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Graham Roberts rings the Chichester Cathedral peregrine chicks. Luke Dray (www.chichesterperegrines.com)

Chichester Cathedral peregrine chicks ringed

THE Chichester Cathedral peregrine chicks have been ringed.

Graffham Rustic's Kofi Atkinson and Neil Castle as Gepetto.

C120638-1 Mid Pinocchio  Photo Louise Adams

Graffham Rustics take to the stage with Pinocchio

WHEN Petworth costume maker Jackie Smith offered to ‘help out’ for Graffham Rustics’ production of Pinocchio she little realised she would be taking on full responsibility for all the costumes.

Walkers needed for St Wilfrid’s walk

SPEND a night on the town - by taking part in the Silver Moonlight Walk in aid of St Wilfrid’s Hospice.

West Sussex grass cutting programme delays

WEST Sussex County Council has said its grass cutting programme is “about nine days behind normal schedule” because of the wet weather this spring.

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Cash injection for Chichester Festival Theatre announced

CHICHESTER’S Festival Theatre is to receive a funding boost from Arts Council England.

Sport rss

Bognor line up for the 2012 season

Bognor batter poor Pagham

Bognor battered poor Pagham in their first derby of the season in division three west.

Bognor line up for the 2012 season

Hockey: Chichester enjoy their Sussex Cup repeat show

This season’s Sussex Cup final was a repeat of last year’s with Chichester visiting Lewes - and Chichester were victorious again.

West Sussex athletes battle against elements for top marks at Portsmouth

PUPILS had to battle against some of the worst conditions seen in the history of the West Sussex West track and field championships.

Bognor line up for the 2012 season

Cricket: Early defeat for Chichester - but positives are plentiful

When Chichester finally got their Sussex Premier League season under way, a spirited performance away to Preston Nomads resulted in a narrow loss - but the result could, and perhaps should, have been different.

Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton during press conference ahead of Pompeys home game to Derby County in the nPower Championship this weekend.

Fratton Park set for Blues pre-season friendly

Fratton Park has been earmarked for a summer friendly as Pompey close-in on finalising their pre-season plans.

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Sussex Online TV What’s on around the county video

THIS week on Sussex Online TV – the Brighton Festival is now in full swing and we take a look at some of the unusual events taking place.

Lifestyle rss

Buster’s still having the best fun...

Bad Manners frontman Buster Bloodvessel just hates it when you see a band going through the motions.

Tipping the balance Sir Michael’s way in Brighton

Sir Michael Tippett’s works have seen a little bit of a dip in interest since his death in 1998.

Nations meet making music in Brighton

The words are in Japanese; one composer Santa Ratniece is Latvian; the other composer Jamie McDermott is British.

Colour within the urban environment...

Artist David Batchelor leads a vibrant visual event at the HOUSE Festival 2012 across Brighton & Hove for the Brighton Festival (May 5-27).

Changing times at the Brighton Festival

Neil Bartlett celebrates changing times with his Brighton Festival retrospective recital What Can You Do?

Community rss

LAURA CARTLEDGE Life’s Like That...Who needs special effects with such old-fashioned fun to be had?

The last time I went to the circus I was so little I can’t remember it.

PHIL PACKER 2012 Miles...A warm welcome from the north

I have now hit the 111th day of the BRIT 2012 Challenge and I am currently in the north east of England and have 1,180 miles left to go. Over the past week on the road I have had the opportunity to walk at special schools in Redcar and Middlesbrough, schools in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham University, Darlington Rugby Club and with the Scout Association in Hartlepool. The warm welcome from the north has been fantastic.

CATHEDRAL SERVICES May 20-26

Services for the week beginning Sunday, May 20:

Children from HArting at Forest School work in the outdoors

Make a date for unique fair in Harting woodland

A unique two-day fundraising ‘weekend in the woods’ is to take place on June 23 and 24 in aid of a pioneering new ‘roundhouse’ outdoor classroom and community building at Harting Primary School.

KEITH NEWBERY Who’s bullying who as fight for publicity rages?

That dull, rasping noise you heard while members of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee were pronouncing on Rupert Murdoch was the unmistakable sound of an axe being ground.

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