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Video: Tim Peake training for his space mission

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:58 GMT

ASTRONAUT Tim Peake has been making headlines this week as it was announced he was going on a six-month mission to the International Space Staion.

KELLY BROWN: School fairs have got a lot bigger than the ones we had in my day!

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:10 GMT

MY KITCHEN side is littered with pens, blow-up toys, teddies, stickers and whole pile of ‘prizes’ – all in the name of fundraising.

Community Awards 2013 – Biggest Contribution to Arts in the Community

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:44:34 GMT

OUR new combined Contribution to the Arts category is proving popular, with multiple nominations for our first two contenders.

KELLY BROWN: I’m waiting for the day my little ones teach me a thing or two ...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:23:12 GMT

WATCHING my little girl holding a remote control and point it at the telly makes me chuckle.

Talking Sport: You have to love or hate the play-offs - and I love ’em

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:06:09 GMT

There will be plenty of football fans in Sussex who are not with me on this one right now - but I have to admit it: I love the play-offs.

Sussex Police officers in video for International Day Against Homophobia

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:13:46 GMT

SEVEN members of Sussex Police staff have taken part in a national video released today (Friday, May 17) as part of this year’s International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO).

COLIN CHANNON: Those birds that make our washing-up a pure delight

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:43:39 GMT

This week’s guest columnist is David Rawlings of Donnington:

WASHING-UP can seem a bit of a chore, but not in our house! Often I look out of the window and I see dramatic events unfold.

DAWN GRACIE: Putting my love of fashion towards a very worthy cause

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:41 GMT

IT CAN be tiring responding to countless charity requests for donations, raffle prizes and, in my case, free entertainment services.

LAURA CARTLEDGE: Trying to find the ‘real’ in reality TV makes me glad of the off switch

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:28 GMT

I THINK we can learn a lot from reality television – but it won’t always make comfortable viewing.

DUNCAN BARKES: A case of personalised plates pretention

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:54:55 GMT

I HAVE never seen a personalised number plate that looks remotely classy.

RICHARD WILLIAMSON: Channel’s chill wind is home to Arctic migrants

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:44:22 GMT

“Take your sea-sick pill,” said my wife. An hour later: ‘Brought you a pint of beer,” said my brother.

Community Awards 2013 – Best Coach

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:52 GMT

COACHES who go above and beyond for their teams are being recognised in our Community Awards.

NOSTALGIA: Street art wall as it used to be

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:37:32 GMT

An interesting then-and-now contrast of a wall in St Pancras Chichester.

Nostalgia: Town in mourning over Mother Goose

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:53:53 GMT

HUNSTON was in mourning ten years ago this week, as the canal’s renowned ‘Mother Goose’ was attacked by swans and died of her injuries.

Nostalgia: Saturday night at the movies!

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:22:17 GMT

ONE OF the major developments on the entertainment scene in modern times has been the arrival of the multiplex movie theatre.

Nostalgia: Memorial means Bevin Boys can now stand tall

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:39 GMT

READER HS Taylor got in touch after the unveiling of a memorial to the forgotten heroes who worked in coal mines during the second world war was unveiled.

Nostalgia: The story of Shippam’s

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:55:32 GMT

AN ILLUSTRATED presentation and film show at West Sussex Record Office on Tuesday, May 28, will showcase the history of Shippam’s, one of Chichester’s most successful and best loved businesses – and it will also provide attendees with the chance to sample some of its famous pastes, by way of a Shippam’s tea.

Midhurst memorial plaque blunder debated

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:52:39 GMT

THE PLANNING blunder after the ‘illegal’ removal of a Midhurst memorial plaque has been thrashed out at a meeting between the South Downs national Park Authority (SDNPA) and the Gilbert Hannam Foundation Trustees.

GALLERY: Oving Scarecrow Day

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:42:28 GMT

AROUND 100 scarecrows were on show in Oving on Saturday (May 11), as the village’s annual scarecrow festival attracted crowds of admirers.

VIDEO: Oving Scarecrow Day 2013

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:21:37 GMT

AROUND 100 scarecrows were on show in Oving on Saturday (May 11), as the village’s annual scarecrow festival attracted crowds of admirers.