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21 December 2020 • 12:02am People shopping on Oxford Street in central London on the last Saturday shopping day before the Christmas lockdown Credit:  Stefan Rousseau/PA SIR – Christmas is not cancelled. The date, as always, is December 25. For many it will not be celebrated in the usual way but we are lucky to live in an age when there is radio and television to keep us entertained, and Zoom and other ways to keep in touch. Places of worship will also be open to those who wish to attend t...

DOG owners have been warned to beware of a potentially fatal substance which has washed up on beaches. Coastguard teams in Selsey received reports of the substance having washed up on beaches in the area on Saturday. Pictures show the waxy, white lumps that were found, and previous sightings of similar substances have been named as palm oil deposits. Although palm oil is a degraded edible oil, it is thought that other substances mixed in with it, such as diesel from ships, can make it t...

Among the images For many, JJ Waller is the go-to photographer for consistently capturing the radical spirit and unique identity of Brighton the city. His ninth and latest book, Sussex By The Sea goes further, presenting our fabulous coast as a series of imagined postcards, the sort of postcards you’re unlikely to ever see on the racks fronting seafront souvenir rock shops. These cards show the familiar and the not-so-familiar Sussex coast in his witty, playful and uniquely observed style. �...

AN 11-YEAR-OLD Nicki Constant was aboard a yacht with her friends and family when the boat was caught in 90mph winds and perilous seas. She would have likely died if lifeboat crews from Selsey had not hurried to her aid, pulling up alongside the boat and holding their arms outstretched as they encouraged those on board to make the leap on to their vessel before escorting them to safety. That was in July, 1956. This month, 76-year-old Nicki has issued a heartfelt thank you to the brave c...

HM Courts Service: Results list for December 4 to 10, 2020 The following are the latest results contributed by HM Courts Service, for cases sentenced by West Sussex Magistrates’ Court sitting at Worthing and Crawley from December 4 to 10, 2020. Monday, 14th December 2020, 2:54 pm Sylas Garrod, 26, of Mill Road, Arundel, was fined £300 and must pay £34 victim surcharge, £85 costs, after admitting drug-driving (not less than 5ug/l Delta-9-THC) on the A259 Littlehampton on May 11, 2019. He wa...

A MYSTERY ordnance discovered on a beach that was found to be “highly explosive” has been destroyed by experts. Multiple pieces of the explosive ordnance were found on Medmerry beach following a search by Selsey Coastguard on Sunday. Photos taken by the team were sent to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team who blew up the object, destroying it. The beach was reopened to the public following the controlled explosion. A Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team spokesman gave advice on any ...

Yachting Monthly 0shares Liferafts are reassuring, but should only to be used as an absolute last resort. James Stevens explores the main scenarios that could lead to abandoning ship, and what to do if the worst happens Climbing into a liferaft is no easy option and should only ever be an absolute last resort. Credit: Graham Snook/YM Having to abandon ship into a liferaft is the biggest decision a skipper has to make. Current thinking about this was greatly influenc...

A grandmother rescued from a sinking yacht during a hurricane when she was just 11 years old has thanked the RNLI for the 65 Christmases she has enjoyed since. Nicki Constant was with her parents and family friends aboard a 40ft boat in July 1956 when they were caught up in gales that were lashing southern England, gusting at up to 90 miles an hour. She and others sheltered below deck and prayed for their survival as the yacht was tossed and battered by violent seas during the force 12 hurrican...