Small beginnings turn to success
SIMON Smith started a meaty business in a shoebox.After moving back to the UK from South Africa in 1993, and starting his own IT business, one of the things he missed most about the country was...
View ArticleSussex League football: Six in the frame for Selsey job
SELSEY have already had half-a-dozen expressions of interest in their vacant manager’s job after the resignation of Richard Towers.And after going through four managers in three years, the Blues are...
View ArticleBognor Regis man charged over indecent images
A Bognor Regis man has been jointly charged over sex offences relating to indecent images of children and sexual assaults on boys.Miller had been arrested on July 24, 2011, by the Paedophile Online...
View ArticleFILM REVIEW: Argo (15)
Fiction couldn’t be any stranger than the truth in Argo, based on real-life events following the 1979 storming of the US Embassy in Tehran.Ben Affleck is a deserved front runner for the Best Director...
View ArticleDido and Aeneas at The Novium, Chichester
AN opera is to be staged at The Novium for the first time this month.City Wall Productions Sussex is presenting a modern operatic performance of Dido and Aeneas set during the Second World War.The...
View ArticleAgreement reached between police and Slug and Lettuce, Chichester
A REVIEW relating to licence conditions at the Slug & Lettuce in Chichester will no longer go ahead following further discussions between Sussex Police and the pub’s senior management team.The two...
View ArticleHockey: Five in a row for Chichester - now bring on the students
A fifth straight win for Chichester’s south open premier division one team tops this week’s local hockey round-up. Get involved by sending your report to sport@chiobserver.co.ukChichester 7 Old...
View ArticleLegion closure means Bognor darts aces are on move
Bognor’s Friday and Tuesday darts teams are on the move following the closure of the Bognor British Legion.It has been the leagues’ competition venue for the past few years and has served them well.The...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Two bodies found in Chichester house
POLICE were called to a Chichester property yesterday (November 8), at midday, where the bodies of a man and woman were found.The deaths are currently being treated as unexplained, but not...
View ArticleSids notch nine in a Rottingdean rout
The Sids enjoyed another goal feast as they blew away Rottingdean 9-1 to stay top of Sussex League division three.They took the game to their opponents from the off and had it not been for the opposing...
View ArticleHampshire League athletes ready for another Goodwood gathering
All eyes will be on Goodwood today (Saturday) when Chichester Runners & AC stage their final cross-country fixture of the autumn.It’s a Hampshire League fixture which will attract clubs from...
View ArticleWhittingham eyes Thomas return
Wes Thomas looks likely to be Guy Whittingham’s first loan target after Pompey created vital room for new recruits yesterday. Striker Luke Rodgers completed his loan deal with Shrewsbury that will see...
View ArticleRed Arrow pilot returns to Chichester school
CHICHESTER High School for Boys welcomed back one of its high-flying former pupils.Mike Child, 31, is a member of the celebrated Red Arrows squadron, and it was the first time he had been back to the...
View ArticleDowden downs Barnham as Reds roar again
Victories for Bosham, Stedham and Chapel, a draw for Lavant but a defeat for Wittering United - all feature in our latest round-up from our local West Sussex Football League teamsBosham 2 Barnham Res...
View ArticleBury v Pompey - live
Join Steve Wilson for live text commentary from Gigg Lane.To launch this interactive service, click here
View ArticleLIVE: FA Trophy - Rocks v Hawks
Nyewood Lane is the venue for the first competitive meeting for four seasons between the Rocks and the Hawsk.The big rivals meet in the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy, with major prize money...
View ArticleFILM REVIEW: The Sapphires (PG)
Based on Tony Briggs’s 2004 stage play, The Sapphires is a crowd-pleasing, feel-good comedy about four sisters who discovered their voices while entertaining troops in Vietnam.Director Wayne Blair...
View ArticleRocks Review: Rocks 1 Havant & Waterlooville 4
This was a harsh lesson in the need to take your chances when you’re facing a team from a higher level.The Rocks missed a couple of golden opportunities against their Conference South opponents in this...
View ArticleBowls: Arun rinks are rolling along nicely
We’ve all the action from Arun, Donnington, Bognor Goodwoods, Crablands, Fittleworth, Nyetimber and Hunston in our latest local indoor bowls round-up. Get involved by sending your reports to...
View ArticleGame review: Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise
Teddy bears have always been known for their cute and cuddly nature - that is until now with the release of Naughty bear: Panic in paradise the latest release from Behaviour Interactive and 505...
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