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IndependentTIME EXPIRES

The company that collects millions from parking machines has been sacked for

failing to hand over money >> PAGE 3

DIGITAL SPONSORSAmerican Express, the city’s biggest private-sector employer, is premier sponsor of the Brighton Digital Festival>> PAGE 18

You are probably not counting. But there are 285 days to the city council and parliamentary elections: May 7 2015.

The battle, of course, has already begun.

The city needs 24,000 homes. Let's not rush it; councillors have delayed discussion until September.

School catchment areas have to be reviewed. Let's leave it - until after the elections.

Candidates, however, must be chosen. So let's get on with it straightaway. After all, politics is all about priorities.

Brighton & Hove Independent can reveal Conservatives are due to pick their parliamentary candidate for Hove at a selection meeting on Wednesday (July 30).

It can also reveal - in a leaked list of Green Party council

>> Continued on page 3

BATTLEBEGINS

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Greens: Parking and cycling head quits, as candidates chosen

Conservatives: Graham Cox favourite to replace Hove MP

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Davy Jones is the Green Party's parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown. An experienced yoga teacher, he will take part tomorrow (Saturday) in the first Brighton Yoga Festival - to be opened by Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion - at St George's Church, Kemptown. Tickets for free yoga classes and therapies will be available on the day: www.brightonyogafestival.org

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The £1million improvement scheme to Edward Street is underway, due for completion in October this year

The company that collects millions of pounds of cash each year from the city’s parking machines, offices, and schools has been sacked for failing to hand over the money.

Brighton and Hove City Council has appointed a replacement contractor to start work in just over a week’s time.

And it is contemplating taking legal action against Coin Co International (CCI), a Burgess Hill company, if it does not repay the cash that it has collected.

The council declined to say how much was owing, because the figure is changing day by day.

A spokesperson said: “In January 2014, it became evident that there were delays in funds being transferred to the council, which continued for some months thereafter.

“The balance of funds due to be paid over continued to rise and - given the volume of cash collected daily from parking meters and other locations - immediate action was necessary to limit the potential

financial risks to the council.”The council gave CCI a deadline

to hand over all outstanding money last month and when it failed to do so the council ended the contract.

A repayment plan is expected to lead to CCI paying up. But the council added: “Failure to comply could result in action via the courts, which may have implications for the commercial viability of the company.”

CCI was being paid almost £300,000 a year to bank more than £11 million cash from parking meters and £8 million cash and £21 million in cheques from council offices and schools. It was allowed to hang on to the funds for up to 10 days, earning interest on top of the fees paid by the council.

A London company called BDI Securities has been handed the contract for two years but will charge £466,000 a year. The council also faces a bill of £15,000 for bank charges as a result of the problems.

A council spokesperson said: “We will be working with CCI to ensure that any payments outstanding at the cessation of the contract are paid over to the council as soon as possible.”

Plannings

Still waiting to buildMore than 800 homes which have had planning permission approved have yet to be built.Work has yet to start on 828 houses despite developers being given the green light by Brighton and Hove City Council.Lynda Hyde, a Conservative councillor uncovered the figures.She said: “With such a shortage of property, I was frankly pretty surprised to hear that there are so many potential new homes out there just waiting to be built.”

Education

Schools could mergeAn infant school and a junior school in Hove could merge to become a primary school for children aged 4-11.Hangleton Infant School and Hangleton Junior School are in neighbouring buildings on the same site on Dale View.The move to consider amalgamating the two schools has the support of both governing bodies and was triggered by the news that the head of the junior school is leaving to take up another headship elsewhere.

Holidays

Things to doThe Brighton and Hove Youth Collective is hoping to help local teenagers stave off boredom this summer. The collective has uploaded a list of ten things to do during the school break to its website. It includes the Wild Park Youth Festival (July 29), a giant waterslide in Knoll Park (August 27), sessions in stencilling t-shirts and baseball caps and a trip to Thorpe Park (August 28).For more information, visit: www.brightonandhoveyouthcollective.org.uk.

candidates - that Ian Davey, the Green councillor who has spearheaded policies on parking, cycling and 20mph zones, has not put his name forward for next May.

Neither has Geoffrey Bowden, the immensely-affable chair of economic development and culture. Nor has Mike Jones, the low-profile Green councillor for Preston Park. Nor has Bill Randall, the veteran former leader of the Greens and a widely-respected housing expert.

Most interestingly, Alex Phillips - currently Green councillor for Goldsmid - has put her name forward for Regency ward, currently held by

fellow Greens Jason and Ania Kitcat.

Ms Phillips is due next month to marry Tom Druitt, the man behind the Big Lemon Bus - who is also seeking nomination as a Green Party candidate in Regency (For the most up-to-date details about council candidates, see page 14.)

Conservatives in Hove are expected to pick from a shortlist of three, including two councillors: Graham Cox, the local favourite who represents Westbourne ward on Brighton and Hove City Council, and Kristy Adams, who represents Newnham ward…on Bedford Borough Council in Hertfordshire.

The third contender is expected to be Jo Jameson,

known as Jo Heard before her marriage. She stood for Brighton and Hove City Council as an independent in Hangleton and Knoll at the last local elections in May 2011.

The trio are vying after Mike Weatherley, the sitting MP, announced he would stand down next May.

Mr Cox, 52, is a former, police chief. He was the last borough commander of Hove and, as a detective chief superintendent, ran Sussex CID.

Ms Adams, 43, has been the subject of ridicule on Twitter for presenting herself as Hove-based. She has even been dubbed the “Thameslink councillor”.

Ms Jameson, 46, is the daughter of former Brighton and Hove councillor, Averil Older.

Time expires for parking company

> Continued from page 1

Changing of the Green guard

Ian Davey, the lead for transport, is not standing again in St Peter's and North Laine; Alex Phillips, Green Party councillor for Goldsmid, wants to be selected as candidate in Regency; and Geoffrey Bowden, chair of economic development and culture, has not put his name forward for Queen's Park

Clarence Mitchell, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Brighton Pavilion, with Kristy Adams and Graham Cox, Conservative councillor for Westbourne

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By September, the council will be hosting about 60 apprentices across a range of services, ranging from nurseries and schools to finance and IT departments. This is part of our joint programme with the JobCentre Plus, supporting young people into work-placements.

Apprenticeships give young people particularly the opportunity to understand more about the work environment. Six of our current apprentices have come together to share their experiences and raise awareness of apprenticeships across the city by becoming apprentice ambassadors.

These ambassadors will be working with schools and colleges in Brighton and Hove

to promote the importance and availability of apprenticeships as a career option.

With support from the council, our six apprentice ambassadors are planning to lead workshops, open discussions, and talk about their own experiences to encourage more young people to consider applying for an apprenticeship.

Thanks to our ambassadors, many more young people will have the chance to find out about career options they might not have thought or known about.

We are also particularly looking to help young people leaving council care and seeking

training or work.In Brighton and Hove, there are

about 440 children in care, for whom the council is a parent.

These children are often among the most vulnerable in the city and they need extra support. So five of the apprenticeships we offer are ring-fenced for young people leaving care.

Apprentices will not single-handedly solve wider problems of youth unemployment, but they do provide the opportunity for young people to break the Catch-22 of having not enough experience to get experience.

Given the significant benefits

apprenticeships offer for both employers and apprentices, we are committed to continuing providing apprenticeships to give our young people a better chance of finding work or training. And we urge other employers to consider doing the same.

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More than 20 families have been told to remove bike sheds from their front gardens following a crackdown by Brighton and Hove City Council.

Terrace houses in Bates Road, Loder Road, Herbert Road and Balfour Road – all near Preston Park - have been sent letters by the planning department telling them they fall foul of planning laws and must be removed.

Kieran Barnard, who lives in Bates Road, was given 28 days to destroy his shed.

He said: “It is particularly disappointing and rather ironic that the Tour de France has just visited the UK and this would have been a fantastic opportunity for Brighton to take a lead in sustainable transportation.

“Instead, the council is making it more difficult to cycle. Our bike shed has been in place for years, is mostly hidden by a bush and we have had no complaints.

“We are a young family and we are trying to set an example to our children and encourage a healthy lifestyle.”

The move has been described as “hypocrisy” by Clarence Mitchell, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Brighton Pavilion, who says it is at odds with the Green administration’s pro-cycling stance.

He says he has identified 21 households targeted by the council: “Instead of penalising residents in this blatant, politically contradictory way, the city council could be taking the lead in promoting the green policies its current administration so vocally advocates by leaving the bike sheds alone.

“We are therefore demanding that any current bike shed enforcement notices be indefinitely postponed while further talks take place to ensure the bike sheds stay.”

A council spokesperson said: “Generally, any structure or tall fence in a front garden needs planning permission.

"These are not locally-decided policies, but national rules. There is no distinction in planning guidelines between a bike shed or any other shed.The reason for these guidelines is to prevent developments in front gardens ruining the general street scene.”

Yesterday, Caroline Lucas, the local Green MP, tweeted: “Am on the case – sounds very strange.”

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Catering company pulls out of museum cafésJobs at Brighton and Hove museum cafes could be under threat after Peyton and Byrne pulled out of its catering contract.

The London caterer has decided to stop running tea rooms and cafes at Brighton Dome, Brighton Museum, the Royal Pavilion and Hove Museum.

Joint tenders will be run for event catering and the cafes, with the Dome and Brighton Festival bars expected to return to in-house management.

Janita Bagshawe, head of Royal Pavilion, Arts and Museums, and Andrew Comben, chief executive of Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival, said in a joint statement: “We are disappointed that Peyton and Byrne will be leaving at this stage, especially as they have invested considerably locally in existing and new outlets over the past 16 months.

“We are pleased to confirm, however, that Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival and the Royal Pavilion will continue working in

partnership on a joint tender for event catering and daytime cafes.

“We look forward to welcoming applications from bidders who appreciate the uniqueness of Brighton and Hove.”

Existing event catering commitments will be honoured and café facilities will remain open for business.

Consultation will now begin with elected staff representatives and unions in relation to how Peyton & Byrne staff can best be protected.

Kieran Barnard and his bicycle shed in Bates Road

Council

Toilet petition successA petition signed by more than 1,400 people has convinced Brighton and Hove City Council to do something to improve public toilets in Preston Park.Fed-up locals teamed up with café owner Francis Incorvaja to demand improvements to the toilets – handing in the lengthy petition.The council is now drawing up plans, costing and a likely timescale.Mr Incorvaja said: “This will make such a difference in the park particularly to parents with young children and babies.”

Politics

MP's new roleSimon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has been promoted as part of the Government’s ministerial reshuffle.He has been handed the job of parliamentary private secretary for the secretary of state for health.The move has been seen by some as a reward for his campaigning on local health issues, including the £420 million funding secured for the Royal Sussex County Hospital.Mr Kirby is also vice chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV/Aids.

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A group of asylum seekers, vulnerable migrants and refugees have published a book about their experiences of leaving their home countries and coming to live in Brighton and Hove.

Refugee Radio Times, which has been published through local charity Refugee Radio, hopes to provide a fresh take on the subject of immigration, by letting the migrants themselves have a say – something which the people behind the book say is a luxury rarely afforded to them.

Each writer has been mentored by a professional journalist or writer living in the city and people coming to Brighton and Hove from Cameroon, Sudan, Turkey, Burma, Iran and Afghanistan have penned their own chapter.

It won’t be comfortable reading, but the publishers believe they are stories people need to hear – particularly as migrants continue to be demonised in some corners of the community.

Stephen Silverwood, of Refugee Radio, said: “One of our goals with this book was to give a voice

to the voiceless. “We wanted to

enable refugees and asylum seekers to contribute their own voices to the debates about them and to counteract some of the misinformation in the mainstream media.

“This book aims to present a more honest picture of migration to the

city, with migrants themselves contributing to the debate on immigration.”

And it isn’t just about people who are new to the city. According to recent statistics the number of asylum seekers in Brighton and Hove is between 150 and 200. There are also a few

dozen destitute former asylum seekers who have been refused permission to stay but have not been deported.

The number of refugees, however, is harder to calculate. Many people were given refugee status decades ago and have since gone on to naturalise as British citizens. There is no concrete number available but estimates suggest the figure is around the 4,000 mark.

Refugee Radio, which was formed in 2008, tries to give a voice to those people in a bid to show locals that immigration is not a clear-cut issue. Each case, each person has their own story.

Refugee Radio Times is about making those stories heard. It shares the voices of those who have battled torture and trauma in their journey to the UK and covers everything from identity, religion and persecution through to detention, mental-health and resilience.

Copies of the book, priced £5, are available at City Books in Hove, online via Amazon and direct from the charity at www.refugeeradio.org.uk.

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Education

Honorary degree award

The University of Brighton will give an honorary doctor of arts to one of its highest-profile alumni.Alison Lapper MBE will receive the award for her major contribution to the arts and her work as an ambassador for those with disabilities.Born without arms and with shortened legs, she graduated with a first class honours degree in Fine Art in 1993.A member of the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists of the World, she will receive her doctorate on Monday.

Campaign

Danger: loan sharks

Brighton Housing Trust (BHT) has launched a campaign to highlight the dangers of loan sharks.The charity will be hosting a range of events, including drop-in sessions where people can talk to experts on money-lending. Elaine Sammarco, Brighton Housing advice manager, said: “Brighton has a lot of characteristics that have made it a target to loan sharks.“Our campaign is aimed at reaching out to people and making them aware of the support that is available."

Television

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Latest TV, a Freeview television channel based in Brighton, is looking for clips it can broadcast when it launches next month.The channel, which will be available on Freeview channel 8 and Virgin 159 from August 28, will focus entirely on Brighton and Hove.A spokesman said: “With a mantra of “You Make It, We Show It”, this means anything that you think is worthy of being filmed, we will show on our channel.”For more details email: [email protected].

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The last few months have seen a raft of figures that give cause for cautious optimism about Brighton and Hove’s future - and demonstrate that the government’s long-term economic

plan and welfare reforms are working.

I would like to highlight a few of these:■ Unemployment benefit claims are at their lowest level in Brighton and Hove since records began in 1992. There is now a record number of people in work;■ A record number of companies were formed in Brighton & Hove

last year. The influential Centre for Cities think-tank recently said Brighton and Hove is the third-best place in the country for small- and medium-size businesses to operate and that they are helping to fuel the United Kingdom’s economic recovery;■ The number of empty shops in Brighton is at its lowest level

since the recession and one of the lowest rates in the UK;■ There has been a significant reduction in the number of council tax benefit claimants over the last year, saving council taxpayers £1.2 million;■ The city’s business-rate base is growing. Thanks to the government’s new Business Rate Retention Scheme, this means more money is staying in the local economy rather than going straight to the Treasury;■ The government has just agreed Growth Deal investment of £443 million with the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership, including funding for exciting regeneration schemes at two large disused brownfield sites in Brighton;■ There has been significantly lower than expected expenditure on homelessness and hardship funds in Brighton and Hove in the last year;■ More than 250 council homes in Brighton and Hove that were previously under-occupied - for example, single people living in three-bedroom houses - have been freed up for local families to move into since the government abolished the Spare Room Subsidy.

While we obviously cannot be complacent, these are all very promising signs that the economic recovery is taking hold here on the south coast.

The Labour Party’s predictions of Armageddon about the government’s economic policies and welfare reforms have

proven to be nothing more than scaremongering and I urge them to now get behind the city’s businesses and residents rather than constantly talking the economy down.

While the government is getting on with creating new jobs and helping to get people off welfare benefits, all the local Labour Party can offer is a year-long talking shop – or “Fairness Commission” - to “tackle poverty and inequality” in the city. No doubt many forests-worth of paper will be sacrificed to arrive at the momentous conclusion that the way to address ingrained poverty is to get people off welfare dependency and into work.

Brighton and Hove is an incredibly-popular and vibrant city where creativity and entrepreneurship abound. Clearly, difficult challenges still lie ahead, not least addressing the chronic shortage of housing in the city, which must be a top priority in the coming years. But with the continuing positive economic news and £420 million of government funding secured for a new state-of-the-art hospital, we have every reason to be optimistic and positive about the future of our city.

Geoffrey Theobald is leader of the Conservative Group on Brighton and Hove City Council. This is part of a series of articles by leading figures in all parties in the run-up to the local and parliamentary elections on May 7 2015.

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Creative quarter’s new archesTraders have begun moving into new arches underneath Kings Road and just a stone’s throw away from the i360 site.

The units have been built as part of the wider seafront development and are proving popular with traders.

They form part of the new Creative Quarter, which is being officially unveiled on Tuesday at a ceremony on the seafront between 2pm and 4pm.

Developers will also use the

occasion to officially break the ground on the i360 site opposite the West Pier, signaling the start of work on the attraction.

A host of dignitaries will be there, including Councillor Jason Kitcat, leader of the city council, Councillor Brian Fitch, the mayor of Brighton and Hove, and representatives from the West Pier Trust.

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I vividly remember the exotic - to me, at least - places I

went to as a child. The smells, the cooking, the markets...all of those memories were sharpened as I read this book.

Told by 11-year-old Indigo after the death of her mother, it is about her new place - along with her brother, Robin - in South Africa. They are sent to stay with their father and the sheer perceived glamour of the place is, at first, daunting to her.

Swinging on a tyre-swing in the foreign grounds is all she wants to do. At first.

Then her father’s new life gradually creeps up on her. His new girlfriend, the exotic Beautiful, and the houseboy Zami. Not to mention Tony, the pet bushpig, who I lost my heart to and longed to hear his hooves tip

tapping across my floor.But then I longed for a lot of

things at 11 - as I do now. And this book has the wonderful ability to make you remember the sheer bloody awkwardness of being 11 and not quite knowing the social niceties of dealing with new people in your life.

The social unease of South Africa is vividly portrayed, but this is a book about finding your place in a family, or in a country.

There is also mention of a silk scarf with the word Paris on it, which had me wiping away a few tears. Vincent has written a cracking novel and I can’t wait to read more from her.

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It never ceases to amaze me just how clever, and downright talented, we are in Brighton and Hove. We have things going on in our city that people travel miles for. And, here we are, lucky enough to have it on our doorstep.

Sue Teddern, along with her husband, Edward, runs Skribita, a writing for radio course. She has a wealth of experience behind her, with credits on BBC Radio 4's Soloparentpals.com as well as In Mates, Managing Izzy, The Charm Factory, Birds of a Feather, and The Archers - to name but few. She really knows

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people from Yeovil, Bradford, and London, as well as Brighton, Hove, and Worthing. We all had one thing in common: a love of radio. The only thing that divided us was the love (or hatred) of The Archers!

There were writers, would-be writers, experienced radio scriptwriters, and the new hopefuls at the Brighthelm Centre, on a very sunny Saturday. Sue guided us through the pitfalls - always type up your manuscript correctly and spell-check it - and urged us to write about something with a "burning passion".

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and to show how different it could sound being read by a talented and experienced actress. She loves doing radio and is in high demand for BBC Radio 4 dramas.

We then all pitched our ideas for a play or short story. These ranged from comedies to tragedies, encompassing a Passover feast, social-media

meltdown, a teacher in crisis, assisted suicide, the Olympics opening ceremony, the musings of Nell Gwynn, finding the God gene, and clinical experimental drug trials. I pitched my idea of an insomniac who listens to BBC World Service and is spooked by some music that she hears on there. It went down well. Now, all I’ve got to do is write it of course.

Every idea was discussed and encouraged and great suggestions were made by fellow participants. Everyone left excited and enthusiastic about writing for radio, and determined to finish their play.

Sue said: “You may already have an idea for a radio drama or comedy. You may have written a novel, a play for theatre or some comedy sketches that you now think would work better on radio. Or you may have submitted a script to the BBC and wondered why it never got to the next stage.

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I am delighted to see that my column is now being read by many of our local council officers as well as politicians.

It is always good to debate and what better forum than the city's very own independent newspaper. I was particularly pleased to see that Ian Taylor, the officer in charge of events, is up for a debate. In a recent tweet, in response to my article on July 11, Ian asks me to let him have some facts “rather than BS” [which I presume means bullshit] and provide him with some figures to prove tourist numbers are down.

OK, Ian. Here are the facts. The vast number of bodies we see milling around our seafront this time of year are, in fact, foreign exchange students and, yes, because of this, it looks as though we are extremely busy. Therefore, the facts are that if you simply want to carry out a body count, then actual body numbers are probably up.

If, however, you want to count actual tourists, then it is a totally different picture.

Yes, there will always be a multitude of day-trippers spilling out of Brighton Station and making their way to the beach. That, I hope, will never change, because of the proximity to London and the fact that Brighton has always been a good day out. They are also a good source of revenue, without which

our tourist industry would not exist.

Students, on the other hand, spend very little - as will be attested by just about any seafront trader you speak to. It would be good if officers did consult more with traders, because they would then have more of an insight into what is actually happening in the city.

What has happened is that the students numbers have swelled out of all proportion, while summer holidaymakers have been discouraged from coming in

a variety of ways that are all too evident to those trying to earn a living from tourism.

By holidaymakers, I mean people who bring real money with them when staying for a long weekend or week, during the all-too-short holiday season, when we need to pull all the business in that we possibly can.

It's not all about day-trippers either, because on a cloudy day during the week the day-trippers are, of course, nowhere to be seen. It is the longer-term holidaymaker we rely on to maximise our summer trade. And, whether you like it or not, Ian, these are in pitiful short supply.

Of course, you will now tell me that our hotels and guest houses

are full at weekends and bank holidays.

Yes, of course, they are - because our hoteliers have had to rely on stag and hen weekends to fill up. But few will claim that many actual seasonal holidaymakers are providing the business they would like to see in our city.

If officers really want to provide a fair and even playing field for our seasonal seafront traders, they could look to the vast hordes of student visitors through something other than

the rose-tinted glasses that seem to have been donned by those who run the city.

Bringing young people into our city for the Brighton experience provides a huge amount of revenue for a growing number of companies.

Why not ask these companies to contribute for using our facilities, which seems to be thought of as a huge adventure playground to which - apart from paying rates - they do not need to contribute.

It's high time we applied a reasonable student tariff, based on the number of weeks they are using the Brighton playground.

This money could then be used to support and improve the infrastructure our city relies on to attract tourism of a type that actually pays the bills and not simply one calculated on the basis of a body count.

It really isn't rocket science, chaps. Just common sense - which, unlike the students, is in extremely short supply.

There will always be a multitude of day-trippers who make their way to the beach (Photograph: Andrew Hasson)

Students should not be confusedwith tourists who spend money

It would be good if officers consulted more with traders, because they would then have more of an insight into what is happening in the city”

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A Week in the CityHospice

Charity bike rideCyclists are being encouraged to get their spokes spinning in aid of the Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice.The charity is holding a cycling fundraiser on Sunday, October 12, and is in need of volunteers to take up the challenge.Cyclists can chose between 60km or 100km distances, with both routes taking in the scenic roads of East Sussex, starting at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum in Halland.Register online at www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk/sussex100.

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Bus shelter concernsPlans to give North Street a much-needed facelift have come under fire from Brighton and Hove Friends of the Earth (BHFOE).Campaigners have expressed concern over the RBS-funded improvements and asked for changes to be made.BHFOE believes bus shelters are too small and that people will continue to block shop doorways as they shelter from rain.Chris Todd, from BHFOE, said: “What is a good scheme in many respects fails abysmally at providing bus users with shelter.”

Singing

Star of the futureA young singer from Brighton finished third in a national singing competition.The youngster, who performs under the name Issy BB, impressed judges at the final of the TeenStar contest, held at Birmingham’s NEC.Her cover of Hate on Me, by Jill Scott, landed her third place in the pre-teen age category. Previous winners at the finals include X-Factor’s Luke Friend.Issy BB was chosen from more than 9,000 entrants, appearing at regional and area heats before taking part in the final.

Awards

Nominations neededThe city council is looking for nominations for this year’s City Sport and Physical Activity Awards.The annual awards are organised by the council’s sports development team and recognise the achievements of the many volunteers and professionals working in sports provision across the city. There is a range of categories to choose from and nominations must be received by 5pm on September 8. For more information, visit: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/citysportsawards.

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Sainsbury’s charity helpThe Sussex MS Treatment Centre has been given £4,311 by Sainsbury’s as part of a year-long partnership.The charity teamed up with the supermarket’s West Hove branch to help raise the profile of the centre, which is based in Southwick.Lisa Nicholson, Sainsbury’s West Hove's HR manager, presented a cheque to volunteers this week.The centre is a vibrant self-help community run by people living with Multiple Sclerosis which opens every day during the week. Call 01273 594484 for information.

Transport

Cheaper bus travelSchoolchildren are being given a discount on bus travel for the summer holidays.Brighton and Hove Buses agreed to cut prices following a suggestion from Brighton Area Buswatch.From now until August 31, anyone with a BusID card can get a seven day key smartcard ticket for £7, down 25% from the usual price of £9.50. To take advantage of the offer BusID holders should buy their ticket online at www.smartbuses.co.uk. Information on BusID cards is online at: www.buses.co.uk.

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Increase in evictions Brighton and Hove City Council applied for almost as many traveller evictions in the first half of this year as the whole of last year.Between January 1 and June 19, 20 court orders were filed, compared to 21 in 2013 and just 13 the year before.Preston Park, Stanmer Park, Waterhall playing fields and East Brighton Park were the areas most affected.The total court cost for the 21 evictions was £5,880 – or £280 each.

Protest

Pro-Palestine demoPro-Palestinian protestors took to the streets of Brighton for the second weekend in a row.Dozens of people attended a vigil and rally at the Old Steine War Memorial before marching through the city centre in protest over Israel’s bombing of Gaza.Brighton and Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which organised the event, said on its website: ““Many of us feel outraged by Israel’s impunity and the lack of condemnation from the international community.”


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Fashion flash mob takes to the streetsA fashion flash mob proved a success - as our pictures prove.Jane Busby, Brighton & Hove Independent columnist and professional stylist and personal shopper, organised the event, which included music from Juice DJ Jonno Cox.Jayne Vanessa Read did the make-up and hair for the eight models, who paraded outside Joules in East Street, Pretty Eccentric in Prince Albert Street and Rock Lobster in George Street in Hove. Each flash mob was a three-minute rehearsed routine set to music.

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Open Market successCrowds of shoppers flocked to the reopened Open Market – much to the delight of the many stallholders showcasing their wares.The revamped Open Market is part of a wider development which includes 87 new homes and because the work was subsidised by developers the Hyde Group, trading spaces are available at encouragingly competitive rates.The market is now home to an array of stalls, studios and workshops and the hope is it will help stimulate the local economy.

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Wanted: free cashA campaign for a free 24-hour cashpoint machine in Moulsecoomb and Bevendean has been given a timely boost.Locals want a free-to-use machine and have received support from the local Labour Party which has begun campaigning on their behalf.As a result a representative of Link, the firm which operates the rules which allow ATM operators to connect across the UK, plans to visit the area today (Friday) to discuss concerns.

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New club shopBrighton and Hove Albion have opened a revamped club shop at the club’s Amex stadium.The Seagulls store employs 40 people at peak times and closed during the summer for the redesign so it was ready for the launch of the Albion’s new Nike kit.It reopened yesterday (Thursday) and Ben Price, retail manager, said: “We hope that it will attract new fans to visit the store who maybe haven’t done so in the past."

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Commons curry prizeA curry house in Hove has been named one of the country’s best in a competition run by MPs.Azaro, in Church Road, was nominated for the prestigious Tiffin Cup by Mike Weatherley, the restaurant’s local MP.It did not take home the title but it was highly-commended, receiving a Tiffin Cup chef’s jacket and certificate.Mr Weatherley said: “While it is disappointing that Azaro missed out, their highly-commended award highlights the excellent quality of this restaurant.”


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Elections 2015: The beginning The main political parties are close to finalising their candidates in what they regard as their key "winnable" wards. The city has 21 wards, with 54 councillors.

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papers went out in the last few days; voting closes at 6pm on Saturday, August 9.

It is a complicated process, with gender balance a priority - and with "rounds" and "waves" adding complexity.

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Rottingdean’s recent two-week Kipling Festival, celebrating the village’s most famous former resident, involved a variety of events, including exhibitions, readings, talks, and tours.

The one I caught, at The Grange, was a fascinating group discussion of his short story “They”, a favourite of mine among Kipling’s works. If you associate Kipling with India and militaristic or imperialistic themes, then I recommend this story, which could not be further removed.

The Kiplings lived at The Elms from 1897 to 1902, and in many ways it was a very happy and productive period, surrounded by relatives, including the Burne-Joneses and Baldwins. An exhibition of about 50 family photographs taken at Rottingdean in 1898 gave an invaluable glimpse into this period of his life.

He claimed he was driven from Rottingdean by the sightseers and autograph-hunters besieging his home, but I imagine the

tragedy that befell his eldest child was also a factor. Josephine was just six when she died from pneumonia in 1899. Thereafter, he says, wherever he went in The Elms, he sensed her ghost following him about.

“They”, written soon after the move to Bateman’s at Burwash, is an attempt to allay the grief he still felt.

The narrator, who is indistinguishable from Kipling, sets off by car from his home in the far east of the county. Kipling was a “horseless carriage” pioneer, driving at this time a two-cylinder, 10 horsepower Lanchester with tiller steering. (He once ignominiously broke down on Brighton seafront “under the eyes of 5,000 Brighton hackmen and about 2,000,000 trippers”.) I don’t know how fast that thing went, or how long it would actually have taken to cover the distance described in the story’s opening paragraphs, but the evocation of Edwardian Sussex is memorable.

“The orchid-studded flats of the east,” he says, “gave way to the thyme, ilex, and grey grass of the Downs; these again to the rich cornland and fig-trees of the lower coast, where you carry the

beat of the tide on your left hand for fifteen level miles.” From the Pevensey Level, perhaps, across to Rottingdean, then 15 miles along the coast through Brighton to Worthing, along a litoral as yet untouched by bungalow, villa or mall.

Here he turns inland to Washington and “hidden villages where bees, the only things awake, boomed in eighty-foot lindens” and a fox rolled “dog-fashion in the naked sunlight”. He gets lost, finds himself descending, Alice-like, “a gloomy tunnel”, and comes out finally on a lawn among topiary knights and ladies. Beyond is an ancient house of “mullioned windows and rose-red tile”. And at once he sees the first child, at an upper window, waving.

Over the course of the story, he will visit this mysterious domain three times, three times speak to the blind woman who owns it, three times glimpse, closer

and closer, the fleeting children who haunt it. Children that only those who have themselves lost a child may see.

Finally, when he realises what they are, he decides he must come there no more. “For you it would be wrong,” the blind woman agrees, though why wrong is left unspecified.

I think Kipling felt that, though

spiritualist communication was tempting - his own sister was an ardent attender of seances - it was not the right thing for him. He evokes the realm of the children with tenderness, but knows he cannot stay there.

He must return to his car - that symbol of material reality - and to his life on “the other side of the county”. Which is to say to his writing, his vocation, his art.

Graham Chainey is a freelance writer living in Brighton and Hove

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Rudyard Kipling’s fine Sussex tale of ghostly consolation

Rudyard Kiplin (left), the frontispiece of “They” (above)


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The Drips family were in the city to perform their Are You a Drip? show to local school children at Brighton’s Theatre Royal.

The show, which has been specially commissioned by Southern Water, is the creation of Facepack Theatre Company and uses a mix of mime, masks and humour to raise awareness of water efficiency, water for health, safe disposal of fat, oil and grease and climate change issues.

Andy Shaddick, Southern Water’s public affairs manager, said: “Tens of thousands of school children have been introduced to The Drips over the last 10 years and now we’ve been able to combine the magic of this iconic setting with the play’s important message.”

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Children in Brighton and Hove are being challenged to stay active through the summer holiday by Freedom Leisure.

The sports company is running a Junior Summer Fitness Challenge (JSFC) at three of its sites: Withdean Sports Complex, King Alfred Leisure Centre and Prince Regent Swimming Complex.

The initiative challenges youngsters aged four-14 to be active during the school holiday right up until September 7.

Children receive a fitness diary in which to record their activities. Each diary has 10 spaces to record the chosen activity which must be at least 30 minutes in duration. For every 10 activities completed, children receive a reward from their local Freedom Leisure centre, such as vouchers for return visits and small items of merchandise.

The aim is to complete 30 physical activities throughout the course of the summer holiday.

While children can complete the activities at their local Freedom Leisure centre, there is no obligation to do so. Many other activities such as a family walk, a bike ride, playing football

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"Any activity that gets children up out of their seat and making a physical effort for 30 minutes will count as a legitimate activity," said Chris Lovelock, Freedom Leisure area manager. "All children are welcome to come and pick up their first JSFC fitness diary and an Active Loyalty Card, they don't need to be a Freedom Leisure member to take part."

Freedom Leisure is also looking for the Most Active School in Brighton and Hove. The school with the highest percentage of pupils completing a minimum of 30 activities on the challenge will win a pool party for the children who complete JSFC at their nearest Freedom Leisure pool.

The winner will be calculated by the percentage of pupils who take part, so smaller schools have just as much chance as larger ones to win the pool party.

Children can register online at www.freedom-leisure.co.uk or pick up their first JSFC fitness diary from one of the centres.

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Local insurance broker builds on its successPreston Insurance Brokers have made a new appointment as the firm approaches the end of its second successful year of trading.

The insurance firm, which is based in Brighton, has expanded its development team, with Aaron Thorpe joining the company as a client handler.

Noel Preston, partner and manager, said: “It’s great to have someone like Aaron on board, bringing the right attitude and enthusiasm to bolster both our growing reputation and renowned service offering to our clients.

“In the words of one of our clients; ‘you provide a personal service with corporate clout’, something we’re committed to ensure we continue to deliver.”

For information on the firm’s services call 0845 129 7505, email [email protected] or visit www.prestonib.co.uk.

American Express reveals its support for Brighton Digital Festival 2014American Express, Brighton’s biggest private-sector employer, has partnered with Brighton Digital Festival as Premier Sponsor for 2014.

The festival will run from September 1 to 28 and is the UK’s largest festival of digital art and culture. It is a grassroots-led festival guided by Brighton Digital Festival Consortium, a volunteer steering group of Brighton-based digital businesses and culture organisations.

Last year’s festival consisted of a rich and diverse programme of 175 events and reached an audience of over 41,000. The continued support from American Express will help Europe's fastest-growing digital culture festival celebrate the best

in digital creativity and innovation. Jesse Black Mooney, Brighton

Digital Festival manager, said: “It’s great that American Express has chosen to support Brighton Digital Festival for the second year.

“Their contribution will allow the festival to reach new audiences and get more people involved in celebrating digital culture across Brighton and Hove.

“The creativity and innovation that takes place in the city is truly inspiring and we're thrilled that American Express continues to champion the growth of the festival and its community of amazing event organisers.”

Katrina Roberts, vice president, American Express Technology, said: “As one of the largest local

IT employers, we are excited to be supporting the UK’s biggest digital festival.

“At American Express we aim to be at the forefront of technological advancements to ensure we have the capabilities in place to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

“The Brighton Digital Festival provides an opportunity to deepen our links with a rapidly growing technology community and showcase the best the region has to offer in creativity, innovation and skill. More widely, it will help re-inforce the city’s status as a growing technology hub and encourage new digital and creative talent to the area.”

Brighton Digital Festival is also supported by Arts Council England and Brighton and Hove City Council.

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Crunch announces further expansion with new staffHove-based Crunch, the UK’s fastest- growing accountancy firm, has added five new members of staff to its ever-expanding team - taking the company’s overall headcount to 125.

Mark Cossey, the newly-appointed head of user experience and design, will oversee the company’s website and work to ensure Crunch’s unique online accounting software is always easy to use.

Mr Cossey, 38, from Brighton, joins the team following 17 years in the user experience and software design sector.

The other appointments include: Molly Peers, conversion manager; Martin Hesketh, head of operations; Stephen Paynter, financial controller; and Gavin Alexander, video content marketer.

Founded just over five years ago, Crunch’s team of accountants now support over 5,500 freelancers, contractors and small businesses.

Darren Fell, managing director and founder of Crunch Accounting, said: "2014 has already been a year of great success for Crunch and our clients are clearly growing alongside us - at the end of March our clients billed £7.5 million in just 24 hours.

“We’ve had several big milestones this year, and this new batch of incredibly talented key staff will help us accelerate our growth even further. Following our commitment to double the size on the company, we are still looking for more exceptional candidates to fill a variety of positions.”

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PolarSnap: bringing back Polaroid

Created by Olly Dall, an entrepreneur from Brighton, PolarSnap began six months ago when he saw a group of friends using a Polaroid camera. Olly purchased a camera and began taking and selling photos on Brighton beach, and attending events at local bars, where he soon became a regular face.

Since then he has built up a small team, including two new polarsnappers, and PolarSnap, along with the technology used, has progressed.

PolarSnap can be hired for any event, from a private birthday party to a corporate event and provides an alternative to the traditional photo booth. It offers much more freedom and personalisation, and ensures that the photos capture memories not just static moments. PolarSnap also uses vintage film, to encapsulate the classic polaroid feel.

The process is simple:1 - Take a picture with your friends and apply your chosen filter.2 - Add the predetermined hashtag and your location.3 - Collect your photo from the designated PolarSnap area.

The future looks bright for the young team, with a trip to New York to potentially gain new technology in the pipeline, as well as various upcoming events.

PolarSnap will be at the LoveSupreme festival on July 4 at Glynde Place just outside Brighton.

The fast-growing company have just launched their first pop-up shop in the heart of Brighton, opposite the Mash Tun on New Road, and can turn any image into a beautiful Polaroid in seconds.

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Every parent in Brighton and Hove should study this mapPortslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA)BN41 2; BN41 1DY; BN41 1FX; BN41 1GR, S, T and U; BN41 1LD, E, F, G and H; BN41 1N; BN41 1PS; BN41 1RX; BN41 1S; BN41 1T; BN41 1UA, B, Q; BN41 1WY; BN41 1X; BN41 1Y; BN41 1A; BN41 1D except Y; BN41 1E; BN41 1G except R, S, T and U; BN41 1H; BN41 1L except D, E, F, G and H; BN41 1OH; BN41 1PB; part of BN41 1PH; BN41 1UY; BN41 1WA, B, E and R.

Blatchington Mill School and Hove Park SchoolBN3; BN1 2; BN1 3* * Except BN1 3TL (Prestonville Road north ofthe railway line - Nos 1-28); BN1 3TS (York Villas); BN1 3TT (York Grove); BN1 3TU (New England Road); BN1 3TF (Belmont); BN1 3TH (Russell Crescent). These are in the Dorotohy Stringer Schooland Varndean School catchment area.

Patcham High SchoolBN1 5AZ; BN1 5E,F,G,H; BN1 5JD (even numbers only); BN1 5JE (even numbers only), JH, JJ, JP, JX; BN1 5L except A, B, D, E, R, S, W; BN1 8; BN1 9A; BN1 9BA; BN1 9E; BN1 9G; BN1 9HT; BN1 9HU; BN1 9JS; BN1 9QB; BN1 9TN.

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An Independent View

Parents must have freedom of choiceFor all parents, the most important issue is where their children can get the best education. For most councillors, the most important issue is how to win the next election.

When city councillors discussed on Monday a review of the catchment areas for secondary schools in Brighton and Hove, they decided - unsurprisingly - to put off any decision until March 2016.

Do not be fooled. In the next 285 days to the city council elections, ask any candidate who wants to borrow your vote where they stand on catchment areas. It is important.

It is barely six years since a "cross-party" agreement - in truth, self-serving horse-trading by self-serving elected representatives - came up with a "permanent" solution: a

patchwork of "catchment areas that catch".

Or, more accurately, a network of exclusion zones that prevent the less-well-off families on the periphery of the city - where the ludicrous notion of single-school catchment areas predominate - from accessing schools in the "golden halo", the middle-class centre (where two-school catchment areas are the norm).

Matters now are serious. Very serious. Middle-class families who pay upwards of £500,000 for homes in the "golden halo" risk not getting their children into their favoured schools.

Imagine. Last year, 16 well-heeled families suffered this hardship. Almost; a short-term fix was arranged.

Something clearly has to be done. But not yet. Because that

would mean council candidates would have to do their horse-trading in the run-up to an election.

So what is the answer?Perhaps a hybrid system:

families living within a certain distance of a local secondary school could have an inalienable right to send their child to that school; perhaps families slightly further away could apply and hope for the best, with any over-subscription decided by random allocation of places. Perhaps there could be three-school catchment areas in Brighton and in Hove.

Whatever the solution, the goal is clear: to enable parents, regardless of wealth, to exercise as much freedom of choice as possible, within the context of a city that encourages "local schools for local communities".

Tongdean LaneAddresses in BN1 5JD and BN1 5JE (Tongdean Lane) cross the boundary between the catchment area for Dorothy Stringer School and Varndean School, and the area for Patcham High School. Odd numbers are in the area for Dorothy Stringer School and Varndean School. Even numbers are in the area for Patcham High School. The part of Tongdean Lane that is east of the railway line (ie Windsor Court BN1 5JS and Manhattan Court BN1 6XZ) is in the catchment area for Dorothy Stringer School and Varndean School.

If you are in any doubt about the catchment area in which you live, you can contact the Brighton and Hove City Council admissions team: 01273 293653.

Portslade Aldridge Community AcademyNumber of places: 92Number of fi rst preferences: 85Success rate of fi rst-preference applications: 100% (85 places; 85 fi rst preferences)

Blatchington Mill SchoolNumber of places: 300Number of fi rst preferences: 349 Success rate of fi rst-preference applications: 82% (286 places; 349 fi rst preferences)

Hove Park SchoolNumber of places: 260Number of fi rst preferences: 181 Success rate of fi rst-preference applications: 100% (181 places; 181 fi rst preferences)

Patcham High SchoolNumber of places: 210Number of fi rst preferences: 209Success rate of fi rst-preference applications: 86% (179 places; 209 fi rst preferences)

Dorothy Stringer SchoolNumber of places: 331Number of fi rst preferences: 493 Success rate of fi rst-preference applications: 64% (316 places; 493 fi rst preferences)

Varndean SchoolNumber of places: 270Number of fi rst preferences: 216 Success rate of fi rst-preference applications: 76% (165 places; 216 fi rst preferences)

Brighton Aldridge Community AcademyNumber of places: 82Number of fi rst preferences: 68Success rate of fi rst-preference applications: 100% (68 places; 68 fi rst preferences)

Longhill High SchoolNumber of places: 209Number of fi rst preferences: 191Success rate of fi rst-preference applications: 100% (191 places; 191 fi rst preferences)

Data relates to applications and preferences for the academic year beginning September 2014


London Road

Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre

Blatchington Mill Schooland Sixth Form College

Cardinal NewmanCatholic School

Dorothy Stringer SchoolVarndean School

Patcham High School

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

Longhill High School

London to Brighton Rialway Line

Stanmer Village and the University of Sussex are in the BACA area

Area includes Falmer Village

Brighton to LewesRailway Line

Lewes Road

SurrendenRoad

Every parent in Brighton and Hove should study this mapDorothy Stringer School and Varndean SchoolBN1 1; BN1 3TL (Prestonville Road north of the railway line - Nos 1-28); BN1 3TS (York Villas); BN1 3TT (York Grove); BN1 3TU (New England Road); BN1 3TF (Belmont); BN1 3TH (Russell Crescent); BN1 4; BN1 5JS; BN1 5A except Z; BN1 5B, D, N, P, R, S, T; BN1 5JB, JD (odd numbers only), JE (odd numbers only), JF, JG, JL, JN; BN1 5LA, B, D, E, R, S, W; BN1 6; BN1 7; BN2 0; BN2 1; BN2 3; BN2 5A; BN2 5B; BN2 5D except T and some of Z; BN2 5E except T and some of F, H and L; BN2 5FA; BN2 5FB; BN2 5FG; BN2 5GG, H and J; BN2 5J; BN2 5LJ; BN2 5NA, B and S; BN2 5RT, Y and Z; BN2 5TA, B, D, E, F, G, H, J, W and X; BN2 5UB; some of BN2 5PA; BN2 9.

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA)

BN2 4; BN1 9HW; BN1 9HX; BN1 9HY; BN1 9J except S; BN1 9P; BN1 9Qexcept B; BN1 9R; BN1 9S

Longhill High SchoolBN2 6; BN2 7; BN2 8; BN2 5DT and some of Z; BN2 5ET and some of F, H and L; BN2 5F except A, B and G; BN2 5G except G, H and J; BN2 5H; BN2 5L except J; BN2 5N except A, B and S; BN2 5P except some of A; BN2 5Q; BN2 5R except T, Y and Z; BN2 5S; BN2 5TN, P, Q, R and S; BN2 5U except B; BN2 5W; BN2 5X.

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Secondary school

Roman Catholic school

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Catchment boundary

Road

If you are in any doubt about the catchment area in which you live, you can contact the Brighton and Hove City Council admissions team: 01273 293653.

Addresses in BN2 5DZ, BN2 5EF, BN2 5EH, BN2 5EL and BN2 5PA cross the boundary between the catchment area for Longhill High School and the area for Dorotohy Stringer School and Varndean School. BN2 5DZ/BN2 5EF (Manor Way) - even numbers 2-34 are in the Longhill High School area. All odd numbers and evens from 36 onwards are in the Dorotohy Stringer School and Varndean School.


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This week's must-seeApril in Paris Theatre Royaltonight(Friday) 7.45pm and tomorrow 2.30pm and 7.45pm.Shobna Gulati (Coronation Street, Dinnerladies) and Joe McGann (Calendar Girls, The Upper Hand) star in this bittersweet comedy, Written and directed by John Godber, April in Paris has been on at the Theatre Royal since Tuesday but anyone yet to catch a performance still has two days left to see it.It follows the story of Al and Bet, a couple whose relationship is on the rocks. He recently lost his job, while she works in a shoe shop and can only dream of a better life. Things, however, are about to change. When Bet wins a romantic night in Paris, the city of love, Al wonders who she’ll take with her. Resigned to taking her husband, Paris actually reignites their relationship as never before, but the reality of returning home looms large.

This hilarious romantic adventure, featuring John Godber’s unique brand of observational comedy, was nominated Comedy of the Year in the Olivier Awards.With two strong actors spearheading proceedings, April in Paris is a thoroughly enjoyable evening’s entertainment from the third most-performed playwright in the UK, after William Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn. Godber’s previous hits include the hugely-popular Bouncers.

Book tickets (priced £11.90 to £32.40) £11.90 - £32.40 £11.90 - £32.40 Tickets £11.90 - £32.40online at www.atgtickets.com/brighton.

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nominated actress, best-selling author, and playwright, she also recently starred in the global TV smash Fashion Police.A woman for all-seasons, Rivers is an international treasure.She returns to the UK for two weeks this October and, luckily for local comedy fans, she has included Brighton on her whistle-stop visit.Rivers will perform at the Brighton Centre on October 10 in what

promises to be one of this year’s must-see shows.In Before They Close The Lid, Rivers will bring her distinctive, irreverent brand of comedy to Brighton.Tickets went on sale, priced £34 and £30, at the tail end of last year but it shouldn’t be too late to snaffle up a couple of seats.

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What’s On Guide Your weekly round up of the best events in around Brighton and Hove

For all listings visit www.thebestof.co.uk/brightonandhove

Keep Brighton Hippodrome forLive Performance

With many of Brighton's great music venues changing hands and being shut down, we find that every pub with a PA is now running music nights. Whilst this is in no way a bad thing and as a consequence the local scene is full to the brim with fantastic talent, there is definitely an undeniable gap in the market for a mid-range dedicated music venue, and what better place than the stunning Grade II listed Brighton Hippodrome?

The beauty of living in a city with such a rich cultural history is that all around we have signposts to our past, from the cast iron green railings on the promenade to the wreckage of the West Pier, which has found a new function as a photography hotspot all year around. I think that it is a terrible shame that this stunning venue is looking to be turned into a cinema, particularly as Brighton already has The Odeon, Cineword, Duke of York and Dukes at Komedia.

Below is a link to an online petition against the plans to turn Brighton Hippodrome into a multi-screen cinema. I urge you all to sign it and see if we can save the Hippodrome and support its return as a live music venue.

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-brighton-hippodrome-for-live-performance

FRIDAYBridge Over Troubled Lager@TOMVenueExpect wit, elegance and clever musical pastiche. This is the show where music and comedy meet, have a few drinks, fight, then stagger home singing hits from the 60s. Something to offend everybody.8pm, £12/10 +£1 bfT.O.M - 11a Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS

The Dubarrys@TheDuBarrysA fundraising event for the local domestic abuse charity RISE, showcasing the music of The Dubarrys, Monastery, grasshopper and Clipper. With a prize draw on the night to win an ipad mini, vouchers, gifts and much more. 7pm, £5/6 otdThe Haunt 10 Pool Valley, BN1 1NJ

SATURDAYCable Club@CableClubGigsA great three-band line up at the famous upstairs of the Prince Albert featuring Glossy Coat, CUBA and one more act to be confirmed! Join the Cable Club!8:30pm, £5The Prince Albert48 Trafalgar Street, BN1 4ED

UK Foo Fighters@ukfoofightersThe UK's finest Foo Fighters tribute act will be playing a double set of all of your Foo Fighters favourites, from Everlong to All My Life, with surely Monkey Wrench thrown in too! 8pm, £10 adv + bfConcorde IIMadeira Drive, BN2 1EN

SUNDAYLiane Carroll@lianecarrollThe long-awaited return to The Brunswick of one of the most loved faces in the British jazz scene. Having seen her performance at Cheltenham Jazz Festival this year, I can say this is one not to miss!8pm, £10Brunswick 1 Holland Road, BN3 1JF

QM Sessions @mesmeristbarA bi-weekly showcase of local talent, hosted by Brighton-based hip-hop/soul band Normanton Street. Goes down great after their fantastic roast dinner. Sunday night is sorted!8pm, Free entryMesmerist - 1-5 Prince Albert Street, BN1 1HE

MONDAYMichael Fabbri@MichaelSFabbriMichael previews his new Edinburgh 2014 Solo Show, an un-themed collection of thoughts - that’s it really. Nominated Best Club Comic, 2012 Chortle Awards, he also Supported Micky Flanagan on his Out Out tour.8:30pm, £5Komedia44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

TUESDAYScooby Doo@TheatreRoyalBTNScooby-Doo and the gang are back by popular demand and with even more Spooky Mystery and fun - this time in the Pyramids... Warner Bros.’ Cartoon Classic Comes to Life!6:30pm, Wed-Sat 2:30pm & 6:30pm, £21.40 + bfTheatre Royal New Road, BN1 1SD

WEDNESDAYa� eldo� rees@thehopebrightonThe long awaited EP launch from the local psych/folk outfit. With a solo acoustic set from Jimi Maffei and a stripped back set from Joymask. 8pm, £3The Hope 11 Queens Road, BN1 3WA

THURSDAYFrankie Forman@FrankieFormanSoulful and sultry, Frankie Forman sings from the heart. Likened to Mazzy Star and Portishead, her sound is a sexy Western esque trip-hop blues. With support from local acts EZ Stone and Pipe and Tabor.8pm, Free entry before 9pmSticky Mike’s Frog Bar - 9-12 Middle Street, BN1 1AL

Above (top to bottom): Rory McGrath andPhil Hope, The Dubarrys, UK Foo Fighters, Liane Carroll and Michael Fabbri. Below: Scooby Doo at Theatre Royal, Afieldoftrees EP Launch and Frankie Forman.

July 25 - 31

For all listings visit www.thebestof.co.uk/brightonandhove

Listings compiled by

Tom Sayer@tomsayeruk

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SATURDAY’S TV 26.07.14BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5 DIGITALCHOICE6.00 Breakfast. 9.00Commonwealth Games. MishalHusain introduces live coverage ofthe opening events on day three ofthe Games in Glasgow, includingthe latest swimming heats andnetball. 12.00 BBC News; Weather.12.15 Commonwealth Games. Livecoverage of the mixed teamtriathlon relay. 3.00Commonwealth Games. Continuedcoverage from Glasgow. 5.25 BBCNews; Regional News; Weather.5.45 Commonwealth Games.Further coverage on day three ofthe Games.7.00 Commonwealth Games.

Hazel Irvine and Gary Linekerintroduce live coverage ofthis evening’s swimmingfinals, which take place atTollcross InternationalSwimming Centre inGlasgow. Coveragecontinues on BBC2.

10.10BBC News; Weather.10.30The National Lottery

Live. Kate Garrawayreveals the results of theLotto and Thunderballdraws, joined by 2013The Voice finalist LeahMcFall.

10.40Tonight at the Games.MarkChapman and Clare Baldingpresent a round-up of theday’s action on day three ofthe Commonwealth Games,featuring triathlon,swimming, netball and trackcycling.

11.40Commonwealth GamesSportsday. KatherineDownes presents a round-upof the third day’s events inGlasgow; National LotteryUpdate.

11.55Weather for the WeekAhead.

12.00 BBC News.

6.00 Film: The Saint’s Vacation.(1941) 7.00 Film: The Saint Meetsthe Tiger. (1943) 8.05 The LivingPlanet. (R) 9.00 Fred Dibnah’sIndustrial Age. (R) 9.30 GreatBritish Railway Journeys. (R)10.00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites.(R) 11.30 Food & Drink. (R) 12.00Rick Stein’s India. (R) 1.00 BetteDavis: Talking Pictures. (R) 1.45Film: Now, Voyager. (1942) 3.40Flog It! 4.40 Hive Alive. (R) 5.40Formula 1: Hungarian Grand PrixQualifying Highlights.6.55 Antiques Road Trip. Antique

experts Charlie Ross andThomas Plant visit Bath, theCotswolds, Gloucestershireand Worcestershire, visitingauctions in Stroud andWrexham along the way.

7.55 Dad’s Army.Mainwaring andWilson decide to recruitwomen into the platoon totake care of the lessdemanding tasks, but thecaptain loses his heart to anattractive widow. (R)

8.25 Proms Extra. New series.Katie Derham returns withthe weekly magazine show,with highlights of the Promsso far and previews of thisweek’s concerts. Plus, musicby pianist Haochen Zhang.

9.10 The MenWhoMade UsSpend. Jacques Perettiexplores the history ofmarketing products tochildren and reveals how thetechniques learned from thishave been applied to adults.Last in the series.

10.10Commonwealth Games.Concluding coverage of daythree of the Games.

10.30Film: Up in the Air. (2009)Comedy drama, starringGeorge Clooney.

12.15 Film: Klute. (1971) 2.05This Is BBC Two.

6.00 CITV: Fort Boyard UltimateChallenge. 6.25 Dino Dan. (R) 6.35Dino Dan. (R) 6.50 Canimals. (R)7.00 Canimals. (R) 7.05 Sooty. (R)7.20 Digimon Fusion. (R) 7.45MrBean: The Animated Series. (R)8.00 Adventure Time. 8.25 ITVNews. 8.30Weekend. 9.25 TheHungry Sailors. (R) 10.25Murder,She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITV News;Weather. 11.30 Storage Hoarders.(R) 12.30 All Star Mr &Mrs. (R)1.30 Dinner Date. (R) 2.30 Film:The Mirror Crack’d. (1980) 4.30Film: Twister. (1996)6.35 Regional Programme;

Weather.6.45 ITV News; Weather.7.00 You’ve Been Framed! Harry

Hill narrates a comicalselection of mishaps filmedby viewers, featuringeverything from cute kidsand crazy animals to pranksand painful-lookingaccidents. (R)

7.30 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars.X Factor winner Sam Bailey,Coronation Street star HayleyTamaddon and gymnast-turned-Strictly winner LouisSmith take turns on thetoken-pushing machine. BenShephard hosts.

8.30 Film: Star Wars: Episode II– Attack of the Clones.(2002) The Jedi Knightsprotect Senator Amidalafrom an assassin – but theirefforts are threatened whencivil war breaks out. Sci-fiprequel, with EwanMcGregor and HaydenChristensen.

11.10 ITV News; Weather.11.30Goodwood Festival of

Speed 2014.12.30 Jackpot247. 3.00 TheJeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 3.40ITV Nightscreen.

6.10 The Hoobs. (R) 6.35 TheHoobs. (R) 7.00 TransWorld Sport.8.00 The Morning Line. 9.00Everybody Loves Raymond. (R)9.30 Everybody Loves Raymond.(R) 9.55 Frasier. (R) 10.25 Frasier.(R) 10.50 The Big Bang Theory. (R)11.15 The Big Bang Theory. (R)11.40 The Big Bang Theory. (R)12.05 The Simpsons. (R) 12.35Speed with Guy Martin. (R) 1.40Channel 4 Racing. 4.15 Come Dinewith Me. (R) 4.45 Come Dine withMe. (R) 5.15 Come Dine with Me.(R) 5.50 Come Dine with Me. (R)6.20 Come Dine with Me. Driving

instructor Alison Firth hoststhe final dinner party inWarwickshire. (R)

6.50 Channel 4 News.7.05 Amazing Spaces Shed of the

Year. George Clarke presidesover the 2014 Shed of theYear competition, visiting arange of extraordinary andeccentric builds vying for thetitle across Britain. (R)

8.00 Grand Designs. KevinMcCloud follows a couplewho discovered that aSuffolk barn they were aboutto restore is one of thesmallest surviving medievalguildhalls in the country. (R)

9.00 Film: Paul. (2011) A captivealien escapes from a secretmilitary base and seeks thehelp of two English comic-book geeks in getting to hisspaceship. Sci-fi comedy,with Simon Pegg and NickFrost.

11.05Alan Carr: Chatty ManSummer Special.WithMiranda Hart, Vin Diesel, TheInbetweeners stars andRizzle Kicks.

12.05 Film: Dreamgirls. (2006)2.20 Utopia. (R) 3.15 Hollyoaks.5.20 How to Cook Like Heston. (R)5.50 River Cottage Veg Heroes. (R)

6.00Milkshake! 10.00 PowerRangers Megaforce. (R) 10.35Power Rangers Megaforce. (R)11.10 Access. 11.15 Big Brother.(R) 12.45 NCIS. (R) 1.40 NCIS. (R)2.40 Film: Cahill, US Marshal.(1973) 4.50 Film: Rio Lobo. (1970)7.00 5 NewsWeekend.7.05 World’s Craziest Weddings.

Comedian Milo McCabenarrates a selection ofincidents and stunts thatmade people’s special dayseven more memorable,including footage of theworld’s first zero-gravitywedding. (R)

8.00 Baby Face Brides.Documentary following threebrides-to-be who will walkdown the aisle as teenagers,including an 18-year-old whowas with her boyfriend forjust four months before heproposed. (R)

9.00 Big Brother. Catching upwith the Big Brothercontestants as they react toFriday night’s live eviction,revealing how anotherdeparture has affected therest of the house.

10.00Autopsy: The Last Hours ofMichael Hutchence. RichardShepherd investigates thedeath of INXS frontmanMichael Hutchence, who wasfound dead with a belt roundhis neck in his Sydney hotelroom in November 1997. (R)

11.00Big Brother’s Bit on thePsych. Psychologicalanalysis of the housemates’behaviour.

12.00 SuperCasino. 3.10 The DogRescuers with Alan Davies. (R)4.00 Great Scientists. (R) 4.25Make It Big. (R) 4.50 The FunkyValley Show. (R) 5.00 Angels ofJarm. (R) 5.10 Roary the RacingCar. (R) 5.20 Angels of Jarm. (R)

BBC Three10.00 Film: Blades of Glory (2007)Ice-skating comedy, starring WillFerrell. 11.30 Family GuyBBC Four7.00 Human Planet 8.00 Treasuresof Ancient Egypt 9.00 InspectorMontalbano 10.55 Pink Floyd: WishYouWere Here 11.55 Pink Floyd: ADelicate Sound of ThunderITV23.30 You’ve Been Framed RidesAgain! 4.30 You’ve Been Framed!5.30 Film: Cats & Dogs (2001)7.15 Film:Mr Bean’s Holiday(2007) 9.00 Film: The 40 Year-OldVirgin (2005) 11.20 Film: Friendswith Kids (2011)ITV34.55 A Touch of Frost 7.00 Lewis. Acollege quiz weekend leads tomurder. Alan Davies guest stars.9.00 Foyle’s War 11.00 Bomb GirlsITV42.00 Tour de France Live. Stage 20from Bergerac to Perigueux. 5.00Storage Wars 6.00 BritishSuperbike ChampionshipHighlights 7.00 Tour de FranceHighlights 8.00 Film: FromRussia with Love (1963) 10.25Film: The Assassination of JesseJames by the Coward RobertFord (2007)E44.00 The Big Bang Theory 5.00How I Met Your Mother 6.30Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7.00 The BigBang Theory 8.00 The 100 9.00Film: Hitman (2007) 10.50 The BigBang Theory 11.50 VirtuallyFamousFilm43.15 Gulliver’s Travels (2010) 4.55The Love Bug (1968) 7.10Stormbreaker (2006) Spyadventure, starring Alex Pettyfer.9.00 Sleepy Hollow (1999) 11.05End of Days (1999)

TheMenWhoMade UsSpendBBC2, 9.10pmJacques Peretti visitsAmerican behaviouralresearchers who use theirskills to help companiesadvertise goods to children,as he explores the historybehindmarketing productsto younger consumers. Hetalks to a Nickelodeonexecutive who broughtAmerican-style kids’ TV tothe UK and also meets acar designer who promotedhis vehicle to the children inthe back seat. Jacquesreveals how thesetechniques have beenapplied to adults, andexplores the rise ofcomputer gaming forgrown-ups.

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SUNDAY’S TV 27.07.14BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5 DIGITALCHOICE6.00 Breakfast. 8.00 The AndrewMarr Show. 8.55 CommonwealthGames. Live coverage of the men’sand women’s marathons. 12.00Commonwealth Games. Continuedcoverage from Glasgow. 1.00 BBCNews; Weather. 1.15Commonwealth Games. HazelIrvine and Jason Mohammadintroduce live coverage of theopening track athletics events atHampden Park, Glasgow, featuringthe heats in the men’s and women’s100m. Coverage continues on BBCTwo. 4.50 BBC News; RegionalNews; Weather. 5.10 Formula 1:Hungarian Grand Prix Highlights.6.30 Commonwealth Games.

Hazel Irvine presents furthercoverage of the fourth day ofthe Games in Glasgow,including athletics and trackcycling.

7.10 Commonwealth Games.Gary Lineker introduces theconcluding live coverage onday four of the Games inGlasgow, featuring the latestnight in the pool at TollcrossInternational SwimmingCentre. Coverage continueson BBC Two.

10.05BBC News; Weather.10.30Tonight at the Games.Mark

Chapman and Clare Baldingpresent a round-up of thefourth day’s action at theCommonwealth Games inGlasgow, featuring athleticsand track cycling.

11.40Commonwealth GamesSportsday. KatherineDownes presents a round-upof the fourth day’s events inGlasgow focusing on themedal-winners as the 20thstaging of the Gamescontinued.


12.00 BBC News.

6.15 Film: The Gay Falcon. (1941)7.20Monty Don’s French Gardens.(R) 8.20 Countryfile. (R) 9.05Gardeners’ World. (R) 9.35 TheBeechgrove Garden. 10.05Saturday Kitchen Best Bites. 11.35Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds. (R)12.05 Rick Stein’s India. (R) 1.05Film: Cimarron. (1960) 3.30Escape to the Country. (R) 4.15Songs of Praise. 4.50Commonwealth Games.6.30 Flog It! Trade Secrets.

Advice on collecting antiquedomestic tools.

7.00 Antiques Road Trip. ThomasPlant and Charlie Ross visitChurch Stretton, Welshpool,Oswestry, Wrexham,Lichfield andWalsall beforeending at their final auctionshowdown in Bedford.

8.00 Dragons’ Den. Twoentrepreneurs try to impressPeter Jones by eating theirown brand of dog food, andthe Dragons are entertainedduring a pitch by a colourfulIndian dance troupe.

9.00 Red Arrows: Inside theBubble. Documentaryoffering an insight into theday-to-day work and lives ofpilots and ground crew asthe Royal Air Force AerobaticTeam prepares to celebrateits 50th display season.

10.05Commonwealth Games. Theconcluding coverage on dayfour of the Games.

10.30QI XL. Extended edition.With Victoria Wood, RichardOsman and Jason Manford.

11.15Film: Casanova. (2005)Romantic period drama, withHeath Ledger.

1.00 Sign Zone: Countryfile. (R)1.55 Holby City. (R) 2.55 This IsBBC Two. 5.45 Homes Under theHammer. (R)

6.00 CITV: Fort Boyard UltimateChallenge. 6.25 Dino Dan. (R) 6.35Dino Dan. (R) 6.50 Canimals. (R)7.00 Canimals. (R) 7.05 Sooty. (R)7.20 Digimon Fusion. (R) 7.45MrBean: The Animated Series. (R)8.00 Deadtime Stories. (R) 8.25ITV News. 8.30Weekend. 9.25May the Best House Win. (R) 10.25Murder, She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITVNews; Weather. 11.35 RiverMonsters. (R) 12.05 Love YourGarden. (R) 1.05 Long Lost Family.(R) 2.05 Film: Columbo: Lady inWaiting. (1971) Crime drama,starring Peter Falk and LeslieNielsen. 3.50Midsomer Murders.(R) 5.50 Tipping Point. (R)6.45 Regional Programme;

Weather.7.00 ITV News; Weather.7.15 Catchphrase. Stephen

Mulhern hosts the gameshow in which threecontestants guess thefamiliar phrases hidden inanimated clues, before oneof them plays to win£50,000. (R)

8.00 Foyle’s War. The detective’sinvestigation into the deathof a nameless Russian leadsto a mysterious militaryfacility run by a respectedcolonel with an impeccablewar record. (R)

10.00 ITV News; Weather.10.15Film: Ocean’s Twelve.

(2004) The crooks reunitewhen an old enemy demandsthey repay the money theystole from him three yearspreviously. Crime capersequel, with George Clooney,Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.

12.30 The Store. 2.35MotorsportUK. 3.25 British SuperbikeChampionship Highlights. 4.15Britain’s Best Bakery. (R) 5.05 TheJeremy Kyle Show. (R)

6.15 The Hoobs. (R) 6.40 TheHoobs. (R) 7.05 VW Racing Cup.7.35 How I Met Your Mother. (R)8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.(R) 8.30 Everybody LovesRaymond. (R) 9.00 Frasier. (R)9.30 Sunday Brunch. 12.30 GeorgeClarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 1.30The Big Bang Theory. (R) 2.00 TheBig Bang Theory. (R) 2.25 TheSimpsons. (R) 2.55 The Simpsons.(R) 3.30 Film: Step Up. (2006)5.35 Deal or No Deal.6.30 Channel 4 News.7.00 Tom’s Fantastic Floating

Home. New series. InventorTom Lawton transforms aderelict boat into a homefilled with practicalinnovations for everyday life,beginning with thechallenges of shelter andsecurity.

8.00 The Mill. Esther comes ofage and leaves the apprenticehouse, Susannah strugglesto adjust to life away fromher friends and Miriam ishorrified by rumourscirculating about her andPeter.

9.00 Child Genius. The 15remaining gifted youngstersface two more gruellingrounds, including one inwhich they have an hour tocommit 104 randomlyshuffled playing cards tomemory.

10.00Film: The Negotiator.(1998) A hostage negotiatoraccused of murder takescaptives and tries toconvince a colleague sent toreason with him of hisinnocence. Thriller, withSamuel L Jackson.

12.40 Film: The Insider. (1999)3.15 The Million Pound Drop. (R)4.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent.(R) 5.05 Deal or No Deal. (R)

6.00Milkshake!: Peppa Pig. 6.05Roary the Racing Car. (R) 6.15Abby’s Flying Fairy School. (R)6.25 Bubble Guppies. (R) 6.40 TheMr Men Show. (R) 6.50 Chloe’sCloset. (R) 7.05 Roobarb andCustard Too. (R) 7.10 Bananas inPyjamas. (R) 7.25MakeWay forNoddy. (R) 7.35Milkshake!Monkey. (R) 7.40 City of Friends.(R) 7.50 Bert and Ernie’s GreatAdventures. (R) 7.55 LittlePrincess. (R) 8.10 The Adventuresof Bottle Top Bill and His BestFriend Corky. (R) 8.25 AngelinaBallerina. (R) 8.35Mio Mao. (R)8.45 Rupert Bear. (R) 9.00 Ben andHolly’s Little Kingdom. (R) 9.15Jelly Jamm. (R) 9.30 LazyTown.(R) 10.00 Access. 10.05My ChildIs a Monkey. (R) 11.05 Big Brother.(R) 12.05 Police Interceptors. (R)1.05 Film: Big Momma’s House.(2000) 2.55 Film: The Kid. (2000)4.55 Film: Happy Feet. (2006)6.55 5 NewsWeekend.7.00 Cricket on 5. England v

India. Mark Nicholaspresents highlights of theopening day of the Third Testat Ageas Bowl inSouthampton, where the fivematch series continued.

8.00 The Incredible HulkWoman:Extraordinary People. Amother-of-three who hasstiff-person syndrome. (R)

9.00 Big Brother. Daily round-upof highlights.

10.00Film: Rambo. (2008) Actionsequel, starring SylvesterStallone.

11.40Film: Universal Soldier: TheReturn. (1999) Actionadventure sequel, starringJean-Claude Van Damme.

1.15 SuperCasino. 3.10 EmergencyBikers. (R) 4.00 Great Scientists.(R) 4.25Make It Big. (R) 4.50 TheFunky Valley Show. (R) 5.00 Angelsof Jarm. (R)

BBC Three10.00 Family Guy 10.45 PeopleJust Do Nothing 11.15 FamilyGuyBBC Four7.00 The Sunday Prom: ChinaPhilharmonic Orchestra 9.15 AHundred Million Musicians: China’sClassical Challenge 9.45 Film: InDarkness (2011)ITV23.55 Film: The Incredible Hulk(2008) 6.05 Film:MrMagorium’sWonder Emporium (2007) 8.00Film: About a Boy (2002) 10.00The Only Way Is Essex 10.50 Film:Saw II (2005)ITV33.50 Film: On the Buses (1971)5.40 Inspector Morse 8.00 PaulO’Grady: For the Love of Dogs 9.00It’ll Be Alright on the Night’s Best ofthe Worst 10.00 Film: The ElephantMan (1980)ITV43.00 Tour de France Live. Stage 21from Evry to the finish line at theChamps-Elysees in Paris. 7.00 TheCar Chasers 8.00 Storage WarsUnlocked 9.00 Tour de FranceHighlights 10.00 Film: The OutlawJosey Wales (1976)E43.30 Suburgatory 4.00 The MindyProject 4.30 New Girl 5.00 The 1006.00 Rude(ish) Tube 7.00 The BigBang Theory 8.00 Film: X-Men(2000) 10.05 The Big Bang Theory11.00 Virtually Famous 11.50 RudeTubeFilm42.55 Five Children and It (2004)4.50Marley and Me (2008) 7.05The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising(2007) 9.00 Solomon Kane (2010)Period fantasy thriller, starringJames Purefoy. 11.05 Underworld:Evolution (2006) Action fantasysequel, starring Kate Beckinsale.

Tom’s Fantastic FloatingHomeChannel 4, 7pmTom Lawton has beenresponsible for a host ofinventions, including skatebikes, 360-degree bubblecameras, wind-poweredlighting systems andrecordable alarm clocks. Inthis programme, he is usinghis creative imagination totransform a derelict boatinto a home filled withpractical inventions foreveryday life. He begins bytackling the challenges ofshelter and security,coming up with an ‘all-seeing eye’ to ward offintruders, an armadillo-inspired retractable roofand a garden thatmaintains itself.

Tom Lawton

Listings supplied by Press AssociationSATURDAY’S TV 26.07.14BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5 DIGITALCHOICE6.00 Breakfast. 9.00Commonwealth Games. MishalHusain introduces live coverage ofthe opening events on day three ofthe Games in Glasgow, includingthe latest swimming heats andnetball. 12.00 BBC News; Weather.12.15 Commonwealth Games. Livecoverage of the mixed teamtriathlon relay. 3.00Commonwealth Games. Continuedcoverage from Glasgow. 5.25 BBCNews; Regional News; Weather.5.45 Commonwealth Games.Further coverage on day three ofthe Games.7.00 Commonwealth Games.

Hazel Irvine and Gary Linekerintroduce live coverage ofthis evening’s swimmingfinals, which take place atTollcross InternationalSwimming Centre inGlasgow. Coveragecontinues on BBC2.

10.10BBC News; Weather.10.30The National Lottery

Live. Kate Garrawayreveals the results of theLotto and Thunderballdraws, joined by 2013The Voice finalist LeahMcFall.

10.40Tonight at the Games.MarkChapman and Clare Baldingpresent a round-up of theday’s action on day three ofthe Commonwealth Games,featuring triathlon,swimming, netball and trackcycling.

11.40Commonwealth GamesSportsday. KatherineDownes presents a round-upof the third day’s events inGlasgow; National LotteryUpdate.


12.00 BBC News.

6.00 Film: The Saint’s Vacation.(1941) 7.00 Film: The Saint Meetsthe Tiger. (1943) 8.05 The LivingPlanet. (R) 9.00 Fred Dibnah’sIndustrial Age. (R) 9.30 GreatBritish Railway Journeys. (R)10.00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites.(R) 11.30 Food & Drink. (R) 12.00Rick Stein’s India. (R) 1.00 BetteDavis: Talking Pictures. (R) 1.45Film: Now, Voyager. (1942) 3.40Flog It! 4.40 Hive Alive. (R) 5.40Formula 1: Hungarian Grand PrixQualifying Highlights.6.55 Antiques Road Trip. Antique

experts Charlie Ross andThomas Plant visit Bath, theCotswolds, Gloucestershireand Worcestershire, visitingauctions in Stroud andWrexham along the way.

7.55 Dad’s Army.Mainwaring andWilson decide to recruitwomen into the platoon totake care of the lessdemanding tasks, but thecaptain loses his heart to anattractive widow. (R)

8.25 Proms Extra. New series.Katie Derham returns withthe weekly magazine show,with highlights of the Promsso far and previews of thisweek’s concerts. Plus, musicby pianist Haochen Zhang.

9.10 The MenWhoMade UsSpend. Jacques Perettiexplores the history ofmarketing products tochildren and reveals how thetechniques learned from thishave been applied to adults.Last in the series.

10.10Commonwealth Games.Concluding coverage of daythree of the Games.

10.30Film: Up in the Air. (2009)Comedy drama, starringGeorge Clooney.

12.15 Film: Klute. (1971) 2.05This Is BBC Two.

6.00 CITV: Fort Boyard UltimateChallenge. 6.25 Dino Dan. (R) 6.35Dino Dan. (R) 6.50 Canimals. (R)7.00 Canimals. (R) 7.05 Sooty. (R)7.20 Digimon Fusion. (R) 7.45MrBean: The Animated Series. (R)8.00 Adventure Time. 8.25 ITVNews. 8.30Weekend. 9.25 TheHungry Sailors. (R) 10.25Murder,She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITV News;Weather. 11.30 Storage Hoarders.(R) 12.30 All Star Mr &Mrs. (R)1.30 Dinner Date. (R) 2.30 Film:The Mirror Crack’d. (1980) 4.30Film: Twister. (1996)6.35 Regional Programme;

Weather.6.45 ITV News; Weather.7.00 You’ve Been Framed! Harry

Hill narrates a comicalselection of mishaps filmedby viewers, featuringeverything from cute kidsand crazy animals to pranksand painful-lookingaccidents. (R)

7.30 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars.X Factor winner Sam Bailey,Coronation Street star HayleyTamaddon and gymnast-turned-Strictly winner LouisSmith take turns on thetoken-pushing machine. BenShephard hosts.

8.30 Film: Star Wars: Episode II– Attack of the Clones.(2002) The Jedi Knightsprotect Senator Amidalafrom an assassin – but theirefforts are threatened whencivil war breaks out. Sci-fiprequel, with EwanMcGregor and HaydenChristensen.

11.10 ITV News; Weather.11.30Goodwood Festival of

Speed 2014.12.30 Jackpot247. 3.00 TheJeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 3.40ITV Nightscreen.

6.10 The Hoobs. (R) 6.35 TheHoobs. (R) 7.00 TransWorld Sport.8.00 The Morning Line. 9.00Everybody Loves Raymond. (R)9.30 Everybody Loves Raymond.(R) 9.55 Frasier. (R) 10.25 Frasier.(R) 10.50 The Big Bang Theory. (R)11.15 The Big Bang Theory. (R)11.40 The Big Bang Theory. (R)12.05 The Simpsons. (R) 12.35Speed with Guy Martin. (R) 1.40Channel 4 Racing. 4.15 Come Dinewith Me. (R) 4.45 Come Dine withMe. (R) 5.15 Come Dine with Me.(R) 5.50 Come Dine with Me. (R)6.20 Come Dine with Me. Driving

instructor Alison Firth hoststhe final dinner party inWarwickshire. (R)

6.50 Channel 4 News.7.05 Amazing Spaces Shed of the

Year. George Clarke presidesover the 2014 Shed of theYear competition, visiting arange of extraordinary andeccentric builds vying for thetitle across Britain. (R)

8.00 Grand Designs. KevinMcCloud follows a couplewho discovered that aSuffolk barn they were aboutto restore is one of thesmallest surviving medievalguildhalls in the country. (R)

9.00 Film: Paul. (2011) A captivealien escapes from a secretmilitary base and seeks thehelp of two English comic-book geeks in getting to hisspaceship. Sci-fi comedy,with Simon Pegg and NickFrost.

11.05Alan Carr: Chatty ManSummer Special.WithMiranda Hart, Vin Diesel, TheInbetweeners stars andRizzle Kicks.

12.05 Film: Dreamgirls. (2006)2.20 Utopia. (R) 3.15 Hollyoaks.5.20 How to Cook Like Heston. (R)5.50 River Cottage Veg Heroes. (R)

6.00Milkshake! 10.00 PowerRangers Megaforce. (R) 10.35Power Rangers Megaforce. (R)11.10 Access. 11.15 Big Brother.(R) 12.45 NCIS. (R) 1.40 NCIS. (R)2.40 Film: Cahill, US Marshal.(1973) 4.50 Film: Rio Lobo. (1970)7.00 5 NewsWeekend.7.05 World’s Craziest Weddings.

Comedian Milo McCabenarrates a selection ofincidents and stunts thatmade people’s special dayseven more memorable,including footage of theworld’s first zero-gravitywedding. (R)

8.00 Baby Face Brides.Documentary following threebrides-to-be who will walkdown the aisle as teenagers,including an 18-year-old whowas with her boyfriend forjust four months before heproposed. (R)

9.00 Big Brother. Catching upwith the Big Brothercontestants as they react toFriday night’s live eviction,revealing how anotherdeparture has affected therest of the house.

10.00Autopsy: The Last Hours ofMichael Hutchence. RichardShepherd investigates thedeath of INXS frontmanMichael Hutchence, who wasfound dead with a belt roundhis neck in his Sydney hotelroom in November 1997. (R)

11.00Big Brother’s Bit on thePsych. Psychologicalanalysis of the housemates’behaviour.

12.00 SuperCasino. 3.10 The DogRescuers with Alan Davies. (R)4.00 Great Scientists. (R) 4.25Make It Big. (R) 4.50 The FunkyValley Show. (R) 5.00 Angels ofJarm. (R) 5.10 Roary the RacingCar. (R) 5.20 Angels of Jarm. (R)

BBC Three10.00 Film: Blades of Glory (2007)Ice-skating comedy, starring WillFerrell. 11.30 Family GuyBBC Four7.00 Human Planet 8.00 Treasuresof Ancient Egypt 9.00 InspectorMontalbano 10.55 Pink Floyd: WishYouWere Here 11.55 Pink Floyd: ADelicate Sound of ThunderITV23.30 You’ve Been Framed RidesAgain! 4.30 You’ve Been Framed!5.30 Film: Cats & Dogs (2001)7.15 Film:Mr Bean’s Holiday(2007) 9.00 Film: The 40 Year-OldVirgin (2005) 11.20 Film: Friendswith Kids (2011)ITV34.55 A Touch of Frost 7.00 Lewis. Acollege quiz weekend leads tomurder. Alan Davies guest stars.9.00 Foyle’s War 11.00 Bomb GirlsITV42.00 Tour de France Live. Stage 20from Bergerac to Perigueux. 5.00Storage Wars 6.00 BritishSuperbike ChampionshipHighlights 7.00 Tour de FranceHighlights 8.00 Film: FromRussia with Love (1963) 10.25Film: The Assassination of JesseJames by the Coward RobertFord (2007)E44.00 The Big Bang Theory 5.00How I Met Your Mother 6.30Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7.00 The BigBang Theory 8.00 The 100 9.00Film: Hitman (2007) 10.50 The BigBang Theory 11.50 VirtuallyFamousFilm43.15 Gulliver’s Travels (2010) 4.55The Love Bug (1968) 7.10Stormbreaker (2006) Spyadventure, starring Alex Pettyfer.9.00 Sleepy Hollow (1999) 11.05End of Days (1999)

TheMenWhoMade UsSpendBBC2, 9.10pmJacques Peretti visitsAmerican behaviouralresearchers who use theirskills to help companiesadvertise goods to children,as he explores the historybehindmarketing productsto younger consumers. Hetalks to a Nickelodeonexecutive who broughtAmerican-style kids’ TV tothe UK and also meets acar designer who promotedhis vehicle to the children inthe back seat. Jacquesreveals how thesetechniques have beenapplied to adults, andexplores the rise ofcomputer gaming forgrown-ups.

Jacques Peretti

SUNDAY’S TV 27.07.14BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5 DIGITALCHOICE6.00 Breakfast. 8.00 The AndrewMarr Show. 8.55 CommonwealthGames. Live coverage of the men’sand women’s marathons. 12.00Commonwealth Games. Continuedcoverage from Glasgow. 1.00 BBCNews; Weather. 1.15Commonwealth Games. HazelIrvine and Jason Mohammadintroduce live coverage of theopening track athletics events atHampden Park, Glasgow, featuringthe heats in the men’s and women’s100m. Coverage continues on BBCTwo. 4.50 BBC News; RegionalNews; Weather. 5.10 Formula 1:Hungarian Grand Prix Highlights.6.30 Commonwealth Games.

Hazel Irvine presents furthercoverage of the fourth day ofthe Games in Glasgow,including athletics and trackcycling.

7.10 Commonwealth Games.Gary Lineker introduces theconcluding live coverage onday four of the Games inGlasgow, featuring the latestnight in the pool at TollcrossInternational SwimmingCentre. Coverage continueson BBC Two.

10.05BBC News; Weather.10.30Tonight at the Games.Mark

Chapman and Clare Baldingpresent a round-up of thefourth day’s action at theCommonwealth Games inGlasgow, featuring athleticsand track cycling.

11.40Commonwealth GamesSportsday. KatherineDownes presents a round-upof the fourth day’s events inGlasgow focusing on themedal-winners as the 20thstaging of the Gamescontinued.


12.00 BBC News.

6.15 Film: The Gay Falcon. (1941)7.20Monty Don’s French Gardens.(R) 8.20 Countryfile. (R) 9.05Gardeners’ World. (R) 9.35 TheBeechgrove Garden. 10.05Saturday Kitchen Best Bites. 11.35Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds. (R)12.05 Rick Stein’s India. (R) 1.05Film: Cimarron. (1960) 3.30Escape to the Country. (R) 4.15Songs of Praise. 4.50Commonwealth Games.6.30 Flog It! Trade Secrets.

Advice on collecting antiquedomestic tools.

7.00 Antiques Road Trip. ThomasPlant and Charlie Ross visitChurch Stretton, Welshpool,Oswestry, Wrexham,Lichfield andWalsall beforeending at their final auctionshowdown in Bedford.

8.00 Dragons’ Den. Twoentrepreneurs try to impressPeter Jones by eating theirown brand of dog food, andthe Dragons are entertainedduring a pitch by a colourfulIndian dance troupe.

9.00 Red Arrows: Inside theBubble. Documentaryoffering an insight into theday-to-day work and lives ofpilots and ground crew asthe Royal Air Force AerobaticTeam prepares to celebrateits 50th display season.

10.05Commonwealth Games. Theconcluding coverage on dayfour of the Games.

10.30QI XL. Extended edition.With Victoria Wood, RichardOsman and Jason Manford.

11.15Film: Casanova. (2005)Romantic period drama, withHeath Ledger.

1.00 Sign Zone: Countryfile. (R)1.55 Holby City. (R) 2.55 This IsBBC Two. 5.45 Homes Under theHammer. (R)

6.00 CITV: Fort Boyard UltimateChallenge. 6.25 Dino Dan. (R) 6.35Dino Dan. (R) 6.50 Canimals. (R)7.00 Canimals. (R) 7.05 Sooty. (R)7.20 Digimon Fusion. (R) 7.45MrBean: The Animated Series. (R)8.00 Deadtime Stories. (R) 8.25ITV News. 8.30Weekend. 9.25May the Best House Win. (R) 10.25Murder, She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITVNews; Weather. 11.35 RiverMonsters. (R) 12.05 Love YourGarden. (R) 1.05 Long Lost Family.(R) 2.05 Film: Columbo: Lady inWaiting. (1971) Crime drama,starring Peter Falk and LeslieNielsen. 3.50Midsomer Murders.(R) 5.50 Tipping Point. (R)6.45 Regional Programme;

Weather.7.00 ITV News; Weather.7.15 Catchphrase. Stephen

Mulhern hosts the gameshow in which threecontestants guess thefamiliar phrases hidden inanimated clues, before oneof them plays to win£50,000. (R)

8.00 Foyle’s War. The detective’sinvestigation into the deathof a nameless Russian leadsto a mysterious militaryfacility run by a respectedcolonel with an impeccablewar record. (R)

10.00 ITV News; Weather.10.15Film: Ocean’s Twelve.

(2004) The crooks reunitewhen an old enemy demandsthey repay the money theystole from him three yearspreviously. Crime capersequel, with George Clooney,Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.

12.30 The Store. 2.35MotorsportUK. 3.25 British SuperbikeChampionship Highlights. 4.15Britain’s Best Bakery. (R) 5.05 TheJeremy Kyle Show. (R)

6.15 The Hoobs. (R) 6.40 TheHoobs. (R) 7.05 VW Racing Cup.7.35 How I Met Your Mother. (R)8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.(R) 8.30 Everybody LovesRaymond. (R) 9.00 Frasier. (R)9.30 Sunday Brunch. 12.30 GeorgeClarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 1.30The Big Bang Theory. (R) 2.00 TheBig Bang Theory. (R) 2.25 TheSimpsons. (R) 2.55 The Simpsons.(R) 3.30 Film: Step Up. (2006)5.35 Deal or No Deal.6.30 Channel 4 News.7.00 Tom’s Fantastic Floating

Home. New series. InventorTom Lawton transforms aderelict boat into a homefilled with practicalinnovations for everyday life,beginning with thechallenges of shelter andsecurity.

8.00 The Mill. Esther comes ofage and leaves the apprenticehouse, Susannah strugglesto adjust to life away fromher friends and Miriam ishorrified by rumourscirculating about her andPeter.

9.00 Child Genius. The 15remaining gifted youngstersface two more gruellingrounds, including one inwhich they have an hour tocommit 104 randomlyshuffled playing cards tomemory.

10.00Film: The Negotiator.(1998) A hostage negotiatoraccused of murder takescaptives and tries toconvince a colleague sent toreason with him of hisinnocence. Thriller, withSamuel L Jackson.

12.40 Film: The Insider. (1999)3.15 The Million Pound Drop. (R)4.10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent.(R) 5.05 Deal or No Deal. (R)

6.00Milkshake!: Peppa Pig. 6.05Roary the Racing Car. (R) 6.15Abby’s Flying Fairy School. (R)6.25 Bubble Guppies. (R) 6.40 TheMr Men Show. (R) 6.50 Chloe’sCloset. (R) 7.05 Roobarb andCustard Too. (R) 7.10 Bananas inPyjamas. (R) 7.25MakeWay forNoddy. (R) 7.35Milkshake!Monkey. (R) 7.40 City of Friends.(R) 7.50 Bert and Ernie’s GreatAdventures. (R) 7.55 LittlePrincess. (R) 8.10 The Adventuresof Bottle Top Bill and His BestFriend Corky. (R) 8.25 AngelinaBallerina. (R) 8.35Mio Mao. (R)8.45 Rupert Bear. (R) 9.00 Ben andHolly’s Little Kingdom. (R) 9.15Jelly Jamm. (R) 9.30 LazyTown.(R) 10.00 Access. 10.05My ChildIs a Monkey. (R) 11.05 Big Brother.(R) 12.05 Police Interceptors. (R)1.05 Film: Big Momma’s House.(2000) 2.55 Film: The Kid. (2000)4.55 Film: Happy Feet. (2006)6.55 5 NewsWeekend.7.00 Cricket on 5. England v

India. Mark Nicholaspresents highlights of theopening day of the Third Testat Ageas Bowl inSouthampton, where the fivematch series continued.

8.00 The Incredible HulkWoman:Extraordinary People. Amother-of-three who hasstiff-person syndrome. (R)

9.00 Big Brother. Daily round-upof highlights.

10.00Film: Rambo. (2008) Actionsequel, starring SylvesterStallone.

11.40Film: Universal Soldier: TheReturn. (1999) Actionadventure sequel, starringJean-Claude Van Damme.

1.15 SuperCasino. 3.10 EmergencyBikers. (R) 4.00 Great Scientists.(R) 4.25Make It Big. (R) 4.50 TheFunky Valley Show. (R) 5.00 Angelsof Jarm. (R)

BBC Three10.00 Family Guy 10.45 PeopleJust Do Nothing 11.15 FamilyGuyBBC Four7.00 The Sunday Prom: ChinaPhilharmonic Orchestra 9.15 AHundred Million Musicians: China’sClassical Challenge 9.45 Film: InDarkness (2011)ITV23.55 Film: The Incredible Hulk(2008) 6.05 Film:MrMagorium’sWonder Emporium (2007) 8.00Film: About a Boy (2002) 10.00The Only Way Is Essex 10.50 Film:Saw II (2005)ITV33.50 Film: On the Buses (1971)5.40 Inspector Morse 8.00 PaulO’Grady: For the Love of Dogs 9.00It’ll Be Alright on the Night’s Best ofthe Worst 10.00 Film: The ElephantMan (1980)ITV43.00 Tour de France Live. Stage 21from Evry to the finish line at theChamps-Elysees in Paris. 7.00 TheCar Chasers 8.00 Storage WarsUnlocked 9.00 Tour de FranceHighlights 10.00 Film: The OutlawJosey Wales (1976)E43.30 Suburgatory 4.00 The MindyProject 4.30 New Girl 5.00 The 1006.00 Rude(ish) Tube 7.00 The BigBang Theory 8.00 Film: X-Men(2000) 10.05 The Big Bang Theory11.00 Virtually Famous 11.50 RudeTubeFilm42.55 Five Children and It (2004)4.50Marley and Me (2008) 7.05The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising(2007) 9.00 Solomon Kane (2010)Period fantasy thriller, starringJames Purefoy. 11.05 Underworld:Evolution (2006) Action fantasysequel, starring Kate Beckinsale.

Tom’s Fantastic FloatingHomeChannel 4, 7pmTom Lawton has beenresponsible for a host ofinventions, including skatebikes, 360-degree bubblecameras, wind-poweredlighting systems andrecordable alarm clocks. Inthis programme, he is usinghis creative imagination totransform a derelict boatinto a home filled withpractical inventions foreveryday life. He begins bytackling the challenges ofshelter and security,coming up with an ‘all-seeing eye’ to ward offintruders, an armadillo-inspired retractable roofand a garden thatmaintains itself.

Tom Lawton

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

aery, ardency, candy, coney, cony, corny, cosy, coyer, crayon, crayoned, crayons, crony, cyan, cyder, decay, decays, decoy, decoys, decry, denary, deny, descry, dory, doyen, dray, drey, dyer, dyes, dyne, easy, nary, nosey, nosy, racy, randy, rayed, rayon, rays, ready, rosy, sandy, sayer,

Last week’s solutions:

Scribble pad ✍

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

Double Crossword

Across Down

Across Down

Quick Clues:

Cryptic Clues:Choose either quick or cryptic clues.

7. Writers find it

absorbing (8,5)

8. Masterful man

I don’t have to

replace (8)

9. Off it goes to wreak

destruction (4)

10. Press for identity

documents? (6)

12. It’s very hot when

it’s clear on the hill

(6)

14. Dock item (6)

16. Condescends to

change the design

(6)

18. Cross and

discourteous, we

hear (4)

20. A love letter

disposed to show

forbearance (8)

22. It’s empowered to

remove unwanted

growth (8,5)

1. Local tea-place

perhaps (8)

2. Knock everybody

out (6)

3. Mail order for a city

(4)

4. Shaken and upset

(8)

5. A bend in the road

(6)

6. Miner’s union? (4)

11. Lone Royalist,

perhaps (8)

13. Switched-on

motorists may

have it (8)

15. He may go to pot

(6)

17. A way of

approach that isn’t

welcomed? (6)

19. Lois becomes a

medium (4)

21. It’s not the key part

of a fire-arm (4)

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

Kakuro

12 24 11 24

11 17 7

24

8 21 10

11

7 13

10

9 16

14 9 4

14 16

18 17

16 11 8

16 8

15 11

6 30

12 7 11

18 6

18

15 25

6 3

45

8 9 3 7 95 3 1 7 4 9 8

8 6 3 59 8 2 6

3 1 8 5 2 4 72 5 9 3

4 8 9 72 7 3 1 8 4 5

9 7 3 1 1 35 9 8 4 2 62 5 7 3

7. Exaggeration (13)

8. Guise (8)

9. Want (4)

10. Soup dish (6)

12. Tattle (6)

14. Feverish (6)

16. Jostle (6)

18. Visage (4)

20. Absurdity (8)

22. Meditation (13)

1. Proposal (8)

2. Squirm (6)

3. Stupefy (4)

4. Power (8)

5. Compensation (6)

6. Formerly (4)

11. Soubriquet (8)

13. Fantasy (8)

15. Agreement (6)

17. Scabbard (6)

19. Particle (4)

21. Invalid (4)

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

Last week’s solutions:

NE

OY

V L O

R L

T

L

A IS E

NI

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The letter represented by the question mark is H. Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, all religions.

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

N VL S

T A

Last week’s solutions:Boost, Order, Oddly, Sells, Tryst.

B

V I V AS T E NT E I VS L E NT E S I

LEETN

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Here in the UK, you don’t need a licence in order to practise as an estate agent. Indeed, you couldn’t get one, even if you wanted one. They simply don’t exist.

However, With the additional protection provided by the updated Codes for sales and letting agents, developed by the NAEA and the Property Ombudsman, which come into force 1st August 2014, consumers should enjoy greater protection.

Licensing is often seen as a panacea for most of the problems and perceived abuses routinely laid at the door of estate agents – and in fact it has long been promoted by the industry’s principal professional body, the National Association of Estate Agents. But then again, there are others in the industry who simply see this as something akin to a power-grab by the Association, which would dearly love to be appointed as

the licensing body.The real problem is that

licensing alone is no guarantee of professional performance.

You only have to think about some of the driving you see on our roads to realise that! In any case, one of the main arguments in favour of a licensing system – that the threat of disqualification would discourage bad practices – is rendered more or less redundant by the fact that sanctions of this kind already exist. The fact is, an agent found guilty of serious professional misconduct can already be banned from practising under the provisions of the Estate Agents Act 1979 - or drummed out of the Property Ombudsman scheme, which amounts to pretty much the same thing.

The trouble is, neither of these sanctions is used often enough to make people take them seriously.

All in all then, licensing is not

the silver bullet that so many would like it to be.

So, what’s the real answer? Needless to say, I don’t think there is a quick fix.

What is needed, I would suggest, is a combination of things. And first and foremost is more effective and consistent policing of the legislation that already exists. After that, in an ideal world, you could add mandatory training leading to recognised professional qualifications.

Many of the best and most reputable estate agents want the industry to be licensed. It may be the way to go, but for now, a visit to an office and a proper discussion with an agent should alert you to whether or not you want to entrust your home sale to them.

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The Cocktail Shack: Innovative drinks,laid-back vibes, and some great tunes

Fancy a cheap and cheerful cocktail? Then you’re in luck: countless Brighton and Hove bars serve them up by the gallon. But a small handful of truly exciting, original establishments are really shaking and stirring up Brighton’s cocktail scene.

Ali Bell, one of the best mixologists in the city, runs the Cocktail Shack on Regency Square, a tiny bar with an increasingly big reputation among the city’s more discerning drinkers.

Essentially the hotel bar of the fabulous Artist Residence, the Cocktail Shack is easy to miss. Keep an eye out for its shabby blue and pink door framed by palm trees. Inside you’ll find one of Brighton’s most intimate hideaways, a Caribbean-inspired rum shack, with a bar made of corrugated iron and reclaimed West Pier wood. A single window serves up sea views; there’s a mere handful of tile-topped tables. Reggae, dub and ska play on the stereo.

Well-travelled Ali, who perfected his craft at Merkaba and Plateau, is in his element here: “We opened in February and I took my time getting

the exact menu I wanted up and running. It’s a short menu - there are just 12 cocktails. It’s concise and a little bit experimental. I don’t have to worry about making a hundred different cocktails every night. I spend time preparing the ingredients for each one exactly as I want them.”

The menu itself is broken into two parts: “Twisted Classics” are Ali’s takes on established cocktails. The La Condesa - loosely based on a Manhattan - is made with his

own blended sweet vermouth, while the Banana Daiquiri, made with homemade banana rum, is crisp and refreshing, rather than syrupy and blended.

Of the ‘“House Originals”, I love the Jack Dempsey punch, a mouth-puckering concoction of Mount Gay Eclipse rum, Fernet Branca, lemon and sugar. It’s tart, clean, and a perfect aperitif.

Not into rum? The Truth Be Told - gin, pineapple, lemon, coriander, jalapeño water, absinthe and egg

white - is a “savoury cocktail” with layers of flavour, while the East Meets West - rhubarb vodka, apricot liqueur, lime and tonic - is summer in a glass. Cocktails are all under a tenner, with a small selection of beer and wine also available.

Ali’s kit includes a dehydrator and a food smoker, bringing a touch of alchemy to his already-innovative menu. He’s letting his imagination run wild, and described to me a new idea he’s toying with: a gin martini consisting of nori seaweed-infused gin and a garnish of sea purslane. “That’s when it starts to get a bit weird, but we can afford to experiment here,” he says. “People aren’t coming for dinner, they’re not coming for a coffee. They come for the cocktails.

“There’s absolutely no stress in the Shack at all. It’s a big escape from Brighton, and an easy place to lose a few hours. After dark, the room becomes very warm, very chilled, very relaxed. You can walk through that door - which is battered, worn, stripped back - and just disappear into the Caribbean for a while.”

Claire Beveridge is on holiday. To read more by Suzanne Rose and the Places I Eat Brighton team, visit www.placesieatbrighton.com

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Apart from Macchiato, the most regularly mispronounced drink on our menu is Mocha. Actually, people also have issues with Shakeroono, but we invented that so we understand.

We cannot claim credit for

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the next. These stories will, of course, be utterly fictitious, thus continuing the timeless tradition of, when we’re not sure of something’s origin, passing off falsehoods and fairy tales as facts with historical merit.

If you imagine a Latte and then add a Yorkie, then you’ve got yourself a Mocha. It’ll look like a Cappuccino, but beneath its uniform exterior will be a decadently-desirable dose

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I’ve mentioned milestones before on these pages: how one shouldn’t worry unnecessarily about them or the time taken in reaching them. Your children will likely get

there soon enough.It turns out, though, that there

are some milestones you’d really rather your little ones didn’t reach.

Like their first fight. Tibbons

marked this milestone recently, or rather another child did, all over his sweet little face.

The cause of this set-to? We’re none the wiser – what happens in nursery, stays in nursery!

Or how about when they begin to view their buggy as the curtailment of freedom that it truly is? Another milestone you’d really rather do without, but sure enough it turns up anyway and you’re left to deal with a screaming child on the street, arching their back and flailing their limbs with no regard for personal safety (or, let’s face it,

the general custom to behave in a dignified manner in public).

Incidentally, if anyone knows whether this milestone outlasts the life of the buggy, I’d be grateful for a heads-up.

Then there’s the one where they learn to answer back, but in such a cute or amusing way that you end up laughing despite yourself and that’s it, any stand you were hoping to take against whatever has been demanded or refused is gone.

You only have yourself (and their darn cuteness) to blame.

I’m told there’s also a milestone

where they learn to answer back in a less cute way, but we’re not there yet.

I just thought I’d better warn you in case you’re fast approaching it and it takes you by surprise (unlikely if you’ve ever been in a park when a parent tries to coax their four- or five-year-old to leave before the child is ready to go).

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A warm welcome in a city which combines best of two continents

You can often tell a lot about a city by its people.

London is metropolitan and diverse, Paris slightly aloof in an oh-so-cool way, Milan fashionable and New York too busy to stop for five minutes, let alone sleep.

That being the case, Montreal must be one of the friendliest cities in the world.

Having got talking to a local on an internal flight from Toronto and bonded over a love of ice hockey, I found myself not waiting in snow and minus-God-only-knows temperatures for a bus into town but being whisked on a whistle-stop tour of Montreal by my new-found friend.

An important businessman he may have been, but my unofficial tour guide thought nothing of ferrying me to my hotel via an array of local sights. Meetings could wait. He was, it appeared, intent on first showcasing his city to visitors. A better first impression could not be made by all the marketing campaigns money could buy.

It is so refreshing to meet someone who is passionate about where they live. It rubs off on you. Makes you want to explore for yourself. And so it was with Scott and his passion for Montreal. I found myself liking the city before I had even stepped foot on its snow-covered pavements.

Montreal is, as most people know, a French speaking part of Canada. And it isn’t just the language which possesses a Gallic flavour. The architecture, culture and attitude of its inhabitants has more in common with continental Europe than its near neighbours in the US. Imagine the best bits of Europe, funnelled through an

unbelievably polite, well-mannered and agreeable population. It isn’t far off a match made in heaven.

Strange then that one of the city’s landmarks is as quintessentially English as one could image.

Standing almost 20 metres high in the picturesque setting of Old Montreal stands a monument to a true British hero: Horatio Nelson. Erected in 1809, Montreal’s Nelson’s Column predates its London counterpart by more than three decades. The oldest monument in Montreal, the column was paid for by public donations from both the British and French Montrealers. In fact, contrary to what you might presume given its predominant language, the city folk held no particular love for either Napoleon or the French Revolution.

Nelson’s Column is far from being the only structure of historical note. Other highlights include the Notre-Dame Basilica in Rue Saint Sulpice which is as eye-catching as anything in Rome or Paris, and the Olympic Tower and Olympic Stadium’s Observatory, which provide not only a glimpse of 1970s iconic architecture but

also provide spectacular views of Montreal and the surrounding area.

A stone’s throw away from the tower is the Montreal Biodome - originally designed as a velodrome to help host the 1976 Olympics, it has since been converted into an indoor nature experience which allows visitors to walk through replicas of four ecosystems found in the Americas. It is a welcome way to spend an afternoon defrosting if visiting during the winter months.

No trip to Montreal, however, would be complete with an evening spent worshipping at the altar of Canadian culture. Or ice hockey as we call it.

The Montreal Canadiens are one of the NHL’s biggest clubs and a game at their raucous Bell Centre headquarters is one of the great sporting experiences. Nothing taps into the Canadian collective psyche as perfectly as night at the hockey.

Montreal is a perfect blend of Europe and North America. A city with so much to offer, and one which goes out of its way to make you feel welcome.

Richard Morris@BrightonIndy

This month is all about being outdoorsy with our coastal weather variants. I’m carrying a voluminous scarf everywhere; it seems to function as an all-round shield, shelter, and sailing aid.

Beauty-wise there are a ton of treats accumulating in the Pretty Good kitty. So far, I’m rather charmed by the Mini Festival Survival Kit put together by the good folk at Naissance.

I could use it at our annual Pride rave-up, but I will test it for real with the Brighton Odditorium massive at the Wilderness Festival in Oxford next month.

The festival survival kit includes a sparkly pot of Aloe

Vera body-glitter fairy dust (absolutely crucial, this stuff!), Bentley Organic anti-bac hand-sanitiser, earth-friendly chamomile baby wipes, Aloe Vera seaweed gel, and Naissance Tea Tree shampoo - which all comes in at under £18.

My colleague is busy testing the Naissance Hemp for Men grooming essentials gift pack and I’ll let you know how he gets on with it all at his gym. You get a 50ml shaving oil and 100ml shampoo, plus a 100ml

Hemp for Men Bath & Shower Gel (pictured).

Hemp oil sounds all tough and hardcore, but it actually contains fatty acids that nourish and moisturise to support the skin. The pure and natural ingredients clean gently, leaving you refreshed and hydrated. The trio is free from any artificial chemicals, preservatives, parabens or sulphates. At £9.99 (flannel included), it’s a nice buy - and the bottle-sizes conform to British airport regulations if you are flying.

Purepotions are an ethical Brighton brand and they sent us some terrific little balms and

lovely baby care to try. I look forward

to sharing more feedback for you from a

friend who is a new

mum. But

we’ll just have to wait until her little bundle is ready for her first massage. Their blogpost about cortisol and stress is really insightful, if you sometimes live with dry skin or eczema. I am about embark on some skin salvation with their dry skin hero.

I’ll also keep some Lavender Rescue Salve close to hand as the safflower and olive oil helps with sunburn and chapped lips. And the organic lavender can soothe me if this summer gets any more hectic.

BeautyPretty Good Thinking Sarah Morgan

@sarah_morgan

the Pretty Good kitty. So far, I’m rather charmed by the Mini Festival Survival Kit put together by the good folk at Naissance.

I could use it at our annual Pride rave-up, but I will test it for real with the Brighton Odditorium massive at the Wilderness Festival in Oxford next month.

The festival survival kit includes a sparkly pot of Aloe

Vera body-glitter fairy dust (absolutely crucial, this stuff!), Bentley Organic anti-bac hand-sanitiser, earth-friendly chamomile baby wipes, Aloe Vera seaweed gel, and Naissance Tea Tree shampoo - which all comes in at under £18.

trio is free from any artificial chemicals, preservatives, parabens or sulphates. At £9.99 (flannel included), it’s a nice buy - and the bottle-sizes conform to British airport regulations if you are flying.

Purepotions are an ethical Brighton brand and they sent us some terrific little balms and

lovely baby care to try. I look forward

to sharing more feedback for you from a

friend who is a new

mum. But

we’ll just have to wait until her little bundle is ready for her first massage. Their blogpost about cortisol and stress is really insightful, if you sometimes live with dry skin or eczema. I am about embark on some skin salvation with their dry skin hero.

Nelson’s Column in Montreal is older than the one in London


Sportwww.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk@BrightonIndy

Sussex begin their Royal London One Day Cup campaign on Sunday - no doubt hoping for a more convincing showing than the county has managed in their Natwest T20 Blast games.

The Sharks enjoyed an encouraging five-wicket win over Glamorgan in Hove last Tuesday to just about keep their T20 quarter final qualifying hopes alive.

Any slim chance the side had of making the knock-out stages, however, was dispatched to the boundary rope on Friday night, when the Sharks lost to Hampshire by five runs.

The final match of the Sharks’ T20 group fixtures is at Essex tonight (Friday) and having lost eight of their 13 T20 matches so far, Sussex are likely to be relieved to shift their short-form focus to

the one-day game on Sunday.Starting at 10.30am at

Horsham’s picturesque Cricketfield Road ground, Sussex take on Nottinghamshire and will be hoping for an opening-game win.

The county certainly has players hitting form.

Will Beer, again overlooked in this week’s County Championship match, will be hopeful of returning to the first team fold, while big-hitting Luke Wright has impressed at Horsham already this week with 89 in the first innings against Warwickshire.

Batsman Craig Cachopa has also been in good form with the bat. The 22-year-old, who was born in South Africa but has captained New Zealand Under 19s, recently put pen to paper on a two-year deal with Sussex. The player holds a Portuguese passport so qualifies as a non-overseas player.

And he celebrated his deal

with first innings 84 against Warwickshire - a total which included a whopping 18 fours. He then managed 54 from 70 balls in the second innings, including another ten fours and a six.

Nottingham have themselves made a recent signing - and one with a significant Sussex connection.

Chris Adams, who enjoyed an almost unrivalled spell of success as Sussex captain, has joined Nottinghamshire as a consultant batting coach.

Tickets are available for Sunday’s game priced £15 for adults, £5 for juniors and free for Under 5s. Members receive free entry as part of their membership, while Martlet members can get in for £10.To book call the ticket office on 0844 264 0206, buy in person at the ticket office in Hove, or go online to: www.sussexcricket.co.uk.

Proud supporters of

Sussex County Cricket ClubBrighton and Hove Albion FC

Sussex hoping for a positive start to one-day cup after mixed T20 results With less than two weeks

to go for the biggest three days of the year at Brighton Racecourse, Frosts Ladies Day is looking like being the only place to be on Thursday, August 7.

Last year Frosts Ladies Day attracted a bigger crowd than the opening day of the festival and with the advance ticket sales ahead of last year’s like-for-like totals, the racecourse is expecting over 5,000 racegoers to the historic East Sussex track.

Partners on the day include headline sponsor Frosts Cars and also James Ross Jewellers who will inspire everyone to get dressed up by offering a stunning white diamond necklace for the Best Dressed Lady.

Davina Wells, racecourse executive director, said; “We are looking forward to the three-day festival of racing and one of the most anticipated days is Frosts Ladies Day.

“Frosts have supported this day over the past four years and we are delighted to have

them on board once again. “It’s a great day for the

ladies of Brighton to get dressed up for a fantastic afternoon of seven thrilling races. Remember it’s not just for the Ladies; gents are welcome too.”

The Brighton Challenge Cup is the feature race and the highlight of the afternoon. Last year it was won by course specialist and five-time winner Beacon Lady in the hands of Darren Egan.

Robert Robinson, of Frosts said: “For the fourth consecutive year, we are delighted to be the headline sponsor for Ladies Day at Brighton Racecourse. As one of the most prestigious events in Brighton, this year’s meeting promises to be better than ever before, and we’re really excited to be part of it once again.”

For more information and to purchase tickets for Frosts Ladies Day visit: www.brighton-racecourse.co.uk or call the racecourse office on 01273 603580.

Frosts Ladies Day looks like being the highlight of Brighton’s Festival of Racing



Time is running out for Brighton and Hove Albion to add to Sami Hyypiä’s squad in time for the Seagulls’ season-opener with Sheffield Wednesday.

The Albion have added Nzuzi Toko, Aaron Hughes and Chris O’Grady to the playing roster, while the recruitment team continues to work hard behind the scenes to strengthen the squad.

Some fans, however, are growing nervous, particularly after seeing Leo Ulloa leave the club for Leicester City.

The Argentine followed in the footsteps of Matthew Upson in opting to sign for the Premier League newcomers, with The Foxes said to have stumped up £8million for the striker, with the potential for more depending on his and the team’s success.

Most supporters understood both the player’s reason for leaving and the Albion’s logic in selling at such an inflated price. What the club now does with the money, however, will come under far greater scrutiny.

The bumper Ulloa fee adds to the money received from the sales of Liam Bridcutt, Ashley Barnes and Adam El Abd. As a result, fans expect Hyypiä to have a sizeable transfer war chest with which to operate.

The Seagulls continue to be linked with a move for Bristol City striker Sam Baldock, with Hyypiä realistically needing at least one other striker to compete with Craig Mackail-Smith, O’Grady and young Shamir Fenelon who has impressed during pre-season and could find himself elevated to the first team squad.

A goalkeeper remains a priority but the Seagulls will have to continue their search for a new number one after missing out on

another target. The Albion had identified Kieran Westwood as a potential replacement for Tomasz Kuszczak only for the Ireland international to join Sheffield Wednesday. Then, earlier this week, a second goalkeeper target opted to move elsewhere, with Stephen Henderson joining Charlton Athletic following his release from West Ham United.

It poses a difficult problem for Hyypiä and his goalkeeping coach Antti Niemi, both of whom will have surely wanted a new

‘keeper in place and working with the defence before the tail end of pre-season.

A conservative estimate would be that Brighton also need a new left back, another central defender and a creative talent alongside a ‘keeper and striker.

Fans will be hoping that, with the Ulloa deal now done, the Albion can embark on a spending spree - within the limits of Financial Fair Play restrictions - now the club is in a position to finalise the playing budget.

Seagulls in need of new signings as date with Sheffield Wednesday looms large

Nzuzi Toko is one of the Albion’s summer signings (Photograph: Paul Hazlewood)


Albion fans will get the chance to quiz new manager Sami Hyypiä at a fans forum.

The club has teamed up with BBC Sussex to organise the popular annual event for Tuesday, August 5.

And as well as Hyypiä, supporters can also hear from Paul Barber, the club’s chief executive, and Tony Bloom, the chairman who has ploughed more than £130 million of his own money into transforming the Seagulls on and off the pitch.

The forum will start at 7pm in the Bupa Lounge at the Amex and will be broadcast live on BBC Sussex and the club’s own Seagulls Player website.

Johnny Cantor, BBC Sussex’s Albion reporter and Brighton & Hove Independent columnist, will host the evening and is inviting questions from anyone unable to attend.

Fans can suggest questions by emailing [email protected] or by contacting the show via Twitter @BBCSussexSport.

Questions will also be taken from the floor, although attendance is limited to 400 people.

To help the club accommodate and cater for the forum, fans wanting to attend are being asked to email supporterservices@

bhafc.co.uk with Fans Forum in the subject heading. The email should contain the person’s name and fan number (if they have one).

Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Albion have been widely-praised by supporters in recent weeks for their expanding online coverage. The club has live-streamed a number of pre-season friendlies on its YouTube channel, including Wednesday’s draw at Crawley Town.

The Seagulls drew 1-1 with their Sussex rivals thanks to a well-taken free-kick from Kazenga Lua Lua.

And, speaking after the game - which saw Andrew Crofts return to action as a second half substitute – Hyypiä told supporters he was pleased with the effort the players have been putting in.

He said: “The players have worked hard; we’ve tried to introduce a few new things to them and they’ve picked up on them really well.

“They are not going to completely understand everything that goes on the pitch in the space of a couple of weeks, but we are in a good way and we still have time until the season starts.”

Fans will get the chance to quiz Albion management

An Albion fan has released his diary of last season as an eBook.

Jason Thackeray decided to start keeping a record of Brighton games when it looked like the Albion may make the Premier League and decided to continue with the project despite the fact they lost in the play offs.

Since then the Albion have gone through two managers and narrowly missed out on another promotion – all of which is covered in his book Brighton But Only At Home, albeit with a twist.

The author explained: “I promised my wife I would spend away game weekends with our

kids rather than at the other end of the country. This meant I would be documenting at least half the season on second-hand evidence. Part of the book looks at the utter futility of trying to do so properly.”

Mr Thackeray has been following the Seagulls since 1980 and sits in the West Stand Upper where this season he will be joined by his son.

He runs a popular blog and for more details on the book, priced £2.40, visit: www.brightononlyathome.wordpress.com.

The book is an entertaining story of life as an avid Albion fan.

Book documents Seagulls season

Fans at last year’s forum (Photograph: Paul Hazlewood)

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