Blaze destroys dry cleaning van near Chichester
A DRY cleaning van was destroyed by a fire near Chichester yesterday (March 21).The fire brigade said it happened outside a manor house that had been converted into flats in West Stoke Road, near West...
View ArticleCharacter house at the heart of sailing village
Rarely does the opportunity to purchase a family home at the heart of Itchenor arise – let alone one situated adjoining open farmland and within a few hundred yards of the Sailing Club and Hard.This...
View Article60 years of dancing for Chichester morris men
AFTER decades of dancing around Chichester, a group of morris men are looking forward to their 60th-anniversary celebrations.Chichester Martlet Sword and Morris Men have invited 14 teams of morris men...
View ArticleEnhanced Tangmere playground moves a step closer
A LONG-RUNNING saga around a children’s play area looks to be nearing completion, after £22,713 was recommended to extend the site.Chichester District Council’s cabinet recommended the release of the...
View ArticleBognor’s Geikens feasts on Sunday Punch show success
BOGNOR boxer Artur Geikins managed to cause an upset stoppage win at Miranda Carter’s Sunday Punch show at York Hall, Bethnal Green.He thwarted Frankie Monkhouse in his attempt to extend his unbeaten...
View ArticleCheltenham Festival withdrawl symptoms? Head for Fontwell
PUNTERS with Cheltenham Festival withdrawal symptoms can get another fix of jump racing at Fontwell Park on Tuesday (March 26).The track stages a seven-race card starting at 2.10pm and ending three...
View ArticleJoin Xanthe at West Dean for food adventure
Xanthe Clay is a food writer, Telegraph columnist and trained chef who decided to pursue her favourite pastime after selling cookery books. Her focus is on simple recipes, straightforward flavours, and...
View ArticleWhittingham waits to line up new recruits
Guy Whittingham has revealed he has been inundated with interest from players who want to join Pompey – even if the club are in League Two.The caretaker Blues boss has been swamped with e-mails,...
View ArticleWest Sussex sport hit by weather yet again
It’s been an all-too-familiar story this season - sport across West Sussex has again been badly hit by the weather.While farther afield it’s snow that’s put paid to football, rugby and other sport, in...
View ArticleWhittingham proud of victorious Blues
Guy Whittingham was delighted with Pompey after making it two Fratton Park wins on the trot.A goal in each half, from Jed Wallace and Patrick Agyemang, was enough to down play-off hunting Coventry City...
View ArticleBlockbuster bought out – but no news on Chichester and Bognor stores
MORE than 200 Blockbuster stores across the country have been saved after a buyout of the company.264 stores throughout the country will continue to operate as usual, which means more than 2,000 jobs...
View ArticlePretigious development
Tod Anstee are offering for sale three properties in the prestigious Roman Quarter development in Chichester.The apartments are situated on the ground, second and third floors of the development and...
View ArticleChichester is one of the best places to live
THE SUNDAY Times has named Chichester as one of the best places to live in the South East.Not only that, but the city is the only place in West Sussex to make the list.The comprehensive guide took a...
View ArticleChichester Harbour festival of photography
A NEW photography festival will come to Chichester harbour, with ten events packed into three days.The Chichester Harbour Conservancy will hold the event on the weekend of April 12–14. Ali Beckett,...
View ArticleJake makes a break to snap up golfing silverware
It has been a great start to the season for Bognor Golf Club’s 11-year-old Jake Stoneham. Ten took part in the Junior Members’ Cup, a Stableford. Stoneham, who plays off 16, was the winner with 45...
View ArticleTalking Sport: Lessons for Lancaster’s boys follow Six Nations heartbreak
England’s Six Nations campaign ended in heartbreaking fashion after they suffered their worst defeat to Wales in 132 years.They were not only beaten by the Welsh but embarrassed by hosts who showed...
View ArticleNew club will ‘tri’ to get members up and running in Bognor
Bognor Regis Triathlon and Endurance Sports Club are a new outfit for triathletes and endurance sports enthusiasts of all abilities. They meet several times a week for multidisciplinary training,...
View ArticleLAURA CARTLEDGE: I have a rhubarb named Barbara, but don’t send in the white...
What do a rhubarb plant and a circus-inspired teapot have in common?This is not the start to a strange joke.Well, it could be.But in any case the answer, and the punch line, is... me.I came home with...
View ArticleA toast to returning Pompey hero Hermann – just don’t expect it to be a quiet...
Tell me the truth or I will punch you in the head.The chilling warning delivered by Hermann Hreidarsson while sat on a bar stool in South Carolina.That crooked smile tottering precariously on manic...
View ArticleFive bed character home
This beautifully presented five bedroom character home is set in approximately a third of an acre in Hollist Lane in Easebourne. ‘Whitelands’ is believed to have been built in 1901 and is a substantial...
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