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ALBION KIT DEAL The Seagulls have signed a record kit

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LUCAS ON TRIAL An exclusive message for constituents - from the Green MP facing trial over ‘anti-fracking’ protests >> PAGE 5

More than one in seven parking tickets issued in the city are subsequently cancelled, Brighton & Hove Independent can reveal.

A remarkable 16,225 tickets - about 14% of the 119,444 issued - were “waived” last year.

If they had been valid, the tickets - three of which were issued to buses - would have netted the city council revenues of at least £500,000.

Reasons for the cancellation of tickets fall into 88 categories, according to data provided in response to a Freedom of Information request.

The top three categories are listed as: “Mitigating - Valid pay-and-display”, 2,608

tickets; “Mitigating - Special circumstances”, 1,499 tickets; and “Mitigating - First offence; discretion applied”, 1,423 tickets.

More than 1,000 tickets were rescinded after evidence was provided a vehicle was loading or unloading. Inadequate signing and lining resulted in 86 tickets being waived.

The findings are among the latest to be published by the city council under its pioneering approach to freedom of information.

Other findings include:■ A total of 234 people are on the city council’s “Clients of Concern” register of abusive or threatening individuals; 25 of them are 60 or over;■ There has been a sharp increase in the number of

PARKING PARDONS

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Stanmer House is on track to be the first bar and restaurant in the city to create a special menu for dogs. The Whiting & Hammond venue already sells pig’s ears to pets - a popular choice for the increasing number of dog-owners who stop off after a walk in the park. Pig’s trotters will soon follow - as will special “doggie sausage rolls”. And soon, a full menu will be on the table, according to deputy manager Bruce Symonds, pictured above with Tiily - a Westie crossed with Bichon Frise - and her owner, Don Naylor.

Exclusive One in seven parking tickets waived

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Furore over Labour's botched attempt to 'fix' safe seat

Anger has erupted about a selection contest for one of the safest Labour wards in Brighton - amid claims it was an attempted "fix" to ensure the party's favoured candidate was chosen.

The three sitting councillors in Moulsecoomb and Bevendean - along with two other potential candidates - were hoping to be chosen to stand in the local elections next year.

Whoever the ward party picked could be almost certain of becoming a member of Brighton and Hove City Council in May next year. They would have a four-year term as a councillor ahead of them.

But despite just 10 people voting, a recount brought to light a miscount.

And then two of the candidates tied, with a run-off now looking likely.

Eight local branch members turned out for the three-hour meeting at the Bevendean Church Hall in Norwich Drive, Bevendean.

They were joined by the five

candidates and four members of the executive committee of Brighton, Hove and District Labour Party - including Melanie Davies, the city party’s chair.

The local branch used to need just seven for a quorum: the minimum number of people required for the meeting to be valid.

But one of the executive committee members said that the quorum should be 10 – so two executive committee members took part in the meeting and, crucially, the voting.

They were Peter van Vliet, the city party treasurer, and John Warmington, his predecessor.

Mr van Vliet said that the result of the first secret ballot saw Councillor Leigh Farrow top the poll, with Harris Fitch second and Councillor Mo Marsh third. Christine Robinson was said to have come fourth and former mayor Councillor Anne Meadows fifth.

Robert Brown, who was chairing the meeting, called for a recount. This found that Councillor Meadows and Christine Robinson had, in fact, tied - with Councillor Meadows winning the run-off.

Subsequently, she claimed attempts to post her victory on the Labour Party's Facebook page had been thwarted, with posts being deleted. Instead, she tweeted her victory - even though the party has yet to announce the result

The next vote saw Councillor

Farrow come first and Councillor Meadows second. Councillor Marsh, who topped the poll at the last elections in 2011, tied with Mr Fitch, whose family have long links to the local Labour Party and the council. For several months, the youngest in the Fitch dynasty, had been said by insiders to be favourite to get the seat.

Another vote was held and they tied again. A local party member asked one of the executive committee members to abstain so that the final candidate could be chosen. Mr Warmington said that this was against the rules.

It transpired that both executive committee members were voting for Mr Fitch, a relative of veteran councillor Brian Fitch, whose father Stan was a Brighton Council stalwart.

The farcical proceedings came hours after the local party posted news that former Brighton and Hove Albion chief executive Martin Perry was to be a candidate in the city. Councillor Warren Morgan, leader of the Labour Party in Brighton and Hove, said that he would be found as safe a seat as possible.

Late last year Councillor Farrow was told that he had not been chosen for the candidates list. He appealed and was restored to the list.

And last summer Councillor Meadows was suspended after an anonymous claim that a gift had gone missing while she was mayor. No evidence could be found to support any wrongdoing on her part.

Labour’s regional director Malcolm Powers is expected to order a run-off between Councillor Marsh and Mr Fitch.

Candidates waited outside Bevendean Church Hall; Anne Meadows (inset) was selected again

Anne Meadows, the former Mayor of Brighton and Hove, celebrated her victory in a rare tweet

Harris Fitch practised his speech well, he told his 178 followers on Twitter

Brighton and Hove Labour Party did not want the news of the re-selection of Anne Meadows and Leigh Farrow in Moulsecoomb and Bevendean on its Facebook page

EXCLUSIVE by Frank le Duc@BHcitynews

Brighton and Hove Albion have signed a new record kit deal with Nike.

The sportswear giant will team up with the Seagulls from June 1 this year – meaning the Albion’s first team, under-21 squad, women's and youth teams will sport new Nike kit when they return for pre-season training at the club's new training ground this summer.

It replaces the existing deal with rival kit manufacture Errea which has run since 1999 – with the length of the new Nike tie-in described as “multi-year” by the Albion.

Chief executive Paul Barber was delighted to announce the new partnership which has come at a good time for the club as it tries to address an annual loss of more than £14 million last year.

He said: "In securing a long term agreement with Nike, we are delighted to announce another record-breaking partnership for the club. Nike is the leader in football and a huge global brand, which will help lift our club's profile as we continue to develop.

"The new deal represents a significant increase on our existing commercial arrangement, and we are looking forward to working closely with Nike to give our supporters a new kit and

exciting product range."Nike has existing deals

in place with the England’s national team, both of the top Manchester clubs and Everton as well as an impressive stable of clubs on the continent.

The new Albion kit will be unveiled later this year and Brighton & Hove Independent understands the design of the home shirt will be unique to the Seagulls.

Nike has also promised “a highly technical range of training and leisurewear” for both the club’s teams and fans alike.

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The last year has seen many significant achievements for the council and the city.

In the summer, we had record GCSE results and were also accredited as the world’s first "One Planet City", in recognition of our work to become more sustainable.

More recently, we signed the Greater Brighton City Deal, which will see huge amounts of economic investment in the region and closer working with our neighbours, with whom we share residents, businesses and visitors.

These and many more are outlined in the council’s recently-refreshed Corporate Plan, which sets out the council’s purpose, ambition and priorities as an organisation.

In 2014-15, we will continue to focus on our four main priorities: tackling inequality; creating a more sustainable city; engaging the people who live and work in the city; and modernising the council.

Among our specific proposals are commitments to work with private landlords and the universities to improve standards of properties in the city and to establish an ethical lettings agency.

We will also develop our libraries as community hubs, introducing new information technology facilities, toys for children, and study space.

We will continue to look for ways to manage and conserve our open spaces so that their heritage, wildlife and use by local people can be protected.

And we must use digital technology more to improve our services - both in terms of making them more accessible to our

digitally-minded residents, but also in making sure our internal processes are more efficient.

The ongoing challenges of government cuts to our funding and growing service demand means that business as usual simply is not an option.

We need to show our commitment to openness by sharing resources and expertise with our partners, such as the NHS and the police.

Ultimately, working together and working differently will be the only way that we will be able to meet the challenges ahead.

To read the city council’s plan for the year ahead, visit: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/corporateplan

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On the eve of her trial after anti-fracking protests, the Brighton Pavilion MP insists Constituents can still count on me

Next week marks the start of my trial at Brighton Magistrates' Court, following my arrest at Balcombe last August for taking part in a peaceful protest against fracking. Along with four others, I am charged with obstructing the highway and failing to follow police instructions to move to a specified protest area. We are all pleading not guilty.

I have been touched by the good wishes of many constituents who have contacted me to let me know of their support for my actions.

And I want to assure all my constituents that they will be able to contact my office as usual. I will be working around the hours of court proceedings to ensure that I continue to fulfil my parliamentary and constituency responsibilities,

and continue to represent the residents of Brighton Pavilion.

Working to address the threat of climate change has been a priority for me throughout my political life. I know, too, that this is very important to large numbers of my constituents, because so many of them have written to me about the environmental risks posed by fracking, and the urgency of tackling climate change.

As an MP, I am in the privileged position of being able to make the case in parliament. I have tabled motions, championed debates, put questions to ministers, and spoken out in the media - and will continue to do so.

But the Government is ignoring the evidence, ignoring the climate science, and ignoring the enormous benefits of a secure and affordable energy system based on renewables and efficiency. Instead, they are set on a reckless and irresponsible new dash for gas, offering the fossil fuel companies generous

tax breaks as well as senior roles within government itself.

Climate scientists and experts are clear that emissions from nations like the UK need to be reduced much faster than they are at the moment. We need a rapid shift to a zero-carbon economy, along with policies to keep the vast majority of known fossil fuels

in the ground, if we are to avoid catastrophic climate change.

The window for action is closing fast.

As a result, I decided to join the peaceful protest to send a clear message to the government, as well as to support and join those people at the proposed fracking site in Balcombe who were standing up to

be counted.There is a proud tradition of non-

violent direct action in this country. I believe that using peaceful means to try to stop a process that could cause enormous harm is not only reasonable but also morally necessary.

I will not have recourse to any public funds to fight my case.

Brighton and Hove is the destination for some of the world's top travel bloggers this weekend.

They will visit the city as part of VisitBritain's first Global Bloggers Trip, which is bringing 31 top travel bloggers from 19 countries to Britain. They will experience different regions, attractions and activities across the country and share their experiences with a collective online international audience of more than one million followers.

The trip began last night (Thursday) with a welcome event at The Warner Bros Studio Tour in Watford, before the bloggers split into groups to experience different parts of Britain through a series of themed itineraries - spanning North Wales, the Lake District, the Cotswolds, Brighton, Scotland, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon.

A contingent from Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and United Arab Emirates will be in the city on Sunday and Monday (March 23 and 24) as part of a shopping-focused itinerary. During their visit, they will be using the #GREATBritain hashtag.

The exposure generated from the bloggers writing about their experiences on this trip aims to deliver increased tourism interest in different regions around Britain, educating potential visitors about the range of things to do, and inspiring them to book trips to Britain to experience it for themselves.

While some 32.9 million overseas visitors explored the UK last year, VisitBritain believes this will grow to 40 million a year by 2020.

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Brighton Marathon: Your final countdown

If you are running the Brighton Marathon on April 6, you are in the final countdown of your training. The Bridge Brighton - which is represented in the marathon for the first time this year - has published its top nutrition tips for fellow marathon novices.

At this stage in your marathon training, it is all about re-balancing stamina and endurance work and making more time for your body to rest and recover. You need to build your energy and fuel reserves and avoid any last-minute injuries.

Nutrition during this final countdown is really important, explains Natasha Cooper, catering manager at The Bridge, a community learning centre in Lucraft Road, Brighton.

It is not just a question of what you eat, but finding time for proper meals when you can relax as well as refuel your body.

"Around two-thirds of your total calorie intake should be coming from good carbohydrates - this includes things like pasta and baked potatoes, rice, bread and cereals. But protein and good fats are also very important. And make sure you keep yourself well-hydrated."

Natasha advises eating smaller meals more often in this final phase of your training - replacing the standard three meals a day with five. And, as race day approaches,

look at increasing the amount of carbohydrates you are consuming.

“Just because you're focusing on the carbs, doesn't mean that all carbs do the same job. Think about quality as well as quantity.

“A good quality dried pasta doesn't necessary cost much more than a cheaper brand, but it is made from better quality wheat and can be more digestible.

“Also vary your carb intake. Think about eating barley, beans (in moderation), bulgur, brown and wild rice, lentils and quinoa, a seed which can be cooked like rice and which is a useful source of protein

as well. Sweet potatoes are also a really good choice.

“If all you do is fill your plate with pasta

one meal and rice the next, sheer boredom may stop you keeping your carb intake up. Variety keeps meals interesting.

“Good sources of protein include

lean meat, poultry, fish, nuts, eggs and

dairy (not too much cheese). Good fats

can be found in olive oil, avocado pears, nuts and seeds.”

Natasha also points

out that those new to marathon-running may be suffering last-minute nerves and has some useful tips on how to overcome this when it comes to eating well.

"Eating 'on the run' is not a good idea. Sit down and eat at the table and enjoy your food, savouring each bite. Don't just dash out of your chair after swallowing the final mouthful. Don't eat at your desk. Now the weather is better, get outside - even if it's just a short break while you eat.

"Of course, everyone is different and you may well be working with a running club or more experienced running partner who is able to give you specific advice. But it is important to look after yourself; make sure you're eating and drinking enough and to pay attention to what your body is telling you."

■ A copy of the nutrition tips is available on The Bridge website: www.thebridgebrighton.com. If you download the tip sheet, The Bridge is asking you to make a donation to its own marathon runner, Robin Jones.

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Spotlight on Adam Stower, the illustratorbehind this year's Young City Reads title

The Prince's Boyby Paul Bailey

This is an elegant, swooping foxtrot of a book. Set in

Paris in 1927, it tells the story of Dinu, a Romanian sent from Bucharest by his wealthy father to live the life of a literary bohemian and to sample the delights of a Parisian way of life.

Dinu is an innocent in Paris and is encouraged by his cousin to live la vie de Boheme. But Dinu is drawn towards the Bains du Ballon d’Alsace, a notorious brothel that caters for gentlemen looking for something a little bit "different". (It also has a velvet couch that belonged to Proust in the salon.)

It is here that he meets Razvan, a fellow Romanian, the adopted child of a man of wealth and taste - a prince’s boy - who becomes Dinu’s teacher in

the ways of the world. The love that Dinu has for Razvan lasts a lifetime and transcends lust, separation and even death.

This is a delicate, moving exquisite novel from one of our most celebrated of writers. I suggest that you read this while sipping a cut-glass full of Madeira and nibbling on a Madeleine. It evokes a dream-like state of reading; I found myself imagining that noises from outside my flat were in fact a horse and carriage delivering a bunch of lilies from Proust and inviting me to tea, and that the cries of the seagulls were in fact the songbirds of the Bois de Boulogne on a sultry summers day in 1927.

Paul Bailey will be at The Bookish Supper Society on Wednesday, March 26. Tickets from Brighton Dome ticket office: 01273 709709

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Sea-swimmer, beard-wearer and biscuit-lover: Adam Stower, the talented illustrator behind this year’s Young City Reads title - Francesca Simon’s The Sleeping Army - has been drawing ever since he was old enough to hold a crayon.

He grew up in Switzerland by Lake Zurich and went to a boarding school in Norfolk during term-time. He studied illustration at Norwich Art School, gaining a first-class degree and went on to complete a master's in narrative illustration

at the University of Brighton. He has lived in Brighton ever since.

Speaking from his city-based studio, where the windows leak when it rains, he recalls that his first published illustration was in his school magazine when he was aged only nine. Since then, he has gone on to illustrate everything from wine-bottle labels to school mathematics books. He told me, however, that his favourite thing to illustrate is children’s fiction, especially children’s picture books.

It is something he is rather good at, too. In 2010, he won the Red House Book Award and, most recently, the Wanda Gag Read Aloud Book Award 2013 in

the United States. He has also been short-listed for numerous national as well as international awards, including the Dundee Children’s Picture Book Award 2013.

Adam loves sketchbooks and working with traditional materials. Apparently, when he was little, his red felt-tip pens were always the first to run out

because his drawings had a lot of fire, laser beams and superhero’s capes in them. He encourages all of us to get a sketchbook and to fill it with doodles from our imagination or sketches from real life. Aside from his illustration work for children, he also does regular editorial and advertising illustration work.

He visits schools and libraries, where he entertains children

with readings and live drawing demonstrations. Children from three primary schools that are taking part in this year’s Young City Reads met Adam on World Book Day at workshops at Jubilee Library and Whitehawk Library. He fired up their imaginations and got them drawing characters from The Sleeping Army, including the wonderfully-named Snot the Beserker.

Currently, Adam is impatiently waiting for the rain to stop dripping into his studio and for the sun to start shining.

And when it does, he will be downing pens and heading to the

beach for a spot of sea swimming. One of the joys, he says, of living and working in Brighton.

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Four things every Young City Reader needs to know about Adam...

■ His favourite author is Roald Dahl

■ He has worn a beard for so long he cannot remember what his face underneath looks like

■ His favourite food is freshly-baked bread - and biscuits. Let’s not forget the biscuits

■ He is appearing with Francesca Simon at Brighton Dome Concert Hall at 1.30pm on May 22 as part of Young City Reads at Brighton Festival. Tickets cost £3; visit: www. brightonfestival.org/cityreads.co.uk

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Anyone with a sense of humour will almost certainly agree the recent performance of The Treason Show at Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham was an absolute hoot.

For me, it was one of the funniest things I have watched

for a long time. I particularly liked the Newhaven sketch - and the rendition of "24 hours from Telscombe" was hilarious.

Flushed with the success of purchasing those tickets, my girlfriend, Wendy, rushed out to buy tickets for what, according to her, promised to be another hilarious production, starring Steve Richards, with his Rock ‘n’ Roll Politics show.

We duly turned up ready for

another side-splitting Treason-type show and settled down somewhere near the front of the theatre. I could not help noticing that there was a completely different type of crowd from the audience at the previous show, many of whom I had known. The alarm bells should have sounded when I looked around at what seemed to be a fairly serious-looking audience.

Anyway, on came Steve Richards

who - looking fairly jovial - did a sort of ode to Tony Benn. He then went on to ask the audience what they thought of Tony Benn. Some seemed to like him, while some did not. Personally, I thought he was an odious individual, who - on the plus side - stuck to his principles; as he was born, however, with a silver spoon in his mouth and lived in Holland Park, he could afford to be principled. It did not seem a good time to say that, because the poor bloke had just passed away. So I bit my tongue and kept quiet.

Next we were told we were all going to have to pretend to be Nick Clegg for the evening. Which was about the time I realised I was not in for another fun-packed show. Steve wanted us all to think

about topics we would like to discuss during the evening and started writing down the audience suggestions on a flipchart.

There was a suggestion of discussing Europe and another couple of boring coalition topics. Then, I suggested we should discuss whether we thought we were really out of recession or was it all hype. Someone else wanted us to talk about Scotland and then another suggestion was to discuss how the media influences politics. Then, there was the far more popular suggestion of discussing the Russell Brand approach to politics. In the end, we discussed a mix of all the suggestions. Which is what our entertainer probably intended in the first instance. But it had worked as a good filler.

Anyway, there I was sitting with lots of these fairly-serious political types pretending we are all Nick Clegg and being asked to decide how we are going to act at the next election, if it is a hung parliament again. Do we side with Cameron or Miliband?

As someone who does not care much for either of them, I thought I would let some of the serious types get their point across before saying anymore.

Steve, however, was quickly moving us all along to pretend we were David Cameron now. Which was when I asked if I could go back to being Nick Clegg again for a minute.

Yes, I was informed; it was OK. So I suggested that - as I was now in a position of power, having

moved from being a fairly-useless individual if there was no hung parliament - I would like to see us all putting our political aims to one side and working together for the good of the country.

While I could hear a few noises of agreement from the crowd, there was also a bit of clucking from some of the unbendable types who are so entrenched in their political beliefs that they could work with no individual unless they are clearly of the same persuasion as themselves. I held on and suggested that it worked well enough in wartime; so why not have a bash at it now.

I went on to say that, whatever anyone, says we are in dire straights financially - as we have the biggest national debt

this country has ever seen. Also that all we are doing at present with all the austerity measures we have in place is to reduce the deficit of the amount the national debt is

accumulating by.I added that it should be illegal

for politicians to blatantly lie to us as they are currently doing; for example, either Cameron is telling the truth when he says the economy is now out of recession or Miliband is telling the truth when he says it is not.

I fancy the latter is more likely myself - and am convinced it is only by keeping interest rates at an all-time low for so long that we have avoided an absolute disaster.

Our host decided it was time to move on and, having pretended to be Cameron and then Miliband for a while, the show drew to an end.

I became engaged in a conversation with a very pleasant chap who was indeed interested and involved with politics himself. In the background, I could hear Wendy embroiled in a heated debate with a loud American woman on the subject of immigrants. I could hear this lady holding forth with the suggestion that we should not stop anyone coming to our shores. While I could hear advice being offered, equally forecfully, about whether she might be happier living in America.

I think that was probably about the time I decided - as the theatre was now clearing - it was time for us to leave too. It certainly had not been what we were expecting and I am not sure I would go again. But it will definitely teach me to read up on content before I agree to the next suggestion for a night out.

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Tony Benn, who died at 88, is pictured speaking at Regent’s University London

I heard Bob Crow, general secretary of the RMT, speak at a meeting commemorating the 30th anniversary of the miners' strike. Two days later, at 52, he was dead.In the same week, Tony Benn, one of the giants of the socialist and Labour movement, passed away at the age of 88.

New Labour journalists - including Patrick Wintour, in The Guardian - wrote obituaries of Tony Benn, full of platitudes and devoid of content.

Ed Miliband paid his tribute, frightened of his own shadow and scared of saying anything controversial, in case he was accused of being a socialist. Even David Cameron’s tribute was more generous.

It was Boris Johnson, though, who took the Tony Blair award for hypocrisy. Throughout his tenure, the London Mayor refused to meet Bob Crow. When he was certain

he was dead, Johnson wittered on about how “shocked” he was at the death of political rival - "a fighter and a man of character".

Bob Crow and Tony Benn could not have come from more different backgrounds. Benn was born into privilege as Anthony Wedgwood Benn, the son of Viscount Stansgate; Bob Crow was what John Lennon described as a genuine working-class hero, the son of an East End docker. He represented a dying breed of trade union leader, one who placed the interests of his members above himself.

Benn was unique in that he moved to the left during his ministerial career as he saw the undemocratic way in which senior civil servants saw their purpose as to blunt the radicalism of Labour governments.

When Thatcher defeated "Sunny Jim" Callaghan in 1979,

Benn drew the appropriate conclusions. Whereas many on the Labour right sought to adapt to the new zeitgeist, Benn saw Thatcher’s setting the people free meant short-term bribery and the handing over of national assets to the financial sharks and hedge funds who subsequently did so much to cause the 2008 financial crisis.

It is one of ironies of the "free market" today that instead of going to the wall, mouths are stuffed with gold.

The banks were "too big to fail", yet George Osborne seeks to

privatise them once again, whatever their share price. There used to be a time when lame ducks went to the wall; now they get a luxury life-raft.

Benn was determined the Labour movement should draw the lessons from previous failures of Labour governments. To that end, there began a movement to democratise the Labour Party, with constituency parties having the right to de-select sitting members.

Today, the Labour Party - a

creation of the trade unions, socialist parties and the Fabians - is the alternative party of capitalism. The trade union bloc vote counteracted the bloc vote that Eton and the City exercise on the Conservative Pary.

Benn will go down as one of the great constitutional reformers.

With Kinnock leading the way, New Labour took over the Labour Party in the 1990s. They were determined to eradicate all traces of socialism. Tony Blair’s scrapping of Clause 4 meant that Labour had no principles or guidelines.

If there is one word that sums up Benn’s career, it is democracy. He wanted Labour MPs to represent their constituents not themselves. The expenses scandal was, above all, a consequence of their unaccountability.

In his obituary, Patrick Wintour said some old ministerial colleagues would say nothing. Their "bitterness" against Benn’s movement for democracy in the Labour Party was undiminished.

In the words of Joe Hill, of the American labour movement known as “the Wobblies”: Don’t mourn. Organise.

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The Greys savedA Brighton pub that is well-known for its live acoustic music has been saved from closure for the third time in two years. The Greys, in Southover Street, reopened yesterday (Thursday) under the management of Sharon Barr. Ms Barr, who owns The Zone Bar in St James’s Street, ran the Gay Village Party at Brighton Pride 2012.

Religion

New bishopThe new bishop for Brighton and Hove said that he would ordain women. Richard Jackson, the Bishop of Lewes, will be the first bishop to do so in the Diocese of Chichester, which includes Brighton and Hove. The 53-year-old father of three said: “I’m hoping to be a bishop for everybody. I will be ordaining women to the ministry. I am very much looking forward to the first ordination of women priests by a serving bishop in the diocese in June.”

Crime

Pensioner targetedFraud-by-mail scams are costing pensioners across Sussex millions of pounds. Sussex Police said that it has become the first force to quantify the scale of such fraud: “Criminals worldwide are sending millions of scam letters into the UK, targeting elderly vulnerable members of our communities. ”If you know someone who may be a victim, contact Sussex Police on 101 or email [email protected]."

Health

Protecting patientsCapita, the outsourcing company, is to spend three months helping health and social care chiefs in Brighton and Hove work out how to provide better care for frail people in the city. Goals include cutting the number of drug addicts, mental health patients and homeless people turning up at Accident and Emergency at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, as well as cutting the number of readmissions of frail people and reducing overcrowding.

Education

Academy concernDerek Trimmer, headteacher of Hove Park School, has offered reassurance to those worried about the prospect of the school becoming an academy. He said the governors were under a duty to make strategic decisions in the best interests of the school and its pupils; exploring whether to become an academy was just one of the options. He said parents, staff and the community would be consulted. Govenors will meet on Monday, March 31.

Music

Abba anniversaryBrighton Dome is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Abba winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton by giving fans a chance to perform on the same stage. The Swedish group won in 1974 with its hit song Waterloo. Organisers are looking for people to take part in a video installation in which participants will be given headphones and allowed to sing and dance along to the hit.

Politics

Benn tributeTributes have been paid to Tony Benn, the former Labour MP and cabinet minister who died at his London home at the age of 88. Among them was one from Ivor Caplin, the former Labour MP for Hove and defence minister who said Mr Benn was a charismatic figure and “an immense character in the Labour movement”.

Charity

Breaking groundA ceremonial turf-cutting took place to mark the start of work on building the new £6 million Sussex Macmillan Cancer Support Centre opposite the Sussex Cancer Centre in Bristol Gate, where thousands of patients are treated each year. Peter Field, Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex, and two former cancer patients, Della Lamden and Margaret Ticehurst, were among those who attended. A final £1.27 million is needed before the centre can open next year.


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Councillors are planning to spend more than £9 million on transport projects over the next year - with a focus on maintaining, managing and improving the city’s roads, pavements, street lights and seafront arches. The proposals form part of the city’s Local Transport Plan for 2014-15.Among the proposals are:

■ £2.6 million on essential strengthening of the A259 Kings Road Arches to complete the work around the West Pier;■ £1 million for road reconstruction to help avoid

the need to spend money on the future repair of potholes;■ £1 million to transform the Brighton Station area;■ £650,000 to renew the Vogue Gyratory, including new traffic lights, resurfacing and a segregated cycle lane;

■ £600,000 on upgrading and replacing the £10 million plus worth of street lighting in the city with modern low energy units;■ £200,000 to help improve pavements across the city, mainly on well used corridors.

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A digital media agency has become the first enterprise in Sussex to benefit from the Connection Voucher Scheme, which provides funding of up to £3,000 for small businesses and charities or voluntary organisations to access faster broadband connection speeds. Landlords or tenants in shared commercial buildings can also pool their vouchers to pay for a shared connection with very high bandwidth.

The scheme uses Super Connected Cities funding from the government’s Department for Culture Media and Sport.Brighton and Hove City Council has issued the first voucher to Tilt (www.wearetilt.com), with Metranet, a local wireless internet service provider. The Brighton company had struggled to find an affordable solution to their slow broadband problem, which occasionally resulted in employees having to run to coffee shops to upload work.

Jon Malyon, managing director, said: “Four years ago we were a three people and a dog start-up. Our business broadband package suited us fine to begin with, but we found, as we grew and employed more people, we desperately needed more bandwidth.” Brighton and Hove was one of a number of cities across the United Kingdom to be selected as part of a government scheme to offer businesses better access to high-speed quality broadband. There is £1.5 million for vouchers in the city.

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Marathon

Whitehawk InnThe Whitehawk Inn - Brighton & Hove Independent’s charity partner - has its own marathon team. For the third successive year, members of the charity’s team will set out from Preston Park on April 6 with just one thing on their mind: to complete the 26 demanding miles, in the Brighton Marathon, raising not only greater awareness for the charity but also funds for the invaluable and essential work they do for the city. With only 15 days to go, however, the team needs support. Each member of the team is from a local business that supports the outstanding work of the charity and how it positively affects our

community. Adam Rice, deputy general manager, Hotel du Vin & Bistro, Brighton (www.justgiving.com/Adam-Rice4); Cath Sweby, physiotherapist, Royal Sussex County Hospital (www.justgiving.com/Cath-Sweby); Dan Smyth, business development manager, Brighton Racecourse (www.justgiving.com/Dan-Smyth1); Gemma Williams, trainee solicitor, Healys LLP Brighton (www.justgiving.com/Gemma-Williams21). Guy Hilton, general manager, Hilton London Gatwick Airport (www.justgiving.com/Guy-Hilton2); Mark Williams, electrician, Mears Group

(www.justgiving.com/Mark-Williams71); Matt Buckle, builder. (www.justgiving.com/Matt-Buckle1); Phillip Rose, fitness coach, Hilton Brighton Metropole (www.justgiving.com/Phillip-Rose); Vicky Hiscox, Independent Nurse Consultant. Nursing Assessment Services Ltd Brighton (www.justgiving.com/Vicky-Hiscox2); Theo Meyer, chef, Hilton Brighton Metropole (www.justgiving.com/Theo-Meyer1).

It is easy to sponsor, whatever you can afford. Just pick your runner or runners, enter the appropriate Just Giving address into your browser and make your donation. Visit: www.whinn.org.uk

Rest assured, any third phase of 20mph speed limits in the city would not cost £1.5 million as reported (March 14). We have £520,000 budgeted for the next financial year for various speed reduction measures across the city as a whole. One of these is consultation on Phase 3, which would cover Hangleton,

Woodingdean, Ovingdean, Saltdean and Rottingdean. We think this is important work as interim monitoring has shown that speeds have come down on 74% of streets where we have introduced 20mph, bringing a drop in collisions and injuries Cutting accidents and injuries is money well spent - and residents in the Phase 3 area will be asked this summer if they want 20mph in their streets.

It has been shown that you are up to seven times more likely to survive being hit by a car at 20mph compared to 30mph. We hope people will therefore support this proven way of making their street safer for their children.

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Aquarium Terraces: a sorry sagathat has no obvious end in sight

Above the doorways linger the words “Fun”, “Amusements” and “Leisure”. But you will find none of those things there any more.

Affixed to the glass may still be a licensing notification, dated October 2012. But you cannot get a drink here. Or anything else.

All is dark.It was supposed to be the

trendiest of locations. But, 14 years after it first opened, the Aquarium Terraces development in Madeira Drive remains a depressing dump.

With the enforced closure last December (with loss of Christmas bookings) of the popular Terraces Grill and Bar, only two of the upper units are now occupied: the Harvester pub, next to the Sea Life Centre, and Burger King.

There has long been an atmosphere of neglect and decay about the place. Parts are boarded off, including some steps down from Marine Parade; there are graffiti; lamps are broken or

defective; rags of flags flap in the wind. Many units have never been occupied; others have seen businesses, like that amusement arcade, come and go. The blight extends into nearby Max Miller Walk.

How distant now seem those turn-of-the-century promises. There were going to be eight upmarket restaurants and bars, we were told, “all with outdoor seating areas where visitors will be able to enjoy panoramic sea views”, and, in Unit 9, one of the largest nightclubs in the country. The scheme, according to the developers’ spiel, was going to “revitalise Marine Parade and boost Brighton’s reputation as the fun capital of the south”.

But those eateries never happened. Those crowds “walking along, having a drink and taking in the sea air,” never materialised. Various applications for the massive nightclub - to the relief of local residents - never reached fruition. (That unit is currently a gym.)

Five years ago, the original developers, Compco, sold the lease on to a company called

Brighton Seafront Regeneration. But despite glittering promises of a motoring museum, a dance school, a six-bedroom boutique hotel, a Bistrotech restaurant, and such, they have so far failed to live up to their name.

Oddly, it was they who closed the best business, The Terraces bar, with the intention of removing what is arguably the only attractive architectural feature, the pavilion structure it was in, while Burger King, which they promised to close, remains.

Large parts of the original listed structure were destroyed or detrimentally altered back in 2000, to make way for this lamentable development.

I remember watching the copper roof of the lift tower being demolished at 6am on a Saturday - presumably an hour when nobody at the council could be alerted. Lots of fine solid Edwardian steps and stonework, as well as the old Concorde venue, were bulldozed to make way for the current characterless congeries. The corrugated roof compromises sea-views from Marine Parade and has to be

edged with unsightly anti-intruder wiring.

A hundred years ago, this terrace was a centre of community vitality. There was dancing and promenading, skating and bands. Then, more recently, the area was occupied by a funfair, with go-karts and dodgems, a clairvoyant’s booth, and the famous Viking swing boat. These were at least traditional seaside entertainments, whereas what has replaced them is something blandly generic that could be anywhere.

I do not know what can be done with this ongoing mess, particularly in the present economic climate.

Maybe the whole site needs rethinking from scratch. At least our planners should learn from their previous mistakes, particularly about not swallowing developers’ hype and about preserving structures with character and history that do not need replacing anyway.

Graham Chainey is a freelance writer in Brighton and Hove

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What do they know?Waived parking tickets

Date: January 30 2014

Reason for cancellation Tickets

Mitigating - Valid pay-and-display 2,608

Mitigating - Special circumstances 1,499

Mitigating - First offence: discretion applied 1,423

Traffic regulation order exempt - Loading / unloading evidence

1,190

Cancelled - Spoiled after issue (PCN not Valid) 898

Mitigating - Valid disabled badge 784

Processing error - NTO Rep out of time 777

Traffic regulation order exempt- Handheld void 662

Mitigating - Valid resident permit 605

Mitigating - Valid visitor permit 544

Mitigating - Subsequent PCN cancel 526

Processing error - Pay-and-display machine faulty 374

Traffic order regulation exempt - Vehicle broken down 361

Traffic order regulation exempt - Emergency work 348

Accept representation - Cancel case 286

Processing error - Invalid PCN - Enforcement officer error

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Mitigating - Medical reason 277

Processing error - Office Issuing error 217

Cancelled - Loading / unloading evidence 207

Removal cancelled out of time 187

Cancelled - Mitigating circumstances 185

Cancelled - Pay-and-display machine faulty 169

Mitigating - Hotel permit incorrectly completed 162

Processing error - Back office 157

Traffic regulation order exempt - Circumstances beyond driver’s control

124

Processing error - Insufficient evidence 120

Appeal - Not contested 109

Other reasons 1,145

Total 16,225

From: Brighton & HoveDate: March 3 2014

■ How many parking tickets (PCNs) issued during in 2013 were later waived?

■ What were the individual reasons for them being waived?

Occupancy of car parks

Please advise me on occupancy rates - between the hours of 10am and 4pm - on:

■ Sunday, April 14 2013 (Brighton Marathon)

■ Saturday, August 3 2013 (Pride)

In the council-owned car parks: Trafalgar Street; The Lanes; London Road (Providence Place); Regency Square ; and Norton Road (Hove Town Hall).

Date: February 27 2014

Number of vehicles entering car park

Arrival hour

The Lanes London Road Regency Square Trafalgar Street

Marathon Pride Marathon Pride Marathon Pride Marathon Pride

9am 3 67 10 53 0 44 24 55

10am 9 58 23 59 0 36 56 77

11am 19 0 39 32 1 45 82 33

12pm 15 66 56 19 3 53 79 17

1pm 64 89 73 14 5 41 35 22

2pm 27 62 39 16 3 34 64 44

3pm 17 46 8 22 5 26 46 21

4pm 28 56 1 8 7 24 27 20

Total 182 444 249 223 24 303 413 289


FoI requests to date

Total: 1,156 requests

738 are in progress

390 were successful

28 were unsuccessful

parents fined for taking their children on “unauthorised” holidays;■ The city council has undertaken up to 79 funerals a year for people for whom no other arrangements had been made;■ The chief executive of Brighton and Hove City Council has spent up to £2,487 in a year on standard rail travel;■ Council-owned car parks were busier for Pride than for the Brighton Marathon.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 received Royal Assent on November 30 2000. It gives a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities, including Brighton and Hove City Council. It sets out exemptions from that right and places a number of obligations on the council. In August last year, Brighton & Hove Independent revealed the council was planning a radical shift towards greater transparency in a pioneering agreement with mySociety, a charity that helps people “become more powerful in the civic and democratic parts of their lives”.

Chief executive’s expenses

Please provide details - for each of the financial years 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 - how much the council’s chief executive claimed for each of:

a) Mileage allowance for cost of using own car for council business b) Taxis within the United Kingdomc) Chauffeurs within UK d) Train travel within UK - please state whether standard or first-class e) Plane travel within UK - please state whether economy, business or first f) Plane travel from UK to another country - please state whether economy, business or first g) Hotel stays within the UK h) Hotel stays outside the UK


a) Nil; £51.16; nilb) £1,510.75*; £2,324.14*; £949.22c) Nil; nil; nild) £933.74; £2,487.96; £908.70 - all standard classe) £117.32; nil; nil - all economy classf) Nil; nil; nilg) £113; £210; £180h) Nil; nil; nil

* Includes expenses for four other directors


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Regency Square car park had 303 vehicles enter between 9am and 4pm on the day of Pride

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Arrival hour

The Lanes London Road Regency Square Trafalgar Street

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10am 9 58 23 59 0 36 56 77

11am 19 0 39 32 1 45 82 33

12pm 15 66 56 19 3 53 79 17

1pm 64 89 73 14 5 41 35 22

2pm 27 62 39 16 3 34 64 44

3pm 17 46 8 22 5 26 46 21

4pm 28 56 1 8 7 24 27 20

Total 182 444 249 223 24 303 413 289


Chief executive’s expenses

Please provide details - for each of the financial years 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 - how much the council’s chief executive claimed for each of:

a) Mileage allowance for cost of using own car for council business b) Taxis within the United Kingdomc) Chauffeurs within UK d) Train travel within UK - please state whether standard or first-class e) Plane travel within UK - please state whether economy, business or first f) Plane travel from UK to another country - please state whether economy, business or first g) Hotel stays within the UK h) Hotel stays outside the UK


a) Nil; £51.16; nilb) £1,510.75*; £2,324.14*; £949.22c) Nil; nil; nild) £933.74; £2,487.96; £908.70 - all standard classe) £117.32; nil; nil - all economy classf) Nil; nil; nilg) £113; £210; £180h) Nil; nil; nil

* Includes expenses for four other directors


Public health funerals



Year Number of people

2005-2006 42 (29 men, 13 women)

2006-2007 36 (30, 6)

2007-2008 39 (26, 13)

2008-2009 46 (34, 12)

2009-2010 54 (42, 12)

2010-2011 43 (28, 15)

2011-2012 79 (56, 23)

2012-2013 64 (38, 26)

2013-2014 68 (52, 16)

Cautionary contacts list

Many public authorities operate a cautionary contact list that is used to record and store information on particular incidents and abusive persons. The aim of the system is intended to protect employees and front line staff from harmful situations by providing information-sharing and collaboration between directorates and associated services.

■ How many people are recorded on the list? ■ What are the age-groups of the people recorded on the list?

■ What kind of allegations are recorded on the list?


From: Brighton & HoveDate: February 27 2014

The Clients of Concern Register was created in 2004. Currently, there are 234 individuals on the register. A standard letter is issued to anyone who is added to the register.

No date of birth provided: 89 Under 20: 3 20-29: 15 30-39: 31 40-49: 42 50-59: 29 60 and over: 25

The type of incidents that must have occurred for an individual to be Included on the list are as follows:Physical assault, whether this has led to injury or not;Other aggressive physical behaviour;Emotional abuse, inclusive of racial and/or sexual harassment;Verbal abuse of a serious nature, e.g. threats of physical violence;Violent behaviour resulting in physical damage to self (deliberate self-harm);Violent behaviour resulting in damage to property, whether own or others;Written threats involving any of the above.

To make a request to Brighton and Hove City Council under the FoI Act or to browse responses, visit: www.foi.brighton-hove.gov.uk

Fines for parents

How many fines have been issued to parents for taking unauthorised holidays and (separately) for unauthorised absences by children from school, since the beginning of this academic year (2013/14)?

What is the total cash value of these fines (for each category individually) so far?



Monthly total of fixed-penalty notices (for holiday, for lateness):

2012: September 0 (0, 0); October 13 (13, 0); November 3 (3, 0); December 5 (3, 2).

2013: January 14 (14,0); February 18 (11, 7); March 6 (3, 3); April 3 (0, 3); May (2, 0); June 16 (11, 5); July 16 (16, 0); August 21 (21, 0); September 9 (9, 0); October 7 (7, 0); November 6 (4, 2); December 7 (7, 0).

2014: January (30, 0); February (up to February 17) 9 (9, 0).

The council’s code of conduct was tightened in January enabling fines to be issued for shorter holidays.

Total cash value of fixed-penalty notices by academic year (for holiday, for lateness):

2012-13: £6,230 (£5,460, £770);

2013-14: £2,700 (£2,580, £120).

The city council has responsibilty for the disposal of dead people, either by cremation or burial, where no other arrangements have been made

How many public health funerals - conducted as part of the council’s duties under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 - did the council conduct in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013?

Note: The council has a statutory duty under Section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to undertake the disposal of dead people, either by cremation or burial, where no other arrangements have been made.

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Student entrepreneurs compete for chance of £50k start-up prize

Student entrepreneurs from City College Brighton and Hove are getting close to turning their business dreams into reality with a £50,000 prize fund.

The Young Start-up Talent initiative is aimed at 16- to 25-year-olds who have that special spark to start up in business.

In the hotly-contested semi-final of the Dragon’s-Den-style competition, 14 young businessmen and women were selected to pitch their ideas to leading professionals.

Among companies represented were Mayo Wynne Baxter, Juice FM, and Harvey Fowler Accountancy.

Six finalists were chosen, among them Ricardo Mwe-Di-Mailila, who was pitching his

business Treble & Base, an online musical platform for start-up artists.

William Sudan, a former City College business student, was also chosen after pitching White Eyebrow - a healthy antioxidant-packed tea in a bottle.

Ricardo, William and the other four young finalists were offered support donated by local

businesses, including mentoring, accountancy, legal advice, marketing, branding, printing, a laptop, and IT support. They were also offered further mentoring before the final at City College on Tuesday.

The winner will be announced at a showcase event on April 22 at Brighton Racecourse.

For more information, visit: www.youngstart-uptalent.co.uk

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Brighton Racecourse Open Day

Brighton Racecourse will open its gates to the public on Friday (March 28) for its open day - an opportunity to view facilities at what is a unique venue in East Sussex that is ideal for meetings, conferences, banqueting, exhibition and fairs, just over a mile from the city centre.

Visitors - between 2pm and 5pm - will have a chance to

win a table for four in the Silk’s Restaurant on a selected raceday.

Davina Wells, executive director said: “We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to Brighton Racecourse for the open day. Our venue can be used for various events on both racedays and non-racedays, and the open day is the perfect way to demonstrate what we can offer”.

The event is open to the public and no appointment is needed.

For more information, contact Dan Smyth, business development manager: [email protected]; 01273 603580. Visit: www.brighton-racecourse.co.uk

Racecourse visitors will have a chance to win a table for four in the Silk’s Restaurant


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A ruthless prison survival story with a breakout performance by British actor Jack O’Connell

Gripping and sharply written British drama that offers an intriguing twist on the usual prison movie clichés and features a star-making performance from Jack O’Connell.

What’s it all about?Directed by David Mackenzie, Starred Up (a prison term referring to a young offender transferred to an adult prison

for excessive violent behaviour) opens with teenager Eric Love (Jack O’Connell) being processed, stripped and shown to his jail cell as he’s transferred to an adult facility where his estranged

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in the mistaken belief that he was under attack; in the subsequent fight, Eric proves he’s more than capable of holding his own against the screws, but volunteer therapist Oliver (Rupert Friend)

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FRIDAYThe Black Fields with Normanton StreetBrighton-based Americana outfit launch their new Rough Road EP, with support from local hip-hop soul group Normanton Street. 7pm, £5Bermuda – 193 Kings Road, BN1 1NB

We Will Be Free! The Tolpuddle Martyrs StoryFresh off its run at Edinburgh Fringe, this show set in 1834 tells an extraordinary true story accompanied by folk singer/squeezebox player John Kirkpatrick. 7:30pm, £12/£10The Marlborough – 4 Princes Street, BN2 1RD

Speaky SpokeyA literary cabaret entertainment of short stories, music, performance poetry and film. 8pm, £7/£5Latest Music Bar - 14-17 Manchester Street, BN2 1TF

SATURDAY

Alasdair RobertsGlaswegian singer-songwriter and folk pioneer comes to Brighton to share his beautiful finger-style guitar songs.8pm, £10The Hope – 11 Queens Road, }BN1 3WA

Hobbie StuartBrighton pop singer-songwriter who built a reputation for acoustic covers presents his new single ‘Still Here’, with support from The Watermelons and Staniford.7pm, £10Concorde II – Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN

Christian O’ConnellThe ten-time Sony Award-Winning DJ (Absolute Radio Breakfast Show) performs his debut stand-up show.8pm, £15Komedia - 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

SUNDAYMermaids of March – Photo Shoot!A photoshoot on Brighton seafront. A chance to see some of Brighton’s mermaids out in the sunshine (hopefully).1pm, freeBrighton Beach

Brighton Under CoverA tribute to the music Lou Reed and Velvet Underground by a host of Brighton’s artists6pm, free with Facebook signupPrince Albert - 48 Trafalgar Street, BN1 4ED

Salsa CelticaA Scottish musical group famed for playing a form of music that is a fusion of salsa music with traditional Scottish instruments, including elements of folk and jazz.7pm, £15The Old Market – 11a Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS

MONDAYThe Feeling Several years after ‘Fill My Little World’ and ‘Sewn’, The Feeling finish off their latest album tour in Brighton.

7:30pm, £18.50Concorde II – Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN

The DishwashersDavid Essex returns to the stage after his hugely successful portrayal of Eddie Moon in BBC’s EastEnders.

Mon-Sat 7:45pm, Thur & Sat 2:30pm, £11.90 – £35.40Theatre Royal – New Road, BN1 1SD

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Jacob March + SupportLocal folk talent Jacob will be playing a variety of tracks from his recent album Losing the Faith. 8pm, free entryThe Hope – 11 Queens Road, BN1 3WA

Luke Concannon + Jimmy DavisFormer Nizlopi frontman is back from his hitchhiking mission in Palestine with a new album and some great stories to tell. 8:30pm, £8/£6Latest Music Bar - 14-17 Manchester Street, BN2 1TF

WEDNESDAYCloud BoatA soulful duo combining electronic influences with a folk lament. 8pm, £6The Hope, 11 Queens Road, BN1 3WA

Polar BearMercury nominated experimental jazz group led by Sebastian Rochford showcase their new album, In Each and Every One.

8:30pm, £17/£15Komedia – 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

THURSDAYComic BoomA monthly night showcasing the best brand new top-notch comedy from the circuit.8pm, £9/£7/£5Komedia – 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN

Dan CrollFormer LIPA graduate and national Songwriter of The Year Winner showcases his new album, Sweet Disarray.7pm, £8The Haunt – 10 Pool Valley, BN1 1NJ

Karaoke nightJoin us every Thursday for our weekly Karaoke night! That's right, KJ Jonesey is here to help you achieve your X-Factor dream! Over 10,000 songs to choose from. Prizes to be won. For more information visit:www.skiddle.comFree entry, minimum age 18Doors open 10pm - 2amBelushi's, Grand Junction Road, BN1 1DE

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11.45Film: Savage Grace. (2007)Fact-based drama, starringJulianne Moore.

1.15 Film: The Secret in TheirEyes. (2009) 3.15 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 CITV: Dino Dan. 6.10 DinoDan. (R) 6.25Matt HatterChronicles. (R) 6.45 Canimals. (R)6.55 Canimals. (R) 7.00 Canimals.(R) 7.10 Om Nom Stories. (R) 7.15Om Nom Stories. (R) 7.20 Sooty.(R) 7.30 Scrambled! 9.25 ITVNews. 9.30 Dinner Date. (R) 10.25Murder, She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITVNews; Weather. 11.30 TheCrocodile Hunter Diaries. (R) 12.00The Chase. (R) 1.00 TheUnforgettable Noele Gordon. (R)1.30Midsomer Murders. (R) 3.30Film: Kindergarten Cop. (1990)5.35 Regional Programme ;Weather.5.45 ITV News; Weather.6.00 You’ve Been Framed! A-Z of

Animals. Harry Hill takes analphabetical look at videosfrom the animal kingdom,and targets merry mishapspertaining to all 26 letters.

7.00 Ant & Dec’s Saturday NightTakeaway. The duo welcomepresenter Christine Bleakley,and are assisted in theirduties by guest announcersthe Muppets. Little Ant andDec also meet Samuel LJackson and ScarlettJohansson.

8.25 The Cube. A personal trainertackles a series of toughchallenges, from agility teststo skills trials, aiming to wina jackpot of £250,000. PhillipSchofield hosts.

9.25 The Americans. Elizabethreceives a distress signal,and Philip tries to work outwhat the consequences oftheir last operation will be fortheir family.

10.20 ITV News; Weather.10.35Film: Bridget Jones: The

Edge of Reason. (2004)Romantic comedy sequel,with Renee Zellweger.

12.35 Jackpot247. 3.00 In PlainSight. (R) 3.40 ITV Nightscreen.

6.00 Close. 6.10 The Hoobs. (R)6.35 The Hoobs. (R) 7.00 TransWorld Sport. 8.00 The MorningLine. 9.00 Everybody LovesRaymond. (R) 9.25 Frasier. (R)9.55 The Big Bang Theory. (R)10.20 The Big Bang Theory. (R)10.45 How I Met Your Mother.11.15 How I Met Your Mother.11.45 The Simpsons. (R) 12.15The Simpsons. (R) 12.40Undercover Boss USA. (R) 1.40Channel 4 Racing. 4.10 Come Dinewith Me. (R) 4.40 Come Dine withMe. (R) 5.10 Come Dine with Me.(R) 5.45 Come Dine with Me. (R)6.15 Come Dine with Me. Boe

Olaleye hosts the final dinnerparty in north London. (R)

6.45 Channel 4 News.7.05 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.

The team investigates anattack on students atSHIELD’s academy ofscience and technology,while Coulson and May meeta former agent who revealsstartling information aboutSkye. (R)

8.00 Hostages. Duncan locks theSanders family in a room forthe day while he and his teamhead to New York toeliminate the sniperstargeting President Kincaid.Starring Toni Collette.

9.00 Film: Rush Hour 3. (2007)An assassination attemptsets mismatched detectivesLee and Carter off on amission to take on Triadgangs in Paris. Actioncomedy sequel, starringJackie Chan and ChrisTucker.

10.40Film: Daredevil. (2003)Comic-book adventure,starring Ben Affleck.

12.40 Film: Election. (1999) 2.25The GoodWife. (R) 3.15 Hollyoaks.(R) 5.15 Deal or No Deal. (R)

6.00Milkshake! 10.00 The DogRescuers. (R) 10.30 It Takes a Thiefto Catch a Thief. (R) 11.30 PoliceInterceptors. (R) 12.30 Ice RoadTruckers. (R) 1.30 Film: The Bridgeat Remagen. (1969) SecondWorldWar adventure, starring GeorgeSegal. 3.45 Film: Stone Cold.(2005) Detective drama, starringTom Selleck. 5.30 Film: Columbo:Old Fashioned Murder. (1976)Crime drama, starring Peter Falk.6.50 Longmire. New series.

Crime drama, starring RobertTaylor as Wyoming sheriffWalt Longmire. Returning toduty after the death of hiswife, Walt is drawn into amurder investigation.

7.40 NCIS. A blind manunwittingly photographsevidence of a murder, leadingJethro and the team to thecorpse of a petty officer whowas stabbed with a knife leftat the scene. (R)

8.35 NCIS. Gibbs is made actingdirector while Jenny isattending an overseasconference, but decides toignore his duties and insteadinvestigate the murder of aman found dead in a taxi. (R)

9.25 5 NewsWeekend.9.30 Live International Boxing.

Kid Galahad v Sergio Prado,plus the two remainingquarter-finals in the light-heavyweight Maxi NutritionKnockout tournament, allfrom Ponds Forge inSheffield.

12.00 SuperCasino. 3.10 TheDrive-By Slayers: Born to Kill? (R)4.00Wildlife SOS. (R) 4.25Make ItBig. (R) 4.50 The Funky ValleyShow. (R) 5.00 Angels of Jarm. (R)5.10 Hana’s Helpline. (R) 5.20Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.30 The FunkyValley Show. (R) 5.40 Hana’sHelpline. (R)

BBC Three7.00 Great TV Mistakes 7.30 DoctorWho 8.20 Top Gear: Burma Special9.25 Film: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider– The Cradle of Life (2003) 11.10Family GuyBBC Four7.00 David Attenborough’s FirstLife 8.00 Shipwrecks: Britain’sSunken History 9.00 Inspector DeLuca 10.50 The Genius of DavidBowie 11.50 Lou ReedRememberedITV23.25 Britain’s Got More Talent:Singers & Dancers 4.25 Film:Babe: Pig in the City (1998) 6.15Film: About a Boy (2002) 8.15Film:Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007)10.00 Celebrity Juice 10.50 CrazyBeaches 11.20 Educating JoeyEssexITV33.50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 4.55Inspector Morse 6.55 Rosemary &Thyme 8.00 Doc Martin 9.00Endeavour 11.00 A Touch of FrostITV43.15 Film: The Far Country (1954)5.15 Film: The Battle of Midway(1976) 7.55 Hornblower.Conclusion of the seafaringadventure, starring Ioan Gruffudd.Last in the series. 10.00 Film:Carlito’s Way (1993)E44.00 How I Met Your Mother 5.00 2Broke Girls 6.00 The Big BangTheory 7.00 How I Met YourMother 8.00 The Tomorrow People9.00 Film: Lake Placid (1999)10.40 Rude Tube 11.45 The BigBang TheoryFilm42.55 Carry On Behind (1975) 4.40Escape to Victory (1981) 7.00Lemony Snicket’s A Series ofUnfortunate Events (2004) 9.00Priest (2011) 10.45 Alien 3 (1992)

The Voice UKBBC1, 6.45pmAsmuch as we love theBBC’s answer to The XFactor, at times you needthe stamina of DavinaMcCall to sit through anentire episode, so getplenty of cushions andsnacks for this, the first liveround of the singingcontest. The brilliant EmmaWillis andMarvin Humesintroduce the action as theremaining dozen acts fightit out for a place in thesemi-final. After three actsin each team haveperformed, Tom Jones,Will.i.am, Kylie Minogueand Ricky Wilson willchoose one act to gostraight through to the nextstage.

Tom Jones

SUNDAY’S TV 23.03.14BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5 DIGITALCHOICE6.00 Breakfast. 7.25Match of theDay. (R) 9.00 The AndrewMarrShow. 10.00 The Big Questions.11.00 Sunday Politics. 12.15MOTD2 Extra. 1.00 BBC News;Weather. 1.15 The Sport ReliefGames Show. 3.15 Alex Againstthe Rock. 3.45 Deadly on aMission: Pole to Pole. 4.15Regional Programme. 4.45 Songsof Praise. 5.20 PointlessCelebrities. (R)6.05 Blandings. Connie plays

matchmaker.6.35 BBC News; Regional News;

Weather.7.00 Countryfile. Ellie Harrison

heads to the beaches ofNorfolk, which suffered itsbiggest storm surge in 60years in December. She alsodrops in at the RSPB’sreserve in Snettisham.Including Weather for theWeek Ahead.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow. FionaBruce and the team visitExeter Cathedral, whereitems include a tableapparently used by BonniePrince Charlie and artworkpainted by Edward VII as achild.

9.00 TheMusketeers. The quartetescort the queen to a forestpool renowned for its powersof fertility – but when anassassin strikes they escapeto a convent, where Aramismeets a face from the past.

10.00BBC News; Regional News;Weather.

10.25Match of the Day 2.Tottenham Hotspur vSouthampton.

11.25Film: Butterfly on aWheel.(2007) Thriller, starringPierce Brosnan.

12.55Weatherview. 1.00 BBCNews.

6.00 Film: Angels One Five. (1953)7.35Mountain. (R) 8.35Countryfile; (R) Weather for theWeek Ahead. 9.30 Gardeners’World. (R) 10.00 Saturday KitchenBest Bites. 11.30 James Martin:Home Comforts. (R) 12.15MichelRoux’s Service. (R) 1.15MichelRoux’s Service. (R) 2.15 Ex-S. 2.45Film: I KnowWhere I’m Going!(1945) 4.15 Flog It! (R) 5.00Collectaholics. (R)6.00 The Hairy Bikers:

Restoration Road Trip. SiKing and Dave Myers helprebuild an early tractionengine before learning how itrevolutionised farming, andrestore a rare barge onceused to transport coal onBritain’s canals. (R)

7.00 Wild Burma: Nature’s LostKingdom. The team splits upto search for tigers. Last inthe series. (R)

8.00 Lambing Live: FarmingFamiles. New series. KateHumble and Adam Hensonrevisit people featured inprevious series.

9.00 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories:City of Dogs. New series.Different aspects of LosAngeles, beginning with thecity’s neglected and feraldogs.

10.00Mock the Week Looks Backat Royals. Another selectionof material from the show’sarchives. (R)

10.30Line of Duty. Flemingremains determined to proveDenton had a role in theambush. Last in the series.(R)

11.30Film: London River. (2009)Drama, with Brenda Blethyn.

12.55 Sign Zone: Countryfile. (R)1.50 Holby City. (R) 2.50 Silk. (R)3.50 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 CITV: Dino Dan. 6.10 DinoDan. (R) 6.25Matt HatterChronicles. (R) 6.45 Canimals. (R)6.55 Canimals. (R) 7.00 Canimals.(R) 7.10 Om Nom Stories. (R) 7.15Om Nom Stories. (R) 7.20 Sooty.(R) 7.30 Scrambled! 9.25 ITVNews. 9.30Murder, She Wrote. (R)10.30 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (R)11.25 ITV News; Weather. 11.35The Unforgettable Dudley Moore.(R) 12.05 Agatha Christie’s Marple.(R) 2.00 The Crocodile HunterDiaries. (R) 2.25 All Star FamilyFortunes. (R) 3.10 River Monsters.(R) 4.15 Film: The Spy Who LovedMe. (1977)6.35 Regional Programme;

Weather.6.45 ITV News; Weather.7.00 Catchphrase. Stephen

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

8.00 Harry’s South Pole Heroes.Part two of two. Prince Harryembarks on his expedition inthe Antarctic with fourinjured British soldiers aspart of the Walking with theWounded South Pole AlliedChallenge.

9.00 Mr Selfridge. Harry isdesperate to clear his name.Last in the series.

10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather.10.15You Saw Them Here First.

With Patsy Kensit, MarkBenton, David Threlfall, TonyRobinson and KimberleyWalsh. (R)

11.15Premiership Rugby Union.12.15 The Store. 2.15 The JeremyKyle Show USA. (R) 3.45 ITVNightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy KyleShow. (R)

6.10 The Hoobs. (R) 6.35 TheHoobs. (R) 7.00 Freesports on 4.7.30 Challenge Wanaka Triathlon.8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.(R) 8.30 Frasier. (R) 9.00 Frasier.(R) 9.30 Sunday Brunch. 12.35Secret Eaters. (R) 1.35 The BigBang Theory. (R) 2.05 The BigBang Theory. (R) 2.35 How I MetYour Mother. 3.05 How I Met YourMother. 3.35 The Simpsons. (R)4.05 The Simpsons. (R) 4.35 Dealor No Deal. 5.40 Channel 4 News.6.10 Film: Rio. (2011) Premiere.

A domesticated bird gets lostin Rio de Janeiro, and has tolearn to fly to get back to hisowner. Animated comedy,with the voices of JesseEisenberg and AnneHathaway.

8.00 The Million PoundNecklace: Inside Boodles.Documentary followingexclusive jewellers Boodles,as they launch their mostexpensive collection yet,created from a set of rareColombian emeralds.

9.00 Film: The Tourist. (2010) Awoman tries to trick thepolice into thinking a touristis her criminal lover with hisappearance surgicallychanged. Romantic thriller,with Johnny Depp andAngelina Jolie.

10.55Film: Dogma. (1999) Alapsed Catholic must stoptwo fallen angels returning toHeaven or it will mean theend of the world. Comedyfantasy, starring MattDamon, Ben Affleck andLinda Fiorentino.

1.20 The GoodWife. (R) 2.05 TheHotel. (R) 3.00 Secret Removers. Ahusband arranges a surprise for hiswife. (R) 4.00 SuperScrimpers. (R)4.55 Deal or No Deal. (R) 5.50River Cottage Bites. (R)

6.00Milkshake!: Peppa Pig. 6.05Roary the Racing Car. (R) 6.15 Fifiand the Flowertots. (R) 6.25 BubbleGuppies. (R) 6.35 The Mr MenShow. (R) 6.50 Chloe’s Closet. (R)7.00Milkshake! Bop Box. (R) 7.05Roobarb and Custard Too. (R) 7.10Bananas in Pyjamas. (R) 7.25MakeWay for Noddy. (R) 7.40 City ofFriends. (R) 7.50Mio Mao. (R)7.55 Little Princess. (R) 8.10Milkshake! Monkey. (R) 8.15 TheAdventures of Bottle Top Bill andHis Best Friend Corky. (R) 8.25Angelina Ballerina. (R) 8.40 RupertBear. (R) 8.50 Toby’s TravellingCircus. (R) 9.00 Ben and Holly’sLittle Kingdom. (R) 9.15 JellyJamm. (R) 9.30 LazyTown. (R)10.00 Power Rangers SuperSamurai. (R) 10.35 Access. 10.50Film: Arthur and the Invisibles.(2006) 12.30 Film: Hoodwinked.(2005) 2.05 Film: Zoom. (2006)3.50 Film: The Witches. (1990)5.35 5 NewsWeekend. 5.40 Film:The Great Escape. (1963)9.00 The First Great Escape.

Documentary examining anescape by British officersfrom the Holzminden PoWcamp in July 1918 thatinspired the famous breakoutfrom Stalag Luft III in March1944.

10.00The Great Escape:Revealed. The true story ofthe famous PoW breakout.

11.00Film: A Bridge Too Far.(1977) Fact-based dramarecreating a SecondWorldWar campaign to capture aseries of strategicallyimportant bridges. StarringDirk Bogarde.

2.25 SuperCasino. 3.10 DangerousDrivers’ School. (R) 4.00WildlifeSOS. (R) 4.20Make It Big. (R) 4.50The Funky Valley Show. (R) 5.00Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.10 Hana’sHelpline. (R) 5.20 Angels of Jarm.

BBC Three7.00 The Voice UK 8.55 The VoiceUK Results 9.30 Russell Howard’sGood News 10.00 Family Guy10.45 Bluestone 42 11.15American Dad!BBC Four7.00Magnificent Machines: TheGolden Age of the British Sports Car8.00Mark Lawson talks to JoannaTrollope 9.00Martin Amis’ England10.00 Some Football Managerswith Jokes 10.30 Film: YouWill BeMy Son (2011)ITV22.15 Film: Honey (2003) 4.10 Ant& Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway5.40 Film: The Mummy: Tomb ofthe Dragon Emperor (2008) 7.50Film:Whip It (2009) 10.00 TheOnly Way Is Essex 10.50 PartyWright Around the World 11.50 TheBig Reunion 2014ITV33.40 Rosemary & Thyme 4.45 ATouch of Frost 7.00 AgathaChristie’s Poirot 9.00 Film:MammaMia! (2008) Musical comedy,starring Meryl Streep. 11.15CrackerITV43.05 Film: Kelly’s Heroes (1970)6.00 Storage Wars 8.00Premiership Rugby Union 9.00Film: Get Carter (1971) 11.20 Hellon WheelsE43.30 The Tomorrow People 4.30Troy: Best Bits 5.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6.05 The Big Bang Theory8.00 Film: Dr Dolittle (1998) 9.40The Big Bang Theory 10.10 How IMet Your Mother 10.40MyMad FatDiary 11.45 Rules of EngagementFilm42.35 Only You (1994) 4.45 27Dresses (2008) 6.55 The TrumanShow (1998) 9.00 This Is England(2006) 11.05 Silent House (2011)

Harry’s South PoleHeroesITV, 8pmPrince Harry and his band ofheroes are certainly braverthan us – in fact watchinghim and the woundedservicemen and womenfrom the comfort of ourarmchair with a warm cup ofcoffee leaves us suitablyashamed of ourselves. Inthis episode, the Walkingwith theWounded SouthPole Allied Challenge 2013gets under way, and theteams prepare to ski fornine hours a day, hauling 80kilos of kit in temperaturesas low as -40C. But noamount of training couldhave prepared them for thefrostbite, sores and altitudesickness.

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and Marvin Humes presentthe first live round of thesinging contest, in whichthe 12 remaining actsperform for a place in thesemi-final.

8.40 The National Lottery Live.Kate Garraway reveals theresults of the Lotto and theThunderball, with music byLittle Mix.

8.50 The Voice UK Results.EmmaWillis and MarvinHumes present as KylieMinogue, Tom Jones,Will.i.am and Ricky Wilsonlose one act each, leavingthem with just two for nextweek’s semi-final.

9.25 Casualty. Ethan’sconscience is tested whenan activist asks him to hidehis secrets, while Rita andZoe help a desperateprisoner repair hisrelationship with his mother.

10.15BBC News; Weather.10.30Match of the Day. Gary

Lineker presents highlightsof the latest Premier Leagueclashes, including Chelsea vArsenal at Stamford Bridgeand Cardiff City v Liverpoolat the Cardiff City Stadium;National Lottery Update.

12.05 The Football League Show.1.25Weatherview. 1.30 BBCNews.

6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.15 TomKerridge’s Proper Pub Food. (R)6.45 Sport Relief’s Top Dog. (R)7.15 Sport Relief’s Top Dog. (R)7.45 Sport Relief’s Top Dog. (R)8.15 Sport Relief’s Top Dog. (R)8.45 Sport Relief’s Top Dog. (R)9.15 Life on Earth. (R) 10.10 TheNature of Britain. (R) 11.00 FredDibnah’s Made in Britain. (R) 11.30Great British Railway Journeys. (R)12.00 James Martin: HomeComforts. (R) 12.30Mary BerryCooks. (R) 1.00 Nigel Slater’sSimple Suppers. 1.05 GregoryPeck: Talking Pictures. (R) 1.35Film: Spellbound. (1945) 3.25Ingrid Bergman: Talking Pictures.(R) 4.00 Film: Notorious. (1946)5.40 Flog It! Trade Secrets.6.40 Don’t Panic! The Dad’s

Army Story. Victoria Woodcelebrates the comedy. (R)

7.30 Dad’s Army.Walker isaccused of treason. (R)

8.00 The Perfect Morecambe &Wise. Glenda Jackson donsa ballgown to bring a touchof class to proceedings.

8.30 The Plantagenets. RobertBartlett tells the story ofEngland’s longest-rulingroyal dynasty, beginning byexamining how Henry IIforged an empire afterascending the throne in1154. (R)

9.30 QI XL. Extended edition.10.15Stewart Lee’s Comedy

Vehicle. The comedianexplores more themes.

10.45Glasgow: Big Night Out. Thecity through the eyes of actswho have performed there.(R)

11.45Film: Savage Grace. (2007)Fact-based drama, starringJulianne Moore.

1.15 Film: The Secret in TheirEyes. (2009) 3.15 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 CITV: Dino Dan. 6.10 DinoDan. (R) 6.25Matt HatterChronicles. (R) 6.45 Canimals. (R)6.55 Canimals. (R) 7.00 Canimals.(R) 7.10 Om Nom Stories. (R) 7.15Om Nom Stories. (R) 7.20 Sooty.(R) 7.30 Scrambled! 9.25 ITVNews. 9.30 Dinner Date. (R) 10.25Murder, She Wrote. (R) 11.20 ITVNews; Weather. 11.30 TheCrocodile Hunter Diaries. (R) 12.00The Chase. (R) 1.00 TheUnforgettable Noele Gordon. (R)1.30Midsomer Murders. (R) 3.30Film: Kindergarten Cop. (1990)5.35 Regional Programme ;Weather.5.45 ITV News; Weather.6.00 You’ve Been Framed! A-Z of

Animals. Harry Hill takes analphabetical look at videosfrom the animal kingdom,and targets merry mishapspertaining to all 26 letters.

7.00 Ant & Dec’s Saturday NightTakeaway. The duo welcomepresenter Christine Bleakley,and are assisted in theirduties by guest announcersthe Muppets. Little Ant andDec also meet Samuel LJackson and ScarlettJohansson.

8.25 The Cube. A personal trainertackles a series of toughchallenges, from agility teststo skills trials, aiming to wina jackpot of £250,000. PhillipSchofield hosts.

9.25 The Americans. Elizabethreceives a distress signal,and Philip tries to work outwhat the consequences oftheir last operation will be fortheir family.

10.20 ITV News; Weather.10.35Film: Bridget Jones: The

Edge of Reason. (2004)Romantic comedy sequel,with Renee Zellweger.

12.35 Jackpot247. 3.00 In PlainSight. (R) 3.40 ITV Nightscreen.

6.00 Close. 6.10 The Hoobs. (R)6.35 The Hoobs. (R) 7.00 TransWorld Sport. 8.00 The MorningLine. 9.00 Everybody LovesRaymond. (R) 9.25 Frasier. (R)9.55 The Big Bang Theory. (R)10.20 The Big Bang Theory. (R)10.45 How I Met Your Mother.11.15 How I Met Your Mother.11.45 The Simpsons. (R) 12.15The Simpsons. (R) 12.40Undercover Boss USA. (R) 1.40Channel 4 Racing. 4.10 Come Dinewith Me. (R) 4.40 Come Dine withMe. (R) 5.10 Come Dine with Me.(R) 5.45 Come Dine with Me. (R)6.15 Come Dine with Me. Boe

Olaleye hosts the final dinnerparty in north London. (R)

6.45 Channel 4 News.7.05 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.

The team investigates anattack on students atSHIELD’s academy ofscience and technology,while Coulson and May meeta former agent who revealsstartling information aboutSkye. (R)

8.00 Hostages. Duncan locks theSanders family in a room forthe day while he and his teamhead to New York toeliminate the sniperstargeting President Kincaid.Starring Toni Collette.

9.00 Film: Rush Hour 3. (2007)An assassination attemptsets mismatched detectivesLee and Carter off on amission to take on Triadgangs in Paris. Actioncomedy sequel, starringJackie Chan and ChrisTucker.

10.40Film: Daredevil. (2003)Comic-book adventure,starring Ben Affleck.

12.40 Film: Election. (1999) 2.25The GoodWife. (R) 3.15 Hollyoaks.(R) 5.15 Deal or No Deal. (R)

6.00Milkshake! 10.00 The DogRescuers. (R) 10.30 It Takes a Thiefto Catch a Thief. (R) 11.30 PoliceInterceptors. (R) 12.30 Ice RoadTruckers. (R) 1.30 Film: The Bridgeat Remagen. (1969) SecondWorldWar adventure, starring GeorgeSegal. 3.45 Film: Stone Cold.(2005) Detective drama, starringTom Selleck. 5.30 Film: Columbo:Old Fashioned Murder. (1976)Crime drama, starring Peter Falk.6.50 Longmire. New series.

Crime drama, starring RobertTaylor as Wyoming sheriffWalt Longmire. Returning toduty after the death of hiswife, Walt is drawn into amurder investigation.

7.40 NCIS. A blind manunwittingly photographsevidence of a murder, leadingJethro and the team to thecorpse of a petty officer whowas stabbed with a knife leftat the scene. (R)

8.35 NCIS. Gibbs is made actingdirector while Jenny isattending an overseasconference, but decides toignore his duties and insteadinvestigate the murder of aman found dead in a taxi. (R)

9.25 5 NewsWeekend.9.30 Live International Boxing.

Kid Galahad v Sergio Prado,plus the two remainingquarter-finals in the light-heavyweight Maxi NutritionKnockout tournament, allfrom Ponds Forge inSheffield.

12.00 SuperCasino. 3.10 TheDrive-By Slayers: Born to Kill? (R)4.00Wildlife SOS. (R) 4.25Make ItBig. (R) 4.50 The Funky ValleyShow. (R) 5.00 Angels of Jarm. (R)5.10 Hana’s Helpline. (R) 5.20Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.30 The FunkyValley Show. (R) 5.40 Hana’sHelpline. (R)

BBC Three7.00 Great TV Mistakes 7.30 DoctorWho 8.20 Top Gear: Burma Special9.25 Film: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider– The Cradle of Life (2003) 11.10Family GuyBBC Four7.00 David Attenborough’s FirstLife 8.00 Shipwrecks: Britain’sSunken History 9.00 Inspector DeLuca 10.50 The Genius of DavidBowie 11.50 Lou ReedRememberedITV23.25 Britain’s Got More Talent:Singers & Dancers 4.25 Film:Babe: Pig in the City (1998) 6.15Film: About a Boy (2002) 8.15Film:Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007)10.00 Celebrity Juice 10.50 CrazyBeaches 11.20 Educating JoeyEssexITV33.50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 4.55Inspector Morse 6.55 Rosemary &Thyme 8.00 Doc Martin 9.00Endeavour 11.00 A Touch of FrostITV43.15 Film: The Far Country (1954)5.15 Film: The Battle of Midway(1976) 7.55 Hornblower.Conclusion of the seafaringadventure, starring Ioan Gruffudd.Last in the series. 10.00 Film:Carlito’s Way (1993)E44.00 How I Met Your Mother 5.00 2Broke Girls 6.00 The Big BangTheory 7.00 How I Met YourMother 8.00 The Tomorrow People9.00 Film: Lake Placid (1999)10.40 Rude Tube 11.45 The BigBang TheoryFilm42.55 Carry On Behind (1975) 4.40Escape to Victory (1981) 7.00Lemony Snicket’s A Series ofUnfortunate Events (2004) 9.00Priest (2011) 10.45 Alien 3 (1992)

The Voice UKBBC1, 6.45pmAsmuch as we love theBBC’s answer to The XFactor, at times you needthe stamina of DavinaMcCall to sit through anentire episode, so getplenty of cushions andsnacks for this, the first liveround of the singingcontest. The brilliant EmmaWillis andMarvin Humesintroduce the action as theremaining dozen acts fightit out for a place in thesemi-final. After three actsin each team haveperformed, Tom Jones,Will.i.am, Kylie Minogueand Ricky Wilson willchoose one act to gostraight through to the nextstage.

Tom Jones

SUNDAY’S TV 23.03.14BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5 DIGITALCHOICE6.00 Breakfast. 7.25Match of theDay. (R) 9.00 The AndrewMarrShow. 10.00 The Big Questions.11.00 Sunday Politics. 12.15MOTD2 Extra. 1.00 BBC News;Weather. 1.15 The Sport ReliefGames Show. 3.15 Alex Againstthe Rock. 3.45 Deadly on aMission: Pole to Pole. 4.15Regional Programme. 4.45 Songsof Praise. 5.20 PointlessCelebrities. (R)6.05 Blandings. Connie plays

matchmaker.6.35 BBC News; Regional News;

Weather.7.00 Countryfile. Ellie Harrison

heads to the beaches ofNorfolk, which suffered itsbiggest storm surge in 60years in December. She alsodrops in at the RSPB’sreserve in Snettisham.Including Weather for theWeek Ahead.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow. FionaBruce and the team visitExeter Cathedral, whereitems include a tableapparently used by BonniePrince Charlie and artworkpainted by Edward VII as achild.

9.00 TheMusketeers. The quartetescort the queen to a forestpool renowned for its powersof fertility – but when anassassin strikes they escapeto a convent, where Aramismeets a face from the past.

10.00BBC News; Regional News;Weather.

10.25Match of the Day 2.Tottenham Hotspur vSouthampton.

11.25Film: Butterfly on aWheel.(2007) Thriller, starringPierce Brosnan.

12.55Weatherview. 1.00 BBCNews.

6.00 Film: Angels One Five. (1953)7.35Mountain. (R) 8.35Countryfile; (R) Weather for theWeek Ahead. 9.30 Gardeners’World. (R) 10.00 Saturday KitchenBest Bites. 11.30 James Martin:Home Comforts. (R) 12.15MichelRoux’s Service. (R) 1.15MichelRoux’s Service. (R) 2.15 Ex-S. 2.45Film: I KnowWhere I’m Going!(1945) 4.15 Flog It! (R) 5.00Collectaholics. (R)6.00 The Hairy Bikers:

Restoration Road Trip. SiKing and Dave Myers helprebuild an early tractionengine before learning how itrevolutionised farming, andrestore a rare barge onceused to transport coal onBritain’s canals. (R)

7.00 Wild Burma: Nature’s LostKingdom. The team splits upto search for tigers. Last inthe series. (R)

8.00 Lambing Live: FarmingFamiles. New series. KateHumble and Adam Hensonrevisit people featured inprevious series.

9.00 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories:City of Dogs. New series.Different aspects of LosAngeles, beginning with thecity’s neglected and feraldogs.

10.00Mock the Week Looks Backat Royals. Another selectionof material from the show’sarchives. (R)

10.30Line of Duty. Flemingremains determined to proveDenton had a role in theambush. Last in the series.(R)

11.30Film: London River. (2009)Drama, with Brenda Blethyn.

12.55 Sign Zone: Countryfile. (R)1.50 Holby City. (R) 2.50 Silk. (R)3.50 This Is BBC Two.

6.00 CITV: Dino Dan. 6.10 DinoDan. (R) 6.25Matt HatterChronicles. (R) 6.45 Canimals. (R)6.55 Canimals. (R) 7.00 Canimals.(R) 7.10 Om Nom Stories. (R) 7.15Om Nom Stories. (R) 7.20 Sooty.(R) 7.30 Scrambled! 9.25 ITVNews. 9.30Murder, She Wrote. (R)10.30 Dickinson’s Real Deal. (R)11.25 ITV News; Weather. 11.35The Unforgettable Dudley Moore.(R) 12.05 Agatha Christie’s Marple.(R) 2.00 The Crocodile HunterDiaries. (R) 2.25 All Star FamilyFortunes. (R) 3.10 River Monsters.(R) 4.15 Film: The Spy Who LovedMe. (1977)6.35 Regional Programme;

Weather.6.45 ITV News; Weather.7.00 Catchphrase. Stephen

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

8.00 Harry’s South Pole Heroes.Part two of two. Prince Harryembarks on his expedition inthe Antarctic with fourinjured British soldiers aspart of the Walking with theWounded South Pole AlliedChallenge.

9.00 Mr Selfridge. Harry isdesperate to clear his name.Last in the series.

10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather.10.15You Saw Them Here First.

With Patsy Kensit, MarkBenton, David Threlfall, TonyRobinson and KimberleyWalsh. (R)

11.15Premiership Rugby Union.12.15 The Store. 2.15 The JeremyKyle Show USA. (R) 3.45 ITVNightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy KyleShow. (R)

6.10 The Hoobs. (R) 6.35 TheHoobs. (R) 7.00 Freesports on 4.7.30 Challenge Wanaka Triathlon.8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.(R) 8.30 Frasier. (R) 9.00 Frasier.(R) 9.30 Sunday Brunch. 12.35Secret Eaters. (R) 1.35 The BigBang Theory. (R) 2.05 The BigBang Theory. (R) 2.35 How I MetYour Mother. 3.05 How I Met YourMother. 3.35 The Simpsons. (R)4.05 The Simpsons. (R) 4.35 Dealor No Deal. 5.40 Channel 4 News.6.10 Film: Rio. (2011) Premiere.

A domesticated bird gets lostin Rio de Janeiro, and has tolearn to fly to get back to hisowner. Animated comedy,with the voices of JesseEisenberg and AnneHathaway.

8.00 The Million PoundNecklace: Inside Boodles.Documentary followingexclusive jewellers Boodles,as they launch their mostexpensive collection yet,created from a set of rareColombian emeralds.

9.00 Film: The Tourist. (2010) Awoman tries to trick thepolice into thinking a touristis her criminal lover with hisappearance surgicallychanged. Romantic thriller,with Johnny Depp andAngelina Jolie.

10.55Film: Dogma. (1999) Alapsed Catholic must stoptwo fallen angels returning toHeaven or it will mean theend of the world. Comedyfantasy, starring MattDamon, Ben Affleck andLinda Fiorentino.

1.20 The GoodWife. (R) 2.05 TheHotel. (R) 3.00 Secret Removers. Ahusband arranges a surprise for hiswife. (R) 4.00 SuperScrimpers. (R)4.55 Deal or No Deal. (R) 5.50River Cottage Bites. (R)

6.00Milkshake!: Peppa Pig. 6.05Roary the Racing Car. (R) 6.15 Fifiand the Flowertots. (R) 6.25 BubbleGuppies. (R) 6.35 The Mr MenShow. (R) 6.50 Chloe’s Closet. (R)7.00Milkshake! Bop Box. (R) 7.05Roobarb and Custard Too. (R) 7.10Bananas in Pyjamas. (R) 7.25MakeWay for Noddy. (R) 7.40 City ofFriends. (R) 7.50Mio Mao. (R)7.55 Little Princess. (R) 8.10Milkshake! Monkey. (R) 8.15 TheAdventures of Bottle Top Bill andHis Best Friend Corky. (R) 8.25Angelina Ballerina. (R) 8.40 RupertBear. (R) 8.50 Toby’s TravellingCircus. (R) 9.00 Ben and Holly’sLittle Kingdom. (R) 9.15 JellyJamm. (R) 9.30 LazyTown. (R)10.00 Power Rangers SuperSamurai. (R) 10.35 Access. 10.50Film: Arthur and the Invisibles.(2006) 12.30 Film: Hoodwinked.(2005) 2.05 Film: Zoom. (2006)3.50 Film: The Witches. (1990)5.35 5 NewsWeekend. 5.40 Film:The Great Escape. (1963)9.00 The First Great Escape.

Documentary examining anescape by British officersfrom the Holzminden PoWcamp in July 1918 thatinspired the famous breakoutfrom Stalag Luft III in March1944.

10.00The Great Escape:Revealed. The true story ofthe famous PoW breakout.

11.00Film: A Bridge Too Far.(1977) Fact-based dramarecreating a SecondWorldWar campaign to capture aseries of strategicallyimportant bridges. StarringDirk Bogarde.

2.25 SuperCasino. 3.10 DangerousDrivers’ School. (R) 4.00WildlifeSOS. (R) 4.20Make It Big. (R) 4.50The Funky Valley Show. (R) 5.00Angels of Jarm. (R) 5.10 Hana’sHelpline. (R) 5.20 Angels of Jarm.

BBC Three7.00 The Voice UK 8.55 The VoiceUK Results 9.30 Russell Howard’sGood News 10.00 Family Guy10.45 Bluestone 42 11.15American Dad!BBC Four7.00Magnificent Machines: TheGolden Age of the British Sports Car8.00Mark Lawson talks to JoannaTrollope 9.00Martin Amis’ England10.00 Some Football Managerswith Jokes 10.30 Film: YouWill BeMy Son (2011)ITV22.15 Film: Honey (2003) 4.10 Ant& Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway5.40 Film: The Mummy: Tomb ofthe Dragon Emperor (2008) 7.50Film:Whip It (2009) 10.00 TheOnly Way Is Essex 10.50 PartyWright Around the World 11.50 TheBig Reunion 2014ITV33.40 Rosemary & Thyme 4.45 ATouch of Frost 7.00 AgathaChristie’s Poirot 9.00 Film:MammaMia! (2008) Musical comedy,starring Meryl Streep. 11.15CrackerITV43.05 Film: Kelly’s Heroes (1970)6.00 Storage Wars 8.00Premiership Rugby Union 9.00Film: Get Carter (1971) 11.20 Hellon WheelsE43.30 The Tomorrow People 4.30Troy: Best Bits 5.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6.05 The Big Bang Theory8.00 Film: Dr Dolittle (1998) 9.40The Big Bang Theory 10.10 How IMet Your Mother 10.40MyMad FatDiary 11.45 Rules of EngagementFilm42.35 Only You (1994) 4.45 27Dresses (2008) 6.55 The TrumanShow (1998) 9.00 This Is England(2006) 11.05 Silent House (2011)

Harry’s South PoleHeroesITV, 8pmPrince Harry and his band ofheroes are certainly braverthan us – in fact watchinghim and the woundedservicemen and womenfrom the comfort of ourarmchair with a warm cup ofcoffee leaves us suitablyashamed of ourselves. Inthis episode, the Walkingwith theWounded SouthPole Allied Challenge 2013gets under way, and theteams prepare to ski fornine hours a day, hauling 80kilos of kit in temperaturesas low as -40C. But noamount of training couldhave prepared them for thefrostbite, sores and altitudesickness.

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6.00 Breakfast. 9.15 Heir Hunters.10.00 Homes Under the Hammer.

11.00 Rip Off Britain: Food. 11.45 Watchdog TestHouse. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 BBC News;Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45Doctors. 2.15 Perfection. (R) 3.00 Escape to theCountry. 3.45 More Creatures Great and Small.4.15 Flog It! Trade Secrets. 5.15 Pointless. 6.00BBC News; Weather. 6.30 Regional NewsProgrammes; Weather. 7.00 The One Show. 7.30EastEnders; BBC News; Regional News. 8.00Holby City. 9.00 Shetland. Part one of two. Perezinvestigates an old friend's death in a suspicious caraccident. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News;Weather; National Lottery Update. 10.35 KeepingBritain Safe 24/7. 11.35 Swansea: Living on theStreets. 12.05 Weatherview. 12.10 BBC News.

6.00 This Is BBC Two. 6.25 HomesUnder the Hammer. (R) 7.25

Mountain. (R) 8.20 Sign Zone: Wanted DownUnder. (R) 9.05 Great British Garden Revival. (R)10.05 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 10.35HARDtalk. (R) 11.00 BBC News. 11.30 BBCWorldNews.12.00Daily Politics.1.00 The Super LeagueShow. 1.45 Coast. (R) 1.55 South AfricaWalks. (R)2.25 Himalaya with Michael Palin. (R) 3.25Cagney & Lacey. (R) 4.15 ’Allo ’Allo! (R) 4.45 ’Allo’Allo! (R) 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow. 6.00Revenge of the Egghead. 6.30 The Voice: Louderon Two. 7.00 Antiques Road Trip. 8.00 LambingLive. 9.00 The Great British Sewing Bee. 10.00Culture Show: Savion Glover – Happy Feet. 10.30Newsnight; Weather. 11.20 A Very BritishRenaissance. (R) 12.20 Sign Zone:Royal Cousinsat War. (R) 1.20 This Is BBC Two. 4.00 BBCLearning Zone. (R)

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 TheJeremy Kyle Show. 10.30 This Morning.

12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather.1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 AufWiedersehen My Pet. 3.00 The Alan TitchmarshShow. 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 TippingPoint. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London;Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00Emmerdale. 7.30 River Monsters. (R) 8.00Midsomer Murders. (R) 10.00 ITV News at Ten;Weather. 10.30 ITV News London;Weather. 10.35Didier Drogba: Sports Life Stories. 11.35 TheCrocodile Hunter Diaries. (R) 12.00 Jackpot247.3.00 Loose Women. (R) 3.45 ITV Nightscreen.5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)

6.00 Countdown. (R) 6.45Will & Grace. (R) 7.10 Will &

Grace. (R) 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R)8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 8.30Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 9.00 Frasier. (R)9.30 Frasier. (R) 10.00 A Place in the Sun: Homeor Away. (R) 11.00 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under.(R) 12.00 Channel 4 News Midday Summary.12.05 Coach Trip. (R) 12.35 River Cottage Bites.(R) 12.50 Film: On the Fiddle. (1961) SecondWorld War comedy, starring Alfred Lynch andSean Connery. 2.40 Countdown. 3.30 Deal or NoDeal. 4.30 Four in a Bed. 5.00 Come Dine withMe. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks.7.00 Channel 4 News. 7.55 The Political Slot. 8.00Kirstie’s Best of Both Worlds. 9.00 Food Prices:The Shocking Truth. 10.00 The Missing. 11.00Secrets of the Vatican. 12.00 Random Acts. 12.05Poker. 1.00 KOTV Boxing Weekly. 1.30 TransWorld Sport. (R) 2.25 Beach Volleyball. 3.15Freesports on 4. (R) 3.45 Challenge WanakaTriathlon. (R) 4.10 SuperScrimpers. (R) 5.05 Dealor No Deal. (R)

6.00 Milkshake! 9.15 TheWright Stuff. 11.10 Police

Interceptors. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15The Hotel Inspector. (R) 1.15 Home and Away.1.45 Neighbours. 2.15 NCIS. (R) 3.15 Film: Backto You and Me. (2005) Drama, starring LisaHartman Black. 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30Neighbours. (R) 6.00 Home and Away. (R) 6.30NewsTalk Live. 7.00 Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun;(R) 5 News Update.8.00 Benidorm ER; 5 News at9. 9.00 The Mentalist. 10.00 Law & Order: SpecialVictims Unit. 11.00 Body of Proof. (R) 11.55 Bodyof Proof. (R) 12.50 Police 5. 1.15 SuperCasino.3.15 The Travellers’ Secret Cash Stash. (R) 4.00House Doctor. (R) 4.45 HouseBusters. (R) 5.10Michaela’s Wild Challenge. (R)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday6.00 Breakfast. 9.15 Heir Hunters.10.00 Homes Under the Hammer. (R)

11.00 Rip Off Britain: Food. 11.45 Watchdog TestHouse. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News;Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45Doctors. 2.15 Perfection. (R) 3.00 Escape to theCountry. 3.45 More Creatures Great and Small.4.15 Flog It! Trade Secrets. 5.15 Pointless. 6.00BBCNews;Weather.6.30Regional News;Weather.7.00 The One Show. 7.30 Bang Goes the Theory;BBC News; Regional News. 8.00 EastEnders. 8.30The Great NHS Robbery – Panorama. 9.00 Silk.10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News; Weather.10.35 The Michael McIntyre Chat Show. 11.20 LateKick Off. 11.50 Live at the Apollo. (R) 12.35Weatherview. 12.40 BBC News.


Mountain. (R) 8.20 Sign Zone: Wanted DownUnder. (R) 9.05 The Restaurant Man. (R) 10.05Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 10.35 Click.(R) 11.00 BBC News. 11.30 BBC World News.12.00 Daily Politics. 1.00 Coast. (R) 1.45 TheNature of Britain. (R) 2.35 Cagney & Lacey. (R)3.25 Bergerac. (R) 4.15 ’Allo ’Allo! (R) 4.45 ’Allo’Allo! (R) 5.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow. 6.00Revenge of the Egghead. 6.30 The Voice: Louderon Two. 7.00 Antiques Road Trip. 8.00 UniversityChallenge. 8.30 Mary Berry Cooks. 9.00 ThePlantagenets. 10.00 Rev. 10.30 Newsnight;Weather. 11.20 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories: City ofDogs. (R) 12.20 Sign Zone: The Culture Show:ARTiculation – For the Love of Art. (R) 12.50 ThisIs BBC Two. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone. (R)


12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather.1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 AufWiedersehen My Pet. 3.00 The Alan TitchmarshShow. 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 TippingPoint. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London;Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00Emmerdale. 7.30 Coronation Street. 8.00 I NeverKnew That About Britain. 8.30 Coronation Street.9.00 The Widower. 10.00 ITV News at Ten;Weather. 10.30 ITV News London;Weather. 10.35The Agenda. 11.10 The Secret Mediterranean withTrevor McDonald. (R) 12.05 Jackpot247. 3.00UEFA Champions League Weekly. 3.25 TheJeremy Kyle Show USA. (R) 4.10 ITV Nightscreen.5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)


Grace. (R) 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R)8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 8.30Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 9.00 Frasier. (R)9.30 Frasier. (R) 10.00 A Place in the Sun: Homeor Away. (R) 11.00 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under.(R) 12.00 Channel 4 News Midday Summary.12.05 Coach Trip. (R) 12.35 River Cottage Veg. (R)1.00 Film: The Man Behind the Gun. (1953)Western, starringRandolphScott.2.40Countdown.3.30 Deal or No Deal. 4.30 Four in a Bed. 5.00Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R)6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 7.55 ThePolitical Slot. 8.00 Amanda Holden: ExposingHospital Heartache – Channel 4 Dispatches. 8.30Shop Secrets: Tricks of the Trade. 9.00 One BornEvery Minute. 10.00 8 Out of 10 Cats. 10.50Gogglebox. (R) 11.50 Troy: Best Bits. 12.50Random Acts. 12.55 Scandal. (R) 1.45 Hostages.(R) 2.35 TheGoodWife. (R) 3.20Secret Removers.(R) 4.15 SuperScrimpers. (R) 4.45 Deal or NoDeal. (R) 5.40 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems. (R)


Interceptors. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15Benidorm ER. (R) 1.15 Home and Away. 1.45Neighbours. 2.15 NCIS. (R) 3.15 Film: Ties ThatBind. (2010) Mystery, starring Kristanna Loken.5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30 Neighbours. (R) 6.00Home and Away. (R) 6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 TheGadget Show; 5 News Update. 8.00 PoliceInterceptors; 5 News at 9. 9.00My Spiral into DebtHell. 10.00 Slaughter on the Sunset Strip. 11.00The CSI Movie: Bang-Bang. 12.50 True Crimes:The First 72 Hours. (R) 1.15 SuperCasino. 3.05The Drive-By Slayers: Born to Kill? (R) 4.00HouseDoctor. (R) 4.45HouseBusters. (R) 5.10Michaela’sWild Challenge. (R)

BBC1

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Channel 4

6.00 Breakfast. 9.15 Heir Hunters.10.00 Homes Under the Hammer. (R)

11.00 Rip Off Britain: Food. 11.45 Watchdog TestHouse. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News;Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45Doctors. 2.15 Perfection. (R) 3.00 Escape to theCountry. 3.45More Creatures Great and Small. 4.15Flog It! Trade Secrets. 5.15 Pointless. 6.00 BBCNews; Weather. 6.30 Regional News Programmes;Weather. 7.00 The One Show. 7.30 A Question ofSport; (R) BBC News; Regional News. 8.00EastEnders. 8.30 MasterChef. 9.00 New Tricks. (R)10.00 BBC News. 10.25 Regional News; Weather;National Lottery Update. 10.35 Joanna LumleyMeets Will.i.am. 11.35 Would I Lie to You? (R) 12.05EastEnders. 2.30 Weatherview. 2.35 BBC News.

7.35 Animal Park. (R) 8.20 Sign Zone:Wanted Down Under. (R) 9.05 The

Great Interior Design Challenge. (R) 10.05 PoundShopWars. (R) 10.35 The Travel Show. 11.00 BBCNews. 11.30 BBCWorld News. 12.00 Daily Politics.1.00 Coast. (R) 1.05 South Africa Walks. (R) 1.35The Nature of Britain. (R) 2.25 Himalaya withMichael Palin. (R) 3.25 Cagney & Lacey. (R) 4.15’Allo ’Allo! (R) 4.45 ’Allo ’Allo! (R) 5.15 VintageAntiques Roadshow. 6.00 Revenge of theEgghead. 6.30 The Voice: Louder on Two. 7.00Antiques Road Trip. 8.00 Lambing Live. 9.00Gardeners’World.9.30AVery British Renaissance.10.30 Newsnight. 11.00 Weather. 11.05 Film:Thirteen Days. (2000) Fact-based political drama,starring Kevin Costner. 1.20 Sign Zone: QuestionTime. (R) 2.20 Wild Brazil. (R) 3.20 This Is BBCTwo. 4.55 Live Formula 1 – Malaysian Grand Prix:Third Practice. Coverage from the SepangInternational Circuit.

6.00 Daybreak. 8.30 Lorraine. 9.25 TheJeremy Kyle Show. (R) 10.30 This

Morning. 12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News;Weather. 1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00Auf Wiedersehen My Pet. 3.00 The AlanTitchmarsh Show. 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00Tipping Point. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV NewsLondon; Weather. 6.30 ITV News; Weather. 7.00Emmerdale. 7.30 Coronation Street. 8.00 StudentNurses: Bedpans and Bandages. 8.30 CoronationStreet. 9.00 Edge of Heaven. 10.00 ITV News atTen; Weather. 10.30 ITV News London; Weather.10.35 Film: Scent of a Woman. (1992) Comedydrama, starring Al Pacino. 1.25 Jackpot247. 3.00Film: The Majestic. (2001) Drama, starring JimCarrey. 5.30 ITV Nightscreen.


Grace. (R) 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R)8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 8.30Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 9.00 Frasier. (R)9.30 Frasier. (R) 10.00 A Place in the Sun: Homeor Away. (R) 11.00 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under.(R) 12.00 Channel 4 News Midday Summary.12.05 Coach Trip. (R) 12.35 River Cottage Bites.(R) 12.50 Film: The Belles of St Trinian’s. (1954)Comedy, starring Alastair Sim. 2.40 Countdown.3.30 Deal or No Deal. 4.30 Four in a Bed. 5.00Come Dine with Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R)6.30 Hollyoaks. 7.00 Channel 4 News. 8.00Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. 9.00 Gogglebox.10.00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man. 11.05 8 Out of 10Cats. (R) 11.50 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 12.20 Film:Zoolander. (2001) Comedy, starring Ben Stiller.1.50 Random Acts. 1.55 The Simpsons. (R) 2.20Happy Endings. 3.00 Franklin & Bash. 3.45 TheGood Wife. (R) 4.30 SuperScrimpers. (R) 4.50Deal or No Deal. (R) 5.45 Close.


Interceptors. (R) 12.10 5 News Lunchtime. 12.15My Spiral into Debt Hell. (R) 1.15 Home and Away.1.45 Neighbours. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (R) 3.15Film: Love’s Resounding Courage. (2011)Western,starring Wes Brown. 5.00 5 News at 5. 5.30Neighbours. (R) 6.00 Home and Away. Roo andHarvey reach a decision about their marriage. (R)6.30 NewsTalk Live. 7.00 The Gadget Show; (R) 5News Update. 8.00 Ice Road Truckers; 5 News at9. 9.00 Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle. (R)10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.55 Longmire. (R)11.55 Access. 12.00 SuperCasino. 3.05 Slaughteron the Sunset Strip. (R) 4.00 House Doctor. (R)4.45 HouseBusters. (R) 5.10 Nick’s Quest. (R)

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BBC2

Channel 4

6.00 Breakfast. 9.15 Heir Hunters.10.00 Homes Under the Hammer. (R)

11.00 Rip Off Britain: Food. 11.45 Watchdog TestHouse. 12.15 Bargain Hunt. 1.00 BBC News;Weather. 1.30 Regional News; Weather. 1.45Doctors. 2.15 Perfection. (R) 3.00 Escape to theCountry. (R) 3.45 More Creatures Great andSmall. 4.15 Flog It! Trade Secrets. 5.15 Pointless.6.00 BBC News; Weather. 6.30 Regional NewsProgrammes; Weather. 6.55 Party PoliticalBroadcast. (R) 7.00 The One Show; BBC News;Regional News. 8.00 Holiday Hit Squad. 9.00MasterChef. 10.00 BBC News. 10.25 RegionalNews; Weather; National Lottery Update. 10.35 AQuestion of Sport. 11.05 The Michael McIntyreChat Show. (R) 11.50 Blandings. (R) 12.20Weatherview. 12.25 BBC News.


Mountain. (R) 8.15 Sign Zone: Wanted DownUnder. (R) 9.00 Horizon: The Power of thePlacebo. (R) 10.00 Food & Drink. (R) 10.30 SeeHear. 11.00 BBC News. 11.30 Daily Politics. 1.00Coast. (R) 1.05 South Africa Walks. (R) 1.35 TheNature of Britain. (R) 2.25 Himalaya with MichaelPalin. (R) 3.25 Cagney & Lacey. (R) 4.15 ’Allo ’Allo!(R) 4.45 ’Allo ’Allo! (R) 5.15 Vintage AntiquesRoadshow. 5.55 Party Political Broadcast. 6.00Revenge of the Egghead. 6.30 The Voice: Louderon Two. 7.00 Antiques Road Trip. 8.00 LambingLive. 9.00 William the Marshal. 10.00 W1A. 10.30Newsnight; Weather. 11.20 The Restaurant Man.(R) 12.20 Sign Zone: See Hear. (R) 12.50 This IsBBC Two. 4.00 BBC Learning Zone.


12.30 Loose Women. 1.30 ITV News; Weather.1.55 ITV News London; Weather. 2.00 AufWiedersehen My Pet. 3.00 The Alan TitchmarshShow. 3.59 ITV London Weather. 4.00 TippingPoint. 5.00 The Chase. 6.00 ITV News London;Weather. 6.25 Party Political Broadcast. (R) 6.30ITV News; Weather. 7.00 Emmerdale. 7.30Coronation Street. 8.00 Big Star’s Little Star. 9.00Law & Order: UK.10.00 ITV News at Ten;Weather.10.30 ITVNews London;Weather.10.35Exposure:Inside the Diplomatic Bag. 11.35 Harry’s SouthPole Heroes. (R) 12.30 Jackpot247.3.00 Film:Restin Peace, Mrs Columbo. (1990) 4.40 ITVNightscreen. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show. (R)


Grace. (R) 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R)8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 8.30Everybody Loves Raymond. (R) 9.00 Frasier. (R)9.30 Frasier. (R) 10.00 A Place in the Sun: Homeor Away. (R) 11.00 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under.(R) 12.00 Channel 4 News Midday Summary.12.05 Coach Trip. (R) 12.30 River Cottage VegHeroes. (R) 1.00 Film: Gun Fury. (1953) Western,starring Rock Hudson.2.40Countdown.3.30Dealor No Deal. 4.30 Four in a Bed. 5.00 Come Dinewith Me. (R) 6.00 The Simpsons. (R) 6.30Hollyoaks.7.00 Channel 4 News.7.55 The PoliticalSlot.8.00 Secret Eaters.9.00 Dead Famous DNA.10.00 First Dates. 11.00 Embarrassing BodiesDown Under. 11.55 Random Acts. 12.00 Film:Vicky Cristina Barcelona. (2008) Comedy, starringScarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall. 1.45 Film:A Good Year. (2006) Comedy drama, starringRussell Crowe. 3.45 River Cottage Bites. (R) 4.00SuperScrimpers. (R) 4.55 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems.(R) 5.05 Deal or No Deal. (R)


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True independence is rare in Brighton and Hove. Peel back the layers and often you will find cleverly-constructed marketing companies, ownership by larger, more corporate brands, and an underwhelming sensation that your decaf soya latte is not really sticking it to the man, merely filling their pockets even more.

This is why Marwood is so wildly refreshing.

Opening its doors in November 2010, Marwood is tucked away on the corner of Ship Street, partly on the site of the old Post Office. Richard Grills, manager and all-round lovely bloke, took over the premises on a whim after returning from a stint running pop-up bars in Melbourne, Australia.

The Marwood is a tricky establishment to categorise. Split over two large floors and a

fantastically-bright garden, the “café” is not really a café and it is not really a coffee shop either, nor a restaurant.

What Richard has created is a community space that serves great food, well-priced alcohol and superb coffee. Make use of The Marwood as you will. Personally, I adore whiling away an afternoon sipping tea and eating slices of their homemade cake.

“People either love it or hate it,” Richard says, over a cup of coffee. The bohemian, laid-back community ethos may not be to everyone’s taste. “This is silver service in jeans,” he jokes.

The space at The Marwood is always filled to the brim, especially over lunchtime and it was easy to see why, once I had tasted the Devil’s Toast - spicy chorizo on sourdough, topped with tomato, goat’s cheese, chilli and garlic (£5.95).

This calibre of food is not what you would expect to eat while sitting in an old rocking chair

and dining off a pre-loved table. Well-presented, the spicy chorizo was thickly sliced and lay glowing a reddish hue across a thick piece of lightly-toasted bread. Not overpowering, the sausage went beautifully with the rotund slice of warm goat’s cheese.

Topped with a grilled tomato, this (questionable) fruit provided a wetness to the plate and paired well with the dryer ingredients. Finished off with a dazzling dressing containing a mild balsamic, fine shallot and garlic, as well as a side salad, the Devil’s Toast was more like the work of God, as opposed to Beelzebub.

Other dishes include hangover breakfasts (complete with Bloody Mary), daily specials, nachos and soup of the day. All very reasonably priced and of a truly

great level of cooking.With weekly events including

open mic, quizzes, bingo, artists’ residences and soon-to-be supper clubs, Rich and the Marwood team have it nailed with their off-the-wall approach and generous helpings of great food, cake and coffee.

I understand the importance of why we have corporate chains and how precious they can be to the economy (hell, my part-time bread and butter is working for one of the biggest brands in the world). But the world we live in needs the independents, too.

Long live The Marwood and the thriving community space that it provides to Brighton and Hove.

To read more by Claire Beveridge, visit: www.placesieatbrighton.com

Claire Beveridge@placesieatbtn

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This little beauty has been cultivated in France for well over 1,000 years - with the first official mention found in official documents dating to about 845 AD.

It is one of the most important varieties used by white-wine producers in the Loire Valley - and its crystalline acidity and ability to age well has seen a boom in its popularity over the last 30 years.

The refreshing mineral whites associated with the Loire are delicious and, when you compare them with the honey-sweet golden whites of the South African Stellenbosch, highly prized since the 17th century, you start to see the range of this lovely grape.

It also produces some spectacular dessert wines when allowed to develop a friendly fungus called Botrytis (noble rot), which concentrates the fruit’s sugars, producing flavours of baked apple and quince.

Pair crisper, oaked wines with fresh seafood and fish, soft goat’s cheese and summer vegetables. Pair sweeter whites with spiced meats (especially pork), a chicken liver parfait, or fresh summer fruits.

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Malta and its craggy-faced little brother, Gozo - along with the tiny Comino - is a joyful archipelago to visit.

Populated by all manner of invading forces throughout its turbulent past, Malta is a glorious hybrid of cultures and customs.

The Maltese islands are part-Italian, part-Moor, a little bit Spanish, a fraction French, and have a strong line of Anglo-oxygenated blood in them.

In fact, the United Kingdom was the last indomitable power to hold sway over the islands from whom they seceded in 1964.

This cross-pollination has left the indelible marks of the rise of one empire and the fall of another; it has created a spot in the Mediterranean almost unlike any other. And that is a really good thing.

Valletta, the imperious, stony-faced capital, was formed atop a rocky peninsula and imposes

itself as robustly now as it did when it was built hundreds of years ago by the Knights of St John; the party district called St Julian’s captures the engaging and lively spirit of the republic; and, across the main island, history slaps you across the face around every corner.

Small wonder Malta has been described as one big open-air museum.

In this ethereal landscape, activities abound everywhere. Unsurprisingly, for a small group of islands set in the Mediterranean, water sports rule the waves.

A big scuba-diving destination, Malta may not have the “Oh-my-God-it’s-Nemo” factor of the Red Sea resorts a few hours further east, but the seas are warm - particularly in summer - and there are some decent dives around in crystalline waters.

Many, however, prefer the top of the water and will know Malta from Brighton-based Swimtrek’s highly-popular guided swimming holidays.

Then, of course, the usual aquatic feast is served, including

windsurfing and sea-kayaking. Malta is also a premier sailing destination, hosting the yearly Rolex Middle Sea Race.

Dry-land adventure is led by world-class rock-climbing. The land lends itself to variety of climbing styles - from traditional and sport climbing, to bouldering, deep-water soloing, and sea-level traversing. More than 1,300 “routes” have been identified, each under almost perpetual sunshine.

And hills and trails networked across the islands are ripe for cycling, walking and even running holidays. Look out for the aptly-named Hellfire 55-kilometre trail run, which is coming up on April 26. Ultra-runners and mountain-bikers will traverse the 55k route - which is, in effect, a circumnavigation of Gozo.

Cliff-edge tracks, valleys, sandy beaches, and rocky ascents define the race, which should be more than enough for the hardiest of athletes.

Where Oliver Reed drank his last drink and Russell Crowe slayed a multitude as Gladiator, Malta is more than a small island republic just a lick and spit from the United Kingdom. It is the heart of the Mediterranean and its soul lives within us all.

Tom Gallagher is a Brighton-based freelance journalist interested in travel and sport. He is founder and publisher of Sussex Active, the online magazine for anybody looking to discover new ways to get active. Visit: www.sussexactive.co.uk

Chefs from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom swapped kitchens in the 2014 International Chef Exchange (ICEx).

Bas Oonk, of Basaal in The Hague, and Michael Bremner, of 64 Degrees in Brighton, hosted gourmet suppers in each other’s kitchens to showcase their culinary skills and the artisan produce of their home regions of Zuid Holland and Sussex.

Mr Oonk said: “It’s been a great

experience for our team. Having the chance to show Den Haag’s finest producers and restaurateurs gave us a new appreciation of our home city.

“Our visit to Brighton was inspiring and we were not only made to feel very welcome but also impressed by the way that the city embraces the restaurant industry. Our relationship with Michael and 64 Degrees will definitely continue.”

ICEx is an initiative created in

early 2012 by the Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival to promote food tourism, share best practice in the hospitality industry, and create a platform for international trade in quality food and drink.

In addition to the suppers, the chefs also undertake a food tour of each region meeting local producers and restaurateurs, including the Van Kleef distillery, in Den Haag, and the award-winning Ridgeview Wine Estate, in Sussex.

Hilton The Hague and Hilton Brighton Metropole also hosted cocktail masterclasses with top mixologists from each city.

Previous exchanges have taken place between Sussex and Maastricht, Lyon and Rotterdam, with forthcoming exchanges with

chefs from across the south east of England to Sweden, Finland and Dubai.

ICEx is being filmed by Latest TV for a new six-part television series to be screened in the summer.

Nick Mosley, project coordinator, said: “International Chef Exchange

has really snowballed over the past year or so and we’re actively looking for more chefs across the world to participate not only in the cultural exchange but also in the television series.”

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TravelWe may be happy with selecting our clothes and knowing what suits our colour, style and shape. But choosing spectacles can be more difficult.

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

In the heart of Brighton’s Lanes, there is a gem of a shop with friendly and professional staff to help everyone.

David Clulow Opticians is the destination store for contemporary designer eyewear - from the latest luxury and fashion sunglasses to designer spectacle frames.

Established in 1962, David Clulow has built a strong reputation for providing the highest standard of optical care and services, including eye examinations, contact lens fittings, spectacles, sunglasses, and prescription sunglasses.

It stocks the latest eyewear from the most desirable brands, including Prada, Ray-Ban, Oakley, Paul Smith, Bulgari, Tiffany and Oliver Peoples.

The stores are designed to reflect the high quality of their products and service and provide a relaxed and stylish environment.

David Clulow is at 25 East Street, Brighton. It is showing a selection of spectacles and sunglasses on the catwalk at the Brighton Thistle Fashion Show on Saturday, April 12, from 2pm to 3.30pm. It is a free event celebrating Brighton’s fabulous shops.

Jane Busby is a stylist and personal shopperwww.janebusby.co.uk

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There is world-class rock-climbing on Malta, with more than 1,300 “routes”

Scuba-diving is popular in the crystalline waters

International Chef Exchange: Shared passion for great food

Bas Oonk at 64 Degrees Brighton (Photograph: Julia Claxton)


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Brain Gym No.162

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

begun, budge, budgie, bung, bunged, burden, burdening, burg, buried, burn, burned, burning, debug, drub, drug, dune, dung, during, enduing, enduring, ennui, gerund, grub, guide, guider, gunned, gunner, indue, inure, inured, nude, nudge, rude, rued, ruin, ruined, ruing, rune, rung, unbend, unbind, under, urge, urged, urine.

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13. Greetings that affect us least (7)

15. I tried a more orderly arrangement (6)

16. A speaker who is skilled at splitting alternatives (6)

17. What he does is appropriate (5)

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

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

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HealthFitness fads are sprouting upbut you have to be careful

Believe it or not, fitness fads are not a recent invention. For more than 3,000 years, we have sought new and exciting ways to remain healthy and increase our physical fitness.

Whether we are talking about Milo of Croton, who in the sixth century BC lifted a bull daily to increase his strength, or the amalgamation of salsa and merengue music to create Zumba in the early 1990s - and let us not forget Wii Fit in the Noughties - fads and trends move rapidly and are ever-evolving.

Of course, as one of the most dynamic and changeable regions of the country, the people of East Sussex know that not all fads withstand the test of time. Unless anybody can confirm any bull-lifting sightings in Preston Park?

We are almost a quarter of the way through 2014 and at the start of year it was reported that the fads of this year will be: bodyweight training, heavy technology…and Brussels-sprout diets!

Although I did consider entering the debate on the positive influence sprouts have on an individual’s diet, I decided against it, having banished them from my household this Christmas.

This brings me to bodyweight training, which has been used for a long time now as a convenient and favoured way to exercise – because it incorporates your natural range of movement coupled with the fact that it is free.

Bodyweight training is so widespread because you access all body parts to become your own personal gym.

Although bodyweight training is a fantastic method of exercise, I always have to err on the side of caution with respect to the

practicability of certain exercises, because they require significant elements of coordination, balance and strength. And that is before you even begin.

Take three of the most famous - and sometimes infamous - exercises in the repertoire of a personal trainer: burpees; the plank; and the sit-up. If done incorrectly, any of these three exercises can cause significant injury to your lower back and knees.

The old British chestnut of “no pain, no gain,” is relevant here. And I must stress that is absolutely the wrong mentality.

When attempting bodyweight exercises, it is of paramount importance that you do not stretch yourself to failure: a state where you cannot do anymore. Of equal importance, you should always consider your alignment - especially during squats, lunges and burpees. This should be taken into consideration before you even consider what your end-goals and overall ambitions are.

I do not look forward to driving past Palmeira Square or the Hove Lawns; I often shudder at the poor choice of some personal trainers and their weight-training enthusiasts.

Paul Coneyworth is master trainer at BeauPilates, 14 Bavant Road, Brighton BN1 6RD. For more information, visit: www.beaupilates.co.uk

Motoring

First impressionsTaking what’s effectively a VW Golf GTI engine, dropping it into a car from a couple of sectors below and adding four-wheel drive sounds like a crazy recipe. And it’s good, very good.

The S1 combines everything drivers loved about the A1 quattro – the performance and the looks – with all the strong points of a regular A1.

At £24,900 for the three-door, it’s not exactly cheap, costing around £1,200 less than a Golf GTI. But if you’re after a small, fast hatchback and want something a bit more premium and a bit more exclusive than a Ford Fiesta ST or Renaultsport Clio – not to mention with extra performance – look no further.

PerformanceThe 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged petrol motor lurking in the S1’s short nose kicks out a healthy 231hp. Mated to a six-speed manual gearbox and Audi’s quattro four-wheel-drive system, it means the 0-62mph sprint is dispatched in 5.8 seconds.

It feels every bit as strong, too, helped by a 273lb ft swell of torque. And that’s available

from around 1,800rpm, the engine pulling strongly from there through the mid-range and hurling the S1 down the road with a gruff, turbocharged four-cylinder roar piped back into the cabin. It sounds very good indeed.

InteriorMost are fans of the regular Audi A1’s interior – it’s by far and away the nicest cabin in the sector. So adding a few S model touches has finished it off beautifully.

Quality is extremely high, as you’d expect, and every surface is cloaked in leather and soft-touch plastic, which makes the S1 a delight both to cruise and charge around in. This is a grownup and refined small hot hatchback.

There’s not much room in the back, so don’t expect to be carrying passengers far, if at all.

Economy and safetyDespite that 2.0 turbo motor and all-wheel drive doing its best to sap efficiency, fuel economy and CO2 emissions are impressive at a claimed 40.2mpg combined with 162g/km for the three-door. This falls to 39.8mpg with 166g/km CO2 for the Sportback.

Based on the regular A1, the

S1 gets the same full five-star EuroNCAP crash safety rating, while that ever-present four-wheel-drive traction, plenty of electronic driver aids and big brakes should ensure great stability and peace of mind.

The verdictThe 2014 Audi S1 is something of a surprise. You may worry that it might feel a bit overblown, that 231hp in a supermini-sized body would be too much for the chassis to deal with. But fear not.

It’s supple and controlled, and rides well – probably the biggest revelation from the car’s launch. That engine is stonking, with loads of sustained shove linked to plenty of reassuring grip.

Then there’s the impressive interior quality you’d expect from an expensive Audi.

But that’s the S1’s drawback: price. It’s £7,905 more than a Ford Fiesta ST, even if it is more powerful and more premium, that’s a big price to pay for the extras – literally.

Combined with a few practicality issues not present in most of its rivals, that’s the only reason the S1 is a four-star car. On performance, handling and quality alone, it’s top of the class.

Audi S1 delights with electrifying pace

The 2014 Audi A3 Cabriolet is a vast improvement on the previous model

If you are a parent, you are probably more used to thinking about what you can do for your child - or what you are willing to do for them, but would rather

not. For example, use your hands to stop their sick ending up on the sofa.

What you might not have been doing is thinking about what

they can do for you. Time for that to change, I say

Let me give you some ideas to kick start the process:

■ Your child can be especially useful when you want to communicate in an indirect or passive-aggressive manner. This works best before the child can talk: “Liam, could you tell Daddy that he’s forgotten his shoes don’t go there!”;■ If you do not want to queue for something, your child can help you skip to the front. This

usually works best if the child is in distress; it is more a case of seizing the opportunity than causing deliberate upset;■ Children are great for carrying things around for you, provided they are not breakable, valuable or precious in any way. Buy them a fun backpack and pop the item in it; you will be free of carrying duty for at least 10 minutes;

■ Your child can get you out of almost any situation. Cannot face seeing that friend today?

Want to leave work early? Need to cut short a phone-call? Your child is the perfect excuse/ reason every time.

No need to thank me. I consider it my duty to share this wisdom with my fellow parents in Brighton and Hove.

Let me know what you manage to add to the list.

Time Waits For No Mum is a blog by “Mummy K”, who writes anonymously about motherhood and more: www.timewaitsfornomum.com

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JOHNNY CANTOR @johnnycburger

Straight from the commentary box

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Great film. Fair to say it could also be applied to the smorgasbord of football kits that have been released over the years. I think it’s fair to say that the seagulls have had their fair share of ‘distinctive’ outfits throughout their history.

I think every fan will have their favourite and we must wait and see what Nike will deliver for next season as the club announce the sportswear

brand as it’s kit provider for the 2014/15 season. It’s a huge boost to have a big name signed up, especially ahead of the move to Lancing and the new training ground and academy.

Looking back as a football fan their have been some shockers. My personal favourite, or most disgusting, was Coventry City’s Admiral away strip in brown and yellow. As a commentator, the quadrants of Blackburn or Bristol Rovers are a nightmare. The yellow numbers this year

have not helped when, like at Bolton, you are 2 miles from the action, but generally it’s not too bad for home players.

As far as the Albion are concerned, I really liked the lime and green away kit last season but the yellow this year is still decent. There are a myriad of excellent websites and twitter addresses that have brilliant retro shots of classic get-ups from the past.

Soon we will get a view of the new kit for next season. Expectation will be high but we will have to see if it enters the Hall of Fame. Good, bad or ugly.

Follow all the action, home or away, on BBC Sussex Sport or via Twitter @BBCSussexsport | @johnnycburger | @BrightonIndy.

One of the gems at the club museum is the supremely detailed scale model of Withdean

NORTH STAND CULT HERO #35: VicenteHe may have only managed 29 league appearances for the Seagulls, but Vicente will go down as one of the most talented players to have ever worn the stripes. Unplayable on his day, Vicente is among the biggest names to feature for Albion in the club’s history. He won 38 caps for Spain but saw the later stages of his career – including his time at The Amex – hamstrung by injuries.

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couple of impressive trophies that supporters will never have seen too – I could go on for ages.

“One of my favourites is the headboard from the Seagulls Express train that took me and hundreds of others to away games in the late 1970s.

“Probably the biggest ‘wow factor‘ though belongs to the supremely detailed scale models by the multi-talented Alan Budgen. Youngsters will certainly like the Goldstone turnstile with its evocative ‘clickety-

clack’, and admire the models. “Older fans will recall many

of the exhibits fondly – and there are seats to rest any weary legs! I hope fans of all ages and experience will enjoy having a go on our Albion Quiz machine.

“The aim was to educate, inform and entertain. Younger fans may not realise the depths to which this club sank less than two decades ago. It’s a story that needs telling and must never be forgotten. It’s a story that inspires.”

Albion museum opens to tell ‘story that inspires’Richard Morris

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Brighton & Hove Albion Don’t miss the latest news about the Seagulls via Twitter @BrightonIndy

PLAYER PROFILE

Name: Vicente Rodríguez Guillén DoB: July 16 1981

Place of birth: Valencia, Spain Position: Left midfield

Career statistics Appearences: 332

Goals: 50

Albion statistics Seasons: 2011-2013

Appearences: 29 Goals: 21

AITC is making its debut appearance at this summer’s Brighton Fringe Festival with two events announced this week.

The Open Minds Living Library event, which will take place on Monday, May 12 at the University of Sussex is part of AITC’s Gamechangers initiative which aims to help beat stigma around mental health. The event will see Gamechanger volunteers, all with lived experience of mental

health tell their stories to the public alongside awareness workshops, an art exhibition and music from local band Tragic Roundabout.

The Gamechangers project which has seen volunteers directly engage with over 700 people since its launch in April 2013 is funded by Time to Change, England’s biggest programme to end the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health

Albion in the Community at the Brighton Fringe Festival

problems. The programme is run by the charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, and funded by the Department of Health and Comic Relief. For more details about the event and the project e-mail [email protected].

AITC will also be part of a special street soccer event on May 31, between 1-5pm on the site of the city’s old Municipal Market on Circus Street.

Brighton boast the biggest average attendance in the Football League and now that bumper crop of Seagulls can find out more about the club they love.

The highly-anticipated club museum has opened to supporters next to Dick’s Bar at The Amex and season ticket holders, Young Seagulls members and those fans on the Bronze and Blue schemes receive one free entry per season.

For everyone else the cost is a modest £4 for adults or £2 for concessions – with tickets available from the club shop.

It will be open Monday to Thursday (various times – see club website) every week and 10am to 2pm on non-match day Saturdays and 9am until 11am on Saturdays when the Seagulls are at home.

And, as museum curator and Albion historian Tim Carder explained, there is a lot to see.

He said: “We have some real gems for the shirt aficionados, with more to come. There are a

We will have to see if the kit enters the Hall of Fame. Good, bad or ugly”

Last season’s lime and green away kit was a favourite with Albion fans

The unveiling of the 2013/2014 kit


Position: WingerSquad No: 30Age: 24Height: 6ft 0inBrighton Statistics:games/goals: 89/19

* 2013-14 season

Albion Statistics:

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IpswichThe Amex

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League position:

League goals

CROFTS 5LINGARD 6ULLOA 10

MCCORMACK (Leeds United) 24

Form guide D - W - L - D - L - W - W - L - W - D - W - W

Last 3 league fixturesBolton WQPR WReading D

Next 3 league fixturesIpswich 22/03/14 HSheffield Wednesday 25/03/14 AMiddlesbrough 29/03/14 H

2 - 00 - 21 - 1

8thHighest

6th Jan 13th

Lowest19th

Aug 5th

Action Man:WILL BUCKLEY

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86SUCCESSFUL DRIBBLES*

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Last weekend’s double at Bolton Wanderers announced Will Buckley’s return to form after an injury-disrupted opening few months of the season. Brighton’s first ever £1 million signing remains a key figure in the Albion’s attack – providing both genuine pace and width as well as some much-needed support for Leo Ulloa. A sight to behold when on top form, a fully fit Buckley is a real asset to the Albion.

GOALS*

3 KEY PASSES*

39ASSISTS*

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Last week it was a question of Gordon Greer or Lewis Dunk – this time Oscar Garcia has to decide which central defenders to pair after the Albion impressed without Matthew Upson.

The former England defender sat out his first league game – indeed his first minutes – since his arrival last season as the Seagulls secured an impressive 2-0 win away at Bolton Wanderers.

Dunk and Greer kept the barn door bolted in his absence – leaving Albion’s head coach with a tricky decision ahead of tomorrow’s (Saturday) home game with Ipswich Town. The Brighton back line leads the division in terms of stinginess – leaking a league low 28 goals from their 35 matches and chalking up 17 clean sheets.

Lewis Dunk has only started two league games this campaign – against QPR and Bolton – but contributed to shut-outs in both games. If, as is likely, Oscar opts for the ever-dependable Upson and club captain Greer, Dunk can certainly consider himself unlucky to miss out.

After weeks of profligacy in attacking areas the Albion have managed two goals in both of the team’s last two games – suggested the frontline of Will Buckley, Leo Ulloa and on-loan Jesse Lingard is

starting to gel. It would be a huge surprise if the trio did not start against The Tractor Boys tomorrow in the first of a run of must-win home games for the Seagulls.

Rohan Ince – increasingly the rock on which Albion’s best performances are built – should continue in midfield, with Keith Andrews, Jake Forster-Caskey and Dale Stephens competing for remaining two central slots.

Forster-Caskey in particular has impressed and improved in equal measure while playing the majority of the team’s last three games. The 19-year-old played well during the 2-0 home win against QPR and deserves a continued run in the starting line-up.

Brighton’s visitors find themselves in ninth place in the Championship standings and know a defeat in Sussex could cast

them adrift of the Play-Off picture.Mick McCarthy has been

without talismanic centre forward David McGoldrick since he suffered ligament damage during a 0-0 game with Blackpool last month. The forward had registered 14 goals and four assists and was man of the match when the Albion lost at Portman Road earlier this season.

In his absence Ipswich have favoured a 4312 formation with nine goal Daryl Murphy carrying the goal-scoring burden.

One player the Albion midfield would be wise to keep a close eye on is pint-sized Crystal Palace loanee Johnathan Williams. The talented midfield was tipped to make a big impression in the Premier League with his parent club and will no doubt be keen to put one over the Eagles rivals.

Richard Morris

Gordon Greer impressed alongside Lewis Dunk last time out

Albion Team News

Likely starting XI: Kuszczak, Bruno, Upson, Greer, Ward, Ince, Forster-Caskey, Stephens, Buckley, Ulloa, Lingard.Likely subs: Ankergren, Calderon, Dunk, Andrews, March, Lua Lua, Hoskins/Lopez.Out: Mackail-Smith (knee), Crofts (knee).

Three into two won’t go – another defensive dilemma

Fan’s predictionMehdi Pourani (Southwick)

2 - 2Latest match oddsHome 10/11Away 11/5Draw 100/30 Worth a fiver...Half-time/Full-time score;Brighton/Draw: 18/1

Big match preview: Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich

League Table (top) PL GD PTS

1 Leicester 35 35 80

2 Burnley 36 28 73

3 Derby 36 17 63

4 QPR 36 12 63

5 Wigan 35 14 59

6 Nottm Forest 36 14 57

7 Reading 36 15 56

8 Brighton 35 11 56

9 Ipswich 36 4 51

10 Blackburn 35 -1 49

11 Watford 35 11 48

12 Bournemouth 36 -8 46

Will Buckley will rightly get the accolades today, but the others will be equally happy to have kept the defensive record intact.

“We came up against a difficult system but we were able to control things in the way we wanted to and we got the first goal and made them change which we were pleased about.

“We are also pleased with our position - but it’s important nobody gets carried away as there are eleven games to go and in the league a lot can happen in that time. I was at Charlton last year and looking at relegation but then we won eight out of the last ten games and narrowly missed out on the play-offs so there is a long, long way to go.”

Nathan Jones Assistant Head Coach

‘‘(Speaking after Bolton win)

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