WHEN local MP Greg Barker joined Bexhill Health Walkers for a New Year stroll and posted comments on Twitter, little did he know that it would lead to a meeting with former Manchester United and England star Gary Neville, writes Lynda Turner.

A TEENAGER who stole legal documents and Disney stationery worth almost £300 was off his head on valium, a court heard.

ONE of Bexhill’s longest established businesses, Hampton’s, the menswear shop in St Leonard’s Road, has put up signs to announce a closing down sale.

LAST week’s Nostalgia Spot line-up sparked a response from the chairman of Bexhill Cricket Club.

THE Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that government plans to cut subsidies for domestic solar panels overstepped the mark.

A BEXHILL woman is accused of ill-treating vulnerable adults.

TIME for prayer before certain meetings of Rother District Council will still be set aside, allowing councillors and members of the public to choose if they wish to attend.

A BEXHILL couple learned of a daughter’s battle with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when she appeared on television talking about her revolutionary treatment.

A GROUP of youngsters from Beulah Baptist Church will be setting off for India to work in several projects in the city of Kolkata.

PICTURED at the launch of Bexhill’s Senior Person of the Year Award, is MP Greg Barker with Liz Young, general manager of Ashridge Court and Barry Lambert, director of Canford Healthcare Group.

A BEXHILL man fighting breast cancer is urging other men to be aware that they can develop the illness just like women.

A COURT case against the leader of Rother District Council has been dropped due to insufficient evidence.

A WOMAN was punched and kicked during a robbery in Bexhill.

BEXHILL Against Landfill and Incineration (BALI) pledged to keep its eye on the ball at its recent annual general meeting.

PLANS to expand Sidley Primary School have moved another step foward.

POLICE aim to counter a spate of cycle thefts from streets, sheds and gardens in Bexhill by carrying out spot checks and holding action days to detect and deter such crimes.

MEMBERS of Young BLODS, the Bexhill Local Operatic and Dramatic Society, are hard at work learning lines and lyrics for their spring production, Dazzle.

THE roof of the town hall in Bexhill is leaking in places and urgently needs repair.

Where were you on the day Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne?

STREET pastor operations in Bexhill are to be launched at a special meeting at St John’s Church, London Road, on Thursday February 16, starting at 7pm.