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In the often transient world of broadcasting, one has to think surprisingly hard to recall a time before Nicky Campbell.  Ever-present on our radio waves since the 1980s, he was a Radio 1 DJ on Top of the Pops at a time when the station’s jocks almost rivalled pop stars in the celebrity stakes. Riding the ebb and flow of popular culture, his smooth Edinburgh brogue and boyish good looks would appeal equally to television, where he rose seamlessly from twinkly-eyed gameshow host to heavyweig...

Bookings are expected to soar when an end to lockdown is confirmed How lucky we are to be surrounded by sea. Even in the dimmest days of lockdown, when we can scarcely venture beyond our own four walls, the seaside has always been ‘there’. For a huge swathe of the population, ‘there’ is the South Coast – around 300 miles of it stretching from Dover in Kent to Lyme Regis on the Devon-Dorset border and accessible not only by car but by train, ferry and even bicycle. The region is packed...

Advertisement After adventurer, author and former soldier Jordan Wylie rowed solo, unsupported and unarmed across the most dangerous body of water on the planet - the pirate-infested Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (aka the Gate of Tears) – he described the 13-hour 42-minute voyage, from Djibouti to Yemen and back, as the toughest thing Ive ever done. And at that point, in 2019, hed done a few tough things – run marathons in Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan, for instance. Now hes raised the extreme-adven...

Posted by William Ayerst on 31/01/2021 21:37:09: The Sussex Miniature Locomotive Society appears to be mostly a group of people who come together to run 5" trains for the public, rather than a traditional MES. If this ends up coming to pass (whod have thought!?) - then itll be a Maid of Kent (internal stephensons valve gear) or a King Arthur if I can find one. Edited By William Ayerst on 31/01/2021 21:39:08 PM sent

This coastal area in South Africa is seeing more ‘semigration’ buyers Subscribe In 2017 and 2018, the Garden Route was devastated by fires which destroyed over 1,000 homes and ravaged huge tracts of land and infrastructure. However, not only has much of the damaged property already been rebuilt, the market is now one of the most buoyant in the country, says Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty. Almost the entire coastline from Mossel Bay to St Francis Bay was scarred by the 2017 fire...

It really is nice weather for ducks! Britain is hit by 82 flood warnings with minus 15C big freeze tonight and eight inches of snow and MORE rain on way Britain has been hit 82 flood warnings as icy conditions are expected with a yellow weather warning in place Temperatures are set to plummet to -6C overnight in England with the potential for the mercury to fall to -15C Northern England and parts of Wales could see snow pretty much anywhere with 0.4 inches to 2 inches likely

Were all entitled to get fresh air By Letters to The Argus Something you want to say? Send us your views on the weeks news Beachy Head HAVING read today’s Argus, now I am confused. It seems that if I live in Eastbourne, I can leave my sealed home, get into my sealed car and drive one mile for some fresh air at Beachy Head and that is OK under the current law. But if I don’t live in Eastbourne and I leave my ...

Updated: 24 Jan 2021, 1:44 A WOMAN killed herself after suffering psychosis from taking hallucinogenic drugs during a yoga retreat in Peru, her devastated family said. Jennifer Spencer, 29, drank ayahuasca - a South American psychoactive brew - during a trip in which she practised Kundalini yoga. 3 3 She had drunk ayahuasca during a yoga retreat in PeruCredit: Alamy The young professional died at Beachy Head, East Sussex, in November 2019 - months after drinking the brew. Jennifers aunt Fiona ...

Body found in hunt for missing mum-of-two dropped off by a taxi at beauty spot Natalie McCallum, 42, of Leatherhead, Surrey, was last seen being dropped off by a taxi at Beachy Head near Eastbourne, East Sussex. Surrey Police said a body has been found Police launched a hunt after she disappeared after being dropped at Beachy Head (Image: Getty Images) The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, plea...