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Page 1: Brighton & Hove Independent - 12 February 2016

sDiscover a world of timelessValentine’s gifts...

T H BAKER 63 Churchill Square. Brighton. BN1 2RGTelepphone: 01273 710357

gh

Sidwell praisesAlbion’stogetherness

Best of Sussexfood and drink

see page 52 See page 28

FRI

10°c/10°c

SAT

11°c/7°c

SUN

10°c/8°c

Friday, February 5, 2016

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n Winning design is revealed for revamp of King Alfred site: See page 5, 6 and 7

New lookfor Hoveseafront

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Upset over changesto rail ticket officesRailway station ticketoffices in Hove, Portsladeand Falmer may open onlyat peak times under plansrevealed this week.

In off-peak periodskiosks could be replacedby “station hosts” - staffsellingticketsonthestationconcourse. More than 80stations could be involvedin the shake-up, which railunion RMT described as“ticket office carnage”.

I t i s to launch animmediate campaign todefendjobsandservices inaformal public consultationacross routes served byThameslink, Southern andGreat Northern. There arethree categories of stationswhere ticket offices couldbe at risk: Stations that sellfewer than 12 tickets anhour; stations where morethan 12 tickets an hour aresold; and stations that stillrely heavily on ticket officesat peak times.

Falmer falls into thesecond category, and couldsee ticket selling relocatedon to a “station hostingpoint” on the concourse.

Hove and Portslade fallin the third category,wherestaff would be relocated tothe concourse,but the ticketoffice would still open atbusy times.

Mick Cash, RMT generalsecretary, said: “Theseplans, driven by the desireto de-staff our railways inthe quest for profit, wouldunleash a wave of ticketoffice carnage across railfranchises that are alreadyseen as the basket-cases ofBritain’s privatised railwaynetwork.

“It is clear that Goviacouldn’t give two hootsabout passenger services,jobs and safety and areprepared to milk theseroutes for every singlepenny that they can extractregardless of what the

Rail union says Govia’s plans could cause ‘carnage’

travelling public think ofthem. It is no coincidencethat this threat comesas Southern are alreadygearing up to axe guardsfrom their services in yetanother lethal gamblewith safety-critical jobson some of Britain’s mostdangerously overcrowdedtrains and platforms.”

AspokespersonforGoviaThameslink Railway said:“We want to moderniset h e w ay w e o p e r a t eapproximately 80 of ourbusier stations acrossGreat Northern, Southernand Thameslink for thebenefit of passengers,manyof whom now buy theirtickets online,or useOyster,contactlessandsmartcards.

“Where sales from ticketoffices are low, we wantto bring staff out frombehind the windows andon to the concourse to workwhere they’re needed most,providing assistance and

helping sell tickets fromticket machines and theirown handheld devices.

“All the affected stationswill be staffed for longer asa result - at all but two theywould be staffed from thevery first train of the day tothe very last, seven days aweek. This will drive othercustomer benefits – we’llalso be able to increase theopening hours of facilitiespassengers have told us areimportant, such as waitingrooms, toilets and lifts.”

Peter Kyle, MP for Hove,said: “It is important thatany proposals broughtforward make life easierfor passengers and I will becarefully scrutinising theseplans to make sure this isthe case. I’m currentlyworking hard to ensureSouthern,Network Rail andDepartment for Transportbegin to get things right forcommuters after a 2015 toforget.”

Bobby Zamora backs Albion in the Community’s campaign

Brighton and Hove Albionstar Bobby Zamora is urgingfans to be on the look-out forsymptoms of bowel canceras part of a drive to raiseawareness of the conditionacross the city.

The Seagulls star isbacking Albion in theCommunity’s (AITC) ‘What’sThe Bottom Line?’ campaignby encouraging supportersto visit their GP if they noticeany potential symptoms.

Hesaid: “Canceraffectssomany of us but you can stayaheadofthegamebyknowingthe signs and symptoms.Theearlier you pick up on cancersymptoms, the more likelyyou are to be successfullytreated. In the case of bowelcancer you can massivelyimprove your chances justby speaking up early.”

To find out more aboutthe campaign, visit: www.speakupagainstcancer.org

Albion star asks fans:‘What’s the bottom line?’

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5Friday, February 5, 2016 BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT

Protest againstcuts to council

Hundreds of protestorsmarched through the cityon Saturday, opposinggovernment funding cutsto Brighton and Hove CityCouncil. Council staff andunion members were joinedby residents and localcampaign groups on themarch, which began at TheLevel and ended in a rally atthe town hall.

It comes as the councilmust make £68 million cutsin the next four years.

Phil Clarke, secretaryof the Brighton and HoveTrades Council, said: “Themessage from our protestwas very clear, these Torycuts are unnecessary and

cruel. They are driven by adesire to shrink the stateand privatise services. Toprotect our city we call oncouncillors to resist andcampaign against these cutsas strongly as possible.”

Lloyd Russell-Moyle,chair of the Brighton,Hove and District LabourParty said: “I hope we canall channel our efforts tochange national policies soas to help our city. It is vitalthat we take the fight allthe way to the Conservativegovernment and I canguarantee that the LabourParty will be there withyou calling for an end tounnecessary austerity.”

The rally at Brighton Town Hall

Excerpts from the recently-publishedbook

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On This Day

1901 | Tuesday, February 5Brighton and Hove Albionlegend Tommy Cook wasborn in Cuckfield, 13 milesnorth of the twin towns.

Thegreatestgoalscorer inthe club’s history,123 in 209starts, the centre forwardtopped the leading scorercharts in three seasonsand led the England attackagainst Wales in 1925 as aThird Division player.

An outstanding cricketertoo, Tommy made 20,198runs for Sussex between1922 and 1937. Tragically,the great man took his ownlife in 1950 after failing tofully recover from a planecrash in which he was theonly survivor.

Setting thebudgetBrighton and Hove CityCouncil has booked theSussex County CricketGround in Hove, for itsmeeting to set the budget.

The meeting will takeplace on February 25at 4.30pm at the fully-accessible cricket ground.

Councillors will discussthe 2015/16 budget, whichcouldseearound£25millioncuts - the start of £68 millioncuts over the next four years.

A3.99percentcouncil taxrise for Brighton and Hovewill also be debated.

Public will have their say

“An absolutely impossibledream” has now come trueforaHovebusinessmanwhowon the bid to redevelop theKing Alfred Leisure Centre.

Rob Starr,in partnershipwith Crest Nicholson, hasrevealed the designs for thenew leisure centre, whichwill change the face of Hoveseafront.

In light of some criticismon social media, callingthe design “boring”, andcomparing it with the failedFrank Gehry scheme, MrStarr said: “The buildingshouldbeabout introducingthe seafront, the FrankGehry design was moreabout the architecture.

“But if people don’t like itthey should come forward.There is going to be anumber of meetings and thewhole process will take overa year. I am approachable.

Bex Bastable@BexBastable

On Wednesday, I walked upGeorge Street and bumpedinto four or five people whohad a chat to me about it.Get in contact - I will maketime.”

He revealed that morethan 75 developers wereinitially interested in thesite, so to win the bid was“an absolutely impossibledream”.

He said: “I was born andbred in Brighton and I haveused the King Alfred sinceI was 18 months old. It’s

really personal to me.”On how he got involved,

the founder of The StarrTrust, said initially at first,hewaslookingforaseafrontbase for the charity.

He said: “Initially it hadnothing to do with the KingAlfred.But walking past theit, I thought ‘what a wastedopportunity’.”

After meeting CrestNicholson, he asked thecouncil about the site - andit was good timing, as theywere about to have an “open

day” for developers. Andthey rest was history.

After three years of workon the designs for the £40million leisure centre with560 homes, Mr Starr saidnow the real work begins -consulting the community,taking on board feedback,and coming up with a finaldesign that the majority ishappy with.

To find out more aboutthe winning design, see aspecial feature on pages 6and 7.

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Ambitious plans reveal newvision for seafront at HoveThe winning design for theKing Alfred Leisure Centrehas finally been unveiled,almost two weeks after thepreferred bidder for the sitewas made public.

Crest Nicholson and TheStarr Trust were chosen asthe developers for the leisurecentre,beatingFrenchbuilderBouygues Development.

The decision on thepreferred design for the sitewas made behind closeddoors - first by a cross-partyKing Alfred board, and thenapproved by the council’sp o l i cy a n d r e s o u r c e scommittee.

Although the designs forthe losing bid may never bemade public, Brighton andHove City Council releasedfurther details of the winningbid this week.

The architect’s drawingsfor the proposals - which willseea£40millionsportscentreand 560 homes - are in starkcontrast to the faded 1930sbuildingthatcurrentlystands

at the site.Under the plans, the

current sports centre wouldbe demolished and replacedwith modern public sportsfacilities.This includes threeswimmingpools,a120-stationgym overlooking the sea, acrèche, gymnastics centre,sauna,and cafe.

A fifth of the 560 flatswould be “affordable”. Thehousing will be in four mainblocks - the tallest of whichwould be 18 storeys.

Warren Morgan, leaderof Brighton and Hove CityCouncil,said: “I’m pleased wecan now show residents theinitial designs of what will be

a high-quality but deliverableleisure centre on the KingAlfred site. It’s important weconsult with local residents,however, it is vital that wemove forward with the much-needed and unavoidablereplacement of the 90-year-oldfacility,onethatcostshugesums to keep running.”

Duncan Innes, regionaldevelopment director atCrest Nicholson, said: “We’redelighted to have beenselectedbyBrightonandHoveCity Council, along with ourpartners the Starr Trust, todelivertheKingAlfredLeisureCentre in Hove.

“Ourproposalsincorporateworld-class leisure andcommunity facilities setto benefit local residents,together with outstandingnew mixed tenure residentialproperties in this enviablelocationontheHoveseafront.

“We look forward toworking closely with thecouncil and the wider localcommunity to bring ourproposals to life and delivernew investment and vitalityto the local area.”

Rob Starr, chairman andfounder of the Starr Trustsaid: “When we received thenews that we were selectedto work with Brighton andHove City Council to deliverthe King Alfred development

I felt a mixture of relief andhonour; relief that our hardwork for the last three yearshas paid off and honouredto be trusted, along with ourfantastic partners at CrestNicholson, with such animportant job.

“At the Starr Trust we arelooking forward immenselyto our proposed communityhub bringing a real additionto community life - familyand young people’s events,community activity, skillsdevelopment and training,cultural activities and soon – as part of the scheme,contributing to a regeneratedseafronttothewestof thecitythatwillbeajoyforeveryone.Iknowthat thecomingmonthsand years will bring manychallenges, but we will do allwecantogivethecitytheverybest of us.”

The council has said aplanning application will besubmitted in 2017, and thepublic will be consulted onthe plans.

An artist’s impression of the redeveloped King Alfred Leisure Centre

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How did the council decidebetween the two bidders?Each of the shortlistedschemes was assessedagainst set evaluationcriteria. These covered theproject’s primary objectiveof delivering a new publicsports and leisure facility,the enabling development;financialconsiderationsanddeliverability.The Crest bidcame out with the highesttotal score.Why weren’t the twoproposals shared with thepublic?The counci l used the“competitive dialogue”procurement process .This offers advantages,particularly in drivingbetter value for money forthe council - and thereforetaxpayers. But this processalso prevents the councilfrom releasing confidentialinformation regarding thetenders received during thetendering process.

Competition betweenthe bidders drives thedevelopers to provide localtaxpayers with the mostadvantageous and reliablefinancial proposals. Thisentailed the companiessharing detailed, privatefinancial information witha cross-party councillorproject board, specialistcouncil officers and externalexperts. Making detailsof the bids public wouldbe unlawful under PublicProcurement Regulations.It would also underminecompetition, as bidderswould gain advantagefrom seeing the competingproposals.Tell us more about CrestNicholson.AmajorUKdeveloper,mainlyfocused on residentialschemes. Among currentand recent projects are theaward-winningOneBrightondevelopment in Brighton’sNew England Quarteralongside the station, amixed use-regeneration ofBristol Harbourside, plusa development of 1620homes, a library and shopsat Centenary Square inSouthampton.What is the StarrTrust?The Starr Trust was formedseven years ago and its aimis to support young peopleaged 10–18 to fulfil theirpotential through sports,arts and education, bygiving a helping hand to

achieve their goals at a timewhen they really need it.TheTrust provides financialgrantsupto£5,000foryoungpeople in need living in theBN post code area of theUK (Edward Starr Awards),training and developmentof ski l ls , connect ionsand mentoring. It aims toencourage independentthinking, entrepreneurshipand a social conscience inyoung people through all itsactivities.Who are the architects?Designing the sports centreis LA Architects, a local firmwith a strong track recordof designing public sportsand leisure facilities.Recentlocal authority projectsinclude the Glass MillLoampitVale Leisure Centrein Lewisham, the ClaphamOne Leisure Centre andKensington Leisure Centre.

The architect responsiblefor master planning andthe wider development isHaworth Tompkins. HaworthTompkins is a London-basedpractice which won the UK’stop architecture award, theStirling Prize, in 2014 forLiverpool’sEverymantheatre.It has designed a numberof successful residentialdevelopments, includingschemes within the LondonOlympic Park.Whowillbuildthesportsandleisure centre?WillmottDixonwillbeaskedto deliver the sports andleisure facility. In the last10 years,Willmott Dixon hasbuilt more than 100 poolsand 70 leisure facilitiesfor private, public andeducational sector clientsand is widely regarded asone of the market leaders inthis sector.What plans are there forpublic consultation?All planning applicationsmust , by law, includepublic consultation and theplanning committee mustconsider representationson planning matters.Theseincludethingsliketheheightandappearanceofbuildings,numbers of flats or impactson local amenity.How long is it expected totake?A planning consultationis due to commence inthe second half of 2016. Aplanning application wouldbe expected in early 2017,which could be determinedin summer 2017.

What’s included in thenew £40 million sportscentre?n A 2 5 m x 8 m l a n ecompetition pool withm ove ab l e f l o o r, 3 5 2spectator seats and 100competitor seatsn A 20mx10m teachingpool with moveable floorn A 400 square metreunder eight’s leisure pooln Eight badminton courtsn One 22mx12m multi-purpose roomn 120-piece gymn 15-bike spinning room

nThree-rink indoor bowlsn 200-space car park forsport and leisure usesn Gymnastics centren Workout studio forclasses up to 35n Quiet activity studio forclasses up to 12n Eight-person saunan Health and fitnesschangingn Cafén Crèche for under fivesn Soft play room for 72childrenn Dedicated martial artstraining room

King Alfred:Questions answered

A view of the proposed development from Kingsway

There was much controversy over the council’sdecision to keep the process surrounding the

King Alfred Centre’s future under wraps. Brightonand Hove City Council explains why the decisionwas made in secret, and tells us more about the

chosen developers

FACTFILE

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8 Friday, February 5, 2016BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT

The Big Lemon

Big Lemon raises£50k in one week

It’s been one week sinceThe Big Lemon announcedin the Brighton & HoveIndependent that it wouldrelease 1,000 communitybondstohelpfund£100,000towards an electric bus.

A n d a l r e a d y t h ec o m m u n i t y i n t e r e s tcompany has raised half itstarget sum.

Tom Druitt, managingdirector of The Big Lemonbus company, said: “I’dlike to thank everyone fortheir support - it’s beenoverwhelming. It’s reallyhappeningnow,andtoraisethat much money in such ashort time shows us thatpeople are keen to see thistechnology in Brighton andHove. We have £50,000 leftto raise, so I’d like to askeveryonetospreadtheword,check behind your sofasand take advantage of whatis a fantastic investmentopportunity”

AndrewBoag,ofBrighton

Area Buswatch,said: “It is awonderful achievement ofThe Big Lemon to reach thehalfwaymarksoquickly.Wehope they reach their targetvery soon. Electric busesare just what we need in

Brighton anditwillbegreatto see them running here.”

Electric buses costaround £250,000, and TheBig Lemon has appliedfor a government grantto help fund three, but in

order to get the first one,the company needs to raise£100,000. It has released1,000 two-year fixed ratecommunity bonds at £100.

To find out more, visit:thebiglemon.com/electric/

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Sussex Junior Festival ofBridge

Monday 15th February - Thursday 18th February 2016Avenue Bridge Club, 15 Third Avenue, Hove BN3 2FD

Hey Kids - Leave the iPads at home for awhile…..

Come and learn how to play one of theworld’s greatest games (no, it’s not AngryBirds). It’s called Bridge and involves oldfashioned playing cards.

From 7-20, whether you are a complete beginner,have played a little before, or are a regular player,everyone can enjoy a fun packed four days at theSussex Junior Bridge Festival.There is bridge tuition, coaching and competitionsfor all standards, alongside social activities andother sports, such as rounders on the lawns.

Best of all its totally FREE and you arewelcome to bring along your parentsor grandparents to learn too

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11Friday, February 5, 2016 BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT

PCC hopeful wants more‘bobbies on the beat’

Sussex needs “more bobbieson the beat” according toUKIP’s PCC candidate whois hoping to unseat Toryincumbent Katy Bourne inMay.

Patrick Lowe, who livesin Brighton, switched fromthe Conservatives last yearand actually worked onMrs Bourne’s successfulcampaign to become thecounty’s first Police andCrime Commissioner in2012.

If elected, he promisedto put more bobbies on thebeat, to champion the areafor more resources, andbecome a “bureaucracybuster”.

He said: “The message Iwant to get out today is thepublic want the police back

on the streets.Get the bobbyback on the beat,that’s whatI intend to deliver.”

Inhisfirst interviewsincebeing selected as UKIP’scandidate in a hustingsbefore Christmas,he arguedthat the force was over-reliantonPoliceCommunitySupport Officers (PCSOs), arole which is currently thesubject of a review.

He also said it was“disappointing” that MrsBourne had not foughtharder for better fundingfor the county from centralgovernment, contrastingSussex Police’s fundingwiththesituationacross theborder in Surrey.

Mr Lowe explained howthe Sussex PCC office cost£1.4 million in 2014/15, andthe public wanted “value formoney not an apologist forthe precept”, as Mrs Bourneis proposing to increase

Patrick Lowe is UKIP’s candidate for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner election

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Sussex Police’s element ofcouncil tax by 3.4 per cent,equatingtoanextra£5ayearfor a Band D property.

He explained that he hadmade the switch of partiesas the values of the currentgovernment “donotresonatewith what I believe in”.

He continued: “Duringmy campaign I will belistening to what residentswant rather than the recentexperience of having a yes orno survey.”

Voter turnout was just15.82 per cent back inNovember 2012 with MrsBourne finishing ahead ofLabour’s Godfrey Danielin the second round ofcounting.

Mr Lowe suggestedthat he could pick up alarge percentage of secondpreferences from those whomight be unwilling to giveany votes to theTories.

Children from Sussex visited the Palace of Westminster

Children from schoolsaround Sussex wererecently invited to thePalace of Westminster toplay the Peers at the cardgame Bridge.

The 12 schoolchildrenhad a wonderful dayincluding a tour of theHouse of Lords and thenBridge in the formerapartment of the Speakeroverlooking theThames.

The majority of thechildren have only beenplayingsinceAugustwhenthey were introduced toBridge at the inauguralSussex Junior BridgeFestival held in Hove andhavecontinuedhavingfreelessons with Ollie Powell,one of England’s under 20players.

The next Junior BridgeFestival is about to runfrom February 15, for fourdays at the Avenue Bridge

Club, 15 Third Avenue,Hove BN3 2PB. It takesplace from 11.00am until16.30pm.

Thefestival isprimarilyaimed at youngsters agedseven to 20.

N o e x p e r i e n c e i snecessary and parents orgrandparents are invitedto learn with their kids.

Bridge is a wonderfulg a m e f o r c h i l d r e n ,i m p r o v i n g l o g i c ,

reasoning, teamwork andsocial skills.

A t a s c h o o l i nGrimsby, SATS scores forMathematics improved by35% at a school that taughtBridge.

More information isavailable from countychairman,AndyRyder,whocan be contacted by emailat [email protected] or by telephone on07719 118122

Schoolchildren head to Westminsterto take on the Lords at card game

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Single parents are losing out on child maintenance

As a local MP, I’m sadlyall too often confrontedby stories of unfairnessand injustice during myregular constituency advicesurgeries - and one of theissues that comes up mostoften, and which is mostunfair, is the way the childmaintenance system works.

Being a single parent canbe challenging. Whetherit’s finding time to work,managing the practicalnecess i t ies or copingfinancially – it can be astruggle to balance all therequirements of parentingwhen you’re by yourself.Added to these pressures isthestrugglethatmanysingleparents have to go throughto make sure that the otherparent pays their fair shareof child maintenance.

For some couples thathave split up the system isrelatively simple. For thoseon PAYE, a new law in 2012changed the scheme so thatthe non-resident parentpays a proportion of theirincome which is calculatedaccording to their HMRCtax records. However, some

non-resident parents whoare self-employed, or whosefinancial resources aren’t sostraightforward,are findinginnovative ways of cheatingthe system.

I’ve become aware ofthese difficulties faced bysingle parents, who arenearly always mothers,because it regularly comesup in casework.

Two constituents inparticular have alerted meto their cases. Both womencametoseemewithseparateconcerns about how thesystem was working.

One highlighted to mehow some non-residentparents are avoiding payingtheir full because HMRCdata doesn’t show their truewealth.

Income from an ISAdoesn’t show up for exampleand, similarly, people candivert money into theirbusinesses, or pour hugeamounts into a pension(to be accessed once thechildren have grown up)thus helping them ensurethat their registered incomefor child maintenancepayments is artificially low.Single parents can appealagainst the amount beingpaid to their children but theprocess is complicated andslow,withchildmaintenance

system administratorshaving very limited accessto financial records heldby the non-resident parentor by HMRC. Even when acalculation is made, if thenon-resident parent refusesto pay up then penalties theyface are very limited.

At my surgery,the secondconstituent, told me thather ex had avoided payingmaintenance for five years -despite,in her words, “goingonat least threeholidays inayear,turningupinadifferentvehicle every time he visitsand always being in a newdesigner suit”.

She estimates that thecontribution owed towardsraising the children is over£10,000,but ifhercase is likemanyothers,thegovernmentis saying the money maynever come through.

Around 1.3 million singleparent families are owedmoney the CSA ruled theywereentitledto,butaccountsprepared for Parliament bytheDepartmentforWorkandPensions (DWP) class £2.9bnof the£3.9bninmaintenancearrears as “uncollectable”.

That’s £2.9bn of the costof raising children that stillhas to be found – either bythemother (usually)workinglonger hours, being helpedout by her wider family, or

A single-parent family (Photograph: Press Association)

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A Week in the City

University

CampusreviewThefutureoftheUniversityof Brighton in Hastings isunderreviewasitstrugglesto recruit enough studentsto“maketheoriginalvisionfor the campus viable”.

The review will not lookattheuniversity’sBrightonand Eastbournecampuses.

A university spokesmansaid: “The University ofBrightonisasuccessfulandpopularuniversity.But likeall other universities weoperate in an increasinglychallenging environment.

“We are proud of whathas been achieved inHastings. But despiteconsiderable investmentwe have struggled torecruit the numbers ofstudents needed to makethe original vision for thecampusviable inthelongerterm.

“We have also beenconcerned that studentsare less satisfied withtheir overall experience atHastings compared to ourother campuses.”

It said a decision wouldbe made in “a few months”following the review.

Charity

OnlineauctionAn online celebrity auctionand music quiz is beingorganised by a collectiveof Brighton-based refugeesupport projects.

Satirist Ian Hislop,beauty journalist SaliHughes, musicians TheFratellis and Billy Bragg,local MPs Caroline Lucasand Peter Kyle, and arange of award-winningchildren’s authors are justsome of the high-profilenames donating itemsfor an online auction. Allmoney raised will be splitbetween the Calais SchoolBus Project and a group ofvolunteers collecting andsending aid to refugeesarriving on the Greekislands.

And on March 24 ,Sussex Refugee Solidarityis hosting a big music quiz,with support from alwayspossible, The Starr TrustandThe Synergy Centre.

The auction can befound at www.jumblebee.co.uk/srsauction2016 andtickets for the quiz can bebought at www.jumblebee.co.uk/srsquiz2016

Event

RegencySocietyThe Regency Society isto host a talk by StephanAdult, on “the language ofarchitectural drawings”.

Stephan, an architect,wi l l ta lk about howarchitectural drawingscan inform, confuse andinspire.

The event will be heldon Wednesday, from 7pmat Brighton City College,Pelham Street.

Admission is free .For more, visit: www.regencysociety.org

A charity gig featuringBrighton’s musical talentswill take place on Tuesdayto raise money for BrightonHousing Trust’s First BaseDay Centre.

The event at the Hopeand Ruin pub in QueensRoad is organised by VickieCuxson from LMagine, anorganisation raising moneyfor charities through livemusic events.Tickets are £3and doors open at 7.30pm.Visit www.facebook.com/events/220628171606291/

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Funding

Women’s centreBrighton Women’s Centrehas secured funding from theMinistry of Justice (MoJ) tosupport a project that helpswomen offenders turn theirbacks on a life of crime.

The organisation receiveda £30,000 grant from theMoJ which match-fundeda previous grant from Katy Bourne, the Sussex Police andCrime Commissioner (PCC).

Lisa Dando, director at the Brighton Women’s Centre,said: “This funding will ensure that through our Inspireproject we can reach more women at risk of entering thecriminal justice service across the county. For the year2014/15, Inspire engaged with 351 women and of those, 90per cent successfully completed their Community Orders.”

Charity

London to BrightonP i p p a M i d d l e t o n ,ambassador for BritishHeart Foundation (BHF),announced registrationis now open for this year’sLondon to Brighton bikeride.The annual event startsat Clapham Common, andsees cyclists travel 54 milesto Brighton’s seafront. TheBHF charity event takesplace on Sunday, June 19.

Ms Middleton,said: “LastJune, a team of friends andI rode the BHF’s Londonto Brighton Bike Ride inits 40th year and it was anunforgettable experience.

“The view from DitchlingBeacon, the highest point ofthe ride at 813 feet,was wellearned and hard to beat.

“This event is testamentto the fact that cycling issuch an inclusive sportthat everyone can enjoy andthrough the money raised,the BHF can continue tohelp the millions of peopleaffected by coronary heartdisease. I encourage anyonewho is curious to take placein this historic event.”

To register for this year’scharity bike ride, visit: bhf.org.uk/L2B

Event

Seedy Sunday

Seedy Sunday, the UK’sl o n g e s t e s t a b l i s h e dcommunityseed swap event,is returning to Brighton’sCorn Exchange on Sunday.

Speakers include: JamesWong , e thnobotan is t ,television presenter; RobertHill-Snook, head gardenerof the Pavilion (Regency)Gardens Brighton; DrMike Allen, environmentalarchaeologist; Dr DaveG o u l s o n , B u t t e r f l yConservation Trust; andN i ck M o l e , Pe s t i c i d eAction Network. The Radio4 Gardeners’ QuestionTime team will also be inattendance.

The annual event iscentred around the SeedSwaptable,wheregardeners

can swap seeds they savedin 2015 for seeds to growin 2016. At last year’s eventmore than 10,000 packets ofseeds, from rare vegetablesto popular flowers, crossedthe table. The event alsofeatures 60 stalls fromcommunity groups; seed,food and gardening relatedbusinesses and charities;children’sactivities;cookerydemonstrations, and theevent sponsor, Brighton’sInfinity Cafe.

Seedy Sunday takes placeon Sunday at the BrightonDome Corn Exchange onChurch Road in Brighton.The event runs 10.30am to4.30pm and entry is £3, £2for concessions or free forchildren under 16.

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The pool will be filledwith life-like marine plantsand animals, includingstarfish, crabs and jellyfish.Learn basic snorkel skillsand find out about marinelife through games andactivities for children agedseven to 11. For more, visit:www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/whatson

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Event

The Color Run is backTickets for The Color Run - a vibrant 5k event at MadeiraDrive - went on sale on Tuesday. Last year, the event drewin more than 10,000 runners splashed with colour as theymade their way around the course.

And this year, Skittles has got on board, with an all-newTropicolor rainbow zone on the course where participantswill be bathed in a tropical array of colours on their way tothe finish line.

The Color Run at Brighton Madeira Drive takes place onSaturday, September 17 with two separate runs kicking offat 11am and 4pm. Event entries are priced from £24, withearly-bird offers available atThe Color Run website.To signup, visit: www.TheColorRun.co.uk

Funding

CreditunionEast Sussex Credit Union,based at Queen’s Road,Brighton, was this weekawarded a £100,000 grantby Lloyds Banking Groupto enable it to supportmore people in the localcommunity.

The credit union is anot-for-profit savings andloans co-operative, opento all people living andworking in the county. Tofind out more, call 01273234858 or email [email protected]

Charity

FundraiserconcertYoung musicians fromBrighton will play in afundraising concert toenableavisit fromchildrenstudying at the Gaza MusicSchool.

The Brighton-basedstudents, from the RoyalAcademy of Music andat the Yehudi MenuhinSchool, will perform at aValentine’s Day Concert atSt Paul’s Church from 6pm.

Tickets at the door (£10or £7 concs). Childrenunder 16 free.

Council

Communalbin revampWork is underway torefurbish old and damagedcommunal bins in the city.

More than 50 bins havebeenrefurbishedorreplaced,mostly in Regency and StPeters North Laine wards.Cllr Gill Mitchell, chairof the city’s environmentcommittee, said: “We aremoving ahead now withthis project following somedetailed work that willensure the right bins arebeing replaced in the areasthat need them.”

Education

Mood boosting booksSchoolchildren in Brighton and Hove are set to benefit froma new book reading scheme to help them feel happier.

The “Mood Boosting Books” scheme, aimed at childrenaged nine to 11,is based on a list of books picked by childrenin the city.The list comes from a series of focus groups heldwith children from three schools in the city - Stanford JuniorSchool,Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School,and CoombeRoad Primary School.

The chosen books will be available to borrow from libraries across the city in paper format and in some cases as e-Books.For every book children read they will be given a smiley mark on a special booklist being distributed through their schools.All primary and junior schools in the city will receive information packs with a copy of the book list.

DrTom Scanlon, the council’s director of public health, said: “As far as we are aware this is the first scheme of its kindcreated with children for children.Reading for pleasure is proven to have an extremely positive impact on different aspectsofchildren’s lives.Manychildrenfindthemselveshavingtodealwithdifficult things in their lives.Readingaboutcharactersfacing similar issues could make a big difference to how they feel in the face of these challenges.This scheme is also a greatway to encourage children to discover books they love and to visit their local library.”

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Lewinna to Richard: Five ancient saints of Sussex

There was a time whenany schoolchild could havenamed the five Christiansaints of Sussex. Most of us,evenifSussexbornandbred,would nowadays struggle toname more than one.

The earliest appears tohave been St Lewinna (akaLeofwynn), who is also the

obscurest. She lived at atime when there were asyet few Christians in theland of the barbarous SouthSaxons, being martyred forher faith in about 670.Whatis recorded is that at Easter1058 a Flemish monk calledBalgar landed near Seafordand stole her bones from anearby monastery, possiblyat Bishopstone or Alfriston,where she was venerated,and where miracles haddaily occurred in her name.Balgar took them back to hisabbey near Dunkirk, which

St Dunstan and the devil

Stained glass image of St Cuthman at Chidham church, by MelHowse (2010)

apparently had quite acollection of such purloinedrelics.

St Wilfrid (Wilfred, orWilfrith), known as theApostle of Sussex, was anobleman’s son,a cultivatedcosmopolitan who becameBishop of York, only to bebanished when he fell outwith his superiors. In 681he came south to convert theSouth Saxons and first wonthe confidence of the peopleof Selsey,at a time of famine,by teaching them how to fishinthesea.Hestayedfiveyearsin Selsey, establishing therea monastery and cathedralwhich were to flourish forsome 400 years – there were24 bishops of Selsey – beforethe sea swallowed the see.

St Cuthman may havecome from Chidham, nearChichester (some say hecame from Cornwall), inwhich case he may havebeen converted by Wilfrid.There are various legendsabout him. That, workingas a shepherd, he oncedrew a circle around hisflock, bidding them not tostray outside it while hewent to have dinner. Thathe journeyed to Steyning,conveying his aged motherwith him in some kind ofhandcart (the wheelbarrowis his saintly emblem).That

he built the first church atSteyning, and when a beamshifted from position, andCuthman thought he wouldhave to rebuild, a strangerappeared who instructedhim howthe structure mightbe saved. This strangerturnedouttobeJesusChrist.Cuthman is the subject ofChristopher Fry’s play TheBoy With a Cart (1939).

St Dunstan was one ofthe great ecclesiasticalf i g u r e s o f t h e t e n t hcentury, founder of manymonasteries. He becameArchbishopofCanterbury in959. His Sussex connectioncomes from the fact thearchbishops in those dayshad a bolthole or countryretreat at Mayfield, eightmiles south of TunbridgeWells. Among his manyskills, Dunstan was a keenmetalworker or goldsmith,and according to legendhe was one day makinga chalice or horseshoein his forge at Mayfieldwhen the devil appeared.Dunstan immediate lyseized the devil’s nose withhis redhot tongs, causingthe devil to leap the eightmiles to cool his proboscisin the Tunbridge spring,thus lending the waterits celebrated chalybeatequalities.The very tongs are

preservedattheconvent,anda pair of tongs is Dunstan’semblem.

Finally, St Richard ofChichester, patron saintof Sussex (his saint’s day,June 16, is also Sussex Day),was appointed bishop in1245, but for two years wasunable to take up his throneas Henry III had installedanother. Instead,dependentonalms,hewanderedSussex,ministeringtohisflock,oftenstaying atTarring, where he

reputedly grew figs. Finallyinstalled, he proved a sternenemy of corruption, aman of simple habits andlimitless generosity, sellinghis silver to feed the poor.For centuries his tomb inthe cathedral was a placeof pilgrimage, before itsdestruction by Henry VIII.An altar in his honour wasrestored in 1930, “the giftof a Brighton parish”. Hispopular prayer has been setto music.

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Thepeopleof Meadowview,Brighton, are anxious.They are scared and theyare angry. The number 37bus which keeps the 5,000residents linked to the restof the city is in danger ofbeing chopped.

It is a remote area ofBrighton that not manypeople have even heard ofand yet 5,000 people livethere, in the 1990s housingestate up a steep hill.

The people that livethere rely on the 37 bus toget them to work, school,college and even to thesupermarket.

I attended a publicmeeting back in Octoberregarding the bus service,and the community centrewas full to the rafters withvery angry residents. Withseveral wheelchairs andlots of prams squashed upagainst thecrowdedchairsfor the locals includingquite a number of elderlyfolk.

Last year, Brighton andHove Buses who originallyranthebustoMeadowviewdecided that as it wasn’t aprofitable service for them,

andsoCompassTravel tookit over.

C o m p a s s T r a v e linitially ran the service ona commercial basis andthen had to ask the councilfor a subsidy to enable theservice to continue.

But unfortunately bussubsidies are part of thecouncil’s current cuttingfrenzy.

The 37 bus is currentlybeing run by CompassTravel with a skeletonservice in the evenings andon Sundays, with the busrunning every 75 minutesin the evenings.

The council needs tobe looking after all itsresidents and it goeswithout saying that whenthecouncilbuildsanestateit should make sure that itsinhabitants are able to getsafely back to their homesat the end of the day.

For the elderly, thedisabled, mothers withprams, children, andanyone with more than onebag of grocery shopping,the bus is an essential partof being a car-less residentof Meadowview.

Do not cut vitalbus service toMeadowview

These residents cannotlose their bus service and itmust be more frequent thanit is currently.

People living in socialh o u s i n g t e n d t o b emarginalised in our societyalready due to low incomesand we need to make surethat they don’t become moreisolated and detached fromtherestofBrightonandHovedue to the lack of a decentbus service.

A petition to save thenumber 37 bus, and to askthe council to guaranteea regular and reliableservice, is being presentedat the council’s policyand resources committeemeeting nextThursday.

Thepetitioncanbesignedon the council’s website.Visit : bit.ly/1VLGv9p

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Ambition, innovation and investment in our city

There’s no escaping thevery challenging fundingsituation for our day-to-dayservices presented in ourcouncil budget today, butthere is another story - oneof ambition, innovation andinvestment.

We promised to delivermajor projects on time andin budget. This week werevealed plans for a new£40 million leisure centre onthe site of the King Alfred inHove, with three swimmingpools, space for badmintonand bowls, martial arts anddance, spinning and gymequipment and much, muchmore.

The£8million the councilwill invest in it will comefrom money we are savingon maintaining the oldcentre, with the rest comingfrom new housing includingaffordable homes for rentthrough a social housingprovider.

We promised to investin preserving our city’sheritage. Work has begunon the £9 million scheme onthe seafront at West Streetto replace the crumblingShelter Hall with a new one,and ensure our highwaysinfrastructure can thenwithstand the pressures ofmoderntraffic.That’sfunded

Shelter Hall is set to be revamped in a £9 million project

The new £40 million sports centre proposed for the King Alfred site

with a government grant.Last week we secured £5million of Heritage LotteryFunding to restore andimprove the Royal Pavilionestate for future generationsto enjoy, securing its futureat the heart of our arts andtourismoffer tovisitorsvitalto our economy.

We pledged to build500 new council homes inour first term; this weekwe announced that 240 ofthose council homes willhave started constructionin our first year. Next monthwe will bring forward ourplans for over 1,000 trulyaffordable rented homes forkey workers. We promisedto focus on the basics likestreet cleaning and refusecollection. This week webegan the replacement andrefurbishment of communalbins across the city,and thismonth our new fly-tippingenforcement team gets towork cracking down onpeople who dump rubbishin our streets.

We said we would boostjobs, skills and training.We have launched our

employment and skills taskforce and we are working onsettingupanapprenticeshipcompany to help smallcompanies take on newtrainees. We are workingwith our creative digitalsector, City College and theuniversities on acceleratingthiswork.Themajorprojectsin the pipeline will generatethousands of new jobs.

We said we would doeverything we can to tackle

poverty and rough sleeping.Our Fairness Commissionis doing incredible work inbringing together action inthe city to reduce inequality,and our Rough SleepingSummitlastmonthbroughtanewfocusandco-ordinationto that urgent work.

We are working on newideas to defend, grow andimprove the services yourcouncil provides, despitethe cuts. There is still time

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Volunteers neededfor new cancersupport serviceThe Macmillan HorizonCentre-asupportserviceforpeoplesufferingwithcancer- is looking for volunteers.

The centre is set toopen in April and will beopposite the Sussex CancerCentre at the Royal SussexCounty Hospital. It willoffer a range of services,f r o m c o m p l e m e n t a r ytherapies such as massageand relaxation therapies, tocounselling and nutritionadvice.

Geoff Brown, centremanager, said: “I‘ve workedfor Macmillan for over fouryears and have been veryinvolved in the developmentof the Macmillan HorizonCentre,in particular liaisingwith people affected bycancer to make sure theservices at the centreproperly reflect their needs.I am very excited that thecentre will soon be open.

“Volunteers will playa vital role in the supportthat we will be able to offer.Volunteering has been afocus of my working life,andI look forward to connectingwith a wide group ofvolunteers in a broad rangeof roles to provide vitalsupport to people affectedby cancer. “

Thecentreisapartnershipbetween Macmillan Cancer

Support, Sussex CancerFund and Brighton andSussex University HospitalsNHSTrust (BSUH).

Volunteers are neededin the following areas:information and support,the first point of contact forvisitors; complementarytherapy, such as massage,reiki, aroma and relaxationtherapies; psychologicalsupport and counselling;face, skin and nail care,helping to manage changesin appearance due to cancerdiagnosis and treatment;hair and wig stylist; cafeserviceandfoodpreparation,diet and nutrition advice;admin support to help withthe smooth running of thecentre; physical activity,offering people affectedby cancer the opportunityto build their confidence;recruitment and selectionsupport; and social mediasupport.

The centre will holdvolunteer informationevents from the AudreyEmerton Building, EasternRoad,onFebruary11and23,at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.

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Our city’s parks need extra protection

In my experience as acouncillor, one of the issuesthat riles residents morefrequently than most othersis that of unauthorisedencampments of travellerson the city’s parks and openspaces. Not only do theseencampments impingeupon the use of the land bylocal residents, they alsocost an awful lot of counciltaxpayers’ money - morethan £200,000 in evictionand clear up costs alone atthe last count.

So, I warmly welcomethe fact that the councilis proposing to try andaddress residents’ concernsby making use of newpowers introduced by thegovernment called PublicSpaces Protection Orders(PSPOs).

PSPOs can be introducedin specific locations wherethere issubstantialevidenceof nuisance and anti-socialb e h av i o u r c a u s e d bytravellers such as drivingon grass,fly tipping,lightingfires or simply the act ofoccupying land in a caravan,vehicle or tent.

The big advantage ofPSPOsisthatthebreachingofthem constitutes a criminaloffence meaning that a fixedpenalty notice can be issuedor an immediate summonsserved.

At the moment, mostencampments are civiloffences,soanexpensiveandoften lengthy application tothe courts has to be madeby the council and it is verydifficult torecoveranycosts.

The city council hasjust launched a publicconsultation on 12 sites thattheyareproposingtoincludewithin the Order which is avery good start.

These are: Greenway(adjacent to the railway in

the New England Quarter);Hollingbury Park; LawnM e m o r i a l C e m e t e r yWoodingdean; Preston Park;Rottingdean RecreationGround ; the seaf rontincluding the A259 fromBlack Rock to Hove Lagoon;Sheepcote Valley and EastBrighton Park; St HelensGreen Hangleton; StanmerPark; Surrenden Field;Waterhall; and Wild Park.

However, whilst this listis welcome, by restrictingthe Order to just 12 sites,the council will inevitably

be making those not onthe list more vulnerable toincursion.

Therefore,there are othersites that the ConservativeGroup would like to seeincluded in addition tothe initial 12, including:Hangleton Park, GreenleasPark, Knoll RecreationGround, Happy Valley,Saltdean Oval, 19 Acres,Patcham Place, HorsdeanRecreation Ground, CardenPark, Withdean Park andBraypool.

Thesesitesarealreadythe

subjectofregular incursionsbytravellersandIhaveyet tosee a good reason why theyshouldn’t also be included.Indeed, I imagine that manyresidents will be askingwhy all the city’s parks andgreen spaces are not beingincluded.

This argument carrieseven more weight when youconsider that the councilis currently spending£2.4 million creating 12permanent and 21 transitpitches at the existingofficial site in Horsdean.

Whenthisnewfacilityopens- according to the council inJune - there really will be noexcuse for travellers to formunauthorised encampmentsonourmuch-lovedparksandopen spaces.

If, like my Conservativecolleagues and I, you feelstrongly about this issuethen I would urge you tomake your views known.

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JaniceJanice Atkinson MEPUK DelegationEurope of Nations& Freedom Group

Last week I travelled to Strasbourg for oneof the twelve visits we MEPs make to votein the European Parliament. MEPs havevoted to abandon this travelling circuswhich costs £130m per annum but it isblocked by the French.In last week’s plenary we discussed themigrant crisis - (it’s on the agenda again)- it’s on the agenda every month. The un-elected Commission has decided that EUstates will have compulsory migrant quo-tas imposed upon them. A German min-ister helpfully suggested that we impose afuel levy to fund this issue. This is in addi-tion to the €3bn paid to Turkey to stem themigrant flow (with no limit). Turkey alsodemanded (bribed) that work visas shouldbe waived and talks accelerated for Tur-key’s membership of the EU. Yet still themigrants come.MEPs agreed that external borders shouldbe strengthened. Some EU states are wellahead of this, ie Hungary, but they face‘sanctions for inhumane actions’. Youcannot win.This month, three of the political groupsasked that the sex attacks on women andschool children across European citiesand the media cover-ups be on the agen-da. The Germans blocked the move. Ispoke about it anyway.

I have visited Calais on a number of oc-casions and highlighted in Parliament thatthe majority of illigal immigrants in thecamps are fit young men who are eco-nomic migrants, not refugees. Those thatare genuine refugees should be returnedto camps in the Middle East and north Af-rica to stay in their countries in safe ha-vens and fight for their freedoms too.We travel back to Strasbourg in early Feb-ruary. Again, we will discuss the crisis,much will be proposed, more British tax-payers’ money will be spent but nothingdone because of the inability of Parlia-ment to recognise that the nation statesand voters’ views are very different to thebureaucrats’ vision.

January update fromyour Independent MEP

for the South EastJanice Atkinson

janiceatkinson.co.uk@janice4brexit

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Artist who fell in love with the Downs

I’m going to take you out ofBrightonandHovethisweek.Not far - just a few miles easton the A27 - to a flint-facedcottage near Firle called‘Furlongs’.

This was once the homeof an incredible twentiethcentury artist, who despitea unique legacy of paintingsof people and landscape –many depicting the Downs- beautiful wallpapers andtile murals, is far from beinga household name.MargaretMacGregor “Peggy” Angus(1904 – 1993) was Scottishbut born in Chile whereher father was a railwayengineer.

Settled in London, Peggywon a scholarship to theRoyal College of Art, wherehercontemporaries includedBarbara Hepworth, HenryMoore and Edward Bawden.She then trained as a teacherand it was while workingin Eastbourne in the early1930s that she stumbleduponFurlongsduringawalkon the Downs.

Despite its ramshacklecondit ion and lack ofrunning water, outdoor-loving Peggy decided it wasthe perfect home.

When its farmer-ownersaid it was unavailable torent, Peggy simply set upa tent and camped outsideuntil he changed his mind.

That other Eastbourne-based artist, Eric Ravilious,became a frequent visitor toFurlongswithhiswife,artistTirzah Garwood.

During these stays,Ravilious and Peggy wouldpack up their easels andgo out painting together,coming up with wildlydifferent results from thesame scene.

While Ravilious’ silvery,whispery watercoloursmade the South Downsa p p e a r h a u n t i n g a n dmagical, Peggy’s attemptsare robust and full-blooded.

“I like doing life, thingshappening, People doingthings,” she once describedher approach. Peggy’sSouth Downs bring rat-catchers, cabbage patches,threshing,milkingcows–the

everyday,working life of thecountryside, to the fore inglorious, bold colours.

What art lover wouldn’thave loved to be a fly onthe wall on those paintingtrips? The famously jocularRavilious and Peggy whohas been described as“eccentric”, “opinionated”,and “a warrior”, settingdown their easels in therain, perhaps sandwichesor a piece of cake wrappedin paper.

What did they talk aboutwhile they were busy,creating some of the bestloved depictions of the areathat’s on our doorstep?Ravilious claimed that hisvisits to Furlongs “alteredmy whole outlook and wayof painting”.

One of his most famousworks, “Tea at Furlongs”from 1939 depicting a tableset for afternoon tea in awonderful garden makesyou want to draw up a chairand help yourself to a scone.Furlongs became a sortof alternative Charleston,peopled by Peggy’s otherfriends in the art world- Herbert Read, SergeChermayeff (co-architectof Bexhill-on-Sea’s De LaWarr Pavilion), Brightonartist Percy Horton, JohnPiper, Laszlo Moholy-Nagyamongst others who wouldpitch up for the weekend.

In 2013 Eastbourne’sTowner Gallery held anexhibition of Peggy’s work,including a reconstructionof a room in Furlongs.It was a burst of colour,gorgeous wallpaper, muralsand unmatching crockerymaking a chaot ic yetwelcoming atmosphere.

Pe g g y ’ s w o r k a l s oi n c o r p o r a t e d b o l d l ygeometrically patternedwallpaper and tiles.

Post second world war,her huge tile murals couldbe seen embel l i sh ingmany schools, universitiesand large public spaces- Heathrow and GatwickA i r p o r t s , H e a t h r o wUnderground Station toname just two. Her marbledesign on glass claddingdecorated the originalGatwick Airport.

A communist with a deepsocial conscience,Peggy hada strong belief that art couldwork as a force for good insociety.

For her, teaching wasas important as creatingher own work. Ex-studentsremember her as a dynamicand inspiring teacher who,even in old age, could beseen with a rucksack slungover her shoulder,travellingfrom Furlongs to London bypublic transport to teachevening classes to seniorcitizens.

Peggy’s portraits offellow artist, John Piper,and the family of RamsayMacDonald can be seentoday in the NationalPortrait Gallery.

A wonderful book “PeggyAngus: Designer, Teacher,Painter” by James Russell isan excellent read for anyonewanting to discover a fullerpicture of this interestingand generous artist thanthetinytipof the icebergI’vegiven you here.

Louise Peskett@louisepesk

Peggy Angus A self-portrait in the 1920s

Portrait of John Piper, 1937 (National Portrait Gallery)

Louise Peskett runs theNotorious Women ofBrighton walking tours,and blogs about localwomen’s history at www.historywomenbrighton.com

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Laura Lockington@bookloversupper

The Book Doctor

Baron was a stand upcomedian and the hero ofthe book is as well.There isa painfully funny momentduring a gig that had meweepingwith laughter,andat the same time cringingwithembarrassment. Howdo those comics do it? Thecourage to face a (usuallytipsy) audience and baretheir souls is a remarkablefeat, to me.

But this isn’t the mainnarrativeof thiswonderfulbook. It’s really aboutclass awareness, the themand us. Greenwich VBlackheath. But it couldjust as easily be Hove VHangleton. And it’s aboutfamilies - families whoare very much in love andhave small children, thatthey also love very much.But it would seem thatsometimes love just isn’tenough.ThewaythatBaronwrites about the interiorlives of the women in hisbook is astounding, andmoving.This is an elegantand intelligent book that

has some wildly funnymoments and an endingthat shocked me. I urgeyou to read it as I am hotlytipping it for my book ofthe year.Yes, it’s that good.When the two familiescollide in the story,

My heart was in mymouth as I tried,and failed,to guess the outcome oftheirencounters.Andifyouhave small children, youwill identify with all theemotions in this absorbingtale. We are lucky enoughto nab Baron for Bookish inMarch. Don’t miss him!

Adam Baron will beappearing at The BookishSupper Salon on March 2.Tickets fromTabl.com.

Blackheathby Adam BaronBenefits of rose and violet

I never tire of Valentinethemes. Roses are eternallybeautiful and violets arestraight back in fashion.

I use a fabulous VioletLeaf Absolute 10 per centDilution in Sweet Almondby N a i s s an c e fo r myimprovised home fragrancesprays (£11.49 for 10ml).

It imparts a surprisingfreshness, given the earthyaroma. I also love the deepgreen colour, it is a thickfixative. I find this verycalming,and it supports thetreatment of insomnia.

Violet Leaf is soothingand comforting on dry,itchyand sensitive skin and canrelieve muscle or joint painswhen massaged in. I blendwith tuberose and jasmineor try it in a herby mix withbasil, cumin or clary sage.

Lush use this fresh,grassy antibacterial inseveral of their products.The purple toned shampoofor silver blondes calledDaddy-O smells of violets(£5.75 for 100g).

Sadly it contains thedreaded SLS foaming agent(labelled as a safe synthetic).SLS is also in the solidSugar Daddy-O conditioner.Perhaps the Kerbside Violetfragrance by Lush is a betterbet at £18 for 10ml.

I must revisit the latestGorilla perfumes soon. Myfirst waft of “The Smell ofWeather Turning” sent me

into orbit several years ago.I was completely smitten.

A new batch of “29 HighStreet” should be ready inearly February.The perfumesolid blends heady ylangyang with aromatic jasmineand sultry sandalwood plussweet tonka absolute.

Rose fanatics can source60-odd products by tappingrose into the Melvita search

box. You even get threevarieties in the organicEDT Rose Sauvages; RosaGallica, Rosa Canina andRosa Rubiginosa.The resultis concentrated and verysweet, so I layer mine withwoodier notes.

I’ve just sampled a rosefacial oil but can’t see itin the UK yet. Romanticswill swoon for the PetiteRose discovery collection(under £20) for a RoseExtraordinary Water 25ml,Damask Rose Floral Water25ml, Fresh Micellar Water35ml, Moisturising RoseNectar Face Cream 10ml anda Rose Hand and Nail Cream30ml.The hydrating SPF15BB cream is my foundationhero, its tinted formulamattifies with a Wild Rosepetal extract to improve thecirculation of water in theepidermis.

The dewy day coverage issuperb if your skin is lighttoned, dry or mature (£25for 40ml), with a divine rosefloral water scent.

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BusinessOn a mission to ‘Brighton’ up dark,grey winter days with bobble hats

Brighton has acted as theinspiration for many things,but one you may not haveheard of is knitted hats.

Jo Hawkins, one half ofBrighton-based knitwearbrand Kubixl, said: “Wewanted to create patternsusing bold colours thatreflected the character,personality and expressionof our city.”

A l o n g w i t h f r i e n dAnna Dugard, who lives inBrighton, the pair’s love ofhats in bold colours andpatterns led them to launchtheir own business.

“It is our mission tobrighten up dark winteroutfits with our bright andbeautiful bobble hats,” saidJo.

“ O n c e w e s t a r t e ddesigning our patterns, itwas so fun it was quite hardto stop.

“We sat down togetherwithallourmanypatternsinfront of usand choose which

ones stood out the best. Wethen experimented withhow they looked in differentcolours, and thought thebrighter the better.”

The patterns are drawnout on square paper, witheach square representing aknitted stitch.

Once they are happy with

Jo Hawkins and Anna Dugard - creators of Kubixl

Kubixl use bright patterns to reflect “personality” of Brighton

Charlotte Pearson@Charlotte_May

the patterns,the designs aretransferred onto a computerwhere they are able to playwith different colour-ways.

“It was quite a longprocess finalising ourdesigns,” said Jo. “We madelots of prototypes to makesure the patterns lookedright once knitted.

“We also wanted to makesure all seven different hatdesigns worked together asa collection.”

The hats, made frompremium cotton blend yarn,are unisex and designsinclude vertical limit, crazypaving and 70s light shower.

“Our hats are machineknitted bya thirdgenerationknitwear manufacturerin Leicester, a regionhistorically associatedwith knitwear production,”explains Jo.

“We chose to have themmade in Britain because wewanted to support Britishmanufacturers.

“Itwasvery important forus to be able to visit whereour hats were being made.”

Each hat is then handfinished by Jo and Anna,who have been friends sincethey met studying art andtextilesA-LevelsatBHASVIC(Brighton Hove and SussexSixth Form College).

“We both wanted to putour practical skills to use,”said Jo. “We also wanted tocheck every hat was finishedto the standard we wanted.

“We gather the topsection by hand, sew on ourleatherKubixl labelsandtopthem with our handmadepompoms.”

As for the name of thebrand, the pair wanted tocome up with somethingunique.

“We wanted somethingthat would stand out andreflect the style of ourdesigns,” said Jo. “So wemade one up.

“ A f t e r m a ny we e k sof playing around withdifferent ideas, we bothchose three letters each,which we re-arranged anddeveloped into Kubixl.”

With its unusual nameand colourful look, thedesigners hope that theircustomers will make surethey wear their hats with“pomfidence”.

To find out more aboutBrighton’s knitwearbrand Kubixl, visit: www.kubixl.com

Kylee CharlesThe_PR_Chick

Many businesses acrossthe country resort tohiring contractors forshort periods of time,oftenwithverybriefnoticeperiods,which means thathighly-skilled individualscan find themselves out ofwork all too quickly.

B u t r a t h e r t h a nbecoming over-reliant onrecruitment agencies andassociated fees, perhapsthese companies shouldconsideroutsourcingtheseprojects to consultancieswho are experienced atcompleting projects ontime and within budget.

Farida Gibbs, CEOof Gibbs S3, told me:“Outsourc ing ent i reprojects to consultanciesis a highly cost effectivemethod for businesses.

“Hiring more skilledprofessionals can providegreater job security,whether they are on

permanent or contractemployment, yet stillretain the project typework that they enjoy.

“It would reduce thenumber of individualsthat fall into short-termunemployment due toredundancies or lack ofcontract renewal due toprojectscomingtoanend.”

“The fire and hireculture has been going onfor too long.

“Hiring managers cansometimes take weeks ormonths to find the rightperson, yet due to budgetconstraints in the future,could be forced to let thisperson go.

“Rather than having toconstantly hire at the startof a project and fire at end,competent professionals,who are completely usedto working in a varietyof companies, can comein and hit the groundrunning.”

The end of the hiringand firing culture?

Kylee Charles is thedirector of Sussex-basedagency Shotgun PR andMedia.

@T

Peter Kyle MP met withlocal apprent ices tofind out more about theopportunities availablefor people entering theconstruction industry.

Mr Kyle, Labour MPfor Hove, met staff fromTasker Catchpole at a sitevisit organised by theConstruction IndustryTraining Board (CITB).

The MP was given atour of Martello Lofts,a former HMRC officebeing transformed into28 residential apartmentsduetocompletedthisApril.During the tour of the site

Mr Kyle met carpentryapprentices Samuel Cork,andKarlHoelscher-Ermert,who showcased theirhandiwork and discussedthe opportunities theirapprenticeships haveafforded them.

T h e c o m p a n y ’ smanagingdirector,StephanPfeiffer, and operationsm a n a g e r M a t h e wConstable also providedMr Kyle with an overviewof the Martello Loftsproject and the company’sa m b i t i o n t o e x p a n dtheir apprent iceshipprogramme.

The company, formed in2013 following the merger ofJRTaskerContractorsandWHCatchpoleLTD,iscurrentlyundertaking wide range ofprojects in Hove and acrossSussex, Hampshire, Kent,Surrey and into London.

Mr Kyle sa id : “ I t ’ swonderful to hear thatbusinesses in Hove such asTasker Catchpole are busy,and using their positionin the local community totrain up the next generationof workers . There areso many high-quality,skilled jobs in this sectorand apprenticeships can

MP meets construction apprenticesprovide a perfect pathwayforemployersandemployeesalike. Increasingthenumberof construction apprenticesin our region is incrediblyimportant to the industryand I will continue workingwith CITB in backingapprenticeships.”

Gillian Cain, regionaldelivery manager for CITBin the South East, said:“With over 230,000 newconstruction jobs to becreated in the UK over thenext five years, I hope MrKyle’s visit will encouragemore employers in Sussex tosupportapprenticeshipsand

Peter Kyle MP on site with apprenticeships and managementat Tasker Catchpole (Photograph: Simon Callaghan)

help develop the industry’sfuture workforce.”

Mr Pfeiffer, managingdirectorof TaskerCatchpole,said: “We were delightedto host Mr Kyle to see

our apprentices workingon site and hear of theskills they have developedover the course of theirapprenticeships withTaskerCatchpole.”

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The party was in full swingat the Amex Stadium inBrighton on Thursday,January 29, as the annualSussex Food and DrinkAwards made its grandreturn.

Dozens of the south’s topfood producers gatheredin the Brighton and HoveAlbion stadium alongwith hundreds of friends,family and special guests tocelebrate the best of Sussexfood and drink.

T h e a w a r d s w e r ecelebrating their 10thanniversary and had a fewextra twists including twonew categories and a veryspecial performances fromthe two opera singing chefs.

Guestsenjoyedafantasticseven course banquetprepared by Sodexo Prestigebefore BBC Sussex’s DannyPike and former gold medalwinning British athleteSally Gunnell presented theawards.

RyanTomkinson will be aname to watch out for in thefuture as he beat off somesturdy competition to winYoung Chef of the year.

The 21-year-old is demichef de partie at the PassrestaurantintheSouthLodgeHotel, in Lower Beeding,and will look to follow in thefootstepsof formerPasschefStevenEdwardswhowontheaward in 2011 and has sincegone on to win Masterchef.

His mother revealedthe youngster had beenworkingextremelyhardafterfinishing runner up in thecategory last year, working90 hours a week.

Ryan,ofBexhill,said: “It’scrazy.I really went for it thisyear.

“I came second last yearsothis ismoreofarelief thananything.

“I’m not sure what willhappennextbutI’mthinkingofmaybeworkinginLondon,Oxford way.

“I have done everythinggoodinSussexnowbut Iwillnever forget Sussex produceand resources, that’s themain thing.”

It was also a successful

SUSSEX FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS

Winners of Sussex Butcher of the Year 2016 – S K Hutchings Farmers Market winners – Horsham Local Produce Market Winners of Sussex Farmer of the Year – Charlie and Sarah Hughes

Cheers to the best of Sussex

night for Horsham LocalProduce Market as it pickedup its second award in threeyears.

T h e t w i c e w e e k l ymarket, held in the Carfaxin Horsham, was crownedSussexFarmersMarketoftheyear,an honour it previouslywon back in 2014.

Pj Aldred, of HorshamLocal Produce Market, said:“Weareoverthemoon.Itwasquite unexpected.

“We love Horsham andits customers and we willcontinue to run it in town.We absolutely love it.”

Marion Carter, who alsohelps run the market,added:“We are a bit shocked.

“There are lots of greatmarkets out there in Sussexso its a great achievement towin.”

Acouplewhohavebecomefamiliar with the awards areCharlie and Sarah Hughes.

Th e p a i r, w h o r u nSouthview Farm in Bury,picked up the Sussex Farmerof the year for a second time.

Charlie proposed to hiswifeSarahliveonstagewhenthey won the award in 2014.

H e s a i d b o t h t h ebusinesses and the familyhad come along way since,with Sarah giving birth totheir first child last year.

Sarah said: “It’s beenchallenging with the newaddition,juggling work withfamily life.

“There are lots of thingswe want to continue andimprove but it is lovely to getthe recognition.”

Charlie said his wife waseven ordering produce fromher recovery suite after theirnew baby was born.

He added: “It is a realprivilege to have won it fora second time and shows wearenottakingourfootoff the

pedal.”Celebrations were also in

order at the The Cat Inn, inWestHoathly,as itpickeduptheSussexEatingExperienceof the year.

HeadchefAlexJacqueminsaid: “We are shocked to behonest. We didn’t think wewould win.

“It has been a good yearfor us. Every year we aregetting better and better thequality of the food is goingup and up.”

It was also a good nightforEnglishsparklingwineasRidgeview Wine Estate tookhome the Drink Producer ofthe year.

S taf f at the fami lyrun business, based inFragbarrow Lane,Ditchling,were overjoyed with theaward and said they wereshowing the French theBritishcanalsomakequalitysparkling wine.

Tamara Roberts , ofRidgeview, said: “It means ahuge amount.

“Being voted for by thepublic is an amazing thingand for that to be reflectedby the judges I am extremelyproud.”

It was a good night forSean Hutchingson afterhis shop S.K. Hutchings,in Partridge Green, pickedup the Butchers of the Yearaward.

He said: “This awardmeans a lot because it wasthe customers who voted forus – that is what did it for us.Weworkveryhardtogivethecustomers what they want.

“We have done this for 27years and we had to workhard to get through foot andmouth and BSE.”

H o w e v e r , S e a n ’ scelebrations were cut a littleshort as he had to be back atwork by 3am the following

morning.FarmersatTheTraditional

Cheese Dairy, in Stonegate,were left overjoyed as theywere crowned Sussex FoodProducer of theYear.

Rebecca Dyball, of theTraditional Cheese Dairy,said: “If anyone knowscheese making it is a reallykind of secluded job.

“To win this is massiveand I might have to ask fora pay rise.”

With the awards alsocelebrating their 10thanniversary two extracategorieswereaddedtothisyear’s competition.

The first was Newcomerof theYear which was pickedup by Eggs and Apples inHurst Green.

SusannahHewett,ofEggsand Apples, said: “We werereallyupagainstthebiggunstonight.

“Our staff are fabulous,

Cheers for Sussex Food and Drink Award Winners 2016

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SussexFoodProduceroftheYear,sponsoredbyTheSouthernCo-operativenWinner: TheTraditionalCheeseDairy,Stonegate,EastSussexnRunnersup: Higgidy,Shoreham-by-sea,WestSussexandSprings’SmokedSalmon,Edburton,WestSussex

SussexDrinkProduceroftheYear,sponsoredbyRix&KaySolicitorsnWinner: RidgeviewWineEstate,DitchlingCommon,EastSussexnRunnersup: DarkStarBrewingCoLtd,PartridgeGreen,WestSussexandNutbourneVineyards, Pulborough,WestSussex

SussexYoungChefoftheYear,sponsoredbySodexoPrestigenWinner: RyanTomkinson,ThePass,SouthLodge,LowerBeeding,WestSussexnRunnersup: MichaelSutherland,TheSussexOx,Polegate,EastSussexandStephanieHayward,Ockenden,Manor,Cuckfield,WestSussex

SussexFarmeroftheYear, inasso-ciationwithFarmersWeeklynWinner: CharlieandSarahHughes,SouthviewFarm,Pulborough,WestSussexnRunnersup: JuliaandSimonFeakes,SussexLamb,Horsham,WestSussexandTimandRupertHoare,AdsdeanFarm,Funtingdon,WestSussex

SussexButcheroftheYear,spon-soredbyAbsoluteButcherynWinner: SKHutchings,PartridgeGreen,WestSussexnRunnersup: ACCoughtreyButch-ers,Pulborough,WestSussexandBarfieldsButchers,Brighton

SussexFarmersMarketoftheYear,sponsoredbyHarveysofLewesnWinner: HorshamLocalProduceMarket,WestSussexnRunnersup: LewesFarmersMar-ket,EastSussexandShorehamFarm-ersMarket,WestSussex

SussexEatingExperienceoftheYear,co-sponsoredbyNaturalPRandSussexFood&DrinkNetworknWinner: TheCatInn,WestHoath-ly,WestSussexnRunnersup: TheCurlewRestau-rant,Bodiam,EastSussexandTheSussexOx,Polegate,EastSussex

SussexFoodShopoftheYear,sponsoredbyWealdenDistrictCouncilnWinner: SharnfoldFarmShop,StoneCross,EastSussexnRunnersup: Charlie’sFarmShop,Bury,WestSussexandRushfieldsFarmShop,Poynings,WestSussex

SussexNewcomeroftheYear,sponsoredbySpofforthsCharteredAccountantsnWinner: EggstoApples,HurstGreen,EastSussexnRunnersup: Coggings&Co,BrightonandEtchFood,Bill-ingshurst,WestSussex

SussexStreetFoodVendoroftheYear,co-sponsoredbyFoodRocksandHepworth&CoBrewersLtdnWinner: TheTroll’sPantry,BrightonnRunnersup: BocaLoco,Arundel,WestSussexandJahJyot,Southwa-ter,WestSussex

ROLL OFHONOUR

Winner of Sussex Food Producer – The Traditional Cheese Dairy Sussex Eating Experience winners – The Cat Inn

Winners of Sussex Street Food – The Troll’s Pantry

Winners of Sussex Newcomer 2016 – Eggs to Apples

Sussex Food Shop of the Year winners – Sharnfold Farm Shop

Sussex Drink Producer of the Year winner – Ridgeview Wine Estate

Sussex Young Chef of the Year winner – Ryan Tomkinson

wegetsomanycomplimentson their customer service.”

Thefinalnewcategoryforthe year was Sussex StreetFood of the Year which waswon by the Trolls Pantry inBrighton. The street foodprovider, which is basedin the Hobgoblin pub inBrighton, prides itself onlocal, seasonal and ethicalfood and has made a bigcommitment to making surethere is no food wastage inthe kitchen.

Paul Clark, of the TrollsPantry, said: “There is a lotof wastage going on and badstandards. I just want toraise the bar.

“It is pretty difficult – infact it is really expensive butit’s really worth it and thecustomers think so too.”

Sharnfold Farm Shop, inStone Cross, also picked upan award for Sussex FoodShop of the year.

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music theatre food cinema comedy events

SMARTIDEA

Brighton Science Festivalhas come a long way

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Hands-on fun at2016’s BrightonScience Festival

Marty Jopson

FestivalPhil HewittGroup Arts [email protected]

Brighton Science Festival2016 is underway, runninguntil February 28.

Director Richard Robinsonsaid: “With more than 80events at 40 venues spreadacross a whole month,Brighton Science Festivalhas come a long way since itstarted as a single weekendof talks in 2005.

“We’ve learned a lot alongthe way, not least about howpeople (adults and kids alike)never stop learning. It’s beenquite a journey, which is whywe decided to make the ideaof journeys the theme forthis year’s festival, coveringeverything from animalnavigation and migration to

evolution and space travel.“As usual, our programme

deliberately avoids thebeing-lectured-at style oflearning, in favour of hands-on demonstrations, engagingtalks and live experiments.

“In addition to BSFregulars like Robin Ince andHelen and Kat Arney, we’vebrought in a new crop ofpop science presenters andentertainers. Robin Dunbarexplains why the number offriends you have is definedby a mathematical limit,we hear from Matt Taylorwho put a landing craft ona comet and Rosie Wilbyexamines the science of sexvia the nature of pheromonesand the origins of kissing.

“Meanwhile there’smore kids’ stuff than everin our hands-on half termprogramme. Marty Jopson,

from BBC’s One Show,investigates the shockingstory of electricity; RussellArnott hosts an interactivepresentation in whichsealife experts championtheir favourite underwaterinvertebrate; and BlastScience examine themysteries of space and timewith an interactive Star Warsastronomy show including alight-sabre battle finale.

“As always, the mainattraction is our double dayof interactive science fun atBright Sparks (Hove ParkUpper School, February 13and 14).”

On top of all this, sciencecomedy phenomenonFestival of the Spoken Nerdwill provide a special one-offshow on February 18.

More details on www.brightonscience.com.

Bournemouth SymphonyOrchestra say they willboldly go where noorchestra has gone beforein their Heroes & Aliensconcert at Brighton Domeon Saturday, February 6.

Pete Harrison willconduct the BSO in aconcert featuring musicfrom some of the mosticonic and successful spacemovies of all time.

The BSO will perform ablockbuster concert fullof film scores at BrightonDome, including Star Wars,Avatar, ET, Apollo 13, StarTrek, Battlestar Galactica,War of the Worlds, CloseEncounters of the ThirdKind, Alien and others.

Bournemouth SymphonyOrchestra is one of the UK’sbusiest orchestras, reachingaround 5,000 concert-goers per week across35 venues, across 10,000

square miles of the UK.2016 marks the orchestra’s123rd consecutive year ofbringing live music to thesouth and south west.

Tickets for the concertcost between £10 and£27.50. Call the BrightonDome box office on01273 709709 or visitbrightondome.org.

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Playwright Mike Bartlett exploresthe people underneath the crowns

Mike Bartlett

TheatrePhil HewittGroup Arts [email protected]

Shakespearean forms are thevehicle for playwright MikeBartlett as he looks into thefuture of our royal family.

Mike’s King Charles III,starring Robert Powell asKing Charles, is at the TheatreRoyal from February 8-13.

“With Shakespearean form,the verse can get into quitecomplicated forms and ideas,”Mike says. “When we wererehearsing it, we didn’t reallyknow what it was going to be,but obviously, hopefully, wewere going in a direction thatwould speak to a lot of people.I knew I wanted to write aplay about Charles and theroyal family. I didn’t reallyknow how until I thought ofCharles as a Shakespeareantragic hero. It is very simple,the idea of a man that

has waited all his life forsomething he might never getto see if he dies beforehandor for something that mightactually be his for only a veryshort period of time. There issomething very interesting inthat situation.

“Obviously, it doesn’thave huge sword fights andeveryone dying at the end asyou might in Shakespeare, butwithin the family you have gotthe same dynamics of jealousyand succession. Also I don’tthink Charles could spend hiswhole life being as neutral asthe Queen has been…becausethen he wouldn’t have had alife at all. He has made publichis views of certain subjects,and he will come to the thronewith the public knowing hisviews in certain areas. But Ithink he is a very thoughtfulman. He has taken his time tothink. He likes thoughts thatare complicated, ideas thatare not quick and easy.”

And this is the man Mikeputs into his drama, a manwho quickly finds himself atthe heart of a constitutionalcrisis.

Mike has no qualms aboutputting on stage imaginedversions of living, breathing,real people: “I think if my aimhad been to be cruel or to besarky, that would have beenwrong.”

His aim was to investigatesomething considerablydeeper, exploring the peopleunderneath the crowns andthe unwritten rules of ourdemocracy.

The success of the playcomes in a year that has alsoseen the success of Mike’s TVdrama Doctor Foster, the taleof a GP who finds evidenceof her husband’s infidelity. Itstruck a huge chord up anddown the country.

“With Doctor Foster, I thinkmost people have had someexperience at third hand or

closer of infidelity: maybethey know someone who hascheated or been cheated onor maybe they are the cheatedor the person who has beencheated.”

There will be a secondseries: “I thought there wasmore to say. I have just startedwriting. I started last week. Itis very exciting. There are lotsof thoughts and ideas, and it isfantastic to have the chance togo back and spend time withthese characters.”

So does the success ofseries one heap up thepressure?

“Pressure is good! It is ahuge privilege to be writingsomething like this for BBC1.It is no bad thing to have a bitof pressure to make sure youare working as hard as youpossibly can!”

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The ListingsTODAY

COMEDYKRATER COMEDY CLUB: UntilFebruary 6, 7pm/8pm/10.30pm,£5-£36.50. Komedia, 44-47 GardnerStreet, Brighton, 0845 293 8480.Award-winning comedy with topinternational and UK comedians.Acts include: Jo Caulfield, Pete Fir-man, Nathan Caton and MC StephenGrant.THE MAYDAYS: Confessions! Plusguest improv superstars. 7.30pm,Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street,Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Confes-sions takes audience tales and se-crets written down before the showstarts and turns them into songs,sketches and beguiling stories.Expect lies, guilt and gospel music.THE TREASON SHOW: 8.30pm,£13.50, Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road.After their sell out run at the Dome,the Treason team are back at theRialto. Until Feb 6

GIGSCALAIS FUNDRAISER: Bangin Lemz

No Borders Party, 11pm, Komedia,44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton,0845 293 8480. Music collectiveBangin Lemz is teaming up with theBrighton-based aid organisationThe Hummingbird Project to raisefunds for the refugee camps inCalais and Dunkirk. Expect a nightof DJs playing the finest in disco,rare groove, funk, soul, house andafrobeat.FINGERS: 10pm, free, Rialto Thea-tre, Dyke Road. Keyboard extraor-dinaire Graham ‘Fingers’ Lipscombwill be performing in Bacall’s bar.ULTIMATE POWER: 11pm, £5,Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street,Brighton, 0845 293 8480. A nightplaying nothing but the greatestpower ballads ever written.VOSSLER: Mann and Mcna-mara, 8pm, £5, Latest MusicBar,14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton(01273) 687171.WHO’S WHO AND THE SMALLFAKERS: 7pm, Concorde 2, MadeiraDrive. Celebrating 50 years of TheWho, with support from Small Facestribute Small Fakers.

STAGEA SLICE OF LIFE: Red Hat PresentsA Slice of Life, 7.30pm, Otherplace,Kensington Street, 01273 987516.Seven slices of theatre, each onefreshly baked, with seasoned ingre-dients and topped with lashings ofhome-grown talent.PRIVATE LIVES: 7.45pm, until Feb6 (Thurs/Sat mat 2.30pm), TheatreRoyal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650.THE ALBATROSS 3RD AND MAIN:Until February 20. The Emporium,88 London Road, Brighton. Visitwww.emporiumbrighton.com.

SATURDAY

CONCERTSBOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONYORCHESTRA: 7.30pm, £27.50, £23,£18, £15, £10, Brighton Dome, (01273)709709. Heroes and Aliens. EpicGalactic Soundtracks conducted byPete Harrison.

GIGSAMY IN THE WINEHOUSE:10.30pm, £10, Rialto Theatre, Dyke

Road. Combining perfectly sungAmy Winehouse classics with razorsharp stand-up comedy.POUT IS ON YOUR LIPS: POUTpresents a retro-cool night full ofanticipation and glamour, 9.30pm,£10, Komedia, 44-47 GardnerStreet, Brighton, 0845 293 8480.Expect a live Motown band per-forming all the great Motown hits,a free glass of bubbly on arrivalbefore 10.30pm, a professionalsound system, a spacious dancefloor and drinks at pub prices.SOULFUL SINGING: 11am to 1pm,£5 on the door, Brighton Dome,(01273) 709709. Group singingteacher Mahasukha leads thisuplifting harmony workshop withsacred song and heaps of infec-tious enthusiasm to get your spiritssoaring. No experience necessary,just the will to sing. No need tobook – just drop in.

STAGEOTHERWORLD MULTISEN-SORY CINEMA: (4yrs plus), 6pm,Brighton Dome, (01273) 709709.

ROUND THE FOOTLIGHTS: 11am,£5, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844871 7650. Author Mick Escott talksabout, and reads from, his latestbook Round The Footlights, anexploration of Britain’s amazingcollection of performance spaces.

SUNDAY

COMEDYBENT DOUBLE: 7.30pm, Komedia,44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton,0845 293 8480. Headliner JoCaulfield, plus Allyson JuneSmythe, Andrew O’Neill and MCZoe Lyons.

GIGSGAVIN JAMES: 7.30pm, £9,Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street,Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Asmooth-falsettoed singing song-writer from Ireland. Plus supportfrom Craig Gallagher.

STAGESEEDY SUNDAY: 10.30am to4.30pm, £3, Brighton Dome,

(01273) 709709. The UK’s longest-running community seed swapevent is back with a host of talksand stalls on all things gardening,growing, ecology and sustain-ability.

MONDAY

GIGSACID JAZ AND FUNK JAM:8.30pm, free, Latest MusicBar,14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton(01273) 687171.CHARLIE MOSS: EP launchplus special guests, 7.30pm, £2,Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street,Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Charlieis a Top 25 iTunes artist of 2015 andsupported X Factor Finalist TomMann and Bars and Melody on theirtours in 2015.SOULFLY: 7.30pm, £16, Concorde 2,Madeira Drive. Rescheduled fromJanuary 31.

STAGEBLEEDING HEARTS CLUB: 8pm, £3,Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road. Leave

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reality behind and submerge your-self in the very best new music,poetry and performance art.KING CHARLES III: 7.45pm, Feb8-13, (Thurs/Sat mat 2.30pm),Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 8717650.

TUESDAY

GIGSOUTLAW STATE: Plus The Peaksand Grymm, 7.30pm, £4, LatestMusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street,Brighton (01273) 687171. OutlawState are a Brighton-based blues/rock five-piece, full of soul, cha-risma and dynamic riffs. Grymmare an energetic indie-punk hybrid.

STAGECORNERMEN: 8pm, Otherplace,Kensington Street, 01273 987516.Both tragic and funny boxingdrama Cornermen, by awardnominated writer Oliver Forsyth,heads to Brighton after a criticallyacclaimed run at the 2015 Edin-burgh Fringe.

SCRATCH NIGHT: Second Step,7.30pm, Brighton Dome, (01273)709709.

WEDNESDAY

COMEDYSTEVE HALL: Zebra, 8pm, £10,Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street,Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Stevehas opened for Russell Howard andLee Mack on tour, and was the firstever stand-up guest on Good News.

GIGSONE EYED JACKS: 8pm, free.Latest MusicBar, 14-17 ManchesterStreet, Brighton (01273) 687171.Plus support from Lebeaux andDirty Mirror Traits.YOUTH LAGOON: 7.30pm, £14,Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street,Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Plussupport.

KIDSHARRY POTTER: Skips AfterSchool Club, 4pm, £6, TheatreRoyal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650. Led

by experienced workshop leaders,these fun and informal sessionsfor 6-10 year olds are a great wayto find out more about theatre,make new friends and enjoy tryingout new things. This Harry Potterthemed session includes games,a look on stage, drama and craftactivities and squash and biscuits.

THURSDAY

GIGSSTEVE MASON: 7.30pm, £16,Concorde 2, Madeira Drive. Writtenagainst the backdrop of the earlyyears of coalition government andworldwide social flux, Steve Ma-son’s Monkey Minds In The Devil’sTime, released early Summer 2013,is a record of its times.

STAGECATALYST CLUB: 8pm, £6, LatestMusicBar, 14-17 ManchesterStreet, Brighton (01273) 687171.This monthly event blends the oldtraditions of a French Salon withdebating societies.

WOULD LIKE TO MEET: 7.30pm,£10 (£8 concessions), RialtoTheatre, Dyke Road. Until Feb 10.A journey through the trials andtribulations of dating in the digitalworld, with a collection of hilarioustrue stories, embarrassing speeddating scenarios and shockingstatistics.

FRIDAY

GIGSCLIVE CARROLL: 7.30pm, £12.50,Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street,Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Acousticguitar maestro Clive Carrollreturns to Brighton.

STAGEHERDING HEMINGWAY’S CATS:7.30pm, Otherplace, KensingtonStreet, 01273 987516. Science pre-senters and real-life sisters, Dr KatArney and Helen Arney, are back atthe Brighton Science Festival witha new show after last year’s smashhit How The Victorians Ruined TheWorld.Jo Caulfield is at the Komedia on Sunday, February 7

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What do you get if youcrossazebraandadonkey?A Zonkey. How about ahorse and a donkey? AHinny. Ok, how about acoyote and a wolf? That’dbe a Coywolf. Look, it’snot supposed to be funny- they’re actual animalsw i t h p h o t o g r a p h i cevidence supplied by theever-truthful internet.

Ever since C.S.Lewisintroduced us to MrTumnus inThe ChroniclesOf Narnia - great nameby the way - we’ve beenhopelessly hooked onhybrids.

A Wholphin is a whaleand a dolphin. Obviously.A Narluga is a narwhaland a beluga. If we knewwhat a narwhal was, wemight care. There areLeopons, Ligers, TigonsandJaglionswhichprovesnothing other than thepromiscuity of a lion. AMulard is a Mallard duckand a Muscovy duck. Itlooks like every otherduck. One more and we’llstop - a Grolar is a brownbear and a polar bear. It’sbeige.

Fun as this is, weshould probably makeit relevant to coffee now.Joffee is the latest hybridto capture our curiosity.Joffee is juice and coffee.The coffee is, of course,Fairtrade, and the juice isthat of a blueberry. Mostprobably not a singleblueberry. Lots and lots

of blueberries becausethey’re really small.

The Texan companyCoffee Juice coined thename and invented theJoffee. Coffice soundsbetter to us, but we don’tfancy juice in our coffeeanyway.

The concoct ion isavailable in three otherflavours, two of whichare immensely boringand irritatingly familiar -vanillaandsaltedcaramel.The wildcard is coconut.Depressingly, Joffee issweeping across Americaand rapidly gainingpopularity, so it’s only amatter of time before ourdelicate British palatesare assaulted.

Apparently it’s goodfor you. Joffee contains5g less sugar than an8oz serving of orangejuice, and about 40mg ofcaffeine which is roughlythe same as a singleespresso. The recipescontain chicory, whichitself contains inulin,which is a “powerfulprobiotic”.Whatever.

We like fruit juice andwe like espresso.We don’thave an issue consumingthe two from separatedrinking vessels. It ain’tbroke, and it doesn’t needfixing, so stop with theweird hybrids.

Have these people notseen any Jeff Goldblumfilms? This sort of thingnever ends well.

Champagne with thefinest in the county

The Amex stadium hostedthe 10th Sussex Food andDrinkAwards lastThursday.This annual celebration ofall that isgreataboutSussexfood and drink seeks to findthe best of the year acrossten different categories.

Allof the leading lightsofthe Sussex food communityare invited to enjoy achampagne reception andseven-course banquet; theyeven let some of us foodwriters intoshare inthefun.

I donned my tuxedo,turns out buying one acouple years back forGlyndebourne was a soundinvestment, and headed totheAmex for what promisedto be an interesting evening.

Upon arrival I washanded a glass of ratherpleasant sparkling winecourtesy of Carr Taylor,who hail from just outsideWestfield village in EastSussex. After a brief chatwith guests ranging fromSteven Edwards and JoshStanzl of Etch.food;TamaraRoberts from Ridgeviewwine; and Paul Clark ofTroll’s Pantry, all of whomwere up for awards, weheaded down for the mainevent.

After a brief intro fromSally Gunnell, the banquetbegan. The highlight of themeal for me was the fishcourse; consisting of codin a luscious cream saucewithcheeseandtoppedwithbreadcrumbs, and served

with a mussel bisque headywith the flavours of the sea– it was my kind of food. Iwas also impressed withthe fantastic cheese boardshowcasing many of thesuperb cheeses of the area;and also the sloe gin trufflessupplied by Cocoaloco ofWest Grinstead.

So with our bellies fulland a few bottles of winefrom Nutbourne and Bolneyvineyards on the table theawards kicked off.

There was a great victoryfor The Traditional CheeseDairy in the “Food Producerof the Year” which was

Chloe Smith, Paul Clark, Alexandros Zafiropoulos, and Lottie Kemp of Troll’s Pantry - winners ofthe Street Food of the Year award

Sussex cheeses with Harvey’s ale chutney

the smallest of the threefinalists. This family-runartisan cheese producerfocuses on traditionalmethods and techniques,and were worthy winnersbased on the cheese I hadsampled earlier.

Ridgeview Wine Estatetook a well-deserved winin the “Drink Producer ofthe Year” category for thefantastic range of sparklingwines that they produce. Ifyou have not tried them thenI recommend the Cavendishfrom their range; a fullbodied sparkling wine thatI thought excellent when Itried it.

The hotly contested“Young Chef of the Year”waswonbyRyanTomkinsonwho currently works at ThePass under the guidance ofMichelin starred chef MattGillan.

The finalists had toendure a Masterchef-stylecontest and it was great toseesuchyoungchefsputtingso much passion into theircooking.

Runners-up StephanieHaywood and MichaelSuther land deserve amention in what was a verypopular category on thenight.

C h a r l i e a n d S a r a hHughes of Southview Farmwere awarded “Farmerof the Year” and have apersonal connection with

the awards with Charliehaving proposed on stage ata previous event.

S K Hutchings wonbutcher of the year andHorsham Local ProduceMarket took the prize for“FarmersMarketof theYear”.

There were wins forSharnfold Farm Shop andEggstoApples in “FoodShopof theYear” and “Newcomerof theYear” respectively; andI had to add The Cat Inn ofWestHoathly tomyplacestovisit in 2016 list as they tooktheawardfor “SussexEatingExperience of the Year”beating former championand Michelin starred TheCurlew in Bodiam.

F i n a l l y , B r i g h t o nfavourites and ethicalchampions The Troll ’sPantry won “Street Foodof the Year” much to Paul’ssurpriseashetoldmeearlierhehadnotpreparedaspeech- he did thankfully hold backon a couple of the optionswe discussed opting for amore traditional acceptancespeech.

In all it was a fantasticeve n i n g a n d a r e a l lygreat celebration of thewonderful food producersand businesses that we arelucky enough to have on ourdoorstep. I look forwardto the upcoming year andseeing which of the county’sdedicatedfoodprofessionalsbattle itout forglory in2017.

It was a great celebration of the wonderfulfood producers and businesses that we are

lucky enough to have on our doorstep“

Tom Flint writes a foodblog Food Booze andReviews at: www.foodboozeandreviews.com

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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

NOTICE is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the Council”) hason 3rd February 2016 made the Orders named below under the relevantsections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended which when theycome into operation on 1st March 2016 will introduce the following changes:

BRIGHTON & HOVE VARIOUS CONTROLLED PARKING ZONESCONSOLIDATION ORDER 2015 AMENDMENT ORDER NO. 5 2016

(REF: TRO-21A-2015)

New Disabled Badge Holders Parking Places:-

At Any Time: – Princes Terrace (Zone H), Chester Terrace (Zone J) & Dyke Road(Zone Q)

Removal of Disabled Badge Holders Parking Places

As they are longer required or on the ground:- Albion Street, EvelynTerrace, Old Steine, Richmond Street and Royal Crescent Mews (Zone C),Chichester Terrace and Sudeley Place (Zone H), Beaconsfield Villas and HavelockRoad (Zone J), Langdale Road, Marmion Road and Sheridan Terrace (Zone R),Queens Park Road (Zone U), Ditchling Road (Zone Y).

Amendment to Disabled Badge Holders Parking Places

This bay is to be relocated to a more suitable location:- Kingsway (Zone W)

New Disabled Parking Holder Parking Places to be Time Limited:-Portland Road (Zone R)

BRIGHTON & HOVE OUTER AREAS (WAITING, LOADING AND PARKING)AND CYCLE LANES CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2013 AMENDMENT

ORDER NO. 5 2016 (REF: TRO-21B-2015)

New Disabled Badge Holders Parking Places:-

At Any Time: – Bexhill Road, Bolney Road, Brentwood Road, Glynde Road,Gordon Road (Portslade), Haig Avenue, Hallett Road, Hanover Terrace, HeathHill Avenue, Hillside, Islingword Street, Loder Road, Lowther Road, NesbittRoad, Roman Road, Selmeston Place, Southdown Road (Portslade), WistonRoad, Woodbourne Avenue & Worcester Villas.

Removal of Disabled Badge Holders Parking Places which are no longerrequired or on the ground:-

50 Beatty Avenue, (opposite) 27 Birchgrove Crescent, (opposite) 115 DaveyDrive (1 bay), 38-40 Franklin Street, 10 Graham Avenue (Portslade), 9 HighviewWay, (adjoining 12 Hollingbury Crescent) Hollingdean Terrace, 70 Lincoln Street,43A Loder Road, Cliff Court Park Road (Rottingdean), 317-319 Portland Road,37 Sandown Road, Slinfold Close, 78 Station Road (Portslade) & Turton Close

Amendment to Disabled Badge Holders Parking Places

These bays are to be extended:- Lucerne Close, Shelldale Avenue

Disabled Badge Holders Parking Places to be Time Limited:- Ladies MileRoad

Modifications

At the Transport Committee Meeting on 19th January 2016 some changes tothe orders as originally proposed and advertised on 18th September 2015 wereagreed as follows:-

Brighton & Hove Various Controlled Parking Zones Consolidation Order 2015Amendment Order No.5 2016

• Proposed disabled badge holders time limited parking place in SutherlandRoad – This has been withdrawn

• Removal of disabled badge holders parking place outside 60 Sutherland Road– This has been withdrawn

Other changes to the orders as originally proposed and advertised on18th September 2015 are as follows:-

Brighton & Hove Various Controlled Parking Zones Consolidation Order 2015Amendment Order No.5 2016

• Proposed disabled badge holders parking place outside 12 Princes Terrace –This has been withdrawn

Brighton & Hove Outer Areas (Waiting, Loading and Parking) and Cycle LanesConsolidation Order 2013 Amendment Order No.5 2016

• Proposed disabled badge holders outside 85 Hanover Terrace – This has beenwithdrawn

A copy of this Notice, the Orders as made, plans showing the lengths of roadaffected and a statement of the Council’s reasons for making the Orders maybe seen online at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/tro-finalised These documentsplus a copy of the existing Orders that have been amended may also beexamined at the Customer Service Centres at Bartholomew House, BartholomewSquare, 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 or both of the Ordersor of any of their provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within thepowers conferred by the Act, or that any requirements of the Act or of anyinstrument made under it have not been complied with may,within six weeks from the date on which the Order wasmade, apply to the High Court for that purpose.

Dated: 5th February 2016

Executive Director Environment, Development& Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council,c/o Parking Infrastructure, 2nd Floor, KingsHouse, Grand Avenue, Hove BN3 2LS

BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCILPLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990

PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) REGULATIONS 1990The following applications involving or affecting the setting of Listed Buildings or affecting the character of a Conservation Area were registeredduring week ending 29/01/2016:

BH2015/04625Former Brewery Site South Street Portslade Full Planning and Demolitionin a Conservation Area – Demolition of existing buildings, workshopsand structures. Erection of 21no two, three and four bedroomresidential dwellings (C3) including associated parking, landscaping,external stairs, refuse and bicycle stores.

BH2016/000549b Bedford Towers Kings Road Brighton Householder Planning Consent– Partial enclosure of existing balcony with UPVc double glazedscreening.

BH2016/0009925 Third Avenue Hove Householder Planning Consent – Creation of2no dormers and installation of rooflight to side of roof slopes.

BH2016/0002953-54 George Street Hove Advertisement – Display of internallyilluminated ATM surround sign.

BH2016/0003053-54 George Street Hove Full Planning – Alterations to shopfrontincluding relocation of ATM cash machine with new surround.

BH2015/04630 & BH2015/04631Hove Station Goldstone Villas Hove Full Planning & Listed BuildingConsent – Demolition of existing cycle rack storage and erection ofsecure cycle store compound.

BH2015/04611The Small House 40A Sussex Square Brighton Listed Building Consent– Creation of basement level utilising existing vaults beneath the reargarden, new steps to garden level with glazed entrance and associatedlandscaping. Internal alterations to layout and replacement of existingUPVC windows with timber sash windows.

BH2016/00013 & BH2016/0001217 Sussex Square Brighton Householder Planning Consent & ListedBuilding Consent – Alterations to garage fronting Church Placeincluding replacement roof and garage doors and render to frontelevation.

BH2016/00019Bristol Mansions 19-20 Sussex Square Brighton Listed Building Consent– Internal installation of extraction fan.

BH2015/04639Ground Floor Flat 46 Stirling Place & Part of 48 Stirling Place Hove FullPlanning – Erection of single storey rear extension.

BH2015/0437121 Meeting House Lane Brighton Full Planning – Installation of rollershutters to shopfront.

BH2015/04656 & BH2015/0465715 Prince Albert Street Brighton Full Planning & Listed Building Consent– Removal of existing rear external metal fire escape.

BH2015/04675St Michaels Lodge Lansdowne Road Hove Householder PlanningConsent – External alterations including roof alterations, installation ofcast iron guttering and down pipes to replace existing, alterations towindows and doors, installation of a rain-screen to first floor southfacing wall, addition of metal walkways over swimming pool andassociated works (Part Retrospective).

BH2016/0003913 Princes Square Hove Householder Planning Consent – Erection ofrear infill extension, repositioning of entrance door to side elevationand revised fenestration. Widening of existing crossover and associatedalterations to boundary including addition of new railings.

BH2016/0005821 New Church Road Hove Removal or Variation of Condition –Application for variation of condition 4 of application BH2014/01240(Application for variation of condition 2 and 3 of applicationBH2014/00022 (Change of Use from residential (C3) to mixed useresidential and dental surgery (C3/D1) ) to substitute plan no. 0335-PP2to allow for additional dental surgery at ground floor level) to permitthe dental practice to be open on Saturdays between the hours of 8.30to 17.30 and to extend the closing time on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,Thursdays and Fridays to 20.00.

BH2016/000355 Cornwall Gardens Brighton Householder Planning Consent –Replacement of existing concrete driveway with blocking paving.

BH2015/04677Flat 4 11 Cavendish Place Brighton Listed Building Consent – Internalalterations to layout of flat.

BH2015/04414Land at 189 Kingsway Hove (Former Sackville Hotel site) Full Planning– Construction of a 4 to 17 storey building (plus basement) to provide98 residential dwellings with a mix of one, two and three bedroomunits with balconies and terraces, new pedestrian and vehicle accessfrom Sackville Gardens, basement car parking, cycle parking andassociated works including new plant, substation and landscaping.

BH2016/0001551 Westbourne Villas Hove Householder Planning Consent – Alterationsto rear elevation incorporating erection of timber onservatory and newbalcony at ground floor level.

BH2016/0006732A Dyke Road Avenue Brighton Householder Planning Consent –Erection of first floor front extension, removal of chimney, alterations tofenestration and other associated alterations.

BH2015/04621169 North Street Brighton Advertisement – Display of internallyilluminated fascia signs and menu boxes, externally illuminated hangingsigns and non-illuminated canopy and window decals.

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BH2015/03969 & BH2015/03970Flat 1 30 Montpelier Crescent Brighton Householder Planning Consent& Listed Building Consent – Erection of detached garden house toreplace existing shed and treatment of boundary wall. (AmendedDescription)

BH2015/0312419 Prince’s Crescent Hove Householder Planning Consent – Erection ofa single storey rear extension. Replacement garage and replacementboundary treatment. (Amended Description)

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)Town and Country Planning (Development Management

Procedure) (England) Order 2015NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13

BH2015/04414Proposed development at: Land at 189 Kingsway Hove (FormerSackville Hotel site)I give notice that Hyde Vale Ltd is applying to Brighton & Hove CityCouncil for planning permission for: Construction of a 4 to 17 storeybuilding (plus basement) to provide 98 residential dwellings with a mixof one, two and three bedroom units with balconies and terraces, newpedestrian and vehicle access from Sackville Gardens, basement carparking, cycle parking and associated works including new plant,substation and landscaping.

BH2016/04184Proposed development at: Court Farm House King George VI AvenueHoveI give notice that Thornton Properties Ltd is applying to Brighton &Hove City Council for planning permission for: Demolition of existingbuildings and erection of 1no three storey block with basement parkingand 3no part three part four storey blocks containing 74no one, twoand three bedroom flats (C3) including 30no affordable housing units.Provision of 112 parking spaces, 67no at basement level and 45no atsurface level and 132 cycle spaces with associated landscaping andaltered site access arrangements.

BH2015/04625Proposed development at: Former Brewery Site South Street PortsladeI give notice that PGMI Portslade Limited is applying to Brighton &Hove City Council for planning permission for: Demolition of existingbuildings, workshops and structures. Erection of 21no two, three andfour bedroom residential dwellings (C3) including associated parking,landscaping, external stairs, refuse and bicycle stores.

BH2016/00040Proposed development at: Bingo Hall Fairway Trading EstateMoulsecoomb Way BrightonI give notice that Custom Pharmaceuticals Ltd is applying to Brighton &Hove City Council for planning permission for: Change of use frombingo hall (D2) to mixed use general manufacturing (B2), offices (B1a),research and development (B1b), light industrial manufacturing (B1c),warehousing (B8) together with external alterations for new windowsand doors and new entrance at ground floor level.You can view the application on the Council website www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/planning applications. Any representations should be madein writing to the Planning and Building Control Applications Manager,Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ, or viathe website, within 21 days of this notice, quotingthe application number. Please note that allrepresentations received will be open for publicinspection and late representationsmay not be considered.

Planning and Building ControlApplications Manager

05 February 2016

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PIANO stool with bluetop EC £20. 01243670181

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SLEDGES x 3, red. bluegreen £7each 01403785344/07745401347

DARTBOARD full size£10 as new 01403785344

HEELYS size 3 rollershoe white.pink £10.07989157669

SUPERGA trainers size3.5 £10 07989157669

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RANK xerox M750complete with spare inks£5 07968975818

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RED BAR STOOLS gaslift £709 or 2 for £120. Tel01403 266328

CORDLESS PORTABLEPHONE Siemenshandset base, gwo, ansaphone, number storage.£10. Tel 01403 256782.

1.3.5.7. METAL WOODS£15. VGC carry bag withstand £10. WaterproofJacket and Trs. LargeNew. £5. Tel 01293452105.

CASITONE ElectronicKeyboard MT400 VGCBoxed, £10. Horsham01403 251463.

ORIVS ZAMBEZI Khakiwaistcoat, many pockets.New XXL £60. Eves. Tel01403 256534. DOLLS PRAM

silvercross as new. £15.Tel 01444 243107

TV WALL MOUNT tilting32" - 55" 40KG Max.Vesa, new, usused, cost£59 sell for £20. Tel07768 478719.

CREAM DAMASK twoseater settee £85. VGCTel 01444 473145.

MAHOGANY cornerchina cabinet with doorhalf way, in VGC, bargain£28, 01903 204558

OLD doll's bungalow,unusual, in need of a littlework, £25 01903 204558

MAHOGANY Georgianwash stand A/F £1001903 204558

BLACK leather jacket,size medium, warmlining, £35 ono 01903714132

NEW Jones Bootmakertall brown boots, size 4,2½" heel, £30 01903751349 Lancing

AMERICAL pool table. 5'x 3'.6 cues + balls, £4001903 718634

ROGER Black exercisemachine. £150, 01903723109 Littlehampton

TABLE and 6 chairs,oval mahogany with inlay,£100 07413 422220

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Award-winning pick up is great value

One of the nation’s most popu-lar pick-ups is back with a hostof new features and even bet-ter value.ThenewNissanNP300Navarahasalreadycollectedthepres-tigious International Pick-upof the Year award and is nowavailabletoorderfromdealersacross the country.

Thanks to a host of up-dates the new NP300 Navarais as rugged and capable asever but with greater com-

fort, improved refinementand a range of new technolo-gies that make it even moresuited to those with an activelifestyle. The new NP300 Na-vara is available in two body-styles; the stylish king cab ordouble cab for those needingfull-sized seating in the sec-ond row. Under the bonnetall Navara models come witha brand-new 2.3-litre dCi die-sel unit, which offers 160PS insingle-turbo form or a gener-ous 190PS with twin-turbo-chargers.

Both engine options canbe specified with a six-speedmanual or seven-speed auto-

matictransmission,withtwo-andfour-wheel-driveavailabledepending on the model. Alldouble cab models are alsofitted with an accomplishedfive-link rear suspension set-up for a more composed rideand greater comfort.The2016NP300 Navara is more sophis-ticated than ever and benefitsfrom the latest Nissan safetytechnologies already seen initspassengercarrange.AllNa-vara models now come withForward Emergency Brakingon double cab models, driv-er, passenger, side, knee andcurtain airbags on the wholerange.

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Tyre maker Goodyear has is-sued handy advice to driversin the wake of snowy weatherforecasts in parts of the UK.

The company has carried outresearch that suggests 53 percent of drivers find driving insnow and ice nerve-racking.Almost half (48 per cent) listde-icingcarglassasaproblemthey could do without, and aquarterclaimthatwintrycon-ditions add 10-20 minutes on-to their commute.

Steve Morris, technicalservices manager from Good-year Tyres UK, has offeredsome useful tips on top of theusual advice concerning low-ering your speed and keepinga much greater distance.

He says to be particularlycareful over bridges, whichare well known for develop-ing icy patches.

Also on the list is not to‘pump’ your brakes. Use thegears gently to slow downwhereverpossible,buttouseasteady pressure on the brakeswhenever you use them. Thecar’s anti-lock brake systemwill manage the car to a halt,and more steering functionwill be maintained.

MOTORING NEWS MOTORING NEWS

Older drivers pay more foreverycarjourneytheymake,saysresearchcommissionedby Saga Car Insurance.

While the over-50s con-tribute about 47 per centof the total UK’s motoringspend, the insurer says,their mileage costs themabout63percentmorethanfor younger drivers.

This is partly becausethe over-50s choose newand premium cars moreoften than the under-50s,with more than 60 per centof the new-car spend com-ing down to older drivers.

And in the year up toSeptember 2015 they weretwice as likely to buy a Por-sche, MINI or Jaguar thanthe rest of the population.

Saga reports a typicalmotoring spend of £311per month in an over-50shousehold.

But greater pressure onfixed incomeslikepensionsmeans that extra expens-es like car parking meanthis age group is particu-larly choosy over where toshop.Freeparkingisoftena

deciding factor, a survey of10,000 older drivers found.

Roger Ramsden, chiefexecutive of Saga Services,said: “Motoring plays a vitalrole in keeping people over50mobile,independentandengaged in social activitiesand therefore saving theGovernment significantlyin care and health costs.

“It is essential the Gov-ernment keeps motoringcosts under control for old-er age groups.

“Saga is fighting for fairmotoringchargesincludingcuts to the cost of car park-ing at hospitals and aboli-tion of Vehicle Excise Duty,[which we believe] imposesan unfair burden on olderdrivers who drive fewermiles, but for whom a car isessential.”

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Ferrarihasrespondedtocriti-cism of its touring-biased Cal-ifornia T model by offering anew Handling Speciale up-grade package.

The stiffer suspensionsprings and dampers “reduceride comfort but lend an extraedge”,saysFerrari,specificallyfor twisting roads.

Some corners of the mediahave called the car too boringand reserved, especially inthe way it handles. The new

package aims to address that.The dampers have been setup to respond to bumps fasterand give more control in fastcornering, allowing the carto punch out of corners withmore sharpness and speed.The springs themselves are16 per cent and 19 per centstiffer at the front and rearrespectively.

As part of the modifica-tions, the exhaust noise al-so gets louder at high revs

comparedtothestandardcar,whilethegearboxshiftsfasterthan before.

Ferrari will also add aes-thetic upgrades like the mattfinish on the grille and reardiffuser, matt black exhausttipsandaspecialcabinplaquedenoting the car as carry-ing the Handling Specialepackage.

It will be displayed at theGeneva Motor Show nextmonth.

MOTORING NEWS

FIRST DRIVE: SKODA OCTAVIA VRS 230

There’s a lot to love about theOctavia vRS as we know it.The spacious and good valuemid-sized offering can be hadin petrol or diesel forms, inhatchback or estate and withmanual or slick DSG gearbox-es, all of which are blessedwith impressive performanceand handling. But now there’sa 230 model to make choosingeven more difficult.

In petrol-only 230 form,the power output has beenbumped by 10PS to give 230in total, or 227bhp in oldmoney, while underneath italso benefits from the clev-er electronic differential as

standard.Markingoutthe230model from a regular vRS arethe19-inchalloywheels,blackdetailing on the door mirrors,grille and roof rails on the es-tate, as well as unique instru-ment displays.

Thestylingchangesmaybeonly subtle differences to theregular hot Octavia, but thevRS230isevenbetterlooking.Theblackdetailingaroundtheexterior gives it a little moremenace,althoughitisfarfroma boy racer’s hack; Skoda hasalways managed to producesportycars that look good, butwon’tattractthewrongkindofattention, which is one reasonwhy they’ve proved so popu-lar. There’s also the added ca-chet of owning the 230 modelover the standard car, which

might well prompt a few peo-ple to trade up.

The other reason the Oc-tavia vRS is so popular is thatyou can have it as an estate,which makejustify as afamily wagon. As withthe standarOctavia, thboot space iexcellent;yawning 61litreswiththrear seats iplace and upto 1,740 litres if you fold them.It’s sensibly shaped too, withstorage areas and lashing eyesfor bigger stuff. In the cabin,there’s plenty of space too,and unless you need the vast

legroom of the bigger Superb,you’ll be able to fit adults in allfive seats.

Upping the performancefactor hasn’t diminished the

ore Octaviaualities ofeing unde-

manding andasy to get on

with. There’sa brief bur-ble from the2.0-litre tur-b o c h a rge dunit whenyoufireitup,

but the clutch is light and thegearshift easy and slick.

The extra 10PS doesn’ttransform the vRS 230 fromhot into scorching, but it’swelcome nonetheless. It’s a

joyously flexible unit that haslots of low-down torque but isalso keen to rev, with strongacceleration right around thedial. The sports exhaust addsa little more to the vocals too,although it’sfar from raucous.

It also blends ride and han-dlingprowessinawell-judgedfashion. The electronicdiffer-ential means you can acceler-ate harder and earlier, and ithelps to pull the vRS throughbends with alacrity. It’s suffi-ciently good fun to be enter-taining,butnotsohyperactiveit will drive you crazy on themotorway.

The vRS 230 costs an addi-tional £2,120 over the stand-ard car in manual estate form,but for that you get electricsports seats, the extra power,

electronic differential and allthe visual enhancements asstandard, which is consider-ablycheaperthanthoseextrasadded on top. To put that inperspective, a Golf GTi hatch-back with less power will costyou another £2,500.

If you can afford the extraoutlay, there’s no reason notto choose the vRS 230 overthe standard vRS. The extrapowerandgriparewelcomeasare those heated leather seatsand it looks smarter too. Hap-pily the Octavia in any guise isa purchase you don’t have tojustify; good value, spacious,practical, easy to live withand sturdily built, it can playthe role of family car and dai-ly driver whilst still raising asmile.

Ferrari firms up California T after criticism

by Matt JoyMotoring writer

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by Alan CandyMotoring writer

ROAD TEST: VAUXHALL ASTRA ELITE NAV 1.6CDTI

One of Vauxhall’s most famil-iar models has reinventeditself as the safest and mosttechnically advanced Astraever produced.The more sharply designedfamily five-door hatch I testedis notable not just for its im-proved styling, smooth han-dling and comfortable travelbut for the cutting-edge tech-nology that puts safety firstand foremost – computersworking hand in hand withmotorists, if you like.

The new Astra Elite Nav1.6CDTI 136PS S/S I have beenenjoying has the highest com-fort and tech levels I have ev-er seen in a Vauxhall in morethan 35 years of testing carsyet integrates its dazzlingoperation so seamlessly thatit seems naturally to fit yournormal pattern of driving.

The star attraction – ifyou’llexcusethepun–isVaux-hall’s unique OnStar, whichhas three functions displayed

app for Apple and Androidto contact OnStar from any-where and activate a numberof car functions remotely,

inapanelneartherearviewmirror.

The first, which willprobably be the one mostgleefully seized upon by allthe family, turns the car in-toamobile4GWiFihotspotwhich can beusedby sevendevices at the same time.

The second takes youthrough to an advisor atany time to request infor-mation on the move suchas where the nearest pet-rol station is and roadsideassistance if you have a flattyre or run out of fuel, plusvehiclediagnosticssuchastyre pressures and oil life.

Thethirdis an SOS but-ton used in an emergencywith a hotline to an advi-sor. They can send 999teams to you. Anotherpotential lifesaver is thatOnStar also features auto-matic crash response andwill contact your vehicleto check if you are OK. Ifthey receive no response,they will immediately sendemergency services to yourlocation.

There’s also a MyVauxhall

a Navi 900 IntelliLink system;multi-functional trip compu-terandtyrepressuremonitor-ing system, plus auto lighting

such as locking or unlockingthe car.

The test car also featuredtwo rear USB charging points;

control with tunnel detec-tion, space-saving electricparking brake and daytimeLED running lights. Phew.

Myfavourites?Undoubt-edly the heated seats frontand back AND heated steer-ngwheel–theultimatecold

weather luxury.Which brings me to actu-

lly driving the car – a highlynjoyable experience.

Ride quality is among theest you’ll get for the mon-y in this class of car, the

urbodiesel engine featuresrisk acceleration and qui-t cruising, while involvingteering and a peachy six-peed manual gear changedd to the pleasure.

Minus marks? The mainialsforspeedoandrevcoun-er are small and hard to seeccuratelyonthemove,thereere no parking sensors on

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S Hutchinson 11M Hudson 10K McFadzean 10A Clayton 9J Garner 9J Lynch 9G Bellusci 8M Davies 8S Duffy 8M Kieftenbeld 8

E Lichaj 8D Vaughan 8E Ba 7N Baker 7B Bannan 7S Byram 7S Carruthers 7L Cook 7C Evans 7Fabio Da Silva 7

P Bauer 2B Wright 2B Amos 1N Baker 1G Berardi 1L Best 1T Cairney 1S Carruthers 1C Coady 1H Dean 1Derik 1

D Dervite 1J Douglas 1L Dunk 1L Fer 1L Freeman 1J Garner 1R Ghoochanneijhad 1R Green 1M Hector 1J Helan 1A Henley 1

LEAGUE TABLE:HOME AWAY

77% 23%

CORRNERS::

SHOOTS:

FOULS:

1

8

18

5

10

15

LAST MATCHFALMER STADIUM, 23-01-16

RESULT: BRIGHTON 2 H’FIELD 1BRIGHTON

POSSESSION

HUDDERSFIELD

38% 62%

NEXT MATCH: HEAD TO HEADMATCHES

28 29WINS

13 11DRAWS

11 7LOSSES

4 11GOALS PER GAME

1.2 1.4

BRIGHTON BRENTFORD

11goals scored byFernando Forestieri

league goals scored byAndre Gray

18832

367465

GAME OUTCOMES:

GOALS SCORED:Away goalsHome goals

Total goals

Hometeam:141 wins

Draws:111

Awayteams:92 wins

27%

32%41%

FRIDAY 5TH FEBRUARYBrighton v Brentford 19:45

SATURDAY 6TH FEBRUARYBirmingham v Sheff Wed 115:00Bolton v Rotherham 115:00Burnley v Hull 115:00Cardiff v MK Dons 115:00Charlton v Bristol Cityy 15:00FFuullhhaamm v DDerbbyy 15:00Leeds v Nott Forest 15:00M’brough v Blackburn 15:00Preston v Huddersfield 155::000QPR v Ipswich 15:00Reading v Wolves 15:00

TUESDAYY 99TTH FEBRUARYMK Donns v Middlesbrough 19:45

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Albion certainly stronger after January transfer window

The January arrivals ofAnthony Knockaert, SteveSidwell and Jiri Skalakwill certainly leave Albionfeeling they have a muchstronger squad than beforethe transfer window started.

Liam Ridgewell, on atemporary loan, and RichieTowell also arrived at theSeagulls last month, alongwith Henrik Rorvik Bjordaland Jonah Ayunga for theunder-21 squad.

Czech winger/forwardSkalak was the only signingfor Albion’s first team squadon Transfer Deadline Dayon Monday. Watching theYouTube clips provided byBrighton after his arrivial,Seagulls supporters have alot to look forward too.

Add in the fact, he is aftera place in the Czech squadfor this summer’s EuropeanChampionshipsandBrightonhaveaplayereagertoperformto the best of their ability forthe rest of the season.

Albion fans will maybefeel a striker would havebeen the final piece of thejigsaw.However, the January

transfer window tends toinflate prices and the loanwindow opens again shortly.

AnyforwardwhoBrightondo bring in will arrive laterthismonth,so that the93-dayloan would include the play-offs.

A l o n g w i t h a l l t h esignings, players are alsonow returning from injury. Ifthe Seagulls have a fully-fitsquad to choose from, it willcertainly give Chris Hughtona selection headache but onehe will relish after the pre-Christmas injury problems.

All of the main additions,bar Towell and Skalak, havebeen there and done it in

English football, while themain trio who have departed,Rohan Ince, Elvis Manu andJake Forster-Caskey, are allaged 23 or younger.

Midfielder Ince will getmuch-needed game time atFulham.Hopefully,he can getback to the form of a coupleof years ago and return to the

Seagulls in excellent form forpre-season,or earn himself apermanent move.

Manu’s loan move toHuddersfieldwasnotmuchofa surprise.The Dutch wingerhas struggled since hisAugustmovefromFeyenoord.He has started just onceand made eight substituteappearances. Like Ince, thegame-time can only benefithim as he looks to adjust toEnglish football.

Fo r s t e r- C a s k ey wa sanother midfield departure,earlier in January, when here-joined MK Dons on loan.

Albion will be pleasedw i t h t h e i r J a n u a r ywork, while elsewherei n t h e C h a m p i o n s h i pMiddlesbrough will also feelthey have fared well.

The arrival - and potentialgoals - of Jordan Rhodes willsurely see them go on to winthe league now. Ritchie deLaet, from Leicester, JulienDe Sart,who has played in theEuropa League for StandardLiege this season,and GastonRaimrez,from Southampton,were their other Januaryadditions.

Other notable movesin January saw Derby addstriker Nick Blackmanfrom Reading and SheffieldWednesday bring in AidenMcGeady from Everton. Anthony Knockaert. Photograph: Angela Brinkhurst

Albion will bepleased with

their Januarywork, while

Middlesbrough wil alsofeel they fared well in

the Championship

Brighton-based full-backTobi Adebayo-Rowlingcompleted a deadline daymove from PeterboroughUnited to Sligo Rovers inIreland on Monday.

The 19-year-old formerLonghill School pupilplayed for Brighton &Hove Albion until he wasreleased aged 16. He thenjoined Eastbourne Borough,before he subsequentlysigned for Peterborough.

Having started for Poshat the beginning of theseason, he has since foundhis chances limited and hasfollowed former boss DavidRobertson to the League ofIreland Premier Division.

Adebayo-Rowling said:“Robbo (David Robertson)is a good boss and hebelieves in me.

“Obviously I’ve workedwith him before and I’mlooking forward to gettingstarted. It’s going to bea bit strange going intopre-season, as the seasondoesn’t start until March,but I can’t wait to get going.

“I believe in myself andwith the right managerhopefully I can get a bitof exposure and a bit ofexperience.”

Despite it not workingout for Adebayo-Rowling

in Cambridgeshire, he hadno gripes with Posh bossGraham Westley.

He said: “I haven’t beenplaying properly for aboutthree months. The newgaffer is focused on goingup, so he wants everyone tobe fit in case someone getsinjured, so we aren’t in anunder-21 league.

“I was injured whenhe came in and to be fairmy competition, Smudge(Michael Smith), is tryingto get to the Euros, so Iunderstand why he’s aheadof me.”

In typical deadline day

fashion, the move was arushed one and Adebayo-Rowling said: “I went intotraining on Monday andBarry Fry came up to meand told me not to train.

“I wanted to go out onloan and get some gamesand I’d tried to go to aLeague Two side but it fellthrough. Although it wasrushed, I know enoughabout the league and alsothe club and there are a fewother players there I know.

“It’s going to be anincredible experience forme and I’m confident thatit’s going to work out.”

Tobi makes the move to Sligo

Tobi Adebayo-Rowling (right) in action for Peterborough

Oliver Stevenson@OStevenson12

Fighting Talk...with Lloyd EllettWelcome to the exclusivemonthly column suppliedby Brighton boxer, Lloyd‘Lightning Bolt’ Ellett.The 28-year-old Masterschampion is campaigningfor major titles during 2016and will keep Indy readersup-to-datewithhisprogresshere.

Training has been goingwell for my next scheduledfight on February 12th at theBrighton Metropole Hotel.

I’ll be entering into my20th professional contestagainst a tough Slovakian,Andrej Moravek.

My travelling opponentis used to hitting the road,competing in five differentcountries during his sevenbouts,onlysufferingdefeatsto unbeaten prospects.Thesuper-welterweight’s onlytwo victories came againstdebutants in France andSlovakia last year on points.

Preparations are goingwell, although I have onlyjust started sparring againafter allowing time for a cutto heal.

In my previous bout,in December last year, Idefeated Faheem Khan for asecondtime,outpointingthe33-year-old southpaw fromDevon comfortably.

However, in the finalround of the rematch

we clashed heads and Isustained a nasty gashabove the right eye thatresulted in a total of ninestitches to close the woundpost-fight.

I had to have a few weeksoff, then really take it easywhen I got back in the gymto ensure it didn’t open upagain.

Fortunately,it’shealedupnicely and it’s been okay insparring. I went six roundswith a former SouthernAreachampion,Adam Dingsdale,and all went well.

Despite the injury, I’vebeen in the gym since lastyear, even going for a runon Christmas Day, so I’mfeeling fit and sharp.

I train at the talent-packediBoxGyminBromley,which is also home to WBOEuropean welterweightchampion Bradley Skeete,WBO European super-bantamweight championLewis Pettitt, and SouthernArea t i t l i s ts , Darry l lWi l l iams and JohnnyGarton.

We are all put throughour paces by top trainersAlan Smith and EddieLamm.

Thanksto theirguidance,I’ve picked up three Masterstitles,headlined four showsin my hometown, and

secured 18 wins from 19fights in my career so far,which extends back to 2011.

I’m looking to startchallenging for major titlesthis year. I’d like to eitherfight again quickly or bidfor a big belt in the next fewmonths, whether it’s theSouthern Area, English orBritish title.

The February 12th showat the Metropole Hotel alsofeatures another popularBrighton boxer, NickyJenman, in a Southern Areacontest; plus heavyweightaction from unbeatenprospect, Nick Webb.

You can buy tickets frommy official website www.lloydellett.com

To follow me on Twittergo to @lighningbolt07

n TeamLightningwouldlike to thank sponsorsKSD Salt Services and TheShore Group and PingalaMedia and PR ManagerTimRickson.

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Albion midfielder Steve Sidwell. Photograph: Paul Hazlewood (BHAFC)

Sidwell:There’s a realtogetherness here

Albion midfielder SteveSidwell says he sees plentyof similarities between hisnew side and the record-breaking Reading side fromten seasons ago.

The Stoke City loanee wasinstrumental as the Royalswon the second division witha record points tally of 106.

Sidwell said: “You can tellthere isareal togethernessonthe training ground,which isfantastic and if that is thereon the training ground, thenit must be ten fold that on agame day.

“Along with that, there’squality in the squad, thatobviously you do need,but asI said before it’s definitely asquad that’s got capabilitiesof getting promoted.”

Despite going on to playexclusively in the PremierLeague, the 33-year-old stillrememberswhat it tooktogetout of the Championship.

He said: “Although we hada good team and we won it

with ease, on reflection therewere no egos or superstars,we were a team.

“There was great teamspirit there and that gotus through more gamesthan individuals winningit, especially on the road aswell because that is whereit is obviously tough withaway games and to do it on aconsistent basis.

“As soon as I’ve walkedinto the dressing room, aftera couple of days here, I couldseethatwiththegroupof ladsthat are in this building.”

Lookingaheadtotonight’shome game with Brentford,Sidwell said: “It’s stillbedding in time but once thegames come thick and fast,the football talk will startcoming out.As I say,I’ve beenthere and done it, obviouslyI’ve done it in the PremierLeague as well,so hopefully Ican now pass that experienceon to the lads who haven’tdone that and we can all do ittogether again.”

Captain Gordon Greer isruled out tonight but SamBaldock could return.

Oliver Stevenson@OStevenson12

Hawks through to semi-finals

Jake Robinson (right) was on target against Steyning Town on Tuesday evening

HoldersWhitehawk FootballClub reached the semi-finalsof the Sussex Senior Cupwith a 4-0 win over SteyningTown onTuesday evening.

Goals from Jordan Rose,Jake Robinson and two from

debutant Junior Morias, onloan from Boreham Wood,took Hawks through againsttheir Southern CombinationLeague opponents.

Whitehawk will now meetRyman League Worthing in

the last four.Hawks’ National South

match at home to Oxford Cityon Saturday was abandonedowing to floodlight failure athalf-time,withWhitehawk2-1ahead.

SportDon’tmiss the latest newsabout the Seagulls viaTwitter@BHIndyAlbion Next up at the Amex…

Brighton andHoveAlbionvCardiffCity intheChampionship on

Saturday, October 3, kick-off 3pm

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or by calling0844 327 1901

Next up at The Amex...Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford

in the Championship onFriday, February 5, kick-off 7.45pm

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Th e fa l s e l y - c r e a t e dmarketing wheeze that istransfer deadline day hasfinished, and the ‘transferwindow’ slammed shut onanother bout of sendingJim White into hystericalraptures.

So,what is thenetresultof this? From the Albion’spoint of view, they’ve re-acquired the services offormer 19-year old SteveSidwell, the amazinglydribblyAnthonyKnockaert,whowasplyinghis trade inBelgium, Liam Ridgewell,fresh from playing wherethey have lumberjacks forcheerleaders,andarelativeunknown (except to thosewho plough through theCzech leagues) Jiri Skalak.

They ’ve a lso goneraiding the Norwegianleagues for young strikerHenrik Rorvik Bjørdal.

M e a n w h i l e , t h eoutrageously telescopicRohan Ince has gone toFulham - who’ve finallycaptured a Brighton playerthis season - on loan.

Elvis Manu has leftthe building, heading toHuddersfield. JFC, as we

saw on the television, hasremainedattheremarkablyfreefalling MK Dons.

So, what does this addup to? A partially new-look Brighton squad;that is a fairly majort r a n s fo r m at i o n , a n dindicative that ChrisHughton was possiblynot totally happy with thesquad he had to work with.

It also means JimWhitecan stop screaming andSky can stop pretendingto generate excitement foranother eight months.

n On air at noon everySaturday,and at 9am everyMonday on 97.2FM, onlineat radioreverb.com, or onDAB.

Seagulls boss Chris HughtonPhotograph: Paul Hazlewood (BHAFC)

The Albion RoarAlan Wares@albionroar

Seagulls looking to build onresurgent form against BeesHaving recorded back-to-back Championship winsfor the first time since thestartofDecember,Brightonwill be aiming to pick up athirdconsecutivewinwhenthey welcome Brentford tothe Amex this evening.

C h r i s H u g h t o n ’ sside made the most ofthe chances they had intheir last game againstHuddersfield two weeksa g o , w i t h A n t h o n yKnockaer t p lay ing astarring role in the 2-1victory in his first homeappearance since joiningthe club earlier this month.

The winger was oneof six first team arrivalsduring January, and twomore could make theirdebuts tonight. For Steve

Sidwell – on loan until theendoftheseasonfromStokeCity – it will be his seconddebut for Albion, havingimpressed during a two-monthspellat theWithdeanStadium in the 2002-03season, scoring six goals in12 appearances.

Forward Jiri Skalakcould also make his AlbionbowagainsttheBeestonightafter his arrival from CzechRepublic side FK MladaBoleslav on deadline day.

Albion go up against aBrentford side who theywill be confident of gettinga good result against.

The two sides played out

a 0-0 draw at Griffin Park onBoxing Day, and the Bees siteight points off the play-offplaces.

They were unable tobring any players in duringJanuary, however theymanaged to hold on to top-scoring midfielder AlanJudge, who has 12 leaguegoals to his name this season.

Bradley Stratton@BradStrat

Anthony KnockaertPhotograph: Angela Brinkhurst

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NEXT AT THE AMEX

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BRENTFORDFriday 5 FebruaryKick-off 7.45pm

COMING UP AT THE AMEXLEEDS UNITEDMonday 29 FebruaryKick-off 7.45pm

BOLTON WDRSSaturday 13 FebruaryKick-off 3.00pm

With the transfer windowslamming shut on Mondaynight, I found myself onthe cusp of the jury beingout and feeling somewhatunderwhelmed.

With Jordan Rhodesopting for Middlesbroughand Ross McCormackkissing and making up atFulham, the arrival of atried and tested domesticstriker didn’t materialise.Instead, Chris Hughtonopted to ‘shop abroad’ with23-year-old Czech forward,Jiri Skalak, signing for theAlbion.

He is, we’re told, aninternational striker but,to be fair, down the yearsprevious acquisitions havehad the same description,only to ultimatelydisappoint.

As the week hasprogressed, Chris Hughtonhas been quick to statethat he will need time tosettle in. Given the ongoingintensity of the promotionbattle, how much time arewe actually talking?

Any purchase, even theaforementioned Rhodes orMcCormack, would havebeen a gamble. Given thesituation, this is a huge puntbut, if it comes off, it will belooked on as a masterstrokeby the manager.

I still don’t think we canrule out the possible returnof Glenn Murray on loanfrom Bournemouth either.The current sticking pointbeing the 93-day periodbeing able to incorporatethe play-offs. Once thatwindow is entered don’trule out Muzza back in theblue and white stripes.

Elsewhere, I have to sayI’m disappointed at thetemporary departure ofRohan Ince to Fulham.Thenagain, that re-iterates thatit’s all about opinions andclearly he’s well and trulydown the pecking ordernow.

Another loanee departingthe Amex for the time beingis Elvis Manu, who has

joined Huddersfield for theregulation 93 days. Elvis isone of those players whoappears to have polarisedsupporters’ opinions.

On one hand, his parentsshowed great imaginationin naming him after theKing. On the other, I wouldlike to understand therationale of the scout whorecommended the Albionsign him.

Sorry but he doesn’t do itfor me, and I know I’m notalone. Hopefully, differentsurroundings in Yorkshiremight mean a change in

fortunes. But if things do goright at our end of the table,could we really see him inAlbion’s 25-man PremierLeague squad in August?n While the frantic

transfer dealings werepanning out on Monday,elsewhere ITV aired someof the most distasteful anduncomfortable television inrecent years.

The producers, andpossibly even PhilipSchofield and HollyWilloughby, should take along hard look at themselvesfor their treatment of the

legendary Frank Bruno.For his part, Bruno’s

management also need totake some of the blame aswell. Putting a man who isclearly not well on TV andall but creating a Victorianfreak show leaves a nastytaste in the mouth.

He was in his time anational sporting icon.With his appearance onThis Morning and thesubsequent media furore,he’s turned into a jokeand the worst kind.

Talk of a comeback isdelusional. Thankfullythe British BoxingBoard of Control werequick to issue a statementsaying he would not begranted a licence under anycircumstances. It shouldn’thave got that far, butthink of the publicity ITVended up getting, all at theexpense of a good, honestman, who’s in a dark place.

What next, cue Phil “And,after the break, BadgerBaiting with RussellGrant?”

Jury in or out on Albion’s transfer window?Written by Ian Hart

Jiri Skalak. Photograph: Paul Hazlewood (BHAFC)

A number of football magazines are still available to buy.

So, the January transferwindow has closed and fanscan start to assess theirsquads for the remaininggames of the season. Well,until the loan window opens,anyway!

As a youngster, one of theweekly treats was to headto the newsagents with mypocket money to get theweekly dose of footy insight.

For some it was Matchbut for me it was Shootmagazine. Would the posterbe of someone from yourclub? What car does yournewsigningdriveandwhat’shis favourite film? Could Ianswerall thequizquestionscorrectly?

Of course, things havechanged dramatically sincethenwiththearrivalofsocialmedia, where clubs postpictures of players trainingor players can post theirpictures at home or out andabout.

Inanagewhenthewrittenpress faces huge challengeshowever,it is still reassuringto see those publicationsfrom yesteryear still in print.

They may have changedsomewhat and adaptedto maintain a presence inthe caucophony of football

media that now exists butI love the fact that you canflick, not click, through themagazine.

You can pick them up,putthem down and then returnto them, all in one week.Youcould,and still can,pile them

high in your bedroom forfuture perusal.

Theyaretangible,physicaland in those days,had status.Just likePaninistickers,thereare now also Match Attacks.

Things change and adapt,buttheystillremainthesame.Websites,Twitter,Instagram,blogs, vlogs and YouTube allhave their place too now butI like the fact that in the sameway books haven’t becomeextinct now the Kindle ishere, you can also pick up acopy of your weekly footballmagazine (even if it doesinfuriate your parents whenthey’re left lying around).

Imight justhavetopopoutand get one. FourFourTwo?Total Football?Always Shootfor me. Guessing the price in2016?Nowthatmaybetricky.

To read more by JohnnyCantor, visit:www.johnnycantor.com

As a youngster,one of the

weekly treatswas to head to the news-

agents with my pocketmoney to get the weekly

dose of footy insight

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