Harbour stop-off in Chichester for brave sailor - Chichester Observer
A plucky woman is attempting to become the first woman quadriplegic to sail solo around Britain after a difficult start. It would be a dream come true for 36-year-old Hilary Lister if she could complete the charity challenge. "A large part of the ...

How the Euro-gravy train hit the buffers - Daily Telegraph
'It looks as though I'm getting out at the right time," a retiring MEP told me, a touch smugly. You can see his point. Until now, no one has paid much attention to Euro-MPs or their expenses. For 30 years, secure behind a broad moat of public ...

Diana Rigg: her story - Daily Telegraph
Dame Diana Rigg may be 70 this month but she still drives a Mercedes sports car, smokes 20 a day and swears by a bottle of Merlot before bedtime. The spirit of Emma Peel lives on, finds Nigel Farndale. Portrait by James Deavin There is a low-boughed ...

Short plays: the survival of the one-act wonder - Times Online
There are appetising theatrical events promised for the weeks ahead: a new play about the suffragettes by the fast-rising Rebecca Lenkiewicz, the bug-eyed David Tennant as Hamlet at Stratford and, for those with swashbuckling tendencies, a musical ...

A buzzy afternoon for Chichester park - Lewes Today
A swarm of tens of thousands of bees buzzed into a popular city centre recreation ground before setting up home on a park bench. Gardeners working in the park in New Park Road discovered around 60,000 of the insects on the bench just before midday on ...

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