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A City Reads
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A City Reads

Sarah Perry, this year’s City Reads author, explores grief for the millennial generation in her debut novel, as Simone Hellyer discovers

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May 2019
A Space For All
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A Space For All

The country grounds at Holford Manor are home to owners Martyn Price and Jeff Armstrong and a medley of animals

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3 mins  |
May 2019
Ice Explorer
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Ice Explorer

Last year Lewes-based artist Adele Gibson travelled to the Arctic to witness the effects of climate change and is now hoping to spark a discussion with her work, as Simone Hellyer discovers

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3 mins  |
May 2019
Keeping Secrets
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Keeping Secrets

Bassist-for-hire Guy Pratt talks about his love for Brighton, his passions for food and clothes and his new Pink Floyd-influenced supergroup A Saucerful of Secrets

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May 2019
Secrets Of The Ouse
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Secrets Of The Ouse

Running from Lower Beeding to Newhaven this Sussex river passes through one of the county’s prettiest villages and quirkiest towns

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May 2019
Arresting And Dramatic
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Arresting And Dramatic

Maureen Connett, honorary research fellow at Slade and an expert on Walter Sickert, casts her eye over Charleston’s exhibition In Colour

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August 2019
On The Beach
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On The Beach

Landscape artist Shazia Mahmood has painted around the world, but there’s no place like home when it comes to dramatic seaside scenery, as she tells Simone Hellyer.

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August 2019
Racing Times
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Racing Times

Goodwood’s curator James Peill has published a new history of the estate as its summer season gets into full swing

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August 2019
A Novel Connection
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A Novel Connection

Jane Austen was just one famous visitor to Worthing, as Clive Agran discovers

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5 mins  |
August 2019
Worthing's Wilde Past
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Worthing's Wilde Past

It was 125 years ago that Oscar Wilde came to Sussex. Steve Roberts looks at the influence Worthing had on his greatest work

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August 2019
This Old House
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This Old House

Gill and Pete Mills love a project, but when they took on Summerhill House near Polegate they faced an incredible challenge

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6 mins  |
August 2019
House Of Ideas
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House Of Ideas

Lamb House has an illustrious literary history, most famously home to writer Henry James. The National Trust has just begun a three-year restoration programme.

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6 mins  |
March 2019
Miles On The Brush
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Miles On The Brush

Worthing-based artist Lucy Marks is fast gaining recognition for her abstract landscapes but her success has not come overnight.

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3 mins  |
March 2019
Knives Out
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Knives Out

As a black comedy following the disintegration of a TV chef’s family comes to Sussex, star Aden Gillett remembers growing up near Lewes.

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4 mins  |
March 2019
Tidal Energy
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Tidal Energy

In the first of a short series exploring four Sussex rivers we are taken on a journey along the River Arun.

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March 2019
Nature For All
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Nature For All

Deirdre Huston explores the easy paths at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

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3 mins  |
March 2019
A Castle In The Back Garden
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A Castle In The Back Garden

A former Lewes schoolhouse hides many surprises. New owner, furniture designer Lucy Thomas, shows Sussex Life around.

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7 mins  |
April 2019
Friends For Life
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Friends For Life

Moving into sheltered living and retirement homes can be hard enough – without having to leave your beloved pet behind. But there is a solution...

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April 2019
Only Second Best?
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Only Second Best?

Clive Agran visits Midhurst to try to discover why the town has twice missed out on the title of best place to live in Britain.

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6 mins  |
April 2019
The Middle Line
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The Middle Line

In the second of his short series exploring four Sussex rivers, Terry Timblick takes a stroll along the banks of the River Adur.

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April 2019
A Twisted Tale
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A Twisted Tale

Rachel Burge’s debut novel is a 21st century retelling of an ancient Nordic myth, as Simone Hellyer discovers

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3 mins  |
April 2019
Sussex By The Sea
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Sussex By The Sea

From Hastings to Bognor, Sussex’s seafront is still thriving, as a new book by Allan Brodie of Historic England proves.

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April 2019
Finding A Rural Harmony
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Finding A Rural Harmony

The Countryside Code has been an integral part of rural life since the 1930s, yet few of us are aware of exactly what it involves. Here we find out why it remains as important as ever.

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June 2019
Blake's Green And Pleasant Land?
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Blake's Green And Pleasant Land?

On his quest to find the hidden stories of Sussex Clive Agran heads to the coastal villages of Felpham and Middleton-on-Sea.

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June 2019
Civil War Comes To West Hoathly
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Civil War Comes To West Hoathly

Inspired by musket balls lodged in a church door, historian Philip Pavey sets out to solve a 400-year-old mystery.

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4 mins  |
June 2019
Spirit Of Sussex
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Spirit Of Sussex

Sussex Heritage Trust’s Person of the Year 2018, Neil Holland, on preserving the county’s beauty as an architect and a landscape painter.

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5 mins  |
June 2019
Damsels And Dragons
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Damsels And Dragons

GOING WILD with Charlotte Owen of the Sussex Wildlife Trust

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June 2019
Brighton
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Brighton

TRULY TREND-SETTING, BRIGHTON IS A HUB FOR CULTURE, QUIRKY SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS AND A PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM

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August 2018
Battle
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Battle

THE EAST SUSSEX TOWN IS INEXTRICABLY CONNECTED WITH THE MOST FAMOUS DATE IN ENGLISH HISTORY

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August 2018
Burgess Hill
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Burgess Hill

THIS POPULAR AND FAST-GROWING COMMUTER TOWN HAS FLOURISHED IN THE PAST CENTURY

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August 2018