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Profile: Sally Churchward

Senior Feature Writer

Environmental Journalist of the Year, 2009, winner.

Feature writer of the Year 2010, nominee

Latest articles from Sally Churchward

Drivers with poor eyesight are knowingly getting behind the wheel

ALMOST half (44 per cent) of optometrists in the UK have seen a…

Former businesswoman launches tarot cards to help everyone develop their psychic side

A FORMER businesswoman from Hampshire has turned her back on her…

Girl on a Train author in best selling mix-up has published her latest thriller

WHEN Hampshire writer Alison Waines called her psychological…

Dog owners invited to take the lead in fight against meningitis

HAMPSHIRE dog owners are being called upon to taking the lead to…

After pioneering knee surgery, dad Brett has become a champion body builder!

A HAMPSHIRE dad who couldn't walk for more than a few minutes…

Emma's embraced body positivity and loves her looks

A FEW years ago, Emma Louise Harris would never have imagined…

The power of music seen in care homes

MUSIC has the power to develop open, relaxed and positive…

Yoga event raises funds for charity

PEOPLE from across Southampton and beyond came together in a special…

Taking on a taboo at Dead Good Days

DEATH is something we will all be affected by, but something we…

A stroke caused him to crash his car and left him unable to speak –but now Harold is helping others

A STROKE caused him to crash his car and left him unable to…

Horror photoshoot accident left Southampton schoolgirl with horrific burns

A SOUTHAMPTON schoolgirl was left with horrific burns after a…

Strictly star Darcey's dance creation coming to the New Forest

THREE dance instructors are bringing Strictly Come Dancing judge…

Mum Emily opens up about the crippling anxiety she suffered after her son's birth

EMILY Main wasn't prepared for the anxiety that took over her life…

Breast cancer doesn't only affect women, as a Hampshire man discovered

Breast cancer is generally seen as a women's disease, but while the…

During National Adoption Week, adopters are being encouraged to consider siblings

During National Adoption Week (15 to 21 October ), Hampshire…

Toilet selfie mum gives accessible toilet at Mayflower Theatre its first flush

A HAMPSHIRE mum who hit headlines with her ‘toilet selfies’…

VIDEO: Southampton abuse survivor calls on teachers to look out for warning signs

WHEN she was 13 years old, Andrea (not her real name) suffered…

How sleep deprivation pushed this couple's marriage to the brink

A DOCTOR whose marriage was tested to the limit because of sleep…

'Empty nesters' encouraged to consider fostering

AMID an ongoing shortage of foster homes for children and young…

How powerful are women?

WOMEN and gender differences have featured heavily in the media over…

Controversial Southampton writer puts the media under the spotlight

A SOUTHAMPTON author and one half of the team behind a popular and…

The former undercover journalist who wants to champion Southampton

She has gone from going undercover to report on criminal gangs to…

Free emotional first aid for dads course coming to Southampton

FATHERS and grandfathers are being invited to take some time to…

REVIEW: Guess How Much I Love You – Theatre Royal Winchester

THIS stage show is a sweet adaptation of the much-loved…

Does the end of summer get you down? You could have seasonal affective disorder

Many of us don't feel thrilled by the prospect of autumn looming…

Retirement is not on the cards for these budding entrepreneurs, aged 65 and 78!

Big Interview

Meet the local volunteers keen to reverse the downward trend

GOVERNMENT statistics show that the number of people volunteering in…

How Lyme disease has blighted my life after a walk in the New Forest

Dave Townsend was just 23 when he was bitten by a tick on a day…

Instagram followers and frozen fish - life as an alternative model

FROM being given made-to-measure latex clothes by one of her…

All set for school - 'miracle' IVF baby I was told I wouldn't have

WHILE most parents will look at their four-year-olds starting school…

Winchester author Susmita Bhattacharya set to launch new book

SETTING her first novel in the Mumbai riots and the blasts that…

Southampton music star Greg and Echo columnist Stacey tie the knot

SOUTHAMPTON pop star, artist and poet Greg Gilbert tied the knot…

From toilet floors to Trident, meet three local activists who are campaigning for the things they believe in.

Last month saw some of the biggest demonstrations in recent…

Jordan had a car lifted off him - now he's fundraising for those who helped save his life

THREE years ago, everything changed for Jordan Glasspool in a…

Kat and her family only fill half a wheelie bin a month - and here is how she does it...

KAT Goodwin and her family haven't quite achieved their zero…

Hampshire couple's round the world adventures on land and sea

Bronwen and John Vearncombe had always wanted to travel, but with…

Entering Miss Swimsuit UK competition helped me beat depression

FOR a long time, Lucy Dean didn't recognise that she was…

Meditation and mindfulness saved me from crippling anxiety

Having been born in Zimbabwe and grown up in Johannesburg, Carolyne…

'I was diagnosed with Asperger's as an adult - and it was a huge relief'

WHEN a friend suggested that Kristianne Drake took a test for…

From a Rwandan orphanage to running a marathon for the First Lady's charity

LOUISE Goux-Wirth had fantasised about going back to Rwanda all her…

Fancy a swim in the sea? How about in winter? Welcome to the world of wild swimming.

MOST of us enjoy a dip in the sea at the height of summer, whether…

Photography graduate Katie Pycroft on her career driving an articulated lorry

WHEN Katie Pycroft proudly collected her graduation certificate…

'He was a charmer' - woman opens up after years of abuse

LOOKING back, Sarah* still doesn't fully understand why she spent…

Winchester widow speaks at All-Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Tumours

A grieving widow who lost her husband to a brain tumour has told a…

Children's charity fun run coming to Southampton's Riverside Park

FAMILIES in Southampton are being invited to don their trainers,…

Battling cancer left Mandy on the breadline, but she's turned her life around.

SEEING personal trainer Mandy Bezant proudly showing off her toned…

Help for those experiencing post traumatic stress disorder following childbirth

AS anyone who has ever given birth, been at a birth or watched 30…

Meet the pensioner devoted to making Shirley and Freemantle a better place to live

EVERY day, Tony Weafer is at his desk by 9am at the latest.

Hearing loss devastated Michael Forester, but a hearing dog helped turn his life around

WHEN Michael Forester began to lose his hearing at the age of 30,…

Walking into new friendships with Southampton group

FROM finding a new social group to changing jobs, some of the…