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METER CULL Hundreds of parking meters are going to be removed to save money, requiring drivers to pay by phone or in shops >> PAGE 3

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Donations total nearly £60,000 in three months

EARTH MANIFESTO Exclusive: Friends of the Earth publishes a manifesto to get politicians to focus onthe environmental impact of their policies >> PAGE 23

BRIEF RESPITE Albion have the weekend off before their clash against Reading, hoping to continue their climb up the table >> PAGE 46

It promises to be the best election campaign money can buy. Brighton and Hove District Labour Party has received £60,000 in donations in just three months.

Not all the donors are - as they have been in the recent past - property developers, hedge-fund

financiers, or Liberal Democrats. Although some are.In the week it was disclosed Tony

Blair is giving £1,000 each to the party's parliamentary candidates in 106 target seats - including all three in Brighton and Hove - Brighton & Hove Independent can reveal money is flooding in on all sides into the city party's coffers.

Lord Waheed Alli, a multi-millionaire media entrepreneur who is a Labour life peer - and

one of the few openly-gay Muslim politicians - has given £5,000, according to Electoral Commission records.

In addition, Lord Oakeshott, the former Liberal Democrat peer, has given £20,000. In January, it was reported he was giving - as part of a £600,000-plus national campaign to prevent a Conservative government - a sum

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>> Continued on page 12 Lord Alli (left) has given £5,000; Lord Oakeshott has given £20,000

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Half of city parking meterswill disappear to save cash Half of the 1,200 on-street parking machines in Brighton and Hove will be removed - to save money. Even though many of those being uprooted were only recently installed in new parking zones.

Relatively new machines will be taken from some streets and transported elsewhere to replace older ones that are in necessary locations. Each machine – with a life of about eight years - cost up to £2,650 to install.

The move, which aims at saving £250,000 a year, was agreed by the city council as part of a package of £26 million savings. The council finally agreed a budget on Tuesday, with a 1.9% increase in council tax pushed through by the 13-member Labour Group, the smallest of the three groups on the council.

Yet another change in approach to parking meters marks the start of a fundamental switch to paying by phone or in shops.

Maintenance and cash-collecting costs are reduced under the new system.

A trial of removing machines over the last three months produced promising results, according to council officers. The trial involved covering 34 machines; more than 85,000 transactions were made by phone or PayPoint during the period, with just 19 people complaining.

In the next couple of weeks, the council will start removing roughly half the machines, zone by zone. It is expected the process will be

complete by June. Most machines are about 10 years old and coming to the end of their useful life.

The council is strongly urging drivers to register online now to join the service. Officials say it is easier to do this at home, in advance.

The council stresses that paying by phone is easy - with drivers able to register online at home, or from mobile devices. Payment is then made on smartphones in the street by text or app - or by phoning the service using any type of phone.

People can register on the PayByPhone website or on the free PayByPhone app or mobile website. Once they have registered, they can use PayByPhone to pay to park wherever they see the signs on or around the pay-and-display machines.

Alternatively, payment can be made at more than 150 shops offering "PayPoint" services. These are typically used already by residents for paying for gas, electricity or other services. There are also 55 pay-by-credit-card machines in the city. Half of existing coin machines will also stay.

Once registered, drivers can pay by phone to park anywhere in the United Kingdom where the system operates. It works for on-street parking plus eight car parks in Brighton and Hove.

No tickets need to be displayed. Parking wardens know whether payment has been made by

checking car numbers on mobile devices.

Already 100,000 drivers have registered in Brighton and Hove, either as residents or visitors. Four million are signed up nationwide.

Ian Davey, lead councillor for transport, said: “It really is very easy to use the phone system as millions of people across the country have already found. I’d urge people to register as soon as possible, in advance, so you’re all set up by the time you need it. Large numbers of our visitors, from London, will already be registered.

“Once that’s done it’s actually a lot easier than messing about getting the right change. You can also top up your parking time remotely if you need to stay longer which is a lot easier than walking back to the car.”

A transaction fee of 15 pence for phone payments has been cut to 10 pence as part of the changes.

An Independent View

The culling of more than 600 on-street parking meters is a tiny example of a big problem: the failure of our politicians to take a strategic view that extends beyond the next election.

How many solutions have we tried to take revenue from on-street parking?

Coin-operated parking meters. Which were removed to make way for scratchcard vouchers. Which made way for tickets stuck on windows. Which made way for parking meters. Which will now make way for payments by phone or in shops.

Each change will have had, we are sure, some rationale. But none has provided a lasting solution. And nobody can honestly say if all the changes have really been worth it.

Most of our most troubling challenges require profound thought and long-term solutions, implemented over decades rather than years.

Our politics, however,

encourages a more blinkered approach by self-serving, short-sighted individuals.

The budget fiasco is a case in point. At the end of Groundhog Day, the bickering came down - as usual - to what to do with a few hundred thousand pounds of one-off funding. As expected, Labour forced through a budget full of cuts and a council tax rise of only 1.9%.

In the words of one councillor, they simply "kicked the can down the road", putting off all the hard decisions until after May 7. When the funding gap will be even more severe, regardless of which government is elected.

Absolutely nothing has been done by any of the parties in recent weeks and months to prepare us for the impending disaster that awaits.

When the political parties next beg to borrow your vote be sure to ask them how they plan to repair the damage that was inflicted at Tuesday’s Budget Council meeting.

Springfield Road in Brighton was one of the areas in the three-month trial

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Our city’s corporate planis a collective endeavour

The dust has settled and a council budget has been set for another year. While it wasn’t the budget I was hoping for, a compromise had to be found.

Brighton and Hove is in its 12th year of being a council in no overall control and negotiation has had to play a large part of the decision-making in that time.

The parties’ political differences remain, but the legal duty of setting a budget to ensure services could continue had to be paramount in finding a way forward.

Letting the budget fail and leaving it to central government to set would have been a dereliction of duty, leaving many to wonder why they bothered voting in council elections.

While some one-off money was agreed to delay cuts to some politically-sensitive issues, such as children’s centres, the fundamental challenges remain. Local public services cannot

carry on as they are in the face of rising costs, growing population, and people living longer than ever.

We also have a tax base that has been falling ever behind inflation due to freezes and capped increases.

Finally, we have the very significant year-on-year cuts in our government funding on - which we depend far more than councils in the rest of the developed world.

This month, the council will be setting out its corporate plan on

how it will face those challenges ahead.

The plan will require the agreement of councillors at a full council meeting. Its success will depend on the collaboration, creativity, and dedication of everyone in the city, whether using or delivering public services.

No longer can we sit back and assume that public service is done by "them over there" for us. Keeping our city working and its residents healthy and safe is a collective endeavour for all of us.

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Head in the pebbles

Green Party activists have recreated in Brighton a famous stunt on Australia’s Bondi Beach - to highlight the "ostrich-like" attitude of politicians to climate change. On Bondi, hundreds of climate-change activists buried their heads in the sand to protest international leaders’ inaction at the G20 summit. Digging holes in Brighton’s shingle was much more challenging, so volunteers dug four holes and people wearing coloured trousers to represent the mainstream political parties bent over with their heads in the holes.Davy Jones, the Green Party parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown, said: “We may not have miles of golden strand, but the message from Brighton should be just as powerful. Climate change is going on, it is our fault, and we can do something about it. Our politicians need to get their heads out of the sand – or pebbles here in Brighton – for the sake of our children and our grandchildren’s future.”

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Mortar bombA Brighton language school was evacuated and surrounding roads closed after builders doing renovations found an eight-inch long mortar bomb. Bomb disposal experts were called to the EF International School of English in Sussex Square following the discovery. The shell was found to be empty.

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Opening delayedThe Gym, due to open on London Road, has pushed back its opening date because of a flood on the premises. Due to an “unfortunate accident” during the fit out of the new gym, the opening date will now be Wednesday, April 8. The flooding damaged the newly-laid floor and internal walls, disrupting the plans of The Gym Group, who sent an apology to customers waiting to use the services.

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Small food producers usually find it easy to come up with great ideas for unusual, tasty products that customers love to buy and eat. But getting those products onto local shelves can be more difficult. It’s not just about having a fantastic product – it’s about persuading other business people that your product will work for them.

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Scaling up: meet the larger buyersDATE: Tuesday 24th March, 4pm-6pm

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You’ve got some great products, and you’re selling them to small local stockists. Now it’s time to take the next step up: how do you do it? This workshop will show you the way. It’s aimed at medium-sized food and drink businesses that want to start winning larger contracts and growing bigger.

The workshop will include:

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• What larger buyers will expect from your business relationship

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The New Pension Fund Freedoms and how this may benefi t and affect youSkerritts are holding two seminars at the Amex Stadium in Brighton on Thursday, March 19 covering pensions and the changes being brought in from April of this year. The seminar is being presented by Steve Bee, a leading industry fi gure who is also very entertaining (yes, even on the subject of pensions!). The Seminar will cover:

• Should I access my pension fund and what are the advantages/disadvantages or doing so? • How to ensure that my pension fund is passed to my benefi ciaries tax-free on my death? • Can my pension provider give me the new freedoms in my existing plan? • How can I increase my investment returns or reduce my investment risk? • Should I pay more money into my pension fund?

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The Seminars are aimed at: • People who have a pension fund and are interested in their options from April; • People who have a pension fund and want to ensure it is invested in the right areas; • People who have a pension and want to ensure that it will receive tax free death benefi ts; • People who are considering investing in or investing further into a pension.

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Property market has slow start to 2015

£1,590,000 24 Apartment 1, Castle Street, Brighton, BN1 2HD (Terrace)

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The 10 most expensive homes in January

A total of 453 properties, with an aggregate value of £147,621,777, changed hands in January, according to the latest Land Registry data.With a relatively small number of high-value homes being sold, the average price was £325,876 - the lowest since June last year.The breakdown for each type of property sold in January was:■ 38 detached homes: total value of £19,685,837, with an average price of £518,048.The most expensive - at £1,320,000 - was 12 Onslow Road, Hove;

■ 50 semi-detached homes: total value of £20,858,300, with an average price of £417,166. The most expensive - at £965,000 - was 46 Woodland Drive, Hove;■ 98 terrace homes: total value of £38,520,226, with average price of £393,064. The most expensive - at £1,590,000 - was Apartment 1, 24 Castle Street, Brighton;■ 267 flats and apartments: total value of £68,557,414, with an average price of £256,769. The most expensive - at £820,000 - was 7 Waterloo Street, Hove.

School 1st preferences Places 2nd preferences Places 3rd preferences Places Total preferences Total places

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Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

120 120 17 4 39 6 176 130

Cardinal Newman Catholic School 385 345 132 13 306 2 823 360

Dorothy Stringer School 471 329 366 4 189 4 1,026 337

Hove Park School 215 200 387 77 220 22 823 300

King's School 90 90 71 17 108 14 269 121

Longhill High School 141 141 34 9 33 6 208 156

Patcham High School 208 184 72 13 250 13 530 210

Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 86 86 35 24 70 13 191 123

Varndean School 210 176 480 94 233 7 923 2,777

Total 2,315 1,958 1,917 268 1,682 88

Source data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2015

‘Golden halo’ schools off limits for most parents

Nearly one in five parents (19%) have failed to get their first-choice secondary school, official city council figures reveal.

And hundreds of parents applied to the city's three most-popular schools - Blatchington Mill School, Dorothy Stringer School, and Varndean School - even though they never stood even a chance of getting in, simply because they do not live within the catchment areas.

For the second successive year, council officials have had to

squeeze in extra students into Dorothy Stringer School and Varndean School to accommodate 14 applicants who live in the “golden halo” catchment area but would otherwise have been turned away.

A total of 101 children - one in 25 of applicants - have been told to go to a school that their parents or carers did not even list in their top three choices. A council spokesperson said: "In all cases, this was either because parents had missed the applications deadline or had failed to put down their catchment area school or schools as one of their preferences."

This year the number of on-time applications received by Brighton and Hove City Council for a secondary school place for September was 2,411 - up from 2,344 last year.

Council officers pointed out that 26 more children than last year have been offered a place at their first-preference school – 1,957 this year compared with 1,931 last year.

The preference figures for September are: first-preferences offered: 1,957 (81.17%); second-preferences offered: 267 (11.07%); third-preferences offered: 86 (4.19%); directed to nearest school with available places: 101 (4.19%).

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It has that quality that makes you want to take it slowly, while sipping some Earl Grey tea and nibbling on a buttery shortbread biscuit.

It’s set in two different periods - the 1920s and the 1960s - and centres on the rather grand Castaway House on the south coast.

The stories are deftly intertwined and not all is what it seems - much to the reader's delight.

It reminded me very much

of the books of Sarah Waters - which, of course, is a huge compliment.

And hats off to Lam, as she has created a very readable book that delves backwards and forwards in time with little effort.

The seaside town is one of those places that is all front and, as we delve into the seedy backstreets of it, following the mistress of Castaway in the 1920s, it becomes shiveringly-obvious that we are dealing with some very dodgy people.

Then, when we jump to the 1960s - and Castaway is down on its luck and reduced

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More than 500 people celebrated the launch of Brighton Fringe on Tuesday. Stilt-walkers, circus acts, and burlesque dancers entertained the party-goers at Sussex County Cricket Club, to mark the formal opening of Brighton Fringe’s box office. Guests included Al Start, the singer-songwriter, and April Pearson, the Skins actress - both of whom are performing at Brighton Fringe this year.Arts venues and local businesses represented included the Old Market, Brighton Festival, the Spiegeltent, Komedia, Otherplace Productions, Rialto Theatre, Gatwick Airport, the Hilton, and Brighton and Hove Buses. Proceedings were opened by Julian Caddy, managing director of Brighton Fringe, and Janita Bagshaw, director of Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton and Hove.Mr Caddy said: “There are a record number of acts at Brighton Fringe this year, but it’s not just about numbers. The depth and breadth of work on offer truly means that there is something for everyone throughout the month of May. I can’t wait for you to see it.”

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There are 21 wards in Brighton and Hove, electing 54 councillors

Ward profile: Queen's Park

Declared candidates for three seatsPhilip Brownlie (Conservative) – @philipbrownlie

Chris Shanks (Conservative)

Daisy Shirley (Conservative) – @DCTShirley

Councillor Geoffrey Bowden (Green) – @TheSussexSquare

Councillor Stephanie Powell (Green) – @QueensParkGreen

Richard Stanton (Green)

Karen Barford (Labour) – @karenbarford

Daniel Chapman (Labour) – @Chapman_Dan

Adrian Morris (Labour) – @Adrian_Labour

Sitting councillorsCouncillor Geoffrey Bowden (Green)

Councillor Ben Duncan (Independent)

Councillor Stephanie Powell (Green)

Despite the travails of the minority Green administration, the two sitting Green councillors in Queen's Park - both popular in the ward - have acquitted themselves well over the last four years. In particular, Geoffrey Bowden has been responsible for some real progress, thanks to his work as chair of economic development and culture. To lose him from the council would be a blow to the whole city.

Rather distastefully, the Labour Party machine has tried to make capital out of comments made 30 years ago by Richard Stanton, the third Green candidate, about the Grand Hotel bombing. Remarkably, when Mel Davis, chair of Labour's City Party, raised her head above ground to attack Mr Stanton's candidature, she did not point out that Mr Stanton was a Labour Party member at the time of his comments.

For Labour, Karen Barford and Dan Chapman are decent candidates who will make a good fist of their campaign. By contrast, the third Labour candidate is Adrian Morris. When he put his name forward in St Peter's North Laine in 2011, this idiosyncratic figure let down his party colleagues by withdrawing with only 51 days to the election - but not before he had opposed plans for the new skatepark (now one of the centrepieces of the magnificent regeneration of The Level).

Although the Conservatives trail badly in third place, it is interesting to note that one of the candidates is Philip Brownlie, who works in the office of Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown.

■■ Households: 7,982■■ Density (people per hectare): 136■■ Women: 47% (7,070)■■ Men: 53% (7,954)■■ Average age: 39■■ Higher managerial occupations: 10.2% (1,350)■■ Unemployed: 8.6% (726)■■ White: 87.6% (13,162)■■ Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 1.7% (259)■■ Asian/Asian British: 5.2% (778)■■ Number who cannot speak English well: 200■■ Dependent children in household (% of all households): 15.2%■■ Christians: 36%■■ No religion: 47%■■ Divorced: 11%

■■ Number of same-sex civil partnerships: 282 ■■ Living as co-habiting couple: 16.4%■■ Married: 19.7%■■ One family - all aged 65 and over: 2.7%■■ Lone parent - with dependent children: 6%■■ No adults in employment, with dependent children: 3.1%■■ Long-term unemployed: 1.7%■■ Activities limited a lot by poor health: 11.2%■■ No cars or vans in household: 57%■■ No qualifications: 18.2%■■ Full-time students aged 18 and over: 12.6%■■ One person in household with long-term health problem/disability - with dependent children: 2.7%

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Source: Census 2011

ELECTIONS 2015

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Candidates Votes (%)

Geoffrey Bowden (Green - elected) 2,227 (15%)

Stephanie Powell (Green - elected) 2,221 (15%)

Ben Duncan (Green - elected) 2,147 (14%)

Daniel Anthony Chapman (Labour) 1,970 (13%)

Christopher Martyn Cooke (Labour) 1,867 (12%)

Tom French (Labour) 1,822 (12%)

Philip Brownlie (Conservative) 766 (5%)

Anne Glow (Conservative) 738 (5%)

Gail Woodcock (Conservative) 653 (4%)

Elizabeth Mary O'Keefe Robinson (Liberal Democrats) 237 (2%)

Jacob Frohawk-McLucas (Liberal Democrats) 189 (1%)

Brian Ralfe (Independent) 155 (1%)

Mohammed Asaduzzaman (Independent) 140 (1%)

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Election windfall for Labourof £10,000 to Peter Kyle, the Labour parliamentary candidate for Hove, and £10,000 to Nancy Platts, the party's parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown.

A further £10,000 was promised to Caroline Lucas, the Green MP who is facing a Labour challenge from Purna Sen in Brighton Pavilion. In fact, Lord Oakeshott has given a single lump-sum to the city party - as a result of which local party members can decide to spend the money how they like. Some supporters of Ms Sen have been concerned she might miss out, while Ms Lucas appeared certain to benefit from Lord Oakeshott's generosity.

In response to questions about how the money would be disbursed to its three parliamentary candidates, Peter Van Vliet, Labour’s city party treasurer, did not respond.

Instead, the Labour Party issued a statement: “The Labour Party declares donations to the Electoral Commission in the normal way in accordance with the rules."

Other donors in the final quarter of last year included John and Sarah Claisse - linked to Albourne Partners, a hedge-fund consulting firm - who each gave £1,665. Previously, Susan Ruddick - whose husband, Simon, is a director of Albourne Partners - has given £20,000. Both Mr and Mrs Ruddick have been Liberal Democrat donors in the past. Although several of Labour Party donors have personal links to Mr Kyle, none of the money has been given to him personally.

On Tuesday, when Ed Miliband, the Labour leader visited Hove for a "People's Question Time" (see above), Mr Kyle had to explain a £10,000 donation - first revealed by Brighton & Hove

Independent in April last year - from Josh Arghiros, the property developer behind an abandoned attempt to re-develop King Alfred Leisure Centre. Mr Kyle said he had accepted the money to "put Labour back in the heart of the community" and made it clear he had been assured by Mr Arghiros that he would not be involved in property developments in the city before the general election.

Other donors to the Labour Party locally in the last quarter of last year include: Communication Workers Union, £2,000; Unite the Union, £14,863 (non-cash, in "administration services"); Co-operative Party, £1,000; Karen Guthrie, £1,000; GMB, £2,492.01 (and £2,300 non-cash in "administration services"); Transport Salaried Staff Association, £4,065 (non-cash, in "administration services"); UNISON, £890 (non-cash); and Movement for Change, £2,640 (non-cash).

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This is what a new entrance to The Lanes could look like.

In March last year, permission was granted for a new shopping lane - to be known as Hannington's Lane - in the redundant service yard behind the former Hannington's department store, along with extensive re-modelling and regeneration works to Brighton Square.

The proposals originally included a new link lane between the proposed Hannington's Lane and North Street, in order to allow easy access between the streets and to provide the high-quality entrance that The Lanes deserve.

English Heritage, however, decided to list 15 North Street - currently occupied by Timpson’s - which stands on the site of the proposed link lane. As a result of this, the link lane was omitted from plans.

Since then, following support from local residents and businesses, RBS - the landlord - has submitted an application to re-instate this link lane, allowing the local community to choose either to preserve 15 North Street, or to replace it with a high-quality building and a new link into The Lanes.

A key conservation benefit would be the opening up and restoration of the Grade II listed "Puget's Cottage", which was discovered by the scheme's architects, Morgan Carn Partnership, in the early stages of the project - having been engulfed by development and hidden from public view for more than 140 years.

John McLean, director of Morgan Carn Partnership, said: “Having lived and worked as an architect in the city my whole life, these projects are among the most important projects I have ever had the pleasure of working on. Puget’s Cottage is very old and very rare as it predates the development of Brighton as a seaside resort and may well have been owned by a master mariner.

"When the Prince Regent made Brighton fashionable, the modest original cottage was extended upwards and outwards and this development can be clearly read in the external fabric of the building, which would be visible to the public for the first time

since 1874 if this proposal is successful. We would like to name the link ‘Puget’s Lane' and erect a panel, telling the fascinating story of this unique cottage.”

The link lane would create additional shops and jobs.

Ed Allison-Wright - acting for Centurion Group, which owns Brighton Square - said: “It’s clear to anyone that the creation of a link lane from the proposed Hannington’s Lane to North Street is vital to the longevity of Brighton’s Lanes.

"It not only helps to safeguard the regeneration of Brighton Square and, of course, the new jobs associated with this; but it also provides a key enhancement to permeability of footfall, which is evidently a pressing issue for the survival of this historic and treasured quarter of Brighton.

"The demolition of one listed building of limited merits, to uncover, restore, and make fully accessible to the public a listed building that is undoubtedly more precious and unique, is a bold but necessary step to take."

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Sky is wide open for £3.2m schemeat former Peter Pan site on seafrontA proposal for a year-round leisure facility on Brighton seafront costing £3.2 million is to be considered by city councillors.

The scheme - which will go to Brighton and Hove City Council’s economic development and culture committee on Thursday (March 12) - has been submitted by Copsemill Properties, a Brighton-based developer, and its partners - SwimTrek, the world’s biggest open-water swimming operator,

and Swimmergy, an open-water swimming coaching business.

The scheme’s working title is “Sky Wide Open”.

It could transform land at the former Peter Pan site on Madeira Drive in Kemptown, which has remained derelict for several years.

The proposal includes a 50-metre heated open-air pool, changing facilities, a café, indoor endless pools, exercise studios,

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The centre would serve as a hub for swimming and sports-related businesses with office space and meeting rooms, units for sports-related retailers, including pop-up-shops for special events taking place on Madeira Drive, training rooms, a library, and lecture theatre.

The swim centre would be the core of the development and provide escorted sea swims, training for lifeguards, open-water and leisure swimmers, and education about open-water safety for children and parents.

The proposal also includes a plan to create a boardwalk to facilitate access to the beach and sea for disabled users.

Funding for the project would be through private investment, at no cost to the council.

Brighton’s long-standing reputation as a health resort dates back to the 1730s when Dr Richard Russell, the British physician, proclaimed the

therapeutic benefits of bathing in, and drinking its seawater. It is also home to England’s oldest sea swimming club, founded in 1860.

Geoffrey Bowden, chair of the economic development and culture committee, said: “As owners of the Peter Pan site, we have been marketing it for redevelopment as a leisure facility that would enhance the area and draw in residents and visitors.

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only be a centre of excellence for the increasingly popular sport of open water swimming, but will also appeal to families, fitness enthusiasts and beach visitors.”

If the committee grants an initial consent, the developers may then seek planning permission following a public consultation.

Final agreement for the project would still be required by the council’s policy and resources committee.

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Professor Julian Crampton, the vice-chancellor of the University of Brighton, will retire by February next year.

Prof Crampton has been vice-chancellor for 10 years - a period of significant growth and development for the university.

As a result, it supports more than 7,000 jobs and generates £700 million a year for the local, regional and national economies.

This year, the university has received more than 31,000 applications – a 20% increase compared with last year; the average for the sector is 2%.

The recent Research Excellence Framework declared that the impact of 92% of the university’s research was world-leading and internationally excellent.

Prof Crampton has led the university’s commitment to ensuring that Brighton makes higher education available to people from the entire spectrum of social and economic backgrounds. To support this, £8.5million will be spent in 2015/16 helping students

from under-represented groups to gain a place at the university.

This includes expanding the number of schools with which the university works to help manage the transition from school to higher education, aiming at engaging 2,800 students across the region. A further £1.5 million

will be invested in student support and guidance; this is in addition to the one-to-one mentoring and specialist study support, advice, and help that the 2,748 students

who have registered disabilities receive.

The last decade has seen the achievement of an ambitious estates strategy, with more than £100 million investment - including halls of residence, research facilities, teaching and learning spaces, and sports facilities.

Prof Crampton has been a key figure in securing an additional £17.4 million of government funding towards three major developments in Brighton and Hove – including: the regeneration of Circus Street; an Advanced Engineering Centre at the Moulescoomb campus, in partnership with Ricardo; and a new Central Research Laboratory and innovation centre at Preston Barracks.

In a message to staff at the university, Prof Julian Crampton said: “It has been a privilege to have held this post in such a wonderful institution for the last 10 years and to have overseen the development of

the university in terms of its positioning, popularity, research, and the impact which it has had on our students, staff and the communities within which we work.

“The university, I believe, is in a strong position for the future.“

Lord John Mogg, chair of the university’s board of governors, said: “Julian is owed a tremendous vote of thanks for the decade of

his vice-chancellorship. We have seen major progress in raising the academic and research standing of the university leaving it well placed to meet the challenges of the coming decade and a greatly enhanced reputation in the region and throughout the academic world. The whole university will certainly join me in wishing Julian a long and full retirement in 2016.”

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Friends of the Earth: A city manifestoBrighton and Hove Friends of the Earth has produced this manifesto to encourage political parties to think about the long-term impact of their policies and for the urgent need to address some serious issues - not just for the environment, but for social and economic reasons, too.

The benefits of some actions are not always immediately obvious or can sometimes be dismissed with little thought or consideration.

This manifesto breaks down action under four headings: Biosphere, Housing, Transport and Waste and Resources.

Action under these headings is not a luxury but essential to tackle the cost of living crisis, social inequality and environmental degradation. Taking action would boost residents’ quality of life, support the local economy, while reducing the long-term costs of services - especially costs imposed upon the NHS.

As a priority, any new administration needs to prioritise:1 Tackling air pollution and

breaches of legal limits;2 Reducing the city’s carbon emissions to meet targets, which are currently being missed;3 Improve waste reduction and recycling;4 Deliver the Local Biodiversity Action Plan.

BiosphereThe natural environment is not a luxury, but a necessity that underpins everyone in society. We rely on clean air to breathe, water to drink and wash, and the land

and sea to provide food as well as the recreational opportunities.

When we ignore our “biosphere”, we suffer the consequences - quite often having to pay to clear up the mess that’s been created.

For example, air pollution is estimated to lead to the premature deaths of at least 115

people every year in the city and has a big impact on many other vulnerable people. There is a financial cost to the NHS, too. We are also paying Southern Water to remove the pollution from our water supplies - something that could be avoided in the longer term, if we stopped putting so many chemicals on our land.

Air pollution■ Take urgent action to reduce air pollution by reducing traffic in the city centre (see transport

section)■ Address the issues at the Clock Tower (the worst-polluted area in the city)■ Explore opportunities for reducing the impact of freight vehicles, such as establishing

an urban consolidation centre and using low-emission delivery vehicles within the city

Reducing carbon■ Address city’s failure to meet its carbon reduction targets by prioritising insulating homes on a large scale

■ Support community renewables■ Promote and plan for district heating■ Roll out more solar panels on schools and council buildings and promote to other bodies, too

Education and research■ Increase awareness and

understanding of the natural environment by continuing to support environmental education■ Support and work with the universities to become world leaders in environmental research and understanding

Taking action would boost residents’ quality of life,

support the local economy, while reducing the long-term costs of services - especially costs imposed upon the NHS”

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Local economy■ Promote and purchase local goods and services, particularly those that have a lower environmental footprint and from companies that pay the living wage■ Promote and purchase Fairtrade products

New development■ Promote green roofs and walls■ Promote food-growing■ Promote more car-free developments within the city centre

Biodiversity■ Deliver the Local Biodiversity Action Plan■ Plant more street trees - not a luxury; they help clean up the air and offer shade in the summer to help maintain a more liveable environment as we get

hotter summers■ Offer more and better support for the many volunteers who help maintain the city’s green spaces

HousingHousing is a big issue for the city, as indeed it is for the whole of the United Kingdom, but especially the southeast. It is unlikely that we can ever meet all our “need” - especially while London fails to provide enough housing.

Nevertheless, great effort needs to be taken to do as much as possible and without causing irreversible damage. Therefore, we need to get more out of our brownfield sites, but care must be taken not to do this at the expense of losing employment land. It would be quite easy to build more housing on all our industrial estates, but we would then be left without land for jobs, fuelling commuting out of the city.

Within the city■ Rather than look to the urban fringe, greater focus is needed to fit more housing into the city on brownfield land■ Explore opportunities to make better use of low-density residential areas; this would

also have added benefit of providing greater economic support for local shops and making services more viable in those communities

Toads Hole Valley■ Take a stronger line to maximise housing on the site, while respecting the setting of the South Downs National Park■ Promote an exemplar or ground-breaking development that places the city on the map as a leader in the UK for sustainable development■ Ensure that a viable community is created within the site by developing a mix of housing types for all ages, while also enhancing local amenities

Local affordable housing■ Where public land is deemed appropriate to develop, the priority should be to develop community led affordable housing rather than commercial development

TransportAction is needed to better link up planning and transport to reduce the impact of cars on the city, to reduce air pollution and to reduce carbon emissions.

It is also needed to encourage

more people to walk and cycle which, apart from helping to reduce air pollution, helps improve physical and mental well-being. Which then has beneficial knock-on impacts on the NHS and can help reduce the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and many other diseases.

Recognition is also needed for how important buses are for the local economy. They are a more efficient way of moving large

numbers of people around the city, using far less road space per person than those travelling by private car.

Pedestrian priorityTake action to reduce number of vehicles driving and parking on pavements■ Reduce street clutter such as A-boards and unnecessary

signage■ Give pedestrians longer to cross (where needed) and reduce waiting times before signal goes red (on Pelican/Toucan crossings)

Cycle network and danger reduction■ Develop a proper cycle network, increasing the number of connected cycle lanes and designated routes, including

making more one-way streets two-way for cyclists, to allow cyclists to safely move around the whole of the city - not just a few key arteries■ Substantially increase the amount of cycle parking being installed

Bus priority and improved waiting areas■ Initiate a full review of the bus network to identify capacity constraints and delays with a view to reducing journey times to provide more reliable services and to reduce costs■ Seek radical improvement to the waiting environment for bus passengers, particularly at the busiest bus interchanges where

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Air pollution is estimated to lead to

the premature deaths of at least 115 people every year in the city and has a big impact on many other vulnerable people”


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Rail■ Support the restoration of the Lewes-to-Uckfield line■ Lobby for a railway service that operates seven days a week (without continuously closing lines at weekends and on bank holidays for engineering works) to serve Brighton and Hove as a top tourist destination, not just as another commuter town

Improving links to green space and National Park■ Seek green infrastructure funding from Department for Transport/Highways England to address connectivity issues to National Park at Ditchling Road and Dyke Road, in particular

Car parking ■ Reduce car parking spaces in the city centre to reduce number of cars entering the city and resist calls for free car parking that will undermine bus services and increase pollution

- particularly on Sundays, when the economic viability of buses is weaker■ Any park-and-ride sites should avoid impacting upon the National Park and be matched by a commensurate reduction in car parking spaces in the city centre to reduce congestion there

Support specific infrastructure improvements■ Clock Tower - remove private vehicles to make the top of West Street like New Road and improve the environment for pedestrians while reducing delays to buses and taxis both in North Street and from the station■ Valley Gardens - this is currently like a black hole in the centre of Brighton. It is bad for pedestrians, cyclists, and buses - while the open space is little used and surrounding businesses struggle in a poor environment

Waste and resourcesThe city has a very poor record on

recycling that stretches back for many years and is exacerbated by the 30-year contract to incinerate most of the city’s domestic waste. Much, however, could still be done to reduce waste, encourage greater repair and re-use, and to recycle more.

This could help reduce transport emissions and the destruction

of habitats elsewhere in the world. It can also help reinforce the local economy. The city has internationally-recognised expertise in waste prevention - which the council needs to make better use of by working more in partnership to improve things.■ Work with cross-sector experts in the city to

attract funding to provide infrastructure and education to increase reuse and other waste prevention facilities and measures■ Encourage community-led recycling and re-use programmes■ Start collecting food waste; actively seek funds to provide

infrastructure for food waste collections and local processing■ Develop a plan to ban single-use plastic bags and polystyrene across the city (as done in many cities around the world).

This also decreases seaside and countryside litter levels■ Increase targets and standardise recycling and food waste collections at city events and encourage reuse where possible (for example, marathon blankets)■ Increase garden-waste composting

■ Introduce a unified system of on-street and seaside recycling receptacles – especially relevant for the eight million visitors to the city who currently contribute significantly to our “litter” problem because of lack of convenient, user-friendly recycling facilities■ Resolve the decades-old issues that lead to industrial action by our city waste workers, thereby improving the reliability, respect, and quality of household refuse and recycling collections■ Ensure trade recycling and re-use facilities and services are increased to reduce the distance traders have to travel to dispose of their waste and to increase recycling rates■ Increase the hours that recycling centres are open and standardise their opening hours across the wider area to make it easier for people to recycle.

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A fierce-eyed, bewhiskered, consumptive-looking man stands in a seafront doorway, under the awning, observing very intently the busy scene. It is a gold-plate shop, with a bust of Psyche amid the bracelets and jewellery on display, the window-glass alive with reflected sea.

Along this side of the road “all fashionable Brighton” parades twice daily. “The route is up and down the King’s Road as far as Preston Street, back again and up East Street.” Those on horseback or in carriages go further, to Third Avenue.

But he notices how nobody in the parade ever looks at the sea. “Watching by the gold-plate shop you will not observe a single glance in the direction of the sea, beautiful as it is, gleaming under the sunlight. They do not take the slightest interest in sea, sun, or sky, or the fresh breeze calling white horses from the deep. The beach is ignored; it is almost, perhaps, quite vulgar. The sea is not ‘the thing’ in Brighton, which is the least nautical of seaside places.”

He watches the dainty horses, the tandems, and carriages; he admires the colourful hats and bonnets, feathers and mantles, the women’s faces – “there are more handsome women in Brighton than anywhere else in the world,” he opines. “The way they step and the carriage of the form show how full they are of life and spirits. It is pleasant to see the girls walk, because the limbs do not drag, the feet are lifted gaily and with ease. Horse-exercise adds a deeper glow to the face; they ride up on the Downs first, out of pure cunning, for the air there is certain to impart a freshness to the features like dew on a flower.”

It is all very seductive, but he finds it not quite real. The feathers, the jewellery, the gold-plate salesmen, the office clerks - “they are all artificial”.

Meanwhile, across the road, yards away - but in a separate world - fishermen prop the railing in their blue jerseys and tan frocks, waiting for the tide. One leans with his elbows back against the rail;

another hangs over to gaze down at the fish market; a third stares out to sea. They all look fat, happy, engagingly idle. “No man in this world knows how to do absolutely nothing, like a fisherman.” Just along from the gold shop, at the street corner, loiters another old fisherman. “There is nothing in common between him and the moving throng: he is quite separate and belongs to another race.”

At last our observer leaves the doorway, he crosses to the side where he feels he more truly belongs, where things are natural, real. The fishermen with their tall tales (“no herrings these two years”), the nets, the beached boats, the breeze, the sunlight on the pebbles, the smell of the sea. He reclines on the shingle, studying the clouds, admiring the Seville-like brilliance. There is the clink of a hammer; a rope knocks against a mast; cooking smoke drifts from a cabin; “shingle rattles as it is shovelled up for ballast”.

Richard Jefferies, naturalist, novelist, nature mystic, proto-Green, clearly loved Brighton, and lived for a while in Lorna Road, Hove (there is a plaque on No 87). His essay “Sunny Brighton”, written in 1884, is one of the most atmospheric things ever written about the place, a snapshot moment trapped in the amber of words. While at Hove, during the most fecund period of his writing life, he elaborated some of the thoughts expressed in it - about the real and the artificial - into his autobiographical masterpiece, The Story of My Heart (1883).

Graham Chainey is a freelance writer living in Brighton and Hove

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More than 10,000 people are expected this month to attend the two-day VegfestUK, which will include 200 stalls.

Organisers of the event say the last 12 months have seen a significant increase in the number of vegan products, many of which have been launched by independent business entrepreneurs "with a passion and drive for bringing their cruelty-free vision into the world".

With a reported 20% drop in sales of dairy products in supermarkets last year, they argue there is plenty of room for new businesses specialising in dairy-free products.

Popular lines include coconut yoghurts, almond milk, dairy-free desserts, cashew cheese, hemp butter, coconut lattes, and almond shakes. Vegan celebrities include Beyoncé, the singer; Ronnie O'Sullivan, the snooker player; and David Haye, the heavyweight boxer.

VegfestUK - which is one of Europe's biggest vegan events - will be at the Brighton Centre on March 28 and 29.

Alan Lee, one of the organisers, said: "It's been incredible. The phone hasn't stopped in the office. Bookings have been piling in, and

we're already up to 200 bookings this year, compared to 135 in 2014.

“Many of them are new businesses with exciting new plant-based products looking to fill the gap left by the declining dairy trade. For vegans, it's a dream come true that's been waiting to happen for a long time."

The event is sponsored by Lifefood, manufacturers in the Czech Republic of raw food snacks, and Dee's Wholefoods, vegan meat producers from Ireland.

New UK firms include Viva La Vegan, a small vegan clothing company that will be launching their t-shirts and accessories.

For more information, visit: www.brighton.vegfest.co.uk

LoveLocalJobs.comin line for top award A company that started life as BrightonandHoveJobs.com in 2010 has made it onto a short list at the 2015 Recruiter Awards for Excellence.

LoveLocalJobs.com - in the first year it has entered - is in the running for the Best Jobs/Careers Board award.

The awards are judged by industry, profession, and financial experts - with the winners being announced on May 6 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

LoveLocalJobs.com has grown from one Brighton-based jobs board into a family of regional job boards. These include:BrightonandHoveJobs.com; GatwickDiamondJobs.com; CoastalWestSussexJobs.com; 1066Jobs.com;LoveEastbourneJobs.com.

LoveCroydonJobs.com is soon to be launched.

The regional jobs boards work in partnership with businesses, universities, colleges, and local authorities to provide effective recruitment and career options for

local people and are committed to providing an accessible and cost effective solution to businesses and organisations of all sizes.

The company was founded by Gary Peters, who initially launched it as a hobby. He is delighted to have LoveLocalJobs.com recognised as one of the best jobs boards in the country.

He said: “We are extremely proud of all of our jobs boards and the career platforms we have developed for young people in the areas we cover. The team works very hard to enable local businesses and employers to connect with the local job market so we are absolutely thrilled to have been nominated.”

In addition to the jobs boards LoveLocalJobs.com also offers bespoke recruitment services and works with schools and colleges across the south to create career advice resources to help young people understand and access the workplace.

For more information, please visit www.lovelocaljobs.com Gary Peters founded the company

Freezes and discounts for bus passengersBrighton & Hove Bus Company has announced that from April 22 - when fares are due to be revised - many fares will be frozen at today’s prices.

There will be a freeze on all cash fares purchased on-board; all types of student, child and family fares have been frozen until next year.

New discounted tickets have been introduced. A “sibling saver” ticket has been made immediately available for families; with the purchase of a second ticket for a young person, the discount offers nearly one third off the price of a 12-month SAVER (£290 to £200) and reduces a 90-day SAVER from £90 to £80.

Other family discounts include the Family Day ticket, which for

£9 allows a family of five to travel unlimited throughout the city. This price has been frozen for the third consecutive year. The nationally-renowned BusID scheme has also been providing families with savings for children and parents for many years.

A new reduced one-day ticket for students - priced at £3 as a mobile ticket - has now become available on the Key as well as m-ticket. The ticket provides unlimited travel over the whole of the Brighton and Hove network, including night services; it provides a saving of nearly 30% on the usual adult fare.

While putting up prices of some off-bus tickets, significant savings are still to be had buying tickets in advance of travel, the bus company claims.

Martin Harris, managing director, said: “We recognise that affordable travel is vital to the success of the economic and social life of the city.

"We aim for simplicity and great value for money by investing in better buses and more frequent services. Our pre-purchased tickets still offer very good discounts against standard prices. We aim to keep any increases in fares to a minimum, and if you track our most-heavily-used tickets over several years the rises have been broadly in line with

inflation”.In response to customer

concerns about the recent drop in fuel prices not having an effect on bus fares, Mr Harris said: “The variable element of fuel prices account for only 9% of our total costs. But in any case, we purchase fuel at fixed prices in advance to maintain stability in our fuel costs – this recent but temporary change in fuel price is therefore not having a benefit for us or for our customers.”.

Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company said it was essential for fares to keep pace with rising costs to enable it to continue to invest in: ■ Improving the regular service network, including increased frequencies each year with extra buses and drivers, and 24-hour services, largely provided without local authority subsidy (none from December) ■ New buses. Investment of millions of pounds, to improve passenger comfort and air quality, and upgrade the company’s depots and equipment to enable expansion of services for the city.■ Service quality improvements. Significant investment in customer service, from smart cards and m-tickets, to apps and real-time information, to accessibility initiatives.Martin Harris, managing director


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Saturday Night FeverTheatre Royal March 3 - 7The date is 1979 and in Brooklyn, New York, Tony Manero, a young man with a dead-end job and an extraordinary ability to dance, has only one ambition in life - to become the disco king. When he meets Stephanie, who also dreams of a world beyond Brooklyn, and they decide to train together for a dance competition, their lives

begin to change forever.This brand new production of Saturday Night Fever, one of the most loved dance stories of all time, is packed with legendary hits from the Bee Gees including the classics Stayin’ Alive, Night Fever, Jive Talking, You Should Be Dancing and How Deep is Your Love?

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The DriftersTheatre RoyalMarch 8Following on from the success of their recent tours, the current line up brings you the Rebranded Tour 2015 defining the evolution of the phenomenal

story of the Drifters, through its music from the past to the present. This high energy show brings many of the greatest hits Under The Boardwalk, Saturday Night At The Movies, Up On The Roof, Kissin In The Back Row, Down on the Beach, More Than A

Number In My Little Red Book, along with newer songs that have evolved through the first new recordings in over 30 years!

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Zumba Glow@TOMvenueA fun but highly challenging 3hr glow in the dark dance marathon lead by professional Zumba instructors, Sherryn and Lucie from Brighton Zumba, plus guests.7:30pm - 11pmThe Old MarketUpper Market Street, BN3 1AS Celebrity Auction of Promises@GrassrootsSPHelp save lives with your support. An evening of fun, food, fundraising and live music, in support of Grassroots Suicide Prevention.7pm, £10All Saints ChurchBN3 3QE Christian O’Connell@KomediaBrightonChristian O’Connell in his highly anticipated debut stand-up tour, featuring beloved pet death, pensioner sex advice and the inherent evil of Peppa Pig.8pmKomedia Brighton44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

SATURDAY

The Honeypies@GCBrightonEnjoy live music from The Honeypies, a vocal harmony trio with a huge repertoire covering all genres.10pm, £20 (includes dinner)Grosvenor G CasinoGrand Junction Road, BN1 1PP

Brighton Chocolate Walking Tour@chocolatetoursLearn about chocolate and the seaside city of Brighton, tasting magnificent chocolate treats along the way.10am - 1pm, £33103 Gloucester Road, BN1 4AP The Maydays: Confessions@KomediaBrightonThe Maydays and their awe-inspiring musician create this completely improvised show using only their wits and the audience's confessions.8pm, £10Komedia Brighton44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN International Women's Day Vintage Clothes Swap ShopTo celebrate International Women's Day and raise money for Kiya Survivors, The Grand Brighton is hosting a glamorous afternoon of vintage clothes, pampering and live music.2pm - 6pm, £12 adv (£15 on day)The Grand BrightonBN1 2FW

SUNDAY

Liking What We See@brightdomeA panel discussion and debate on the issues surrounding female body image to celebrate International Woman's Day.3pm, £8Brighton DomeChurch Street, BN1 1UE

Mother's Day Flower Arrangement WorkshopPerfect for Mother's Day, these vases and floral arrangements make a great gift or workshop to come along with your mother.12pm - 2:30pm, £3017 Brighton SquareBN1 1HD

MONDAY

Bleeding Heart Club@Rialto_BrightonThe Bleeding Heart Club present a showcase of local talent, with a line up including The Battery Operated Orchestra, poet Miles Heathfield and more.8pm, £5Rialto Theatre11 Dyke Road, BN1 3FE

TUESDAY

Bite-sized learning: Leadership@brightonchamberA workshop focusing on knowing more about how leadership works, designed to bring out your leadership qualities and help you have more impact in your leadership role.9:30am - 11:30am, £35The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground Eaton Rd, BN3 3AN

WEDNESDAY

A Mad World My Masters@TheatreRoyalBTNEnglish touring Theatre presents the Royal Shakespeare Company production of A Mad World My Masters by Thomas Middleton.7:30pm, £11.90 - £32.40Theatre Royal BrightonNew Rd, BN1 1SD

THURSDAY

Jack Lukeman@BrunswickpubJack Lukeman, one of Ireland’s most respected and best loved performers, comes to The Brunswick for his new and exclusive show.8pm, £10The BrunswickHolland Road, BN3 1JF

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The Rialto Theatre is a Grade II listed building with significant historical interest. Its striking façade has a fusion of neo-Gothic with Flemish gabling architecture, signifying it as a notable Brighton landmark. It is a permanent home to award-winning theatre group Pretty Villain Productions and Brighton’s long-established and much loved satirical review The Treason Show. The Brighton Fringe – being the third biggest arts fringe festival in the world – is just around the corner, starting May 1, and The Rialto will play a significant role in the Fringe, hosting a huge number and variety of shows. Not just focusing on Brighton Fringe, The Rialto is a multi-faceted venue open throughout the year, with an exciting highlight being the visit of Barb Jungr tonight (March 6). Barb is a singer of truly international acclaim. With rave international reviews and two prestigious New York awards (2008 Nightlife Award for Outstanding Cabaret Vocalist and Best International Artist 2003 Backstage Award), Barb Jungr is renowned for her unique vocal style, interpretation of song and radical approach to arrangements. Her acclaimed releases on Linn Records and Naim Label and "revelatory" live performances have brought her to audiences all around the world.Evenings at the theatre can be enhanced by a visit to the stylish art-deco themed bar, Bacall’s, open until late, where jazz and acoustic sets can also frequently be heard.

Find Rialto Theatre at 11 Dyke Road, Brighton, BN1 3FE. Telephone: 01273 725230 www.rialtotheatre.co.uk

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Brain Gym No.212

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

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continuo, contusion, count, counts, cousin, cuts, incus, noun, nous, nuncio, onus, oust, outs, scout, scut, snout, stun, suction, suit, tunic, unction, union, unison, unit, unto.

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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

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Quick Clues:

Cryptic Clues:Choose either quick or cryptic clues.

7. Odd description of something rough (6)

8. Not French apparently, but it could be (6)

10. At length speaks of details (7)

11. Admit defeat and throw it in (5)

12. Has wrongly won a point (4)

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22. Raffle a number, in a manner of speaking (5)

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curing (7) 3. Likely to snap

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9. Property conveyance? (6,3)

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06:00 The Vote (x4)08:00 Bookenders (x2)09:00 Mike Mendoza's Adur & Worthing09:30 Best of Brighton Lights10:00 BollyHeat10:30 Millionaires' Row (x4)12:00 Brighton Lights (x2)13:00 Best of Brighton Lights13:30 Northern Cuisine14:00 Carib-Asian Cookery14:30 In The Pot15:00 Millionaires' Row (x4)17:00 Under The Radar (x2)

06:00 Under The Radar (x4)08:00 Brighton Album Chart Show08:30 Noise Reel09:00 Albion Night12:00 Brighton Lights (x2)13:00 BWC British Wrestling Weekly14:00 In The Pot14:30 Carib-Asian Cookery15:00 Brighton Album Chart Show15:30 Love That Car16:00 BWC British Wrestling Weekly17:00 Post Feature17:30 Northern Cuisine

06:00 The Vote (x4)08:00 The Newspapers (x2)09:00 The Vote (x4)11:00 At The Amex11:30 What The Waffle12:00 Brighton Hi-Lights (x4)14:00 At The Amex14:30 Love That Car15:00 International Chef Exchange16:00 Northern Cuisine16:30 In The Pot17:00 Biz Buzz17:30 Growing Concerns

06:00 The Vote (x4)08:00 Bookenders (x2)09:00 The Newspapers (x2)10:00 BollyHeat10:30 The Newspapers (x3)12:00 Brighton Hi-Lights (x2)13:00 Best of Brighton Lights 13:30 In The Pot14:00 Carib-Asian Cookery14:30 Northern Cuisine15:00 Millionaires' Row (x3)16:30 BollyHeat17:00 Soundcheck

06:00 The Vote (x4)08:00 Bookenders (x2)09:00 The Newspapers (x2)10:00 BollyHeat10:30 Millionaires' Row (x4)12:30 Brighton Hi-Lights 13:00 Best of Brighton Lights13:30 Northern Cuisine14:00 In The Pot14:30 Carib-Asian Cookery15:00 Millionaires' Row (x3)16:30 Cuppa TV17:00 Under The Radar17:30 The Brighton Lights Sessions

06:00 The Vote (x4)08:00 Bookenders (x2)09:00 Cuppa TV09:30 Best of Brighton Lights10:00 BollyHeat10:30 Millionaires' Row (x4)12:00 Brighton Hi-Lights (x2)13:00 Best of Brighton Lights13:30 Carib-Asian Cookery14:00 Northern Cuisine14:30 In The Pot15:00 Millionaires' Row (x3)16:30 Life Stories17:00 Under The Radar (x2)

06:00 The Vote (x4)08:00 Bookenders (x2)09:00 Best of Brighton Lights09:30 Cuppa TV10:00 BollyHeat10:30 Millionaires' Row (x3)12:00 Brighton Hi-Lights (x2)13:00 Best of Brighton Lights13:30 Carib-Asian Cookery14:00 In The Pot14:30 Northern Cuisine15:00 Millionaires' Row (x3)16:30 Post Feature17:00 Soundcheck

18:00 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond. 18:30 The Newspapers Mike Mendoza is joined by guests to discuss this week's stories in the press. 19:00 Brighton Hi-LightsThe best conversation, videos, music and funniest moments from Latest TV's first broadcast series of Brighton's topical magazine programme. 19:30 Latest News 20:00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics and the upcoming key elections for our future. 20:30 Latest News 21:00 Magic'd Illusionist Tommy Magic takes to the streets, his sleight-of-hand magic and fast-paced comedy leaves participants not just entertained, but totally amazed. 21:30 What The Waffle Unclassifiable comedy from Richard Shayler and Jessica Kellgren Hayes. 22:00 Modern Toss (x2) Comedy animation and live action series. Lots of swearing. 23:00 Noise Reel A wave of music news and entertainment to your ears. Featuring interviews, exclusive performances, discussion and much more. 23:30 Brighton Album Chart Show Our monthly top 10 is compiled solely from albums bought in Brighton's independent cult store, Resident Records. 00:00 Soundcheck A fresh new music show, having loud and live performances from talent of all ages, genres and styles. 01:00 Under The Radar Paul Mex and Jeff Hemmings show and discuss great music videos01:30 Bored Gamers Combining the exciting worlds of video and adult board gaming to bring you news, reviews and much more. 02:30 Magic'd 03:00 The Brighton Lights Sessions: The Lanes03:30 Noise Reel 04:00 Brighton Album Chart 04:30 Under The Radar (x2) 05:30 Noise Reel Extra: Jo Harman05:45 Noise Reel Extra: Maya Wolff

18:00 The Newspapers Mike Mendoza is joined by guests to discuss this week's stories in the press. 18:30 Best of Brighton LightsRichard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet. 19:00 Brighton Hi-Lights The best conversation, videos, music and funniest moments from Latest TV's first broadcast series of Brighton's topical magazine programme. 19:30 You Make It, We Show It! Latest Bill and David Netherton present films made by you, the great Brighton public. 20:00 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond. 20:30 Magic'd Illusionist Tommy Magic takes to the streets, his sleight-of-hand magic and fast-paced comedy leaves participants not just entertained, but totally amazed. 21:00 FilmFest on TVJessica Kellgren Hayes introduces Latest TV's very own weekly Film Festival, a dedicated film night for movies, shorts, and new brand new work from film makers. 23:00 Under The Radar (x3) Paul Mex and Jeff Hemmings show and discuss great music videos that may have been under your radar. 00:30 Latest News 01:00 FilmFest on TV 03:00 Latest News 03:30 Bored Gamers A funny and irreverent look at all things gaming. Bored Gamers combines the exciting worlds of video and adult board gaming to bring you news, reviews and much more. 04:30 Latest News 05:00 You Make It, We Show It!

18:00 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond. 18:30 At The Amex Latest Sport were at the Amex. Tune in to see the story of the day. 19:00 Brighton Hi-Lights The best conversation, videos, music and funniest moments from Latest TV's first broadcast series of Brighton's topical magazine programme. 19:30 Latest News 20:00 Life Stories In Life Stories we meet people with amazing stories to tell. 20:30 Love That Car Passionate stories about owners and their cars, covering history, key events and why they love them. This is the fans story.21:00 FilmFest on TV Jessica Kellgren Hayes introduces Latest TV's very own weekly Film Festival, a dedicated film night for movies, shorts, and new brand new work from film makers. 23:00 Under The Radar (x2) Paul Mex and Jeff Hemmings show and discuss great music videos that may have been under your radar. 00:00 Latest News 00:30 FilmFest on TV 02:30 Latest News 03:00 FilmFest on TV05:00 Latest News 05:30 At The Amex

18:00 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond. 18:30 Cuppa TV Magazine show for women. 19:00 Best of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet. 19:30 Latest News 20:00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics and the upcoming key elections for our future. Expect heated debates as Brighton decides on Latest TV! 20:30 Northern Cuisine Gareth Kyle shares his love for game, going on a shoot in Northumberland before making pheasant with brandy and orange, game goujons and a quick beer soda bread. 21:00 Latest News 21:30 International Chef Exchange Top British chefs swap kitchens and locations for a week with chefs around the world. Food writer Andrew Kay presents the entertaining stories of the cultural and culinary exchange. 22:30 Latest News 23:00 Soundcheck Hosted by music nuts Nick Lancaster and Rhiannon Burton, Soundcheck is the fresh new music show, having loud and live performances from talent of all ages, genres and styles. 00:00 Latest News 00:30 Cuppa TV01:00 Best of Brighton Lights 01:30 Latest News 02:00 The Vote 02:30 Northern Cuisine 03:00 Latest News 03:30 International Chef Exchange 04:30 Latest News 05:00 Soundcheck

18:00 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond. 18:30 Biz Buzz What makes business in Brighton and the Greater Brighton area buzz? Ollie Wilson discovers the latest developments in small, medium and large enterprises, and new faces in the local business scene. 19:00 Best of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet. 19:30 Latest News 20:00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics and the upcoming key elections for our future. 20:30 Love That Car Passionate stories about owners and their cars, covering history, key events and why they love them. This is the fans story. 21:00 Latest News 21:30 Ordinary Lives: Some Kind Of Life Exploring a constellation of issues implicated in being 'on the street'. These stories challenge assumptions about what constitutes home and a sense of belonging. 22:00 Life Stories In Life Stories we meet people with amazing stories to tell. 22:30 Latest News 23:00 Soundcheck Hosted by music nuts Nick Lancaster and Rhiannon Burton, Soundcheck is the fresh new music show, having loud and live performances from talent of all ages, genres and styles. 00:00 Latest News 00:30 Biz Buzz 01:00 Best of Brighton Lights 01:30 Latest News 02:00 The Vote 02:30 Love That Car 03:00 Latest News 03:30 Ordinary Lives: Some Kind Of Life04:00 Life Stories 04:30 Latest News 05:00 Soundcheck

18:00 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond. 18:30 Post Feature All the latest movie news, reviews and previews. With Jessica Kellgren Hayes and Joseph Gunn. 19:00 Brighton Hi-Lights The best conversation, videos, music and funniest moments from Latest TV's first broadcast series of Brighton's topical magazine programme. 19:30 Latest News 20:00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics and the upcoming key elections for our future. Expect heated debates as Brighton decides on Latest TV! 20:30 Millionaires' Row From penthouse to pool, take an exclusive tour of exceptional, outstanding, and unique dream houses. 21:00 Latest News 21:30 Beyond The Grave (x2) Josh Ellis is joined by Lou Pope, a psychic medium. The mystic duo take on some of Bristol's spookiest spots and speak to local people about life...Beyond the Grave. 22:30 Latest News 23:00 The Brighton Lights Sessions: Uncle Arthur 23:30 The Brighton Lights Sessions: The Lanes00:00 Latest News 00:30 Post Feature 01:00 Brighton Hi-Lights01:30 Latest News 02:00 The Vote02:30 Millionaires' Row 03:00 Latest News 03:30 Beyond The Grave (x2) 04:30 Latest News 05:00 The Brighton Lights Sessions: Uncle Arthur 05:30 The Brighton Lights Sessions: The Lanes

18:00 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond. 18:30 Film Live Academy The ultimate guide on all aspects of film making. Covering everything you need to be bona fide film maker. 19:00 Brighton Hi-Lights The best conversation, videos, music and funniest moments from Latest TV's first broadcast series of Brighton's topical magazine programme. 19:30 Albion Night The Seagulls weekly show with Latest Sport. Featuring news about all the squads and competitions. Classic games from the club's archives and much more. 22:30 Latest News 23:00 Soundcheck Hosted by music nuts Nick Lancaster and Rhiannon Burton, Soundcheck is the fresh new music show, having loud and live performances from talent of all ages, genres and styles. 00:00 Latest News 00:30 Film Live Academy 01:00 Brighton Hi-Lights01:30 Albion Night 04:30 Latest News 05:00 Soundcheck

Ones to watch ....Friday, March 6 Modern Toss10pm

Here’s a treat for all those who keep it buttoned up to eleven throughout the working day – the Brighton-based foul mouthed satirists are back to relieve the stresses of the day with some pure, unadulterated funnies. Dare you not to chortle out loud.

Wednesday, March 11Thursday, March 12 Brighton Hi Lights7pm The best conversation, music and funniest moments from the first series of Brighton's topical magazine program. First aired, shared and applauded on the internet. Hoorah for technology

Wednesday, March 11 The Vote8pm Frank le Duc is at the helm of LatestTV’s flagship political discussion programme, with interested parties discussing key issues ahead of the forthcoming elections. Need a little help to make your mind up? Tune in and watch the arguments unfold from your sofa. Comfort-politics. Who'da thunk it.

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In 1544, a four-and-a-half-storey Baroque building was constructed on Katherinenstrasse in Leipzig (Germany, obviously) and you know what they say... If it ain't Baroque, don't fix it.

In 1723, the building was the Zimmermansche Kaffeehaus - a coffee shop owned by Gottfried Zimmerman. You could blame Zimmerman for today's coffee shops allowing local music students to destroy your right to quiet enjoyment of your latte. Café Zimmerman pioneered the combination of music and coffee in Germany in the 1700s. The venue played host to musical ensembles directed by a certain Heir Bach. Yes, as in Johann Sebastian.

One of Bach's compositions, which debuted at Zimmerman's, is called "Schweight Stille, Plaudert Nicht BWV 211". Musicologists and Germans will

know that this means "Be Still, Stop Chattering". To the rest of us, they're just unintelligible words followed by what's almost a Brighton postcode. Perhaps for a bordering town that estate agents are trying to convince you is part of our city. Kind of like when they call Portslade "West Hove".

Luckily for us, the composition is also known by a much simpler, albeit still not English, moniker - Coffee Cantata. Bach didn't write any operas, but it's an opera. The way that works is that he wrote it as a piece to be performed as a concert. But, to this day, it's done on a stage with a cast, costumes, and everything else that defines something as an opera. Think little binoculars, a stuffy atmosphere, and over-priced tickets.

Zimmerman didn't charge for tickets; he made his money in sales of coffee. Just as well really, as Bach's satirical take on coffee addiction has a bit of a limp story.

There's this guy called Schlendrian, which means "stick in the mud". His daughter is Lieschen and she's really into her coffee. He's all like, "Stop

drinking coffee" and she's all like, "No way, man". This goes on for a bit and Lieschen sings a love song to a cup of coffee, which is just weird and kind of awkward. Schlendrian then starts threatening to not feed or clothe her if she continues. This doesn't work and she's still all, "Coffee is so totes amaze". Eventually, he says he'll find her a man if she stops. This sort of works, but Lieschen tells all potential suitors that they'll have to let her drink coffee if they marry. In the end, they all decide that coffee's all right or "natural" after all.

So, like we said - limp story. Gottfried Zimmerman died in 1723 and the concerts died with him. And what became of the beautiful Baroque building? It was destroyed in the Leipzig air-raid in 1943. So, in the end, Baroque or not, it did need fixing. The Café Zimmerman name lives on through a French music ensemble. They're probably quite good, but we suggest giving the Coffee Cantata a miss.

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The Places I Eat

For this month’s Chewing The Fat feature, we chatted to OLLIE COUILLAUD, a self-confessed “mad Frenchie” with a passion for Japanese food and local produce.

Tell us about your backgroundI was born and raised in Vouillé, a small village outside Poitiers in France. I spent most of my childhood there and eventually studied to become a chef. I then spent three years working in Lake Louise, Alberta in Canada, before I moved to London.

Over the years, I’ve worked restaurants and hotels like The Square, Chez Bruce, Eric Chavot, La Trompette, Tom's Kitchen, The Lawn Bistro, The Dorchester, and The Grosvenor House

I am now chef and co-owner at Sam's of Brighton and working on exciting projects in Brighton.

What inspires you?Anything and everything. I get very excited when I'm surrounded by produce; my brain just goes into stealth mode.

I spend a lot of time walking through markets, especially Asian markets, and I love discovering new ingredients. Half the time I have no idea what I'm buying, but I'm getting better. I make a mean Shiitake mushroom vinaigrette. I've spent weeks working on it and I'm now happy and ready to put it against anyone!

I am fascinated by Japanese cooking, I could spend hours watching sushi chefs. A friend of mine has a Japanese cooking school in Wimbledon and her precision and technique are amazing.

What is your favourite food memory?Watching my aunt and my mum cooking together at the family restaurant back home. It was mesmerizing; their passion and the love they have for cooking and restaurants is anchored in me forever.

Another is going to my uncle's farm and milking goats to make cheese and curds.

I used to spend hours down there learning to make cheese

and black pudding.We took many trips down to

Gascony in the southwest of France, where we would gorge ourselves on foie gras.

When I was doing my bachelor degree, we stayed in castle for a week as part of a field trip exploring foie gras farms, markets, Armagnac distilleries, and wine estates.

What are your favourite ingredients and cooking techniques?Raw fish, I eat tonnes of it. Also any kinds of seafood. There's an Asian supermarket in New Malden and I go there every week without fail and they have an incredible fresh fish counter. I love marinating raw fish using all sorts of Asian ingredients.

Braising and curing is another passion of mine. It is so rewarding

Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?I would like to think I can start slowing down a bit and get someone else involved in running the business. I still want to be cooking, but perhaps in a more advisory role.

I also want to travel the world on a motorbike and cook with other people, but it has to be in small and remote villages to discover the true meaning of their culture through their methods and dishes.

If all else fails, I’d be happy in Goa chilling.

Claire Beveridge@placesieatbtn

Chewing the fat … with a ‘mad Frenchie’

Recipe of the Weekby Luis Rodriguez

Method Make the stock by sweating off your mireoix poux of vegetables, then adding the fish bones and cooking for 20 minutes. While the stock is cooking, cut the pepper, garlic, and onion into brunoise; cook with olive oil for five minutes. Put the tomato purée into the vegetables and cook for a further five minutes; pour the rice in to the brunoise of vegetables and sauté for two minutes. Add half of the stock to the mixture on a high heat and keep stirring so it doesn’t stick, for about 16 minutes. Grill the seabass and prawns for five minutes; cover for a couple of minutes. Plate and garnish with a little herbs and a slice of lemon.

Luis Rodriguez is demi chef de partie at Hilton Brighton Metropole

Traditional seafood paella, with grilled sea bass and tiger prawns

150g Arborio rice500ml fish stockOne pepperTwo garlic cloves

One onionOne tiger prawnOne sea bass2g saffron

100g olive oilMirepoix poux of vegetables10g tomato purée

Sum up your cooking style in three words?Cuisine du terroir, honest, fun.

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Mummy K@no_mum

As a parent, it's important to have one eye on the future. To perfect the art of planning ahead.

Sometimes, it's for the fairly immediate future. Going to the park? You'll need to consider every possible eventuality and pack a bag to cover them all; this, incidentally, is why buggies are built like tanks.

There's so much equipment for them to cart about: a change of clothes for when your child falls in the mud or becomes over-excited by a fountain, nappy changing kit (obvs), snacks (for hunger or, more likely, for distraction and coercion), a menagerie of toys, copious wipes, the list goes on. And on. And that's just for a literal walk in the park.

Then, there's the longer-term planning ahead. Which gets a bit trickier.

Allow me to illustrate with a real-life example from this week. I was on the train home to get Tibbons from nursery. I was feeling confident, relaxed even. I'd done my short-term thinking

ahead, getting a train that would get me in 40 minutes earlier than I needed. (A golden rule of parenting: always build in a sensible buffer.) But it turned out that that wasn't enough.

The train ended up being delayed over an hour en route and it soon became clear that I wouldn't be in time to collect Tibbons from nursery. With Daddy-O still at work and unable to help, I was no longer the cool, collected commuter. I was a mum in parenting hell.

Thankfully, I had supplemented my short-term thinking ahead with some more advanced planning. Some three-and-a-half years ago, when we were hoping to add to our number, I had predicted this very scenario and orchestrated a move 50-odd miles south so that we could have a reliable contingency: family.

Okay, okay. So it may have been more about wanting to see more of them and have them involved in Tibbons' life, but I'm still claiming this as some pretty advanced planning!

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Pretty Good Thinking

The papers have gone overboard about a survey by Flint + Flint that revealed four out of five British women don’t shower every day: “Skipping a morning wash is both anti-social… and unhealthy.”

A British Skin Foundation spokesperson, however, says there isn’t any hard evidence regarding how frequently we need to wash. “Something about this survey stinks, and it’s not the women in it” said The Independent newspaper. And I quite agree; PR can be such a dirty game.

Actually, bathing is such a sacred ritual for me that I would hate to rush it before going to work. My skin doesn’t enjoy being regularly scalded. The same goes for my scalp. This approach is clearly paying off, as I discovered after a high-tech scalp diagnosis, courtesy of the lovely consultant ambassador, Tania, from Aveda.

I went to the Duke's Lane shop to learn about the new smoothing styling products - and to see what I would look like with straight hair. (Unrecognisably chic, as it turns out.)

Tania took magnified images of my scalp and hair, and put them through some analysis to explore condition and growth patterns. This is a great diagnostic tool to scientifically assess what is going on at the

follicular level, which helps customers to really support their hair needs.

Megan, a stylist from Shine salon, gave me a great interactive tutorial on how to best blow-dry my hair for the smooth look. No irons required! It is great having professional advice about what to do at home, but I’m still no good with the back.

I didn’t know how my hair would react at first. But, while wet, I could see that my curls were more than subdued; they went into hiding. The finish is sleek, elegant, and ultimately very serious (compared with curls - which are rarely sensible looking and often more fly-away).

After five applications of "naturally straight", your hair will remain smoother for the next three washes. I noticed that mine was calmer after one go.

The range is powered by botanicals like certified organic cupaucu and shea butters to keep hair smooth, even in intense humidity.

Before I left Sarah and I bonded over the limited edition Goji Berry lipstick, which has now gone. Luckily I fancied the bluey pink of Wild Fuscia so she gave me a little make over and I left feeling like Spring had sprung, but not in my curls!

Sarah Morgan@sarah_morgan

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BRIGHTON & HOVE COUNCIL

BRIGHTON & HOVE (MILL ROAD, BRIGHTON) (PARKING PLACES AND

ONE WAY) ORDER 1999 (AS AMENDED)

NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of the above-named order that the under mentioned road will be temporarily closed (pedestrian access not affected) during the times specified below when Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club play at American Express Community Stadium on: 3 March 2015, 14 March 2015, 3 April 2015, 10 April 2015, 14 April 2015, 25 April 2015

Mill Road, Brighton1. Mill Road will be closed to through traffic

for up to 8 hours on match days and will be made one-way only in a south-western direction, over the following length of carriageway:-

The entire width from a point 20m south-west of the south-western kerbline of Waterhall Road south-westwards for a distance of 1,480m.

2. An alternative route will be sign-posted.

3. Access to Mill House and Patcham Mill both in Mill Road will be via the above mentioned one-way system.

DATED 06 March 2015

Geoff Raw, Executive Director, Environment, Development & Housing, Brighton & Hove City Council, King’s House, Grand Avenue, HOVE, BN3 2SR

Jane Busby@janeforstyle

We may be happy with selecting our clothes and know what suits our colour, style and shape, but choosing spectacles and sunglasses can be more difficult.

Having the right frames to suit our face - whether they are prescription or worn as an accessory - is important; they can boost confidence and self-esteem.

With the summer coming up, sunglasses are a huge part of our "wardrobe" and - with so many brands, tints and lens materials to choose from - this can be a daunting prospect.

At Eyesite, they have a team with the expertise to help you find sunglasses that look great, feel great, and work with your eyes to maximise your vision. As

qualified experts, they will help, advise, and professionally fit and adjust your sunglasses.

In the North Street store in Brighton, there are all the well-known brands, such as Cartier, Tiffany, Prada, Ray Ban, Oakley, and Maui Jim - as well as a few surprises from the lesser-known but equally good designers around.

So - whether for driving, skiing, sports, or just lazing around looking cool - Eyesite is the home of great sunglasses.

Eyesite is showing on the catwalk in the third Brighton Thistle Fashion Show at the Thistle Hotel on Saturday, April 18. The free show times are 2pm,

2.45pm, and 3.30pm; they are hosted by Guy Lloyd and Sophie Corbett.

For more about Jane Busby, a personal stylist and shopper, visit: www.janebusby.co.uk.

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Chapel Terrace, Kemp Town £325,000 A charming two bedroom first floor balcony flat forming part of this converted period property in the heart of Kemp Town. The stylish living space has a high ceiling and an open aspect overlooking St Georges Church and grounds.

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19TH

League position

League goals

TEIXEIRA 6 DUNK 5 BALDOCK 2 DARYL MURPHY (Ipswich Town) 21

League form guide D - W - W - L - W - L - L - D - D - W - W - L - W

Derby WBolton LLeeds W

Last 3 league fixtures

2 - 01 - O2 - 0 Reading 10/03/15 A

Wolves 14/03/15 H Millwall 17/03/15 A

Next 3 league fixtures

Championship table PL GD PTS

1 Middlesbrough 35 29 66

2 Derby County 35 29 65

3 Watford 35 28 65

4 Bournemouth 35 31 63

5 Norwich 35 28 62

6 Brentford 35 12 61

7 Ipswich 35 17 60

8 Wolves 35 6 57

9 Nottingham Forest 35 7 50

10 Blackburn 35 0 48

11 Sheffield Wednesday 35 -3 46

12 Charlton 35 -5 45

13 Birmingham 35 -10 45

14 Cardiff 35 -4 44

15 Leeds 35 -8 44

16 Huddersfield 35 -15 42

17 Bolton 35 -11 41

18 Reading 35 -16 41

19 Brighton 35 -3 40

20 Fulham 35 -13 39

21 Rotherham 35 -18 37

22 Wigan 35 -15 31

23 Millwall 35 -26 31

24 Blackpool 35 -40 22

Albion league statistics 2014 -15

18TH

Opponent's position

51%

72%

53%

79%

Average Possession

Pass completion Albion

Reading

41

53

37

13

4

13

40

43

40

12.8

4.4

15.2

Points

Goals against

Goals

Shots conceded per game

Shots on target per game

Shots per game

Brighton and Hove Albion have the luxury of a weekend without a game due to Reading’s continued involvement in the FA Cup.

The Albion had been due to travel to Berkshire but the Royals have a date with Bradford City on Saturday, meaning the match has been shifted to Tuesday next week.

Albion will head into the match buoyed by their resilient win over high-flying Derby County earlier this week and hopefully refreshed from a welcome extended spell without a game.

Against the Rams, Albion were,

in truth, fortunate to run out winners against an impressive County side whose measured football lacked little more than a cutting edge – understandably enough in the absence of Chris Martin and Darren Bent.

David Stockdale and Lewis Dunk were particularly defiant in the midst of an encouraging defensive effort which was rewarded by another clean sheet. Chris Hughton has made the Albion difficult to score against – particularly away from home where his charges have leaked just two goals in their last five league matches on the road. They kept a clean sheet in the FA Cup match at Brentford – Hughton’s first in charge – and for the win at

Fulham, when Nathan Jones was caretaker manager.

In contrast, Reading have been struggling to score on home turf of late. Their last three home league games have ended in defeat, with no goals scored and six against.

With both team’s recent form in mind, Tuesday’s match is surely one from which Hughton will be realistically targeting points as he looks to manoeuvre his charges further clear of the dreaded relegation places.

A win will move Albion above their hosts and, should Millwall slip up at home against Norwich City, the Seagulls could wake up next Wednesday to find themselves 12 points clear of the last relegation spot.

Match previewReading v Brighton and Hove Albion

We showed great character against a very good footballing team. You can see why they are in this position. Had Derby scored in the first 15 minutes of the second half it would have been very tough for us. It’s a very uncomfortable

and nervy feeling to be only a point above the relegation zone, so certainly the feeling is more comfortable at this moment. “Games come thick and fast and we must try and win some games away from home now.”

Richard Morris@BHIndyAlbion

Kazenga LuaLua is over the moon after scoring Albion's second against Derby County (Photograph: Paul Hazlewood)

Albion hope to continue their climb up the table

(Speaking after victory against Derby County)

Chris Hughton Albion manager

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SportDon’t miss the latest news about the Seagulls via Twitter @BHIndyAlbion Next up at the Amex…

Brighton and Hove Albion v Wolves in the Championship on Saturday,

March 14, kick-off 3pm.

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Nine points clear of the relegation zone. A 2-0 win over the Championship leaders. Eight goals in four games. Now a free weekend.

At first glance it could be seen as a time to reflect and assess but I think it’s time to start thinking about the future.

If the Albion continue to play like this, with three straight home wins, surely Championship football will be secured for next season. It’s not done and dusted, but Chris Hughton has proved to have a funny knack of making the right substitutions at the right time.

I believe he now has some even bigger decisions to make as regarding players off the pitch. He has already made some big calls moving Calderon into midfield, offering a return to Craig Mackail-Smith at the expense of Leon Best – hot on the heels of a victory – Jake

Forster-Caskey and Danny Holla were omitted from the squad, and Chris O’Grady’s role seems unsure despite impressing against Derby.

First up, Hughton must decide what to do with those out of contract like Inigo Calderon and Mackail-Smith. Do they figure in his plans for next season? Dale Stephens, Rohan Ince and Beram Kayal provide a strong triumvirate in the centre, so where do JFC and Holla fit in? O’Grady will still be wanted by Sheffield United in the summer, while Best is just on loan. Does it need a root and branch investigation? Yes, but not necessarily huge changes. Most of the squad offer something but Hughton must see whether he can keep Joe Bennett, maybe add some pace in the centre of defence, pinpoint a future right-back, decide whether to push for another year from Teixeira on loan, and

most importantly find a striker that can provide at least 15 goals next season – without a ruthless forward a play-off finish would seem unlikely.

Some may argue Albion could play two up front with Sam Baldock. If safety is secured well before the end of the season, Hughton can experiment with a few things but will certainly already have targets in mind to bolster a squad to challenge next year. In so many games this season, under both managers, Albion have been a whisker away from wins or draws. Small changes could bring big results. The car may not need a new engine but an MOT and a service could turn a nice little runner into a Ferrari.

Dan Tester@BHIndyAlbion

The cost of attending football matches has again been brought into sharp focus with the recent announcement of the latest bloated television deal for the Premier League.

Between them, BT and Sky have forked out just over £5 billion for a three-season package – over £10 million per match!

Since the Premier League’s formation in 1992 – a professional football league has existed in England since 1888 – the average age of a top-flight match-goer has risen, in just two decades, from 23 to 43. This fact should worry the football authorities.

Of course, football needs all types of supporters but young men are the ones who generate the majority of the atmosphere, who have grown up playing the game at every opportunity. They are raucous and passionate. One of the

reasons football is so successful is because of the intensity and atmosphere. This emanates from the stands, nowhere else.

I had the pleasure of watching a top-of-the-table clash between NEC Nijmegen and Roda JC (3-0) in Holland’s second tier last weekend. The seat ticket was just €12 (£8.78) and the stadium was full of younger people (plenty of female fans too) generating an electric atmosphere.

If a fan pays NEC prices they are less inclined to become agitated when a player apes Tom Daley, less likely to boo their own team. This is simply because they are not being ripped-off. Knowing a player is earning more in a week than most spectators may possibly take home in their entire careers it is perhaps natural to feel aggrieved when they can’t stay on their feet, and it’s cost you a small fortune to gain admittance.

It’s no coincidence that the percentage of managers – across all four divisions – being sacked

after three minutes in the job has spiked since the advent of TV cash. The combination of potential relegation pressure, unrealistic supporter impatience – fans calling 606 to moan when their team is second – foreign investor panic and social media reactionaries has resulted in an almost fantasy world that has no bearing on real life. In addition, a 43-year-old newcomer won’t stick around if the going gets tough. IKEA or the golf course beckons. A 43-year-old who’s been going since he was 23 would. A lower tier – behind the goal – category A seat at Arsenal costs £65.50! How could a student, an apprentice or someone just starting out in their career, afford that? It even costs £18 to stand at Bristol Rovers, in the Conference.

It is vital to the health of the game to make it affordable for young men and women. They are the lifeblood, and the future. So, well done Albion for introducing a 30% reduction for 18 to 20-year-old supporters. It’s a start.

Keep the young at heart

This weekend, Radio Reverb is eight years old. And like any eight-year-old, we’re funny, insightful, unpredictable, inventive and occasionally downright wilful.

To keep Reverb fresh free of irritating ads, we’re holding a Reverbathon fundraiser, broadcasting live from 6pm on

Friday (tonight) to midnight on Sunday, while asking for donations to help keep us going (paying for rent etc). The Roar will be live for two hours from 11am-1pm, with a multitude of guests and a fine selection of music.

Visit www.radioreverb.com and hit the donate button. Do this while the Roar is live and we may even play a tune for you. No One Direction – guaranteed

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Straight from the commentary box

The Albion Roar

A fan's view

Dan Collington

West Stand season ticket holder Dan Collington is a happy man.

“Five wins in a row for Derby against the Albion and it looked like it would be six for a while on Tuesday. The Rams Derby dominated the first half and Stockdale was to thank for it being goalless at the break.

Albion’s one real chance fell to Baldock who struck it well but straight at Grant. Second half, Derby were pushing forward, Stockdale and some desperate blocks kept them out before Stephens scored from close range following Calderon making a nuisance of himself in the box. A fantastic pass from O’Grady put LuaLua in and he finished low into the far corner superbly. Derby threw everything forward but couldn’t break us down. We got battered and won 2-0!”

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