EMBRACING THE DARK

For Brighton artist Steve Geliot, reduced light pollution during lockdown presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to capture the beauty of the night sky

One man band

He may have spent more than 50 years in the business, but Brighton-born David Courtney is still making music

THE POWER OF PRINT

Designer and printmaker Molly Mahon lives and breathes colour and pattern. In a new book, she demonstrates how she has harnessed them in her Forest Row home

Rididng the Wave of Fashion

How has our perception of the British seaside been moulded by the preferences of our forebears? Historian Kathryn Ferry investigates

The Insider's Guide

News and happenings from around the county

Rubbish is rubbish

How former geography teacher Oliver Sterno is dedicating his retirement to making his adopted hometown a greener place

My favourite Sussex

As she releases the sequel to her best-selling novel The Ice Cream Girls, Brighton’s Dorothy Koomson shares what she loves about her home county

FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA

Rob Archibald is the new coxswain at Selsey Lifeboat Station and has been helping to save lives with the RNLI for 26 years

24 HOURS IN Hove

Mere minutes from the hectic whirl of Brighton, Hove offers quieter and more civilised beaches, green spaces, fine dining and buzzy boutiques

12 amazing art galleries

With lockdown restrictions easing, local galleries have been able to reopen to the public. Here are some of our favorites

The day the hippies came to Worthing

Local paper condemnation and a threatened council injunction couldn’t stop Worthing’s first underground rock festival

LABOUR of LOVE

Lewes artist Keith A Pettit’s latest landmark project draws on the history and landscape of East Sussex

WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS

Brighton’s music scene attracts audiences from all over the country. Now the city’s small venues and promoters are fighting to survive

ROUND OUR WAY Uckfield

Uckfield Exploring the attractive Wealden market town built around the River Uck

My favourite Sussex

Novelist Karen Swan lives on the edge of Ashdown Forest. She is a Sunday Times best-selling author who has sold over a million books

Look to the skies

Faye Bridgwater credits a Facebook group for helping inspire an award-winning drawing of one of Brighton’s natural phenomena

LIFE'S RICH TAPESTRY

For textile artist Polly Meynell and her theatre director husband, moving into their Barnham home was the culmination of a life’s dream

Lavender's blue

Although sadly it won’t be staging its usual open week this year, Lordington Lavender near Chichester is welcoming a host of other visitors attracted by the flowers – from hares who shelter among the stems to red-listed bird species

BEHIND THE CURTAIN

While we won’t get to enjoy Festival performances this year, Chichester Festival Theatre remains at the heart of our cultural community. Here we look back over some highlights of its 58-year history

10 years on...

After months of constrained freedom, we have never valued our outdoor spaces more. As we celebrate ten years of Britain’s youngest National Park, what impact has the designation made?

Do the white thing

Mark Winstanley, creative director of The White Company, cherishes his 17th century sanctuary near Lewes

LIFE IN LOCK DOWN

Brighton photographer JJ Waller has responded to the historic lockdown conditions in the UK by photographing people social distancing at home

Mother love

In this engaging portrait of family life, mother-son relationships and bereavement, Nicholas Royle captures the spirit of his mother and post-war parenting.

Out of Africa

The song of two migrant warblers transports our man to his days as a young naturalist

Sharp lines

A lifetime’s fascination with the sharp lines of geometric patterns led Arundel-based Fraser Renton to create a kaleidoscopic collection of paintings and sculptures. Simone Hellyer speaks to the artist

Overcoming the odds

With Unwanted Etchingham writer Suz Evasdaughter explores her traumatic childhood in Yorkshire, while offering up a story of hope and overcoming the odds

Under the apple tree

The priest, author and ecological thinker on his deep love for the countryside

COMIC RELIEF

Comedian Jen Brister on moving to Brighton, home-schooling and the future of comedy

GREEN SHOOTS

Great garden design will not only add value to your home, it can extend your living area into the outdoors too

An English country garden

Take inspiration from the beautiful gardens at Hoopers Farm, which Andrew and Sarah Ratcliffe have developed over many years in the lovely village of Mayfield