Lower Life: Not much left for Pompey to lose - but plenty to win
We’re playing Notts County this weekend – and that is a cause for concern, writes Steve Bone.We played them in September and lost the Sports Mail a couple of weeks later.We played them in November and...
View ArticlePagham on course after Worthing win
Pagham boss John Price has urged his players to keep up their recent high standards as they enter a hectic second half of the season.The Lions are eighth in division one of the county league after a...
View ArticleWhittingham welcomes back Pompey’s ‘best’ centre-half partnership
Guy Whittingham is poised to restore his ‘best’ centre-half partnership against Notts County tomorrow.Ricardo Rocha and Gabor Gyepes are both fit again following injury.The pair have yet to play this...
View ArticlePompey move came out of the blue for Keene
It was supposed to be a trip back to England to spend Christmas with the family and catch up with old friends.Instead James Keene has found himself a new football club.Life has come full circle for the...
View ArticleBlues will battle to keep Academy
Guy Whittingham has promised he and his staff are ‘doing everything’ to ensure latest cost-cutting moves do not damage the Academy.The youth set-up was under consideration to be reduced by...
View ArticleMore homes proposed for Birdham
VILLAGERS have called for their neighbourhood plan to be respected, as another developer looks to build homes in Birdham.Martin Grant Homes is asking for residents’ feedback as it develops plans for 25...
View ArticleSailing: Snowflake racing is warming hearts at Chichester
The first races of the Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake open winter series brought a good turnout of more than 40 boats. Race officers Nick and Roger Elliman laid a P-shaped course with a good beat,...
View ArticleIs this the right place for depot?
DOUBTS have been raised about the ability to deliver a new rubbish facility.The West Sussex Waste Local Plan identifies the fuel depot site, in Bognor Road, as a built waste facility.However, Cllr...
View ArticleSids beaten - but can take pride in league record
SIDLESHAM began the new year with their first league defeat of the season - a 3-2 reverse at home to Haywards Heath - although could at least take pride in being the final team in the top three county...
View ArticleGame review: Nike+ Kinect Training
Gone are the days that a heavy board inaccurately estimates your size and weight just by standing on it, but first you have to worry about the gazillion batteries to get the thing to work. Thanks to...
View ArticleDUNCAN BARKES: This ticking time-bomb calls for a means test
David Cameron has once again said he will stand by an election pledge not to introduce means-testing for pensioners for benefits such as the winter fuel allowance. Is he right to continue to do so?...
View ArticleSlow start costs Midhurst as Heath show their teeth
Conditions were cold but at least dry for Midhurst’s home game against Haywards Heath - although the pitch did get fairly muddy during the game, making running and ball handling a little more...
View ArticleWittering and Bosham go the extra mile in cup classics
Extra-time cup wins for Wittering United and Bosham feature in this week’s round-up from our West Sussex Leaguye teams - as well as a controversial hammering for Chapel.Get involved by sending your...
View ArticleYouth football: Chichester and Barnham hit 12
Wins for Chichester City Colts, Highdown Saints, Chichester City Youth and Barnham Trojans all feature in our first youth football round-up of 2013.Get involved by sending your reports and team...
View ArticleLadies’ football: Chichester nick local pride - and vital win - at Worthing
Chichester City Ladies’ reserves’ visit to Worthing was a massive game in the South East Counties Women’s League division one west - and for local pride - and Chichester were delighted to win it...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of rape at St Richard’s Hospital
A 29-year-old man from Chichester has been arrested on suspicion of rape following an incident at St Richard’s Hospital.The incident took place overnight between Wednesday, January 9, and Thursday,...
View ArticlePompey clash with Notts County postponed
Pompey’s League One match at home to Notts County has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.Referee Tony Bates deemed parts of the Fratton Park pitch was unplayable after heavy overnight...
View ArticleWeather wins again as West Sussex sport takes a hit
Heavy rain put paid to much of the sporting programme in West Sussex again today.Wet weather has now hit four of the past six weekends in the area, giving football teams in particular some hefty...
View ArticleUPDATE: Trust statement on St Richard’s rape investigation
THE hospital trust which runs St Richard’s has confirmed a staff member has been arrested as part of an investigation into an allegation of rape at the hospital.A trust spokesman said: “Western Sussex...
View ArticleThe sole senior survivor of Pompey’s pre-season tour
Milling around Gatwick Airport check-in, they represented Pompey’s new era.The slate had almost been scrubbed clean, except for the stubborn stains of Tal Ben Haim and Dave Kitson.Even they had been...
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