Controversy over the proposal to open a state boarding school for inner-city teenagers in the heart of the West Sussex countryside appears to have reached fever pitch.So much so that elements of the controversy have a distinct feeling of Carry On films about them.
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Reverting to type
Sunday 08 November 1998
Computers may have seen the demise of the hot-metal press, but one woman and her remarkable archive are keeping traditional printing values alive, reports Thomas Figg
BritArt's next big thing
Sunday 08 November 1998
After the Young British Artists, it's time for New Neurotic Realism. Charles Darwent reports is taken to their leader
The Temp: Zere is an invective
Wednesday 04 November 1998
Week four of our temp's first foray into selling ad space:
People and Business: Greenpeace lends logo to eco-friendly fridge
Thursday 22 October 1998
ICELAND, the UK's leading frozen food retailer, has teamed up with Greenpeace to produce a range of ozone-layer-friendly fridges and freezers.
People and Business: Eco-chill with Iceland
Thursday 22 October 1998
ICELAND, the UK's leading frozen food retailer, has teamed up with Greenpeace to produce a range of ozone-layer-friendly fridges and freezers.
One writer in search of a stage
Wednesday 19 August 1998
So you want to write a play and get it performed? Follow your instincts and read on. By Beverley d'Silva
Property: Penny Jackson column
Saturday 20 June 1998
What is felt in London today will affect others
Obituary: Josephine Hutchinson
Saturday 13 June 1998
`It's quite natural for actors to fall in love with the people they work with,' she said
Review: Hate the act but love the play
Friday 05 June 1998
Never the Sinner John Houseman Theatre New York
Property: A smart move in London
Saturday 09 May 1998
There are few addresses in the world with the kudos of Eaton Square, SW1. In a survey last year, leading London estate agents voted it the top location for houses and flats. In the smartest square in the smartest part of London many of the owners are too grand to even want their presence mentioned, and they don't move that often.
The face is familiar...
Friday 01 May 1998
Will Patton. The blond hood in Desperately Seeking Susan; leather- clad sadist in After Hours; his talents were wasted as bearded bad guy in The Postman.
Football: Van Hooijdonk makes the difference as Forest extend lead
Monday 06 April 1998
Nottingham Forest 2 Ipswich Town 1
Football: Royle era starts with classic City flop
Thursday 19 February 1998
Manchester City 1 Ipswich Town 2
- 1 'He was lucky he didn't die' - George Michael fell out of speeding car onto M1 motorway, according to eye witness
- 2 Austerity has hardened the nation's heart
- 3 Gay couple beaten in park urge MPs to moderate language on gay marriage
- 4 Why Arsène Wenger must spend to put icing on the cake and buy likes of Stevan Jovetic for Arsenal
- 5 'It was just like the movie Twister': Man survives Oklahoma tornado by taking refuge in horse stall
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