Twitter campaign launched by Sussex Air Ambulance
A Twitter campaign has been launched by Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance in a bid to help save a life.Each emergency call-out by the life-saving charity’s two helicopters, based at Marden and...
View ArticleFlooding and microwave fire attended by West Sussex firefighters
INCIDENTS attended by West Sussex firefighters so far this week include:-Monday, February 27, 9.34am to 9.43am:House in Somerset Gardens, Bognor – overflowing bath flooding kitchen through ceiling....
View ArticleCamp America calls for three teenagers
THREE teenagers from Chichester will be jetting off to America this summer after they were selected to work at an American Summer Camp.Polly Bray, 19, Jasmine Sparrow, 19, and Jack Holder, 18, were...
View ArticleChichester woman who died in Petworth accident named
A Chichester woman who died in a car crash on the A283 north of Petworth has been named by police.Sandra Aburrow, 41, of Willowbed Avenue died yesterday morning (Monday, February 27).The accident took...
View ArticleChichester under-16s storm to Hellstorm win
Chichester ‘s under-16 B rugby lads achieved another impressive bonus-point win - 55-19 at Hellstorm - to cement second place in the league table. They ran in nine tries in spectacular fashion,...
View ArticleSelsey set for big semi-final test
Selsey boss Adam Hinshelwood admits his side are the underdogs in tonight’s (Tues) RUR Charity Cup semi-final against Hassocks at Culver Road.At the High Street Ground on Saturday, Selsey scored a...
View ArticleChichester netballers want more to join their success story
Chichester Netball Club are thriving at junior and adult level.The Chichester Reds adult team compete in the Portsmouth League and have had a fantastic season.They finished second in their division and...
View ArticleChichester fashion company gains national recognition
A FASHION firm in Chichester has been listed among the most influential independent traders in the country.Dartagnan was named 78th in the top 100 companies at the Drapers Inspiring Independents Awards...
View ArticleSelsey man to cycle around France for charity
A Selsey man is to cycle around the circumference of France to raise money for a cancer charity.Adam Skeet, 22, is to do the challenge for Macmillan Cancer Support, in memory of his grandparents. He...
View ArticleWhitewash wins title for university’s badminton stars
An 8-0 whitewash win for the University of Chichester’s men’s badminton over KCL Medics made them the campus’ first BUCS league champions of the season. With two games to spare, Harry Watson’s team...
View ArticleKELLY BROWN Mum’s The Word...My son is turning into my husband before my eyes...
Help – I have a mini-me at home. Well, to be more exact, it is a mini-him!I think my son is turning into a tiny little version of my husband and I’m finding it quite scary!Now I know children pick up...
View ArticleRICHARD WILLIAMSON Country Walk...Slipper Mill Pond, Emsworth
I enjoyed this walk much more than I thought I was going to, because there is so much to see.Distance 2.5 miles (4 kms), hard paths, no obstructions except main roads to cross, parking roadside at...
View ArticleSidlesham pupils boost animal shelter
AN ANIMAL centre has received a much-needed cash boost from Sidlesham Primary School.After selling some cakes, pupils raised more than £100 for the Old Gardens Animal Rescue Centre at Highleigh Road,...
View ArticleAnnual East Dean quiz
PEOPLE in East Dean will be putting their thinking caps on for the village’s annual Quiz Night which takes place on Wednesday, March 14.The evening starts at 7pm in East Dean Village Hall and will...
View ArticleSkiers hampered by ... snow - but Yasmin’s not fazed
High winds and heavy snow challenged many athletes on day four of the English Alpine Championships, hosted by Snowsport England in Bormio, Italy, where excellent performances from Chichester’s Yasmin...
View ArticleWhy Harry Redknapp is the wrong man for England
Let me get this out of the way; I think Harry Redknapp is a fantastic manager. He is first-rate. His dealings in the transfer window are second to none and he deserves all the plaudits he gets for the...
View ArticleSchool has to expand now, says Chichester headteacher
The headteacher of a Chichester primary school has said now is the right time to embrace plans to expand so it is not forced to turn away pupils in the future.Catherine Hunn, headteacher of St...
View ArticleChichester athletes find seat of power on Parliament Hill
In one of the highlights of the winter season, Chichester athletes put in some outstanding performances at the National Cross-Country Championships.Some 5,000 runners congregated at Parliament Hill,...
View ArticlePolice officer injured in crash near Chichester
A police officer and two other people have been injured in a car crash on a country lane near Chichester.The unmarked police car, which was stationary at the time, was one of four vehicles involved in...
View ArticleDUNCAN BARKES Target holiday cartels, not the hard-up parents
Hard-working parents who simply want to take an affordable holiday with their children are the coalition government’s latest target. Education secretary Michael Gove has apparently outlined a crackdown...
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