Hilary Gavin, Journalist & Writer

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Lal Bar: once an Indian restaurant on the corner of Hillfield Road and High Street, Selsey, where Sir Patrick Moore allegedly ate a Tandoori curry when a tornado struck the seaside town in January 1998

Isn’t it time to change? My weekly news round-up is challenging you to ask whether the “law is an ass!”

March 23, 2026

By HILARY GAVIN I’M A day late posting my weekly Facebook news round-up, but with good reason because I was rather busy yesterday afternoon tending my back garden. Of course, I could have spent the morning sowing my cabbage patch and repotting my brussel sprouts, but I decided to attend two Sunday church services instead…
Lal Bar: once an Indian restaurant on the corner of Hillfield Road and High Street, Selsey, where Sir Patrick Moore allegedly ate a Tandoori curry when a tornado struck the seaside town in January 1998

Hunston parish councillors discuss flooding and crackdown on drugs at March meeting

March 17, 2026

By HILARY GAVIN HUNSTON parish councillors met for their March meeting in the Annexe of our village hall in West Sussex yesterday on Monday, March 16th 2026 when they welcomed newly co-opted Cllr Jani into their fold. This was the last meeting of the parish council in the fiscal year 2025/26 and the councillors discussed…

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Lal Bar: once an Indian restaurant on the corner of Hillfield Road and High Street, Selsey, where Sir Patrick Moore allegedly ate a Tandoori curry when a tornado struck the seaside town in January 1998

My news in brief: A round-up of last week’s FB commentary

March 16, 2026

By HILARY GAVIN IT’S MONDAY morning and I’m posting a very quick round-up of my Facebook commentary and shared news. To be honest, I have to admit that I more or less retreated at home over the past week because I couldn’t seem to shake off a nasty cold. Saying that, I did venture out…

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