- Olympic torch takes a wrong turn
- Move to make addicts employable
- New strike threat over pensions
- Cameron to fight prison voting plan
- Investigators held in bribery probe
- Clash over 'easier sacking' report
- Anti-corruption detective arrested
- Greece urged to stick to programme
- BAE signs £1.6bn Saudi jets deal
- Rain dampens summer clothing sales
- Nationwide unveils SME lending plan
- Two rapists see sentences doubled
Keith Newbery
KEITH NEWBERY Boris and his big personality potentially pose a major threat
The contest to become mayor of London was the political equivalent of a bare-knuckle brawl between two men who share a deep mutual loathing.
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.
KEITH NEWBERY Posh boys tag will be milked until the cows come home...
The art of the political insult is not yet dead, but it is on life-support.
KEITH NEWBERY Hair today, gone tomorrow – but a toupee is never a good look...
T he cure for hair loss has been ‘five years away’ for as long as I can remember. In fact, I’ve gone seriously bald waiting for it.
KEITH NEWBERY Doomed due to being divorced from reality....
Watching a government splinter and fragment is fascinating because you are witnessing events unfold several years before those directly involved have a clue about the debilitating effect such behaviour is having on their popularity.
Duncan Barkes
DUNCAN BARKES No solution yet in my fruitless quest for that real close shave
Many men prefer it wet, others believe they can achieve satisfaction with the help of an electrical device. However you shave, nothing ruins your morning more than a less than perfect job; one that leaves you facing the day feeling unprepared and scruffy.
DUNCAN BARKES I’d much rather have the real thing than an electronic book
When on my travels I see, more and more often, people staring at a piece of hand-held plastic. Once in a while they poke it, before continuing to read the words on the shiny screen in front of them.
DUNCAN BARKES So-called celebs take the shine off star status
Comedian, actor and former addict Russell Brand addressed a group of MPs on the subject of addiction last week. He turned up in ripped clothing and enough bling to satisfy the keenest Elizabeth Duke devotee. He looked a mess. But it wasn’t just sartorial elegance that he lacked.
DUNCAN BARKES City-centre and out-of-town shopping both have their place
The opening of John Lewis at Home on the Chichester Retail Park has created jobs and will surely fuel growth for the area. But we have to be careful that the retail park doesn’t become a regular alternative to shopping in the centre of Chichester.
Richard Williamson
RICHARD WILLIAMSON Chichester Cathedral Peregrines...The young peregrines are growing rapidly thanks to father
The four young peregrines in the cathedral tower are growing rapidly thanks to father. This week he brought in seven starlings in three and a half hours. His four children were so stuffed they fell asleep in a heap allowing mum and dad two hours to themselves.
RICHARD WILLIAMSON Country Walk...Heyshott Scarp and Downs
This is a walk to show you where to go this Saturday, May 19, for the guided walks by Murray Downland Trust around Heyshott Nature Reserves; or this map and directions can be used at any time of the year for a super up-and-down ramble of 5.5kms (3.4 miles).
RICHARD WILLIAMSON Nature Trails...Chance to spot rare fritillary butterfly
Heyshott nature reserve is open to the public this Saturday, May 19, to see one of the rarest of all butterflies, the Duke of Burgundy fritillary.
RICHARD WILLIAMSON Country Walk...Wildhams Wood
This is almost the perfect walk with masses of wild flowers, firm paths, no stiles, a climb to start and a gentle slope back, accompanied by forest murmurs from young beech trees.
RICHARD WILLIAMSON Nature Trails...Going cuckoo for bringers of spring
About 230 cuckoos sing in Sussex but the number declines. When you see the problems these harbingers of spring have in Timbuktu and the surrounding desert landscapes which they have to cross from the Congo to the English Channel, you wonder that any get here at all.
Youth Matters
YOUTH MATTERS Hannah Bowering...Sunshine is not the only trans-Atlantic culture shock I found...
SUNSHINE and warm weather! This is what I experienced on a recent holiday to Orlando, Florida. Making a nice change to the gloomy weather I am used to.
YOUTH MATTERS Flora Murphy...Has the future really arrived here so fast?
For at least six months now, these questions have been a regular feature of every family get-together: ‘So, Flora, where are you applying for university?’, ‘So, Flora, what are you going to read?’ and ‘So, Flora, what will you be doing on your gap year?’
YOUTH MATTERS Anna Hayward...Time to stop judging women at face value
In a world full of face values and a beauty-obsessed public, appearance is seen as being essential.
1 commentYOUTH MATTERS Jamie Stilgoe...The pain of public travel
As a student I’ve used public transport for years. My life feels like one long wait for trains, buses and coaches.
YOUTH MATTERS Cameron Sclater...Why do movie-makers stick to the same tired old format?
The silent film The Artist stole the show at the 2012 Oscars. Not to mention a handful of Baftas from this side of the pond’s award ceremonies.
Kelly Brown
KELLY BROWN Mum’s The Word...My tiny angel is on her way to becoming quite the talking point
How long is it until complete strangers stop admiring your little ones?
KELLY BROWN Mum’s The Word...Spoilt rotten, when all they really want is jelly and ice cream!
Seriously! What is wrong with some parents?
KELLY BROWN Mum’s The Word...Motherhood has turned me into a fashion victim for the second time!
I didn’t think it was possible but I have even fewer clothes I can wear than I did while pregnant.
KELLY BROWN Mum’s The Word...A new routine for us all – but I may not make it out of my jim-jams
So the big question is – what time will I be out of my pyjamas this morning?
Laura Cartledge
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.
LAURA CARTLEDGE Life’s Like That...I’m ready for jam and Jerusalem with WI: The Next Generation
What do you think of when I say WI?
LAURA CARTLEDGE Life’s Like That...The night my adventurous sat nav decided to go off-road
On paper the sat nav should be my best friend.
LAURA CARTLEDGE Life’s Like That...I’m all for an easier life, but is convenient always better?
Convenience has a lot to answer for I think.
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Wednesday 23 May 2012
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