Chichester Observer (Chicheste, England) back issues from July 2008:
Sussex Police acting to close loophole.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A licensing loophole which is repeatedly exploited by small-event organisers is set to be challenged by an independent police body. Sussex Police Authority - the body that holds the police purse strings - is urging ministers to reconsider the rules for Temporary Event Notices ...
Daniel's so happy to help Chichester's peregrines.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A CHICHESTER schoolboy has become the RSPB South East's youngest volunteer, thanks to the city's famous peregrine falcons. The peregrines nesting at Chichester Cathedral have gained an army of fans since the arrival of four new fluffy chicks. And Daniel Barton was so ...
Bosham garden extravaganza raises Macmillan cash.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A lively garden party has helped raise almost [pounds sterling]2,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support - with new Chichester mayor David Siggs lending his support. Around 70 guests enjoyed a three-course meal in the gardens of a Bosham home, with musical entertainment provided by ...
Bosham yacht master leaving for voyage around Britain to raise [pounds sterling]27,000 to help his godson see for the first time.
Jul 01, 2008 ... AN OCEAN yacht master is preparing to set sail on a voyage around Britain to raise [pounds sterling]27,000 to help his tiny godson's see the world for the first time. Colonel Mike Brooke from Bosham will leave Bosham Quay on Saturday (July 5) for the three month long 1,500 miles ...
Anglers warned over swearing, drinking and litter.
Jul 01, 2008 ... PULBOROUGH Angling Society chiefs have banned members from night fishing at Moor Farm after complaints over swearing, litter and alcohol consumption. Spokesman Mark Emery said: "This has caused distress to our landlord, his wife and guests. "To cement the good ...
Mitchell's dreaming of Royal Birkdale...
Jul 01, 2008 ... Steve Mitchell is three good rounds away from rubbing shoulders with the world's best golfers in The Open. The 20-year-old, who lives in Bognor takes part in Open qualifying at Royal Ashdown Forest near East Grinstead on Wednesday (July 2) dreaming of making it through to the ...
Road to Wembley starts here...
Jul 01, 2008 ... Pagham, Chichester City United and Selsey have discovered who they have drawn in the early rounds of the FA Cup and FA Vase. In the FA Cup, the extra preliminary round on August 16 will see Selsey at home to Egham Town, Pagham entertaining Hythe Town and Chichester City United ...
Doctors' fears for out-of-hours plan for West Sussex.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Lack of local knowledge about areas outside West Sussex is causing problems for GPs working in an out-of-hours healthcare service. And the county's health overview and scrutiny committee was warned doctors in other areas could find themselves taking calls from West Sussex ...
Driving too fast or just right in West Sussex - SID will tell you...
Jul 01, 2008 ... A speed indicator display sign designed to deter speeding - and known as SID - is to be re-launched by West Sussex County Council. SID not only shows drivers how fast they are travelling as they approach it, but also displays either a smiling face for those under the speed limit ...
A year of huge success for East Wittering charity shop.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A charity shop in East Wittering has raised more than [pounds sterling]45,000 in just a year. The St Wilfrid's Hospice shop in Shore Road has been flooded with donations and customers since it opened last June. Staff and volunteers celebrated its first birthday with ...
Hendrick and Field head the field.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Action from the greens and fairways of Bognor, Chichester, Cowdray Park and Selsey feature in our latest golfing round-up. BOGNOR In Bognor's Festival of Golf, the Davis Bowl was won by Ron Hendrick and Andrew Field with 38 points. Second were Nick Martin and Stuart ...
VIDEO: Sport stalwart Ben remembered by cricketers.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Cricketers gathered for a tournament in memory of Ben Steppel, a champion of local sport. Ben was heavily involved with Littlehampton CC and was a sports reporter at the Littlehampton Gazette before moving to the Chichester Observer as sports editor. He died just ...
Future apprentices sought in Chichester.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Sir Alan Sugar's TV search for an apprentice may be over, but a popular scheme leading to a career in civil engineering is returning to West Sussex. The county council is offering three people the chance to go on a trainee technician scheme to learn about a wide range of ...
Anger over Chichester gravel travel plan.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Chichester city councillors are up in arms after being told alternative routes for transporting gravel at Lavant have been rejected by gravel company Tarmac. This means thundering juggernauts carrying loads of aggregates could pound through busy city streets for more than a ...
Presenations are plentiful at Avisford Park.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Forty members of the senior section of Avisford Park took part in the Leonard Cheshire Disability Golf Challenge. They competed for the medal presented by the charity, and for bottles of wine presented by section chairman Dave Poulter. The overall winner, from ...
Bognor girls' team reach for the top.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Bognor Regis Town's under-13 girls may not be old enough to have the Premier League in their sights, but they aim to be top of their own division. Following a successful season as Felpham under-12 girls, Chichester-based boiler manufacturer ATAG Heating has agreed to ...
Rocks fixtures released.
Jul 02, 2008 ... The Rocks will kick off the new Conference South season with a home game against a side new to the division. They will host Worcester City - who new assistant boss Andy Awford used to play for - on Saturday, August 9, before two away games - at Hampton & Richmond on Tuesday, ...
Bubbly birthday for Chichester woman.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A Chichester woman celebrated her 103rd birthday with family and friends with a champagne toast. Dorothy Winch, a resident at Marriott House care home, had a small party to celebrate her special birthday. Sally Van Beck, from Marriott House, said: "Dorothy is from an ...
Bosham man's special voyage.
Jul 02, 2008 ... An ocean yacht master is preparing to set sail on a voyage around Britain to raise [pounds sterling]27,000 to help his tiny godson see the world for the first time. Colonel Mike Brooke from Bosham will leave Bosham Quay on Saturday for the three-month 1,500-mile voyage of ...
Ofsted orders Selsey primary school to improve.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A primary school in Selsey has been ordered to improve - because it received poor grades after an Ofsted inspection. Seal Primary School received the lowest possible grading for some of its aspects and has been given an official notice to improve. The overall ...
Anger as club in Southbourne bans public from car park.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Parents in Southbourne have been left outraged as they cannot safely drop off their children at school because the village's social club has banned them from using its car park. For decades, parents have used Southbourne Club's car park in New Road as a drop-off point for their ...
Scandal of secret hospital deal.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Health bosses have issued an ultimatum after it was revealed a secret deal was struck between Worthing and Brighton to strip West Sussex of its high-dependency baby care unit. There is already a top-class specialist unit at St Richard's - but that will be axed when the hospital ...
Dream cruise fro Chichester man turns into nightmare.
Jul 02, 2008 ... An ex-RAF serviceman from Southbourne caught potentially-deadly Hepatitis E on a dream cruise around the world he had spent a year saving for. Russell Brockbank, who served 25 years with the RAF, is taking legal action to seek compensation from cruise company P&O for his ordeal ...
Ladies' team looks out for reinforcements.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Chichester City United Ladies begin preparation for the new season on Thursday, July 3, at Oaklands Park. They will be training each Thursday at 7pm. Last season's Surrey League Cup winners as under-18s have August friendlies against Blue Square South clubs Eastleigh ...
Graeme Stirs up a storm in Fontwell race.
Jul 02, 2008 ... As their contribution to National Bike Week, Bognor Regis CC promoted an open ten-mile cycle time trial on the popular Fontwell course. Despite the strong wind, a winning time of 20min 51secs was recorded by Chichester rider Graeme Stirzaker of Team a3crg. Second was ...
Island race is successful for Sussex crews.
Jul 02, 2008 ... WEST SUSSEX sailors are toasting success in the Round The Island race. They were among nearly 2,000 crews who entered the annual spectacle - and some of their performances were up there with the best of the lot. Chichester's Mark Taylor led a four-man crew on board ...
Emsworth business saved by new 'toy'.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Firefighters used a remote-controlled helicopter to save a family furniture business from being completely destroyed by fire in Emsworth. The mini-chopper was flown high above the burning building in Southleigh Road to relay live footage so fire crews could tackle the blaze more ...
Lost - and found at Chichester Gala.
Jul 03, 2008 ... The owners of some lost possessions handed in after the Chichester Gala on Saturday, June 14 are being urged to come forward and collect them. The items are a rucksack full of children's clothing and a ladies' wrist watch. Contact Chichester District Council on 01243 788502. ...
Winning the crime battle in Chichester's rural areas.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Rural communities around Chichester are becoming even safer places to live thanks to a team of crime fighters intent on tackling issues blighting the area. After nine months working the beat outside the city - except the Manhood peninsula, which has its own team - the Chichester ...
Lulu really wants to shout about a new venue.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Pop diva and darling of the 60s Lulu is expecting something rather exciting when she performs in the cathedral for the Chichester Festivities on Wednesday. "I have sung in a few churches, but I have never sung in this particular cathedral," she says. "I don't know ...
GALLERY: Weather makes it a wow at Whyke tournament.
Jul 03, 2008 ... THE SUN came out for the big six-a-side football tournament of last weekend. Around 100 teams of youngsters made the most of the beautiful weekend to take part in the event, which was hosted by Whyke United FC at Kingsham Primary School, Chichester. The host club had ...
New fears over Chichester Harbour water quality.
Jul 03, 2008 ... New concerns are surfacing about pollution problems in Chichester Harbour, despite major improvements at the waste water treatment works discharging into it. A warning is given by harbourmaster Lt Colonel John Davis, in a report due to be considered by the Harbour Conservancy ...
Fun and kindness the key to Chichester couple's marriage.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Fun and kindness is the secret to a happy marriage, according to a Birdham diamond wedding couple. Rev Philip Brownless (88) and his wife Isla (81) describe their 60 years together as a 'complete adventure'. The couple met when they were studying at Cambridge ...
Creating art in Chichester.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Go Create was the invitation - and that's precisely what more than 200 people did in Chichester over the weekend. Saturday and Sunday saw the birth of Go Create, a new community arts event masterminded by Chichester High School for Girls. The idea was to offer the ...
Man who died after being hit by train at Fishbourne named.
Jul 03, 2008 ... A PEDESTRIAN who died after being hit by a train at a railway crossing in Fishbourne has been identified. 27-year-old Matthew Waters, from Chichester, was struck by a train travelling at 60mph from Brighton to Portsmouth Harbour on the Westgate crossing. Officers ...
Help Miss West Sussex be crowned England's finest.
Jul 03, 2008 ... She's already been crowned Miss West Sussex - now Roxanne Hotchkiss needs your help to take the Miss England title. The dance and performing arts student is among 51 regional finalists bidding to be crowned winner at the grand final at The Troxy in London on July 18. ...
Rocks fans set for a legendary match.
Jul 03, 2008 ... THE BIG day is almost here - and Rocks fans can hardly wait. This Sunday (1pm) sees the Bognor Legends take on a professional XI at Nyewood Lane to mark the 125th anniversary of the club and bid a grand farewell to Michael Birmingham, who has joined Gosport after 14 years as a ...
Tourists come undone at the Felpham Oval.
Jul 03, 2008 ... Action involving Aldwick, Tillington, Lavant, Kirdford and Singleton features in our latest local cricket round-up. Aldwick v Woolston In a break from the league, Aldwick welcomed Oxford touring side Wooton & Boars Hill to the Felpham Oval. Consistent ...
Past winners will go head to head in Goodwood's big race.
Jul 03, 2008 ... A top-class entry of 127 has been received for the [pounds sterling]100,000 Bluesquare.com Stewards' Cup over six furlongs on the final day of Glorious Goodwood. The ultra-competitive handicap sprint is one of the most valuable contests of its type and has produced numerous ...
On-line fight for St Richard's goes on.
Jul 04, 2008 ... An online bid has been launched to lobby ministers and urge them to overturn the decision to downgrade St Richard's Hospital. Two internet petitions have been started asking the prime minister to re-evaluate the PCT's decision to choose Worthing as the site of the county's only ...
PCT representative hitting back after St Richard's decision.
Jul 04, 2008 ... The only local representative on the PCT Board which decided to downgrade St Richard's has hit back at criticism after he missed the vital meeting which made the decision public. Norman Robson is a non-executive director of the PCT. He lives in Sidlesham - our nearest ...
St Richard's: too many questions, not enough answers.
Jul 04, 2008 ... The public does not trust West Sussex PCT to make a decision on the future of healthcare in the area, according to Chichester District Council's leader. Cllr Myles Cullen said he was left angered and frustrated by the lack of responses given by the PCT at the Joint Health ...
Spoils shared in Stirlands' thriller of a finish.
Jul 04, 2008 ... Stirlands just missed out on a win in a thrilling encounter with the Sussex Development XI when they suffered a run-out as they tried to scamper a single off the last ball. Sean Heather lost the toss for only the second time this season and Stirlands were asked to field. ...
Nomads on the move as Chichester slip to defeat.
Jul 04, 2008 ... A fine debut half-century from Jon Haynes and excellent bowling from Dan Joseph and Steve Sedgley were not enough to stop Preston Nomads beating Chichester by three wickets. Nomads put Chichester in on a good surface and Jes Goode's side found themselves in trouble with both ...
Royalty beckons for Emsworth gardeners.
Jul 04, 2008 ... Emsworth's horticultural society will be showing off their gardening talents at next month's Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. The EHS has been selected to put together a garden in the small garden category of the esteemed show, which takes place from July 8 until July 13. ...
Chichester school is so much fun.
Jul 04, 2008 ... Children love going to March Primary School because there are plenty of interesting and worthwhile things to do, an Ofsted inspector has said. The school in Westhampnett received a glowing report as it was rated 'good' in its overall performance. Lead inspector ...
Worry as staff leave St Richard's.
Jul 04, 2008 ... The safety of specialist services at St Richard's Hospital is being put at risk as disillusioned staff abandon West Sussex and refuse to transfer to Worthing. The warning came as for the first time bosses at St Richard's Hospital criticised the decision to centralise some ...
Health chief 'must make final decision' on St Richard's.
Jul 04, 2008 ... Health secretary Alan Johnson is being urged by West Sussex County Council's leader to make the ultimate decision on the future of healthcare in West Sussex. Cllr Henry Smith disclosed at a meeting of the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee he had written on behalf of ...
Quick-thinking staff and customers extinguish fire at Chichester restaurant.
Jul 04, 2008 ... QUICK-thinking staff and customers tackled an arson at a Spanish restaurant in Chichester city centre. They sprung into action after the small fire broke out on the flat roof of El Castizo in St Pancras just before 10.30pm on Wednesday (July 2). Firefighters from ...
Shed and hedging severely damaged in fire in Hunston.
Jul 04, 2008 ... A SHED and hedging in a Hunston back garden was severely damaged in a fire. Firefighters from Chichester rushed to the fire behind a home in Westlands ...
Players clamour for a Rocks chance.
Jul 04, 2008 ... The Rocks have multiplied by 13 the number of players who want to play for them - in less than a fortnight. When Mick Jenkins and Andy Awford were appointed to lead the club into a new era, it looked like there were two of last season's squad left - and little sign of who else ...
Simon shows batting track is Lush.
Jul 04, 2008 ... There were thumping wins for Midhurst and Bosham - but defeat for Midhurst's seconds - in the Hampshire cricket league. Midhurst v Leckford Midhurst crushed Luckford by 142 runs thanks to a magnificent 119 from Simon Lush and two aggressive spells of fast bowling from ...
Middleton march on - but Bognor are held.
Jul 04, 2008 ... A win for Middleton and a draw for Bognor made it a pretty good week for our local division three west teams. Middleton v Billingshurst A top-of-the-table clash at Middleton could have gone either way. Billingshurst captain Scott Stratton won the toss and ...
Selsey nursery shows quality.
Jul 05, 2008 ... Four years of hard work and dedication has seen a nursery school in Selsey rewarded with the West Sussex Early Childhood Quality Award. The manager and staff at Coles Nursery in Chichester Road, Selsey, have been working to Quality Assurance - a national scheme ensuring that ...
Manhood College rapidly improving.
Jul 05, 2008 ... Its slogan says 'Every child matters, every child succeeds' - and this was certainly the case when Manhood Community College got its results from an Ofsted inspection. Nearly all aspects within the school were graded above the national average and the report said the school is a ...
Launching a bid for modern ship.
Jul 05, 2008 ... A youth sailing charity which teaches water-based activities and life skills is planning to swap its ageing sailing ship with a modern equivalent. The Chichester Harbour-based Christian Youth Enterprises Sailing Centre (CYESC) has used former minesweeper The Gerald Daniel for ...
Apple day in Chichester has real appeal.
Jul 05, 2008 ... From an apple peeling contest to drinking apple juice - it was an apple-themed day at Chichester High School for Boys in celebration of a newly-planted orchard at the school. Students in Year Seven were given nine apple trees to plant in the school garden as part of a wildlife ...
Chichester trio prove they're up to challenge.
Jul 05, 2008 ... Three men from the Chichester area were part of a four-man team taking part in one of England's toughest charity events. Ian Wakefield, (41), of Tangmere, Trevor Pullen, (42), of Fishbourne and David Acres (44), also from Fishbourne were part of Team Triaan in the Lakeland ...
Traditional fun promised at West Wittering fair.
Jul 05, 2008 ... West Wittering School's summer fair goes back to traditional fair roots on Sunday from 1pm to 4pm - all with the aim to include and involve as many of the local community as possible. "So along with the usual stalls there will be a pet show and dog obstacle course, a fruit 'n' ...
Music Man Conley wins Chichester's heart.
Jul 05, 2008 ... Chichester has welcomed Brian Conley with open arms in his first week starring in The Music Man at the festival theatre. The all-round performer plays the lead role of Professor Harold Hill, who cons parents into believing he can change their children's lives with a music ...
Girls get off to a flier in opening game.
Jul 05, 2008 ... In their first fixture, Chichester Priory Park's under-13 girls' side achieved an emphatic win against Findon. In a game where everyone bats and bowls, Priory were put in and scored a very impressive 154 in their 16 overs without losing any wickets. Top score was ...
Boat designer Peter is mourned.
Jul 05, 2008 ... Peter Milne, one of Britain's most prodigious designers of small boats, including the International Fireball, has died at his home in Chichester aged 73. He learned not only to sail, but the finer points of what makes a boat sail fast, at Dell Quay. He joined the ...
Woe for Witterings as Fishbourne and Pagham triumph.
Jul 05, 2008 ... We've got action from the greens at Witterings, Aldingbourne, Southbourne, Petworth, Hotham, Stedham, Chichester, Bognor, Fishbourne and Pagham in this week's bowls round-up. WITTERINGS Pagham 50 Witterings 20 Witterings played Pagham away in the BM Mixed ...
Pointing the way to Fishbourne.
Jul 06, 2008 ... A water company has been taking steps to help Fishbourne Roman Palace while major improvement works take place. Southern Water has installed 52 road signs to help direct visitors to the palace and maintain visitor numbers while works take place in Salthill Road. The ...
Budding film makers reel in trophy.
Jul 06, 2008 ... A team of aspiring filmmakers from Chichester scooped third prize in a photographic competition. The group from the Wrenford Centre entered Tea, Coffee and a Headache into the 25th annual Mid-Sussex Mencap competition and were delighted to win a trophy for third place. ...