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Casting A New Light
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Casting A New Light

Premier Pre-Raphaelite Edward Burne-Jones has inspired contemporary artists in an unusual summer exhibition.

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June 2019
Stop Dieting, Start Listening
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Stop Dieting, Start Listening

By now the New Year’s diet has well and truly worn off. But from her Ditchling Common home Sarah Moore is offering a psychological alternative.

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March 2019
Supersonic Past
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Supersonic Past

It was 50 years ago this month that Concorde was revealed to the world at the Paris Air Show. As senior photographer for British Airways Lewes’ Bob Tracy saw its legend grow.

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June 2019
Drawn From Nature
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Drawn From Nature

A new exhibition at Standen House looks at how its Morris & Co designs were inspired by its surrounding natural environment.

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June 2019
Parental Guidance
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Parental Guidance

Psychologist Philippa Perry on how a festival helped create her bestselling parenting book and why she needs to be in the East Sussex countryside

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August 2019
There's Always Hope
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There's Always Hope

Sarah Ann Juckes went above and beyond when researching for her first novel by volunteering for the NSPCC. Simone Hellyer finds out how that experience helped her find hope in the darkest of subject matters.

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March 2019
Work Life Balance
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Work Life Balance

As more people than ever are working into retirement, parttime jobs and the gig economy could be the way forward.

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March 2019
Sleeping Beauty
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Sleeping Beauty

The dormouse is well known for being very sleepy, and rightly so.

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September 2018
South Downs Superorganisms
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South Downs Superorganisms

The underground Game of Thrones-style struggles between miniature ant kingdoms

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September 2018
Sussex's Natural Pantry
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Sussex's Natural Pantry

From roses to lavender, a farm in Plumpton is providing the ideal ingredients for a thriving skincare brand

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September 2018
Small Is Beautiful
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Small Is Beautiful

Alexander Stanhope Forbes has created an evocative and enigmatic scene with his Ferryman at Flushing as Michael Escolme explains

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September 2018
Manhattan Memories
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Manhattan Memories

So finally, after 42 years of waiting we get another glorious summer like the one of 1976.

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September 2018
Heaven In A Wild Flower
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Heaven In A Wild Flower

Increasing our engagement with nature is a big part of Tor Lawrence’s new job with Sussex Wildlife Trust, as she tells Duncan Hall

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September 2018
The Hot Dog
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The Hot Dog

The dachshund has truly won over our hearts, but its rise in popularity means more reasons to be wary

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September 2018
Back To The Future
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Back To The Future

With the new school year upon us, what changes can we expect to see in the classroom?

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September 2018
Under Threat
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Under Threat

A proposed 50 per cent cut in funding could see the future of Eastbourne’s contemporary art gallery Towner put at risk.

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February 2018
Dining Companions
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Dining Companions

THE bird feeders are busy at this time of year as winter holds its grip and natural food sources begin to dwindle.

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February 2018
Changing Lives
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Changing Lives

For more than 70 years Watersfield’s Lodge Hill Centre has been changing the lives of the young people going through its doors. DUNCAN HALL finds out more

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February 2018
The Kitchen Gardener
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The Kitchen Gardener

Great Dixter’s vegetable gardener and cook has produced a food book as delectable and life-enhancing as the famous Sussex garden that inspired it. Surely the garden’s creator, Christopher Lloyd, would have approved.

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February 2018
Brighton Murmurations
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Brighton Murmurations

Great British Menu winner Michael Bremner’s casual family dining offering is a boon to Brighton’s busy seafront

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February 2018
Put A Stamp On It
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Put A Stamp On It

The average age of members of The Philatelic Society is 60. RICK WARREN writes about why collecting stamps is the ideal hobby when you have time on your hands

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February 2018
Men In Black
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Men In Black

They might look a lot like crows but these baggytrousered relatives are much more sociable, says MICHAEL BLENCOWE of Sussex Wildlife Trust

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March 2018
Keeping Mum
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Keeping Mum

Former Sussex Life columnist Grace Timothy tells JENNY MARK-BELL how motherhood changed her identity for ever – and why the ensuing crisis led to her first book, a wryly funny memoir

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March 2018
The Breakfast Club
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The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

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March 2018
Allison Ferns
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Allison Ferns

Allison Ferns

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March 2018
Lithe Spirit
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Lithe Spirit

Brighton boy liam francis will return to his hometown this month to dance with rambert in the seminal piece ghost dances. He tells jenny Mark-Bell how hip hop led him to the uk’s leading contemporary dance company.

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March 2017
Our Changing Landscape
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Our Changing Landscape

What are the big challenges facing the sussex countryside in the coming years and what will our landscape look like for the generations to come? Diane Millis reports.

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March 2017
A Gift on the Doormat
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A Gift on the Doormat

On Christmas Day BBC Radio 4 listeners heard a story of friendship and recovery built around a series of letters. Now Alison Hitchcock and Brian Greenley tell DUNCAN HALL why others should put pen to paper

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April 2017
A Painting A Day
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A Painting A Day

Eastbourne-based artist and founder of the town’s Artists Open Houses tells Simone Hellyer how creating a painting a day was the key to his success

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April 2019
A Century Of Care
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A Century Of Care

This year Worthing-based Care For Veterans celebrates 100 years of helping disabled ex-service personnel and their families live a better life

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April 2019