People who prefer peculiar pets

4:50pm Monday 1st December 2008

While the contestants on I'm A Celebrity... may shriek at jungle critters, Ruth Addicott meets the women who keep strange creatures out of choice.

Time for a change of career?

4:31pm Wednesday 12th November 2008

Bored at work? Ruth Addicott meets four women who quit their jobs to make a career out of shopping, sweets and strange messages from the 'other side'.

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Drastic measures

12:35pm Monday 3rd November 2008

With eating disorders on the increase, and a specialist new unit opening in Hove to cater for the demand, Ruth Addicott investigates the scale of the problem in Sussex.

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Making parents pay

12:54pm Monday 27th October 2008

With £33.5m yet to be claimed in child maintenance fees in Sussex, Ruth Addicott speaks to Legal Enforcement Officer Julie Collins about the incredible lengths some parents go to to avoid paying up.

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Breaking the mould

12:16pm Monday 20th October 2008

As a controversial exhibition featuring casts of women’s vaginas arrives in Brighton, Ruth Addicott speaks to some of the local volunteers who agreed to bare all.

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Head over heels

12:47pm Monday 13th October 2008

With this season’s heels higher than ever and the number of ankle sprains on the rise in Brighton, Ruth Addicott looks at the pros and cons of defying gravity in a pair of sky-high stilettos.

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Does my bump look big in this?

12:58pm Monday 6th October 2008

With the number of pregnant brides on the increase and a new shop opening in Sussex specialising in maternity wedding dresses...

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Why women go to the dogs

3:25pm Monday 29th September 2008

This Thursday, Coral Brighton and Hove Greyhound Stadium will host its annual ladies’ night – though it turns out going to the dogs is not such a male-dominated pastime as you may imagine.

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We all measure up to mum in the end

12:46pm Monday 22nd September 2008

Once a party girl, Gina Mckinnon has put her days of hell-raising and high-heels behind her and now fears she is morphing into her mother.

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