- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- 'Anxious' teacher 'set self alight'
- 'Crush racism' in football: PM
Bexhill News
Tweet prompts MP and ex-England star to meet
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.
Teenager stole legal stationery
A TEENAGER who stole legal documents and Disney stationery worth almost £300 was off his head on valium, a court heard.
Long-established shop to close down
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.
Ruling on solar panel tariffs upheld - but too late for housing group
THE Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that government plans to cut subsidies for domestic solar panels overstepped the mark.
Nostalgia spot
LAST week’s Nostalgia Spot line-up sparked a response from the chairman of Bexhill Cricket Club.
Council prayers ‘optional’ following court ruling
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.
Brave mother Natalie loses her fight with leukaemia
A BEXHILL couple learned of a daughter’s battle with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when she appeared on television talking about her revolutionary treatment.
Raising cash for India aid trip
A GROUP of youngsters from Beulah Baptist Church will be setting off for India to work in several projects in the city of Kolkata.
We’re looking for Bexhill’s senior person of the year
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.
Bexhill man’s battle with breast cancer
A BEXHILL man fighting breast cancer is urging other men to be aware that they can develop the illness just like women.
Council leader’s MOT court case dropped
A COURT case against the leader of Rother District Council has been dropped due to insufficient evidence.
BALI promises to keep its eye on waste and landfill issues
BEXHILL Against Landfill and Incineration (BALI) pledged to keep its eye on the ball at its recent annual general meeting.
Is expansion on the cards for Sidley School?
PLANS to expand Sidley Primary School have moved another step foward.
Police aim to put a spoke in cycle crime
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.
Town hall roof needs overhaul
THE roof of the town hall in Bexhill is leaking in places and urgently needs repair.
Young BLODS get ready to dazzle
MEMBERS of Young BLODS, the Bexhill Local Operatic and Dramatic Society, are hard at work learning lines and lyrics for their spring production, Dazzle.
Share your diamond memories with us
Where were you on the day Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne?
Street pastor scheme now ready to launch
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.
Museum volunteers honoured
MORE than 70 of the faithful folk who keep voluntarily-run Bexhill Museum going crowded its education room on Saturday.
‘Desperate’ need for homes is highlighted
ALMOST 2,000 applicants on Rother District Council’s housing list are waiting to hear if they will find a home.
Treasure trove of stamps and coins
DOZENS of stamp and coin collectors eager to have their treasures valued by one of the country’s leading auctioneers flocked to the Cooden Beach Hotel on Tuesday (February 7).
Charges for Little Common car park?
CHARGES look set to be introduced to at least one Bexhill car park in the future.
New autism unit set to create 20 jobs in May
SOME 20 jobs will be created in Bexhill thanks to specialist care provider Glen Care expanding its range of services and investing in a local hospital for young adults with autism.
Ice misery on school footpath
PARENTS at All Saints Primary School are “really fed up” with lack of response over dangerous ice on the footpath outside.
‘Still no answer’ to questions of safety
QUESTIONS surrounding the safety of the Next Wave project have not yet been answered according to retired engineer Roy Watts.
Special meeting for £5.6m Next Wave scheme
A PUBLIC meeting is to be held to look at the impact of Bexhill’s £5.6million seafront regeneration scheme on the town.
School chums remember taxi driver Anthony
JUST over £700 was raised by big-hearted schoolfriends of taxi driver Anthony Willard who died in a crash on the M25 three weeks ago.
140 TV licence dodgers
MORE than 140 people in Bexhill were caught watching television without a valid licence in 2011, the TV Licensing authority has revealed.
Boost for young musical performers
THE world of musicals met the community at Christchurch Methodist Church when members of the Young BLODS visited to entertain.
Council tax conundrum
SHOULD council tax be increased to protect vital services or should it be frozen for one year?
Eco torches for young winners
FOLLOWING the annual Universal Children’s Day event at Bexhill College, children from all local schools met to celebrate ‘green’ activities.
Cockroach infestation shut down restaurant
DISCOVERY of an infestation of cockroaches at the Basmati Indian Cuisine in Devonshire Road last month led to its immediate closure, Rother District Council has revealed.
14 weeks of art lessons are already fulfilling
PROUDLY displaying their work this week were the students of Seasons art class in St Martha’s church hall.
Appeal for help to beat the scammers
RESIDENTS and businesses in Bexhill are once again being asked to hand in scam mail to their local library.
Auction stations for land sale
ALMOST 28 acres of agricultural land at Barnhorn Road, Bexhill, is set to go under the gavel of television’s Homes Under the Hammer auctioneer James Emson.
Teenage girl ‘kicked on floor of packed train’
A YOUNG woman was viciously assaulted in front of her girlfriend on a packed train after receiving a volley of homophobic abuse, a court heard.
Future of Bexhill High is under the spotlight
THE process to determine if Bexhill High School will become an academy got underway this week.
Chance for councillors to question Next Wave
SOME might be resistant to change, but Bexhill is now at the conclusion of its Next Wave journey with a refreshed and rejuvenated seafront.
What have we ear?
A BEXHILL hairdresser had the surprise of her life when doctors discovered a small plastic bead embedded in her ear that’s possibly been there for over forty years.
Action group starts up to oppose development
OPPONENTS of the proposed 275-home Barnhorn Green development in Little Common have formed an action group.
Science minister backs Chichester firm’s potential billion pound breakthrough
Newly-appointed apprentices at Chichester’s Deltex Medical greeted government minister Dave Willetts as he inspected the firm’s fluid-management device which has billion-pound global export potential.
Bexhill plans in pipeline
THE following planning applications have been received by Rother District Council:
The ‘Murf’ moved for environmentalists
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.
Eleven new buses for Bexhill route
PASSENGERS travelling on the 99 bus route through Bexhill are to benefit from a £1.6million investment in the fleet.
Pickpockets are at large in town centre
DIPPERS - pickpockets and those who steal from bags - appear to be doing the rounds in Bexhill at the moment.
High school takes another forward step
BEXHILL High School is one step closer to becoming an academy.
Tragic memory leads to lifeboat support
THIRTY years ago Martin Adams, then aged 11, suffered the loss of his older brother Simon after he was swept out to sea and drowned during a severe gale.
‘Robbery scam’ pair’s sentences are halved at High Court appeal
TWO men who helped their disgruntled friend stage a “sham” robbery at the shop where he worked have had their jail terms halved on appeal.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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