a diverse selection of unique artworks and festive gifts, as part of this year’s Artists’ Open Houses Christmas Festival. Expect a fantastic array of graphic prints for the home, as well as paintings, paper cut sculptures, and felt toys. Gifts include homeware, knitted artwork,

photography, jewellery, ceramics, crafts, toys, and textiles. Seasonal attractions include handcrafted Christmas cards, wreaths, tree decorations, and foodie gifts. The festival, which began last weekend, will continue throughout the festive season at more than 40 locations, with events this weekend, and the first two weekends of December. Judy Stevens, festival director for Artists’ Open

Houses said: “The Christmas Artists’ Open Houses are perfect start to the festive season. What better way to do your Christmas shopping than by sipping mulled wine, beside blazing hearths in artists’ homes, while you peruse their individual and handcrafted wares. There is always a fantastic wealth of art, craft, jewellery, ceramics, photography, foodie gifts and much more.” Here are some of this year’s highlights.

Atelier House

51 Providence Place, Brighton

A fantastic new artist’s studio from Tutton & Young (organisers of contemporary visual arts events, including Brighton Art Fair, MADE BRIGHTON and MADE LONDON), Atelier will be showcasing work from a huge array of artists and makers,

including 2014 Artist Open House brochure cover artist and V&A Illustration Award prize winner, Johnny Hannah, designer and print maker Sarah Young, ceramicist Silvia K and Rhoda Baker, who creates complex and dynamic threedimensional paper and board structures called Paperscapes.

Studio Loo

201 Portland Road, Hove

An eclectic little studio in a converted public WC, Studio Loo is opening for their first Christmas Artists’ Open Houses festival. Enjoy a mug of locally made spiced punch and an organic mince pie as you browse a variety of design-led pieces,

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9a Hove Place

Atelier House

Salon des Sources

Glass in Fusion

Unit 9, Beaconsfield Studios, 25 Ditchling Rise, Brighton

Expect a vibrant collection of stunning kiln formed glass artworks, including jewellery, bowls, coasters, wall panels and sculptural pieces.This year, Glass in Fusion has also created specially made glass snowflakes in an array of gorgeous colours, as well as exclusive new work featuring 22ct gold designs on glass - perfect for a bit of Christmas sparkle!

New England House Open Studios

New England House, New England Street, Brighton

Marlborough Artists

including homewares, gifts, prints, furniture, jewellery and more.

Salon des Sources

4 Chanctonbury Road, Hove

A festival must-see, this Christmas Jaq Buckeridge has brought together an exciting group of makers including Kathie Murphy and her striking resin jewellery, ceramic mugs,

and jugs, from Kate Hackett and Halinka Frazer’s ornamental fairies (perfect as Christmas decorations) as well as leather bags, recycled mittens, prints, and cards and much more.

Marlborough Artists

29 Marlborough Street, Brighton

New to the festival, Marlborough Street

Artists will be showcasing stunning work from four artists. Tom Clifford’s oil paintings capture light and movement in order explore sublime moments in time while Eloise Nash’s ceramics are inspired by botanical life; her current collection is inspired by meadows, a rich and diverse habitat abounding with colour

and form. Charlotte Weston draws inspiration from mythology and natural history to create works using ceramic, fabric, papier-mache and collage/decoupage, and John Whitfield uses a panoramic camera and film to create atmospheric images of abandoned wrecks that litter the coastline.

Featuring more than 50 exhibitors, you’re sure to find the perfect Christmas present at New England House Open Studios. Expect paintings, ceramics, children’s clothing, Christmas decorations, prints, clothing, photographs, and much more.

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Now open for their 10th Open House, 9a Hove

Glass in Fusion

Place have always had a fantastic selection of beautiful arts and crafts from across the UK. Expect to see sculptures by Bridget Bailey and John Maltby, ceramics by Robert Cooper and Sam Hall, paintings by Bruce Chivers and Jin Eui Kim, wood turning by Tim Plunkett and much more.

Christmas Artists’ Open Houses Festival 2015

November 28 and 29 December 5 and 6 December 12 and 13 Opening times are between 11am and 6pm - although some venues may differ. For a full list of events and opening times, pick up an Artists Open House brochure at Brighton and Hove train stations, museums, libraries and many shops, bars and cafes around the city, to find out more about all of the events, or find it online, at: www.aoh.org.uk Some Open Houses are now able to take card payments - but remember to check out your AOH brochure for payment symbols in each venue listing - and take a cheque book and /or cash to be on the safe side.

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What’sOn SATURDAY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL – MAKE IT AT THE MARKET This year, give gifts that have been lovingly handmade by you! The artists, craftspeople and traders in the market will be sharing their skills and experience to help you create perfect Christmas presents for the people you love. Jewellerymaking, chocolatemaking, sewing workshops, personalised hampers and more. Live Christmas music and a visit from Father Christmas.

FESTIVE FOREST AT STANMER HOUSE CHRISTMAS ARTISTS OPEN HOUSES Christmas Artists Open Houses offers a chance for artists and makers to open their houses and studios, providing art lovers the opportunity to browse and buy original artwork direct from the artist. The Artists Open Houses festival is free for visitors and open to everyone. Visitors can expect to see a wide range of art including jewellery, ceramics and textiles, paintings, sculpture, printmaking, photography and many other media.

ROYAL PAVILION ICE RINK The beautiful Royal Pavilion Ice Rink is open to the public this season until Sunday 17, January 2016. Stunning, twinkly, romantic, child-friendly... all topped off with beautiful food in their rinkside bar and restaurant.

Fancy something a bit different this year? For 6 weeks only, Stanmer House are hosting an indoor/outdoor pop-up experience based on the best things about winter: The twinkling outdoors, hot drinks around real fires and a jolly good knees-up! A large marquee will be transformed into a cosy country cabin with plenty of soft seating areas and festive decor for guests to enjoy. The fully stocked bar will keep everyone’s glasses topped up before a DJ takes up residence to get you dancing until the early hours. A schwenkgrill BBQ will be cooking up delicious Christmas fare, with dessert canapés and hot sugared nuts topping off the perfect festive feast.

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sound of choirs singing Christmas carols, whilst enjoying special discounts and offers in many of Churchill Square’s stores. December 3, 6pm – 9pm. THE GIVING TREE FOR CHESTNUT TREE HOUSE Once again, Churchill Square will be launching its Christmas Giving Tree appeal in aid of Chestnut Tree House hospice. Chestnut Tree House is the only children’s hospice in Sussex and provides specialist care to children and young adults. Children at the hospice

CHRISTMAS AT CHURCHILL SQUARE FATHER CHRISTMAS AT THE ROYAL PAVILION

Father Christmas returns to the Royal Pavilion for a traditional treat for all the family. After a magical meeting with the man himself, explore the Prince Regent’s party palace on a special exotic creature trail. December 12 until December 22, from 10am until 5pm.

Ticket information

£9.50 per child, Royal Pavilion admission fees apply. Price includes gift. All ages, book in advance. You can buy tickets by telephoning the Events Booking line on 03000 290902 (Monday-Friday) or in person at any of our venues. You can also email visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk if you have any queries.

CHRISTMAS GROTTO THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING FACTORY The theme for Churchill Square’s Santa’s Grotto this year is The Christmas Pudding Factory. There will be loads of fun activities for children to take part in and all the action takes place inside a giant inflatable pudding! Follow the ingredients list looking for hidden sixpences, learn the dance of the Pudding Plum Fairy, sing along with the Christmas ‘caroloke’

and play games before you meet Santa and his helpers Figbert and Brandy in the kitchen. Help Santa make a giant Christmas pudding - will you be lucky enough to find the silver sixpence inside ? December 3 to 24. £5 per child No need to book, just turn up. LATE NIGHT CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENING Also taking place on December 3, enjoy your Christmas shopping to the

will write their Christmas wish lists on special gift tags, which are then tied to the Christmas tree at Churchill Square. To donate a Christmas gift to a child at the hospice, simply select a label, purchase a gift and hand it in to Customer Services. Alternatively, you can choose your own gift. Thanks to the generosity of Churchill Square shoppers, previous appeals have seen thousands of pounds worth of gifts donated to children at the hospice. Launches December 3.

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It is easy to take our water supply for granted. Our handy tips could prevent your home from suffering a burst pipe this winter – leaving you without water and a hefty repair bill.

We are advising customers to take these steps to prepare their homes for winter:

We think it is important to help our customers prepare for the possibility of a severe winter.

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Inspect water tanks and pipes in unheated areas like lofts and garages, and also garden taps. When insulating them, make sure there are no gaps in the lagging

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Fix dripping taps – even a small trickle can result in a frozen pipe

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Find the internal stop tap for your property and make sure you can turn it off. You should also tell a family member or friend where your stop tap is. Most stop taps are fitted under the kitchen sink or stairs and close by turning clockwise

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Have your boiler serviced regularly will help prevent pipes becoming cold and freezing if your boiler breaks down

Phil Tapping, Regional Leakage Manager at Southern Water, said: “When water freezes inside pipes it expands and can cause cracks. Then, when the blockage thaws, water can escape from the cracks and cause leaks.

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Minimise draughts and shut doors and windows to unheated parts of the home. If your property is going to be empty for long periods, turn off the water at the stop tap and consider draining down the system so there is no water left in the pipes.

“Taking a few simple measures to wrap up your home this winter can save you the cost of repairs and help prevent significant internal and external damage to your property.

If a pipes bursts in your home:

Water pipes in homes are the property owner’s responsibility and burst pipes can cause costly water damage. Bursts also waste water and, if the property has a meter, will increase its water bill.

“We’re playing our part this winter by continuing to work round the clock to find and fix water leaks on our network. If you spot a leak please call our freephone Leakline on 0800 820 999.”

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Turn off the stoptap Open all taps to drain the system quickly Soak up/block off escaping water with thick towels Call a qualified plumber Turn off taps until pipework is repaired.

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The very merry Chr TEAK BOWL

Individually hand crafted from solid Teak, these bowls are full of character. A beautiful, authentic statement piece for your home. The inner diameter of the bowl is approximately 30cm, however the overall diameter of these natural products will vary in size and shape. The bowls average between 40-60 cm in diameter. £105

CHINA STOOL

The China stool is a fantastically versatile piece of furniture which you’ll keep using again and again. Finished with high-end craftwork, this piece is created from 100% reclaimed teak. £139

WHITE TREE

This white tree with lights at the tips of it’s branches is the perfect festive decoration for your home. A versatile and contemporary alternative to a living tree for any occasion Available in two sizes. From £43.50

INTERIOR Indulgence Available from RAFT FURNITURE 35-36 WEST STREET,BRIGHTON, BN1 2RE RAFTFURNITURE.CO.UK

ARTISAN FIG BOWL

With its stunning and unusual shape, the Artisan fig bowl is the perfect statement piece for your home. Handcrafted, glazed and fired by a small group of artisans in South Africa, resulting in pieces which are truly unique. Oven and dishwasher safe, it measures 13cm x 29cm and is dipped in tones of grey. £41

CAMBRIDGE CHAIR

A long time favourite with Laura Ashley customers, the sophisticated Cambridge chair features a classic stepped back arm, and is available with a fixed or loose cover, perfect for reading. Available from the only Laura Ashley accredited retailer in Brighton, Anna L Designs. Christmas sale 30% discount £40 161a Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5QJ 01273 933480

HERRINGBONE THROW GREY

Made from un-dyed Pure New Wool. These throws are extra special as there is only a limited supply of un-dyed wool available each year. The simple, organic colours offer a palette for any room, it measures 130cm x 200cm. £59

CUTLERY TVIS - GOLD

This gold, 16 piece cutlery set integrates Scandinavian design into your stylish living space. The clean, minimalistic lines add a sense of simplicity to the dining table. Great for everyday use or for those formal occasions, the set contains four sets of knives, forks, spoons and teaspoons. Its presentation in a stylish, black gift box also makes this set perfect as an engagement or wedding gift. £160

CITRUS SCENTS

Baileys Large Orange Jar Candle 60 hour burn £16 Available from Wick Candle Boutique 120 Portland Road Hove, BN3 5DN wickcandleboutique.com

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STYLISH BAG

Boasting clean lines for a cool, contemporary finish, this Laura Ashley designer bag is decorated with scallop trims. Roomy enough to house the essentials, this chic bag is the perfect Christmas gift. Available from the only Laura Ashley accredited retailer in Brighton, Anna L Designs. Christmas sale 30% discount £40 161a Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5QJ 01273 933480

1 Gucci Trademark Engraved Heart and Butterfly Necklace £150 2 Michael Kors Heritage Rose Gold Plated Bangle £99 3 Mastercut 18ct White Gold 5 Stone Diamond .75ct Ring £2,600 4 Gucci Ladies Timeless Steel Silver Watch £525 5 Gucci Boule Beaded Bracelet £125 6 Michael Kors Brilliance Gold Knot Bangle £229

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For children UP TO THE SKY

Encourage young star-gazers to learn more with this excellent telescope. Suitable for kids around 8-11, and includes a journal to note their discoveries. £51.54 learningresources.co.uk

PLAYMOBIL WHEEL

A fabulous working ferris wheel with lights - it’s what every Playmobil person has been dreaming of all year. £49.99 playmobil.co.uk

A MAGIC DOOR

Install a tiny fairy or elf door in a child’s bedroom. Lots of colours, all lead to Fairyland. £20 themagicdoorstore.com

HIGH TECH TODDLERS LEAPFROG LEAPPAD PLATINUM

Seven inch touchscreen tablet for kids - featuring educational games and apps, books, videos and more. You can download extras, and of course set parental controls. £74.99 smythstoys.com

It dances, sings, mimics and remixes their words into his favourite song. There’s even an educational element, with alphabet and counting thrown into the mix. £34.99 smythstoys.com

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Gifts with a twist BAROMETER CLOCK

Not for the budgetconscious but these clocks are stunning mechanical works of art - that forecast the weather to boot. £295 bramwellbrown.com

RED MESH MINIDRESS

Save the sexy Santa outfit for another time, this elegant and coquettish mini dress is designed to flatter, make you look great and feel great. Kick off the festive season with a bang! £8.95

USB FRIDGE

Fresh from the fridge, a cool can is hard to beat, but by the time you’ve lost yourself at your computer for a while, your drink transforms itself into that tepid sickly beverage we all hate. Enter the USB Fridge, a natty little retro mini drinks cooler powered from your USB port. £12.99 iwantoneofthose.com

MONOGAMY

Have a hot affair with your partner, with over 400 seductive ideas and three levels of play, intimate, passionate and steamy - this is a game you’ll want to play again and again. Get loving, laughing and lusting with your partner, exploring new experiences, and start a new sexual adventure. £19.95

IMPRESSIONS CASTING KIT FOR PETS

The perfect gift for the pet-lover in your life! This casting kit allows you to capture for posterity an instant plaster-cast impression of a pet paw print. Ready-to-go, pack includes plaster, a mould for the casting, chalk to highlight the results and an easel to show them to advantage. £8.95

TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD

A fun gift for barflies, Tequila Mockingbird is the ultimate cocktail book for the literary obsessed. Featuring 65 delicious drink recipes - paired with wry commentary on history’s most beloved novels - the book also includes bar bites and drinking games. Even if you don’t have a B.A. in English, tonight you’re going drink like you do! £9.99 Available from LUST! 43 GARDNER STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1UN LUST.CO.UK

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Top Brighton tech company set to take a bite out of the Big Apple Bex Bastable @BexBastable Mark Barker founded MPB when he was at university almost 10 years ago. Now the Brighton-based business is the UK’s leading online platform for trading high-end used photo and video equipment, and is planning an expansion into the United States and Europe next year. Mr Barker and his team of 27 staff at MPB, have launched a £500,000 crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to fuel the phase of rapid growth for the business, with the backing of Barclays bank. Mr Barker has always taken a unique approach to growing the brand, both in terms of funding and technology, and this has contributed to Barclays pledging to match MPB’s raised funds up to a maximum of £1 million. While many startups go down the route of investment early on, Matt chose to grow the business by reinvesting profits and building a strong relationship with his bank, which has supported the business with debt-funding at key points. As a result, the business has been profitable since day one and is on track for a turnover of £10 million in 2016. Last year alone, mpb. com sold £7.4 million of equipment and provided 32,000 quotes to sellers.

Mark Barker is set to expand MPB to the US and across Europe What makes its approach different from other reCommerce sites is that mpb.com not only offers buy and sell services through the same platform, but also builds its own technology that removes the hassle of trading peer-to-peer on sites like eBay, so it says the company can give customers a much quicker and more efficient service. Rapid growth has followed this approach and MPB was ranked in the 2014 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and, this year, made the 2015

Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 league table. Mr Barker said he believes now is the right time for potential investors to get on board. He said: “Because we’re entering a new period of growth, expanding into US and EU markets within the same year, now is both the best time for us to accept an injection of funds into the business, and the best time for investors to join us. “Equity crowdfunding is an exciting space as it offers an opportunity for our

existing customers to buy in and become ambassadors for the brand, as well as offering a sound business p r o p o s i t i o n fo r l a r g e r investors.” Crowdfunding opens up investment opportunities to anyone interested in getting involved with the Brighton-based business, with investments starting from only £10.

Positively powered hair at Ship Street salon Studio and the Electric E d u c a t i o n A c a d e m y, where the team’s skills are by Kylee Charles constantly improved and @PRChick updated to keep them at the forefront of all that’s happening in hairdressing. Brighton haircare Mark handpicks his experts Electric promise team for each salon and “positively powered hair” works passionately to and with six bespoke instill technique, good salons throughout the UK, service, intuition, interest it was the busy Ship Street and motivation. salon I put to the test with The teams pride my own winter hair drama. t h e m s e l v e s o n t h e i r E l e c t r i c b e g a n i n exceptional colour services Brighton in 2007, offering and technically perfect a salon experience crafted hair cutting, delivering around the vision of multi- t h e u l t i m at e E l e c t r i c a w a r d - w i n n i n g h a i r experience to clients. stylist Mark Woolley. It was art director During my appointment Wi l l i a m A ck e r ly t h at I watched the fashionable worked his electrickery on a n d f r i e n d ly s t y l i s t s me. Washing, conditioning tending to the tresses of and styling my hair in less clients of all ages, and with than an hour, I left the celebs such as Paloma salon with a skip in my Faith, Sienna Miller and step as well as a healthy Olivia Palermo as regular bounce to my hair. It smelt clients, I certainly felt great, looked shiny and yes, in safe hands. The key I think I did feel positively to Electric’s success is powered. Mark’s energetic approach For a full list of the to the growing business. As well as international salon’s services and creative director and he is prices, visit: www. also founder of Electric electric-hair.com

To get involved as a potential investor at crowdcube.com/mpb by December 9.

New Squash and Racketball membership at Freedom Leisure Brighton centres Withdean Sports Complex, operated by Freedom Leisure on behalf of Brighton & Hove City Council, have launched a special new Squash and Racketball membership targeted at those people with an interest in racket sports. Following customer feedback, and the growing number of squash players using Withdean Sports Complex weekly, the centre has decided to launch a brand new membership option. This will allow players to book two back-

to-back games per day, up to 80 minutes of game time in total. The centre is offering a FREE “turn up and play” session on Sunday 29th between 10:00 and 18:00 to offer the local community a taster of the sport. “With the increasing number of people taking up squash we are pleased to have put together a “squash a n d r a ck e t b a l l ” o n ly membership that allows people to enjoy the game and develop their skills,” says Freedom Leisure Area Manager Chris Lovelock.

“Squash is a fast game of skill and precision that is easy to learn but difficult to master. It is a great game to play with friends and we hope that the new membership option will encourage more people to give the sport a try and encourage some friendly competition.” The Squash and Racketball membership is only £30.00 per month. Courts are available seven days a week, at Withdean Sports Complex, Portslade Sports Centre and Stanley Deason Leisure Centre

so you will always have a venue to play at. S i m p ly c a l l 0 1 2 7 3 542100 or visit www. freedom-leisure.co.uk for more information and to set up your new Squash & Racketball membership. If you are looking for a more competitive edge to your game Brighton Squash Club holds open squash club nights on Wednesday and Friday from 18:40 - 22:00, and on Sunday 14:40 – 18:00. For more information visit www.brightonsquash. co.uk.

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The steady road to success

Kagoule take in Brighton on their debut UK headline tour. Turn to page 33

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DYNAMO Wed 27-Sun 31 Jan

Visual and sonic artists keep pushing boundaries

REEVES & MORTIMER Sun 14 Feb

THE PERFECT CHRISTM AS GIFT

THE X FACTOR Mon 22 & Tue 23 Feb

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PETER ANDRE Fri 11 Mar

COLLABRO Sat 12 Mar

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earsthetic Brighton Dome earsthetic (November 27-December 1) – Brighton Dome’s annual miniseason of interdisciplinary performance – returns to the venue in its new November slot with an array of visual and sonic artists committed to pushing the boundaries of their chosen discipline. Spokesman Chris Challis said: “The line-up includes a new musical-performance project from CocoRosie’s Bianca Casady, a visuallystunning show from cult performers The Tiger Lillies, a multi-sensory double bill from duo Sculpture and Alex Smoke (November 27) with visual artist Florence To, immersive audio-visual

installation SeaWomen by artist Mikhail Karikis and contemporary musical theatre from vocalist Elaine Mitchener. “In a special earsthetic concert, CocoRosie’s Bianca Casady (December 1) presents her new musicalperformance project. Working with long time friends and collaborators The C.i.A., she will perform new music from her upcoming solo record due to release in autumn. Dancer Biño Sauitzvy, with whom she has collaborated on several theatre pieces and many exhibitions, will join her for the performance, which marks her debut as a solo artist. “The Tiger Lillies’ genredefying brand of otherworldly vocals and unnerving

performance style has carved them a unique niche in the cabaret and music theatre scene. After their sell-out performance of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner at Brighton Festival 2013, the cult creators of the awardwinning Shockheaded Peter join forces with Opera North to stage another adaptation of a macabre classic; Lulu – A Murder Ballad (November 30). The character of Lulu is one of the great creations of 20th Century fiction… and one of its most disturbing. Lulu’s journey from street prostitute to the toast of society and back again, is told as a hypnotic and kaleidoscopic dance of death.” Tickets for all shows are available on 01273 709709 or brightondome.org.

Chorusgirl offer some sharp-edged songs full of heartache, anger and grit London-based noise pop quartet Chorusgirl play the Hope & Ruin, Brighton, on Tuesday, December 1. Spokesman James Heward said: “The brainchild of German songwriter, singer and r hy t h m g u i t a r i s t S i l v i Wersing, Chorusgirl blend the shimmering dreaminess of 4AD bands like Lush, the noir pop of The Cure and the bittersweet electricity of The Breeders across ten songs that sparkle with melody and pop nous but are stealthily subverted by something darker. “ A f t e r s eve r a l ye a r s playing in bands that either split up or fizzled out, fed up with being someone else’s bassist and feeling like the eternal chorus girl to other people’s dreams, Silvi Wersing decided to strike out on her own. Naming her own band with a heavy dose of irony, she recruited Udo Westhoff (bass), Michael

Chorusgirl Boyle (drums) and Diogo Oliveira (lead guitar) to flesh out the demos she had made on her laptop, polishing the recordings to a hi-fi sheen in Bear Cave Studios in Cologne. “Dig beneath the surface of the perfect pop songs on Chorusgirl and you’ll find heavy lyrics about saying goodbye, giving up, grief, alienation and loneliness. “It’s all deliberately coded though, shrouded in the metaphysical poetry

that Silvi does so well. “With their debut album Chorusgirl breathe new life into guitar pop, reinvigorating the genre with fresh hooks and sharp-edged songs full of heartache, anger and grit. No longer the eternal chorus girl to other people’s dreams, Silvi Wersing is creating the soundtrack to her own – and perhaps her nightmares too.” Visit chorusgirl.co.uk to find out more.

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Taking a steady road to success Phil Hewitt @BrightonIndy Frontman and lyricist Cai Burns says it feels like they are taking the country lanes rather than the motorways. But it’s still dizzying. And it still feels like they are getting there. Nottingham-based trio Kagoule take in Brighton on their debut UK headline tour, on the back of their debut album. Th e b a n d , w h o h ave shared stages with acts including The Who, Johhny Marr, Sleaford Mods, The Wytches, and Drenge plus a performance at Glastonbury Festival, play Brighton’s M u t a t i o n s Fe s t i va l o n Sunday, November 29, with a date at the Green Door Store. “We first met at school, just messing around,” Cai says. “It has been quite a while now, but this is the first band that any of us has been in. “We have managed to avoid the usual band things of hating each other and evaporating after the first month. “I think really it has just been the fear of having to find something else to do!

Finding band members is never easy. We have stuck together. “I have got good friends that have been trying to find other band members for years and so are doing the solo stuff… “There are three of us, guitar, bass and drums. It’s not too complicated. I think any more than three and it would get bickery. Three is the right number. You can’t split off if you have got three. “Basically we have been playing for four or five years. Since we started writing our own songs has been about three years. “We started off because we had similar musical tastes, and it was just a way of getting to play the instruments we had been learning to play. “I don’t really come from a musical family. The only music I was introduced to was through the NME and through listening to people like The Maccabees and The Arctic Monkeys, and then

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we started writing our own songs, and the people that were reviewing us were saying we sounded like ’90s bands we hadn’t heard of. “I start off with the writing, but it is never finished with just me. I will write the melody and lyrics and then bring it into the practice room, and then we will all chip in. When everyone is happy with it or is apparently happy, it is apparently finished and then maybe in a couple of weeks I will decide it is rubbish and just start again!” As for the music, Cai describes it as “wannabee ’90s Washington guitar music”, alt-rock music with loud guitars. “I have now ticked quite a lot of things off the list of things I wanted to do, things I wanted to achieve with the band.” H e c o n t i n u e s : “ We released our album last m o n t h , w h i c h I n e ve r thought we would be able to do, and we have played

We have managed to avoid the usual band things of hating each other and evaporating after the first month

‘It’s very important that we keep writing new material’ Still Got That Hunger is the name of the album as The Zombies hit the road again for a tour taking in Brighton’s Haunt on Tuesday, December 1. “ H o p e f u l ly t h e t i t l e sums it up,” laughs founder member Colin Blunstone. “It’s actually a line from one of the songs on the album. It’s very important to us that we keep writing new material and that we give all the energy and honesty and commitment we can when we play live. If we didn’t do that, we wouldn’t still be touring at this point in our lives.” Colin admits it’s a very delicate balance to strike, between offering the new material the band wants to play and the greatest hits the audiences want to hear: “But we play not just the old Zombies hits. “We have been discovering some old lesserknown Zombies material from the repertoire of the ’60s alongside the new songs. “It has been very interesting to go back and find some of the more obscure songs, and we will probably play four or five tracks from the new album as well.

Kagoule (Photograph: Jeremy Harris) New York. And we have just played Europe, and now we are doing our first UK headline tour.” The album Urth charted at number eight in the official UK album vinyl charts and won the band rave reviews in MOJO, Clash, NME, Kerrang!, DiS

and RockSound plus an honourable inclusion in the Rough Trade Album Club. “So yes, I think it is going well. It’s going the way we would want it. The trip to New York was great. It has been good.” You can listen to the new XFM Session tracks (Mike

and Glue) right now on Sound Cloud. Visit soundcloud.com/ kagoule/sets/xfm/s-R6Ftk. To buy tickets for Brighton’s Mutations Festival visit www. mutationsfestival.com.

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Founder member Colin Blunstone “I think it is important we don’t just try to replicate what we did back then all the time.” Fond memories, though. Hugely so. Originally formed in St Albans in 1961 with Rod Argent on piano and Colin on vocals, the band soon found worldwide fame with a run of singles in the mid60s including Tell Her No and She’s Not There. In 1968, they released their masterpiece album Odyssey and Oracle, which later became admired as one of the finest-crafted LPs in musical history.

By the time the album came out, however, the band had split. “The ’60s were certainly a time when it seemed as if everything was possible. For us, it was the most incredible adventure. “We released She’s Not There in 1964 when I was 18. For us, it was just a magical time. “We were touring the world, playing the music we loved.” Tickets cost £20. Call 01273 736618 or visit www.thehauntbrighton. co.uk.

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What’s on FRIDAY Krater Comedy Club 7pm/8pm/10.30pm, £5-£36.50 Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton Until November 29. Award-winning comedy with top international and UK comedians. Acts include: Chris Martin, Barry Castagnola, Zoe Lyons, MC and Stephen Grant.

Wreckless Eric Wreckless Eric releases his first solo album in over a decade, amERICa, an album about a country he has toured since the late ’70s. He plays the Komedia in Brighton on December 2. Spokeswoman Gabrielle Garcia said: “Eric recorded the album in his ramshackle house in upstate New York: amplifiers in the kitchen, in the hallway, bass amp in the guest bedroom, microphones up the staircase, speaker cabinets in doorways, frenetic bursts of guitar feedback exploding out of the kitchen... He’s been living like this for years, since the 1980s drove him screaming from legitimate recording studios.” Gabrielle continued: “Eric

played electric guitars and bass throughout, strummed a scratchy 3/4 size Framus Teenager acoustic (bought from an old blues singer down in Georgia) against simplistic drum loops of his own creation. “Through random scrawls of guitars and loops and drones, meditations emerged on desperation (‘Property Shows’), regret (‘Days Of My Life’); fast food (‘Sysco Trucks’), self-advancement (‘Up The Fuselage’), pop fame lost and resurrected (‘Boy Band’), firearms and civil liberties (‘White Bread’).” Tickets for the gig cost £12. Call 0845 293 8480 or visit www. komedia.co.uk.

Stewart Francis 8pm, £22 Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome The star of Mock The Week and Live At The Apollo, embarks on a brand new stand-up tour. Counting Days + Death Remains 6.30pm, £6 Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton Counting Days are a London-based band who produce an exciting brand of metalcore that includes elements of thrash, British heavy metal and hardcore. Ultimate Power 11pm, £4 Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton Ultimate Power is a night of the greatest power ballads ever written, celebrated by the friendliest clubgoers around.

Sculpture and Alex Smoke 8pm, £10 (standing) Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome Sculpture is an opto-musical agglomerate made up of Dan Hayhurst (music), and Reuben Sutherland (animation). Alex Smoke is new breed of electronic music producer, blurring the boundaries between electronica, techno, classical and hip hop. The Ealing Inheritance 8pm, £8 (£6 concessions) Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road, BN1 3FE @Rialto_Brighton Until November 28. A ripe, fetid comedy where no one is who they claim to be and where everyone has a terrible secret.

SATURDAY Funny Women: Brighton Nights 8pm, £10 (£8 concessions) Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton Samantha Baines (host), Lynn Ruth Miller (headliner), Mathilda Gregory, Aideen McQueen, Gabby Rankin, Catherine Bohart, Sonia Cheekykita and Becki Charles. The Works 7.30pm, free but ticketed Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome A regular night that provides a

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chance for theatre makers, dancers, choreographers and musicians to present their cross-artform and interdisciplinary work in development. Simply Red 6.30pm, £50 Brighton Centre BN1 2GR @BrightonCentre Since they burst onto the scene in 1985 with their seminal cover of ‘Money’s Too Tight To Mention’, Simply Red have made a string of classic, landmark albums that defined British R ’n’ B throughout the ’80s and ’90s. Club Africa 11pm, £5 Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton A unique collaboration between three of Brighton’s finest selectors of African music.

SUNDAY Andrew Lawrence: Uncensored 8pm, £14 Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton Subversive and intelligent comedy from a double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee who is about to record his fourth series for BBC Radio 4. The Aronowitz Ensemble

11am, £18.50 (£16 concessions) Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome The Aronowitz Ensemble is formed of seven outstanding international artists with a passion for performing chamber music together in the highly adaptable combination of string sextet and piano. Elaine Mitchener 7.30pm, £8 Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome Industrialising Intimacy. Wavering between observer and partaker, Mitchener draws on vocal improvisation, movement and sound to investigate our loss of privacy versus the strength of true intimacy in our search for centeredness. Live music fundrasier 7.30pm, £8 Latest MusicBar, BN2 1TF @latestmusicbar An acoustic music fundraising evening, raffle and holiday auction to raise awareness and funds for the invaluable Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund. All proceeds to this charity.

MONDAY Luisa Omielan – Am I Right Ladies Christmas Special 8pm, £22.50 / £12.50 Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

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@KomediaBrighton Another signature party with jokes from Luisa Omielan and follow up to her debut stand-up show ‘What Would Beyonce Do?!’

performance style have carved them a unique niche in the cabaret and music theatre scene.

Hairspray 7.45pm (Thurs/Sat mat 2.30pm), £14.40 - £48.90 Theatre Royal, BN1 1SD @TheatreRoyalBTN Until December 12. A new production of the smash hit musical comedy.

Bianca Casady and The CiA 8pm, £14 Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome Fresh from David Byrne’s Meltdown at Southbank Centre, Bianca Casady steps out of the familiar context of CocoRosie to take to the stage with a new music performance project.

Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay’s Smutty Christmas Songs 8pm, £15/£13 Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton A sell-out every year since 2008, this night of festive filth is the antidote to the pantomime horrors in every other theatre at this time of year. BGP 8.30pm Latest MusicBar, BN2 1TF @latestmusicbar Check out the coolest new acid jazz and funk jam. The Tiger Lillies Lulu: A Murder Ballad 8pm, £12.50, £16.50, £19.50 Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome The Tiger Lillies’ genre-defying brand of other-worldly vocals and unnerving

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Youngest Son 8pm, £5 (£3 in advance) Latest MusicBar, BN2 1TF @latestmusicbar Plus Buzz Holly, Rehab Doll and Late Night run.

WEDNESDAY Henning Wehn’s Authentic German Christmas Do 8pm, £24.50 / £14.50 Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton Join German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn for this meticulously planned and perfectly executed German Christmas Do. Duran Duran 6.30pm, £65/£55/£45 Brighton Centre BN1 2GR

@BrightonCentre Formed in Birmingham, England, in 1978, Duran Duran is one of the most culturally influential and commercially successful bands of all time, topping the charts around the world over the past three decades and selling more than 100 million records worldwide. Sam Walker 7.30pm, £5 Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome A solo multi-instrumental, multimedia premiere full of hope, fury and joy. Supported by Collectress and Dan Smith. Wreckless Eric 7.30pm, £12 Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton Nothing Eric has to say sounds like it was said by someone else first. His songs deal with ramshackle existences, the tenuous nature of life, love and fame, depression, injustice, pain, depravity and death, always delivered with indefatigable optimism. Three Times Over 7pm, £5/ £6 Latest MusicBar, BN2 1TF @latestmusicbar Three Times Over are a five-piece rock band from Eastleigh near Southampton, UK. The band formed

in 2013, and since then have released their debut self-titled five track EP (available on iTunes and Spotify).

THURSDAY Bill Bailey 8pm, £25 Brighton Centre BN1 2GR @BrightonCentre The gap between how we imagine our lives to be and how they really are is the subject of Bill’s new show Limboland.

Akala 8pm, £13.50 Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome Akala shows why he’s an artist that brings more to the UK rap game than most. He’s a London-born rapper, poet and journalist, whose articulate, socially conscious hip-hop won him a MOBO award for best hip-hop artist. Krater Christmas Party 6.30pm, £40 (approx) Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

@KomediaBrighton Steve Harris, Markus Birdman and MC Stephen Grant. The Forest 11am/1.30pm, £8 Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome Until December 5. Journey through a mystical forest in this multi-sensory adventure created for teenagers and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and their companions.

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Meeting expectations? Bill Bailey – Limboland Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton Thursday, December 3 After touring in Australia and New Zealand to rave reviews, Bill Bailey brings h i s l a t e s t l i v e s h o w, Limboland, to theatres across the UK. The eccentric and musical funnyman comes to the Brighton Centre on Thursday, December 3 (7pm). The huge gap between

how we imagine our lives to be and how they really are is the subject of Bill’s latest show. With his intelligence and sharp wit, Bill tells tales of finding himself in this halfway place. From his countless global travels, he recounts the saga of a disastrous family trip to Norway to see the Northern Lights. He also rails against a world that doesn’t match up to our expectations and contemplates the true nature of happiness.

Bill Bailey Tickets cost £25. Visit brightoncentre. co.uk or call the box office on 0844 8471515.

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No.250

Each number in the grid represents a different letter of the alphabet and every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter(s) to the right of the main grid to start you off.

Last week’s solutions: 2

L F G W Y T C P Z E K U M

E S

B D R S X Q V A N H J

How you rate:

CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Shift worker; 9 Tonsure; 10 Great; 11 Third; 12 Tutored; 13 Occurs; 15 Taiwan; 18 Coracle; 20 Remus; 22 Place; 23 Chianti; 24 Beastliness. Down: 2 Hindi; 3 Founder; 4 Wreath; 5 Right; 5 Eyebrow; 7 Stethoscope; 8 Studentship; 14 Carnage; 16 Arraign; 17 Pencil; 19 Crews; 21 Minds. QUICK - Across: 1 Nondescript; 9 Elector; 10 Force; 11 Shelf; 12 Overeat; 13 Recall; 15 Amount; 18 Meander; 20 Upset; 22 Noise; 23 Allegro; 24 Wealthiness. Down: 2 Obese; 3 Dutiful; 4 Sorrow; 5 Rifle; 6 Parvenu; 7 Measurement; 8 Destitution; 14 Chalice; 16 Maudlin; 17 Preach; 19 Dwell; 21 Signs.

Choose either quick or cryptic clues. Across Down 1. Cut the end off a 1. Keep down, weed (4) William, here’s an 3. Don’t forget about aquatic burrower one in society (8) (8) 8. Vegetable put on 2. Tempestuous the fire, we hear (4) monster! (7) 9 & 19Dn. It gives one 4. Once a dock area a chance to say from which to send one’s piece (8,4) out merchandise 11. Transport the (6) nursemaid has for 5. I came into a a small charge! dreadful state of (4-8) malnutrition (10) 13. Ronald disturbed 6. Part of a tribe by contemporary in Germany in of De Quincey (6) existence (5) 14. Make an effort to 7. Carnivals lead to give instruction scraps (4) after the start of 10. Academic bonds school (6) old ones may have 17. Ask everybody some snob value to be quiet, as (6,4) commercial 12. I printed version travellers do! that’s courageous (4,3,5) (8) 20. Idolatry destroyed 15. Counter-checker in a skilful way (8) (7) 21. Don’t go on 16. Sporting southern peak (4) woodsman (6) 22. The rate fluctuates with certain valued 18. Offer no opposition to some of possession (8) the meagre 23. Describing the emoluments (5) desert in “The 19. See 9 Across Sahara Ride” (4)

Give yourself ten minutes to find as many words as possible using the letters in the grid. Each word must use the central letter and at least 3 others, and letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns, but verb forms ending in ‘s’ are permitted. There is one 9-letter word to be found.

11 12

deaf, fade, fades, fain, fans, fashion, fashioned,

17 7

8 25

15 11

6 20

15 words - average; fend, fends, fiend, find, finds, fine, fined, fines, fish, fished, fond, safe, sheaf, sofa. 25 words - good; 35 words - very good; 40 or more - excellent.

Quick Clues:

Across

Down

1. 3. 8. 9. 11. 13. 14. 17. 20. 21. 22. 23.

1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. 12. 15. 16. 18. 19.

Yield (4) Valuable (8) Headland (4) Unmarried woman (8) Vexation (12) Extend (6) Famish (6) Undeniable (12) United (8) Inform (4) Imperil (8) Kind (4)

Talk (8) Hopelessness (7) Account (6) Establish (10) Excel (5) Certain (4) Ghost (10) Waking signal (8) Plundering (7) Orb (6) Wanderer (5) Highest degree (4)

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Circlegram

Kakuro

Wordsquare

L E W H E B O A N

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Cryptic Clues:

Codeword

Double Crossword

12 17

Fill in the white squares with numbers 1 to 9. Each horizontal block must add up to the number in the shaded square to its left, and each vertical block to the number above. Numbers may be used once in each block. Last week’s solutions: 4 8 8 9 5 1 6 4 5 3 8 6 9 4 5 7 7 5 8 1 2 2 7 7 4 3 8 6 9 5 7 6 4 2

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

6 5

R G R V A E M A ? G T E L D

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Last week’s solutions: The letter represented by the question mark is U. Uruguay, Paraguay, Ecuador, all South American countries.

Alphamuddle Rearrange the letters in the grid B to make five words that read both across and down. Five letters have been placed to start you off.

8 9

7 4

Sudoku Fill in the grids below so that every column, every row and each of the 3x3 boxes contains all the digits from 1 to 9.

Simple

Replace the question mark with a letter so that the letters within each circle can be arranged to form words on a common theme. What are the three words, and the letter represented by the question mark?

Intermediate

Difficult

Last week’s solutions: >

M A

From top to bottom Simple, Intermediate, Difficult

M A M A G

A G A R R

D E D A A

R A A S D

A R M A E

Last week’s solutions: Actor, Curio, Trona, Oinks, Roast.

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New York-inspired casual dining in BN1 Despite its name the New Club is not so new these days. Having built up a reputation for its brunch and burgers they have launched an evening menu that they hope will be just as successful. Taking inspiration from the casual dining of New York - having never been I will have to take their word for it – I was invited to have taste of the new menu and a cocktail or two; it was an offer I could not refuse. With a fantastic seafront location overlooking the West Pier the restaurant occupies a prime spot at the bottom of Preston Street. The neutral décor is broken up by a mural of New York style tenements occupying one wall. Th e y h av e r e c e n t l y refurbished a downstairs room which can be used for larger groups and would be ideal for a private party or family get together. The menu is designed with the option to share smaller plates as well as larger main meals using the smaller plates as starters; I opted for the second. While I waited for my food I sat at the bar and ordered a Hemingway Daiquiri (£7.50). Named after the American writer and liquor aficionado it was a delicate and fruity beverage that lifted my postwork mood.

A generous portion of pork

A slice of New York - The New Club on Kings Road

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The New Club offers an inexpensive casual dining experience that is not just for hipster burger eaters or brunching tourists

Not content with one starter I went for two (all priced at £6.50). First up the crispy chilli squid which was meltingly soft – none of your chewy rubbery nonsense here. The coating was not as crisp as I would have liked, which was a shame, but there was a black pepper heat to it rather than spicy chilli that I enjoyed. My second starter of polenta chips was a sizeable portion of surprisingly light but filling salty chips with a mild chilli heat. Polenta can easily be stodgy and

tasteless, thankfully these absolutely weren’t. They came with a refreshing goats cheese cream with a beetroot crumb; Very enjoyable all round. My main of slow smoked p o r k ( £ 1 2 ) wa s a ve r y generous serving that was both tender and flavoursome. It came with a Korean BBQ sauce (not sure what makes it Korean) that was sweet and lightly spiced. The veg was courtesy of a parsnip puree and – not so trendy – Brussels sprouts. I’m a sprout fan and these were cooked as I like with a good amount of bite and a slight caramelisation on the edges. The puree had a very delicate sweet flavour that you could taste when eaten on its own but got a little lost with the smokey meat. The desserts were very new on the menu and I opted for the lemon tart (£4.50) as I was feeling quite full – the treacle pudding with Jack Daniels sauce sounded great. The tart had a biscuit like base rather than a traditional sweet shortcrust giving a savoury backdrop. The tart itself had a nice natural lemony tang which was not over sweet or sharp. The consistency of the filling was, however, not quite right; I would have prefered it to be slightly firmer. A blueberry compote

added a striking colour contrast although not much in terms of flavour. I washed my dessert down with a Stark and Dormy (£7) which is a take on the traditional dark and stormy rather than a typo. Made with ginger and Kraken rum with Aperol bitters adding a pleasing bitter twist this was a layered cocktail that was lively and changeable in character. The New Club offers an inexpensive casual dining experience that is not just for hipster burger eaters or brunching tourists. The menu has a very American BBQ feel with ribs, hot wings and meaty mains featuring heavily. The extensive cocktail list is a great touch plus there are American style beers to choose from and Brighton Bier on tap. The New Club may not appeal to the more discerning diner but its laid back environment and solid menu will resonate well with others. Tom Flint writes a food blog Food Booze and Reviews at: www. foodboozeandreviews.com

Most inventions are merely a combination of other ideas or items already in existence. Take a phone, put it on a stick and with the infectious desire to take more photos of yourself than of others, you’ve got a Selfie Stick. It’s simple, it’s stupid but if you’d thought of it first, you’d have more friends. On the subject of simple and stupid, let’s look at another example - take the failed English literacy test off the seven year old’s desk, add some clamps and domestic violence, and hey presto, it’s 50 Shades of Grey. Lurking among the list of top 20 UK startups is another wholly unoriginal idea. Pact Coffee was founded in 2012. It’s a subscription service for coffee pods. It’s kind of like Nespresso, but without George Clooney, the wellknown brand name, the matching machines, the snazzy advertisements, the years of experience, or any similarities other than the fact that they’re doing exactly what Nespresso does, but they’re not Nespresso. A total of 1,862 i nve s t o r s s aw Pa c t ’ s crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter and provided funds of over

£ 2 7 , 0 0 0 i n e x ch a n g e for some nifty rewards ranging from a box of 40 coffee pods to a trip to a coffee farm. From their roastery in Bermondsey, Pact will use the funds to attempt to ensure that we all stop buying Nespresso pods. They’ll also use the funds to deliver a box of 40 coffee pods and buy tickets for a trip to a coffee farm. Never tiring of recycling the ideas of others, the founder’s blurb on Kickstarter states “We poured our heart and soul into producing a pod that we’re delighted by and prepared to put our name on”. Howard Shultz (Mister Starbucks) wrote a book called Pour Your Heart Into It. It’s good - you should read it. Pact obviously has. The rest of the founder’s quote is clearly plagiarised from the same seven year old who inspired the 50 Shades author - sentences ended on a preposition are not on. As coffee shop owners, we’re not averse to taking someone else’s idea and replicating it, we just reserve the right to pass judgement when it’s done by others. Don’t forget to try our Pumpkin Spice Latte this season.

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DORMA PHILAMENA Jacquard Double Quilt Cover + 4 Oxford Pillow Cases.New unused £50 Tel 01293 521232 / 07941151533

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ISABELLA ambassador full awning lightweight poles burgandy/grey curtains, 850cms extends 880cms £75. 01730 MATTRESS topper for 812052 kingsize bed, as new, £15. 01243 864542 CARAVAN awning quatro porch E.C hardly used with instructions £75ono. Selsey 07704855922

BEDROOM FURNITURE

3- DRAWER chest of drawers x 2, matching dressing table, mirror in SINGER SEWING teak veneer, £20. 01243 MACHINE £20. Bissel 861602 Vacumn cleaner, hardly TWO wardrobes with used. £25. Car seat £15. dressing table in middle, Horsham 01403 251224. good condition, easy to move, light wood, £65 ono (01903) 771270

BABY - GENERAL

LARGE FOLD AWAY TABLE for Camper Van Light Oak Colour New £60 Tel 01293 521232 / 07941151533 LARGE FOLD AWAY TABLE for Camper Van Light Oak Colour New £60 Tel 01293 521232 / 07941151533

LARGE FOLD AWAY PINE kneehole dressing TABLE for Camper Van BABY ROCKER table/desk, 6 drawers, Light Oak Colour New immaculate condition, painted with padded stoll £60 Tel 01293 521232 / 07941151533 portable, foldable. From £50ono. 07866101810 baby to toddler's age. MOTORHOME cover 'Fisher Price'. £25 brand new still in bag 01444 412590. cost £150,asking £60. PUSHCHAIR Cosatto PINE twin beds, stack or 01243 266090 with Koochi, turquoise, new use separately, PORTABLE POWER harness, umbrella, mattresses, 6'3" x 2'6", INVERTER £50 good cond., £50. Ferring folding, raincover, Tel 01293 521232 / footmuff. £15. Tel 01403 (01903) 246227 07941151533 267164. TODDLER bed with HOT DRINK Flask £10 immaculate BABY bouncer lie back mattress, Tel 01293 521232 / and rocks, washable with matching duvet set, 07941151533 material, folds flat, £5. sheets, mat and cushion, LARGE calor gas bottle, 01403 731236 / £40. 01243 267935 07776177900 FOLDING single guest £25 Worthing, 01903 248749 BABY CHANGING UNIT bed 120mm thick, fire with bath hidden retardant mattress, as ROLL BARREL Cost underneath. Lockable new £35. 01243 673627 £55 Sell £30 Tel 01293 wheels. £20 ono. Tel GUEST bed with pull out 521232 / 07941151533 01483 272036. Cranleigh. bed below on SOLAR SHOWER £5 castors/legs £65. G.C Tel 01293 521232 / MOTHERCARE pram Selsey 01243 937337 07941151533 with car seat (no base) carrycot, rain cover VGC, HEADBOARD 3ft STEP FOR CARAVAN or £45. Shoreham draylon beige, £10. Camper Van £6 Tel 01293 07552066045 01403 731236 / 521232 / 07941151533 07776177900 BABY travel cot, washable material, folds HEADBOARD 3ft bed, flat, £20. 01403 731236 / £15ono. 07594606504 E.C 07776177900 CARPET light beige with hessian back, underlay CARRY cot/bed for new SINGLE folding bed fire and grippers, 2.9m x born, navy corduroy, £20. retardant mattress £10. 3760, no marks, £50. 01403 731236 / 01243 781796 01243 264312 07776177900 Z BED good size single. THICK textured MOTHERCARE Ascot VGC clean. £20. Tel mushroom coloured rugs cot, used at 01444 412277. modern design, with grandparents, vgc, £38. brown stripe x2, £20pair Shoreham. 07552066045 £10each. 01243 776326

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PUSHCHAIR Hauck Disney very sturdy with raincover VGC. £15. Tel JIGSAW puzzles,Wasgij 01403 267164. and various other types, BABY WALKER with 1000 pieces, 20 wasgij bricks. £16 - 01403 complete, good condition £1.50. (01903) 730505 266328. HIGHCHAIR E.C used at grandma's £20. 01243 673114

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UK NO:1 GCSE Revision TRAVEL cot, large, VGC, Guide including Maths, Biology. £25, also Graco travel cot English, Chemistry. French and VGC £15 01903 856111 Physics, £ 20 Tel: CAR seat, birth to 18kg. (01903) 201542 VGC £15 01903 856111 CHILDRENS assorted books, approx 10, puzzles, good condition, open to offers 01273 SHOWER doors 7 tray 883432 800x800mm original HARDBACK book Bear packaging with Grills A survival Guide for instructions and all Life, brand new £5 (was fittings £95ono. £18.99) 023 9281 4855. 07594606504 SUSSEX authoress LUXURY SHOWER Sheila Kaye-Smith, four screen for P-shaped books, £10 the lot, bath. 770 x 1500mm. Still Hardbacks 01273 607231 boxed. £25 - 01825 HAYNES manual, Escort 763133. Orion 90-00 H-X £7 BATHROOM cabinet, 01903 248431 new, boxed and unopened, white, 73 x 65 x 29, £18 0787 962 5199

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COLLECTORS CORNER & ANTIQUES TWO prettily dressed crock dolls, collectors (not antique) items £12.00 for both Tel: 01403 258277. BOSSOMS 1959-1962 bust, heads some rare pieces. From £50. Tel 01403 266328. FABERGE eggs atlas made harlequin with spoon, boxed £15. 01243 782486 GERMAN ceramic tankard, dated 1891, slight damage £6 01903 766207 WADE EMPTY barrels. Scotch, Gin, Sherry, Port £14.50 each - 01403 266328. ROSINA Wachtmeister 18cm, multi coloured cat, £35. 01903 610165 STAMPS 150 predecimal, can post to you £5. 01243 672255 VINTAGE CAMERAS x 9 in various conditions, £10 ono. 01243 773538 BLACK top hat in box, £25. 01243 773538 GREY top hat in carrying case, £25. 01243 773538 AVO8

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AVO8 precision multirange analogue test meter GWO complete with leads/probe £40. 07968975818

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FLINTLOCK PISTOL decorative replica, wood/metal, 41cms, £25. PHILLIPS Hostess Tel 01323 641876. 07980 Trolley, VGC £35 01903 604623 (eastbourne) 856111

Friday, November 27, 2015

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BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

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DIY TOOLS & MATERIALS

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Records Wanted

MANS LARGE FRAME ROAD BIKE good conditon. £40. CAVITY closers 2.4m JOISTS 10ft for raised RECORD bench vice, TWO PAIRS fully lined curtains, pencil pleat, Billingshurst. Tel 01403 long for 100mm cavity beds, herb gardens etc. number 3, collect from length 216cm width, 786704. 20plus £5each. 01243 £10 each Tel:01903 Yapton, £20 01903 Top Prices Paid for 224cm. Length, 137 cm RALEIGH chiltern unisex 607613 230741 714184 your unwanted width 112cm. £25 ono. 182frame 27"wheels record collections GAS welder complete kit, LADDERS x2 aluminium TARMAC rake, £5. Tel 01403 258922. 3spd hubgear rear carrier Call Gregg on side stand £60. 01243 trolley, cylinders, torch, 17rungs 29ft 6" kept in Accron prop, 7-12ft, £8. 2 X LAURA ASHLEY 263501 rods, goggles, £100. garage, used twice £55. one strongboy £18. 0771 roller blinds, VGC, 01243 555673 01730 814305 153 9523 07890239306 W83.5cm L114cm, £45. LADIES Raleigh Chiltern The pair or £25 each. Tel cycle, 26" wheels, good 01403 891424. condition, £25. (01243) 267154 PAIR child's bedroom BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL curtains, fully lined, cat BOYS bike ridgeback design, 72" x 72", £8, mx16 GC, blue £45ono. PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 green & blue. 01243 01798 343076 PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) REGULATIONS 1990 264796 GIRLS bike with The following applications involving or affecting the setting of Listed Buildings or affecting the character of a stabilisers, pink GC Conservation Area were registered during week ending 20/11/2015: FOUR PAIRS cream Habitat curtains, one pair £15ono. 01798 343076 BH2015/04022 with tabtops to floor. £10 G I R L S / L A D I E S 57 Upper North Street Brighton Advertisement – Display of 3no externally illuminated fascia signs and 1no externally - 01273 476302 (Lewes). mountain bike for sale, illuminated hanging sign. (Retrospective) £20 Tel: (01903) 208298 PAIR fully lined curtains, BH2015/04023 approx. 90" x 90", LADIES bike in good 57 Upper North Street Brighton Full Planning – Installation of flood lamps, swan neck lights, down lights, strip lights terracotta velvet, £10. cond., new tyres, £40. with associated signage. (Retrospective) 01243 264796 01243 266274 BH2015/04025

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CARRERA BLINDS x 2. 4' x 5' 3" LADIES Homebase in box, new. Vulcan Mountain Bike £50 EC Tel 01444 617659 £5. Tel 01403 258836.

FOUR lined gold 64"x82" £20. 01243 536897

DANCE WEAR

CUTLERY CHINA & GLASS

DANCE shoes, black satin strappy open toes, 2½" heel, size 3, £25. 01403 731236 / 07776177900

TEAPOT milk, sugar, biscuit barrell all matching and tray, £20. (01243) 861914 W H I R L P O O L DISHWASHER good working order, excellent condition, viewing welcome. £40. Tel 01403 711308. BIKE carrier, fits on car towbar, unused, £20. 01243 268816

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CYCLES BIKES serviced and repaired at reasonable rates. Collection and delivery service available. Text/Call Ricky on 01243 861961 or 07795370671 MEN AND WOMENS BIKES from £30 brought, sold and repaired, unwanted bikes collected free must be in fair condition (01243) 861961

DIY TOOLS & MATERIALS

UNTOUCHED 2 ½ ltrs Valspar paint, subtle lilac shade, wrong colour bought and mixed, cost £27, accept £10, Tel: 07535 276577 ACE & K compressor 2HP 10 Bar 240v trade quality with hose on wheels. Ex condition. £125 - 07826 083591.

DOORS interal 15 light glazed mahogany, 1 x clear glass. 1 x frosted GENTS VTT cycle, glass 35mm, 78" x 30", universal wildthing £25 each. 01243 861602 blowout, 21" frame, 18 LARGE very heavyduty speed, twistgrip expandable pop rivet gearchange, £45ono gun, opens about 24", 07901958692 good condition, brass CLAUD BUTLER ladies holder £10 01903 733114 tourer cycle, metalic 6" selkirk smw flue two finish, little used, ex. 45degree elbows with cond., £100. Chichester locking bands £90. 01243 01243 783146 267120

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34 Montpelier Street Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Formation of rear glass balcony at first floor. BH2015/04026 34 Montpelier Street Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Installation of rooflights to rear. BH2015/03900 & BH2015/03901 13 Powis Villas Brighton Full Planning & Listed Building Consent – Erection of single storey rear extension, formation of side porch to main entrance, revised access to rear at basement level and associated works.(Part retrospective). BH2015/03969 & BH2015/03970 Flat 1 30 Montpelier Crescent Brighton Householder Planning Consent & Listed Building Consent – Erection of detached garden house to replace existing shed. BH2015/04016 Lower Ground Floor 20 Victoria Terrace Hove Full Planning – Conversion of lower ground floor from retail storage (A1) to self-contained flat (C3) incorporating revised fenestration to rear. BH2015/03857 25 George Street Hove Full Planning – Installation of 4no external condenser units on flat roof at rear of property. BH2015/02448 10 Sudeley Street Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Excavation to enlarge existing basement level and installation of sliding door, creation of retaining wall and steps to access rear garden. (Part retrospective) BH2015/03897 17-19 St James Street Brighton Full Planning – Installation of new shop front and roller shutter. BH2015/04100 11 Paston Place Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Installation of rooflights to front and rear elevations. BH2015/03303 14 Church Place Brighton Listed Building Consent – Installation of internal and external gas pipework and flue to side elevation. BH2015/02982 99 & 100 North Road Brighton Full Planning – Erection of additional storey to create 2no two bedroom flats and 1no one bedroom flat (C3). BH2015/03942 113 Queens Road Brighton Full Planning – Removal and replacement of cladding including installation of insulation, replacement of existing single glazed windows with double glazed windows and associated works. BH2015/03712 5 Vallance Road Hove Householder Planning Consent – Roof alterations incorporating installation of dormers to sides and rear, alterations to fenestration and installation of ground floor bay window. BH2015/03954 17 Dolphin Court Hove Street Hove Householder Planning Consent – Replacement of existing crittall windows with UPVC double glazed windows. BH2015/04077 5 St Aubyns Hove Full Planning – Installation of asphalt covering over existing balcony floor. BH2015/04050 Ovingdean Grange Greenways Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Erection of single storey pool house and swimming pool in rear garden. BH2015/03424 Flat 1 Fairlawns 159 Kingsway Hove Full Planning – Replacement of existing UPVC windows and doors. BH2015/03973 Flat 1 4 Aymer Road Hove Householder Planning Consent – Replacement of existing timber patio doors with aluminium bi-folding doors to rear elevation. BH2015/03542 29 Harrington Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Creation of hardstanding, vehicle crossover and dropped kerb with associated alterations to front boundary. BH2015/04031 60 Surrenden Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Conversion of garage into habitable space including removal of garage door and installation of a window. BH2015/03935 23 Egremont Place Brighton Full Planning – Loft conversion incorporating front rooflights and rear dormer to create 1no self-contained studio flat (C3). BH2015/03936 23 Egremont Place Brighton Full Planning – Conversion of basement store into 1no self-contained studio flat (C3) incorporating excavation works, replacement of front ventilation grille with window and extract fans to side elevation. BH2015/03981 9 Round Hill Street Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Creation of 2no dormer windows and alteration to fenestration to rear. BH2015/03381 Flat 10 65 - 66 Regency Square Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Enlargement of existing window opening and unblocking of existing bricked up window on Queensbury Mews elevation to allow for insertion of new double glazed timber sliding sash windows. BH2015/03383 Flat 10 65 - 66 Regency Square Brighton Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations to layout of flat together with enlargement of existing window opening and unblocking of existing bricked up window on Queensbury Mews elevation to allow for insertion of new double glazed sliding timber sash windows. Re-advertisements BH2015/01603 21 Atlingworth Street Brighton Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations to layout of guest house to create 2no. additional guest rooms and replacement of rear basement window with timber sash window (amended description). 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. Jeanette Walsh, Planning and Building Control Applications Manager 27 November 2015

NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council”) proposes to make the Orders named below under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, which if they come into force will introduce various changes to the waiting or parking restrictions in part or parts of the roads identified: BRIGHTON & HOVE VARIOUS CONTROLLED PARKING ZONES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2015 AMENDMENT ORDER NO.* 201* (REF: TRO-27A-2015) SCHEDULE 1 AMENDMENTS: Zone H No Waiting Restrictions At Any Time:- Re-establishing in:- Bristol Gate No Stopping Restrictions Monday to Friday 8am-6pm on School Entrance Markings except August – Remove in:- Belle Vue Gardens Permit Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 8pm – Amend in:- Belle Vue Gardens. New in:- Walpole Road Shared Permit or Pay & Display Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 8pm – Low Tariff Medium Term – 4 hours (no return within 4 hours) – Remove in:Walpole Road Car Club Parking Places At Any Time – Amend in:- Belle Vue Gardens Disabled Badge Holder’s Parking Places At Any Time – New in:- Marine Parade Motorcycles Parking Places At Any Time – Amend in:- Bowring Way and Marine Square Zone J No Waiting Restrictions At Any Time:- Re-establishing in:- Clyde Road Streets eligible for Resident’s Permit – New in:- Upper Hollingdean Road Zone M Shared Permit or Pay & Display Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 8pm – Low Tariff Medium Term – 4 hours (No return within 4 hours) – New in:Brunswick Street West Motorcycles Parking Places At Any Time – New in:- Brunswick Street West Zone N Permit Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 8pm – New in:- Belfast Street Shared Permit or Pay & Display Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 8pm – Low Tariff Short Term – 2hours (No return within 4 hours) – Amend in:- Shirley Street, New in:- Eaton Villas and Shirley Street Exclusive Pay & Display Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 6pm – Low Tariff Short Term – 2 hours (No return within 4 hours) – Remove in:- Belfast Street Doctors Parking Places 8am to 8pm – Remove in:- Eaton Villas Streets eligible for Resident’s Permit – Amend in:- Church Road, Hove Street and Livingstone Road Zone O Doctors Parking Places At Any Time – Remove in:- Palmeira Place Streets eligible for Resident’s Permit – Amend in:- Davigdor Road Zone R Motorcycles Parking Places At Any Time – New in:- Montgomery Street Streets eligible for Resident’s Permit – Amend in:- Hove Street Zone W Permit Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 10am to 11am and 7pm to 8pm – Amend in: Wish Road Doctors Parking Places At Any Time – Remove in:- Wish Road Zone Y Permit Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 8pm – Amend in:Buckingham Road and Clifton Terrace Shared Permit or Pay & Display Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 8pm – High Tariff Medium Term – 4 hours (No return within 4 hours) – Amend in:Clifton Terrace Exclusive Pay & Display Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 6pm – Medium Tariff Short Term – 2 hours (No return within 4 hours) – New in:- Stroudley Road Doctors Parking Places Monday to Friday – 8am to 7pm – Remove in:Buckingham Road Disabled Badge Holder’s Parking Places At Any Time – Remove in: – Buckingham Road and Stroudley Road Loading Bays Monday to Sunday – 30 minutes (No return within 2 hours) – New in:- London Road Ambulance Parking Bays At Any Time – Remove in:- Buckingham Road Zone Z Shared Permit or Pay & Display Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 8pm - High Tariff Short Term – 2 hours (No return within 4 hours) – New in:- Temple Street Exclusive Pay & Display Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 6pm – High Tariff Short Term – 2 hours (No return within 4 hours) – Remove in:- Temple Street Streets eligible for Resident’s Permit – Amend in:- Meeting House Lane BRIGHTON & HOVE OUTER AREAS (WAITING, LOADING AND PARKING) AND CYCLE LANES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2013 AMENDMENT ORDER NO.* 201* (REF: TRO-27B-2015) SCHEDULE 1 AMENDMENTS: Solo Motorcycle Parking Bay Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm – Remove in:Newmarket Road A copy of this Notice, the proposed Orders, plans showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Orders, may be seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/tro-proposals. These documents together with a copy of the existing Orders to be amended may also be examined at the Customer Service Centres at Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton (Monday to Friday 8.45am-4.30pm) and Hove Town Hall, Ground Floor, Norton Road, Hove, (Monday to Friday 10.00am-5.00pm). All objections and other representations relating to any or all of the proposed Orders must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made and should be sent to the Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council, 2nd Floor Kings House, Grand Avenue Hove BN3 2LS (quoting the above reference) or by e-mail to parking.consultation@brighton-hove.gov.uk or online (see details above) no later than 18th December 2015. Please ensure you include your full name and address. Dated: 27th November 2015. 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Offers in excess of £500,000 Freehold

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● Popular residential area

● West facing garden

● No onward chain. EPC F37

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SUZUKI

Suzuki reveal ﬁnance oﬀers by staff reporter

Suzuki Financial services are pleased to announce their Autumn finance offers across the range until the end of the year. A Personal Contract Purchase agreement is ideal for customers who want to purchase a new Suzuki with a low deposit and a low monthly cost. The Celerio SZ2 is priced at £6,999 and is available for £79 per month over 42 months with a deposit of £1,721 and optional final payment of £2,809. Celerio SZ2 is well equipped with a DAB digital radio, CD tuner, Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) and daytime running lights all included as standard specification. Swift is one of Suzuki’s world strategic models and makes strong statements in styling, impact safety and driving performance as well as offering low fu-

el consumption and low CO2 emissions. It is also Suzuki’s largest selling model in the UK, accounting for almost 40 per cent of sales, and a target of 15,000 units for this year. Swift SZ3 is available on PCP with zero per cent APR and Nil deposit at a cost of £162 per month over 42 months with a final payment of £3,795 for the three door model or £172 per month with a £3,875 final payment for the five door. Payments can be reduced further to just £99 per month for the SZ3 three door if a deposit of £2,646 is made. S-Cross 2WD petrol models (SZ3, SZ-T and SZ5) are now offered with a £1,000 deposit allowance on a PCP agreement comprising of 48 monthly payments of £149 for the SZ3 with a low APR of 2.9 per cent. Taking the SZ3 model as an example and including the allowance, a £1,599 deposit is required and the optional final payment is £5,227 to keep the car. For customers considering an ALLGRIP or a diesel engine, the deposit allowance is £2,000. All SCross models are equipped

with air conditioning, alloy wheels, cruise control, USB and Bluetooth connectivity as standard. The all-new Vitara range is also included with a 48 month PCP offer available at £149 per month with a deposit of £2,417 for the Vi-

tara 1.6 SZ4 model, which is priced at £13,999. The optional final payment for customers who want to keep their car is £5,432. The Vitara is designed meet contemporary needs and incorporates Suzuki’s cutting-edge ALLGRIP four wheel

drive system as an option. Advanced safety and connectivity equipment is available and Vitara also enables owners to express themselves through various personalisation options. Standard equipment specification for the SZ4 mod-

el includes seven airbags, 16” alloy wheels, DAB Radio with USB and Bluetooth connectivity, Cruise control with speed limiter, auto air conditioning, front and rear electric windows and projector headlamps.

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RANGE ROVER

The most accomplished all-rounder

The SV Autobiography is Land Rover’s new ‘halo car’, occupying that vaunted space at the very top of their range.

It’s been developed by Land Rover Special Vehicles. And with a starting price of around £150,000 it’s certainly pretty special. But as a result of this money-no-object approach, the SV Autobiography is pretty much the most accomplished

all-rounder you can buy – it’s incredibly difficult to get it stuck off-road, and it outperforms conventionally fast cars on tarmac. The SV Autobiography smells like money from 20 metres. That’s because Range Rover has adopted what it calls the 20 metre test – it needs to be distinctive from a vanilla Range Rover at that distance. To achieve this, the team at Land Rover Special

Vehicles has enhanced the exterior using subtle – but extremely lavish – tweaks. For some people, the Range Rover is an ostentatious choice. It’s immediately recognisable as a big, expensive car, giving it a very different image to almost every other 4x4. But the styling itself is understated, enabling it to fit in wherever you park it – the SV Autobiography looks as at-

home on a shooting estate as it does on the streets of London. The SV Autobiography is a Range Rover at heart, with all the practicality that comes with it. It’s all the car most families will need, with a huge boot, ample passenger space, and tank-like off-road abilities. But the extended wheelbase version of the SV Autobiography goesone step further and offers limo-like

rear legroom, without compromising performance onroad or off. The classic split tailgate on the Range Rover’s boot is another practical touch that has come to represent the model over several decades. It’s a very practical touch, allowing easy access and a place to perch if you’re using your Range Rover to watch an event (the designers really did think of this).

But the SV Autobiography again surpasses the usual high standard of the Range Rover and adds yet more lavish comfort, this time in the form of ‘Event Seats’ – two leather chairs mounted to the tailgate, complete with stirruplike footrests to ensure total comfort. The SV Autobiography can tow 3,500kg, which is unheard of for a car this comfortable to be a passenger in.

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Total Amount of Credit Purchase Fee

(included in final payment)

36 Monthly Payments

£24,735.00 £10.00 £349.00

Final Payment

£16,469.00

Total Amount Payable

£38,193.00

Duration of Agreement

37 Months

Representative APR Interest Rate (Fixed) %

6.9% APR 6.72%

*The model pictured is a New Discovery Sport SE Tech with optional extras of Xenon pack (£950) and metallic paint (£600) at an on-the-road price of £35,445. Caffyns Land Rover is a trading style of Caffyns Plc who is acting as a credit broker and not a lender.

Official Fuel Consumption Figures for the New Discovery Sport range in mpg (l/100km): Urban 44.1 (6.4) – 50.4 (5.6), Extra Urban 60.1 (4.7) – 62.8 (4.5), Combined 53.3 (5.3) – 57.7 (4.9). CO2 emissions 139 – 129 g/km. The figures provided are as a result of official manufacturer’s tests in accordance with EU legislation. A vehicle’s actual fuel consumption may differ from that achieved in such tests and these figures are for comparative purposes only. Representative Example relates to a Discovery Sport HSE Auto. Representative 6.9% APR available on new Discovery Sport HSE Auto models registered between 1st October and 31st December 2015 at participating Retailers only. With Land Rover Freedom Personal Contract Purchase you have the option at the end of the agreement to: (1) return the vehicle and not pay the Final Payment. If the vehicle has exceeded the allowed mileage a charge for excess mileage will apply – in this example 14p per mile for any excess mileage up to 4,999 miles and 28p per mile for any excess mileage exceeding 4,999 miles. If the vehicle is in good condition and has not exceeded the allowed mileage you will have nothing further to pay; (2) pay the Final Payment to own the vehicle or (3) part exchange the vehicle subject to settlement of your existing finance agreement; new finance agreements are subject to status. Representative example is based upon an annual mileage of 10,000 miles. Finance is subject to status and only available to applicants aged 18 and over resident in Mainland UK and N.Ireland. This finance offer is only available through Black Horse Limited trading as Land Rover Financial Services, St William House, Tresillian Terrace, Cardiff CF10 5BH. We can introduce you to Land Rover Financial Services and a limited number of other lenders to provide funding for your vehicle. We may receive commission or other benefits for introducing you to such lenders. 13896

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Friday, November 27, 2015

MAZDA

New Mazda2 wins top award by Staff reporter

The all-new Mazda2 has been named ‘Best Supermini’ in the 22nd annual Green Apple Environment Awards. With the motoring section of the environmental awards judged by journalists from the Midland Group of Motoring Writers (MGMW), the 1.5-litre diesel SKYACTIV-D Mazda2 took top honours in the supermini category at the awards ceremony held recently at the Houses of Parliament. MGMW chairman Ian Donaldson commented, “the Mazda2 sets an engaging, practical and efficient benchmark in the class, making economy enjoyable while also providing sensible running costs. Mazda shows that using a larger engine than the competition and applying clever technology can provide fine economy and a car that’s good to drive.” Having already claimed the Car Dealer Maga-

zine Car of the Year Award earlier this year, the Green Apple Award’s acknowledgment of the all-new Mazda2’s efficiency and performance comes on the back of the 105ps SKYACTIV-D Mazda2 exceling in the recent MPG Marathon. Here it recorded an average fuel consumption of 103.42mpg – an impressive 24.45 per cent better than the official combined economy. Equipped with Mazda’s istop system, which delivers the world’s fastest restarts on a diesel engine, the all-new 1.5-litre SKYACTIV-D engine embodies Mazda’s clean-sheet approach to combustion engines. The 1,499cc common-rail diesel engine features a lightweight all-alloy construction and an ultra-low 14.8:1 compression ratio that radically optimises the engine’s compression ratio to achieve superior air-fuel mixture levels and more uniform combustion for improved economy. At the same time, Mazda’s latest generation small diesel impresses with its combina-

tion of refinement, throttle response and performance. As well as proving the realworld benefits of Mazda’s SKYACTIV technology, the all-new Mazda2’s KODO: Soul of Motion style and engaging driving experience help it stand out in

this ultra-competitive sector. Kodo represents a muscular body with a strong backbone. An elegant demeanour that hints at the character beneath. An appearance that oozes charm and sophistication,

ready to sweep you off your feet at a moment’s notice. These are words that could provide a perfect summary of cars shaped by our KODO design theme. The design theme takes the aesthetic purity and ex-

citement of Mazda styling to the next level. If you are interested in the all-new Mazda2, please visit www.rivervalecars-mazda.co.uk or alternatively pop into our showroom on Victoria Road in Portslade or call 01273 707 007.

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PEUGEOT

An iconic GTi badge returns by staff reporter

The iconic PEUGEOT GTi badge is returning to the medium car segment for the first time since the 1990s, and all is set for a thrilling performance. One of the most eagerly a nt i c i p at e d n e w m o d e l launches of 2015, the 308 GTi by PEUGEOT SPORT is a high end performance ‘hot hatch’ designed with the sophisti cated and enthusiastic driver in mind. L au n c h e d a s a h i g h performance model for the 308 range – itself winner of the prestigious 2014 Euro pean Car of the Year – the 308 GTi has been extensively de veloped by PEUGEOT SPORT the Brand’s inhouse team of motor sport engineers that boasts a wealth of expertise and success in the perform ance road car and internation al competition fields. The 308 GTi is the fourth road car project in three

years following the critical ly acclaimed RCZ R, 208 GTi 30th and 208 GTi by PEUGEOT SPORT. The letters GTi only ever feature on PEUGEOT products with the highest performance. An acronym of Grand Tour er Injection, it’s a badge which has become shorthand for the hot hatch segment – a sector in which PEUGEOT has more than played its part. Products such as the 205 GTi and 309 GTi have acquired nearclassic status in the decades since launch, and remain hugely popular with owners who ap preciate their exceptional dy namic performance. The 308 GTi continues in the same vein. Due to the dedication of the PEUGEOT SPORT team, the GTi offers customers a striking new in terpretation of the 308’s sleek exterior design, enhanced sportsoriented interior detail ing and an unparalleled driv ing experience with strong desirability and following. Powered by the most powerful engine of its size, the stateofheart 1.6litre THP

petrol engine with Stop&Start (S&S) technology is available in two power outputs – 250hp and 270hp – with both provid ing impressive performance; limited to 155mph. Even the environmental credentials are classleading, with CO2 emis

sions at just 139g/km, while official Combined Cycle fuel economy is 47.0mpg. With both models weigh ing in at just 1205kg this ena bles the 308 GTi 250 to sprint to 62mph in just 6.2 seconds, with a powertoweight ratio

of just 4.82kg/hp. The 308 GTi 270 sets a new segment record for powertoweight – at just 4.46kg/hp – and reach es 62mph in a mere 6.0 sec onds flat. Key to the appeal of the 270 GTi is its Torsen® limitedslip differential, fit

ted as standard. Designed to improve cornering by chan neling the torque to the wheel with the greatest traction, ital so makes it possible to drive faster around corners and en hance grip and handling.

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Championship Yellow cards: S Hutchinson A McCormack A Diarra C Evans J Garner E Lichaj K Lua Lua K McFadzean D Vaughan D Whitehead S Bamba C Evans J Garner B Kayal J Lynch J Perch R Smallwood J Welsh P Whittingham

9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

League goals scored by Andre Gray

HOME

Home team: 80 wins

28%

68 draws

33%

Away teams: 56 wins

Goals scored: Home goals

2015/2016 SEASON

League table:

Game outcomes:

39%

HEAD TO HEAD

Away goals

266 219 Total goals scored

485

PWD Hull 17 6 2 Brighton 17 6 2 M’brough 17 7 1 Derby 17 5 3 Burnley 17 6 2 B’ham 17 3 2 Reading 17 4 4 Sheff Wed 17 5 3 Cardiff 17 5 2 Ipswich 17 3 5 Brentford 17 4 1 Fulham 17 3 2 Blackburn 17 2 4 Wolves 17 2 3 QPR 17 3 4 Leeds 17 1 3 Preston 17 1 5 Nottm Frst 17 2 3 Bristol City 17 2 3 Charlton 17 3 2 H’field 17 2 3 M K Dons 17 3 1 Rotherham17 1 2 Bolton 17 1 6

L FAW 0 16 3 4 0 10 4 3 1 16 2 3 1 15 6 4 1 17 9 3 4 9 11 5 1 13 6 3 1 15 9 2 1 10 4 1 1 13 9 3 4 11 14 3 3 15 15 2 285 2 3 9 10 3 1 16 11 2 5 5 11 3 368 2 3 7 8 2 4 11 16 1 3 11 13 1 3 1010 1 5 8 11 1 5 9 18 2 1 66 0

AWAY

D 3 6 2 3 4 2 2 3 5 2 2 4 4 2 1 4 3 2 4 2 3 2 1 2

L FA 2 11 6 0 12 9 3 9 10 1 95 1 7 6 1 15 7 3 12 12 3 8 11 3 7 10 3 12 16 3 12 10 3 15 14 3 9 11 4 1313 6 6 14 1 11 9 36 7 5 6 10 3 7 11 6 4 13 5 7 16 5 7 13 6 9 15 7 5 18

BRIGHTON

Fixtures: Pts GD 35 18 35 9 33 13 33 13 33 9 28 6 27 7 27 3 25 3 25 0 24 -1 21 1 20 1 20 -1 20 -3 19 -4 17 -3 17 -5 16 -9 16 -11 15 -9 15 -9 12 -15 11 -13

MONDAY 30TH NOVEMBER Bolton v Brentford 13:15

A Gray N Blackman R McCormack J Rhodes M Dembele J Kodjia C Martin

11 9 9 9 8 8 8

DRAWS LOSSES

8 4

1.3

1.4

GOALS PER GAME

Corners:

62% 38%

Red Cards

Top scorers:

WINS

FALMER STADIUM, 21-12-15 RESULT: BRIGHTON 4 BIR’HAM 3

Red card received by Conor Coady

LAST LEAGUE CLASH

Red cards received by Bailey Wright

goals scored by Nick Blackman

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FRIDAY 27THTH NOVEMBER Hull v Derby 19:45 SATURDAY 28TH NOVEMBER Charlton v Ipswich 12:30 Blackburn v Sheff Wed 15:00 Brighton v Birmingham 15:00 Cardiff v Burnley 15:00 Fulham v Preston 15:00 Huddersfield v M’brough 15:00 Nott Forest v Reading 15:00 QPR v Leeds 15:00 Rotherham v Bristol City 15:00 Wolves v MK Dons 15:00

B Wright P Bauer G Berardi L Best T Cairney S Carruthers C Coady Derik D Dervite L Fer L Freeman J Garner R Green

n Brighton 3 n Bir’ham 5

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41% 59%

n Brighton 19 n Bir’ham 13

Fouls: 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

44% 56%

n Brighton 9 n Bir’ham 7

SHOTS BY TEAM: Brighton

58% 21% 21%

n Missed:11 n Saved: 4 n Goals: 4

Birmingham 10%

23% 30% 54% 23% 60%

n Missed: 7 n Saved: 3 n Goals: 3

Friday, November 27, 2015

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Hughton set for a welcome headache in central defence

Albion boss Chris Hughton is set to have a welcome s e l e c t i o n h e a d a ch e i n central defence in the coming weeks. Club captain Gordon Greer returned from missing the previous five games with a jarred knee in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Burnley, when Uwe Hunemeier was ruled out with a slight ankle injury. With Hunemeier set to be available for tomorrow’s home match with Birmingham City, what central defensive pairing will Hughton opt for? Lewis Dunk and the highly-rated Connor Goldson, who has yet to play for the club since joining on a four-year deal from Shrewsbury Town in August, are the other options. Statistically so far this season, the partnership of Hunemeier and Dunk has been the toughest to score against.They have conceded only three goals in just over five and a half games

playing together, with a goal going past them every 167 minutes. Greer and Hunemeier have been partnered together for six and a half matches and conceded five goals, at an average of one every 117 minutes. Greer and Dunk started the season together in the opener against Nottingham Forest, before speculation linked Dunk with a move to Fulham and the Seagulls subsequently signed Hunemeier from Paderborn. Dunk ended up signing a new five-year contract

Statistically so far this season, the central defensive partnership of Hunemeier and Dunk has been the toughest to score against but was kept out of the side by Hunemeier until the German missed the game at Wolves in the middle of September. Dunk has now started the last six matches, harshly giving away the penalty at Burnley on Sunday,

although he had got lucky in the previous game with Milton Keynes when it looked as though he had fouled a visiting player in the penalty area but no spot-kick was awarded. Greer and Dunk were central defensive partners in Albion’s opening game at the Amex in 2011 and, this season, they have played together for just under five games and conceded five goals at an average of one every 89 minutes. It is clear that Hughton has some excellent options at the back as the Seagulls have conceded just 13 goals in their 17 league games so far this season – the fourth best defensive record in the Championship. He could well go down the horses for courses route and select his defensive duo based on who the opposition have up front. I wouldn’t be surprised if Greer is the constant in defence when fit, with Dunk and Hunemeier selected based on form and who the opponents are. That could well lead to a frustrating time for Goldson, who looks likely to have to bide his time until injuries or suspension give him his chance.

Albion defender Lewis Dunk. Photograph: Angela Brinkhurst

Sussex considering festival cricket future Is Fury the real deal? It Sussex County Cricket Club chairman Jim May has admitted it is highly likely that only one of the annual festivals will take place in 2016. Sussex have played First Class and one-day matches at both Arundel and Horsham for a number of years, but there is a real risk of that not being the case next season. With concerns raised over a decrease in takings and hospitality this year, Sussex chairman May believes there is a high possibility that only one festival will take place next year. He said: “It’s still something that we are discussing. We’ve got this dilemma here, on the one hand we would like games outside of Hove but then, on the other, we need to get support there. “I was looking at the figures recently and our takings at Arundel and Horsham were considerably down last year on the prior year. Gate takings were down by 30 per cent, while hospitality wasn’t good at all and, interestingly, the takings at Hove were very much up. “We had a big increase in T20 crowds and indeed our County Championship gates were also up last year

will be a fascinating fight Written by Ian Hart

Will Beer in action for Sussex at Arundel earlier this year at Hove. “So, I’m afraid it’s that old cliché ‘use it or lose it’ and unless we get significant sponsorship, it is highly likely we will only be playing at one festival ground in 2016.” Around 20,000 people

attended the annual festival at Arundel in June, while the Horsham Festival numbers were down owing to the wash-out of the Royal London Cup game with Lancashire but Horsham still reported a profit of £8,000.

Sussex chief executive Zac Toumazi added: “Festival cricket is an interesting challenge. We all love it and all want it but very few want to pay for it.I am a massive supporter of it but the economics have to be considered.”

Back in the day, youngsters of a certain age could almost certainly rattle off the answers to the following four questions. One: The name of the current Prime Minister? Two: The scorer of the winning goal of the previous FA Cup final? Three: Which artist or group was top of the hit parade that week? Four: The world heavyweight champion? I think probably from about 1973 to the early 1980s, I could have have rattled off all four answers fairly quickly. As for today, I can clearly name David Cameron, but no idea about the goalscorer or the chart topper. And it’s light years from the times when there were only eight boxing weights and therefore only eight world champions. Great Britain now finds itself top of the boxing pile, with ten fighters currently holding versions of world titles. On Saturday night in Dusseldorf, Germany, it could be 11 as Tyson Fury aims to become another British heavyweight world champion, following in the footsteps of Lewis, Bruno

and Haye. Not quite returning to the Halcyon days of Marciano, Louis, Ali, Frazier and Foreman, but his opponent Wladimir Klitschko is perceived to be, even at nearly 40 years old, the best heavyweight on the planet. It is a fascinating contest, if only for the enigma that is Fury. Love or loathe him, he’s certainly entertaining and very watchable. He’s made no secret of the fact that he believes himself to be the best boxer since Muhammad Ali, belief in itself knows no bounds. Is Fury the real deal or merely another sporting version of the Emperor’s New Clothes? Saturday night will tell us everything we need to know. As far as I’m concerned, the hype has already worked, I’ve paid Sky for the fight, the Corona is in the fridge and the lime is in the fruit bowl. I’ve changed my prediction on the contest a couple of times already. Now I’m in a quandary, part of me initially thought Fury was out of his league, now my doubts switch to the champion and has he still got it at nearly 40? Fascinating stuff, whatever the eventual result...

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Friday, November 27, 2015

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Brighton braced for another top-six test Bradley Stratton @BradStrat After a resolute point picked up on the road at Burnley last Sunday, Chris Hughton will be looking for his side to be doing at least the same again when they welcome Birmingham City to the Amex on Saturday. The highly anticipated contest between Albion and the Clarets saw both sides score within the first five minutes of the game, in a contest as tight and tough as many expected at Turf Moor. A draw was a result Seagulls fans would have been happy with, extending their record-breaking run without defeat to 18 games. The next milestone for Albion will be to go four months unbeaten, a feat they can achieve if they avoid defeat against the Blues on Saturday. Birmingham have been hit and miss in recent weeks, despite breaking

into the Championship top six. Having gone on a run of four wins in a row, Gary Rowett’s side have proceeded to lose three of their last six games, picking up one win in that period. For their trip to Brighton they will be without top scorer Clayton Donaldson, who is out injured until next year. The game could also see Bobby Zamora make his first start at the Amex since his return to the club, with the Albion legend having started and scored in Lancashire five days ago. It would be another landmark for him and fans to remember if he were to walk out of the tunnel for kick-off this weekend. Albion will hope t o we l c o m e b a ck U we Hunemeier (ankle), Andrew Crofts (hamstring), Rohan Ince (groin) and Inigo Calderon (illness) for the game on Saturday, after they all missed the match at Burnley.

Bobby Zamora celebrates his goal at Burnley. Photograph: Paul Hazlewood

Jordan named in England squad

Sussex County Cricket Club’s Chris Jordan Sussex County Cricket Club’s Chris Jordan has been named in a 16-man England squad for next month’s Test series in South Africa. Jordan was part of the England squad, who lost

the Test series 2-0 against Pakistan and won the oneday series 3-1 this month - although he did not play in any of the matches in the UAE. He claimed 2-14 in a T20

warm-up win against the UAE earlier this week and England took on Pakistan in the first T20 international yesterday afternoon. Two more T20 matches take place, today. and on Monday.

Ady and Alan to record Albion Roar with a live audience Alan Wares @albionroar Two of Britain’s finest and most respected sports writers will be joining Ady and I on stage at the Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road, Brighton next Thursday (December 3rd) to record an episode of Albion Roar. This will be the first time we’ve recorded in front of a live audience. Paul Hayward is The Telegraph’s chief sports writer. He is a two-time winner of the prestigious Sports’ Journalists Awards’ sports journalist of the year. He rejoined The Telegraph in November 2011, after winning a series of awards for his work for the Daily Mail and The Observer. Nick Szczepanik is a freelance sports journalist and writes for The Times and The Guardian. He has also been nominated for many awards in his 13 years as a podcaster. With their collective experience of writing and

Albion Roar’s Ady Packham and Alan Wares broadcasting, Paul and Nick will be offering their words of wisdom on a range of subjects from their support of Brighton & Hove Albion, their love of sports and their stories from the press box. The evening will comprise the first hour recording the show, with a drinks interval in the theatre’s excellent Bacall’s Bar, followed by a further recording session, together with any Q&As from the audience. Tickets are priced at £7 and £5, and are available from the Rialto Theatre Box Office on 01273 725230, or www.rialtotheatre.co.uk.

Seagulls are fourth favourites to go up Brighton maintained their unbeaten start to the Championship campaign, now 17 league games, when they played out a 1-1 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday. The game started at a frantic pace with Bobby Zamora scoring in under a minute, however the hosts kept their own promotion aspirations alive thanks to an Andre Gray penalty. With BetVictor, the Seagulls remain 6/4 fourth favourites to be playing Premier League football next season, with Burnley fifth favourites at 2/1. Despite both the Seagulls and the Clarets being respected in the top quintet of the division, they

remain behind the trio of Derby, Middlesbrough and Hull, with the latter heading the market as the 8/13 favourites to bounce back from last year’s relegation and return to the top flight. Hull remain 5/2 for the title, while Aitor Karanka’s big-spending Boro side have been the most popular among punters and are similarly odds-on to be playing Premier League football next term. Boro beat QPR 1-0 at the Riverside on Friday but needed a 93rd minute penalty to do so and at the prices, both Derby (4/5) and Brighton (6/4) stand-out as the value at present. Championship promotion prices from

Brighton celebrate scoring against Hull in September BetVictor: Hull City 8/13; Middlesbrough 4/6; Derby 4/5; Brighton 6/4; Burnley 2/1; 4/1 Bar. Albion entertain sixthplaced Birmingham on Saturday.The Seagulls are 9/5 to win the game to nil but have kept just two clean sheets in their last eight games and warrant supporting at 16/5 to win and both teams to score. For all the latest odds head to BetVictor.com

Friday, November 27, 2015

A l o n g w i t h t u r k e y, stuffing, pudding and pies, Christmas brings a burst of football action with the traditional games on Boxing Day, one just after and then one around New Year. I’m glad to have those matches rather than the winter break that exists in many other European countries. Before we start to reflect on 2015 and prepare our N e w Ye a r r e s o l u t i o n s (cough) though, there’s often a flurry of parties. For me, I know Christmas is coming as it is time for the Sussex Sports Awards. Today will be its 13th year and BBC Sussex is delighted to have been a partner with Sussex Active from the early days. It is a timely reminder of the host of sports and teams who have been successful in their own field across

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the year. There is such a diverse group and although it is fun to see some of our local stars. It is also a humbling experience to see and hear from just some of the people behind the scenes who make things happen.

Before we start to reflect on 2015 and prepare our New Year resolutions, there’s often a flurry of parties. For me, I know Christmas is coming as it is time for the Sussex Sports Awards. I’m delighted so many get recognition for all their hard work. Look out for some reaction – and tears

no doubt – on Saturday morning on the station. Next Monday we celebrate our own Community Heroes Award which focuses on all walks of life. Christmas is a time for celebration but in a strange way it is on nights like these that we come together to learn and appreciate the work of others. Whatever I take away from it, I’m always inspired by the strength and courage of the nominees. The hard work is done across the year but let’s raise a glass to those coaches, volunteers and groups that inspire the next generation of stars, as one day they may have the world watching, not just us. To read more by Johnny Cantor, visit: www.johnnycantor.com

Reg Hook won the BBC Sussex unsung hero of the year award last year

Two of Albion’s most important ever players cost just £15,000 Dan Tester @BHIndyAlbion

Albion’s opponents this Saturday, Birmingham City, were involved in the very first £1m transfer in English football history in 1979. Still revelling in their first European Cup triumph, Nottingham Forest swooped for Blues hitman Trevor Francis. Eager to start his game of squash, resplendent in his lovely red tracksuit, manager Brian Clough turned up at the press conference to unveil his new signing, holding a racquet! Of course, in 2015, one million pounds is relative peanuts in the grand scheme of football things. Fr a n c i s ’ f e e g o t m e thinking about Albion’s transfer dealings in the last couple of decades, and

just how much things have changed in a relatively short space of time. For the start of the 1994/95 campaign, manager Liam Brady paid money for just one player; £15,000 for winger Stuart Storer, who would score the last goal at the Goldstone three years later.

Bobby Zamora tipped up at Withdean in 2000 with a £100,000 price tag, the club’s most expensive signing for over a decade Two years on and Ian Baird arrived from Plymouth Argyle for the princely sum of £35,000 before moving on to Instant-Dict – yes, really – of Hong Kong just 12 months later. He was followed shortly

Bobby gives Barton the runaround. Photograph: Paul Hazlewood by Hereford hero Robbie Reinelt, for the same fee as Storer. In 1999, Micky Adams asserted his authority by shipping out 11 players, including the unfortunately named Dave Cameron who

was substituted just 19 minutes into a game at Hull City because he was ‘useless’. Th e c o l l e c t i v e w e r e replaced by a host of canny buys including Charlie Oatway, Paul Rogers and Danny Cullip, the most

expensive capture at £50,000. Bobby Zamora tipped up at Withdean in 2000 with a £100,000 price tag, the club’s most expensive signing for over a decade. The next two years saw just one cash arrival, Geoff Pitcher from Kingstonian, before another prolific striker was secured for £100,000 – Leon Knight. The next three seasons saw just one new face that cost any money; Republic of Ireland international goalkeeper Wayne Henderson (£35,000). He was sold 12 months later for a £220,000 profit. The beginning of the 2007/08 season witnessed a pair of stellar forwards – Nicky Forster (£75,000) and Glenn Murray (£300,000) – don the stripes for the first time as Adam Virgo’s £1.5m move to Celtic freed up some valuable cash. The Amex opened with a Will Buckley brace, the £1.5m purchase from Watford was

sold to Sunderland three years later. The problem with transfer fees is the correct actual figure as it can vary from source to source. Craig Mackail-Smith is still the club’s record signing, at £2.5m from Peterborough United and it’s only a matter of time before that record is smashed to pieces. At the end of 1994/95 Albion’s average crowd was 7,562 and the solitary transfer fee paid was £15,000; ten years later the average attendance at the Theatre of Trees was 6,462 while not a solitary pence was spent on players. In 2014/15, the median crowd at the Amex was 25,660 and an impressive £6,825,000 was invested in new players. Th e f u t u r e ’ s l o o k i n g bright… Dan Tester is Albion editor of Brighton & Hove Independent. You can also follow him: @DJDanteBrighton

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