- Welch wins Celebrity Big Brother
- Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
- Police probe Ferdinand package
- Farmer jailed over rotting animals
- Burglary victim died of injuries
- Police perjury retrial 'unlikely'
- Face of man who helped escapee
- Two charged over decapitated body
- Man killed in 'road rage' attack
- Have-a-go pensioner 'whacks' raider
- Judges bid to speed up hacking case
- 350 steel redundancies 'disastrous'
- Crimewatch leads on jail van escape
- Britain braced for cold weather
- Father slams Winehouse catwalk show
- Olympics baby rule an anomaly: Coe
- Implants chief faces French charges
- Bonus for RBS boss sparks debate
- Housing market 'to remain subdued'
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News
Relatives pay tribute to man killed on A27
THE FAMILY of a man who died on the A27 last Friday have paid tribute to ‘such a good person’.
Bumper prize for Midhurst reward card winner
FOURTEEN-year-old Sophie Bosley was the lucky winner of the Midhurst reward card Christmas treasure hunt.
History in print
A HISTORY of Petworth parish council could shortly be published by town councillors.
Icy road warning to Sussex drivers
POLICE are warning drivers to take care on the roads in Sussex this morning (Friday, Janaury 27) due to ice.
Midhurst day centre is keen to expand service
The ‘Big Society’ group which has set up a pioneering day activity centre in Midhurst for elderly and vulnerable people is hoping to expand the service.
Sport
Sids surge on .. Lavant like top spot ... Wittering win again
Victories for Sidlesham, Lavant and Wittering feature in our round-up of action from the West Sussex League.
Bosham’s matchwinner is no ordinary Joe
Bosham picked up where they left off the previous week in securing a vital 1-0 win at the expense of title-chasing Newhaven in Sussex League division three.
Story of Fontwell’s early faller has a happy ending
There was drama at the start of Fontwell Park’s second jump-racing meeting of 2012 - and a fairytale ending.
Is Vic there? Not any more...
Division-two side Little Vic have withdrawn from the Tuesday Night Double-in League.
Appleton: The fans will never give up the fight
Michael Appleton got set for Pompey’s ‘biggest fight ever’ and insisted: The fans won’t let this club die.
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Sussex Online TV What’s on around the county video
THIS week on SOTV Mike and The Mechanics, featuring Paul Carrack, are back on the road.
Lifestyle
FILM REVIEW: A Monster in Paris (U)
A giant flea nurtures a passion for music in Bibo Bergeron’s computer-animated fable that teaches us to never judge a wingless, blood-sucking parasite by its spiny legs or hairy abdomen.
DVD REVIEW: Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark, (15), (95 mins), new on DVD.
A young girl makes the strangest of new friends in this supernatural chiller from director Troy Nixey.
FILM REVIEW: The GREY (15)
Air transport may well be trumpeted as the safest form of travel but for film-makers, the possibilities of disaster above terra firma are irresistible.
FILM REVIEW: The Descendants (15)
Good things come to those who wait and it’s been an agonising seven years since writer-director Alexander Payne ventured to the sun-dappled vineyards of the quirky Oscar-winning comedy Sideways.
FOOD REVIEW: Simply Delicious, Lennox Street, Bognor Regis
SITUATED between Bognor Regis town centre and the beach, in a quiet road, is Simply Delicious, a delicatessen and bistro.
Community
LAURA CARTLEDGE Life’s like That...Flying by the seat of my pants through the Year of the Dragon
For most of us Monday was not a day we would have made a song and dance about.
YOUTH MATTERS Kelly Wickham...Winter isn’t the ideal time for dieting or a new fitness regime
The moment January comes around, the cold weather returns and the streets are once more filled with crazy people running.
Team of wardens work hard to re-home dogs abandoned in Chichester district
A total of 206 stray or abandoned dogs were rescued during 2011 by Chichester District Council’s dog wardens, according to a new report.
RICHARD WILLIAMSON Nature Trails...Magnificent colouring reflects glory of nature
I photographed this splendid cock pheasant last spring at snowdrop time. He was then less than a year old and had become quite tame in the garden, one of the tribe reared for the shooting season but that had somehow escaped the guns.
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- Dealer is to leave Petworth for Chichester after rent increases
- Midhurst resident among thousands with shock bills after IT error
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Weather for Midhurst
Friday 27 January 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 2 C to 9 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -0 C to 7 C
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind direction: North
