Pompey case adjourned until January 15
The High Court case crucial to Pompey’s future was this afternoon adjourned until next month.Mr Justice Sales, sitting in the High Court, put the hearing back until January 15 2013 after an application...
View ArticleMan cut free from car after collision
A man was taken to hospital after an early morning car crash in Chichester.A car collided with the central reservation on the A259 in the early hours of Friday, December 14.Firefighters from the city...
View ArticleFlooding in Easebourne causes traffic chaos
BREAKING NEWS: THERE was traffic chaos in Midhurst and Easebourne after rainwater flooded North Mill Bridge, Easebourne Street and Easebourne Lane this afternoon (December 14).At the height of the...
View ArticleTrust still confident of taking over Pompey
The Portsmouth Supporters Trust insisted today it was still confident of taking over Pompey.In a statement after the adjournment of High Court hearing arranged to resolve the value of Fratton Park, the...
View ArticleEx-priest in court charged with sexual offences
A RETIRED priest appeared in Chichester Crown Court today (December 14), charged with sexual offences against three teenage boys.Robert Coles, 71, of Upperton Road, in Eastbourne, is charged with...
View ArticleBasketball: Thunder too powerful for Storm
Action involving the University of Chichester Thunder and Bognor Amazons feature in our latest local basketball round-up.Get involved by sending reports to sport@chiobserver.co.ukUniversity of...
View ArticleRich fans bankrolling Pompey, says Trust executive
Wealthy fans are keeping Pompey afloat financially, a leading member of the fans’ buy-out bid said today.The revelationa was made by Iain McInnes, proposed chairman of Pompey under Pompey Supporters...
View ArticleTalking Sport: Why Wiggins should get the SPOTY 2012 nod
It’s Sports Personality of the Year night on Sunday and the annual celebration can’t ever have been so eagerly anticipated, writes Steve Bone.The fact the not-s-shortlist has 12 names on it and all...
View ArticleFootball: Chichester students ground Swansea
Kenneth Hagan was just one of a squad of heroes as the University of Chichester’s football team recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win in a tightly-contested league game away to Swansea. Two weeks after...
View ArticleChanges to blue badge rules for groups
A NEW tougher assessment has been introduced for organisations seeking blue badges.Cllr Pieter Montyn, West Sussex County Council cabinet member for highways and transport, has approved a ‘raised set...
View ArticleHoward: Unity is key
Brian Howard called for a speedy resolution to Pompey’s court dramas and vowed: We’re in this together. The Blues skipper insisted now is the time for unity among everyone connected with the club, as...
View ArticleLadies’ FA Cup dreams dashed by Swindon
Chichester City Ladies missed out at home to Swindon as they looked to advance to the second round of the Women’s FA Cup for the first time in the club’s history, losing 4-1. They started well with a...
View ArticleHave you see this man?
Police say a man wanted for recall to prison has links to Sussex.Sussex Police are on the hunt for Craig Hayler, 28, for failing to comply with his licence conditions.Hayler was recently released from...
View ArticleFlooding on the A27 at Chichester
Parts of the A27 at Chichester have been affected by flooding after heavy rainfall.At midday on Saturday, December 15, one lane was blocked due to flooding eastbound at Oving Crossroads.Have you been...
View ArticleArun gymnasts are tumbling towards Christmas
Arun Gymnastics and Trampoline Club hold their Christmas display at Arun Leisure Centre this Sunday (Dec 16).It will be held at Arun Leisure Centre at 4pm, with doors opening at 3.45. It will showcase...
View ArticleWhittingham: It was points dropped
Guy Whittingham admitted it was two points dropped as Pompey were held to a 0-0 draw against Preston.Izale McLeod’s penalty miss proved crucial as the Blues were held by Graham Westley’s side.That made...
View ArticleThe Observer Christmas appeal gathers strength
DONATIONS are pouring in from big-hearted readers for our annual Observer festive appeal.Generous residents have dug deep to support the Christmas trEATS campaign, bringing bags and boxes full of...
View ArticleChichester young athletes shine among south-east’s elite
Following their superb start to the season, Chichester’s junior cross-country runners stepped up to the first representative fixture of the season at Ipswich.The south-east inter counties championships...
View ArticleLAURA CARTLEDGE: Snoop all you like but there isn’t much to see... apart from...
I tied to resist writing a Christmas-related column this week.Honestly I did. I even had a topic picked: the Draft Communications Bill. Which wants to monitor, well, our communications. Basically...
View ArticleSpeedy surgery means patients are on their feet faster
A PAGHAM man is among those to have benefited from radical changes to the way hip and knee replacement surgery is carried out at St Richard’s Hospital.Teams at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust –...
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