Will have one more go myself, the handbrake cable was actually quite easy to remove WHEN the adjuster was slackened, something Haynes fails to omit for changing brake pads.

The hardest part was actually removing the cable from the caliper itself.

My next plan is to take the caliper off, hold the pipe and see if I can unscrew the actual caliper from the hose opposed to the undoing the pipe from the caliper in situ, pretty sure it's still going to be the same, will keep you updated and thanks for the suggestions, as I say the nut on the swing arm is not budging either, the nearside I had no problems with at all.

Martin