Chichester Observer - Columnists Feed

LAURA CARTLEDGE: Which side of the fence are you on when it comes to garden gnomes?

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:23:29 GMT

I HAVE a slightly strange confession.

KELLY BROWN: School fairs have got a lot bigger than the ones we had in my day!

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:10 GMT

MY KITCHEN side is littered with pens, blow-up toys, teddies, stickers and whole pile of ‘prizes’ – all in the name of fundraising.

KELLY BROWN: I’m waiting for the day my little ones teach me a thing or two ...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:23:12 GMT

WATCHING my little girl holding a remote control and point it at the telly makes me chuckle.

Talking Sport: You have to love or hate the play-offs - and I love ’em

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:06:09 GMT

There will be plenty of football fans in Sussex who are not with me on this one right now - but I have to admit it: I love the play-offs.

COLIN CHANNON: Those birds that make our washing-up a pure delight

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:43:39 GMT

This week’s guest columnist is David Rawlings of Donnington:

WASHING-UP can seem a bit of a chore, but not in our house! Often I look out of the window and I see dramatic events unfold.

DAWN GRACIE: Putting my love of fashion towards a very worthy cause

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:41 GMT

IT CAN be tiring responding to countless charity requests for donations, raffle prizes and, in my case, free entertainment services.

LAURA CARTLEDGE: Trying to find the ‘real’ in reality TV makes me glad of the off switch

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:28 GMT

I THINK we can learn a lot from reality television – but it won’t always make comfortable viewing.

DUNCAN BARKES: A case of personalised plates pretention

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:54:55 GMT

I HAVE never seen a personalised number plate that looks remotely classy.

RICHARD WILLIAMSON: Channel’s chill wind is home to Arctic migrants

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:44:22 GMT

“Take your sea-sick pill,” said my wife. An hour later: ‘Brought you a pint of beer,” said my brother.

Talking Sport: Suarez ban shows FA’s priorities are all wrong - again

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:10:36 GMT

On the FA’s website, you can find their mission statement, which states it ‘aims to deliver an effective and professional organisation for the greater good of English football’ - writes Patrick Norrie.

KELLY BROWN: There may be 50 things my kids should do, but not always with me

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:22:56 GMT

CLIMB a tree – check, cook on a campfire – check, hold a scary beast... mmm, maybe not.

Lower Life: That’s the end of term - so here’s your Pompey homework

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:32:27 GMT

It doesn’t seem five minutes since this column first appeared in The News. Oh hang on, it wasn’t – it was just over six months ago.

LAURA CARTLEDGE: Have you seen birds in the car park, or horses in the city streets?

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:08:21 GMT

THE STREETS are alive with the sound of... people taking about art.

COLIN CHANNON: Customers galore, and the shops were shut...

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:08:20 GMT

WELL, what a bank holiday. After a summer and spring of rain, frost, snow, rain, high winds and yet more rain, how lovely to see the sun.

DUNCAN BARKES: Voting’s vital, not just for X Factor!

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:08:19 GMT

Those who cannot be bothered to vote need a kick up the backside.

DAWN GRACIE: Lights, camera, action! Get your face known

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:08:13 GMT

I LEARNT a long time ago that you can’t rely on just one medium to advertise and promote your business.

COLIN CHANNON: Why our university students don’t kick up a big fuss

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:45:43 GMT

A couple of weeks ago, Christopher Joyce wrote about the ‘secretive students’ at the university of Chichester, who didn’t seem to campaign or make as much noise as in his day.

DUNCAN BARKES: Knit and natter – it’s what the cool kids do

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:52:52 GMT

IS knitting the solution to better educated and better behaved schoolchildren?

KELLY BROWN: These parents’ evenings are a doodle, well, for now at least ...

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:54:38 GMT

IT’S OFFICIAL. My son is a clever little monkey.

Lower Life: Season’s low point is a distant memory

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:38:04 GMT

You have to go back six months and nine days to find my low point of the football season, writes Steve Bone.