THE WEST Sussex Teachers’ Association (NUT), representing more than 4,000 teachers in the maintained and private sector in West Sussex, restated its opposition to academies in West Sussex at an executive meeting on February 4.

I RECENTLY wrote to Jeremy Hunt (Con, South West Surrey), Minister for Culture and Sport, regarding the possible closure of Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre.

The Schubert Ensemble returns to Lewes on Friday, February 24 to play piano quintets by Shostakovich and Elgar and a modern work, Nightsong by Anthony Powers.

Worthing Music and Arts Festival hold The Worthing Festival Performer of the Year finals on Friday, February 24 at The Emmanuel Centre, St Michael’s Road from 6.30pm.

THE IMAX Experience® is coming to Crawley Cineworld next month.

Interest Only remains in the Spotlight this week as Lloyds Banking Group and Leeds Building society impose restrictions on those wishing to obtain an interest only mortgage. This is following Santander’s interest only loan reduction last week and Barclays/Woolwich previous to that.

Tempers, tantrums, and treachery - and that’s only the backstage drama in Star Quality, Noel Coward’s parting shot to the tumultuous theatrical world which had been his home for so many years.

ARTS editor Phil Hewitt is now counting down to the hours to the Tokyo Marathon...

HERE we are again in the world of ANIME, this time it`s all about gods and mega beings, ASURA`S WRATH (sounds like something you get after a chilli cook off) is a new game from CAPCOM and CYBER CONNECT 2 .

FURTHER to your article in last week’s paper, as a Southwater parent, I was immensely relieved to learn that HCT/Oasis have admitted that their figures about projected pupil intake were incorrect and that there ARE sufficient places for our children at the existing secondary schools and there is no urgent need for an additional school in Southwater.

TEACHERS in West Sussex have joined the heads in Horsham in condemning the ill-conceived free school proposal for Southwater. This experimental free school will not even be required to employ qualified teachers.

Produced by the award-winning Rosemary Branch Theatre with Tennison’s Quirk, in association with Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Sense And Sensibility comes to the Mill Studio, Guildford, from Thursday, February 23 to Saturday, March 3.

John Peel’s Shed performed by John Osborne, the Old Market, Hove, Thursday, February 23.

ARE YOU green-fingered and a keen gardener and want to share your joy?

IT APPEARS that Horsham District Council is totally set on accepting the Berkeley’s development proposals in Southwater despite all the very good reasons against it.

Aussie garage-pop ‘n’ surf punk band Bleeding Knees Club embark on a UK tour this February ahead of the release of their debut album Nothing To Do, on IAMSOUND/Columbia Records on March 5.

The Hawth Crawley promises jazz from some of the best performers around this spring, with three top performances to enjoy, either as part of a Jazz Lunch or at one of the brand-new Studio Jazz sessions.

HORSHAM Performers Platform has announced the launch of their new website.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Concert Hall, Brighton Dome on Saturday, February 18 promising some of the most touching and heartrending music from Serge Rachmaninoff.  

There was a time back in the 60s - it is said - when Bognor Regis and Chichester boasted even more bands than Liverpool.