Read all about it '“ appeal for Talking News volunteers

For more than 30 years, Chichester Area Talking News has made sure blind and partially-sighted people know all that is going on in the community.

Local news from each edition of the Observer is recorded onto CD or cassette tape and an hour-long programme is posted to 450 visually-impaired listeners in the Chichester, Bognor Regis, Midhurst and Petworth districts.

This means those with sight problems do not have to rely on family and friends to read to them, they know what is happening week by week and they can take a more active interest in their surroundings.

Above all it helps to restore their independence.