Over the past few weeks and months there has been a spate of incidences involving the plaiting of horses manes. The plaiting is innocuous enough to look at  and images displayed in The Argus show something akin to the handiwork of children just perfecting their hair dressing skills on someone more willing than their baby brothers or sisters. But it seems the police are having to keep an open mind on this and include the possiblity that it may be  the handiwork of local witches, the plaiting being a ceremonious way of marking the horse as ‘ours’ or ’special’.

That raises the concern that the witch or warlock in question could be either a white witch/warlock or a black witch/warlock. So a bit of a worry there for the horse owners who love their animals and so would understandably be concerned that anyone could harbour any ill intent towards these beautiful creatures!

Here at Brighton Short Breaks, where we steadfastly repute any evil intent or motives from any of our city’s inhabitants so applaud the image of our magical sisters and brothers  flitting about the countryside and attending to the coiffure of the local horses by moonlight!

We’ll be following this story with interest to see how it unfolds!

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In the report published by the Centre For Cities think tank  (no, Id never heard of them either but I wont let that dampen my optimism) they cited the high levels of education in the city, as well as  the  entrepreneurial strength in the city.

Brighton and Hove hold the great position of having more businesses per head than any other city after London – ie the population is a good at setting up new businesses. They also point out the strong band of established white collar employers which buoy the cities finances – American Express and EDF being particular examples.

This all bodes well for the thousands of restaurants and bars in the city which attract so many tourists – because nothing deters visitors more than a bank of boarded up shops and restaurants. It also bodes well for the further growth of our city – and whilst I would argue that growth for growths sake isn’t necessarily a good thing – in the light of recent cut backs within the Council facilities  (see my earlier article about the closure of Brighton History Centre) – if growth and prosperity can safeguard the fabric of Brighton and Hove’s history and present day identity, then Im glad to grab any growth going!

More business growth, more prosperity, then more taxes going into the councils piggy-bank, and with proper management that should translate into better facilities for everyone. Brighton prides itself on fulfilling its social responsibilities to its citizens, (and I’m particularly thinking of the large number of the homeless that the city attracts) so lets hope whilst the fortunate amongst us enjoy the glittering pleasures of gleaming bars and restaurants, and air conditioned and fully staffed Libraries and Museums  this boom in prosperity can also translate into more quality shelters and facilites for both staff and residents alike.

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