Friday March 11, 2016
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International Women’s Day. See pages 3, 4, 19 and 25
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Revealed Losing King Alfred bid
‘Middle class explosion’ in the city? Bex Bastable
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A radical shake-up of secondary school catchment areas in Brighton and Hove will always be ‘contentious’.
That’s according to Cllr Vanessa Brown, who discussed the matter with her colleagues on the children, young people and skills committee on Monday. Three draft options were unveiled in response to rising
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Amanda Mortensen, warned of a ‘middle class explosion’ - as two popular schools in Fiveways have been split into different catchment areas in all three proposals. TURN TO PAGE 12 AND 13
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Celebration International Women’s Day PHOTOGRAPH: JULIA CLAXTON
Some of the best creative minds in Brighton met last Saturday for the Women’s Day Photo Pop Up as part of Brighton’s Spring Forward festival. Hosted by photographer Julia Claxton and journalist Emily Yates, the event was an informal workshop, aspiring to break down the ‘interrogative’ format of photography and journalism. Attendees included Jenni Lloyd and Viviana Doctorovich (organisers of Spring Forward - and pictured above), Judith Alder (curator of The New Immortals), and Cat Fletcher (co-founder of Freegle).Their reflections and images were released on International Women’s Day (Tuesday), as live art exhibition. Visit: www.facebook.com/CoCreationism or follow @CoCreationism on Twitter.
Ice-rink hope for Brighton Brighton and Hove could have its very own permanent ice arena after a 2,000 signature petition by teenager Sonny Keywood. The 13-year-old started the petition more than a year ago, and now council leader Warren Morgan has asked officers to explore the potential for an ice rink in the city. He announced the move at last night’s economic,
development and culture committee (Thursday). He said: “I hope that today marks the first step in a process which will lead to the return of a permanent ice sports arena to Brighton and Hove.” Cllr Morgan asked officers to draw up a report with a ‘soft market testing’ exercise, to see if an ice-rink in the city would be financially viable.
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A resident of Brunswick Square, had a letter published in The Times: “Sir, - as a resident of Hove I crave your powerful support to draw attention to the Hove Pier Bill, which, if passed, would destroy our residential amenities for all time by the erection of a pier. ‘Floreat Hova’ is the motto used by as so far Hove flourishes, it is mainly due to the peaceful enjoyment by its inarticulate residents of a glorious and uninterrupted sea frontage. It is therefore astounding that the corporation, the rightful defenders of the residents, should abstain from opposition and should connive at the erection of a pier at all. They appear to content themselves with the protective clause which, in effect, is silent as to use after the pier, with all its appurtenances
If an ice arena is viable, then steps could be taken to progress with a scheme, ‘built and run at no cost to the council’. A location would also need to be found, so officers are set to work with developers to identify suitable sites. The results of the ‘exploration’ will be discussed at the next committee meeting, on June 16.
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has been erected… but the advent of a pier is calculated to lessen rather than increase the residential attractions of Hove and damage property values… No case of necessity for the establishment of another pier can be sustained, nor even ‘public advantage’ as cited in the preamble of the Bill, for Brighton’s seafront, which merges into Hove, already provides two well-equipped piers… I suggest that all interested residents of Hove should write to their Parliamentary representative on the subject, and I appeal to members of the Legislature to protect Hove’s undoubted rights to a tranquil and unspoilt seafront against speculative encroachments such as are embodied in the measure. Your obedient servant, Cecil B Levita.”
Communal bins for city’s seafront Regency squares Three seafront Regency squares could see communal bins for refuse and recycling rolled out, if councillors agree to give the go ahead for consultation. Residents in Lewes Crescent, Sussex Square, Chichester Terrace, Arundel Terrace, Brunswick Square and Terrace, Palmeria Square and Adelaide Crescent will be asked to comment on locations for refuse bins and whether they would favour communal bins for recycling. The southern end of Westbourne Road, Beaconsfield Road and Viaduct Road will also be included in the consultation. Communal refuse and recycling collections were introduced in most central parts of Brighton and Hove in 2013. The aim was to tackle problems with seagulls and foxes ripping open black bags and waste being blown around the streets. But councillors deferred
the decision for three main seafront squares and some adjoining streets, as there were concerns about the placing of the bins. Currently all of the seafront squares and some adjoining streets and terraces still receive a weekly black sack collection with refuse collected from the basements by Cityclean crews. However, following concerns about the risks and hazards for staff carrying rubbish bags up stairs from the basements, the effect on residents living adjacent to storage areas, and in an effort to streamline city centre refuse collection services, Cityclean will be stopping all remaining black bag collections from basements. The consultation to residents will give two options: for communal refuse and recycling bins; or communal refuse bins, with kerbside recycling collections.
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Tower plan withdrawn amid pressure from campaigners Bex Bastable
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The Hyde Group told the Brighton & Hove Independent it was withdrawing its planning application for a 17-storey tower at Sackville Gardens yesterday (Thursday). But the developer said it would resubmit a revised scheme in the near future. This comes after pressure from campaign group ‘No To Sackville Tower’, which had planned a public meeting set to be chaired by Hove MP Peter Kyle next Thursday. Initial plans for 107 homes in the tower block were revised to 98, after a public exhibition, but the scheme remains unpopular with the No To Sackville Tower group, which has blasted Hyde, for its‘dismalattempts’toengage with the local community. Angelique Henderson, chair of the No campaign, said: “Hyde Group’s
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dismal attempts at public consultation have shown utter disregard for the local community. They claim to have made ‘significant changes’ as a result of feedback from the event, but the plans are still for a 17-storeygiantcylinderwhich is completely out of keeping with the conservation area. “Since then, Hyde has made absolutely no effort to publicly engage with those who will be directly
affected by this scheme. A public meeting gives both sides the opportunity to have a well organised and open conversation. We are keen for something to be built on the site, but not this. In the last two weeks 878 people have signed a petition making it clear that they do not want this tower. This is Hyde Group’s opportunity to change their minds.” After revealing the current scheme would be withdrawn,
Tom Shaw, development director (south), of the Hyde Group, said: “The need to build new homes and regenerate parts of Brighton and Hove is common ground between Hyde and local residents and other community stakeholders. In the coming weeks, Hyde will be preparing and submitting amended plans for the site, which has been a derelict eyesore for far too long. “Hyde is committed to engaging with the local community in relation to a number of proposed alterations to the plans and we will be announcing details of the revised scheme in due course.” The No to Sackville Tower campaigners welcomed the news the scheme had been withdrawn, and said their public meeting will still go ahead. They said they hoped Hyde would attend the meeting at The View on Thursday, March 17 at 7.30pm.
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King Alfred Leisure Centre bid: Losing design revealed Bex Bastable
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As the Brighton & Hove Independent went to press, architectNickLomaxrevealed the design of the losing King Alfred bid by French builders Bouygues.
Here is the first image of the design - which lost out to a scheme by Rob Starr and Crest Nicholson. Mr Lomax, of LCE Architects, said: “In light of public interest, our client and ourselves believe it is important to release some details of our scheme.”
Explaining the thinking behind the designs, he said: “The expressive, angular and intersecting planes of the building contrasts with the geometry of the landscape the flat western lawns and the sea.” Brighton and Hove City Council announced
on January 21, that Crest Nicholson and Rob Starr had won the bid to redevelop the King Alfred site on Hove seafront, with a new leisure centre and homes. For more images of the alternative scheme, visit: brightonandhoveindependen t.co.uk
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‘Sickening’ attack on homeless man in city Andy Winter, the chief executive of Brighton Housing Trust, said he was ‘sickened’ by an arson attack on a homeless man while he slept. In the early hours of Monday morning, a 39-yearold rough sleeper suffered burns, after his sleeping bag was set alight in the doorway of Cotswold Outdoor shop on Western Road. Mr Winter said: “I am sickened by this assault. What kind of heartless idiot stoops so low as to attempt to murder a defenceless homeless person as they are asleep. This act is pure evil and has
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The University of Sussex has unveiled plans for a new student village on campus with 1,400 extra beds. The plans are the first stage of a £500 million investment program to modernise the campus and create about 2,400 new jobs by 2020. The new development will triple the amount of student housing at the university’s East Slope site as 2,100 student bedrooms will be built to replace 590 outdated units built in the 1970s. There will also be new student facilities located in the village. John Duffy, the university’s registrar and secretary, said: “Over time, we hope to house more of our students on campus or in university operated accommodation, rather than in the private residential sector in Brighton and Hove”. The university is hosting a public information day
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after initially being rejected by Brighton and Hove City Council. Subject to approval, work will begin on the site in January next year. Mr Duffy said: ‘We want to provide the best facilities for
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A 37-hectare green space on the fringe of the city could provide 700 new homes, 25,000 square metres of employment space, community and sport facilities and space for food growing. Infrastructure such as a new secondary school, GP surgery and an ‘informal’ park and ride site could also be built at the site. Brighton and Hove City Council is drawing up a plan for Toads Hole Valley, a site in the west of the city, nestled between the A27 to the north, and King George VI Avenue to the south.
Councillors at last night’s economic, development and culture committee were asked to agree to consult on options for the site, the results of which would make up the planning guidance for developers. Cllr Warren Morgan, leader of the council, said: “Havingaplanningdocument influenced by local people will help guide what happens on this site. Toads Hole Valley could deliver a substantial amount of much-needed housing for the city, but we need to ensure the city has maximum gain from it. The planning guidance will be drawn up in consultation with all stakeholders and the public. We have a pressing need for family and low cost
homes, but we have little space to expand, with the sea on one side and the South Downs National Park on the other, so we have to look at all suitable opportunities to secure new housing for the city’s growing population.” The first part of the consultation will be held for seven weeks from late March to early May when residents, developers, landowners, and other stakeholders will be invited to comment on the paper and attend workshops. When the results of the initial talks are in, a draft planning document will be brought back to the committee to seek its approval to carry out a further, city-wide consultation later this year.
‘Unacceptable’ waiting times WaitingtimesatBrightonand Sussex University Hospitals Trust are ‘unacceptably long’ – according to the chair of Brighton and Hove Healthwatch. The organisation said more than 9,000 people in Brighton and Hove have had to wait longer than 18 weeks for hospital treatment. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove said the trust, which runs the Royal Sussex County Hospital is ‘struggling’ to see patients referred by GPs for non-emergency appointments within 18 weeks.
Fran McCabe, chair of Healthwatch, said: “While the hospital is giving priority to patients waiting for urgent appointments to be seen within a fortnight and not all specialities are being affected, for everyone else, the waits are unacceptably long. “People may be suffering, worried and unable to work or carry out daily tasks. The trust has told us that they have a tight process in place for the backlog of patients waiting over 18 weeks, which includes prioritising people whose needs are greatest;
and people who have been waiting over a year have been contacted.” Dr Steve Holmberg, BSUH medical director, said: “Patients with the most clinically urgent diagnoses are prioritised, including cancer patients.” He said the trust is doing ‘everything possible’ to treat people as swiftly as possible such as offering appointments at other hospitals. The trust and Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group have been working to ease the pressure on services.
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onday marks the start of Apprenticeships Week, a chance to celebrate and promote high quality vocational training. I’ve long been an advocate of the opportunities apprenticeships can provide to young people. Last month I was fortunate enough to meet with a group of construction apprentices at Tasker Catchpole working in Hove on converting an old HMRC building into much needed new housing.
All of them were really enjoying their apprenticeships and the on the job training and experience it provides. It was exciting to hear that apprenticeships were their first choice as a stepping stone to fulfil the ambitious plans they all had for their future. Creating new apprenticeships across HoveandPortsladeisakeyaspectofmyown pre-election commitment to end long term youth unemployment locally. I ’ve b e e n w o rk i n g c l o s e l y w i t h Councillor Tom Bewick on the Counc i l ’s e m p l oy m e nt a n d s k i l l s t a s kforce, co-chaired by local businesses. Apprenticeship take-up across the city
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has been lower than in other areas across the South East partly due to our high number of small and medium sized businesses who are sometimes put off the scheme by the administrative burdens.
The taskforce wants to ensure we can help local small businesses overcome these barriers and I am confident it can lead to us expanding the numbers locally offering apprenticeships.
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Controversial plans to shake up catchment areas for city’s secondaries Council draws up three options for the future of school admissions in the city Bex Bastable
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Three options for the city’s secondary school catchment areas have been unveiled, but it could cause a ‘middleclass explosion’ according to a parent governor who sits on the council’s children’s committee. The council is redrawing its catchment areas for September 2018, in response to rising numbers of students, and a new secondary school set to open in the east of the city.
The proposals were discussed at Monday’s children, young people and skills committee, and committee member Amanda Mortensen, said: “I live in Fiveways and I am waiting for the middle-class explosion when they find out what’s proposed.” She was referring to the fact popular secondary schools, Dorothy Stringer and Varndean, are in different catchment areas on all three proposed options. However, Pinaki Ghoshal, director of children’s services for the city council, said the
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three options were just drafts to initially consult on, and the picture could change. The council will now go through a period of ‘public engagement’ until April 22, to get initial views on the plans, before drawing up a final proposal in the autumn which will go out to public consultation. The reason behind the move, is the city’s schools can currently take 2,555 students in each year group. But according to GP records, there are currently primary age cohorts of more than 3,100 children in the city.
The new plans also set to address making school allocation fairer, by giving children eligible for free school meals a higher priority. Under the current system, once higher priorities around looked after children, medical needs and sibling links are taken into account, random allocation within individual catchment areas means everyone in the catchment area has the same chance of gaining a place at a particular school. The council will seek residents’ views on whether to keep random allocation within catchment areas as the ‘tie-breaker’ for oversubscribed schools, or to use home-to-school distance instead.
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Kicking off the festival season and shining a light on Hove’s venues Bex Bastable
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Hove is set to welcome its very own performing arts festival, Hove Grown, which kicks off next week. The joint venture between ZLS Theatre, Brighton’s only social enterprise theatre company, and Sweet Venues, which manages Dukebox Theatre, runs from March 18 to 27, and will feature around 30 shows in its first year. With the city building up for Brighton Festival and Brighton Fringe in May, Hove Grown aims to be an affordable precursor for local talent leading up to the other established festivals. The Hove Grown festival will cover theatre, comedy, improv, spoken word and a variety of workshops with a tailored section for educational family-friendly shows. Every show in the programme will be £10 or under, with some shows just £3.
Guy Wah, founder of ZLS Theatre and Hove Grown, said: “We wanted an affordable festival that draws attention to the huge variety of fantastic new writing and performance in Brighton and Hove and more importantly we wanted to give these new works an opportunity to be performed.” One of the key aims of the festival is to showcase the numerous venues in Hove situated outside the city centre of Brighton, ranging from large spaces like The Brunswick to smaller, more intimate spaces such as The Dukebox Theatre or Artista Studios. Sarah Johnson, assistant venue manager for Sweet Venues, said: “Sweet Venues is very keen to shine a spotlight on some of the brilliant venues across Hove ahead of their participation in Brighton Fringe in May. We hope by being loud and proud about our love for Hove, we will raise awareness of the hub of creative activity that
has developed in the Western Road area and in time we believe this will drive new footfall and spending to the venues and surrounding local businesses.” Hove Grown will feature local LGBT theatrical duo Behind the Lines performing an acclaimed cabaret show about ‘a significant piece of lesbian history’, Sussex performance group Bard & Troubadour previewing new material before their run at this year’s Brighton Fringe, and Hove comedian Aidan Goatley debuting his new show in his hometown. The Hove Grown festival will be hosting a launch party at The DukeBox on March 17 to celebrate its first year. JD Henshaw, artistic director of Sweet Venues, said: “We are committed to presenting this festival for the next three years and believe that it will become a fixture in the Brighton and Hove festival calendar.” For more information, visit: www.hovegrown.org.uk
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People caught dropping litter, flytipping and allowing their dogs to foul in public places anywhere in the city now face £75 on-the-spot fines as new enforcement officers take to the streets of Brighton and Hove. Cllr Gill Mitchell, environment committee chair, said: “Deliberate antisocial behaviour which blights our city will not be tolerated.”
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Mexican street-food chain Wahaca has confirmed when it will open in North Street. Located at the former Strada restaurant, it is set to open its doors on April 15.
Wahaca is the brainchild of 2005’s MasterChef winner, Thomasina Miers, who said she ‘cannot wait to dish out proper tacos and tequila to the good people of Brighton’. She added: “Having visited mybrotherand sisterforyears in Brighton I am delighted that we have found a site that
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More than 100 dogs are set to turn Hove Lawns into a flurry of waggy tails on Sunday, as the city’s pooches take their owners on a sponsored walk for Martlets Hospice. The walk sets off from Hove Lawns Cafe at 11am, with dogs invited to turn up in fancy dress. Advance registration is £6, and £20 on the day. Visit: www.themartlets.org.uk/pooches
Safeguarding event on substance misuse Brighton Oasis Project, a drug and alcohol misuse service for women, used National Safeguarding Day (February 29) to highlight its services for young people in the city. Its event last Friday saw a number of Oasis service users describe their situations, their drug and alcohol dependency and the impact the service has had on their lives and the lives of their children. Brighton Oasis Project gives care and support around 175 children a year directly, with many more safeguarded indirectly as a result of their services for adults.
Jo-Anne Welsh, director for Brighton Oasis Project, said: “The links between substance misuse and risks to children are well known and we know that women are unable to access treatment without child care and that children affected by substance misuse are vulnerable. “We’re very grateful to everyone that attended our event to hear staff along with current and former clients talk about our services and the impact they have on children’s safety and wellbeing.” For more information, visit: www.oasisproject.org.uk
is good enough for the city. “It’s a city with an amazing sense of culture, sustainable living and importantly, knowing how to enjoy itself.” The 130-seat restaurant will offer a wide selection of sharing street dishes, as well as bigger plates you can enjoy on your own.
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Tom Bewick
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t was the political philosopher Samuel Adams who once quipped: “It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting bushfires.” As a lead councillor in Labour’s first period in office locally for eight years, you are forced to learn quickly about how to make progress in the febrile atmosphere of a minority-led administration. Only a handful of seats separate Labour from the fires that sometimes rage all around us – set off by Conservative and Green councillors sometimes bent on wreaking havoc. Despite the challenges, children’s services and skills development for young people is an area where the city is making some notable progress. The decision to close five children’s centres was painful, even though not a single child will be denied universal access to the remaining seven designated centres – spread evenly across the city – over the next four years. All 12 buildings will remain open, delivering a variety of community and family-based outreach services. We’ve frozen council nursery fees in real terms
and protected the budget that goes to the community and voluntary sector for youth services. But crucially, we’ve also begun the task of future proofing the support available to 50,000 children and young people that live in the city by drawing up a new blueprint for education and opportunity. Of course, this has to be a shared challenge. It’s not something the council can achieve alone. Our blueprint starts with making life chances fairer for everyone. Schools are engines of social mobility so it is vital that parents get a fair chance at accessing a good school – and not just because they are fortunate enough to buy or rent a property right next door to one. My committee this week discussed the initial work of the cross-party group on school organisation, chaired by Councillor Chapman. The statutory formal consultation will commence in the autumn. In the meantime, we’re keen to engage residents in the high-level principles. This includes whether we should ensure all schools, including academies, take an equal proportion of disadvantaged pupils – known as ‘pupil premium’ – so that the comprehensive principle prevails
in practice. No doubt the various options will generate much heated debate. But we shouldn’t flinch away from engaging with the public on such an important issue. Another political hot potato has been the review of the council’s learning support service for children with special educational needs (SEN). It was right that my committee ordered an independent assessor to look at the proposals in an objective way. The expert concluded that our plans will lead to better outcomes for children with special educational needs: based as they are on round the year care; extending the age-range to 25; as well as a more integrated service that strips away inefficient layers of management. The independent assessor found that Brighton and Hove currently spends on average £20 more per head on SEN – compared to neighbouring local authorities – yet we deliver inferior outcomes for these children. Vociferous campaigners have not always been entirely truthful about our plans. I’m pleased however that negotiations with the trades unions have led to a final set of proposals for SEN that will see the modernised service we’re after, including
the management savings, although without the need for compulsory redundancies. For those that ask what difference a Labour administration can make they should know that we will always be prepared to go the extra mile to find a settlement fair for all – for public service users and the workforce. Raising life chances and opportunities in the city will take another step forward next week when we set out our plans to boost employment and skills. During National Apprenticeship Week (March 14-18), the independent employerled skills task force, chaired by Sussex county cricket boss Zac Toumazi, will publish its final report. The business group has put forward some practical and challenging recommendations for schools, colleges and local firms. That includes how we transform the greater Brighton region from being a laggard in offering high-quality apprenticeship opportunities to something genuinely world-beating. It all adds up to one thing: that despite unprecedented central government cuts, we’re determined to make steady and focussed progress for our children and young people.
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college lost, we won- as expressed in the song ‘Mississippi Goddam’ “All I want is equality/ for my sister, my brother, my people and me.” She became a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement, befriending Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. n Sylvia Pankhurst was literally born into the suffragette tradition but she also raged against poverty, racism and as a life-long pacifist, World War I. She has gone largely uncelebrated presumably because of her anti-establishment outlook. To commemorate the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which first gave the vote to some women, there is currently a campaign to erect a statue to mark Sylvia’s tireless work. n The first woman elected to the House of Commons and the second woman in the world to sit in a government Cabinet, Constance Markievicz, refused to take her seat in Parliament in protest against the occupation of Ireland. During the great lock-out in Dublin in 1913, she sold her own jewellery to fund soup kitchens to feed the families of the locked-out workers. She was a Lieutenant in the Easter Rising in 1916 and someone who this year Irish people celebrate as part of the centenary celebrations. I also thank the strong women in my life such as my mother and sister for their role in teaching me to stand up to sexism. I thank my council and party colleagues, campaigners and the many fantastic women in my ward and throughout Brighton and Hove for their role in reminding me that the struggle for women’s equality continues.
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Homeless charity launches appeal for sanitary towels By Steve Holloway
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Brighton Housing Trust has launchedan appealforpeople to donate sanitary and other productsforhomelesswomen in Brighton and Hove.
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to coincide with International Women’s Day (March 8) by Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas when she visited First Base Day Centre in Queens Road First Base deputy manager Deirdre O’Halloran said: “In homeless services, which are often dominated by male
Prehistoric Brighton life to be explored Early inhabitants of Brighton and Hove will be studied by experts after a grant was awarded towards the project. The Royal Pavilion and Museums was given a £2,000 grant from the Prehistoric Society for its work in partnership with PhD researcher Dawn Cansfield and osteoarchaeologist Dr Paola Ponce. The grant will enable the team to assess the
prehistoric human remains in the museum’s collections, found in the 1930s, to gauge the individuals’ age and sex and any obvious signs of disability or disease. Andy Maxted, curator of archaeology, said: “We hope that by the end of the process we will have gained much needed information on these earliest inhabitants of Brighton and Hove.”
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sa personal stylist I just love strolling round the Lanes in Brighton getting inspired by the individual shops that add fun and creativity to clothes shopping. One of my favourite boutiques is Pretty Eccentric, the home of old-fashioned glamour. Situated in Bond Street with a second shop in Meeting House Lane, Pretty Eccentric is Brighton’s answer to the luxury style of a bygone era. The designs are vintage ideas reworked to have a modern feel. Be torn between flapper dresses dripping in sparkle or a frock perfect for prom. Every piece is to die for! Not just dresses, Pretty Eccentric is a treasure trove of 1920s accessories; from jewelled brooches
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clients, it can be difficult for women to know where to ask for help and it is up to those working in these services to create an environment where female clients feel safe and welcome. Donating to our wish list can go a long way towards making the lives of female clients of First Base
somewhat more comfortable.” If you would like to support the appeal go to the First Base Amazon Wish List Make a donation to the work of First Base by sending a cheque payable to ‘BHT’ to 144 London Road, Brighton, BN1 4PH or donate online at www.bht.org.uk
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to perfect your flicks. Slate and burgundy shades are less ageing than jet black, but precision is a constant for all looks and ages. The 202 is also great to define brows with power or liquid eyebrow makeup and user comments confirm that the size works well to feather in some lifelike hairs. Think about getting two 202’s. The 201 Pointed Crease, £12 is equivalent to my fave Real Techniques brush, use it to sweep and blend into corners for dimension and smokiness. The 200
Oval Shadow, £15 is a key staple to blend cream or powder over the lid. The 301 Flat Contour Brush, £22 is rose gold, with a dense, flattop head for targeted shadows and highlights like contouring and sculpting. It offers medium to full coverage with creams, powders and liquids. It has a secondary use for buffing and blending foundation. The Tapered Blush Brush, £24 is smallish with a tip designed to highlight and sculpt across the cheeks for a seamless finish. The 101 Triangle Foundation Brush, £22 can be used with liquid or powder foundation. The flat edge covers large areas of the face, its angled edges contour around the eyes and nose and the tip covers blemishes. I’m keen to try this versatility to buff into fine lines (a tiny 102 Triangle Concealer hasn’t reached the UK, yet). The 100 Arched Powder brush, £25 is a huge golden showstopper. The sense of caress with pressed or loose products will send you straight to pure pamper heaven.
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You Sent Me a Letter By Lucy Dawson (Corvus)
What I liked best about this psychological thriller, was the pace of the writing. It moves along at a fair lick and keeps the pages turning. Now, I’ve got to be honest and say that is not my favourite genre, I find that some of them are just too full of plot for me to keep straight in my head, and then of course, I lose interest. But not with this. Sophie wakes in the darkness of her bedroom on her fortieth birthday and finds a stranger watching her from the foot of her bed. As if that wasn’t terrifying enough (it happened to me once in a hotel, but it was a poor soul who had wandered into my unlocked bedroom by mistake and I think they were just as scared as me) the stranger hands Sophie a letter, and issues an ultimatum; the contents of the letter are to be read out by her at her forthcoming birthday party, in front of her family and friends at 8pm exactly. If she doesn’t, the consequences will be dire indeed. Naturally, I inwardly urged her to steam it open, but sealing wax puts paid to that handy hint. What can it contain? And why must it be read in front of everyone? And what has she got to hide? Who hates her so much that they could ruin the lives of many people? This is a gripping and unsettling read. Enjoy.
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Celebration in style at this year’s Sussex Heritage Trust Awards By Susan King
The Sussex Heritage Trust Awards celebrated their 18th anniversarybyinvitingentries for 2016 at the Downland HQ of a previous winner. The Rathfinny Wine Estate’s new Winery, a 2015 winner in the Awards’ commercial category, was the venue for the launch of this year’s programme. Awards chairman Dr John Godfrey DL welcomed guests including sponsors and past winners. He said: “I believe the Rathfinny Estate has so far won three Trust awards so it is ideally suited to host this launch and the setting is bound to impress.” He explained that in the 2015 Award judges said of Rathfinny: ‘A beautifully executed project from design detail to construction which blends sympathetically with its environment. It deserves
universal praise.” Other 2015 winners ranged from the King’s Road Arches in Brighton to the RENEW project at Chichester Festival Theatre and a Grade I listed Norman church at Pyecombe to the gardens at St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Eastbourne. And Dr Godfrey invited Sussex builders, craftsmen, architects and designers - individuals and specific projects - to showcase their work by entering the Awards. Mark Driver, Rathfinny owner, thanked guests for coming and described how more than a million bottles of wine is capable of being processed in cellars below the Winery where the reception was held. The 72 hectare vineyard is the biggest in the UK and grapes pressed, fermented and bottled on site in Sussex will be used to construct mainly sparkling whites, roses and some still white wines. He described the hard work involved in caring for the vines
The launch of the Sussex Heritage Awards was a huge success
with pruning just finished and new shoots now coming through. Grapes include Blanc de Blancs, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinor Meunier. The first sparkling vintage will be ready in 2018. When the vineyard was first planted at the start of the decade he invited Alfriston residents to ‘adopt’ their own vine and provided name tags for them to claim involvement
in the project. In the meantime he, together with fellow Sussex winemakers, are working to establish protected designation of origin status for the county’s wines which involves ensuring the highest standards of wine production. It would mean a glass of Sussex sparkling must be produced in the county and adhere to the standards set.
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Dr Godfrey praised sponsors of the Awards including a new ‘Platinum’ category applied to Gatwick Airport. Others on board include Lewes lawyers Adams and Remers, Covers, Expert Insurance Group, brewers Harveys, The Ian Askew Charitable Trust, The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust, LawsonCommercial,theLund Trust, Savills, R W Armstrong
and of course, media partner Sussex Newspapers. In this 18th year, to mark the ‘key to the door’ anniversary, the Awards include for the first time a mid-scale residential category for from two to 10 units. Small scale remains for one house and large scale for 11-homes upwards. The winners of the 2016 awards will be announced on Thursday, July 7 at 12.340pm at Pangdean Old Barn, London Road, Pyecombe and presented by the President of Sussex Heritage Trust, The Rt Hon Lord Egremont. Deadline for entries is Friday, April 8 and judging takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, May 18 and 19. The Awards presentation lunch will be held on Thursday, July 7. For more information or an entry pack please contact the Sussex Heritage Trust office on 01243 576524 or email info@sussexheritagetrust. com
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A dramatic flourishing of female talent BBC Radio 3 marked International Women’s Day on Tuesday by playing works by female composers only. Some of their names werefamiliartome–JudithBingham,Cécile Chaminade (whose mellifluous piano piece Automne I recently struggled with), Elizabeth Lutyens, Thea Musgrave, Judith Weir, Grace Williams – while others were not. Step forward Rebecca Clarke, Alissa Firsova, Libby Larsen, Roxanna Panufnik, Rhian Samuel and others. Composer of the Week was Barbara Strozzi, an obscure 17th-century Venetian.
This came hard on the heels of an interesting article in the Daily Telegraph about the recent surge in top-flight female violinists. Think Nicola Benedetti, Sarah Chang, Alina Ibragimova, Patricia Kpatchinskaja, Tasmin Little, Vanessa Mae (she who once emerged like Aphrodite from the waves with her violin, in a wet white shift; she who out-gimmicks even Nigel Kennedy by leaping onto the roof of a taxi without missing a note; for good measure, she is also an Olympic skier), Midori (not to be confused with the sweet green liqueur of that name), Anne-Sophie Mutter (said to be the highest-paid soloist in the world), Esther Yoo and others.
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Apparently long ago it was considered almost indecent for a woman to play a violin. Now, violin competitions are dominated by women: this year’s Yehudi Menuhin Competition, for example, has only one man out of 22 finalists. A similar predominance can be discerned among orchestral violinists: the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, for example, has twice as many women violinists as men. (A glance at the ranks of our own Brighton Philharmonic suggests the overall balance is about fifty-fifty these days.) Even conducting, one of the hardest areas for a female musician to crack, is beginning
to be conquered. Lithuanian conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla is to be the new music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. I would say this dramatic recent blossoming of female talent is even more noticeable among pianists. A majority of the most interesting pianists around today are women. Argentinian Martha Argerich is arguably the most distinguished of them, and among the greatest pianists alive. I quote Pianist magazine: “Her panther-like attack, light yet powerful, the airiness of the textures and the depth of sonic perspective she offers are second to none.” And, now 74 and a grandmother, “she still plays with the fresh enchantment of a 21-year-old in love”. She is closely rivalled by Portuguese Maria João Pires, now 71, whose renditions of Mozart, Schubert and Chopin are cherished for their delicacy and lucidity. Japanese-born Mitsuko Uchida, now 67, whose playing has been described as “supple, volatile, spare and emphatic as a calligraphic brushstroke”, was one of the first in an ever growing stream of talented musicians from the Far East. The Russian Elisabeth Leonskaja and Canadian Angela Hewett are among other highly esteemed
older pianists. Among the younger generation, I am particularly impressed by certain Russian and East European pianists, including Valentina Ighoshina, ravishing in Chopin, and Valentina Lesitsa, who first became the most viewed classical musician on YouTube and then in 2012 gave an extraordinary recital at the Royal Albert Hall (extraordinary for the length of her train, for her forbidding applause between works, for her high-octane virtuosity, for her flighty flat-fingered technique that must make all piano teachers despair). Janina Fialkowska springs from a rich Polish tradition, while Khatia Buniatishvili can be wonderful and can be wayward. I’ve no space left to discuss Yulianna Avdeeva, Idil Biret, Ingrid Fliter (who initially learnt everything by ear), Imogene Cooper, Hélène Grimaud, Elena Kushnerova, duettists Katia and Marielle Labeque, the polymathic Joanna MacGregor, Noriko Ogawa, Cristina Ortiz, Anne Queffelec, Beatrice Rana, Kathryn Stott, Yuga Wang. Classical music at the present time is enriched and enlivened by so many fascinating, charismatic and highly talented women.
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College’s new drive for apprenticeships Bex Bastable
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Two young apprentices are urging local employers to back City College Brighton and Hove’s drive to create more apprenticeship opportunities in the city. Hannah Cydnie, 21, and Ross Jennings, 22, said their lives were transformed by their apprenticeships, and are backing the college’s 50 in 5 campaign. The aim is to encourage local employers to make a total of 50 pledges to take on an apprentice during the five-day period - on apprenticeship week, which starts on Monday (March 14). Having struggled for over a year to find work, Hannah was despondent and severely lacking in confidence before securing a customer service apprenticeship with Brighton and Hove City Council’s Register Office. She impressed her employers so much that she has been made an apprenticeship ambassador.
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Hannah said: “I think it’s importantforlocalemployers to support 50 in 5 because it’s really hard for young people to get into work these days with no experience. Giving young people opportunities
like Apprenticeships can help create loyal staff and lift the spirits and productivity of a workforce.” Ross was disillusioned and unfulfilled working in barbers shop, and felt that he
needed a change in direction. When he applied for an accountancy apprenticeship vacancy at local company Bainbridge Lewis, he made such a positive impression that he secured the post, despite his limited qualifications. Ross has gone on to pass his accountancy exams with flying colours and become a highly-valued member of staff. Ross said: “My apprenticeship is the best thing I’ve ever done and it’s given me a real sense of purpose. I think local employers should give as many young people as possible that kind of opportunity to get their first step into a career and being independent.” With its dedicated Apprenticeship Team, City College offers modern facilities, tuition and dedicated business support to help employers source the right apprentice and training programme. To take on an apprentice, email apprenticeship@ccb. ac.uk or call 01273 667770.
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Freedom Leisure’s ‘Biggest Loser’ challenge Stanley Deason Leisure Centre, operated by Freedom Leisure on behalf of Brighton and Hove City Council, are looking for people in the Brighton area who would like to lose weight in a friendly group environment. Based on the TV show The Biggest Loser, fitness experts from Freedom Leisure have designed an exciting ten week weight loss course. Starting on March 24, the course will combine personal training, group sessions, nutritional information and dietary advice. Qualified trainers from Freedom Leisure will run the weekly fitness classes, including indoor cycle classes, ab workouts, circuits, and boxing sessions. Just like in the popular show, participants will be in teams and weighed at the beginning and end of the
ten week journey. The team that has lost the most weight after the 10 weeks will be crowned the winners, with prizes worth up to £1,000 up for grabs. Prizes include gym memberships, fitness
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Fairtrade: Supporting the person behind the product
Traders in Brighton and Hove explain why Fairtrade should matter to you Bex Bastable
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Farmers and producers deserve a fair deal all year round, but Fairtrade Fortnight (February 29 - March 13) gives local businesses a chance to promote the benefits of Fairtrade produce. Brighton and Hove has a wealth of shops that buy into Fairtrade, and they explain why it is so important. One message echoed by all of the businesses is having a focus on the person behind the product. ThisisimportanttoBarbara Wilson, who owns Love That Stuff in Brighton Marina. She sells a variety of items including clothes, and has a wholesale business linking up producers with shops around the UK. One range Barbara sells is made up of shirts which are hand-loomed by a group of women in Nepal who are part of a co-op. In her shop she has images dotted around of the producers behind the clothes. She said: “Hand looming might seem like a long process but somebody is getting paid. Most countries don’t have much of a welfare state. If you don’t have a job then you really are in trouble. “Fairtrade means people get a living wage. A lot of the producers have said to me it gives them hope that they can take some control of their lives and it gives them self worth that they can produce something that sells. People focus on the product, we do not look at the means of production. You do not focus on that person producing it.” DexBailey,ofInfinityFoods, a large vegetarian food shop in North Laine, said: “Fairtrade
Most countries don’t have a welfare state. If you don’t have a job you’re in trouble BARBARA WILSON Love That Stuff, Brighton Marina is at the core of what we exist for. I think if people saw the conditions in their backyard, of non-Fairtrade production, they wouldn’t but into it. If people really understood what they we paying for to get 10p off the price of rice, they would see it’s not worth it. It is something that is quite important to us.” Health food shop Down to Earth, on Portland Road, also sells Fairtrade products, including tea, coffee, sugar and chocolate. Emma Bryan, said: “Everyone likes to think that everyone is getting a fair deal, and a fair price, and Fairtrade is one way to ensure that is happening.” Paul Foley has run his health food shop Seed ‘n Sprout in St George’s Road for three years. Hannah Moss, a loyal Seed ‘n Sprout customer, said: “I have recently moved into this area, and this is one of the best things in Kemptown. Paul is brilliant, he will get anything you want. Fairtrade is so important as so many of our products come from all over the world. Just because
we are a first world country does not mean we should take advantage of people.” Independent supermarket hiSbe is also a strong supporter of Fairtrade. A spokesperson said: “We are proud of Brighton and proud to be part of a Fairtrade city. Fairtrade is very close to our hearts, because hiSbe is a supermarket based on a social enterprise model. We commit to making a fair profit and we give 66p in every £1 pound we take to our suppliers. We also offer many Fairtrade products in our store because, to us, trading fairly is just how it should be.” The FAIR Shop on Queens Road is a supporter of Fairtrade fashion. Tali Rose said: “Many people do not understand the huge positive social and environmental impact sustainable fashion can make and sadly the detrimental impact of fast fashion. We do business in a very different way, thinking about people and the environment and very much considering both our global and local community.” Beverly and Jayne AustenGoacher of Black Radish on Portland Road, sell Fairtrade coffee, and local produce, and said its the best way of making sure producers are getting a fair deal. Redwood Cafe in Trafalgar Street buys Fairtrade ‘because we believe we have a responsibility to help improve the quality of lives of rural communities, assist expertise in gender equality, and promote standards for environmental protection’. To find out more about Fairtrade businesses in Brighton and Hove, visit: www.bhft.org.uk
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SWEET POTATO
ABOUT The Sweet Potato or Ipomoea Batatas is a member of the Convovulaceae family which is related to the Morning Glory and distantly the Potato.The sweet potato vine has heart shaped leaves with tuber like flowers producing tuberous roots (sweet potatoes) with various skin colours including yellow, orange, red, brown, and purple.The tuber when peeled also has a range of colours from white, red, brown, violet, purple and orange being the most commonly used.The name sweet potato first appeared in the English Oxford Dictionary during 1775, albeit the sweet potato has been known from as early as 8000BC. Columbus and his expedition to the Americas with his crew were the first Europeans to taste sweet potatoes during 1492.
wet conditions to allow the tubers to grow , however too much water will cause rot and droughts hinder the plants growth.The tubers are not particularly affected by pests equally other plants are not a problem due to the dense foliage cover of the ground. The plant prefers a well drained soil of medium density.
ORIGINS The sweet potato was first found in the Americas and then spread from there to the Caribbean, Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia to then be introduced to China, Japan, Phillipines, India, Africa, and Portugal in Europe.
3%, Iron 3%, Dietary fibre 12%, Carbohydrate 7%, Sodium 2% and 4% of RDI 86 Calories. USES The sweet potato is used in baking, flour, drinks, desserts, deepfrying, spirits, and the young leaves and tips in some countries as a green vegetable alos as dyes and ceramics.
then a finely chopped clove of garlic. Don’t allow the garlic to brown add a bunch of kale and mix with the oil and garlic, and the add 4-6 tbsp of water covering for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and toss the kale, reducing the heat and cook for a further 15 minutes adding water as nescessary. Next
add one drained and rinsed can of black beans, kale,and the dressing of your choice. You may like this very fresh tasting dressing which is dairy free. The dressing is prepared using a food processor. Blend the following ingredients together, 1 garlic
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RECIPE Vegan baked sweet potatoes are a delicious very healthy alternative.
You need to pre heat the oven to 375 degrees.then prepare 2 sweet potatoes by piercing the skin all over with a fork. Then place the potatoes on a baking tray HEALTH The sweet potato with dark into the oven to bake for approx 45 to 60 mins until orange flesh has a greater soft. amount of beta-carotene than those with lighter coloured While the potatoes bake flesh as aresult in Africa you have ample time to where there is a vitamin prepare both the dressing A deficiency cultivation is The sweet potato vine likes and filling. being encouraged. a warm temperate climate Pre heat a saucepan over a with the average temperature Per 100g serving vitamin medium heat adding a tbsp of 75f with reasonably A 284%, C 4%, Calcium of extra virgin olive oil,
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Rambert, Britain’s national dance company, continues its association with Theatre Royal Brighton with a spring-tour triple-bill from Wednesday to Saturday, March 16-19. The 3 Dancers, the title piece in the programme, is inspired by the tragic love triangle behind Picasso’s masterpiece of the same name. Rambert’s new work, choreographed by Didy Veldman, explores the themes of the painter’s work: love, desire and death. Veldman uses three dancers dressed in white to depict the lovers and a further three dressed in black as their shadows, or darker selves, in order to delve into the psychological elements of Picasso’s work. Simone Damberg Wurtz is delighted to be one of those black figures. “Working with Didy was amazing. The first three days we spent holding hands, being tangled together, three by three, to get the sensation of feeling the painting come alive. There is a lot of that in the first image that it opens
with. When you hold hands with someone that long, it becomes really physical. “The title might actually be misleading because there are six of us, but I see myself as the dark side of the female. There are more sides to me than just one. I feel I am the evil, sexy side sometimes. Well, in this piece!” She continues: “It was a lovely process working Didy. She is very physical, very active, very particular. She is so good at pushing for what she wants.” Simone also features in Transfigured Night, a new work from her fellow Dane, double Olivier-awardwinning choreographer Kim Brandstrup. Acclaimed as one of his finest works Transfigured Night is loosely based on a Richard Dehmel poem and driven by composer Arnold Schoenberg’s late romantic masterpiece of the same name. It echoes the conflict between fantasy and reality and the complex nature of love. “People joke that I only got the part because I am Danish! But it has been very interesting working with Kim. I speak English all day, and we don’t speak
Danish when we are working together. We might speak Danish outside the studio, but we were using English to create this.” Simone has been with Rambert for about two and a half years now – and is keen to stay. She admits she asked “Are you sure?” when she was first taken on, but with its reputation, with its standing, it’s where she sees her immediate future. “It’s lovely because there are many different choreographers, but there is also a tradition which is kept alive. It has been here for 90 years! But for me personally, I feel that it has allowed me to grow as a dancer, to explore and to develop. I come from quite a classical background, and I have learnt the contemporary aspect.” Completing the trio of pieces for Brighton is Hydrargyrum, a new work from Rambert dancer Patricia Okenwa, her first for the Company’s touring repertoire. A piece for eight dancers, Hydrargyrum looks at ideas of connection and disconnection, the individual and the mass. Tickets cost £13.90-£35.40 (plus £2.85 transaction fee). Call 0844 8717650.
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Circus of Horrors founder Dr Haze admits he didn’t expect it to last 21 weeks when the show launched at Glasonbury 21 years ago. But it caught the mood, filled a gap and flourished. Now the show that stormed into the finals of Britain’s Got Talent is back to mark its 21st anniversary in spectacular style, with a tour taking in Theatre Royal Brighton on Monday, March 14. “I think people have always liked circus artists,” says Dr Haze. “But I don’t think they liked the way circuses were at the time. The Moscow State Circus was around. Cirque de Soleil was around. But a lot of traditional circuses in England were seeming very old-fashioned. Some of them even still had animals, and some still do, but the ones that decided not to use
animals any more didn’t really know what to replace them with. “Just to add another acrobat wasn’t really enough.” Dr Haze’s stroke of genius was to come up with a different variation on the theme: “We came up with the idea of combining rock music with circus actors.” And also to play on that psychology that makes us love a horror movie – without actually wanting to live one; which makes us love going on a ghost train – without actually wanting to see a real ghost. “You don’t actually want it for real, but you will go to a movie, and that’s the kind of approach.” As Dr Haze says, horror used to have a bad name. He’s given it a good name now: “People come out on a high, having had a laugh, having had a good evening.” His approach was simple: “I always loved T-Rex and I knew that millions of other people loved them. I always loved
football, supporting Preston North End, and I knew that loads of other people loved football. “I am not necessarily unique! I know that if I like something, the chances are millions of other people will love it too. “When we started, people didn’t know what it was. We had had no TV exposure. We hadn’t had all the media exposure we get now. People just didn’t know what they were going to see, but some people took the chance, and once they knew what it was, our audiences started to grow.” The show’s latest incarnation is set in Victorian London in 1899. Jack the Ripper was still at large, and this was the age of the Freakshow. A young girl dreams of running away to join the Circus only to see her dream become a nightmare in a decrepit and corpse-ridden Carnevil, plagued by a swamp of Killer Klowns, Sword
Indie-rock señoritas treat fans to 14 scintillating tracks Review by Nick Linazasoro
Hinds, Patterns – Brighton, February 26 There’s no denying it: these four indie-rock señoritas from Madrid – namely Ana (vocals and guitar), Carlotta (vocals and guitar), Ade (bass) and Amber (drums) – are fun, fun, fun! I discovered them over a year ago when they were originally known as Deers and I purchased their two download releases, Demo and Barn. To me they are best described as ‘amateurishly brilliant’. That’s why I’ve previously travelled to London to see them play. They performed at the capital’s Scala last May and now they’ve played at Brighton’s Patterns venue (formerly known as Audio). Imagine four happygo-lucky girls in the same vein as US legend Jonathan Richman, just messing around, learning their craft and gaining fans along the way (nearly 50,000 likes on Facebook) and there you have it in the form of Hinds. It’s fair to say that with their rising popularity they could have filled Patterns twice over.
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Those lucky punters who had tickets were treated to a toe-tapping set by the fourman New York support act Public Access TV. And then, shortly after, Hinds took to the stage. Hinds, who were promoting their exciting new top 50 charting ‘Leave Me Alone’ album, played virtually every track from this debut platter and the crowd loved it. So much so that the crowd barrier was no deterrent whatsoever. The excited fans kept falling onto the stage and, unfortunately, Ana’s guitar lead took a battering, which knocked her out of action for one track, but the band played on.
The devotees were treated to 14 scintillating tracks in total, including all three singles and lead tracks ‘Bamboo’, ‘Castigadas en el Granero’ and ‘Chili Town’. Hinds also played ‘Trippy Gum’, ‘Warts’, the melodic ‘Solar Gap’, ‘Garden’, ‘Between Cans’, ‘San Diego’ and, undoubtedly the crowd’s favourite, encore song ‘Davey Crockett’. This was a cover of Thee Headcoatees’ early 1990s track, which has elements of the wonderful Ramones in it. After the gig the Hinds ladies hung around and spoke to the fans. It was so nice to see them having so much fun without any hint of pretentiousness. This was a great night out, especially as I got the lighting setlist hand-written and signed by singer Carlotta and also signed by drummer Amber. Let’s hope they return real soon. Muchas gracias chicas! To find out more about the band visit www. facebook.com/hindsband or log on to their official website at www.hindsband. com.
Swallowers, Demon Dwarfs, Death Deifying Aerialists… For Dr Haze, one of the great pleasures is just how wide the age range is in his audiences: “We usually get a great mix. There are usually a lot of young kids, which is great because that is the future of the show, but I am amazed at the age range we get. “We get a lot of older people as well, wearing their beige, but then they would have grown up listening to the Stones. “It has been great.” Keeping it all going is the fact that the show changes: “One of the reasons people come back is to see the new things we have added in. If something doesn’t work, we drop it. We used to be in a big top, and some of the acts didn’t work very well when we moved to the stage. We have honed the show over the years.” Tickets cost £20.40-£30.90 (plus £2.85 transaction fee). Call 0844 8717650.
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The Listings TODAY COMEDY KRATER COMEDY CLUB: Until March 14, 7pm/8pm/10.30pm, £5-£36.50, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Award-winning comedy with top international and UK comedians. THE TREASON SHOW: 8.30pm, £13.50, Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road, 01273 725230. The Treason team are back with their regular monthly satire. GIGS AFRICAN NIGHT FEVER: £10 advance, £12 on door, 8pm, Brighton Dome, 01273 709709. Saidi Kanda plus Mvula – Mandondo Band. FINGERS: 10pm, free, Rialto Theatre, 01273 725230. Keyboard extraordinaire Graham ‘Fingers’ Lipscomb performs in Bacall’s bar. LUDOVICO EINAUDI: £31.50£46.50, 7.30pm, Brighton Dome, 01273 709709. The Elements Tour. PETER ANDRE: £27.50-£32.50, doors 6.30pm, Brighton Centre,
King’s Road, 0844 8471515. REGGAE ROAST: £8, 11pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, 0845 293 8480. Featuring Brother Culture. SUPPORT THE REFUGEES: £4 on door, (18yrs+), 11pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Bangin Lemz Fundraiser.
STAGE DICK TRACY: 7.30pm, £13.50, until March 12, The Old Market, Hove, 01273 201 801. There’s been a series of high-profile crimes across the city and the police chief’s put his best man on the job – Dick Tracy. MORT: 7.45pm, until March 12, New Venture Theatre, Bedford Place, Brighton, 01273 476118. A preformed reading of Terry Pratchett’s Mort. THE TEMPEST: 7.30pm, until March 26 (Sat/Sun 2pm), The Emporium, 88 London Road, Brighton, www. emporiumbrighton.com.
SATURDAY GIGS CALLABRO: £19.50 (up close and say
hello £99), doors 6.30pm, Brighton Centre, 0844 8471515. The Act Two Tour 2016 with support from AJ Brown and special guest Catriona Murray. HUGGY AND THE BEARS: 8pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton, 01273 687171. PABLO DISCO BAR: £6, 10pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. SOUND CITY 4: Free entry, 7pm Brighton Dome, 01273 709709. Annual showcase of bright young talent.
STAGE BROKEN LEG THEATRE WORKSHOP: 10am, £20, The Old Market, Hove, 01273 201 801. Explore the art of dramatic writing with award winning playwright Anna Jefferson.
SUNDAY GIGS A VISION OF ELVIS: £21.50-£24.15, 7.30pm, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650.
HERBIE FLOWERS: Jazz Flowers, £7.50 includes tea/coffee on arrival, 11am, Brighton Dome, 01273 709709.
SOUNDS FROM THE CITY 2016: £6-£7, 7pm, until March 15, Brighton Dome, 01273 709709.
STAGE DOUBLE BILL: Immune by Oladipo Agboluaje and Fugee by Abi Morgan, 7.30pm, £12, The Old Market, Hove, 01273 201 801.
STAGE BLEEDING HEARTS CLUB: 8pm, £3, Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road, 01273 725230. Leave reality behind you and submerge yourself in the very best new music, poetry and performance art. CHARITY IMPROV NIGHT: £10 in advance, 7.30pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Held by The Carers Centre. CIRCUS OF HORRORS: £17.50£20.40, 7.45pm, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650. LET’S DANCE 2016: £9, 7pm until March 17, Brighton Dome, 01273 709709. Celebration of school sand youth dance in Brighton and Hove.
MONDAY COMEDY OMID DJALILI: Live 2016, £22, 8pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Plus support from Boothby Graffoe. GIGS ATLAS WYND: £4, 7.30pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton, 01273 687171. Plus Thoughts, Isla, Idle and Normanton Street DJs. LIGHTS: 7.30pm, £13.50, Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, 01273 673311. LITTLE MIX: £35-£99 VIP package, doors 6.30pm, Brighton Centre, 0844 8471515.
TUESDAY GIGS ACCESS TO MUSIC: £3 on door, 7pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Featuring
new talent from the UK’s largest Further Education Music Provider. All proceeds to Music as Therapy. LUBOMYR MELNYK: Plus support. £16 in advance, 7.30pm, Komedia, 4447 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480.
STAGE DOUBLE BILL: Three Generations Of Women and singer song-writer Ellie Ford, 7.30pm, £12.50, The Old Market, Hove, 01273 201 801.
WEDNESDAY COMEDY STAND UP AND SLAM: 8pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. GIGS AS DECEMBER FALLS: £5/£6, 7pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton, 01273 687171. Plus Elements plus They Say Fall. THE TIM GARLAND ELECTRIC QUARTET: £16-£19, 7.30pm, Brighton Dome, 01273 709709.
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THURSDAY COMEDY CHRISTIAN O’CONNELL: You’ve Ruined My Morning… And Other Fan Mail, 8pm, £14, The Old Market, Hove, 01273 201 801. Enter Christian O’Connell’s world of A-list weirdos, offended clowns and angry cat lovers in his third stand-up show. GIGS MARK WYNN + GUESTS: 8pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton, 01273 687171. MOOGMEMORY: £10 in advance, 7.30pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Matthew Bourne and Michael England plus Tom Rogerson. SPECTRUM: King Nommo, £5 7.30pm, Brighton Dome, 01273
Comedian Christian O’Connell performs at The Old Market on Thursday
STAGE NERD NITE BRIGHTON: 8pm, £4, Otherplace, Kensington Street, 01273 987516. This month is a numbers special with the usual music, quizzing, cake, drinking and silliness.
Britain’s Got Talent 2014 winners Collabro
Collabro head to Brighton Centre
CINEMA BRIGHTON DUKE OF YORK’S (0871 902 5728): Anomalisa (15) Fri 1.15, 6.30; Sat 1.00, 6.00; Sun 1.00, 3.05; Mon & Wed 1.00, 6.30; Tue 1.00, 8.45; Thu 6.30; Big Scream: Wed 10.30am; Silver Screen: Thu 1.00. Hail, Caesar! (12A) Fri 3.45, 8.45; Sat 3.15, 8.30; Mon, Wed & Thu 3.30, 8.45; Tue 3.15, 6.15; Silver Screen: Thu 10.30am. Snoopy & Charlie Brown A Peanuts Movie (U) Sat 10.30. The Jungle Book Plus Singalong (U) Sun 10.30. Carol On 35mm (15) Sun 6.00. Toddler Time: Boj March 2016 (U) Mon 11.00. Silver Screen: Jules & Jim (PG) Tue 10.30am.
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Britain’s Got Talent in June 2014, winning a £250,000 cash prize, as well as a much-coveted slot on The Royal Variety Show. They signed with Simon Cowell’s Syco Music, and their career has gone from strength to strength here in the UK and internationally.” Tickets are £19.50-£99. Call 0844 847 1515.
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DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CODEWORD Codeword is the crossword puzzle with no clues. The number in each square corresponds to a letter. Work out the words in the grid using the letters provided. Fill in these known letters first, then use skill and judgement to work out the others.
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DOUBLE CROSSWORD: Cryptic: Across: 1 Face; 3 Disciple; 9 Seaweed; 10 Reefs; 11 Highly amused; 13 Orange; 15 Lassie; 17 Current trend; 20 Orion; 21 Inutile; 22 Doggerel; 23 Dent. Down: 1 Fish hook; 2 Clang; 4 Indian; 5 Circular tour; 6 Peeress; 7 East; 8 Belligerence; 12 Dead-beat; 14 Amusing; 16 Entire; 18 Elite; 19 Cold
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CODEWORD: 1=R, 2=D, 3=J, 4=X, 5=W, 6=P, 7=U, 8=F, 9=Q, 10=O, 11=V, 12=N, 13=Z, 14=K, 15=E, 16=A, 17=I, 18=T, 19=B, 20=C, 21=G, 22=S, 23=Y, 24=H, 25=M, 26=L. WORD WHEEL: PISTACHIO.
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CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA Start-up The winner of this award will have shown determination, drive and passion to start and grow a successful business during tough financial times. The winner will have also demonstrated their vision to succeed and overcome many obstacles along the way. Small Business (up to ten employees) This award is open to all businesses with less than 10 employees that can demonstrate exceptional performance, growth and market leadership. Medium Business (11-49 employees) We are looking for smaller businesses which compete with the ‘big boys’ in every way – except size. The winner will need to demonstrate a good team spirit among the employees and a strong customer service ethos. Large Business (50+ employees) The winner will have a well-deserved excellent reputation in the community, a record of innovative measures to enhance employee relations and demonstrate a commitment to never fail to deliver on its promises and to meet – and exceed – customer expectations. Overall Business of the Year This prestigious award will be given by the judges to one of the winners from the business categories above. The company that carries off this award will be chosen on the basis of being the best business that has most impressed the judges that do the best for their clients, staff and community. Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure An award to a locally-based business that has best demonstrated exceptional financial returns, innovation, strong growth and market leadership in the field of tourism, leisure or hospitality activities. Employer of the Year An award for a business that has great staff relations, good staff retention, with excellent training and who cares for their employees. The best company to work for!
Employee/Team of the Year An award for an exceptional individual/ team whose efforts and determination has made an exceptional contribution to a business resulting in a positive gain for the organisation. Young Achiever (age limit 28) By a young age, some people in business have made an indelible mark in their company in the local market, or in their trade on a national scale. The winner will be someone who can demonstrate exceptional achievement or performance within their industry. Training and Development Training and employee development are the keys to business success. The winner of this category will have demonstrated real commitment to developing and motivating their workforce. This category is open to businesses which have an exemplary training programme for their employees, or training providers – whichever you are, the judges will be looking for evidence that your training programmes work! Place to Eat or Drink Restaurants, takeaways – all have a chance to be nominated in this category. We’re looking for a worthy eatery providing great customer service from a quality environment with, of course, consistently fine food. Have fun making your choices! Retailer An award for the retail business that can best demonstrate strong growth, an innovative approach to customer and employee relations together with creativity to enhance sales. This category is open to local independent retailers and to local units of national chains providing they can show how they have impacted on the local community and economy. Manufacturing & Construction An award to a company that has best demonstrated exceptional financial returns, innovation, strong growth and market leadership in the field of manufacturing and/or construction.
Green Business An award for a business or organisation, irrespective of its size or sector, who can demonstrate environmental awareness and responsibility in all aspects of its work and output. Innovation The winner – either a company or an individual – will demonstrate an exceptional ability to think outside the box, whether it is discovering better ways to work, discovering a ground-breaking product, or showing outstanding marketing abilities. Business Personality Outstanding businesses often require outstanding individuals with largerthan-life personalities who show drive, commitment and enthusiasm and never settle for second best, either with their products or in their relations with staff and customers. We are looking for an individual who shows tremendous commitment and innovation, with outstanding leadership and vision and the drive to deliver. Customer Service Award for a company who exceeds customer expectations in its service. Customer service is an essential part of any successful business. This award aims to reward and recognise a company, individual, or team, for their outstanding achievement in providing exceptional customer service. Lifetime Achievement This is an award to an individual who, in the opinion of the judges, has demonstrated an unrivalled record of achievement in the area for many years, showing outstanding performance within their industry, a commitment towards their staff and who demands – and delivers – exceptional customer service. Reader’s Choice Our panel of judges always find it a tough task selecting the winners. It’s impossible to please everyone and the standard of businesses entering is always exceptionally high. So the onus will be on you to vote for your No1 business from our selected shortlist.
Business Recognising, rewarding and celebrating business excellence in our community
A gala evening for city’s businesses Welcome to the Brighton & Hove Independent Business Awards 2016. The Brighton & Hove Independent Business Awards sponsored by Baron Estates celebrate business excellence within the circulation of the Brighton & Hove Independent newspaper. This is the awards’ first year and they are organised by JP South Events, Johnston Publishing and are dedicated to recognising, rewarding and celebrating local businesses. Any type of business within the Independent newspaper circulation can enter by self nomination or by nominating another business. A spokesperson for Baron Estates said: “Baron Estates is delighted to be headline sponsors of the Brighton and
Hove Independent Business Awards 2016 celebrating the finest individuals, teams and businesses our city has to offer.” The awards ceremony will take place on Friday, June 17 2016 at the Bupa Lounge Amex Staduim and will be presented by BBC One Show presenter and Channel 5 reporter Nick Wallis. Ticket price includes a reception drink and a threecourse meal with wine, and DJ. The evening begins at 6.45pm, followed by the awards ceremony and after party. Carriages are at midnight. Dress code is black tie. There are award categories to suit every kind of business from start-up to large business, young achiever to lifetime achievement and
manufacturing to hospitality. An expert panel of judges from local businesses will go through all the entries and choose the winners. Entries can be submitted from April 11 and winners will be announced at the glittering awards ceremony on the June 17. There are 19 categories to be won this year including overall business, which will be the judges choice. The readers’ choice category will be chosen by the readers of the Brighton & Hove independent. Visit www.jpsouthevents. co.uk To find out more about this event please contact the organiser helen.watt@jpress. co.uk or call 07808 730986. Or to enquire about sponsorship contact Shirley.coller@jpress. co.uk or call 07912 671001.
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Opinion
Food and Drink
By Tom Flint
A big hitter from London in a prime Brighton location www.polpo.co.uk 20 New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF 01273 697361
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What have the Romans ever baked for us?
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Zingy and fresh cod cheeks
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righton and Hove’s restaurant and food scene has been booming in recent times. As a result of this culinary explosion, the city is attracting interest from some of the Capital’s big hitters. The latest of these to hit the streets of Brighton is Polpo. Created by business partners Russell Norman and Richard Beatty, Polpo, is based on the simple Venetian “Bacaro” style dining. Bacaro is a Venetian word used to describe a humble restaurant that specialises in simple food and young Italian wines. I for one am all for good simple food, and perhaps Polpo’s appeal has been a result of the backlash against overly complicated cooking. Polpo is also very much on trend with the small plate dining that is sweeping across the city at the moment. After reading some mixed reviews following the initial opening, I felt it was time to visit and get a feel for the place. With a fantastic location on New Road, the restaurant has an unassuming exterior and a view of the front bar area through the main window. As you enter and pass through the red velvet curtain into the bar there is a quiet calm feel to the surprisingly large space. We are greeted by our friendly and welcoming waitress and led through to the main dining area at the rear. With reclaimed wood flooring and rustic tiling on the walls there is a homely feel that makes it a nice place to be. The menu is extensive with a wide selection of dishes to choose from plus daily specials. We order a couple of cocktails to assist with the decision process; I particularly enjoyed my Aperol sour.
Bakery Bulletin
Crisp and flavoursome bruschetta
With so much to choose from we set about ordering what turns out to be slightly more than we can eat; the dishes are slightly more substantial than you are probably expecting so be warned. Round one of our order arrives and we begin to tuck in. Highlights are the wonderfully balanced ham hock and mustard crostini (£4); fragrant and indulgent Jerusalem artichoke, pecorino and truffle bruschetta (£7), and the smooth and flavoursome whipped smoked mackerel, beetroot & carta di musica (£7). On the other side the spicy pork and fennel meatballs (£6) were let down by an uninspiring tomato sauce, and the spinach, parmesan and soft egg pizette (£8) was pleasant at best. Next up we had the cod cheeks, lentils and salsa verde (£8); lamb osso buco, saffron risotto (£9); a side of fennel, almond and curly endive salad (£5) and cauliflower, gorgonzola and fontina gratin (£4). The scallop-like cod cheeks with the zingy salsa verde are the best of these dishes; the lentils add a welcome earthy balance although there are a lot of them. The fennel salad is fresh and crisp and
the cauliflower dish is comforting and tangy with cheese – as a gratin should be. The lamb osso buco is a disappointment, despite the lamb itself being soft and tender. It suffers from being served with what appears to be the same tomato sauce as the meatballs; and the saffron risotto lacks bite and is too subtle for my tastes. Despite being stuffed I finish with an affogato corretto (£7) – espresso with a scoop of ice cream “corrected” with a shot of grappa. This is the perfect end to a meal and puts a smile on my face in a way that coffee, ice cream and strong alcohol only can. When it was announced that the London chain was going to open a branch of Polpo in Brighton the news was met with much hype and media buzz. As a result, there was a lot of expectation placed upon this new restaurant and staff team to hit the ground running. This is not something that many are able to achieve and I think that the Brighton branch of Polpo still has a little way to go. They have achieved much in the short time that they have been open, with the restaurant already feeling well established with excellent front of house and customer service. When it comes to the food there are certainly some aspects that need to be tweaked with the tomato sauce a notable example. The bacaro style is a great concept, but the key to simple food is fantastic flavour and Polpo is not quite there yet. One thing that we have to remember is that this is not a small independent but part of a larger chain of restaurants; and if we can come to expect such quality from all chain restaurants in the future then this can only be a good thing. Tom Flint writes a food blog Food Booze and Reviews at: www. foodboozeandreviews.com
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hat’s a girl to do when she’s sold her coffee shop? Why, she sets up a bakery of course. And what if, after almost five years in said coffee shop with the unavoidable and devastatingly amaranthine deluge of direct contact with the general public, she wanted to reduce her face-to-face dealings to the absolute bare minimum? Why, she simply makes it wholesale. And, what if - last one, promise - she still wanted a weekly slot in the city’s bestread newspaper? Why, she just needed to come up with a catchy, alliterative title and she was away. Welcome to Bakery Bulletin. Like all good things - roads, laws, language, and the socks and sandals combo - baking was developed by the Romans. Baked goods grew in popularity amongst the citizens of Rome and they enjoyed bread at weddings, cake at feasts, and cheese twists at gladiatorial whatnots. The exact details are sketchy, and the cheese twists are perhaps not true, but baking had become so popular that by 300BC, a baker was a respectable professional in the Roman Empire. But so too was a stercorarius, and he travelled door-to-door collecting human faeces in a wheelbarrow. The first Bakers’ Guild was established in 168BC, and the bakers of Rome, Germany, London, and everywhere in between began not only selling their wares on the streets, but also delivering their goods direct to households. It was just like deliveroo. And the opposite of the stercorarius. He’s the wheelbarrow guy, remember? Not a dinosaur. The first open-air bakery was opened in Paris, and by the colonial era, bakeries had become the places to be in order to gather and socialise. Coffee shops were like so last year. It might not have been built in a day perhaps because the contractors were busy ensuring that all roads led there - but Rome has just had baking added to the list of stuff they made cool. From sponges and flans to friandes and croissants, it all started in Rome. Hail, Caesar! Et tu, bagel.
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PETROL MOWER 125cc Briggs & Stratton Motor. 10 months old. TREND ROUTER lathe £75 T.01243 830096 and Bosch 900w router. Many unused cutters, ROOF bars for Vauxhall instruction book, gwo. Vectra, silver with locks and keys, factory made, £25 - 01273 475157. £25 01903 763956 . SODA SYPHON Retro DEWALT CORDLESS Impact driver used once, Pinks Ltd Chichester £10 has charger but needs 12 01243 574104 volt battery. Ardingly. Call SONY car radio/CD, 07742 188968. hardly used £50. 01243 old multi 780119 BRICKS coloured £25 per 100 buyer collects 01243 375169
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JOISTS 10ft for raised beds, herb gardens etc. GLAZED £10 each Tel:01903 DOUBLE windows with hardwood 230741 frames.41 1/2" Tall 25 Free to WOOD 4" x 2" various 1/2" wide. lengths £4.00 per 8' collect. 07890 981064 / length, can deliver 01403 563722. Tel:01903 230741 16 VHS music videos WOOD 3" x 2" x 8ft, including Cream, Stones, £2.50 each. 4" x 2" x 8ft, Clapton. Free to collect 270476 £3 each. 2" x 1½" x 8ft, 01403 (Horsham). £2 each. 01903 230741 FENCE-POSTS 8ft & HEWLETT PACKARD 10ft, 3" x 3", £8 & £10 G55 printer scanner copier. Working order. Tel each, 01903 230741 01403 267549. SLATS 11ft x 4", £2 each, ideal for shed and fence LEATHER three seater Brown (slight flaw) and repairs. 01903 230741 large matching armchair TRELLIS making Wood Tel; 07734 11067. 8' x 2" x 1½", £2 each , Tel(01903) 230741
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BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 NOTICE OF VARIATION OF CHARGES FOR ON-STREET PARKING (TRO-6C-2016) NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton and Hove City Council will on 4th April 2016, under section 46A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended), increase the charges for some of the types of parking permit identified in the schedules to the Orders named below. For those charges that are being changed, the current and new amounts are set out below, under the name of each of the relevant Orders: Brighton & Hove Various Controlled Parking Zones Consolidation Order 2015 Tariff Type and Zones High Tariff Y Z Medium Tariff Y Low Tariff A C E F G H J N O Q R T
1 hour £
2 hours £ Current New Charge Charge
4 hours £ Current New Charge Charge
11 hours £ Current New Charge Charge
Current Charge
New Charge
3.60 3.60
No change No change
6.20 6.20
No change No change
10.40 10.40
No change No change
n/a n/a
n/a n/a
2.00
No change
4.20
No change
6.20
No change
n/a
n/a
1.00 No change 2.00 No change 1.00 No change 2.00 No change 1.00 No change 2.00 No change n/a 1.00 n/a 2.00 n/a 1.00 n/a 2.00 1.00 No change 2.00 No change 1.00 No change 2.00 No change 1.00 No change 2.00 No change 1.00 No change 2.00 No change 1.00 No change 2.00 No change 1.00 No change 2.00 No change 1.00 No change 2.00 No change Zone M changes to tariff structure are being advertised on a
3.20 4.00 5.20 3.20 4.00 5.20 3.20 4.00 5.20 n/a 4.00 n/a n/a 4.00 n/a 3.20 4.00 5.20 3.20 4.00 5.20 3.20 4.00 5.20 3.20 4.00 5.20 3.20 4.00 5.20 3.20 4.00 5.20 3.20 4.00 5.20 separate Traffic Regulation Order
No change No change No change 5.20 5.20 No change No change No change No change No change No change No change
Brighton & Hove Seafront (Various Restrictions) Consolidation Order 2008 Tariff Type and Zones High Tariff Madeira Drive – (west of Madeira Lift (March to October inclusive) Marine Parade (west of Burlington Street) Kings Road Medium Tariff Kingsway (between the Peace Statue and Fourth Avenue) New Steine Low Tariff Kingsway (west of Hove Street) Madeira Drive, east of Madeira Lift Madeira Drive, west of Madeira Lift (November to February inclusive) Rottingdean High Street Coaches only
1 hour £
2 hours £ Current New Charge Charge
4 hours £ Current New Charge Charge
11 hours £ Current New Charge Charge
Current Charge
New Charge
3.20
No Change
5.20
6.00
10.40
11.00
15.60
16.00
3.20
No Change
5.20
6.00
10.40
11.00
15.60
16.00
3.20
No Change
5.20
6.00
10.40
11.00
15.60
16.00
2.00
No Change
4.20
No Change
6.20
No Change
10.40
No Change
2.00
No Change
4.20
No Change
6.20
No Change
10.40
No Change
1.00
No Change
2.00
No Change
3.20
No Change
5.20
No Change
1.00
No Change
2.00
No Change
4.20
No Change
7.20
No Change
1.00
No Change
2.00
No Change
4.20
No Change
7.20
No Change
1.00
1.00
2.00
2.00
3.20
4.00
n/a
n/a
4 hours
8 hours
Current Charge
New Charge
Current Charge
New Charge
8.40
9.00
15.60
16.00
Maderia Drive (coach Park)
A copy of this Notice may be seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/tro-proposals (TRO-6c-2016) and also 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). Dated: 11th March 2016 Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure, 2nd Floor, Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove BN3 2LS
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BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 NOTICE OF VARIATION OF CHARGES FOR VARIOUS PARKING PERMITS (TRO-6D-2016) NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton and Hove City Council will on 4th April 2016, under section 46A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended), increase the charges for some of the types of parking permit identified in the schedules to the Orders named below.
For those charges that are being changed, the existing and new amounts are set out below, under the name of each of the relevant Orders: Brighton & Hove Various Controlled Parking Zones Consolidation Order 2008
Permit Type
Resident Permit Resident Visitor Permit
Resident Permit
Resident Visitor Permit Business Permit
Traders Permit
Hotel Permits
School Permits Doctors Permit Electric Vehicles Permit Car Club Professional Carers Carers (Not professional) Dispensations Administration Fees: Issue of Resident Permit to Disabled Persons Badge Holder Issue of Resident Permit to Disabled Persons Badge Holder (low emissions)
Controlled Parking Zones Existing New and other details charge (£) charge (£) A, C, E, F, G, H, J, M, N, O, Q, R, T, Y, Z 1 year 125.00 130.00 1 year (low emission vehicle) 62.50 No Change 3 months 41.50 45.00 3 months (low emission) 20.75 No Change 1 day
2.80
3.00
95.00 47.50 57.00
100.00 No Change 60.00
28.50
No change
1.60
2.00
1 year 1 year (low emission) 3 months 3 months (low emission) 1 year 1 year (low emission) 3 months 3 months (low emission) Zone C (24 hours) Zone N (1 day) All Controlled Parking Zones 1 year 3 months 1 year (charge for each parking bay)
312.00 156.00 88.40 44.20 624.00 312.00 166.40 83.20 7.80 3.20
320.00 No Change 90.00 No Change 650.00 No Change 170.00 No Change 8.00 3.50
U, W 1 year 1 year (low emission vehicle) 6 months 6 months (low emission vehicle) 1 day
125.00 41.50
130.00 45.00
93.60
95.00
1 year
26.00
No Change
1 year
20.80
No Change
1 year
26.00
50.00
1 year
n/a
10.00
1 year
31.20
35.00
10.00
10.00
15.00
No Change
Brighton & Hove (Waiting & Loading/Unloading Restrictions and Parking Places) Consolidation Order 2008 Existing New charge (£) charge (£)
Permit Type Doctors Permit Electric Vehicles Permit Car Club Professional Carers Dispensations
1 year (charge for each parking bay)
93.60
95.00
1 year
26.00
No Change
1 year
20.80
No Change
1 year
26.00
50.00
1 year
31.20
35.00
Brighton & Hove Seafront (Various Restrictions) Consolidation Order 2008 Permit Type Traders Permit Traders Permit (low emission) Electric Vehicles Permit Professional Carers Dispensations
1 3 1 3
year months year months
1 year
Existing New charge (£) charge (£) 624.00 650.00 312.00 No Change 166.40 170.00 83.20 No Change 26.00
No Change
1 year
26.00
50.00
1 year
31.20
35.00
A copy of this Notice may be seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ tro-proposals (TRO-6d-2016) and also 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). Dated: 11th March 2016 Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council c/o Parking Infrastructure, 2nd Floor, Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove BN3 2LS
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) REGULATIONS 1990 The following applications involving or affecting the setting of Listed Buildings or affecting the character of a Conservation Area were registered during week ending 04/03/2016: BH2016/00281 109, 109A & 110 Western Road Brighton Full Planning – Conversion of second floor ancillary storage (A1) to form one bedroom flat (C3). BH2016/00486 12 Queens Park Terrace Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Erection of single storey side/rear extension with monopitched roof and rooflights and new stepped access to garden. BH2016/00526 80B St James’s Street Brighton Full Planning – Change of use from tattoo/piercing studio (Sui Generis) to retail (A1). BH2016/00569 3 Brunswick Street West Hove Listed Building Consent – Internal and external alterations including alterations to fenestration, installation of laylight and other associated alterations. BH2016/00591 84 - 86 London Road Brighton Advertisement – Display of non-illuminated signs to front and side elevations. BH2016/00287 70 Brunswick Place Hove Listed Building Consent – Demolition of existing store room and other associated works to the rear first floor level. BH2016/00288 & BH2016/00289 Flat 2 70 Brunswick Place Hove Full Planning & Listed Building Consent – Demolition of existing timber framed structure and erection of single storey extension to rear at ground floor level. BH2016/00498 Flat 9 37 Brunswick Terrace Hove Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations to layout and replacement of timber balustrade to mezzanine with glass balustrade. BH2015/04441 & BH2015/04442 17 Victoria Street Brighton Householder Planning Consent & Listed Building Consent – Erection of first floor rear extension and installation of 2no rear rooflights. BH2016/00593 36 Montpelier Road Brighton Full Planning – Alterations to front steps to basement. BH2016/00488 57 Denmark Villas Hove Householder Planning Consent – Formation of front access at lower ground floor level and revised fenestration and formation of terraced area to rear. BH2016/00462 160 North Street Brighton Full Planning – Change of use of basement and ground floors from retail (A1) to restaurant (A3) for use in connection with existing restaurant at 160 - 161 North Street and 1-4 New Road. BH2016/00463 160 North Street Brighton Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations to layout to facilitate change of use of basement and ground floors from retail (A1) to restaurant (A3) for use in connection with existing restaurant at 160 - 161 North Street and 1-4 New Road. BH2016/00541 24 Church Street Brighton Full Planning – Change of use from printing shop (A2) to tattoo studio (Sui Generis). BH2016/00568 97 Gloucester Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Erection of single storey rear extension with roof terrace over. (Retrospective) BH2016/00566 41-43 North Street Brighton Advertisement – Display of internally illuminated fascia sign, internally illuminated projecting sign and frosted glass panel. BH2016/00576 53 - 54 North Street Brighton Advertisement – Display of internally-illuminated fascia and hanging signs and non-illuminated window vinyl and flag. BH2016/00577 53 - 54 North Street Brighton Full Planning – Installation of new shop front and external lighting. BH2016/00456 27 Preston Park Avenue Brighton Full Planning and Demolition in a Conservation Area – Demolition of existing single dwelling and erection of 1no two storey three bedroom single dwelling (C3). BH2016/00557 7 Harrington Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Demolition of existing garage and external staircase and erection of single storey side extension, alterations to fenestration and other associated works. BH2016/00571 19 Clermont Road Brighton Full Planning – Conversion of retail unit (A1) and ancillary accommodation into retail unit (A1) and 1no five bedroom dwelling (C3) including erection of a two storey rear extension, installation of dormer and rooflight to rear and alterations to fenestration. BH2016/00486 12 Queens Park Terrace Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Erection of single storey side/rear extension with monopitched roof and rooflights and new stepped access to garden. BH2016/00587 3 Challoners Cottages Falmer Road Rottingdean Brighton Householder and Demolition in a Conservation Area – Replacement of existing timber windows with UPVC sliding sash windows. BH2016/00527 Garages 1-6 Rear of 187 Kingsway Hove Full Planning – Demolition of existing garages and erection of 2no two bedroom single storey houses. BH2016/00512 146 Woodland Drive Hove Householder Planning Consent – Erection of rear extension at first floor level. BH2016/00549 55 Woodland Drive Hove Householder Planning Consent – Remodelling of existing dwelling including raising of roof height to create additional storey. Erection of porch, canopy and creation of garage at lower ground floor level to front elevation. Alterations and enlargement of existing rear patio, creation of access steps either side of dwelling and revised fenestration. BH2016/00387 31 Selborne Road Hove Full Planning – Erection of a two storey rear extension at basement and ground floor levels. 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. Planning and Building Control Applications Manager 11 March 2016
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BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council”) has on 9th March 2016 made the above named Order under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended which when it comes into operation on 4th April 2016 will introduce a new controlled parking scheme (“the Scheme”) in the Ditchling Gardens and Hollingbury Road (“Controlled Parking Zone G”). The effects of the Order will be as follows:Brighton & Hove Various Controlled Parking Zones Consolidation Order 2015 Amendment Order No.7 2016 (TRO-2a-2016) The Order will introduce kerbside restrictions where permit holders and visitors may park within Controlled Parking Zone G. Permits will be issued to residents, the cost of which will be £130 per year. Disabled residents who have a Blue Badge and wish to park in resident parking places will be required to purchase a resident permit for a small administrative charge only (currently £15). A resident for the purposes of this Scheme is a person aged 17 years or over whose usual residence is at premises, the postal address of which is in any of the qualifying streets specified below:Controlled Parking Zone G: Ditchling Gardens and Hollingbury Road
The Order also introduces to the Scheme area visitor, business, carer and doctor permits all of which will be subject to restrictions. Briefly, in the case of visitor permits, applications will only be accepted from residents within the area of the Scheme, there will be a limit of 50 visitor permits issued to a resident in any 12 month period and each visitor permit will cost £3.00 per day. Business permits will be issued to businesses located within the area of the scheme if they can prove a genuine business need for a vehicle on street. A maximum of 2 business permits may be applied for by a business and they will be subject to criteria determined by the Council with each business permit costing £320 per year. A carer permit can be applied for if the carer, who does not have to be a resident, has to visit a resident (or residents) within the area of the scheme and that resident is in need of a carer by virtue of age and or physical/mental infirmity or is a woman requiring ante or post natal care. The carer scheme is for non-professional carers. Doctor permits will be issued to any fully registered person operating from a surgery located within the area of the scheme where a doctor’s parking bay has been provided, at a cost of £95.00 per year for each bay. Please note generally that in respect of the issue of any of the types of permit referred to above, the Council will exercise its discretion to ensure as far as possible that any priority groups are issued with permits first but the Council cannot guarantee that everyone will be issued with a permit or that a parking space will be available. The costs of the permits referred to in this Notice will take effect from the date the Order came into force. Parking places of the following types will be introduced in Controlled Parking Zone G with the hours, charges and eligibility shown below:Permit parking only from Monday to Sunday between 9am - 8pm inclusive: Ditchling Gardens and Hollingbury Road Charges for permits are detailed above. For vehicles displaying a valid permit. Shared Permit Holders and Low Tariff Medium Term Pay & Display parking (for a period of up to 4 hours, no return within 4 hours) from Monday to Sunday between 9am - 8pm inclusive – Hollingbury Road £1.00 for up to 1 hour, £2.00 for up to 2 hours, £4.00 for up to 4 hours.
For vehicles displaying either a valid permit, a valid disabled person’s badge or a valid Pay & Display ticket. Disabled Badge Holders Parking At Any Time Ditchling Gardens and Hollingbury Road – For vehicles displaying a valid disabled persons badge only. Motorcycles only At Any Time Ditchling Gardens and Hollingbury Road - For solo motorcycles only. Streets eligible for a Resident’s Permit for Area G: Ditchling Gardens and Hollingbury Road The underlying waiting restriction in the Scheme area will be no waiting at any time and will be indicated by a double yellow line in Ditchling Gardens and Hollingbury Road. Controlled Parking Zone J Ditchling Gardens will be removed from Zone J and put into Zone G instead so all descriptions within this section relating to Ditchling Gardens in Part 1.1 No Waiting At Any Time, 4.1 Permit Parking Places Monday to Sunday – 9am to 8pm, 9.1 Disabled Badge Holder’s Parking Places At Any Time, 11.1 Motorcycle Parking At Any Time and 21.1 Streets Eligible for Residents’ Permits will be revoked. Brighton & Hove Outer Areas (Waiting, Loading and Parking) and Cycle Lanes Consolidation Order 2013 Amendment No.7 2016 (TRO-2b-2016) The Order will revoke double yellow lines and disabled bays for Hollingbury Road that are now included in the Brighton & Hove Various Controlled Parking Zones Consolidation Order 2015 as a result of the extension to Area G. Modifications At the Transport Committee Meeting on 19 January 2016 approval was given to raise some of the charges that were originally advertised on 29 January 2016 [SS1]. A copy of this Notice, the Orders as made, plans showing the lengths of road affected and a statement of the Council’s reasons for making the Order may be seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/tro-finalised. These documents together with a copy of the existing Order 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 10am-5.00pm). Any person who wishes to question the validity of any or all of the Orders or of any of their provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act, or that any requirements of the Act or of any instrument made under it have not been complied with may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, apply to the High Court for that purpose. Dated: 11 March 2016. Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure, 2nd Floor Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove BN3 2LS.
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PUBLIC NOTICES BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE BRIGHTON & HOVE (OFF-STREET PARKING PLACES) ORDER 2008 NOTICE OF VARIATION OF PARKING CHARGES (TRO-6B-2016) NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council will on 4th April 2016 under section 35C of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended), change various parking charges in some of the car parks identified in the above named Order. For those charges that are being changed, the existing and new amounts are set out below: Season Tickets The Lanes Quarterly 400.00 No change Monday - Friday Weekends Annual 1,200.00 No change Existing Existing Period New Charge New Charge Reduced charge Charge Charge 750.00 No change (annual)* 1 hour 2.00 No Change 4.00 No Change * for residents on Area Y permit waiting list (16.00hrs to 11.00hrs, 2 hours 5.00 6.00 8.00 No Change Monday to Friday) 4 hours 13.00 No Change 15.00 No Change 9 hours 20.00 No Change 20.00 No Change Black Rock 24 hours* 23.00 No Change 25.00 No Change All Days *or lost ticket Existing Charge New Charge Existing Charge New Charge 1hour 1.00 No change Evenings 2 hours 2.00 No change 18.00hrs4.50 No Change 24.00 hrs 3 hours 3.20 4.00 Night Rate 4 hours 4.20 5.00 00.00 hrs until 5.00 No Change 9 hours 5.20 6.00 11.00 hrs Lost ticket King Alfred administration 5.00 No change All Days fee Existing Charge New Charge Season Tickets Existing Charge New Charge 1 hour 1.60 No change Annual 2,500.00 No change 2 hours 2.00 No change Reduced charge 1,500.00 No Change (annual) * 3 hours 2.60 3.00 * for residents on Area Z permit waiting list (16.00hrs to 11.00hrs, 4 hours 3.20 4.00 Monday to Friday) Regency Square Monday - Sunday Existing Charge New Charge 2.00 No change 4.00 No change 7.00 8.00 11.00 12.00 16.00 18.00
Period 1 hour 2 hours 4 hours 9 hours 24 hours* *or lost ticket Evenings 18.00hrs4.50 No change 24.00 hrs Night Rate 00.00 hrs until 5.00 No change 11.00 hrs Lost ticket administration 5.00 No change fee Season Tickets Weekly 60.00 No change Quarterly 300.00 No change Annual 1,000.00 No change Commercial 1,200.00 No change Annual Reduced charge 750.00 No change (annual) * * for residents on Area Z permit waiting list (16.00hrs to 11.00hrs, Monday to Friday)
Period 1 hour 2 hours 4 hours 6 hours 9 hours 24 hours * * or lost ticket Evenings 18.00hrs24.00 hrs Night Rate 00.00 hrs until 11.00 hrs Lost ticket administration fee
Trafalgar Street Monday - Friday Existing New Charge Charge 2.00 No change 4.00 No change 7.00 8.00 9.00 No change 11.00 12.00 16.00 No change
Weekends Existing New Charge Charge 2.50 No change 4.50 No change 7.50 8.00 9.50 No change 12.00 No change 17.50 No change
Existing Charge
New Charge
4.50
No change
5.50
No change
5.00
No change
Marine Cliffs All Days 1 hour 2 hours 9 hours Quarterly Season Ticket
Existing Charge 1.00 1.60 2.60 52.00
New Charge No change 2.00 3.00 No change
Norton Road All Days 1 hour 2 hours 4 hours 5 hours 9 hours 12 hours Annual Season Ticket
Existing Charge 1.00 2.00 3.20 4.20 4.60 5.20 780.00
New Charge No change No change No change No change 5.00 6.00 No change
Existing Charge 4.20 8.40 11.00 18.20 780.00 West Street, Rottingdean All Days Existing Charge 1.00 1.60 2.60
New Charge 3.00 8.00 10.00 18.00 No change
New Charge No change 2.00 3.00
A copy of this Notice may be seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ tro-proposals (TRO-6b-2016) and also 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). Dated: 11th March 2016 Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure, 2nd Floor, Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove BN3 2LS
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0207 0845 204 PUBLIC NOTICES BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 BRIGHTON & HOVE VARIOUS CONTROLLED PARKING ZONES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2015 AMENDMENT ORDER NO.* 201* (REF: TRO-6A-2016) NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council�) proposes to make the Order named above under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended which if it comes into force will introduce a change in the wording of the current tariff banding and introduce a new tariff banding in the Various Controlled Parking Zones. This new band would affect the following roads in Zone M:Adelaide Crescent South, Alice Street, Brunswick Place, Brunswick Road, Brunswick Square, Brunswick Street East, Cambridge Road ,Farm Road, Holland Road, Lansdowne Place, Lansdowne Street, Little Western Street, Palmeira Avenue, Palmeira Square, Waterloo Street, Western Road and York Road The new tariffs would be as follows:Tariff Type and Zones
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Tariff Band 2 (Medium Tariff)
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2 hours 4 hours 9 hours 24 hours Quarterly Season Ticket
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Tariff Band 3 (New) M Tariff Band 4 (Low Tariff) A,C,E,F,G,H,J,N, O,Q,R and T
A copy of this Notice, the proposed Order, plans showing the zone affected and a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Order, may be seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/tro-proposals. These documents together with a copy of the existing Order 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 10am - 5.00pm). All objections and other representations relating to the proposed Order must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made and should be sent to the Head of Transport, Brighton & Hove City Council, 2nd Floor (Parking Infrastructure, Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove, BN3 2LS quoting the TRO reference number shown above or by e-mail to parking.consultation@brighton-hove.gov.uk or online (see details above) no later than 1 April 2016. Please ensure you include your full name and address. Dated: 11 March 2016. Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure, Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove BN3 2LS.
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Worthing - Littlehampton - Shoreham VETERANRUN
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The 2016 Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run – the world’s longest running motoring event – will celebrate inventor Karl Benz’s 130-year old patent, granted on January 29th 1886, and the early days of German motoring when the annual pilgrimage of veteran cars makes its way to the south coast in November.
The Benz Patent Motorwagen
(patent number 37435) was a two-seater, three-wheeler, powered by a single cylinder four-stroke engine mounted at the rear. Its first public demonstration run was not hugely successful; difficult to control, it collided with a wall. Significant modifications meant that successful tests on public roads were carried out in the summer of 1886 and two years and further improvements later, the ‘Mk III’ version was offered for sale, becoming the world’s first commercially available automobile. Alongside Benz, of
whichthereweresixexamples on the 2015 Run, the organisers are hoping to see veteran carsfrommanufacturerssuch asAdler,Bergmann,(Germanbuilt) Daimler, Lutzmann, Mercedes and Opel tackling the 60mile runfromLondon’s Hyde Park to Brighton. Registration for the 2016 Run will open on Monday, 28th March. As ever, the Run – a Royal Automobile Club event since 1930 – will take place on the first Sunday in November, which this year falls on the 6th. For more information visit https://www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk/
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Discovery Sport SE Tech 180 Manual Representative Example On the Road Price* Customer Deposit Total Amount of Credit Purchase Fee (incl. in final payment) 36 Monthly Payments
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*The model pictured is a 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 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). CO 2 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 SE Tech 180 Manual. Representative 6.9% APR available on Discovery Sport SE Tech 180 Manual models registered between 1st January to 31st March 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 per excess mile will apply. In this example, 14p per excess mile up to 4,999, or for excess mileage of 5,000 or more, a charge of 28p will apply to each excess mile above the allowed mileage. 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 credit agreement; new credit agreements are subject to status. Representative example is based upon an annual mileage of 10,000 miles. Credit is subject to status and only available to applicants aged 18 and over resident in Mainland UK and N.Ireland. This credit 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.
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PRICE: £92,365 ENGINE: 3.0-litre turbodiesel producing 258bhp, 443lb/ft TRANSMISSION: Eight-speed automatic driving all four wheels PERFORMANCE: Top speed 130mph and 0 to 62mph in 7.4 seconds ECONOMY: 40.9mpg combined EMISSIONS: 182g/km
So, you’ve won the lottery and you want a set of wheels to match your new-found status? Nothing too flashy, nothing too quick. After all, when can you ever let rip on our crowded roads these days? You want a classy car capable of covering comfortable miles with elegance with plentyofspaceforpassengers and luggage. Sounds like you need a Range Rover. Not the new more affordable Evoque. You want a proper old-school Range Rover Vogue SE. That’s £81,850 please. But hang on. It comes wellequipped but surely you want it to be very well-equipped. Let’s add rear-seat entertainment with a pair of eight-inch screens (£1,500); a blind-spot monitoring system (£700); h eate d wo o d a n d leathersteeringwheel (£465); traffic sign recognition and lane departure warning system(£600);parkassistance (£900; Meridian sound system with 17speakers–well,itisa big car (£1,000). The costs soon add up and your Range Rover Vogue SE with all the bells and whistles now costs £92,365. That is a lot of money and sure you can have a good rival for half the price, but as I said earlier this is more than good. It’s very good. RangeRovertodayappeals to the sort of people who once bought Rolls-Royces and
Bentleys. It is the ultimate car for people with clout – entrepreneurs,managingdirectors and moderately successful footballers. Range Rover has evolved massivelyovertheyears.Itbegan in 1970 as basically a posh Land Rover. It was designed to be used as a farm vehicle by day and, after a quick hose down inside and out, it could beasmartfamilycarbynight.
Today’s Range Rover still appeals to country types who want to keep moving even in w winter but it is now arguably w the best all-round car on the road. The proper Range Rover is a huge vehicle. It’s just under five metres long – that’s a little longer than a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a little shorter than a Mercedes-Benz S-Class. So, what exactly do you get foryourmoneywiththeRange Rover Vogue SE? It’s a beautifully designed vehicle – tall and solid yet stylish.Theoutside iselegantand the interior is incredibly well
equipped and well appointed. Think boutique hotel and you will be on the right lines. For me, the best part of the vehicle is the way the hi-tech systemswork.Manycarshave lots of gadgets but few have them as well designed as the Range Rover. Take the cruise control. Lots of cars have them these days but this system enables you to maintain a constant distance between you and the vehicle in front. Get too close, and your car brakes gently. The heated steering wheel sounds like a gimmick but believe me, it was welcome on cold mornings.
The stereo sounds over the top but it really does offer a sound quality which is hard to match. And the park assist system is useful, especially for such a big vehicle. Add those to the standard features of leather and wood trim, alloy wheels, no end of gadgetry to keep you going off road and on road and even puddlelightsandyouhavethe ultimate car. Butsurelysuchabeastisexpensivetorun?Well,theemissions(182g/km)andinsurance (Group 46) take the breath away. But the other running costs are pretty sensible. It
manages 36mpg around town andmorethan44mpgonarun. And the performance is pretty sporty – 130mph and 0 to 60mph in 7.4 seconds. Add to that a huge boot (550 litres rising to more than 2,000 litres with the seats down) and you have a car for all reasons. OK, for half the price you could find a car which is nearly as good. But that’s not the point. If you want the ultimate off-road and on-road limousine with unquestionablequality,andyou’renottoo botheredaboutpayinghousetype prices, then the Range Rover is your car.
Underneath the skin the tenth generation Civic will be offered with a range of new or enhanced engines, including the debut of Honda’s 1.0-litre turbocharged VTEC engine as well a 1.5-litre version. The existing 1.6-litre iDTEC diesel unit will also be substantially revised, with a lightweight crankshaft, allaluminium block and revised cylinderheaddesigntoreduce frictionandimproveperformance. Hondahasalsocommitted toproductionofthetenthgeneration Civic in its Swindon facility, with an investment of 270 million euros to prepare
the plant for export around the world. The new Honda Civic is scheduled to arrive in early
2017, with prices estimated to bebroadlyinlinewiththecurrent model at around £17,000 upwards.
MOTORINGNEWS
Hondaletspublic size up new bigger Civic Hondahaspreviewedthenext generation Civic production withtherevealofanattractive concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Indicating a clear change of desi gn direction, the
Civic Hatchback Prototype has a more aggressive exterior designwithsomeelements clearly influenced by the NSX supercar.TheproductionCivic will be 30mm wider, 20mm lowerandasignificant130mm
longer than the outgoing car, with a long wheelbase and short overhangs to maximise interiorspace.Italsoincludes familiarCivicdesigncueswith the C-shaped tail lights and floating rear spoiler.
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ROADTEST:RENAULTKADJAR
Kadjar captures the imagination By Carmel Stewart
Motoring writer
Ten years ago most of us had never heard of a ‘crossover’ and while there is ome debate among manufacturers as to who first introduced them to the UK, there is no doubt that they are here to stay. Crossovers generally have the appearance of a sports utility vehicle but the driving characteristics of a hatchback.Theyarenotdesignedas agenuineoff-roaderbutmight taketosoft-roadingifhandled with care. But, as the vast majority of people who buy (expensive)4x4srarelytakethem over anything more challenging than a grass verge, this is probably a moot point.
The good thing for the manufacturer is that, while there is now an abundance of crossovers on the market, the car buying public’s attitude to them remains as enthusiastic as ever and it’s easy to see why. They are stylish in designed with a young-at-heart appeal, have a slightly higher driving position than the usual run-around, are generally well-specifiedandreasonably priced. All the canny automaker need do is keep up with demand and add another crossover goody into the mix at regular intervals – roll up the Renault Kadjar. Anyone who keeps half an eye on the auto industry will knowthatRenaultalreadyhas theCapturcrossoveroutthere strutting its impressively styl-
ish stuff on the UK’s highways and byways. It’s good looking, fun to drive and is available with an array of colours, addons, gadgets and gizmos. Built in Palencia, Spain the Kadjaroffersmoreofthesame but in a bigger package – very similar to the Nissan Qashqai with which, thanks to the Renault-Nissan partnership, it sharesaplatform,enginesand some60percentofitscomponents,althoughallthatisseen and touched is purely Kadjar. It’s on sale here in an 18-model range with multiple options: three engines, two gearboxes,fourtrimlevelsand, aswithallgenuinecrossovers, two-or four-wheel drive. Opt for the all-wheel-drive system and you’ll be driving a car that has an ‘intelligent’ methodofimprovingtraction.
Allthedriverhastodoisselect Auto, LOCK or 2WD and the car’s computers and sensors will work out the optimum set up for maximum grip on all road surfaces. For those looking to hit the greatoutdoorswithatraileror caravan, the Kadjar has a payload of up to 549kg and a towing capability of up to 1,800kg braked. Engines choices include just one petrol engine – a 1.2-litre turbocharged TCe 130 which, as the name sug-
gests, generates 130bhp. Fuel economy has been measured at 50.4mpg and emissions at 126g/km. Both diesel units were put tothetest–1.5litre110bhpand the 1.6-litre 130bhp – both of which proved feisty enough but with the 130 inevitably taking the prize for pulling power. Butthe110hasclocked mpgat74.3mpgandemissions at 99g/km as compared to the 65.7mpg and 113g/km of emissions of the 130. Renault’sEDC,dual-clutch,
automaticgearboxisavailable with the dCi 110 engine while four-wheel-drive is offered with the dCi 130 in the three uppertrimlevels. Butrememberthattheautobringswithit lower mpg and increased CO2 emissions. On the road the Kadjar behaves much as you would expect from a modern car. No spills or thrills but well-balanced suspension, good solid road holding, precise steering and neat handing. Prices start at £17,995.
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CHAMPIONSHIP
LEAGUE TABLE: HOME
GAME OUTCOMES:
AWAY
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts GD Burnley 36 13 3 2 3412 7 8 3 2317 71 28 M’brough 35 12 3 2 26 6 8 4 6 2115 67 26 --------------------------------------------------------------Brighton 36 12 3 3 2715 5 11 2 2219 65 15 Hull 34 11 4 1 30 6 8 3 7 1814 64 28 Derby 36 9 6 3 2713 7 6 5 2019 60 15 Sheff Wed 3610 6 2 3315 4 8 6 17 21 56 14 --------------------------------------------------------------Cardiff 36 9 7 2 2717 5 6 7 2023 55 7 Ipswich 35 7 6 4 21 17 8 4 6 2325 55 2 Birm’ham 35 9 2 6 1916 6 7 5 2118 54 6 Preston 36 7 7 4 1715 5 6 7 1618 49 0 QPR 36 7 8 3 2820 0 4 6 8 1522 47 1 Wolves 36 6 6 6 2425 6 4 8 2125 46 -5 Nott Frst 35 7 6 5 2216 4 6 7 11 15 45 2 Reading 35 7 8 3 2012 4 3 102129 44 0 Leeds 35 5 7 6 1518 5 7 5 1922 44 -6 Blackburn35 7 7 4 2214 3 6 8 1318 43 3 Brentford 35 7 3 8 2426 5 4 8 2429 43 -7 H’field 36 7 4 7 2821 4 5 9 1928 42 -2 Fulham 36 5 5 8 2929 3 8 7 2632 37 -6 Bristol City36 6 4 6 8 1729 5 4 9 1528 37 -25 MK Dons 36 7 3 8 1723 2 6 101325 36 -18 --------------------------------------------------------------R’ham 36 7 3 8 2528 3 2 131531 35 -19 Charlton 36 3 8 7 1827 3 3 121439 29 -34 Bolton 36 4 10 4 2121 0 4 141439 26 -25
Draws: 131
RED CARDS:
P Bauer F Forestieri B Wright S Ameobi B Amos N Baker Y Barbet G Berardi L Best P Billing T Cairney
2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
13 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9
FALMER STADIUM, 08-03-16 RESULT: BRIGHTON 0 SHEFF WED 0
POSSESSION
77% 23% 53% 47%
SATURDAY 12TH MARCH Blackburn v Leeds Bolton v Preston Cardiff v Ipswich Fulham v Bristol City Huddersfield v Burnley Hull City v MK Dons Nott Forest v Sheff Wed QPR v Brentford Rotherham v Derby
31%
43%
Away team: 114 wins
GOALS SCORED: Home goals
571
441
Total goals
12:30 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00
SUNDAY 13TH MARCH Wolves v Birmingham 13:15 Charlton v Middlesbroughh 15:30
Away goals
1012
22
TUESDAY 15TH H MARCH Brightonn v Reading Hull v Nott Forest Ipsw wich v Blackburn
19:45 19:45 19:45
FRIIDAY 18TH MARCH Midddlesbrough v Hull
19:45
goals this season for Burnley’s Andre Gray
TOP SCORERS: C Evans M Kieftenbeld J Lynch E Ba N Baker B Bannan L Cook S Duffy Fabio Da Silva B Johnson
S Carruthers C Coady H Dean Derik D Dervite J Douglas L Dunk Fabio Da Silva L Fer L Freeman J Garner
LAST MATCH
FIXTURES:
26%
Home team: 182 wins
YELLOW CARDS: K McFadzean M Hudson S Hutchinson S Carruthers A Clayton J Garner G Bellusci D Burn G Cunningham M Davies
2015/2016 SEASON
9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A Gray R McCormack A Hernandez A Judge N Wells M Dembele F Forestieri J Kodjia C Martin N Blackman T Hemed J Rhodes S Vokes C Austin G Hooper B Afobe Nelson Oliveira B Pitman M Antenucci T Ince J Mason
22 18 16 14 14 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8
8
league goals scored by Mirco Antenucci after he helped Leeds beat Cardiff 2-0 in midweek
NEXT MATCH: HEAD TO HEAD BRIGHTON
MATCHES
SHEFF WED
36 COR RNERS::
5
SHO OTS:
4
FOULS:
11
8 7 7
17
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WINS DRAWS LOSSES
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5
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Harty Albion to win the league? That’s my prediction
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tanding at the urinal, a pretty fair appraisal after an extremely disappointing 90 minutes at the Amex on Tuesday night Fan One: If they play like that in the Premier League, they’ll come straight back down. Fan Two: If they carry on playing like that in the Championship, they don’t even go up. Ultimately, a scoreless bore draw against fellow play-off challengers Sheffield Wednesday left the Albion leaving a cold, wet Falmer feeling something was clearly lacking. Goals basically, but what was also apparent is a nagging doubt that with the Albion entering the home straight, stage fright/jitters, whatever you want to call it, has kicked in. Collywobbles or not, I still can’t get my head round the amount of people, having probably paid more for an Albion home ticket than ever before, that leave well before the final whistle. The legendary Brian Clough famously quipped ‘It only takes a second to score a goal’, yet I witnessed people, as I do every week, leaving from 75 minutes onwards at what was a vital game for the Albion. Are the transport arrangements that bad that people have to sacrifice 15 per cent or so
David Stockdale claims a cross against Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday. Picture by Angela Brinkhurst
of the match experience? Would the same people go to watch the Jersey Boys in the West End and leave before Frankie Valli’s big finale? On the pitch, as always, it is a game of opinions and it certainly was with Connor Goldson winning the man of the match award on the night, although it must have been a close run thing as at least two quality saves from David Stockdale and a solid performance between the sticks might have been enough to get him the nod instead. But having been part of the sponsors’ party
over the years, I do know the hospitality can sometimes cloud the old judgement, and if anything was to drive anyone to drink it was Albion’s display on Tuesday. Even then, sitting at home after the game, I found myself returning to the promotion calculator, which can be found at www.thefishy.co.uk/calculator0. php?Competition=2 . There supporters get the chance to predict the results of the Albion’s remaining fixtures, while the computer predicts the rest of the Championship.
Putting Tuesday night’s game to the back of my mind, in the next ten games I predicted seven wins (five at home and two on the road at MK Dons and Charlton), two defeats away to Birmingham and Middlesbrough and a draw at Forest. I still had us winning the league with 87 points, three points clear of Burnley and in fact getting promoted at the Valley and winning the league at home to Derby seven days later. In fact, the Charlton game will mark my 43rd anniversary of watching the Albion for the very first time, April 23, 1973, so how fitting that would be! I’m sure a number of diehard Albion fans will come out with a similar outcome on the predictor, although the realists amongst us might get a different result. I am ultimately very much a glass half full Albion fan, maybe over the years more thin than thick has taught me to cling on to every hope. The team now have a full seven-day break due to scheduled opponents Reading’s FA Cup commitments, before the Royals arrive at the Amex next Tuesday. No live TV and plenty of tickets still available, so hopefully a healthy crowd, most of whom will hopefully be able to manage 90 minutes.
Fighting Talk
West Hove Golf Course, Badgers Way, Hangleton, Hove, BN3 8EX
with Lloyd Ellet
Quite a lot has changed since my last fight
I
wasn’t overly happy with my performance in my last fight, although I got the win without getting hit and put him over a couple of times, which was positive. I was motivated but I didn’t really go up through the gears until towards the end of the contest after he went down but it was good to get another win on my 20th pro contest and take a step closer towards a big fight. The feedback I received from friends and fans was positive, which was nice to hear and the support that cheered me on was fantastic. I started training again on the Sunday after the fight, so just the one day off for me! I was back in the gym all that week, then went away to a friend’s stag do for the weekend. Quite a lot has changed since my last fight, I’ve left the iBox Gym in Bromley after an eventful two-and-a-half years there as part of a thriving team. I decided after the last fight in midFebruary that it was time for me to move on, I had began to go a bit stale there and we parted on the best of terms. I got myself straight down to my manager, Scott Welch’s gym in Brighton to hit the ground running. Scott has got accommodation over the road from the
gym for me to stay in which is perfect as I can train three times a day now, so it’s much better. I feel rejuvenated since the move, I’m like a different fighter already. I’ve sparred with Chris Eubank Jr already and there’s plenty of good sparring available to me, with Marcus Eaton and Nicky Jenman both in the gym. I’ve campaigned at lightmiddleweight, now known as the Americanised super-welterweight division, for my entire four-and-ahalf year long professional career but having made the weight limits for my last few fights with ease, I’m now going to compete at the lower class of welterweight. I might be fighting shortly on April 18 in Slough, although it’s not confirmed yet but I’m staying in shape so I’m ready to go when I get confirmation. I’m hoping to get a couple of good wins in and I might even fight on April 1 in Tolworth as well. My manager Scott is trying to get it all arranged as we speak. It’s all really positive for me and I’m looking ahead to the future with renewed optimism. Follow me on Twitter @lighningbolt07 Team Lightning would like to thank sponsors KSD Salt Services and The Shore Group and Pingala Media and PR Manager Tim Rickson
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Brighton & Hove Albion v Reading in the Championship on Tuesday, March 15, kick-off 7.45pm Tickets available online at www.seagulls.co.uk or by calling 0844 327 1901
Albion not at their best in frustrating draw Albion
Steve Bailey
steve.bailey@jpress.co.uk Twitter: @SteveBailey67
Albion boss Chris Hughton felt his side were not at their best when they were held to a scoreless draw by Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday. The Seagulls failed to register a shot on target but the draw increased their unbeaten run to four games and it is now 384 minutes since they conceded a goal. Brighton moved up to third in the Championship, two points behind second-placed Middlesbrough, who have a game in hand, while leaders Burnley are six points ahead of the Albion. Reflecting on the draw with the Owls, Hughton said: “They made it very difficult for us. We probably needed a goal for the game to open up a little bit, so it’s a little frustrating but we weren’t at our best. “It shows in this division that if you’re not at your best, there’s every chance that you might not win a game.” The draw kept Albion nine
points ahead of sixth-placed Wednesday, with ten games remaining, and Hughton said: “You never want to set out negative because we absolutely wanted to win the game. But it was against a team that are close to us in this division and it also means it’s points that they don’t get. “Certainly I’d have preferred us to get all three but I think a draw was probably fair.” Midfielder Beram Kayal was an unused substitute for the game, with Stoke loanee Steve Sidwell making his first home start for the Albion since December 2002 – when he was on loan from Arsenal. Hughton said: “Beram wants to play every game and he’s been great for us but he had a little period where he was playing through a little bit of a injury and he’s come through that. Whenever a player is left out or rested, it’s an opportunity for them to recharge and come back stronger. It was a change to use the squad.” Albion are next in action on Tuesday when they host Reading.
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The Albion Roar by Alan Wares @albionroar
£30 away tickets a start – but it’s still a cop-out
A Albion midfielder Steve Sidwell in action against Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday evening
cold Tuesday night in February in Grimsby is often the standard unit of measurement of football misery. Alongside supporting the idea that MK Dons have a right to exist, that is. This week’s serving at the Amex definitely felt like we’d headed to the Humber. An awful game in freezing wet conditions, devoid of skill, craft and goals left many - alright, everyone leaving the stadium soaked, miserable and wishing the night hadn’t happened. Utterly forgettable. On the airwaves, Radio Reverb 97.2FM, which is where you can hear The Albion Roar show, is a community radio station and relies solely on donations, sponsorship and grants to pay for its not inconsiderable overheads. We must therefore extend our thanks to everyone who contributed towards the Reverbathon – a 24-hour live broadcasting fund-raising marathon. You can still do so by hitting the ‘donate’ button on the www. radioreverb.com homepage. Meanwhile, that all-merciful Benefactor Royale, the Premier League, has announced a price cap of £30 for away fans from next season. Bearing in mind the campaign is called ‘Twenty’s Plenty’, and there’s no advantage or disadvantage among the clubs if they get to charge the same, then with the amount of money sloshing around, if they can afford £30, they can afford £20. It’s a start, but ultimately, it’s a cop-out.
Home defeats leave Whitehawk Results against lower-placed looking over their shoulder sides crucial for the Seagulls Whitehawk Football Club’s winless run in National League South was extended to 11 games on Tuesday. Hawks fell to a 3-1 home defeat to Hayes & Yeading and that followed a 3-2 reverse at home to Bishop’s Stortford on Saturday. The defeats leave Whitehawk languishing in 18th place, with just a twopoint gap between them and third-from-bottom Westonsuper-Mare. Hawks do have two games in hand but quickly need to register a first win since December to ease any relegation fears. On Tuesday, Dean Leacock
gave Hawks the lead on 53 minutes. It was shortlived, though, as Ashley Lodge drew Hayes level three minutes later. Elliott Benyon gave the visitors the lead on 71 minutes, before Ismael Ehui made it 3-1 in the closing stages with Whitehawk pressing for an equaliser On Saturday, Hawks conceded early but an own goal and Danny Mills strike gave them a 2-1 lead after 18 minutes. However, a brace from Elliott Buchanan gave Stortford all three points. Whitehawk travel to play-off chasing Dartford on Saturday.
Bradley Stratton
Dean Leacock gave Hawks the lead against Hayes on Tuesday
Ask most managers and players in the Championship, and they will tell you that every game is as tough as the next. While this has been true for the most part, Brighton’s winning record this season has showed that it’s not as simple as that. With the exception of the Rotherham defeat, Albion have performed better against teams in the lower half of the table. Of the sides currently in the top half, the Seagulls have picked up wins against
only three of those teams; in comparison, they have beaten 11 of the bottom 12 sides on at least one occasion. Every point counts with ten games to go, and Albion’s current record shows that the games against those bottom sides, such as the next two against Reading and MK Dons, should be considered must-win if going up automatically is still an ambition. The home games against Burnley and Derby are ones you would hope to get at least a point from, and you would hope that by
the final day of the season at Middlesbrough there is nothing to play for. Chris Hughton’s side have been and continue to be underestimated by most pundits. They have thrived off this all season, and they need to continue doing what they have done by going under the radar in the closing months of the campaign. This has been built off wins against sides in the lower half of the table, and can continue to be the case. Anything else against sides in and around them would be an added bonus.
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Straight from the commentary box
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Promotion hope for Albion’s men and women
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kay, so it wasn’t the best. The swirling wind and rain, another nil nil and a frustrating night as Albion, and others faltered in the promotion race. Expectations were high at home after four straight wins. Previous to Tuesday’s draw, the blank at Preston was a fair result and the majority of fans who snoozed their way to Euston on the 6.17pm out of Lancashire seemed relatively content. However, there was a fair bit of disgruntlement after the final whistle at the Amex. There’s still many reasons for Seagulls fans to be positive with ten games to go. As the former Spurs (and Sheffield Wednesday) manager David Pleat said to me on air, the club and the dignified manager deserve to go up. The infrastructure is there and overall the experience is exceptional, if the traffic behaves. There is also an excellent matchday programme and I particularly like the regular Retro section but this week it was nice to see the club celebrating International Women’s Day. The interviews with key personnel who make things tick behind the scenes were interesting and it’s nice to know what those faces you see around the stadium actually do. I have always been an advocate of the women’s game too and proud to be able to say I have commentated on England women. There may well be more opportunities in the future to describe games as the Albion’s women’s side go from strength to strength. Promotion is as real a possibility for them as it is for the men. The ladies are top of the table and nine points ahead of Charlton, who have three games in hand. Neighbours Lewes could do them a favour by denying the Addicks a win on Sunday. It must be hugely frustrating the team must replay their fixture against Blackburn in the FA Cup after naming seven rather than five subs. As Sir Alf Ramsey said, you’ve beaten them once, now go out and beat them
PICTURE BY ANGELA BRINKHURST
Action from Albion’s draw at home to Preston on Tuesday evening
again. Another Albion, affiliated to West Brom, await in the next round and James Marrs’ team certainly have a decent chance of pulling a big team in the quarter-finals if they maintain this season’s form. Derek Chapman has spearheaded the push at the club for the women and it seems to be paying off. Meanwhile, the men are more than likely to face another play-off campaign after finishing low down last year. In Chris Hughton, they have a much-admired manager and a recruitment team that has delivered a squad to challenge for the top two. It is going to be a nervy few months for both the men and women’s teams, as well as the supporters. There may not be much the team can do about the weather but there is much to admire and could possibly be much more to celebrate in the sunshine in May. Follow all the action, home or away, on BBC Sussex Sport or Twitter @BBCSussexSport @johnnycburger To read more by Johnny Cantor, visit www.johnnycantor.com
Kayal key for Brighton’s hopes of a top-two finish
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ne of the main things learned from Tuesday’s dull draw with Sheffield Wednesday was how key Beram Kayal is to Albion. The 27-year-old has been a revelation in midfield since joining the Seagulls from Celtic in January last year. His partnership with Dale Stephens in the centre of midfield is a massive reason why Albion are flying high this season and in contention for a place in the top two. The Israel international was an unused substitute for the draw with the Owls, which was just the third league game he has not featured in this season. Brighton are yet to win in the Championship when he has not played. Without Kayal and Stephens in October, Albion drew 0-0 with Preston at the Amex, before Kayal was on the bench for the 4-1 defeat at Cardiff last month. A slight groin injury has seen Albion boss Chris Hughton manage Kayal cleverly and if missing Tuesday’s draw means he is fit and raring to go for the remaining ten games, then who can argue against it? There is no guarantee Brighton would have won had Kayal been involved against Wednesday anyway but he just adds that little bit extra to the team. His drive and determination spurs the team on and he seems able to win the ball at will off opposition players to regain possession. It’s getting to the time of year when fans will be thinking about their playerof-the-season and, for me, it has to be Kayal, just ahead of David Stockdale and Stephens, who would make up the top three. I’d also expect Kayal to feature in the PFA Championship team of the year as I can’t think of too many better midfield performers in the division this season. As frustrating as Tuesday’s draw was, it kept Wednesday nine points behind the Albion. With just ten games to go, that is a big gap to make up, so another
PICTURE BY ANGELA BRINKHURST
Beram Kayal has been in outstanding form for the Seagulls this season
three or four wins will probably seal Brighton’s place in the lottery of the play-offs. Looking upwards, Burnley have hit form and Middlesbrough and Hull will both be five points ahead of the Seagulls if they win their games in hand. It’s still all to play for, though, and with Kayal back in the middle pulling the strings again, I fully expect Albion to be there or thereabouts come the end of the season. In last week’s column, I wrote about the best-ever games at the Amex after Albion’s 4-0 win over Leeds. It’s fair to say the draw with Sheffield Wednesday was far from a classic but it won’t go down as the worst home match in the Seagulls’ time at Falmer. Unfortunately, that will probably always be the play-off semi-final defeat to the arch rivals up the road.
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