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Jo Chipchase is a professional writer who divides her time between East Sussex and Spain these days, after first moving to Brighton in 1997. She’s a mother of two lively little boys, enjoys acerbic humour and likes to have ‘fun’.
Posted at 5:48pm Monday 19th April 2010
How to fat fight obese Britain the simple way
Britain has a continuing obesity problem which is putting the NHS under strain. Jo Chipchase suggests a simple set of techniques for cutting the carbs and fighting the flab.
Posted at 4:03pm Friday 19th March 2010
Do we really have to pull the plug on Saltdean Lido?
Furor rages over the redevelopment plans for Saltdean Lido. While both sides - owner and action group - have some valid points, surely we don't want another 'city living by the sea' housing development replacing the Grade II listed lido.
Posted at 5:32pm Tuesday 9th March 2010
Down at the real FarmVille
Why sit at your personal computer playing FarmVille on Facebook when you can head down to the 'Real FarmVille' - Middle Farm on the A27 - instead.
Posted at 2:38pm Wednesday 24th February 2010
‘T’ is for Travel Tribulations
Cones on the road driving you 'potholey', lemming-like pedestrians under your wheels and naked body scanning at Gatwick Airport - what is a motorist/traveller in the South to do?
Posted at 2:47pm Wednesday 10th February 2010
Brighton’s parking charges may be hitting the roof... but what about the roof of my van?
Brighton's rising parking charges may be putting off shoppers, while van drivers are literally taking it on the chin. Meanwhile, those using public transport may encounter the infamous 'nutter on the bus'...
Posted at 1:19pm Friday 22nd January 2010
Most Annoying Media Obsessions of 2009
An ironic look at the biggest media hypes and obsessions of 2009, from Swine Flu and sleaze to snow.
Posted at 3:51pm Thursday 7th January 2010
There’s no business like snow business...
As the Big Freeze continues, is it engendering community spirit or are we becoming risk assessment-obsessed wimps?
Posted at 5:36pm Tuesday 29th December 2009
New Year's Freeze?
More inclement weather is forecast for this week. Will New Year's Eve turn into New Year's Freeze, with party-goers slip-sliding in their unsuitable footwear, and where is all the salt anyway?
Posted at 3:03pm Thursday 10th December 2009
A lack of passion for 80s fashion
A lot of 80s fashions are appearing on the high street. Jo Chipchase isn't convinced that they were great first time round, nor that they have especially improved with 'age'...
Posted at 4:43pm Thursday 26th November 2009
How to budget for Christmas? Save yourself the bother...
Do people really need to 'budget for Christmas' - what's wrong with the concept of 'its the thought that counts' and having a festive season that falls within your means?
Posted at 4:11pm Friday 20th November 2009
How to put teens off pregnancy: why not expose them to births and screaming infants
Official attempts to curb teen pregnancies are failing: clearly, dishing out advice and condoms isn't doing the trick. Jo Chipchase suggests a new approach of exposing teens to painful births and screaming infants to put them off pregnancy.
Posted at 6:58pm Tuesday 10th November 2009
Brown is in firing line over Afghanistan but misspelled letter fuss did tabloids no favours
An outcry is currently raging over the payment of bonuses to MoD personnel at a time when more equipment is needed for squaddies in Afganistan. Meanwhile, Gordon Brown has only just escaped the firing line over his misspelled letter of condolence to the mother of deceased guardsman, Jamie James. However, from a PR point of view, in the case of "misspelled lettergate", the tabloids shot themselves in the foot, while the PM gained Brownie points.
Posted at 2:32pm Wednesday 21st October 2009
Crossing Jordan: I won’t be slinging mud
The newspaper reading public is constantly cussing Jordan but are other women simply jealous of self-made successes and keen to shoot down convenient targets?
Posted at 3:52pm Thursday 15th October 2009
Naked human X-rays in airports: do we really want this technology to take off?
Manchester Airport has recently installed a human X-ray machine as an alternative to body frisking when passengers reach security. However, is this a harmless technology to speed up the process and avoid queues or is it an example of 'Big Brother' taking over in Britain?
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