YOUNG people had the chance to broaden their horizons at Bexhill Museum with a special workshop which introduced them to world art and music.

A BEXHILL hair and beauty salon is celebrating after winning an award at Sussex Coast College during National Apprenticeship week (February 6-10).

EAST Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust’s Healthy Weight Team will be at Bexhill Leisure Centre on February 27 to offer advice and guidance on alcohol consumption and maintaining a healthy weight.

TODAY we launch an appeal to get Bexhill in the Diamond Jubilee spirit with the aim of seeing 25 street parties in the town.

MEMBERS of Bexhill Horticultural Society recently presented £1,183.60 to the Bexhill Hospital League of Friends following successful fund-raising efforts throughout 2011.

A BEXHILL senior citizen is planning an extra special 90th birthday party this year thanks to winning £1,000 in the Sussex Air Ambulance’s lottery.

MEMBERS of the Bexhill Light Operatic and Dramatic Society, the BLODS, turned out en masse to audition for its forthcoming production, Aida, last weekend.

MONDAY February 20 has been set as the deadline for community groups wishing to take part in the month-long Bexhill Festival of Music 2012.

TOWN centre traders were out early on Sunday doing their bit to make it easier for people to get around in the cold snap.

NEW freedoms and flexibilities for local communities were discussed at a “localism workshop” this week.

IN what he believes is a “first” for Bexhill, local councillor and music enthusiast Tony Mansi is planning to stage two performances of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, Trial By Jury, in the council chamber at Bexhill Town Hall.

AMAZING facts and adventurous fiction, new titles and old favourites - who doesn’t love reading books?

VISITORS to Bexhill Museum this year will be spoilt for choice when it comes to the range of exhibitions planned there.

RESIDENTS who vote in elections by post or proxy are being asked by Rother District Council to renew their signatures.

A “FANTASTIC” jumble sale held by 1st Ninfield Scout group on Saturday raised more than £1,000.

WASTE amd recycling group members from Bexhill Environmental Group (BEG) visited Veolia’s £6.5 million Materials Recovery Facility in Hollingdean, Brighton, to see for themselves how 60,000 tonnes of East Sussex waste is sorted and recycled every year.

BEXHILL residents are being urged to make a splash and raise money for charity by signing up for the World’s Biggest Swim.

NEXT month sees a moving event for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community of Rother and Hastings.

THE LIFE-SAVING charity Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance, is hoping the launch of its lottery scratchcards will really take off and raise much-needed funds.

FOUR HUNDRED people turned out for an afternoon of astronomy for all ages and abilities, hosted last week by East Sussex Astronomical Society (ESAS).