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Private rent prices soar in the city n Research shows an 18 per cent rise in rental prices in the last year n Average flat in Brighton and Hove is £1,078 a month n Demand and supply issue to blame Research released this week shows private rental prices in Brighton and Hove increased 18 per cent in the last year.

The city tops the table in the HomeLet Rental Index, alongside Bristol, for the most substantial price rise in the country, beating even London’s figure.

City politicians have spoken out about the issue, and leader of the council Warren Morgan, said: “We need the power to bring forward new sites, draw in new funding, and co-ordinate work to build more affordable homes for rent or to buy. The statistics on housing in the city are staggering.”

Phelim Mac Cafferty, convenor of the Greens, said: “It’s completely unacceptable that low and average earners are being priced out of our city. This is social cleansing which threatens to turn Brighton and Hove into little more than an overpriced suburb of the capital.”

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Maintaining an Active Lifestyle in Old Age at Maycroft Manor Care Home An active, independent lifestyle isn’t something that’s usually associated with care homes.

However, one local care home is working hard to transform such beliefs.

Maycroft Manor Care Home, situated on Carden Avenue in Brighton, is an awardwinning, luxury residential, nursing and dementia care home, which is not only beautiful, but also delivers high-quality relationship-centred care. This means that the individual needs of each resident are at the very heart of the care provided.

Customer relationship manager, Lisa Vile, explains: “We build a relationship with every resident in order to truly connect with their personal histories and personalities.

“One way we do this is by giving every new Maycroft Manor resident an ‘About Me’ booklet to complete when they move in. This helps team members to understand their routine, family history, what makes them happy or sad, and what support they need in their daily lives.”

The home recognises the need for delivering more than just good care. Residents are encouraged to help out in the garden, cook and carry on with the kind of everyday routines which make their lives, theirs.

Residents are also empowered to continue with their lives outside of the home, for example picking up their newspaper from the newsagent each morning, or popping out to the weekly coffee morning at the church hall that they’ve been going to for years.

Meeting Residents’ Care Requirements Residents living with dementia can have different needs entirely. Maycroft Manor run a range of activities which encourage residents to touch, feel and communicate in other ways than through speech. Visits from ‘travel zoos’, arts and crafts and other reminiscence activities have proven to be very popular.

Residents with nursing needs are encouraged to participate in meaningful one on one activities and are introduced to group activities where possible. This community also has 24 hour nurse leadership, run by highly qualified nurses who have the skills to support the individual needs of residents in their care.

“Since coming here, I have made very good progress in my mobility and my appetite has come on in leaps and bounds. I receive a weekly hairdo which makes me feel like a “Lady” that’s well cared for. I couldn’t wish for more,” said one Maycroft Manor resident.

Market-leading Facilities Maycroft Manor is proud to have been recognised nationally for the facilities they provide, having been awarded ‘Best Care Home’ at the prestigious Pinders Healthcare Design Awards in 2014.

At the home, each of the bedrooms is decorated with bespoke furniture designed to assist residents living with dementia and has its own en-suite facilities, while several rooms on the ground floor enjoy direct access onto a private patio garden area.

Facilities include a café, therapy room, hairdressers, corner shop, cinema, as well as a choice of spacious lounges and interactive kitchen/dining rooms for those who wish to help prepare their own snacks or drinks. All bedrooms have their own TV, telephone points and Wi-Fi access so residents can stay in regular contact with their loved ones.

To arrange your visit to Maycroft Manor please call 01273 859790, email maycroftmanor@hallmarkcarehomes.co.uk or visit www.hallmarkcarehomes.co.uk/care-homes/brighton-and-hove/maycroft-manor/

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Public parks could suffer from cuts to park rangers Bex Bastable @BexBastable Volunteers working with City Parks are worried cutting nine rangers to three will have long-term consequences for the city.

The city council set out plans to cut rangers by 60 per cent in its budget proposals.

Th e r a n g e r s h ave a number of roles, including maintaining open spaces, habitat protection, conservation, and guiding community groups to look after green spaces in the city.

They look after Stanmer Park, Wild Park, Bevendean Down, Preston Park, St Anne’s Wells Park, to name just a few.

Vivienne Barton, who volunteers with the rangers, said: “It will save £175,000-a-year, but it will cost the city far more in the long term.”

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at next week’s environment committee meeting, said: “Green spaces don’t look after themselves. There’s a comprehensive strategy to care for them, to improve them and to make them accessible to all; and it’s our rangers that deliver this strategy.

“They can’t physically do it all themselves, but they are extremely good at mobilising volunteers like us - and keeping us engaged.

“Left alone, most of these groups would probably cease to function. We are really worried that the proposed 60 per cent cut on this already very small team, will have profound consequences.”

Cllr Gill Mitchell, chair of environment, transport and sustainability committee, said: “Nobody wants to contemplate budget cuts of this type and we are well aware of how valued this service is by local communities. However, with central government reducing the council’s grant

Council tax set to rise The Labour-run council has confirmed it is planning a 3.99 per cent council tax increase for 2016/17.

The rise will bring in around £4 million, but half of it must be spent on adult social care.

Cllr Warren Morgan, leader of the Brighton and Hove City Council, said the rise is a result of cuts to council funding from government. He said: “This will help close that gap a little but not prevent really painful cuts to services.”

The proposed 3.99 per cent rise will be put to councillors next month.

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Volunteers from local business ResponsibleTravel.com, with ranger Neil Doyle to nearly zero by 2019/20 we have to find ways to close a £65 million spending gap.

“Discussions are ongoing in relation to the ranger service and the focus has always been on protecting the key areas of their work

on conservation, support to volunteers and communities and Rights of Way.” Th e vo l u n t e e r s w i l l speak at the environment committee on Tuesday, about the importance of the ranger service, and campaigners

are set to gather outside Portslade Town Hall before the meeting.

See page 14 for a piece by Chris Todd from Brighton Friends of the Earth, on the importance of the park rangers.

Th e c i t y c o u n c i l i s t o consider becoming a corporate member of East Sussex Credit Union, loaning the union £250,000 for five years.

T h e n o t - f o r- p r o f i t organisation offers a f fo r d a b l e l o a n s , d e b t management advice and savings accounts to those in financial hardship.

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“The view taken was that publishing the detailed information ahead of the meeting would increase the risk of legal challenge.

We are sorry if this comes as a disappointment but cannot expose the council, the project and taxpayers’ money to the risk of legal challenge.”

Va l e r i e Pay n t e r, SaveHOVE campaigner, said: “There is a Berlin Wall between the council and its residents. Let’s have some democracy here.”

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But not even the developers will find out who has the successful bid until after the policy and resources meeting on Thursday - where the matter is being discussed behind closed doors.

Abraham GhebreGhiorghis, head of legal and democratic services at the council, said: “The council is committed to openness and transparency and strives to make information public as soon as possible, unless there is some legal or other good reason not to do so.

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The council is to remain tight-lipped over the preferred developer for the King Alfred Centre, and the decision will not be revealed until after the policy and resources meeting next week.

The preferred bidder to develop the site was set to be made public this week, but it will remain shrouded in secrecy after the council took legal advice.

It appears the council is concerned about “the risk of a legal challenge” by the losing bidder.

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Hove MP sets out priorities for 2016

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Micro-business, rents and rail fares on the agenda Peter Kyle @peterkyle In many ways I can’t believe its 2016 already, the last year sped past so quickly with the final months of the election campaign and then I went straight from that into adjusting to life as Labour MP for Hove and Portslade with everything that came with it. I think it’s always good in January to set out some goals for the year ahead so here are my main priorities in the months ahead as your MP. We are lucky to have such a dynamic local economy with the self-employed a key contributor to that entrepreneurial spark.

Yet as a group they are neglected by government - the same rings true for micro-businesses, another key group of businesses

locally. I’ll keeping speaking up for both groups and use my role on the Common’s business committee to quiz ministers on what they are doing to make life easier for smaller businesses and the self-employed.

Private rents continue to increase sharply across the city, ensuring more affordable homes are built is also a major priority for 2016 to halt the growing trend of more and more people are being priced out of our city. That’s why it’s great our Labour council is committed to building over 1,000 new affordable homes. I will continue to fight proposals from the Conservative government that would see us forced to automatically sell certain council homes when they become vacant and then have the money from the sales taken back by central government.

I was elected on a promise to end long-term youth unemployment in Hove and I hope we can make real strides towards this in 2016, in conjunction with the new skills taskforce set up by the council and jointly chaired with local business groups. I also want to see continued improvements in our city’s schools and colleges so everyone is equipped with the skills they need to succeed in such a competitive job market.

As 2015 ended with a spate of disruption on the railways, seeing an improved train service is a must for 2016 – I’ve heard from constituents their frustration of missing key work meetings or their despair and not getting home in time to read their child’s bedtime stories.

Since Christmas I’ve met with the rail minister Claire Perry and will work closely

with fellow South East MPs to keep up the pressure and ensure Southern are held to account for poor performance. I also want to see “flexible” season tickets for part-time finally introduced this year – this would really benefit part time workers, the selfemployed and those work from home a couple of days a week.

Finally, everything I do in 2016 will be underpinned by my drive to make politics more accessible to people who wouldn’t otherwise have got involved. That means I’ll keep my high street shop in Hove and my c o m m u n i t y b a s e d campaigns. While there are many challenges ahead, I am still really looking forward to the year ahead as your MP! Peter Kyle is the Labour MP for Hove.

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The final piece of the pod - which is made up of 24 segments - was put into place on Wednesday afternoon.

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Rent price increase highest in the UK Bex Bastable @BexBastable Brighton and Hove topped the table in rising private rental costs - with an 18 per cent increase in prices in the last year.

The only other city to see such a rise was Bristol.

To put things into context, London’s rental prices increased on average by 11 per cent, and the UK average was five per cent.

This is according to figures from the Homelet Rental Index, which also state the average monthly rent in Brighton has increased from £913 in 2014, to £1,078 in 2015. But why is the increase so marked in Brighton and Hove?

Cllr Anne Meadows, chair of the housing and new homes committee, said: “This is one of many reports that tell us that rents are rising year on year in Brighton and Hove, which is due to the shortage of housing in the

city. As an administration we are determined to tackle the city’s housing needs, building new council homes, planning for 2,000 affordable rented homes, and acting in partnership to improve the private rented sector.”

Roger Kay, director of letting agency Just Lets, said: “If you look at Brighton there is a patchwork of issues.

The geographical aspect of Brighton with the sea to the south, the South Downs to the north, and a sprawl east and west, means Brighton is quite city-centric.

“When prices rise the demand is in excess of supply. Brighton is a popular place. London is becoming prohibitively expensive for ordinary people, so people are stretching down to the south. We have prohibitive planning laws, people who are forward-thinking are saying that is true.

“We also have increased licencing and regulation of landlords. I am not saying that’s a bad thing

- responsible agents and landlords welcome this l e g i s l at i o n a n d s a fe t y measures, however the effect has been to drive people from the market.”

David Gibson, Green Party housing spokesperson, said: “Under the current system of short term insecure tenancies, landlords have unprecedented power over tenants, allowing them to hike up rents in response to high demand for rented properties.

“Where housing supply is so limited, the market

cannot correct this massive imbalance, meaning longterm residents are suddenly being priced out of the city. We need to go back to rent controls and secure tenancies, and we need to move towards a policy of living rents not market rents as soon as possible.

“In the meantime, locally we should promote a good landlord scheme (and culture) where better responsible landlords sign up to charge living rents not market rents and offer more security.”

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Expert to review SEN redesign plan The proposed redesign of the council’s special educational needs (SEN) service, will now be reviewed by an independent body, following a 11,000-strong petition against the plans.

This comes after campaigners claimed the redesign would mean cuts to specialist teachers - resulting in valuable knowledge being lost - but the council insisted the redesign would improve the service.

Cllr Tom Bewick, chair of the children, young people and skills committee, said: “Our aim with these proposals is to deliver better outcomes for children with special educational needs and disabilities and also for their parents and carers.

However, given the strong feelings that have been expressed so far I think it’s clear that an independent view of our plans will help us make sure we get this reorganisation right.

“The person appointed will be asked to meet with parent groups and affected stakeholders to consider the proposals we decide to put forward following the staff consultation. We will make the independent assessor’s final report public and publish it on our website. It will play a vital role in our decision making.”

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Sadie Gillett, an NUT officer for the service, said: “We are delighted to hear that the council are to appoint an independent a dv i s o r t o r e v i e w t h e redesign of our city’s Learning Support Services.

This is a very positive step forward in ensuring that the new service will support children with SEND in the best possible way.

“We welcome the decision to include discussions with parents and staff as part of this review. Both within the ongoing staff consultation, and during this process of review, the NUT will continue to press for a service which recognises the vital role of the current five teams of Literacy, Language, Sensory Needs, PRESENS and autism, employing enough teachers to ensure there is continued capacity to work effectively, and paid under teachers’ pay and conditions.”

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Snappers capture Sussex countryside Bex Bastable @BexBastable Devil’s Dyke and Rottingdean both feature in the winning entries of the South Downs National Park Photo Competition 2015-16.

Rhian White took third place with her photograph “Playing at sunset at Devil’s Dyke (pictured right).

Ms White said: “Devil’s Dyke is a great place for dogs and people alike. On this particular day I was teaching dog photography skills and the two ladies and their dogs in the photo had come along to model for us.

We were heading back when the most beautiful sky came in to view. I knew I had to get the dogs in front of it somehow. As I recall I said something along the lines of “can you just jump about with the dogs in front of that sky!” and I took a few shots of which this was my favourite. They all look like they are having so much fun, which I think they were.”

Playing at sunset at Devil’s Dyke won the third prize (Photograph: Rhian White) Piers Fearick, from East Preston, took first place, with his shot of the famous c o t t a g e s at C u ck m e r e Haven, and also won the special Dark Skies award for capturing Rottingdean

w i n d m i l l at n i g h t . H e captured his dark-sky winning photo on the night of the total lunar eclipse in September 2015. As he waited for the blood moon to rise he noticed how the

light pollution sandwiched the small hill but left the sky above the windmill in darkness.

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School holidays shake-up to go out to consultation

Family holidays could be cheaper for parents in the city (Photograph: British Tourist Authority) Bex Bastable @BexBastable A consultation on making school holidays cheaper for families in Brighton and Hove will go ahead, after a council meeting on Monday.

Th e ch i l d r e n , yo u n g people and skills committee discussed plans to either move INSET days to create an extra week’s holiday, or to move a week from the summer holiday to another time of year.

This would mean parents have the opportunity to take their children on holiday outside of peak times - which often see inflated prices.

The committee report compared the prices of holidays in the New Forest and Spain for a family of four throughout the year.

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New Forest was as low as £469 in March, but increased to £1,331 in July. And the holiday to Spain was £1,398 in March, and at its highest, was £4,356 in July.

Councillors discussed the options set to go to consultation, and the committee expressed a preference for moving a week from the summer rather than aligning INSET days. Cllr Dan Chapman, said: “Putting the inset days together, I personally do not think that would be a good idea. Processes, policy and guidance change throughout the year and teachers need to be updated all the time.”

Cllr Vanessa Brown said: “I am not sure putting the INSET days together is the answer. Things crop up throughout the year and it would not help the staff get a cheaper holiday.”

Fo r m e r t e a ch e r C l l r Jackie O’Quinn said when the Easter holidays fall could present a problem, and a week in autumn might be preferable. She said: “Personally I would always have liked my students to have two weeks in the autumn term, they were very tired by the end of it.”

The committee agreed to consult with schools, parents, and young people, over the possibility of changing term times.

Individual schools make their own decisions about when they take their inset days, but term and holiday dates set by the council have to be followed by all the city’s community schools.

The city’s academies and voluntary-aided faith schools are not obliged to follow these dates, but all of them currently do so.

Residents to be consulted on parking zone plans for Hanover and Elm Grove After rejecting a parking zone scheme in 2010, residents in the only part of central Brighton with free parking are set to be consulted once more.

The city council said residents in Hanover and Elm Grove “complain the streets are consequently clogged with vehicles driven by commuters, tourists, shoppers and people from adjacent parking zones who do not wish to pay”.

It is set to consult residents again, after research by the Hanover Local Action Team (LAT) .

Chris Taylor, LAT chair, said: “Surveys of 36 streets have shown a majority of respondents now in favour of some form of controlled parking. The council and LAT are working together to build a flexible scheme which will suit as many residents as possible. This consultation is about the basics and fine detail will

Hanover Terrace is just one road in the area that sees pavements “bumper to bumper with vehicles” be worked up later. Nothing is set in stone and it’s for residents to make the final decision.”

Cllr Gill Mitchell, chair of the environment committee which meets on Tuesday t o d i s c u s s t h e m at t e r, said: “There’s an unusual situation in Hanover where almost half the households have no car yet the roads and many pavements are bumper to bumper with vehicles.

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much more pleasant. But ultimately the choice will be up to local people who express a view. “ Residents will be asked if they would like parking restrictions to operate all day, or for limited periods – or whether they want no controls at all.They will also be asked if they want any scheme to operate all week or Monday to Friday.

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A new Labour leader to maintain Corbyn momentum Greg Hadfield @GregHadfield

For democratic socialists, there has never been a more exciting time to be a member of the Labour Party.

It is, however, easy to think otherwise. Especially if you read only the Daily Mail, or listen only to the small clique of right-wing Labour MPs who routinely generate the self-serving bile that is lapped up by their friends in the media.

So what are the grounds for optimism?

This weekend Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party - commonly known as the City Party - will elect its first chair since the landslide

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leadership election of Jeremy Corbyn.

The vast majority of activists now recognise Blairism is dead and buried, unmourned e x c e p t by i n d i v i d u a l s whose political careers depended on it. Inevitably, a disproportionate number remain as MPs (and Lords) in parliament, and as councillors in town halls across the country.

If, however, Lloyd RussellMoyle is elected chair of the City Party tomorrow (Saturday), he will become the distinctive face and voice of the Labour Party in Brighton and Hove. He will be the single most important person charged with articulating the many hopes - and not a few fears - of a City Party that has more than trebled in size as a result of Mr Corbyn’s inspiring leadership campaign.

Already one of the biggest party units in the country, the City Party now has more than 5,000 members spread across three constituencies.

Mr Russell-Moyle - a trade unionist and member of CND - is likely to be elected by the many hundreds of grassroots members expected to attend tomorrow’s meeting (10.30am, at City College

Brighton and Hove, Pelham Street).

By contrast, Councillor Warren Morgan, the highprofile leader of the Labour Group on Brighton and Hove City Council, is elected only by 22 Labour councillors whose roles - as committee chairs, and so on - depend on their leader’s patronage.

Therefore, tomorrow can be the beginning of a democratic transformation that can finally counter the widespread cynicism and criticism - locally and nationally - that Labour is little better than “Conservative Lite”, led by machine politicians moulded in the image of Mr Blair and Lord Mandelson. It may have been true in recent years, but it does not have to be true any longer.

To m o r r ow c a n m a r k the rebirth of a mass party locally, with the potential to mobilise tens of thousands of citizens in a sustained campaign to stop spending cuts and to build a fairer and more prosperous city. A party whose representatives have ambitions greater than simply blaming the Tories as they wring their hands about the pain they knowingly inflict on their poorest and most vulnerable neighbours.

No wonder members of Progress - the party within a party that ludicrously still describes itself as Labour’s “new mainstream” - is upset by the prospect.

D e s c r i b e d a s Mandelson’s Militant Tendency - and funded by nearly £5 million from multi-millionaire members of the House of Lords, plus a fair dollop of dosh from venture capitalists - the 2,500-member organisation has exercised a suffocating i n f l u e n c e ove r L a b o u r politics for nearly a decade.

The little-known Labour MPs who recently shuffled themselves out of jobs nobody knew they had are Progress members or supporters. Revenge was their motive - revenge against 400,000 Labour members who had the audacity to vote for a socialist leader they abhorred.

Progress has also exercised a malign influence in Brighton and Hove. Cllr Morgan was a keynote speaker - with Peter Kyle, the Labour MP for Hove - at a much-publicised meeting about “the future of the centre-left in Brighton and H ove ” . O n ly 2 4 p e o p l e attended, several from as far away as Portsmouth

Lloyd Russell-Moyle is a trade unionist and member of CND and West Worthing, along with three Labour city councillors.

The new mainstream?

I don’t think so. Progress members are the oldfashioned, undemocratic minority, the 4.5 per cent of members who voted for the biggest loser in the Labour leadership election. And who refuse to accept the result.

It is the thousands of new party members eligible to

attend tomorrow’s meeting who are the future. And Lloyd Russell-Moyle must ensure it is their voices that are heard loud and clear.

Greg Hadfield, a former Fleet Street journalist and internet entrepreneur, is a longstanding member of Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party.

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Friday, January 15, 2016

A Week in the City Charity

Festival

The Brighton Housing Trust Christmas Appeal for First Base Day Centre has hit its target of £20,000.

J o B e r r y, a p p e a l organiser, said: “As always, we are delighted by the generosity of members of the public.

“Without their ongoing support it would be very difficult for BHT to continue to provide the services does for the men and women living on the streets.”

Artists and makers wishing to take part in the 2016 Artists Open Houses Festival must register by February 1.

Creatives from all over the city will be opening their homes and studios to the public, showcasing a diverse selection of artworks and craft.

The event takes place in Brighton and Hove for five weekends from April 30.

To register, visit: aoh.org. uk.gridhosted.co.uk

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Junior doctors strike Junior doctors have joined picket lines out of ‘absolute desperation’.

Doctors from Brighton a n d S u s s e x U n ive r s i t y Hospitals Trust (BSUH) walked out on strike from 8am on Tuesday to protest against the changes to junior doctors contracts – which the BMA is arguing will mean the medics work longer hours for a lower wage.

The hospital trust said 22 day case operations, 13 inpatient operations and 25 outpatient clinics were rescheduled. A letter

written to the Brighton and Hove Independent on behalf of more than 60 doctors employed by the trust said: “We want a contract that is safe and fair. “ Doctors at Mill View, run

by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust also took industrial action.

The strike was announced after talks between the NHS and the BMA collapsed. A spokesman for the trust said patient safety was prioritised during the strike and added disruption was kept to a minimum.

Event

Bowie tribute

David Bowie’s life will be celebrated on Sunday with a live performance of his work by Brighton band, yo u r g a r d e n d ay, a t t h e Brighton Record Fair.

The record fair is held monthly in the Syndicate Wing of Brighton Centre. The special performance will mark the death of the iconic singer on Sunday.

The band will perform between noon and 1pm. The fair runs from 8.30am to 3.30pm.

Early bird entry is £5 at 8.30am, or £2 between 9.30am3.30pm in the Syndicate Wing, Russell Road, Brighton. Or mention Starman after 9.30am to pay just £1 to get in and listen to the live Bowie tribute.

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Transport

Transport

Designated children’s centres in the city will be cut from 12 to seven, after the children, young people and skills committee agreed the move this week.

Cllr Tom Bewick, chair of the children, young people and skills committee, said the issue was “something of an annual ding dong”, after cuts to the service were avoided last year.

The committee voted to go ahead with the move, which will see four of the de-designated centres used for outreach services.

It will take effect from April.

Alex Phillips, Green councillor, said: “The Labour administration has completely failed to listen to residents.

“The changes to children’s centres are being pushed forward by the council despite 80 per cent of parents opposing the cuts in the consultation, which has left many asking what the point of the consultation was in the first place.”

Cyclists will be able to leave their bikes in a further seven locations across the city as the council looks to increase cycle parking facilities in the city.

Members of the council’s environment, transport and sustainability committee are being asked to agree proposals for new cycle racks in Bonchurch Road, Broad Street, Devonshire Place, Eaton Place, Franklin Street and Walpole Terrace and to extend the existing cycle parking in Bartholomews.

The new facilities, part of a £40,000 scheme to improve cycle parking in the city, will be funded with Local Transport Plan money.The new cycle racks will hold at least 10 bikes at any one time.

Cllr Gill Mitchell, chair of the committee, said: “As cycling continues to increase, I’m pleased to see these proposals which will help to meet the growing demand for safe and secure cycle parking across the city.”

A group of professional d r ive r s swa p p e d t h e i r vehicles for bikes to take part in a Safer Urban Driving course.

The 14 HGV, bus, coach and removals drivers completed the course run

by Cycle Confident and Brighton and Hove City Council’s road safety team.

Th e c o u r s e a i m s t o highlight ways motorists can improve their driving i n t h e c i t y, i n c l u d i n g understanding the behaviour of cyclists on the road. Part of this involves being a cyclist in the centre of the city.

Peter from Ocean Coaches, said: “I’d not been on a bike for years - I’ve got

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much more awareness of what it’s like to be a cyclist on modern roads with buses/ HGVs around now.”

Dean, of Cycle Confident, said: “The course attempts to, and succeeds, in i n c u l c at i n g a s e n s e o f empathy between all road users towards one another.

It does this by putting the driver in the shoes of the cyclist and, consequently, the former becomes more understanding of the latter, creating a safer environment for all.”

The next course is on January 31. Free places are available to professional drivers working in the city.

Contact: keith.baldock@ brighton-hove.gov.uk

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Event

Parade raised £7,000 Burning the Clocks organisers announced this week that more than £7,000 was raised for the annual lantern parade on December 21.

Collections on the night raised a total of £3,534.86 for the event produced by arts charity Same Sky, and its crowdfunding initiative raised £4,030.

John Varah, Same Sky artistic director, said: “We want to thank everyone who came along to Burning the Clocks.

“We especially want to thank the kind people who donated on the night, our wonderful volunteer bucket collectors and the 93 supporters who donated online to our crowdfunding initiative. We simply couldn’t make it happen without them.”

(Photograph: Simon Dack)

Aquarium

Zebra Shark named

The Sea Life Centre in Brighton introduced a new zebra shark to its Ocean Display this week.

The aquarium’s aquarist team transferred the zebra shark from its current home in quarantine into the Ocean Display, where it will co-habit with other sharks, rays and turtles.

Guest of honour at the naming ceremony was fouryear-old Maxwell Smith, from Thakeham. Maxwell has Mitochondrial Depletion in the TK2, a rare and complex muscle wasting disease. Maxwell is fully ventilated 24 hoursa-day and dependent on his wheelchair. He loves watching fish and his greatest wish was to visit the Sea Life Centre in Brighton. With the help of children’s charities Merlin’s Magic Wand and Rays of Sunshine, Sea Life Brighton was been able to make that wish come true - and go one step further, by naming the aquarium’s newest addition Maxwell after the four-year-old.

Newly-christened zebra shark Maxwell will join Dotty, the female zebra shark, as well as black tip reef sharks, sandbar sharks, sting ray and two giant green sea turtles in the Ocean Display at Sea Life Brighton.

(Photographs: Julia Claxton)

Council

Fake letter warning A Brighton resident has r e c e i ve d a f a k e l e t t e r advising them that someone from the council will be visiting them to “check on their residency”.

Th e lette r clai ms to be from a senior housing officer in East Sussex County Council.

Anyone receiving a letter like this should let the Corporate Fraud Team know on anti-fraud@brightonhove.gov.uk or call 01273 291847.

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The bank has sent out letters to its customers to say “the growth of telephone and online banking” has led it to close a number of branches.

Customers of the branch at 79 Western Road will be transferred to the North Street HSBC. The Grade II listed building, which opened as Midland Bank, was built in 1905

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A memorial has been placed at the Clock Tower to remember the homeless who have died on the streets in Brighton and Hove.

The tribute was created by the group Love Activists Brighton, which held a vigil on Saturday.

This comes as three rough sleepers were reported to have died in the city in the last month: a woman named Caroline, a man called Casey, and Big Issue seller Gareth.

Turn to page 21, to see tributes to Gareth, who died on New Year’s Day.

A meeting will be held on Saturday, discussing government proposals to renew Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons.

MP Caroline Lucas, Dr Philip Johnstone from Sussex University and Rebecca Sharkey of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) will speak at the meeting.

The event starts at 11am at St Nicholas Church, and entry is free.

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Conversations King Alfred Dear Sir/Madam, As a decision is due on the redevelopment of the King Alfred, could I urge councillors to ensure that the new sports facilities be constructed on the western part of the site, meaning that the present swimming pool and sports centre could remain open until they are ready?

There are two reasons for placing this condition upon development.

The first is that it is not acceptable for the whole of Brighton and Hove to be restricted to one public swimming pool for a period that will inevitably be measured in years. Your report states that the new centre will open in 2020 ‘if all goes smoothly’ - but we all know that major contraction projects are rarely completed on time.

The second is: what happens if the developer goes bust mid-project, after the existing facilities have been knocked down? This is not an unlikely scenario in the present uncertain

The King Alfred Centre economic climate, and there is quite a history in this city of sites being cleared and left empty for years.

The open air pool at Black Rock, for example, was demolished in 1984 - on the promise of new facilities at the marina, which were never built and remains a cleared site today, over 30 years later.

We don’t want anything like that to happen again

- do we?

There is enough room on the site to allow continuous provision of swimming and other sporting facilities, and it is what happened when Worthing got its new pool about four years ago.

If Worthing can manage it, surely Brighton and Hove ought to be able to?

Kind regards, Howard Spencer, Park Gate, Hove.

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City Parks rangers are important to our environment - not a fringe benefit The proposal to cut nine or 10 rangers down to three is a false economy.

It appears to have been done on the back of a cigarette packet rather than through any assessment of what is required. Nor were volunteers consulted prior to the announcement. The first they knew about it was from the press, yet these are the very people the council is hoping will step forward to fill the void. So much for working in partnership with the local community.

The trouble is the ranger service is seen as a fringe benefit, a nice to have facility on a sunny day, but not really core to council work. Well, that out-dated idea needs to change.

Research has shown the importance of green space for people’s mental and physical well-being.

The reality is that green space is part of the natural health service, a hugely

important but overlooked aspect of our healthcare.

And the rangers facilitate that healthcare. Without them our green spaces would fall into decline. They would become overgrown, p o t e n t i a l ly d a n g e r o u s as broken steps, railings and other facilities were not repaired. They would become strewn with rubbish and more off-putting so that people would slowly stop using them.

When we won the international accolade of UNESCO Biosphere designation, what helped us win was the quality of our green spaces and the volunteers helping to look after them. But these volunteers cannot do it alone.

Without proper support, many of the groups will simply fold. A single ranger allocated to supporting the 30 or so local groups is not enough.

Chris Todd Sure the ranger service needs to make savings, but those savings should be driven by what is needed to enable volunteers to do more than they do already.

Got right and this proposal could increase benefits for the local community, but as it stands the hatchet job could destroy the very groups it needs to nurture.

Chris Todd, Brighton and Hove Friends of the Earth

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The £4 million Stanmer Park and Estate Restoration Project will aim to restore the park’s landscape, and Grade-II listed buildings, protect natural features, and safeguard its rare landscapes.

At a meeting on Tuesday, members of Brighton and Hove City Council’s environment, transport and sustainability committee are being asked to agree the next stage of the project which includes working up detailed plans, a consultation, and a sustainable travel plan.

The council was awarded a £297,000 Parks for People grant to develop proposals although it failed in its bid to secure Heritage Grant

funding to renovate Home Farm. But the council is pressing ahead, and work is now underway to draw up a final application for “Stage 2 funding” to be submitted by August 2016.

Cllr Gill Mitchell, chair of the environment, transport and sustainability committee said: “Stanmer Pa r k i s a w e l l - l ove d public space as well as an important gateway into the South Downs National Park.

“We are fortunate to have this ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to gain funding to restore the park and its buildings to their former glory and encourage more people to discover, appreciate and benefit from a unique historic estate less than five kilometres from the heart of the city of Brighton and Hove.”

Th e n e x t s t a g e w i l l include restoration of the walled garden as a visitor attraction and base for Plumpton College, and

restoring the landscape along the lane from Lower lodges to Stanmer Village.

There will also be a ‘greenway’ for pedestrians and cyclists, with improvements to the roads, controlled parking, and the creation of a kiosk at the entrance of the estate with possible bicycle hire.

Stanmer Park is a working landscape which includes farming, grazing, and food growing. It is also home to residents living in Stanmer Village and a base for several businesses, including the council nursery, South D o w n s N a t i o n a l Pa r k Au t h o r i t y o f f i c e s , a n d community groups and organisations.

During the 18th century, an estate was created for the Pelham family, with Stanmer House built in 1722. In 1947, Brighton Corporation (the predecessor of the city council) bought the estate and opened the park to the public in 1953.

Preston Park Velodrome could reopen by spring, as repair funding is agreed Brighton and Hove’s professional cycling track is expected to reopen in the spring, after a funding package for safety improvements was finalised.

Th e ve l o d r o m e w a s c l o s e d t o c o m p e t i t i ve cycling events last year, after concerns were raised over a number of safety issues, including the fencing surrounding the track.

But British Cycling and Brighton and Hove City Council have come up with a £160,000 funding package, with repair work starting early this year - a British Cycling grant will cover the majority of the cost, with the remaining £50,000 coming from developers’ funding contributions from planning applications.

John Mills of British Cycling said: “Preston Park provides an excellent,

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Cllr Warren Morgan, leader of the council said: “The Preston Park Velodrome is a much loved part of our city’s history, being the

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We need more power to tackle the housing market This week I went to London t o l o bby g ove r n m e n t ministers for more powers to tackle the housing crisis in the city and our region.

We need the power to bring forward new sites, draw in new funding, and co-ordinate work to build more affordable homes for rent or to buy.

The statistics on housing in the city are staggering.

This week a report said that rents in Brighton and Hove are rising by 18 per cent a year.

The average rent for a one-bedroomed flat is around £900 a month.

The average price of a flat is £260,000. For a semidetached home that rises to £360,000, and for a terraced house the average is now £425,000, some £40,000 less than London.

Four thousand people move here from the capital each year, while the student rental market eats more properties each month.

With the lack of supply these factors mean house price inflation of more than

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Unless we are to become a “London-by-thesea” the government must give us the powers to intervene in the market

12 per cent a year.

Current council policy asks for 40 per cent of major new developments to be “affordable”, meaning on offer at 80 per cent of market rents.

With rents so high, even that is unaffordable to those we seek to help, and 40 per cent of units are rarely if ever achieved.

That’s why we are looking to build 2,000 homes for rent at 60 per cent of market rent through our proposed joint venture with Hyde.

We are building dozens of new council homes in Whitehawk as part of our pledge to build at least 500 council homes by 2019.

S o m e a r g u e fo r r e n t controls; we are committed to a fairer rental market, with transparent fees and rights for tenants so that the few unscrupulous landlords and letting agents who give the sector a bad name can be made to clean up their acts and not undercut the decent majority.

We will look at any and all opportunities to build,

and seek to offer homes of all types and tenures in the city to those who need them.

Our economy depends on staff being able to afford to live here.

Our council needs the additional income new council tax-generating properties will bring.

The government is pushing the city and our regional neighbours to build.

In his Autumn Statement the Chancellor said he wants 200,000 “starter homes” built by 2020, at 80 per cent of market rates and capped at £250,000.

This is welcome, though that price will still be well out of reach for many on lower incomes. The government required us to look at every option in drawing up our City Plan which must deliver over 11,000 new homes in the next 15 years.

Of course when developers bring forward plans to build, as they have done recently in the east of the city, the opposition from Conservative councillors and MPs is vociferous.

Homes in Hanover. One of the areas which has seen a steady increase in house prices.

Any plans to build out into the urban fringe, up in high-rise developments or on brownfield sites are opposed.

Unless we are to become

a “London-by-the-sea” with properties only within reach of the wealthy, and new build reserved for overseas investors, the Conservative Government must give us the

powers to intervene in the market, and Conservative politicians must accept the case for more )homes to be built.

Bold solutions, difficult decisions and innovative partnerships are needed if we are to do what is needed to tackle our city’s housing crisis.

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Soaring rent prices push out the poor Phélim Mac Cafferty @phelimmac

Brighton hit the news again this week as it became the second city in the country where rents passed £1,000 a month, with an average flat now costing £1,078 a month.

According to HomeLet, median earners in Brighton and Hove are now spending 65 per cent of their salary on rent.

The housing crisis is a national scandal, and one that has engulfed many of our city’s residents.

The poorest households are suffering the most, as incomes are squeezed by a toxic mix of soaring rents and welfare reform, with families forced to choose between eating and heating.

But rents are now so high even average earners are

struggling too.

This has to stop. It’s completely unacceptable that low and average earners are being priced out of our city. This is social cleansing which threatens to turn Brighton and Hove into little more than an overpriced suburb of the capital.

Th e r e a r e ava i l a b l e s o l u t i o n s : c a p p r ivat e sector rents; tax landlords and developers sitting on the value of land; building more genuinely affordable properties of a range of tenures.

The crisis can best be a d d r e s s e d by bu i l d i n g more social-rented homes, where rents are set at levels which pay in full for the management, maintenance and renewal of properties.

They are not subsidised, but instead reflect the true costs to landlords of renting out property. They are the fairest form of rented housing and we need far more, not less.

Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty is convenor of the Green Group on Brighton and Hove City Council

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Tories campaign to bring back city’s parking vouchers The Conservative Group on Brighton and Hove City Council is backing a petition to bring back scratchcard parking vouchers.

Conservative councillors Vanessa Brown and Jayne Bennett launched the petition, amid ongoing concerns from the city’s residents and visitors regarding the current PayByPhone parking system.

Cllr Brown said: “We felt we had a duty to organise a city-wide petition regarding the difficulties that the elderly and those without mobile phones are experiencing with the council’s new pay-by-phone parking system. “ We w i l l a l s o b e organising a protest at a future committee meeting to highlight people’s strong feelings on this issue.”

Cllr Bennett said: “This is about giving residents and visitors a genuine choice over how they pay for parking in the city. If you agree then please sign the petition and help to secure a debate.”

In September, half of the city’s 1,200 parking machines were removed, in a bid to encourage residents to use the new PayByPhone system.

The move was estimated to save the council around £250,000-a-year in coin collecting costs.

Residents with smartphones can download the parking app to use PayByPhone, or park by text with older mobiles.

But the council said at least one parking machine would remain on each street, for those who did not want to use the PayByPhone service.

The Conservatives were keen for the issue to be debated at an upcoming Full Council meeting, and encouraged residents to sign the petition, which was set up on December 22.

As the Brighton & Hove Independent went to press, the online petition had only been signed by 13 people although paper petitions were also being collected.

To view and sign the p e t i t i o n , v i s i t : w w w. b r i g h t o n - h ove . g ov. u k / petitions and click on the ‘Reintroduce scratch card voucher parking’ petition.

For further details on being part of the protest regarding the PayByPhone parking system, or to submit a paper response to the petition, email vanessa. brown@brighton-hove.gov. uk.

Sadly, with the Housing and Planning Bill before Parliament, the government is moving in the opposite direction.

The housing charity S h e l t e r e s t i m at e s t h at 180,000 fewer genuinely affordable homes will be built over the next five years as a direct result of this bill.

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B y r e m ov i n g s e c u r e tenancies for council homes, selling off housing association property and forcing local authorities to build Starter Homes average earners cannot afford, rather than socially-rented homes they can, the Housing and Planning Bill will make the housing crisis much worse.

This is not incompetence or ignorance. The government is fully aware of the consequences of its bill and is steaming ahead despite vociferous protest.

It’s peddling the notion of home ownership while k n ow i n g ly w r i t i n g o f f swathes of low and average earners, for whom affording

The housing crisis is a national scandal, and one that has engulfed many of our city’s residents. The poorest households are suffering the most, as incomes are squeezed by a toxic mix of soaring rents and welfare reform.

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The Bill is nothing less than a direct attack on social housing and on low and average earners.

It will destroy deep– rooted communities and the social, cultural and economic mix which makes our city so remarkable.

Chances are, many of us won’t be here to witness the transformation because we’ll be simply too poor to live in Brighton and Hove.

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Brighton finalists in county food awards

By Steve Holloway @BrightonIndy The winners of a county food and drink competition will be crowned later this month.

The final of the Sussex Food & Drink Awards, now in its 10th year, will take place at the Amex Stadium, Falmer, on Thursday, January 28.

Olympic gold medallist and patron of the awards Sally Gunnell OBE and Danny Pike from BBC Sussex will host the ceremony, which is expected to be the biggest to date as organisers mark the awards’ anniversary.

There are 10 categories in the awards, with eight of the 30 finalists from East Sussex.

Three finalists are from the Brighton and Hove area.

They are Barfields B u t ch e r s , Fiveway s , Coggings and Co, Seven D i a l s , a n d Th e Tr o l l ’ s Pantry, Hobgoblin, London Road (which is a finalist in the Sussex Street Food of

the Year category for their mobile business.

Paul Seager, co-director of Natural Partnerships CIC, which runs the awards, said, “Sussex has a wonderful array of local food and drink producers, farmers, local markets, farm shops, restaurants and pubs.

“These awards are a fantastic way for people to celebrate this offering and those involved with the food and drink industry and we want to encourage more local people to buy local produce.”

Guests at the ceremony will enjoy a Sussex bubbly and ale reception followed by a seven-course banquet created by Sodexo Prestige Principal Chef, Malcolm Emery and his catering team at the stadium.

Mr Emery said, “This will be the fifth year that we have produced this very special banquet and we have pulled out all the stops this year in order to create something really memorable to celebrate the awards’ tenth

Tributes to Waitrose Big Issue man Gareth Tributes have been paid to a popular Brighton Big Issue seller.

Lesley Raymond, known to everyone as Gareth, died on New Year’s Day after a longterm illness Gareth was a familiar and friendly face to customers at the Brighton branch of Waitrose.

Following his death, staff and customers left flowers and tributes at his pitch just outside the busy Western Road supermarket.

Kevin Wright, who works at the Clarendon Centre which supports Big Issuesellers and homeless people in Brighton, said: “Gareth always came across as a lovely, gentle guy.

“We always got on well and he seemed like a very popular guy.

“He was a proud Welshman who liked his rugby. “ We h a d s o m e g o o d laughs during the World Cup in the summer, especially when Wales beat England.”

Gareth named his faithful Staffordshire bull terrier Cymro – a Welsh word meaning Welshman.

Cymro is now being looked after by one of Gareth’s friends and, as our photo shows, was dressed as a reindeer over Christmas while Gareth wore a Santa costume.

In the past two weeks Gareth’s pitch has been decorated with flowers and

Lesley ‘Gareth’ Raymond and Cymro a candle lit in his memory.

New handwritten tributes have appeared each day.

One tribute said: “He was always friendly, smiley and a pleasure to talk to. He brightened a lot of people’s days with a simple hello or a smile.”

Tributes to Gareth

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Liz Earle have a supersized Superskin essentials offer at £64 until January 27, with a Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser 200ml, Instant Boost Skin Tonic 200ml, two muslin cloths and a choice of 50ml Superskin Moisturiser (Neroli is my favourite option), plus a complimentary 500ml Orange Flower Botanical Body Wash or Energising Botanical Body Wash.

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Moisturiser Dry/sensitive and a 2ml sampler of my favourite Botanical Essence No.15 Eau de Parfum.

I hope to try the new anniversary fragrance soon, as No. 20 blends sandalwood with damask rose. Another online sale at Le Artisan Parfumeur has some good reductions, especially if you like Amber Extreme like I do.

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by Laura Wilkinson This is a heartfelt, satisfying book. Brightonb a s e d Wi l k i n s o n h a s conjured a wonderful read that leaves a feeling of things coming out right.

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There’s tension here and enough plot to keep you guessing throughout and the main character, Saffron is an engaging, feisty heroine.

She was studying for a career in medicine until a terrible accident changes her life in ways that she hadn’t even imagined.

Needing to leave London, she returns to a small coastal town to live with her mother. Saffron doesn’t engage with small town mentality and feels trapped, until she meets Joe. Despite initial misgivings they grow closer to one another as they realise that they have

a lot in common.

But like Saffron, Joe has a complicated past too.

Can either of them ever live a calm, normal life?

They both need love, but can Saffron reveal what happened on that fateful night of her accident?

There is a sense of engagement to this novel, that feels complete and real which makes it a powerful yet joyous read. There is a nail biting ending, and despite the fact that I knew it would all be OK, it doesn’t spoil the enjoyment of reading this wonderful book. The perfect read for a stormy afternoon.

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Vodka-soaked nights and notable exiles in Brighton

On Radio 4’s “Something Understood” programme r e c e n t ly, p i a n i s t L u cy Pa r h a m s p o k e o n t h e subject of exile, with particular reference to the music of Rachmaninov. An extract from his second piano concerto opened the programme, and Parham gave the impression most of his music was indelibly suffused with the exile’s

Haile Selassi on the West Pier

longing for home.

But hold on: when Rachmaninov left Russia in 1917, aged 44, he had already composed 39 of his 45 opus numbers. Three of the concertos, all the preludes, two symphonies, The Isle of the Dead, The Bells, the cello sonata – all were composed in Russia.

They may be suffused with pathological melancholy, but they cannot be claimed as the outpourings of an exile.

Maybe there are different forms of exile. Maybe, even productively ensconced in one’s native country, one can feel like an exile. There

is exile from the homeland, and the sense of exile within the homeland.

I h ave a l w ay s b e e n attracted to exiles. In my youth, I haunted the Polish club in Earls Court, and knocked about with Russian exiles in Paris, relishing vodka-soaked nights with balalaikas, dancing on the tables, and tearful “heimweh”. Later I published a story entitled “Exiles”, based on my friendship with an Iranian exile, in which he and the narrator share an existential form of exile. “We are the only ones who truly exist, who truly possess the kingdom within us,” Z exclaims at the end of it.

From early days, Brighton has attracted exiles. Many refugees from the French revolution arrived here. On one boat came the Marquise de Beaule, disguised as a sailor, her maid hidden inside a trunk in which some holes had been bored for air, and the Comtesse de Noailles, also dressed as a man and secreted behind a coiled rope. Mrs Fitzherbert housed and clothed the latter. The Duc de Castries resided here expressly so he could channel the correspondence between the exiled French king and

his supporters at home.

The revolutions of 1848 brought a fresh wave. The exiled Austrian chancellor, Prince Metternich, resided for a time at 42 Brunswick Terrace, and it was at the B e d fo r d H o t e l t h at h e reencountered his former political ally and lover, the Russian Princess Lieven.

In 1850, the Marquess of Bristol lent his house in Sussex Square to the exiled King Louis-Philippe of France, who was to be seen daily walking on the Chain Pier.

The Russian philosopher Prince Peter Kropotkin, exiled for his revolutionary teachings, lived from 1910 to 1917 at 9 Chesham Street (there is a bus bearing his name). Jerome K.Jerome, who visited him there, recalled him as “a kindly, dapper little gentleman”, but his anarchist compatriots “struck terror to the stoutest hearts of Kemp Town”.

As author of Mutual Aid (which he wrote here) and as a naturalist, Kropotkin once watched with delight while crabs at the Brighton Aquarium – “prisoners”, he called them – strived to right a companion fallen on its back.

In April 1938, Haile

Prince Peter Kropotkin Selassi, exiled emperor of Ethiopia, might have been seen sitting in a deckchair o n t h e We s t P i e r. H e contemplated renting Fife House, Lewes Crescent, visited local dairy farms, and stayed at Woodingdean House. Having regained his throne, he contributed towards the restoration of the tower of St Paul’s Church in West Street.

Nowadays, in place of the melancholy glamour of the individual exile, we have tragic influxes of refugees and asylum seekers. Last year saw 60

million displaced persons in the world, the highest number since the Second World War. The horrors of civil war, terrorism, tyranny, religious oppression and famine uproot multitudes, while multitudes more cross continents as economic migrants.

The music of Rachmaninov is no longer adequate to express the i m p a c t o f s u ch g l o b a l convulsions.

Graham Chainey is a freelance writer and local historian

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Battle lines drawn in the fight to save Hove Library As Labour sets out plans to move Hove Library, a Conservative councillor explains why he is backing the Save Hove Library campaign set up by the Greens.

Robert Nemeth @robert_nemeth Strength of public feeling towards Labour’s plans to close Hove Library was utterly predictable – a similar attempt to close the purpose-built institution in 2003 had to be abandoned following outcry from local residents after all.

Most streets in Hove now feature at least one of the distinctive ‘Save Hove Library’ posters and there is good reason for this. The library has deep cultural, historic and social significance. Any threat to its survival inevitably stirs emotions.

The working proposal essentially involves closing Hove Library and selling it off to the highest bidder. It would more than likely become flats.

Some of the books would end up in a new extension at the rear of Hove Museum. Staff would be lost.

The campaign against closure has drawn support from all quarters and transcends any party affiliations. One leading campaigner is Chris Hawtree who many remember for his successful efforts to save the library back in 2003. He

was also the Green Party parliamentary candidate for Hove in May. Other passionate supporters that I have chatted to at the library and on the doorstep include a broad range of individuals from all manner of backgrounds with many different motivations for involvement, with an equal proportion of Labour supporters in the mix.

The biggest concern of all is simply that the new facility will be inferior to the existing.

It will be inferior due to the proposed size of the proposed rear extension at Hove Museum which would smaller than the current library building by some margin. It will be inferior due to its less central location. And it will be inferior through no longer being a dedicated facility.

My primary motivation for resisting the change is to make good on a pledge that I made on the doorsteps whilst campaigning for office.

There has been little focus on Hove by Brighton and Hove City Council in recent years. With my Wish Ward colleague, Cllr Garry Peltzer Dunn, we promised to fight for investment in our town. A new roundabout on Goldstone Villas is the sum total of the council’s recent spend in Hove; and even that was a few

years ago. Hove and Portslade pay 40 per cent of the council but receive nothing like that in return.

I also have concerns over the fact that building on the garden at the rear of Hove Museum would be taking away one of very few green spaces in the Westbourne area (a part of town that doesn’t contain a single children’s playground incidentally).

I have worries too about the finances of the proposal.

My colleague Cllr Lee Wares in Patcham recently exposed the shocking figures behind the council’s Horsdean project in his ward – £2.4 million and counting for just twelve traveller pitches.That’s £200,000 per pitch (the build cost for a large house) within a facility that should consist simply of a concrete drive and some showers. I see a similar disaster in the making here.

There is some irony in there being a whole library full of words that could have been used to describe the fight against closure – but only three are actually needed to capture the public mood. Save.

Hove. Library. It makes perfect sense. n Robert Nemeth is a Conservative councillor on Brighton and Hove City Council.

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Labour’s response to the campaign The more residents hear about the proposals for a new Hove library at the Hove Museum site, the more they are getting behind the plans.

Local Labour councillors Clare Moonan and Tom Bewick have been talking to residents on the doorstep about the plans. They have also joined forces with Peter Kyle, MP for Hove and Portslade, to deliver a newsletter asking residents for their views. Over 70 per cent of responders backed relocating the library to Hove Museum

as part of a new cultural hub.

Peter Kyle, MP for Hove, said: “We must take the new proposal seriously because feedback from residents shows that there is interest in a truly modern, communityfocussed cultural facility. My priority is to support the council in ensuring no library service is cut in Hove and if we can do this by creating an intergenerational, cultural hub then this proposal should be taken seriously.”

Cllr Bewick said: “There were over

Tom Bewick

45,000 less visits to the current Hove Library in 2014/5 than in 2012/3 and, due to high maintenance, costs per visit are about double that of the Ju-

bilee Library. Keeping the library in the current 1908 building threatens the future of seven other community libraries. Campaigners seem to be against any change, and have left the public thinking Hove’s library is closing when our proposals will save a local library service.

“Labour is working hard to let Hove residents know that relocating the library service as part of a rejuvenated Hove museum is a great opportunist.”

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Try Bikram Yoga for wellbeing and health benefits Bikram’s series of 26 postures works the whole body in 90 minutes.

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Freedom Leisure challenges schools to take part in School Swimathon King Alfred Leisure Centre and Prince Regent Swimming Complex - which are operated by Freedom Leisure on behalf of Brighton and Hove City Council - are inviting local schools to sign up and join in with the biggest School Swim.

The School Swimathon programme has been developed by the Swimathon Foundation and the ASA. This national event is aimed at school children encouraging them to improve their technique and confidence in the water, culminating in a challenge to swim further than ever before.

King Alfred Leisure Centre and Prince Regent Swimming Complex will be supporting the Swimathon Foundation and the ASA to help pupils across the country to “Swim their Best”.

Any schools that wish to participate will be able to use their national curriculum weekly swim lessons throughout the 2016 Spring Term to help improve

confidence in the water.

“It also gives schools a g r e a t i n c e n t i ve a n d motivation for their pupils: we hope to see many of our local schools signing up.”

The School Swimathon Challenge is open to all school children, both primary and secondary, who are receiving school swimming lessons at either King Alfred Leisure Centre or Prince Regent Swimming Complex.

Teachers must register their class and provide details of all participating children in order for them to be part of School Swimathon 2016.

pupils’ swimming ability.

This will build up to a final session during the week of Swimathon 2016, ending

on Friday, April 29, where pupils will be challenge to swim their furthest ever.

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GROUP C

30 June 1 July 2 July 3 July

3 3 10 17 24

Stade de France Lens Parc des Princes Marseille Lyon Lille

GROUP B

Thurs Fri Sat Sun

GYMNASTICS

GROUP D

10 June 11 June 15 June 15 June 19 June 19 June

TABLE TENNIS 6-10 Istanbul: European qualification tournament

TENNIS

7-10 Georgia: The Masters 14-17 TBC: Spanish Open 28-May 1 TBC: Volvo China Open

10 JUNE - 10 JULY

GROUP A Fri Sat Wed Wed Sun Sun

SNOOKER 16-May 2 Sheffield: World Championship

RACING

BOXING

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GOLF

RUGBY UNION

7-10 European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-finals 7-10 European Rugby Challenge Cup quarter-finals 22-24 European Rugby Champions Cup semi-finals 22-24 European Rugby Challenge Cup semi-finals

MOTOR CYCLING

RUGBY UNION 12 13 19

FOOTBALL

3 Wembley: Football League Trophy final 5-6 Champions League quarter-final first legs 7 Europa League quarter-final first legs 12-13 Champions League quarter-final second legs 14 Europa League quarter-final second legs 15 Europa League semi-final draw 23-24 FA Cup semi-finals 26-27 Champions League semi-final first legs 28 Europa League semi-final first legs

16-24 Rio: Olympic Test event and qualifiers

18-20 Challenge Cup fourth round

TENNIS

MOTOR CYCLING 28

15-16 Champions League round of 16 second legs 17 Europa League round of 16 second legs

Marseille Lille Bordeaux Stade de France

SEMI-FINALS

EURO 2016 FINAL

MOTOR RACING

RACING

ROwING

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5-8 Challenge Cup sixth round 21-22 Newcastle: Super League Magic Weekend

Opening ceremony.......................Aug 5 Archery .................................................Aug 6-12 Athletics ..............................................Aug 12-21 Badminton ..........................................Aug 11-20 Basketball...........................................Aug 6-21 Boxing ....................................................Aug 6-21 Canoe slalom....................................Aug 7-11 Canoe sprint .....................................Aug 15-20 Cycling – road..................................Aug 6-7, 10 Cycling – track................................Aug 11-16 Cycling – BMX ..................................Aug 17-19 Cycling – mountain bike .........Aug 20-21 Diving .....................................................Aug 7-10, 12-20 Equestrian ..........................................Aug 6-12, 14-17, 19 Fencing..................................................Aug 6-14 Field hockey .....................................Aug 6-19 Football.................................................Aug 3-4, 6-20 Golf ..........................................................Aug 11-14, 17-20 Gymnastics – artistic ...............Aug 6-11, 14-17 Gymnastics – rhythmic ...........Aug 19-21

RUGBY UNION 13 14 20-21 21-22 28 28

Lyon: European Rugby Challenge Cup final Lyon: European Rugby Champions Cup final Aviva Premiership semi-finals Guinness PRO12 play-offs Twickenham: Aviva Premiership final Edinburgh: Guinness PRO12 final

SwIMMING 9-22 London: European Championships

TENNIS 9-15 Rome: Internazionali d’Italia 22-Jun 5 Paris: French Open

JUNE ATHLETICS 2 5 9 16 18

Rome: Diamond League meeting Birmingham: Diamond League meeting Oslo: Diamond League meeting Stockholm: Diamond League meeting New York: Diamond League meeting

BOXING 7-19 Baku: Olympic qualifiers

CRICKET 5 9-13 16 18 20 21 22 24 26 27 29

Royal London One-Day Cup starts Third Test, Lord’s: England v Sri Lanka First ODI, TBC: Ireland v Sri Lanka Second ODI, TBC: Ireland v Sri Lanka First women’s ODI, Leicester: England v Pakistan First ODI, Trent Bridge: England v Sri Lanka Second women’s ODI, Worcester: England v Pakistan Second ODI, Edgbaston: England v Sri Lanka Third ODI, Bristol: England v Sri Lanka Third women’s ODI, Taunton: England v Pakistan Fourth ODI, Oval: England v Sri Lanka

FOOTBALL 10-Jul 10 France: Euro 2016

GOLF 2-5 Stockholm: Nordea Masters 9-12 Atzenbrugg: Lyoness Open 16-19 Philadelphia: US Open 23-26 Pulheim: BMW International Open 30-Jul 3 Paris: Alstom Open

HOCKEY 18-26 London: Women’s Champions Trophy

MOTOR CYCLING 5 19 26

Barcelona: MotoGP World Championship Misano: Superbike World Championship Assen: MotoGP World Championship

MOTOR RACING

5 T20, Southampton: England v Sri Lanka 5 2nd women’s T20, Southampton: England v Pakistan 7 3rd women’s T20, Chelmsford: England v Pakistan 14-18 First Test, Lord’s: England v Pakistan 22-26 Second Test, Manchester: England v Pakistan

CYCLING 2-24 Tour de France

GOLF 7-10 14-17 28-31 28-31

Inverness: Scottish Open Troon: The Open Milton Keynes: Women’s British Open New Jersey: PGA Championship

MOTOR CYCLING 10 17 24

Laguna Seca: Superbike World Championship Chemnitz: MotoGP World Championship Monza: Superbike World Championship

MOTOR RACING 3 17 31

Spielberg: Austrian Grand Prix Baku: European Grand Prix Hockenheim: German Grand Prix

Gymnastics – trampolining ..Aug 12-13 Handball ...............................................Aug 6-21 Judo ........................................................Aug 6-12 Modern pentathlon .....................Aug 18-20 Rowing ...................................................Aug 6-13 Rugby sevens ...................................Aug 6-11 Sailing ....................................................Aug 8-18 Shooting...............................................Aug 6-14 Swimming ............................................Aug 6-13, 15-16 Synchronised swimming .........Aug 14-16, 18-19 Table tennis.......................................Aug 6-17 Taekwondo..........................................Aug 17-20 Tennis .....................................................Aug 6-14 Triathlon ..............................................Aug 18, 20 Volleyball – beach ........................Aug 6-18 Volleyball – indoor.......................Aug 6-21 Water polo..........................................Aug 6, 8-20 Weightlifting ....................................Aug 6-10, 12-16 Wrestling .............................................Aug 14-21 Closing ceremony.........................Aug 21

AUGUST ATHLETICS 25 27

Lausanne: Diamond League meeting Paris: Diamond League meeting

3-7 11-15 18 20 20 24 27 30

Third Test, Edgbaston: England v Pakistan Fourth Test, Oval: England v Pakistan First ODI, TBC: Ireland v Pakistan Edgbaston: T20 Blast finals day Second ODI, TBC: Ireland v Pakistan First ODI, Southampton: England v Pakistan Second ODI, Lord’s: England v Pakistan Third ODl, Trent Bridge: England v Pakistan

CRICKET

GOLF 4-7 Aberdeen: Paul Lawrie Match Play 18-21 Prague: Czech Masters 25-28 Farso: Made in Denmark

OLYMPICS 5-21 Rio de Janeiro: 31st Olympic Games

MOTOR CYCLING

RACING 2 Sandown: Eclipse 7-9 Newmarket: July meeting 9 York: John Smith’s Cup 23 Ascot: King Ge orge meeting 26-30 Glorious Goodwood

TENNIS 15-17 Davis Cup quarter-finals 25-31 Toronto: Rogers Cup (men) 25-31 Montreal: Rogers Cup (women)

12 Montreal: Canadian Grand Prix 18-19 Le Mans 24 Hour 26 Silverstone: British Grand Prix

14 14 21

Epsom: Oaks Epsom: Derby Royal Ascot Newcastle: Northumberland Plate

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RACING 17-20 York: Ebor meeting

RUGBY UNION

4 18 25

Monza: Italian Grand Prix Singapore: Singapore Grand Prix Sepang: Malaysian Grand Prix

MOTOR RACING

PARALYMPICS 7-18 Rio de Janeiro: Paralympic Games

RACING 3 Haydock: Sprint Cup 7-10 Doncaster: St Leger meeting 17 Ayr Gold Cup 22-24 Newmarket: Cambridgeshire meeting

RUGBY UNION 10 10 17 17

Rugby Championship: Australia v South Africa Rugby Championship: New Zealand v Argentina Rugby Championship: Australia v Argentina Rugby Championship: New Zealand v South Africa

TENNIS 16-18 Davis Cup semi-finals 26-Oct 2 Wuhan Open

OCTOBER GOLF 6-9 Scotland: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 13-16 Watford: British Masters 20-23 Vilamoura: Portugal Masters 27-30 China: WGC-HSBC Champions

RIO PARALYMPICS SEPTEMBER 7-18 MOTOR CYCLING 2 16 16 23 30 30

Magny-Cours: Superbike World Championship Jerez: Superbike World Championship Motegi: MotoGP World Championship Phillip Island: MotoGP World Championship Losail: Superbike World Championship Sepang: MotoGP World Championship.

9 23 30

Suzuka: Japanese Grand Prix Austin: United States Grand Prix Mexico City: Mexican Grand Prix

7 15 22

Newmarket: Future Champions Day Ascot: British Champions Day Doncaster: Racing Post Trophy

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Manchester: Super League Grand Final

1 1 8 8

Rugby Championship: Argentina v New Zealand Rugby Championship: South Africa v Australia Rugby Championship: Argentina v Australia Rugby Championship: South Africa v New Zealand

MOTOR RACING

RACING

RUGBY LEAGUE RUGBY UNION

TENNIS 1-9 Beijing: China Open 3-9 Tokyo: Japan Open 10-16 Shanghai Masters 23-30 Singapore: WTA finals 24-30 Basle: Swiss Indoors 31-Nov 6 Paris: BNP Paribas Masters

NOVEMBER GOLF

Rugby Championship: Australia v New Zealand Rugby Championship: South Africa v Argentina Rugby Championship: Argentina v South Africa Rugby Championship: New Zealand v Australia

3-6 3-6 10-13 17-20 17-20

Antalya: Turkish Airlines Open TBC: Toto Japan Classic Sun City: Nedbank Challenge Dubai: World Tour Championship Florida: Tour Championship

13 27

Sao Paulo: Brazilian Grand Prix Yas Marina: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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Valencia: MotoGP World Championship

5 11-13 19 26 26

Doncaster: November Handicap Cheltenham: Open meeting Haydock: Betfair Chase Newbury: Hennessy Gold Cup Newcastle: Fighting Fifth Hurdle

MOTOR RACING

SEPTEMBER

MOTOR CYCLING

ATHLETICS

TENNIS

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6-12 Nottingham: Aegon Open (women) 13-19 London: Queen’s 13-19 Halle: Gerry Weber Open 13-19 Birmingham: Aegon Classic (women) 19-25 Nottingham: Aegon Open (men) 19-25 Eastbourne: Aegon International (women) 27-Jul 10 London: Wimbledon

Zurich: Diamond League meeting Brussels: Diamond League meeting

RACING

CRICKET 1 4 7 17 25 27

TRIATHLON

Fourth ODI, Headingley: England v Pakistan Fifth ODI, Cardiff: England v Pakistan T20, Manchester: England v Pakistan Lord’s: Royal London One-Day Cup final ODI, Benoni: South Africa v Ireland ODI: Australia v Ireland

TENNIS 12-13 Fed Cup final 13-20 London: ATP finals 25-27 Davis Cup final

GOLF

11-12 Leeds: ITU World Triathlon Series

JULY ATHLETICS 15 Monaco: Diamond League meeting 22-23 London: Diamond League meeting

CRICKET

Misano: MotoGP World Championship Klettwitz: Superbike World Championship Aragon: MotoGP World Championship

TENNIS

23-26 Challenge Cup quarter-finals 29-31 Challenge Cup semi-finals

Fifth ODI, Cardiff: England v Sri Lanka First women’s T20, Bristol: England v Pakistan

Budapest: Hungarian Grand Prix Spa: Belgian Grand Prix

11 18 25

15-21 Cincinnati: Western & Southern Open 29-Sep 11 New York: US Open

RUGBY LEAGUE

2 3

Mugello: MotoGP World Championship Spielberg: MotoGP World Championship Brno: MotoGP World Championship

MOTOR RACING

20 20 27 27

RACING 3 4 14-18 25

RIO DE JANEIRO, AUGUST 5-21

wORLD TwENTY20, INDIA MARCH 11-APRIL 3

1-4 Crans Montana: European Masters 8-11 Spijk: KLM Open 15-18 Monza: Italian Open 15-18 Evian Les Bains: Evian Championship 22-25 Georgia: Tour Championship 22-25 Bad Griesbach: European Open 30-Oct 2 Minnesota: Ryder Cup

MOTOR CYCLING 4

Silverstone: MotoGP World Championship

DECEMBER RACING

RYDER CUP, HAZELTINE SEPT 30-OCTOBER 2

3 9-10 17 26 27

Sandown: Tingle Creek Chase Cheltenham: International meeting Ascot: Long Walk Hurdle Kempton: King George VI Chase Chepstow: Welsh National

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New Year, New You

Happy talking!

Stop negative self-talk in its tracks with these top tips from celebrity life coach Pete Cohen...

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elebrity life coach and author Pete Cohen has written more than 14 personal development books, including his latest ‘Shut the Duck Up’ (co-written with Bobby Cappuccio) which deals with negative self-talk and how to break the cycle.

What is negative selftalk?

“Negative self-talk is something that most people have programmed themselves to do,” says life coach and author Pete Cohen.

“Basically we are living in a world where it is easy to be negative because most people focus on ‘what’s wrong’, ‘what’s missing’ and ‘what they haven’t got’. Pick up a newspaper, turn on the television or hear other people

talking and you’re likely to be bombarded with negative messages on a daily basis.”

Why do we do it?

“Because of our evolution it’s actually probably easier for people to be negative than positive,” explains Pete.

“Thousands of years ago our lives were at risk from large animals, weather conditions and other dangers. We would always be on our guard.

We don’t live in a world that’s like that anymore but that trait has survived in many of us and therefore it’s easy to feel negative when we just don’t need to.”

Why do some of us do it more?

“The easy answer would be because of choice – many of us choose to be negative,”

says Pete. “In addition, most of us have never been taught to think in any other way.

We haven’t been told, ‘this is what negative thinking is’, ‘this is what it looks like’, ‘this is what it sounds like’. No one has taught us how to talk to ourselves in a positive way.

“Positive thinkers think proactively and negative thinkers think reactively.

The space between the stimulus and the response is the space where people have a choice but most of us don’t realise this. We believe the way that we think and act is the way that we are always going to be.”

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Why is negative selftalk unhelpful?

“When you look at anyone who has achieved anything in life of great significance you can bet that they didn’t

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“There is a close connection between what you say to yourself, how you think and how you feel,” he continues. “It’s important to ask yourself ‘how do I want to feel in my life?’. If you want to feel calm, or in control, or resourceful you need to recognise this and then answer ‘is what I’m saying to myself helping me?’.

“It’s estimated that human beings have between 12,000 and 60,000 thoughts in just a single day and most people don’t realise those thoughts are usually very

similar to the thoughts they had the previous day. If you’re not careful you can become your thoughts.”

Are there any benefits?

“Sometimes people give themselves a stiff talking to, such as ‘come on, don’t be stupid, it’s time to grow up’ etc and this can help you move forward as a person,” says Pete. “However, on the whole, you have to be careful not to do too much of it. The world is difficult enough to live in, and there are a challenging amount of negative messages out there already, without us adding to this dialogue.”

How can we stop doing it?

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ways,” says Pete. “First, is awareness. You need to be aware you are doing it, which a lot of people aren’t.

“The next is to realise you have a choice – you don’t have to say what you say to yourself.

“The third step is to start looking for patterns and perhaps start writing them down. What are the common things that you keep saying to yourself?

For example, are you constantly saying ‘I’m not good enough?’. What are you saying on a consistent basis which is making you think and feel the way you do?

“I also encourage people to find humour in what they’re thinking. It’s important not to take it too seriously. Can you see the funny side of what you’re saying to yourself? If you can’t see the funny side then you can become a victim to it.

“Also, can you recognise that what you’re saying to yourself isn’t necessarily true? Can you see there may be a reason why you do it, such as messages received from your parents, from school or from your experiences.

“Then, finally, ask yourself ‘what is the truth?’. The truth is it’s up to you what you think

– you don’t have to keep saying what you’re saying in your head. ”

How can our lives change for the better?

“If you want to achieve anything in your life, whether that be being slimmer, fitter, healthier, happier or more confident etc, then positive self-talk can help,” says Pete. “If you have any goals or aspirations recognise that what you say to yourself is of primary importance. If you don’t change the language you use, vocally as well as in your head, then you’ll just carry on repeating your historical patterns.”

What are your tips for positive self-talk?

“Become aware of what you’re saying to yourself,” concludes Pete. “Become aware that you actually have a choice. Become aware that there is more to you than you think. Become aware that there is a funny side to what you’re saying.

“And, most importantly, become aware that you can simply tell that negative voice to ‘SHUT UP!’.”

About Pete

Pete was also the resident Life Coach and Weight Loss Guru on ITV’s GMTV for many years, plus he regularly appears in newspapers and magazines offering motivational tips and advice.

From Monday to Friday (at 7am) Pete also does a motivational live broadcast on social media App, Periscope.

“My broadcasts are designed to help people make positive changes and each week they explore a different theme,” explains Pete. “The App is free to download and every time I go live it sends the user a message to remind them to watch. I think, for many people, the best is yet to come... but I also realise that what most people need in order for that to happen is coaching.”

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The Living Wage Campaign reaches 250 sign ups in Brighton and Hove Raise Bakery Raise Bakery, is the 250th employer to sign up to the Brighton and Hove Living Wage Campaign. We spoke to Jeremy Jacobs, managing director.

Tell us about your business Raise Bakery is a family-run business with a retail shop based in Brighton and Hove and our bakery in Worthing.

We supply a wide range of sweet and savoury baking products using the best British ingredients and no preservatives or fillers.

We have a team of nine staff.

Why did you decide to sign up to the Living Wage Campaign?

Whether we like it or not the main reason for coming to work is to earn a wage. We know that with rising costs of living it is vital that everyone can pay their bills and enjoy a good quality of life, providing a living wage as a minimum helps us ensure everyone can live comfortably. The team at Raise Bakery are our number one priority. Of course, we value our customers deeply but we know that if we have a happy and productive team it

naturally follows that they will look after our customers and keep them happy too.

How does it benefit your business?

Happy team equals happy customers which in turn brings us more repeat business. Being paid a higher wage helps to build loyalty within our team and ensures maximum efficiency.

What would you say to other companies who are thinking about signing up?

It can be tough for small businesses right now with the costs of running a business rising too. Your team is the most valuable thing about your business. Happy staff will work harder and take care of your customers on your behalf. Whilst it may seem like another cost you will reap the benefits in the long term. One of our mottos at Raise Bakery is to “do the right thing” and by signing up to pay a living wage you are doing just that; ensuring your staff are paid a fair wage that takes away the stress of having to worry about money outside of work.

Carol Lewis, Lucile Blanchard, Jodie Fawcett, Jessica Searle, Cllr Warren Morgan, Lindsay Jacobs (Photograph: Lauren Psyk) Brighton Chamber has run the Brighton and Hove Living Wage Campaign for four years, looking at the business benefits of paying a Living Wage, and encouraging businesses to join the campaign.This week, it announced 250 businesses have signed up.

The latest employers to get on board include solicitors Griffith Smith Farrington Webb, social media agency Purple Rose Digital, consultancy Gamification+, Lewes Town Council, Vandu Language Services, Sun Rose Care, charity project FareShare Sussex, Skerritts Chartered Financial Planners, cafe Pelican on Portland, Account Management Now, Brighton

Plumbers Direct, The Three Chiefs pub kitchen, growth hacking marketing agency We b S m a r t y, B r i g h t o n Catering Supplies, ticket advertising company Ticketmedia, and bike courier service Recharge Cargo.

Raise Bakery, which employs nine staff, is the 250th business to sign up. It is an independently, family-run business with a retail shop based in Hove and a bakery

in Worthing, specialising in baked goods, sweet treats and desserts.

Jeremy Jacobs, managing director of Raise, said: “We’re very pleased to find out Raise Bakery is the 250th company in Brighton and Hove to sign up to the scheme. It’s important that the companies that are paying a fair wage are recognised, as it can help encourage other companies to follow suit. Being a born and bred Brightonian myself it’s wonderful to see another forward thinking scheme that goes to show how great the

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city is.”

Launched in 2012, the Brighton and Hove Living Wage Campaign aims to encourage local businesses t o vo l u n t a r i ly p ay a l l employees at least the Living Wage rate which is currently £8.25 per hour in the UK (apprentices and interns are exempt). Set independently and updated annually, the Living Wage is calculated according to the basic cost of living in the UK and is the amount required for people to live a decent life, rather than just survive.

It’s important that the companies that are paying a fair wage are recognised, as it can help encourage other companies to follow suit.

Jeremy Jacobs, Raise Bakery

Jeremy Jacobs Carol Lewis, president of Brighton Chamber, said: “I’m very proud that Brighton Chamber has signed up 250 businesses as Living Wage employers in Brighton and Hove. We hope this will encourage other businesses in the city to join, making Brighton an even better place to do business.”

The Brighton and Hove Living Wage Campaign is the first and only businessled campaign in the UK. It is supported by Brighton and Hove UNISON and Brighton and Hove City Council.

Cllr Warren Morgan, leader of the council said: “This is a landmark in the Living Wage campaign, one we are committed to working with businesses on. Paying the Living Wage makes sense for business and is good for the city.We all need to support a local economy where people have money to spend and a city where people can afford to live.”

To sign up, visit: www. livingwagebrighton.co.uk and follow the campaign on Twitter: @BHLivingWage

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Malian guitarist Vieux Farka ToureĚ performs at Brighton Komedia on January 20.

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Improv comedians present fresh Jane Austen stories

Austentatious The Old Market January 29-30 Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel is coming to The Old Market in Brighton on Friday and Saturday, January 29-30.

After four sell-out Edinburgh Fringe Festival runs, the award-winning and critically acclaimed improvised comedy show embarks on its third UK tour.

Audiences can expect new stories every night, as the show hinges on the deceptively simple idea of viewers being asked to place imaginary titles for a Jane Austen novel into a hat.

One is selected at random and immediately turned into an improvised show.

Performed in period costume with live

musical accompaniment, Austentatious aims to be an immersive treat for Austen fans and improv comedy lovers alike.

The performers strive to present an ambitious story with all the trappings of Austen’s best work: rounded characters, delicate plotting, and real drama.

Whether it’s ‘Sixth Sense & Sensibility’, ‘Mansfield Shark’ or ‘Double 0 Darcy’, no two shows are ever the same.

Austentatious has appeared on Absolute Radio, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 4 Extra.

The show had a sellout residency at London’s Leicester Square Theatre and received a Chortle Award for Best Character, Improv or Sketch Group in 2014.

The cast list includes

Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees Cariad Lloyd and Joseph Morpurgo.

The other performers are: Rachel Parris (Chortle Award Nominee, The IT Crowd, Thronecast), Amy Cooke-Hodgson (Alan Carr’s ‘Specstacular’, Howard Goodall’s Girlfriends), Andrew Hunter Murray (No Such Thing As A Fish, Folie à Deux’?), Graham D i ck s o n ( Th e M e s s i a h , Scooter Thomas,The Pride) and Charlotte Gittins (Folie à Deux, Grand Theft Impro, Monkey Toast).

Performances start at 8pm.

Tickets cost £14 (concessions £12, groups 8+ £10 when booked as a single transaction).

Call the box office on 01273 201 801 or visit theoldmarket.com to purchase tickets.

Stand-up fans can share a room with a Stew once more at Brighton Dome Stand-up Stewart Lee is back at the Dome with fresh material in preparation for his next BBC2 series of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle.

A Room With A Stew is at the Concert Hall on Wednesday, January 27 (7.30pm).

Stewart began performing stand-up at 20, having been inspired as a teenager by post-punk anticomic Ted Chippington.

I n 1 9 9 0 h e wo n t h e Hackney Empire New Act Of The Year award and for the next five years he contributed to various BBC Radio comedy shows, including Fist of Fun and On The Hour with Steve Coogan and Chris Morris.

He performed as a standup almost every night on the London comedy club circuit throughout the ‘90s and cocreated two programs for BBC2 with Richard Herring.

In 2001 he was invited to

Stewart Lee help write the libretto of, and direct, the composer Richard Thomas’ developing work, Jerry Springer The Opera.

Stewart’s subsequent three stand-up tours – 2004’s Stand-Up Comedian, 2005’s ’90s Comedian and 2007’s 41st Best Stand-Up Ever – consolidated his live audience and critical standing and contributed to BBC2’s decision to

commission his 2009 TV series, Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle. This was followed by the stand-up tours If You Prefer A Milder Comedian Please Ask For One (2009), and Carpet Remnant World (2011), and three more series of Comedy Vehicle for BBC2, the fourth airing this year.

Tickets cost £22. Call 01273 709709 or visit brightondome.org.

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Creating a king’s future history

by Phil Hewitt @BrightonIndy King Charles III, which comes to the Theatre Royal Brighton from February 8-13, takes the nation forward to a moment of constitutional crisis after Prince Charles has finally acceded to the throne.

Playing Kate to Robert Powell’s Charles is Jennifer Bryden. She’s promising a fascinating night.

“It’s an important play politically in terms of the status of the royal family, but it is brilliant writing.

(Playwright) Mike (Bartlett) knew when he had the idea for the play that it needed to be epic in form because the subject is so epic in scale, the royal family, the state of the nation. It is a very muscular piece.

“He calls it a modern history play or a future history play. He has copied the five Acts of Shakespeare and done the same, and it works brilliantly. It is funny.

It is witty. It is conversational.

And it is important.

“What struck me is that we have been living with the same monarch for 60 years, three or four generations under the same monarch.

My grandfather had the same queen, as have my nephews, and I don’t think we realise how much she is specifically tied up with the identity of our nation, how much (when she dies) that is going to change massively.That’s why I think it is a really important play.

“Even in her time, the Queen has changed massively and has had to adapt to changing times. What is expected of her has changed.

To think she would do a mock jump out of a helicopter for the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games would have been just laughed at 60 years ago.What she has recognised is that she has had to bring the brand up-to-date, but I think the royal family has struck a balance. They have kept their mystique.

“It is not like the Dutch or the Danish royal family that you might just see cycling about.They have remained an unknown entity to a certain extent.”

As for playing living, breathing figures, Jennifer

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Jennifer Bryden and Ben Righton in King Charles III. Picture by Richard Hubert Smith

recognises the burden: “There is a real sense of responsibility. I don’t think it is something we have taken lightly, but I think what has been really important, from day one of rehearsals, is that we have tried to play the

They are real people but the story that we are putting them in on stage is fabricated

characters in the play and not just do some kind of Spitting Image impersonation.

“They are real people but the story that we are putting them in on stage is fabricated.

We have got to treat our characters as we would any other characters. Kate especially is seen in the play as not the character that we see day-to-day. Most licence has been taken with her character probably because

Master of guitar desert blues offers extraordinary live sets Malian singer-songwriterguitarist Vieux Farka Touré – dubbed ‘The Hendrix of the Sahara’ – embarks on 15-date UK tour, taking in Brighton Komedia on Wednesday, January 20, at 8.30pm.

Spokeswoman Ilka Schlockermann said: “Vieux Farka Touré is one of the greatest living exponents of guitar desert blues.

“Hailing from Niafunké, Mali, he is the son the Malian guitar legend Ali Farka Touré, who died in 2006.

“Vieux’s father discouraged him from following his rich heritage to become a musician.

“He was however e ve n t u a l l y p e r s u a d e d otherwise and fortunately prior to his passing the pair recorded a couple of tracks together.

“It has been said that the senior Touré played rough mixes of these songs when people visited him in his final days, at peace with, and immensely proud of, his son’s extraordinary musical talent.

“Vieux’s father sadly n eve r e x p e r i e n c e d h i s son’s high-energy live sets, his effortless speed and dexterity on the fretboard, or the effect on audiences of

she is the one that we know least about. But if we got too wrapped up in the fact that these are real people, it would become a very different play.”

And no, Jennifer really wouldn’t want to see the real Kate sitting there in the front row of the audience.

“I would be terrified quite frankly, but I don’t think she would want to see it either.

I don’t think anyone ever wants to see themselves

20th - 23rd Jan, 8pm Tickets: £10

Vieux Farka Touré their respective musical roots and passions together and transforms what they find into something entirely unique.”

Tickets cost £17.

Call 0845 293 8480 or visit komedia.co.uk/ brighton/whats-on.

Tickets cost £16.90 - £42.40. Call 0844 871 7650 or visit www. atgtickets.com/brighton

11 Dyke Road, Brighton Box office: 01273 725230 www.rialtotheatre.co.uk Practically Perfect: the story of Julie Andrews

his on-stage charisma and his luminous smile.

“For his latest project and album, Touristes, Vieux has further broadened his musical pallet and teamed up with New York vocalist Julia Easterlin, for an impromptu studio session in New York City, resulting in an album that examines

fictionalised on stage.

“Inevitably we have taken artistic licence, and this is my interpretation of someone I don’t actually know and that I have only ever seen in one context…So no, I don’t think she would enjoy it!”

5th - 6th Feb, 8.30pm Tickets: £13.50

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What’s on TODAY

Chalkland by Dion Salvador Lloyd Dion Salvador Lloyd from Hove has been announced as a prizewinner in the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2015.

His work Chalkland has been awarded the Discerning Eye Chairman’s Purchase Prize.

Spokeswoman Rachel Coombes said: “Dion Salvador Lloyd’s works are not pictures of places but rather the atmosphere and sense of place made physical; marks are not made to describe but to elicit and emote, to forge connection. The paintings are invitations to travel and dream, full of suggestions and familiarity. We have been here before.

“Lloyd’s studio is

energised by its content.

He surrounds himself with sensory inspiration, bleached animal skulls, found and collected objects, c o n s t a n t mu s i c , i n a n attempt to find the state of mind and the creative space within where his painting can flow.

“He is driven by intuition, each painting an unplanned journey, an exploration of horizon and the interplay between earth and sky but more a celebration of the physicality of paint and surface.”

Visit www.dionsalvador. co.uk to find out more about Dion Salvador Lloyd’s artwork.

Krater Comedy Club 7pm/8pm, £15-£24 Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton Until January 17. Award-winning comedy with top international and UK comedians. Acts include: Damian Clark, Jamali Maddix, Rob Deering, MC Stephen Grant, Adam Broomfield Strawn and Demitris Deech.

Huw Stephens 9pm, £10 Concorde 2, BN2 1EN @concorde_2 With support from Instill. Huw Stephens (Radio 1) comes to Brighton, bringing his flare for new music and DJ panache for an exclusive DJ set featuring live supports. Huw has performed at Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds, T in the Park and Radio 1’s One Big Weekend.

Loot by Joe Orton 7.45pm, £8 New Venture Theatre, BN1 2PT @nvt_brighton Until January 23. Loot follows the fortunes of two young criminals, Hal and Dennis. Hal’s mother has just died. Having robbed the bank next door to the funeral parlour where Dennis works, and in order to conceal the proceeds of the crime, they hide the money in Hal’s mother’s

coffin. Irreverent and iconoclastic, this black comedy represents Orton at the height of his creative powers.

2.30pm matinee Sunday.

Daft Phunk 8pm,£8 Latest MusicBar, BN2 1TF @latestmusicbar Dance away your January blues with the ‘Phunkiest’ band in town. A full live evening of classic ’70s disco mixed with the latest chart-topping funk tracks.

Hell Beings 7.30pm, £5 The Prince Albert, BN1 4ED @BrightonEvents An intense gig from the selfdescribed ‘embittered rock punk socialists from Hell’.

SATURDAY London Philharmonic Orchestra 7.30pm, £10-£32.50 Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome Mozart Overture – Lucio Silla, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 and Beethoven Symphony No. 7. Adrian Prabava will be the conductor with Stefan Ćirić on the piano.

Footsie’s King Originals 11pm-4am, £15 Concorde 2, BN2 1EN

In association with:

@concorde_2 After several sell-out London parties – featuring artists such as Skepta, CASisDEAD, Newham Generals, Kano, Tempa T, Big Narstie, P Money, Jammer, Frisco, Novelist and loads more – Footsie’s King Originals come to Brighton’s Concorde 2.

Spellbound 9pm, tickets on door Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton Styling itself ‘the ’80s night for people who hate ’80s nights’, Spellbound has become one of Brighton’s best-loved clubs since launching at Komedia six years ago by delivering the cream of the alternative side of the ’80s. DJs Simon Price and Jenna playing post-punk, goth, new romantic, indie, ska and more.

TRB Magic School 9.30am/11am, £60 Theatre Royal, BN1 1SD @TheatreRoyalBTN Astound your friends, trick your teachers and learn some amazing new skills. Magician Jon M Armstrong will teach the fundamentals of classic and street magic.

Skip’s Family Workshop – Mary Poppins 10.30am, £7 Theatre Royal, BN1 1SD @TheatreRoyalBTN

Fun and informal session for children and their parents to share. Anything might happen in this Mary Poppins themed making and doing workshop.

SUNDAY Daughter 7pm, £19 Brighton Dome, BN1 1UG @brightdome Plus guests Pixx. Indie folk band Daughter offer songs from their compelling new album, Not To Disappear. See Featured Listing on page 35.

Royal Pavilion Annual Open Day 10am, free Royal Pavilion, BN1 1EE @BrightonMuseums To celebrate the acquisition of the Royal Pavilion by the town of Brighton in 1850, admission charges are waived one day a year. Find out more about this iconic Brighton landmark with short talks by the knowledgeable staff, or take an audio guide (available for a small charge).

The Royal Pavilion Tearoom and gift shop will be open as usual.

TUESDAY Jason Isbell 7.30pm, £17.50 Concorde 2, BN2 1EN @concorde_2

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The American singer-songwriter treats Brighton to his personal and evocative tunes.

WEDNESDAY Vieux Farka Toure 7.30pm, £17 Komedia, Gardner Street, BN1 1UN @KomediaBrighton The globe-trotting and genre-bending Vieux Farka Touré crafts Malian blues in the rich Songhai tradition of his late father, famed guitarist Ali Farka Touré. Vieux draws on haunting Saharan blues and traditional Malian melodies and infuses them with his own global influences to create an irresistible Afropop sound all his own.

Café Scientifique 7.30pm, free Latest MusicBar, BN2 1TF @latestmusicbar Informal talks of about 30-45 minutes, given by speakers of national and international standing in the field, at a level accessible to all.

After a break, the talk is followed by a question and answer session, and open discussion on the topic of the evening.

Yazmyn is a solo musician who uses only her voice and various pedals to create her musical environment.

Originally from London, she is an acappella artist who writes, sings and produces original songs for herself and others.

Nahko and Medicine For The People 7pm, £15 Concorde 2, BN2 1EN @concorde_2 Nahko, an Oregon-native born a mix of Puerto Rican, Native American, and Filipino bloodlines, considers himself a citizen in service to the planet. He began producing a public, musical journal of his journey toward personal, spiritual, and social healing, and thus Medicine for the People was born.

Tall Juan 7.30pm, free The Green Door Store, BN1 4FQ @greendoorstore Juan Zaballa was born and raised in Buenos Aires. But this Ramones lover, now living in Far Rockaway, Queens NY, comes into his own as Tall Juan.

THURSDAY Alien Ant Farm 7pm, £17.50 Concorde 2, BN2 1EN @concorde_2

Yazmyn Hendrix 7.30pm, £4 The Prince Albert, BN1 4ED @BrightonEvents

Noughties rock heroes Alien Ant Farm are back. Expect hit after hit including the likes of ‘Movies’, ‘Wish’ and ‘Smooth Criminal’, the cover that catapulted the quartet to fame back in 2001.

has scored for film and theatre and has performed with artists such as Jarvis Cocker, the Handsome Family and Richard Buckner.

Nerd Nite Brighton 7.30pm, £4 Otherplace Brighton, BN1 4AJ @OtherplaceBTN Three speakers with ‘nerdish’ tendencies convey their passion in 20 minutes. This month the event will demystify black holes, look at why iPhone games are so addictive and dig up some exceptionally preserved fossils. There will be the usual music, quizzing, cake, drinking and silliness.

Rock ’n’ Roll Paradise 7.45pm, £26 Theatre Royal, BN1 1SD @TheatreRoyalBTN Rock ’n’ Roll Paradise is a brilliant rock ’n’ roll show where the music plays the leading role. Now in its

Bloom (once known as The Beautiful Word ) 7.30pm, £3 Marwood Coffee Shop, BN1 1AF @the_marwood Support: Esme Lila Sarfas. Bloom is a quirky indie band featuring ‘vocal harmonies, magic, ants, science and tropical beats’.

Daniel Knox 7.30pm, £8 The Greys, BN2 9UA @TheGreysPub Singer-songwriter Daniel Knox is known for darkly distorting traditional American song styles. He

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fifth year on the road, this incredibly talented cast brings you the show that never happened in the golden era of rock ’n’ roll. The hits are delivered with all the flair of a 21st century live concert. Listeners should be blown away by Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, the Big Bopper and Eddie Cochran.

Maker 7.30pm, £5 Latest MusicBar, BN2 1TF

@latestmusicbar Plus Mike Ross and Jack Hutchinson. Maker is a psychedelic, bluesy five-piece punch stirred with a fistful of soul. Their influences range from the early blues legends through the stomping pop and soul of the sixties, to the raw power of punk. Mike Ross offers a fiery attack coupled with sexy, smooth slidin’, southern soul. Jack J Hutchinson’s work has been described by Blues In Britain as ‘everything that is so good about modern blues music’.

FEATURED LISTING

Folk trio up the ante Daughter, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Sunday, January 17 Indie folk band Daughter perform at Brighton Dome’s Concert Hall on Sunday, January 17 (7pm).

The group have just released their latest album, Not To Disappear.

A spokesperson said: “Just how do you go about trying to match an album as peerless, wholly immersive, and as widely acclaimed

and adored as Daughter’s 2013 debut If You Leave?

Simple: up the ante on every level.

“Building on that record’s gloriously dark intensity, wracked emotion and comehither diaphanous textures, Not To Disappear, the new release from the Londonbased trio, is a mighty declaration of intent.

“Profoundly ruminative and lugubrious, bold and direct, it’s arguably even more assertive and compelling than its muchlauded predecessor.”

Vocalist Elena Tonra Tickets cost £19.

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The winter home of the Beach BBQ Once upon a time there were pubs and there were restaurants. One served beer, spirits, and pub snacks; the other food and fine wines.

Gradually over the last few decades this distinction has become less clear and the majority of pubs now offer much more than traditional pub fayre.

Many Brighton pubs have linked up with local restaurants and street food vendors as a way of offering their clientele something a bit different. This week I paid The Windmill a visit; the winter home of al fresco dining hot spot Beach BBQ and its chef Kieron James.

During the summer, the Beach BBQ operates near the Palace Pier, offering the UK’s only sous-vide barbecue experience.

This combination of location and top-quality food recently earned it a place on The Times “20 best places to eat by the sea”.

Realising that al fresco dining is not going to be a hit in the winter months; Kieron offers up the same barbecue favourites, plus daily specials and sous-vide roasts, at the popular city centre pub.

For those who are not aware, sous-vide cooking is the process whereby meat is cooked in a water bath at a constant temperature.

Kieron does this for between 24 and 48 hours resulting in succulent, melt in the mouth results.

These are then finished off on the coals to give the

The popular Piggy Pops starter

A half-rack of ribs at the Beach BBQ at The Windmill pub.

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The prices represent excellent value and go to show that you don’t have to spend ridiculous money to get top quality food.

distinctive charred finish and smoky flavour.

On our visit we tried a selection from the menu to get a feel for both the barbecue offerings and the pub specials. We started with Kieron’s Piggy Pop’s (£6) which consisted of pig cheek in a ginger beer sauce served with apple mash.

The combination of juicy soft meat and the sticky ginger glaze was fantastic and the mash with a hint of apple was the perfect accompaniment. These have been a hit on the beach and work just as well when washed down with a pint of ale.

Next up we tried the Thai fishcakes (£6) from the

specials menu followed by the Segedin Gulas (£9). The fishcakes had the correct combinations of aromatic herbs and spices that you would expect from Thai food and a pleasant level of heat.

The accompanying sweet chilli and coriander dip ticked all the right boxes and provided an additional spicy kick.The Segedin Gulas was a new one on me and is a Slovakian version of the traditional Goulash.

Made with sauerkraut and pork it has a tangy sweetness and was not as rich as the traditional version; very much a winter warmer for this time of year.

The main event came courtesy of a half rack of ribs (£12). I am not someone who would normally go for ribs as they are often fatty and lacking in real quality meat.

I am pleased to report that Kieron’s offerings were anything but. We were presented with a generously sized rack of meltingly soft ribs with a barbecue sauce that did not overpower the flavour of the meat.

Not only were these the best ribs I’d eaten but they are also a lot of fun to tuck into, provided you don’t mind getting your hands dirty. They came with perfectly cooked chips and a spicy red cabbage coleslaw making this a really fantastic

meal and excellent value.

The Windmill is the sort of pub that many would go to for a few pints rather than to eat. In linking with Beach BBQ they have brought in a chef that understands this, and can offer restaurantquality food served for the pub environment. Kieron James is passionate about his food and packs great flavour into every dish; treating the meat with the utmost respect.

Best of all the prices represent excellent value for money and go to show that you don’t have to spend ridiculous money to get topquality food. On top of this they will be introducing a few midweek deals and already offer a free bowl of vegetarian chilli on Monday nights. I for one will be looking to pay another visit to Beach BBQ to try out the Sunday roasts, which I hear are excellent, and will be looking forward to when they are back down on the beach. Well worth a visit.

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

Stoptober was a load of smoke and mirrors, Sober October was a walk in the park (with the bottle in a paper bag) and Movember was awkward.

Us: great moustache, dude. Unidentified female customer: what?

This month we c e l e b r at e Ve g a n u a r y.

The idea is that people adopt the vegan diet in an attempt to rid the world of torture, slavery and inhumanity. Global veganism would also have the beneficial side effect of slowing the inevitable process of us destroying the planet.

Not all vegans are weird. Honestly. We can totally see why you’d think that - especially if you’ve met one - but we can assure you that some of us are able to coexist with the muggles. We pass through restaurants, hotels and bars virtually undetected, with not a single strand of hair dyed blue.

There are more of us than you realise and we’re in good company - Brad Pitt, Beyoncé and J-Lo to name but a few. Team GB is slightly less impressive - Romesh Ranganathan, S a r a h Pa s c o e , a n d some guy off Downton A bb ey. Th e c e l e b r i t y endorsements have helped Veganuary’s rapid growth over the last few years and they currently boast over

12,000 participants. The Veganuary website tells you everything you ever wanted to know about veganism, so we’ll leave that part to them. It even provides answers to some of the fascinatingly stupid questions people will ask you if you partake.You can “take the challenge”, sign a form or something, read testimonials and generic blurb, and there’s even an obscenely brightly coloured wristband up for grabs, but in essence, it’s simple - one doesn’t consume sentient beings or anything derived from them. Not exactly rocket science. So what does this have to do with coffee? Not an awful lot, but if you’re lucky enough to have a column in the city’s bestread weekly newspaper with around 20,000 readers each and every week, it’d be churlish not to abuse that privilege for a worthy cause.

Go vegan for Veganuary.

For the animals, for the planet, and for you.

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Text/Call 01243 861961 or 07795370671 BABY doll, Ashton Drake, 22", boxed, as new, £50 Tel: (01903) 723367 MODEL of Rolls Royce, Darling Buds of May, in original box. £5 Tel: 01903 609119 ONE box of TV and Radio times from 70's 2014, £20 Tel: (01903) 730796 WADE figures, assorted, for sale from £1 - £15.

01903 723367 PICTURE of Lancaster Bomber in flight, £25 01903 609119 SINGLE blue/white duvet cover and pillowcase, £3 VGC 01903 724924

ANGLING & FISHING NEW Shimano Tribal Velocity 12ft carp rod, 50mm double leg 3.25lb shop £79, sale £40 ono bargain! 01273 591489

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BEDROOM FURNITURE

CYCLE ACCESSORIES

BEDS

CAMPING EQUIPMENT

MOTHERCARE Ascot cot, only used at grandparents a few times, vgc, £25 Shoreham. 07552 066045

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

LUXURY SHOWER screen for P-shaped bath. 770 x 1500mm, brand new, still boxed. £25 - 01825 763133.

BEDDING

COLLECTORS CORNER & ANTIQUES 59 Chelsea programes, 1997 2005 23 magazines in mint condition, £60 ono 01273 709790

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CORGI Manchester tram, 2002 commonwealth games, boxed, mint £15 01903 609119 ROYAL air force ground crew support set, Llledo50th anniversary Battle of Britain £10 01903 609119

LANDROVER Freelander roof bars, complete with locks £35 Worthing 01903 248749 ONE hundred. E180 VHS video tapes with archive material, £10 the lot, 01903 714132 PAIR multipurpose laptop tables, fits over knees, easily assembled £15 new 01243 771430

SINGLE motor cycle trailer, very strong.

MACHINE wheels, Complete overhaul. £200 adjustable, as new, for ono. 07572 931129 heavy machines, £20 SINGLE motor cycle 01903 724924 trailer, very strong.

Complete overhaul. £200 MORTICE door locks for ono. 07572 931129 bathrooms, all fittings, new, never used, £5 each ANCHOR 3kg plus 3½ (01903) 724924 mtr chain. £15 01273 462262 PATIO door sliding white d/glazed W2150mm x CFT tickets x 2 Black H2050mm £45ono. Dyke band 23.01. £30.

01243 778292 01243 773814 WINDOW small white upvc d/glazed 500mmx500mm with sil £15. 01243 778292

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WINDOW white upvc d/glazed W2305mm x H1070mm with opening £30. 01243 778292

GARDEN ROCKERY STONES med and lge.

Free to take away. Tel 01444 617251.

WORK belt, double bags, body harness, new, unwanted present, £20 01903 724924

FRIDGES & FREEZERS

LOFT LADDER as new, 00 scale model of A-4 unused, bargain at £25.

Pacific Mallard static Horsham 01403 249036. model. £12 01903 609119

DAEWOO 66x24x24" frost free fridge/freezer, 3 deep drawers 8"deep crisper £40 01243 544204

ELEPHANT made in USSR £35, Panda Nao by NEW LARCH lap treated Lladro 1979 £55 01903 fence panel 6' x 4', might deliver. £10 - 01444 723367 617251.

KING size duvet THIRTEEN LILLIPUT cover/pillowcases, cream LANE COTTAGES most & brown, £5.00. VGC with boxes. £25. Tel (01903) 724924 01403 262868.

FREEZER Beko upright 3.6 w ft GC £50. 01243 671536 and BEKO FRIDGE 9.2 w ft tall larder £75.

SINGLE PREFORM MATTRESS TOPPERS x 2, used once, space needed £35. Buyer collects 01403 258922.

CRAEM double fitted sheet, cream double valance sheet, £2 each VGC, 01903 724924

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DIY TOOLS & MATERIALS

CORDLESS MINI SCREWDRIVER 3.6V unused with various accessories, still in box, LARGE calor gas bottle, ideal for DIY £10. Tel asking £20 Worthing, 01403 700601.

01903 248749 HEAVY DUTY Britool PORTA potti, good Torque wrench 40-160 condition, £20 ono 07713 foot/lbs never gest used. £10. Tel 01444 617251.

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BOSSOMS 1951 14" BABY WALKER with wall plaque, very rare bricks. £16 - 01403 Anne Hathoways 266328.

Cottage. Original label. £175 - 01403 266328.

BATHROOMS

CYCLES

BOOKS

KOI carp pond filter system filter box 3 u/v lights vortex chambers £100. 01243 787263

MOTHERCARE pram with car seat (no base) carrycot, foot muff, carry cot, rain cover, £30 07552066045

FIRES & FIREPLACES

FOR SALE

AQUATIC

BABY - GENERAL

COMPUTER ACCESSORIES

COOKERS

SEVEN books on cricket history, all good condition £10, Tel: (01903) 722156

ABSOLUTELY ALL GUTTERS & fascias.

Supplied, fitted & cleaned 01273 419914 or 07512 MOTHERCARE Ascot cot, only used at 012937 grandparents a few times, vgc, £28. Travel cot Babideal, VGC £12.

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BEDDING

MAN UNITED single divet cover/pillow case, brass VGC £3.50. Tel: (01903) LEATHER computer ELECTRIC 724924 case £15. 01243 603898 encased coal and flame effect fire. Excellent SINGLE Cup Cake duvet condition £50 01903 cover and pillow case, as 750290 new, very pretty, £4 01903 724924 COMPACT WORKTOP SINGLE red/purple very OVEN toaster and grill pretty girls duvet with rotisserie, as new DRAWING BOARD unused.

All cover/pillow case, £3 and instructions included. £30 architect style. Adjustable (01903) 724924 2' x 3 ' approx table - 01825 761705. mountable . Bargain £20.

ELECTRIC COOKER Blackboys Tel 01825 free standing, good 890360. working order £10 buyer FOOT stools, cream collects 01243 860537 colour, bonded leather x PAIR WHITE BEDSIDE 2, wooden bases, good TABLES 12" square 24" condition, £5 each 01903 high £5 pair. Tel 01444 718164 617251 LANDROVER defender SMALL chest of 3 sealed beam headlight drawers, good clean GIRLS Apollo pink Daisy units/shrouds £36, Chain bike, Removable condition £5 01243 replacement bulbs £10. stabilisers, 14" wheels, 01243 604197 823383 Bognor doll carrier. VGC £15 DRESS FABRIC mixed 01903 724924 STYLOPHONE pocket sizes and types £10 the electronic organ, still lot 01243 823383 Bognor boxed, never used, £10 01903 723501 Littlehampton.

LADY'S and Gent's mountain bikes, both in BUSH freeview digital tv G PLAN bottle green excellent condition, fully recorder cables and 'Malvern' electric sprung, £30 each, 01273 remote £50.

01243 reclining chair £90 880097 771430 07484163985 Felpham buyer collects.

MENS TREK 721 ROAD CONVEX mirror for exiting driveways, safety SINGLE x2 truckle one BIKE 21 gears, 27" glass unused with clamps wheels 17" frame.

VGC slides under the other GC £18. 01243 773777 2X6" with mattress £40 £125. Tel 01444 617251.

JULIA deck mixer tap 01243 575332 LADIES CYCLE 6mths old cost £70, excellent condition £35. asking £20.

01730 Tel 01444 454430 810075

FENCING & GATES

FIRES & FIREPLACES

FROST FREE fridge freezer white VGC £85 Tel 01293 411246.

KING size duvet LLEDO Days Gone by UNDER THE COUNTER cover/pillowcases, cream London Bus general £3 Sovereign freezer GWO FIRE GUARD black £30. Tel 01403 256904. & pink, £5.00. VGC 01903 609119 mesh, decorative 42" x (01903) 724924 24" 1 year usage cost £75 bargain £30.

KING SIZE duvet cover Blackboys 01825 and pillow case, check 890360. vgc, £5 (01903) 724924

Friday, January 15, 2016

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BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) REGULATIONS 1990

FURNITURE GENERAL

KITCHENS

HALOGEN oven, 11 litre capacity (Cookshop), as BOOK/DISPLAY units x new, genuine reason for 2, tall and narrow, sale, £22. 07552 066045 42cmW x 29cmD x 179cmH, white, almost new, £15 each 01903 718164 ANIMAL designer, new DINIG chair elegant unworn black & white mahogany edwardian zebra effect waterproof with green dralon seat coat, size 10 cost £60, cover, flat cardved back bargain at £25, Tel: £40. 01243 544204 (01903) 724924

LADIES CLOTHES

IKEA GLASS CABINET wall fixed, eight glass shelves, 63" H 17" W £25. ono.

Tel 07790260303

SKIRTS tops, dresses, jeans, 14-16 £1 - £5, bikers jacket, size medium, £30. 01903 723367

TWO STRESSLESS two seater sofas and one chair in green leather, good condition. £250 01293 511696.

LADIES SHEEPSKIN COAT size 12/14, as new. £70 - 01403 266328.

SPORTS & LEISURE

TOYS & GAMES

DOLL Baby Annabell, cot, bedding, car seat, 59 Chelsea programes, clothes, vgc £10 01243 1997 2005 23 585337 magazines in mint JIGSAWS 18 boxes, 500 condition, £60 ono 01273 pieces, all complete, £18 709790 01903 731274 ANCHORS GRAPNEL 1 1/2 kg. and 2 1/2 kg. with chains, also two fender.

All as new. £20. Tel 01403 732206.

CYLINDER BOWLS size 3m, 4 sets DYSON drakes pride etc. bowls vacuum cleaner. £50.

Cyclinder shoes size 7, 4 types Electrolux white, brown £30 01243 vaccum cleaner. £10. Tel 01444 440395.

263810 SAMSUNG vacuum FOUR table tennis bats, cleaner, 2000w, edge to balls, £30 01903 770346 edge, brand new, £50 ono 01903 717740

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WANTED

BH2015/04506 Flats 1-16 24 North Place Brighton Full Planning – Replacement of existing windows with timber windows and replacement of communal entrance door and windows with aluminium door and windows.

BH2015/04523 6 Havelock Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Erection of single storey rear extension.

BH2015/04531 77 Waldegrave Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Insertion of rooflight to front elevation.

WANTED

VICTOR STIEBEL black CHAIRS x2 cane high Grossgrain evening coat, LADIES SKI JACKET back with washable zip 1950's. £100 - 07761 stylish, cherry red, size 14 RECORDS WANTED cushions cream/flowers 390637. £15 01243 585337 60's, 70's, 80's rock, £90. 01243 544204 prog, punk. Collections bought. Alex 07770 LEATHER ARMCHAIR 770670 email Cream, vgc space alex_c_reid@hotmail.com needed, can deliver local. NEW unworn brown BAKELITE telephone £20 - 01403 258836 mules, sheepskin 1930's art decp pyramid RECORDS WANTED slippers. size 5, £3 01903 shape, black, all original, 60's, 70's, 80's rock, PARKER knoll electric 724924 nice condition, £30 07467 prog, punk. Collections recliner, rise and fall, bought. Alex 07770 254041 VGC, well built, £99 free 770670 email delivery 07811 404046 alex_c_reid@hotmail.com ARMCHAIR cream O R N A M E N T A L LEWES FLAGONS or leather recliner £15. CHANDELIER for the ginger beer bottles. Cash 01243 606349 CRT Philips paid. Tel 01273 472622 or centre of a room. 7 lights. 24" television in good FOUR DINING CHAIRS very good condition. £85. working order £25 01243 07967 464471. cream leather effect £40. Tel 01903 740746.

265160 Tel 01403 241149

LADIES SHOES

LIGHTING

MENS CLOTHES

LARGE beech eddect desk, 800 x 1600, 8'x4', £20, VGC 07970 048667 TWO WOOL MENS SUITS beige waist 43" RUST and gold three leg 42" navy pinstripe, piece suite, £99 01903 waist 41" Lleg 41" 879562 bargain £10. each Tel TABLE dropleaf dark oak 01403 740746.

42x18 closed, 54x18 BLACK leather jacket, open £50. 01243 544204 size medium, warm TWO SEATER Ercol lining, £35 ono 01903 sofa, good condition. 714132 £100 - 01403 271335.

MENS green fur lined RECLINER chair Parker winter coat, size Large, Knoll £40. 01243 672338 £5 (01903) 724924

GARDENING TOOLS & EQUIP

MIRRORS

FRAMED 30x35 brown with fine gold outline PETROL hedge cutter, good quality glass £40. hardly used £100. 01243 01243 544204 603898

GIRLS CLOTHES HELLO Kitty onesie age 3/4, hardly used, £1.50.

Girls black boots size 9, side zip, decorative strap, VGC, £2 01903 724924

MOBILITY AIDS

FOLDING three wheeled walker with brakes and shopping bag, hardly used, as new £40 07770 404958

FOLDING three wheeled walker with brakes, height adjustable, as new, £35 01273 880097 HOHNER acoustic Portslade guitar, excellent WHEELCHAIR cosy, condition, £90, 01903 blue, fleecelined, 268745 waterproof with bag, VGC, as new, £10 01903 724924

GUITARS

HI FI & MUSIC CENTRES

PET ACCESSORIES

RADIO tape player and AVAIRY appx 6x6 with Record player, as new, full length door GC £70. £15. (01903) 722156 01243 787263

KEEP FIT EQUIPMENT

RADIO EQUIPMENT

PRO fitness magnetic exercise bike, almost new, cost £90 sell £40.

01903 719568 L'ton

ROBERTS RADIO RP28 AM-FM. 3 bands, pre-set, quality, battery portable radio. £70 - 01403 YORK Fitness Aspire, 2 266328. in 1 cycle/cross trainer, as new, £90ono 01903 203192

KITCHENS

SATELLITE & DIGITAL TV EQUIPMENT

KENWOOD Chef food precessor, model A901P SKY Plus HD recording with manual and box, good condition, £50 attachments, £75 01903 ono 01903 731274 770596 after 6.00 pm.

CREAM KITCHEN can be seen in situ until mid Feb 2016 £280. Tel 01403 256904.

SPORTS & LEISURE

FOUR badminton COFFEE MACHINE raquets with covers, Nespresso Pixie £35 Prince. Jaguar shoe bag, £30 01903 770346 01243 583229

BH2015/04572 18 Station Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Erection of part single, part two storey rear extension.

TELEPHONES

BH2015/04459 134A & 134B Hythe Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Installation of replacement UPVc double glazed windows and door.

BH2015/04487 11A Preston Park Avenue Brighton Removal or Variation of Condition – Application for variation of conditions 16 and 17 of application BH2013/04085 (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3no. detached dwellings with associated landscaping and parking) to require the development to meet the current standards for energy and water.

TELEVISIONS

TOYS & GAMES

WINDOWS & DOORS

LARGE PINK WOODEN DOLLS HOUSE and furniture, new condition Bargain £75. Tel 01273 831097. Albourne.

FFIRE RESISTANT internal door, approx 79" x 31", almost new. Only £10 each - 01444 617251.

BH2015/04460 Flat 1 5 Montpelier Crescent Brighton Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations including subdivision of bedroom to create additional bedrooms and damp proofing works. External alterations including replacement of existing french doors to rear.

BH2015/04437 64A Osborne Villas Hove Householder Planning Consent – Removal of outer entrance UPVc door and installation of composite glazed door.

VACUUM CLEANERS

SPORTSWEAR

The following applications involving or affecting the setting of Listed Buildings or affecting the character of a Conservation Area were registered during week ending 08/01/2016:

BH2015/04511 Coppers The Green Rottingdean Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Enlargement of existing side dormer to facilitate installation of double doors.

PUBLIC NOTICES BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 BRIGHTON & HOVE VARIOUS CONTROLLED PARKING ZONES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2015 AMENDMENT ORDER NO.1 2016 (REF: TRO-23A-2015) BRIGHTON & HOVE (VARIOUS ROADS) (ONE WAY) TRAFFIC ORDER 2012 AMENDMENT ORDER NO. 1 2016 (REF: TRO-23B-2015) NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council”) has on 13th January 2016 made the above named Orders under the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”) as amended which when they come into operation on 18th January 2016 will introduce the following:• Richardson Road – Introduce pedal cycle parking bay, reducing length of permit holders only (10-11 am, 7-8 pm).

• Hove Park Villas – Reduce double yellow lines and shared permit holders/pay and display parking to introduce pedal cycle parking place.

• Arundel Place – Remove permit holders bay and shorten double yellow lines to provide pedal cycle parking place.

• Egremont Place – Shorten double yellow lines and replace with pedal cycle parking place.

• Ruskin Road – Replace permit holders only parking bay and double yellow lines with pedal cycle parking place.

• Amend the one-way traffic order to allow pedal cycles to travel contraflow in Arundel Place and Eastern Place.

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 Orders may be seen online at www.brighton-hove. gov.uk/tro-finalised.These documents together with a copy of the existing Orders to be amended may also be examined at the Customer Service Centres at Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Square, Brighton (Monday to Friday 8.45am-4.30pm) and Hove Town Hall, Ground Floor, Norton Road, Hove, (Monday to Friday 10.00am-5.00pm).

Any person who wishes to question the validity of either 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: 15 January 2016 Executive Director Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council, c/o Parking Infrastructure, Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove BN3 2LS.

BH2015/04609 Kiosk 65 Kings Road (opposite bottom of West Street) Brighton Listed Building Consent – Removal of kiosk to facilitate its repair, restoration and relocation to East Street Bastion and removal of a section of seafront railings.

BH2015/04292 Flat 12 33-35 Compton Avenue Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Replacement of rear UPVC window and doors with timber double doors and installation of new timber window.

BH2015/04518 Dyke Road Mews Dyke Road Brighton Full Planning – Installation of pair of security gates at entrance to Dyke Road Mews from Bath Street.

BH2015/04534 Flat 2 40 Buckingham Place Brighton Householder Planning Consent – Erection of single storey rear extension and detached garden room. Re-advertisements BH2015/04461 63 Church Road Hove Full Planning – Replacement of stained glass with clear glass to top fanlight on the front elevation. (Retrospective) BH2015/02434 Flat 4 54 - 55 Ventnor Villas Hove Householder Planning Consent – Alterations to rear fenestration including enlargement of window at ground floor level and installation of 2no new matching double glazed French doors, enlargement and replacement of windows with new double glazed units and new double glazed door at basement level, installation of glass floor at ground floor level over lightwell and associated hand rails.

BH2015/01352 236 Eastern Road Brighton Advertisement – Display of internally illuminated display stand (Retrospective) (amended Site Plan) BH2015/03934 Flat 2 24 Sussex Square and Flat 3 20 Bristol Gardens Brighton Listed Building Consent – Internal alterations to facilitate the conversion of two flats into a single dwelling.

BH2015/01819 & BH2015/01820 35 Russell Square and 9 St Margarets Place Brighton Full Planning & Listed Building Consent – Conversion of existing sauna parlour (Sui generis) at lower ground and ground floor level into 2no. self contained flats and demolition of existing rear extension and erection of 1no studio flat.

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13 BH2015/04273 Proposed development at: Land rear of 1-45 Wanderdown Road Ovingdean Brighton (CORRECTED ADDRESS ONLY) I give notice that Mr Peter McDonnell is applying to Brighton & Hove City Council for planning permission for Outline application with some matters reserved for 10 detached houses and access with maintenance and protection of the existing chalk grassland meadow to the north. (CORRECTED SITE ADDRESS ONLY) The proposed development/use would result in major development affecting a building or buildings where: The number of dwelling houses to be provided is 10 or more and the site area is 1 hectare or more.

You can view the application on the Council website www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ planning applications. Any representations should be made in writing to the Planning and Building Control Applications Manager, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ, or via the website, within 21 days of this notice,quoting the application number. Please note that all representations received will be open for public inspection and late representations may not be considered.

Jeanette Walsh, Planning and Building Control Applications Manager 15 January 2016

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GENERAL VACANCIES

Great care starts with great people We are looking for caring and enthusiastic Care Assistants and Nurses in and around the West and East Sussex area.

No experience necessary (applies to Carer roles only).

We provide: ● Fantastic training opportunities ●

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Friendly and positive working environment Excellent career prospects

The rewards are amazing: ● Invaluable satisfaction of helping residents live healthier and happier lives ●

Making a positive difference every single day

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Competitive salary Staff accommodation Uniforms Full and part-time positions

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Become part of the family building great relationships with staff and residents

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For further information or to apply for a role, visit www.sussexhealthcare.co.uk or send your CV to recruit@sussexhealthcare.co.uk

Snr Application Officer

Excellent Career Opportunities working at MSDC.... ◆

Anti-Social Behaviour Officer ref: RBPSO28 Salary: £24,472 pa - £26,293 pa + car allowance of up to £1,239 pa

The Council is seeking a motivated, self starter with excellent interpersonal skills to take on the role of an Anti-Social Behaviour Officer. Working closely with the Police, housing associations and other local agencies, the successful applicant will be the focal point for addressing complaints in relation to anti-social behaviour. The role is based within the District Council’s Partnerships team and as well as undertaking direct case work, you will also have the opportunity to be involved in strategy development, training, report writing, data analysis and similar work with other members of the team.

Applicants will need to be comfortable working with the public - specifically young people, and have sound administrative skills and IT literacy. A knowledge of community safety issues and policies will also be important. We will be looking for an individual with experience of multiagency working who can take a creative and problem-solving approach to their work.

Experience of working directly with victims of anti-social behaviour or other vulnerable client groups would be an advantage.

It is essential you have a full driving licence along with a requirement to provide a car for use on Council business for which mileage will be paid.

For an informal discussion please contact Lucie Venables on 01444 477204.

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Democratic Services Admin Officer 1 Full time (37 hours per week) - ref: RBPS010 1 Part time (18 hours per week) - ref: RBPS034 Salary: £19,048 pa to £23,698 pa (pro rata for part time)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be at the heart of the Council’s democratic process and help shape the way our Member Services develop in the future.

You would be part of a small team responsible for the range of support provided to our Elected Members including: scheduling the Council’s Work Programme, administrating all formal Council committees and meetings which involves some evening work, the Member Development programme, the Member Information Service, Members allowances and expenses, and working closely with the Monitoring Officer in matters relating to the Council’s Constitution.

The successful candidate will be self motivated, a creative and innovative problem solver, have a high level of literacy and numeracy, a good understanding of local government procedures and constitutional issues, be confident in using IT systems and also possess good interpersonal skills - as the job will involve frequent dealings with both Councillors and members of the public.

Political sensitivity is essential and the post is politically restricted requiring that the postholder does not themselves engage in political activity or seek to hold public office.

For an informal discussion please contact Hannah Martin on 01444 477111.

ABOUT US: We are situated in a glorious part of the country and along with this opportunity to enhance your career, we offer free staff parking, subsidised gym membership for you and your family, a childcare voucher scheme, mutually agreeable flexible working arrangements and both a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement. Personal and professional training opportunities are regularly available to support you to achieve your career aspirations.

Sussex Health Care excellence in care

For a recruitment pack, please apply online by visiting www.midsussex. gov.uk - click on Working at MSDC. You can also email recruit@midsussex. gov.uk or call our Recruitment Hotline on 01444 477506 or write to Personnel Division, Mid Sussex District Council, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1SS.

Local Land Charges Business Unit Salary £21,530 - £23,698 pa (37 hours pw)

Mid Sussex District Council is seeking a highly motivated individual with a proven ability to lead a team to successfully deliver service level agreements. With first-rate customer service skills and knowledge of the planning and building control functions, you will be required to assist in leading our Service Support Team within the Local Land Charges Business Unit.

You will be enthusiastic about pursuing a career within Planning and Building Control, and you will require the ability to apply and communicate both procedure and legislation so that you can assist in the effective leadership of a team with a high and varied workload.

We are situated in a glorious part of the country and along with this opportunity to enhance your career we offer free staff parking, subsidised gym membership for you and your family, a childcare voucher scheme, mutually agreeable flexible working arrangements and both a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement. Personal and professional training opportunities are regularly available to support you to achieve your career aspirations.

Close date: 29/01/2016 - Interview date: 11/02/2016

For a recruitment pack, please apply online by visiting www.midsussex. gov.uk - click on Working at MSDC. You can also email recruit@midsussex. gov.uk or call our Recruitment Hotline on 01444 477506 or write to Personnel Division, Mid Sussex District Council, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, W.Sussex RH16 1SS. No CVs or agency applications accepted.

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Worthing - Littlehampton - Shoreham MG MOTORS

Four incredible offers for customers by staff reporter

MG Motor UK finished 2015 on a fantastic high last year with December figures more than doubling those of the previous year; a success that came off the back of a number of great deals that were on offer to all new customers.

This year, MG has decided to start 2016 with a bang and offer not just one, but four incredible offers to its customers.

Those looking to buy a new car need look no further as, with the purchase of the super-fun MG3 or the fullyloaded MG6, customers will be entitled to some of the following offers: £2,000 minimum part exchange – Following an incredible uptake by customers at the end of last year, this incredible offer has been extended until the end of January. Hundreds of customers took advantage of this deal when they exchanged their existing vehicle for a brand new MG at their local dealer. Those who thought they had missed out need on-

ly take their old car in, regardless of its make, model or age, and get £2,000 towards a new one. One year’s free insurance – Everyone loves to save money, so when MG is offering one year’s free insurance on all new 2016 MG3 models, customers won’t be able to resist checking out these great superminis; particularly when the only thing to worry about for the next 12 months is adding fuel.

For more information on any of these offers, or to book a test drive call Rivervale MG on 01273 707 007. Alternatively, visit mg.co.uk/offers.

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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

£33,895.00 £8,720.00 £25,175.00 £10.00 £349.00

Final Payment Total Amount Payable Duration of Agreement Representative APR % Interest Rate (Fixed) %

£17,018.00 £38,302.00 37 months 6.9% APR 6.72%

*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.

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www.yeomans.toyota.co.uk Model shown is 2016 RAV4 Business Edition 5 door FWD 2.0 D-4D Manual £24,595. Price excludes metallic paint at £495. Prices correct at time of going to press. *0% APR Representative only available on new retail orders of RAV4 between 18th December 2015 and 31st March 2016 and registered and financed through Toyota Financial Services by 30th June 2016 on a 2 year AccessToyota (PCP) plan with 0%-32% deposit. ^Payment shown is based on a 24 month AccessToyota contract with £6,810.50 customer deposit and Guaranteed Future Value/Optional Final Payment. Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC; registered office Great Burgh, Burgh Heath, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5UZ. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Indemnities may be required. Finance subject to status to over 18s. Other finance offers are available but cannot be used in conjunction with this offer. Excess miles over contracted charged at 12p per mile. Toyota Centres are independent of Toyota Financial Services. Terms and conditions apply. Affordable finance through AccessToyota. 5 year/100,000 mile manufacturer warranty subject to terms and conditions.

2016 RAV4 Business Edition 5 door FWD 2.0 D-4D Manual. Official Fuel Consumption Figures in mpg (1/100km): Urban 52.3 (5.4), Extra Urban 65.7 (4.3), Combined 60.1 (4.7).

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ROADTEST:MITSUBISHIOUTLANDERPHEV

ACLEAN GETAWAY

by Carmel Stewart Motoring writer

In April 2014, when the Outlander PHEV (plug in hybrid electric vehicle) was first introduced,itsrivalsontheroad numberedaround980. Bythe end of its first year there were more than 12,000 such cars on the road – 10,000 of them Mitsubishis.

One reason for its success is the fact that the 4x4 SUV PHEV is not a standard Outlander with an electric addon.Itwasconceived,designed and built as a hybrid vehicle, tobemanufacturedalongside the similarly priced sevenseater diesel version.

That initial success has continued apace. Since its launch, Mitsubishi has sold just over 21,000 Outlanders which accounts for one-third of its sales and is now the UK’s best-selling plug-in car.

As with the original, this latest model has the appearance of a modern SUV, with sleeklinesandroundededges.

Itdriveslikeacrossoverofthe Qashqai/Kadjar variety, with a high driving position, welltunedradicallyreworkedsuspension, sharp steering and excellent road holding – but then so it should. Mitsubishi has packed this 4WD to the roof rails with all sorts of gadgets and gizmos to keep it smoothly on the straight and narrow, even when the overenthusiasticmightattemptto throw it off balance.

Those into the i-Spy of car spotting will note not only the new front end, the wraparound LED headlights, the reshaped bumpers, the silver roof rails and the two-tone alloys but also the fact that this new version is some 40mm longer than that which has gone before.

Inside this comfortable five-seater has been given a makeover too, with a simplified dash, black ash and chrome highlights plus new C-Tec upholstery which stays warm in the winter and cool in the summer and,

presumably, just right in the spring.

There is a five-spoke heated steering wheel to go with theheatedseatsoptionand,at night,ambientlightingwarms up the footwell and central console.

The high driving position meansgoodall-roundvisibilityandtheadditionof optional hi-tech safety features add to the feeling of security – lane departure warning, acceleration mitigation and front and rear sensors among them.

Power comes from a 2.0litre petrol engine and two electric motors which means the ‘range anxiety’ associated with hybrid electric vehicles is eliminated.

The Outlander PHEV

can travel for 32.5 miles in EV mode – well within the average daily commute of 25 miles – while average CO2 emissions have been measured at 42g/km and economy at 156mpg, so no vehicle tax or congestion charges.

For business users that means a BiK (Benefit in Kind) of five per cent. In addition the Outlander PHEV qualifies for 100 per cent First Year Allowance against business profits. Behind the wheel, all is smooth, albeit eerily silent.

The PHEV has several driving modes – EV, series hybrid and parallel hybrid. EV is allelectricwiththefrontandrear motors driving the vehicle. In series hybrid the electric motor drives the wheels and the

engine provides the power, while in parallel hybrid, the engine and the electric motor work either one at a time or in tandem for increased power, dependingonwhat’smostefficientforthedrivingsituation.

Using both battery and petrol power, it has a cruising rangeofaround541mileswith the mode of momentum being automatically selected according to driving conditions and level of battery charge.

Petrol power is kept to a minimumthrough theuse ofelectric power.

In addition, the PHEV is the only plug-in vehicle with driver adjustable levels of regenerative braking which extends the EV range.

The clear new dash in-

cludes all the eco information neededforrealeconomydriving including the amount of energy being used and recovered, plus energy flow data.

Advanced safety features across all models includes active stability control which balances power delivery and brakingforcetoensurestability and road holding even on slippery surfaces.

Thesteeringiswellweightedandtherevisedsuspension is now more suited to the less than smooth surfaces most of us have to drive on.

Prices start at £29,249 for the entry-level GX3h which has a generous standard spec, including seven airbags, 18-inch alloys, LED daytime running lights, climate

control, cruise control, Bluetooth and keyless entry.

A step up to GX3h+ adds a brilliant pre-heating facility controlled via the PHEV smartphoneapp,andincludes heated front seats – a real delight on cold winter mornings – but which also ups the price to £30,249.

For a real winter warmer, the GX4h adds a 360-degree camera for pin perfect parking, a heated steering wheel and super-wide LED headlights with auto-levelling, all for £33,899.

The vehicle can be fully charged overnight but a rapid charge allows for an 80 per cent charge in half-an-hour.

Allmodelsarecoveredbya five-year warranty.

MOTORINGNEWS

Blackboxdatausedtocreate‘bestdriver’profile If you’re a middle-aged femalesoftwareengineerwitha red Honda, you might just be one of the best drivers in the UK. That’s according to Admiral Car Insurance, whose staff analysed readouts from thousands of its ‘LittleBox’ telematics systems fitted to cars nationwide.

The technology measures smoothness of acceleration, braking and steering, as well

asadherencetothespeedlimit, ultimately coming up with an overall percentage score.

Combiningthebestresults fromallcategoriescreatedthe ideal ‘best driver’ in the shape of a female software engineer aged 46-50.

Women scored 58 per cent on average, beating men’s 53 per cent.

The UK’s worst driver profile, according to the study, butmorespecificallytheleast

smooth, is a man in his early 20s driving a white Audi. He has no kids yet and works as a project manager.

Among car brands, it’s Chevrolet drivers who take the honours, with a 64 per cent score. Skoda, Volvo, Kia and Honda drivers are closely matched for second to fifth places.

Least impressive are Audi driverswith44percent,butin a surprise result, Smart driv-

erscameaclosesecond-worst with 45 per cent.

By age, the youngest drivers actually scored higher than those in their early 40s, early50sandthroughouttheir 20s. Those in their late 50s were the clear winners on 64 percent,whilepeoplein their 30s and late 40s tied for second place with 59 per cent.

The study does not measure observational skills or technical car control.

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MOTORING NEWS

Plans for driving test deposits ‘will punish nervous learners’ Proposals to change the driving test will unfairly penalise learners who are ‘nervous in test situations’, according to a survey of young drivers.

The idea of requesting a deposit, which is returned to drivers only if they pass, is designed to stop novices from putting in for their test before they are really ready. But 69 per cent of drivers aged 1725 think this would put extra pressure on those people who are more stressed about the test anyway.

The survey of 450 young drivers, by specialist insurer Marmalade, revealed a split over the deposits idea, with 49 per cent liking it and 40 per cent being totally against.

More than half (56 per cent) said the fear of losing a deposit would make them more nervous about taking the test, while 36 per cent said it would be no issue.

Elsewhere in the survey, a proposed move to fixed appointment times was popular.

Almost nine out of 10 see this as a good way to reduce waiting times, but there was concern over the spread of times and days of the week.

Driving on a dark evening or a quiet Sunday could make it harder or easier to pass the driving test, it is being claimed.

The young drivers in the Marmalade study also flagged concerns with the current driving test, which is a mere 40 minutes. Many of the respondents wanted to see drivers evaluated over a longer period of time, or in several separate stints behind the wheel.

Drink-driving habits ‘run in the family’

Crispin Moger, CEO of Marmalade, says: “Everyone learns in different ways and some people need to experience the test in order to help them relax second time round. It’s great that driving tests are being looked at, there are obviously issues that need addressing.”

Young motorists are five times more likely to drink and drive if their parents do it, according to a new study.

A survey of 251 motorists aged 17-25 found that 37 per cent admit to driving when over the alcohol limit.

But among those who said their parents drinkdrive, 70 per cent confessed to also doing it, compared to just 14 per cent of those who have not seen their parents over the limit and behind the wheel.

Steve Barrett, head of car insurance at Churchill, which commissioned the research, says: “The immediate risks that those who drink-drive pose to other road users are widely known and very serious, but the knock-on impact on younger generations is extremely worrying.

“By drink-driving, parents are unofficially sanctioning this behaviour, and as a result, young drivers are far more likely to put themselves and other road-users at risk by driving while intoxicated.”

A survey of 2,000 Britons found that 29 per cent admit to driving the morning after drinking when they believed they may still be over the legal limit.

Latest Department for Transport figures show there were 230 drink-drive fatalities in Britain in 2013.

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CHAMPIONSHIP

LEAGUE TABLE: HOME

GAME OUTCOMES:

AWAY

Draws: 99

RED CARDS:

P Bauer B Wright N Baker G Berardi L Best T Cairney S Carruthers C Coady H Dean Derik D Dervite

2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

GOALS SCORED: Home goals

NEW YORK STADIUM, 12-01-16 RESULT: R’HAM 2 BRIGHTON 0

POSSESSION

77% 23% 43% 57%

19:45

SATURDAY 16TH JANUARY Sheff Wed v Leeds 12:30 Blackburn v Brighton 15:00 Bristol v M’brough 15:00 Derby v Birmingham 15:00 Huddersfield v Fulham 15:00 Hull v Charlton 15:00 Ipswich v Preston 15:00 MK Dons v Reading 15:00 Nottm Forest v Bolton 15:00 Rotherham v QPR 15:00 Wolves v Cardiff 15:00

Away teams: 82 wins

Away goals

420 327 Total goals

747 TOP SCORERS:

M Davies S Duffy C Evans J Garner G Leadbitter E Lichaj J Lynch A McCormack D Whitehead

L Dunk L Fer L Freeman J Garner R Green M Hector J Helan A Henley J Hobbs J Hugill J Husband

LAST MATCH

FRIDAY 15TH JANUARY Brentford v Burnley

32%

42%

YELLOW CARDS: 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7

FIXTURES:

26%

Home team: 130 wins

P W D L F A W D L F A Pts GD M’brough 25 10 2 1 20 2 7 2 3 17 10 55 25 Hull 26 10 2 1 24 6 5 3 5 14 12 50 20 ---------------------------------------------------------Derby 26 7 5 1 24 9 6 5 2 14 9 49 20 Burnley 26 8 3 2 25 11 4 6 3 14 12 45 16 Ipswich 26 5 5 3 17 14 7 3 3 19 17 44 5 Brighton 26 8 2 3 15 12 3 9 1 16 15 44 4 ---------------------------------------------------------Sheff Wed 26 8 4 1 2512 3 5 5 1418 42 9 B’ham 26 6 2 5 13 14 5 5 3 18 14 40 3 Cardiff 26 7 5 1 19 11 2 5 6 11 17 37 2 Wolves 26 4 5 4 16 16 6 2 5 1918 37 1 Brentford 26 6 2 5 17 17 4 4 5 2019 36 1 Reading 26 6 4 3 16 9 3 3 7 1520 34 2 Preston 26 4 6 3 11 10 4 4 5 12 13 34 0 Nott Frst 26 5 5 3 17 12 2 6 5 9 13 32 1 Leeds 26 3 5 5 11 15 4 6 3 16 15 32 -3 H’field 26 5 3 5 21 15 3 4 6 14 21 31 -1 QPR 26 4 7 2 21 16 3 3 7 1018 31 -3 Blackburn 25 3 7 2 12 8 3 4 6 11 14 29 1 Fulham 26 4 4 5 2322 2 5 6 1924 27 -4 R’ham 26 5 2 6 2120 2 1 10 11 24 24 -12 MK Dons 26 5 1 7 12 19 1 4 8 9 19 23 -17 ---------------------------------------------------------Bristol 26 2 5 6 1422 2 4 7 9 24 21 -23 Charlton 26 3 5 5 14 21 1 3 9 7 26 20 -26 Bolton 26 2 8 3 12 14 0 3 10 9 28 17 -21

S Hutchinson K McFadzean M Hudson M Kieftenbeld D Vaughan E Ba B Bannan S Byram A Clayton

2015/2016 SEASON

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

ROTHERHAM CORNERS:

3

SHOTS:

14

FOULS:

10

A Gray R McCormack N Blackman F Forestieri A Hernandez C Austin A Judge B Afobe M Dembele J Kodjia C Martin J Rhodes N Wells T Ince C Wood

16 14 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8

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goals scored by Ross McCormack

league goals scored

by Burnley’s Andre Gray

BRIGHTON

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A trip to watch Messi and co was a bit like going to the theatre

Perhaps the least surprising news of the week was Lionel Messi winning the Ballon d’Or again on Monday.

After helping Barcelona win five trophies last year, he collected the award for the fifth time, after Cristiano Ronaldo had received it for the previous two years.

With Albion drawn away to Hull City in the FA Cup, I took a mid-season break to watch Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Saturday and was lucky enough to see Messi score a hat-trick in a 4-0 win at home to Granada.

Without ever really getting out of second gear, the current Spanish champions were far too good for a side struggling at the bottom of La Liga.

Messi scored twice inside 14 minutes and the only real surprise was it took him until just before the hour to complete his hat-trick.

There was almost an expectation among everyone in attendance for Messi – and also Neymar – to do something special whenever they got on the ball.

Think of the times when Vicente got you on the edge of your seat at the Amex and it was a similar feeling.

One thing I picked up on, though, was how different the atmosphere was compared to watching games in England.

It was almost like going to a theatre and waiting to be entertained at times.There was no going crazy, jumping up and down, clapping hands wildly or hugging your mates when a goal was scored.

When Neymar netted a late fourth, a number of fans even remained seated and just politely clapped their hands.

Watching Barcelona is almost like going to a theatre and waiting to be entertained at times Maybe that was due to the standard of opposition but whenever Albion score, there’s always scenes of jubilation among supporters – especially so in a 4-0 win.

Th e C a m p N o u i s a n amazing stadium, with a 99,354 capacity. A number of seats are in the open

but Spanish weather is much nicer than over here, so there’s probably less occasions when the ponchos need to come out, unlike the numerous times they were called upon at the Withdean Stadium.

The concourses could do with a bit of a refurb but the view when you get to your seat is breathtaking.

O n e t i p fo r a nyo n e intending to go would be to sit in the second tier of the south stand. The view from there is superb, the seats are cheaper and the most lively and loud Barcelona fans are sat below in the first tier – with one fan using a loud speaker to get the crowd going, although I’m not sure if something like that would catch on here.

Another tip would be to get to a game early enough to see Barcelona warm up.

The tricks and skills from Neymar are unbelievable to watch and words would not do them justice.

Back on the Albion front, the eight-game winless run is becoming a major concern.

Defensive mistakes at one end – and the failure to score at the other – has seen the Seagulls slip to sixth.

A return to winning ways is much-needed to keep pace at the top.

An impressive view as Barcelona take on Granada at the Camp Nou.

Date set for Ellett’s next fight Brighton super-welterweight boxing prospect Lloyd Ellett will take on an international opponent in his next fight at the Metropole Hotel in Brighton on February 12th.

Ellett’s last outing was on December 4th in London on a Hellraiser Promotions show, defeating rival Faheem Khan (7-7-2) for a second time in his career, outpointing the 33-year-old southpaw from Devon comfortably at 60-55.

However, the final round of the rematch saw Ellett receive a nasty gash above his right eye caused by a clash of heads that resulted in a total of nine stitches.

The injury raised serious doubts over the ‘Lightning Bolt’s’ chances of fighting so soon afterwards in February.

Ellett, 28, part of the iBox Gym in Bromley, said: “My manager, Scott Welch, and promoter, Mickey Helliet, both wanted me to fight to get another win under my belt.

“I only fought three times last year, so I wanted to fight because I need to work and get paid like anyone else.”

Despite the decision hanging in the balance since last year, the consummate professional kept himself in the gym, focused on the fight date regardless.

The three-time Masters champion said: “I had about ten days off after the last fight and then my camp started around the middle of December, I even went for a run on Christmas Day! “Now it’s the New Year, it’ll be foot on the gas again,

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Brighton boxer Lloyd Ellett so I’ll be more than ready come February.”

Cuts above the eye typically take two to four weeks to heal but the layer of new skin will remain thin for months later and susceptible to reopening easily.

Ellett said: “It has healed really quickly but I don’t know when I can spar again yet, so I’ll just have to see how the next couple of weeks go.”

Without looking past the February fight, Ellett is eyeing his next move already: “I’d like to either fight again quickly or fight for a belt in the next few months, whether

it’s Southern Area, English or another decent title.

“If we didn’t have this cut then things would have been different, we would have been making plans. I’ve got Micky Helliet back on board now and he’s looking at the potential opportunities for titles or eliminators next.”

Ellett, who was signed to Queensberry Promotions for a brief spell during 2015, has campaigned at super-welterweight for his entire four-year long professional boxing career but has recently decided to consider stepping down a weight since reaching

championship level.

He said: “I don’t know what weight to challenge at yet. I’m still testing the waters but I feel like I can fight at either welter or super-welter.”

The February 12th Crusader Events show at the Metropole Hotel also features popular Brighton boxer, Nicky Jenman (14-81); unbeaten heavyweight prospect, Nick Webb (3-0) from Chertsey, Surrey; and Shoreham super-lightweight, Marcus Eaton (6-0-1).

Tickets are available from Ellett’s official website www. lloydellett.com

Rocket science, it isn’t. If you’re playing well, winning matches and challenging for promotion, the fans will come to the stadium.

Aside from the money for their seats, they will buy programmes, tea, coffee, pints, pies, whatever.

Once the slide starts comes the inevitable realisation that, when you strip it all down, like most football clubs the length and breadth of the country, the Albion have a hardcore fan base, who are the only supporters they can really rely on through the not-sogood times.

T h a t n u m b e r i s , by estimation, even allowing for the Amex feel-good factor and 23,000 current season ticket holders, between 8,000 to 14,000.

I could be wrong, I have been before, but then again I sincerely hope we don’t get into a scenario that finds us with only the core support in the stadium to prove my theory.

It brings to mind that age old phrase, cometh the hour, cometh the man. Tony Bloom is a businessman. Not a day goes by when I don’t hear commentators or pundits on TV or radio saying next

year is the season to be in the Premier League – ask any Aston Villa fan.

With what’s on offer regarding TV money, Chris Hughton has got to be given the best chance possible to challenge and ultimately achieve one of those three promotion places.

Quite simply, for all the talk we’ve had in previous years about buying this or that player, this transfer window is now the most important in the club’s history.

If Hughton is backed, and gets it right, I still believe we will be entertaining the likes of Arsenal, Spurs, Manchester City and Manchester United next season.

If this January is ultimately ineffectual, then we could yet see the empty blue plastic seat as the most common sight in the stadium this time next year.

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It’s important not to panic – Hughton Steve Bailey @stevebailey67 Seagulls boss Chris Hughton feels it is important not to panic after Albion’s winless run reached eight games on Tuesday evening, with a 2-0 defeat at Rotherham.

The Seagulls have failed to score in their last six matches in all competitions and have slipped from top of the Championship to sixth.

They are now just two points above seventhplaced Sheffield Wednesday but Hughton said: “We are aware that we mustn’t panic. What we’re experiencing at the moment is the Championship.

“The level of competition is no different to what it was earlier in the season when, of course, we were doing well and on a very good run.

“Rotherham was a game where we could have got something but it’s probably the only game in our run that I could say I don’t think we

deserved to get anything.”

Looking ahead to the rest of the season, Hughton said: “Our initial target going into the season was to be really competitive and give ourselves a chance of being in that top six.

“After the good start t o t h e s e a s o n , I k n ow expectations rise a little bit.

At this moment, the fancied teams are in the favoured positions.”

On strengthening the squad, Hughton said: “Come the end of January, we’ve got to have the best squad available, so we can go through to the end of the season and be exactly where we want to be.

“We are working very, very hard and will certainly bring in what we need to, or feel we need, to give us that competition in the squad.”

Captain Gordon Greer will miss Saturday’s game at Blackburn but will be back for the home match with Huddersfield the following week.

Albion boss Chris Hughton. Photograph: Paul Hazlewood

Hawks book spot in last eight

Whitehawk booked their spot in the Sussex Senior Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday Sussex Senior Challenge Cup holders Whitehawk kept their hopes of retaining the crown alive on Tuesday evening.

National League South side Hawks were

comfortable 4-0 winners over Southern Combination League Premier Division outfit Horsham at The Enclosed Ground.

Sam Deering, Arnauld Mendy, Jordan Rose and an

own-goal saw Hawks book a quater-final home tie with Steyning Town, which will take place on Tuesday.

Whitehawk host Hayes & Yeading in the league on Saturday.

The Albion Roar Alan Wares @albionroar

On the way home from Queens Park Rangers last month (it was a dreary performance, saved by a nudge from Dale Stephens and a howler from Rob Green), I lost my phone.

I won’t bore with the details of how dreadful EE have been in sorting out a replacement – it’s a long story, packed to the gunnells with tedium – but suffice to say it still hasn’t been replaced. It’s amazing how inconvenient First World problems can appear.

However, my point is – with the cursory nod to the 19th Century song My Grandfather’s Clock – I fear I might be taking responsibility for the Albion’s current fashion of firing blanks in front of goal.

We h ave n ’ t s c o r e d since Rajiv van La Parra’s speculative effort crept under the QPR keeper.

That’s 575 minutes since we netted.

A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h i s week’s pitiful away defeat against Rotherham also

Rajiv van La Parra scored Albion’s last goal at QPR Photograph: Paul Hazlewood (BHAFC)

gave us a pregnant pause to realise it brought to an end of 270 days of being undefeated on the road.

All teams have a blip at some point during the season, but sloppiness at the back, and misfiring up front does lead to a certain amount of ire.

So I really ought to sort myself out a new phone.

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Albion have a chance to change form against goal-shy Rovers Having gone over 500 minutes without scoring in all competitions, Chris Hughton will be eager to see his Brighton side get back to winning ways when they head to Blackburn this weekend.

Since their first league defeat of the season at home to Middlesbrough last month, Albion’s form has continued to dip, picking up one point from a possible 12 since, with no wins in their last eight games.

The issue they need to overcome is not only creating chances but, more importantly, taking them.

Albion have struggled to cause enough problems against sides at either

Bradley Stratton @BradStrat end of the Championship table in recent games, with multiple defensive errors costing valuable points.

They will be hopeful of getting back on track at Ewood Park against Paul Lambert’s Rovers side who have also struggled for goals. Hope Akpan’s equaliser against QPR on Tuesday was the first scored by a Blackburn player since the start of December.

The Lancashire side has been reliant on goals from Jordan Rhodes in the first half of the season but the Scot hasn’t been able to

Blackburn boss Paul Lambert add to his tally of nine league goals since November.

Despite sitting eight points above the relegation zone, Rovers’ defeats have in most cases only been by a single goal, and with the division’s fourth-best d e fe n s i ve r e c o r d t h ey certainly won’t be pushovers when it comes to gifting Albion chances to score.

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I’m sure this week much of the focus on the Seagulls will be the lack of points from, and lack of goals in, the last seven Championship games.

Amongst the flurry of texts and tweets to BBC Sussex after the final whistle across the last few weeks there has been a clamour from some supporters for reinforcements in several areas.

Over nine hours without a goal may indeed highlight a need for a cutting-edge going forward and individual mistakes at the back are being punished.

One position, however, that seems to be covered is the goalkeeper. David Stockdale has been excellent this season and the glimpses we have seen of Christian Walton suggest a decent future.

One man who will be more frustrated by the Seagulls’

exit from the FA Cup than anyone is Niki Mäenpää.The bearded Finn made several decent saves against Hull City in the third round and in the brief League Cup campaign, in particular, at Southend United.

His game time would have increased with progress to the next round but the opportunities ahead in the league seem limited unless Stockdale were to get injured. Last season a broken finger to the Albion number one handed Walton a chance to shine in the high profile game at Spurs.

With constant rain over the past few weeks and the cold starting to kick in, it must be tough for Mäenpää to churn out the hours of specialist training with Ben Roberts and his team-mates like Casper Ankergren.

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Mäenpää deserve credit. The latter may need to bide his time to get his chance but as Chris Hughton looks to strengthen his squad for a renewed push for promotion he will at least be confident he has this base covered.

Just as a footnote, in a week with three away games at Hull, Rotherham and Blackburn all in an eight-day period, a message to all those that have travelled the miles, I salute you.

Chris Hughton ensured his players thanked the fans on Tuesday. He knows what it takes for the supporters to sacrifice their time and money.

He also knows he must turn things around if Albion are to stay at the centre of the promotion race.

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David Stockdale has been in excellent form this season. Photograph: Angela Brinkhurst

Albion have had FA Cup highs and lows in January Dan Tester @BHIndyAlbion

As Albion limped out of the FA Cup without so much as a whimper in Kingstonupon-Hull last weekend, it made me think wistfully of monumental January fixtures from Albion’s past.

It’s a time of year firmly associated with the FA Cup – the sponsor is irrelevant – and in particular, the third round. For many seasons this stage of the competition seemed like a distant dream, but the most miserable month of the year has thrown up some absolute humdingers in the world’s greatest cup.

In 1993, after a lastgasp John Crumplin long range header to win at Woking, Albion welcomed

Portsmouth – and now competition for the home of the tallest eyesore on the south coast – to the Goldstone Ground.

Their strike partnership of Paul Walsh and Guy Whittingham were scaring the living daylights out of second division defences but, thankfully, both were injured. Matthew Edwards earned Albion a trip to Old Trafford – which was being redeveloped at the time – for the second time in the season.

In 2005, Richard Carpenter’s superb free kick levelled the scores at White Hart Lane before the 5,000 travelling fans witnessed a truly world-class winner for Tottenham from Robbie Keane.

Tw o ye a r s l a t e r w e were reacquainted with Mr Zamora at the Boleyn Ground as his mate Carlos Tevez destroyed Albion as the home side ran out easy

3-0 winners.

Three years later and, rejuvenated under Gus Poyet, the stripes were the visitors at Villa Park for a fourth-round clash. A rare Tommy Elphick strike levelled the scores just before half-time to send the blue and white army into raptures.

A 3-2 final scoreline flattered the home side, as did an hour wait queuing for a train at Witton station after the match.

Then, of course, are the two fantastic victories over Liverpool in the space of a year between 1983 and 1984. The first was a fifthround triumph at Anfield en route to Wembley when Jimmy Case sealed an unforgettable victory with a piledriver against his old club.

Twelve months later Albion scored twice at the Goldstone in front of the TV cameras as Terry Connor’s

Bobby Zamora played for West Ham against the Albion in 2007. Photograph: Paul Hazlewood curler from outside the box secured a 2-0 win over the league champions.

There were some memorable defeats too.

Sitting ninth in the top flight in 1982 – above Arsenal and Liverpool – Albion hosted t h i r d - d iv i s i o n O x fo r d United with a home victory

expected by everyone in the ground, apart from those forming a sea of yellow in the north-east corner.

Future policeman Keith Cassells ran his opponents ragged helping his side run out 3-0 winners.

Such was the ignominy among Albion fans that an

ad ran in a local newspaper offering 11 clockwork clowns for sale, quoting the club’s phone number!

Dan Tester is Albion editor of Brighton & Hove Independent. You can also follow him: @DJDanteBrighton

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