Recently added articles from Bexhill Observer (Bexhill, England):
Family celebrates triple achievement - thanks to friends.
Aug 01, 2008 ... IN a unique occasion, part celebration part expression of gratitude, parishioners and friends gathered in St Peter's Community Centre. They were celebrating triple success. The Rev Olivia Werrett, a curate, has gained a 2.1 degree in Religious Education Studies from ...
Shake-up at Irvine Unit follows complaint investigation.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MANAGEMENT at Bexhill Hospital's Irvine Unit is being tightened following a panel's findings into a complaint about patient care. Hastings and Rother Primary Care Trust received a report on Wednesday on the situation setting out in detail the action now being taken. ...
Consultation needed over [pounds sterling]5.1m seafront plan says scrutiny committee.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THEY don't like elements like the stainless steel shelters but Rother's services committee will be asking cabinet to raid the reserves for [pounds sterling]3.5m for the seafront scheme. Monday afternoon's Town Hall cabinet meeting will additionally be asked that a public ...
Hip replacement op... home the same day.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Running after a three-year-old is exhausting. For mum Nicola Godfey, it was also painful. But that's all changed since she had a pioneering hip operation last month. The 37-year-old is thought to be the first patient in the country to have a hip ...
Tough going, but High School is making progress - Ofsted.
Aug 01, 2008 ... BEXHILL High School has been graded Satisfactory in its latest Ofsted report. Ofsted inspector Patricia Metham and four additional inspectors were in the school for two days in June. They say standards of achievement are proving "hard to move upwards" but there are ...
We're here to help.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE "repugnant" concept of visitors seeking information about Bexhill having do so through Battle's Tourist Information Centre has come under criticism. Bexhill Town Forum chairman Ken Hutchinson was loudly cheered when he made the comment when declaring open Bexhill's ...
GALLERY: Party in the Polegrove launches a fun weekend.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE town basked in glorious sunshine as thousands turned out to watch the Bexhill Carnival procession on Saturday. All along the route from Sidley to the seafront, families lined the streets to take in the spectacle. Police temporarily blocked some roads to let the ...
Bexhill man discovers 'dead' sister alive.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MANY family circles have interesting stories to tell, but few hold a story as intricate and intriguing as that of John Rice and his sister Sheila Cassleton, who met for the first time last year - fifty seven years after John had been told that she was dead. John, who now lives ...
Hoax call delays response to old people's flats fire.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A HOAX call by children cost firefighters an estimated five minutes in responding to a genuine call to old people's flats. Bexhill's full-time fire crew had turned out to an abandoned call which had claimed there was a fire in Old Town when the genuine call was received. ...
Russell's Garage closes after 112 years trading.
Aug 01, 2008 ... ONE hundred and twelve years trading in the town came to an end at 5.22pm yesterday. Security fencing went up around Russell's Garage in London Road as the sale of the Russell's group - which also has a branch in Eastbourne - came into effect. New Renault models had ...
Sportsman's sports bear the pain for St Michael's.
Aug 02, 2008 ... THE table set up in front of the fireplace bore an unnerving resemblance to an operating table. Soon the "ooches" and "aahs" emanating from the Sin Bin back room at The Sportsman in Sackville Road gave way to even louder expressions of pain as the action on Friday evening moved ...
How Bexhill's Mermaid saw off a Continental wind.
Aug 02, 2008 ... A FAVOURITE salty siren has returned to De La Warr Parade after an absence. A ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday evening, by Carnival Queen Tessa Carrick and her Court symbolised a name-change which many patrons had thought inevitable. The bar and functions suite ...
Rodders defy the weather to produce stunning show.
Aug 03, 2008 ... MORE damp, damp, damp than wet, wet, wet, the weekend weather could not take the shine off 1066 Cruisers' Hot Rod and Custom Car Club event. Though the drizzle made a mockery of the Mid-Summer Picnic title, the show weekend was bigger and better than ever. Club ...
Hooe concours d'elegance - triumph of perseverance.
Aug 03, 2008 ... VISITORS admiring row upon row of gleaming cars at events like Hooe's Old Motor Club concours de elegance seldom know the full story. Years, sometimes decades, of work have often gone into turning a basket-case into a showpiece. Despite a dull day with drizzle, the ...
Irvine Unit - another horror story.
Aug 03, 2008 ... ANOTHER member of the public has spoken about shocking standards at the Irvine Unit in Bexhill Hospital. I was very interested in the Article in today's copy of the Bexhill Observer regarding the Irvine Unit. I was one of those who suffered from the poor standards there in ...
Holiday activities scheme starts with Messy Play.
Aug 04, 2008 ... MESSY Play was the name of the game for these youngsters as Rother Children's Centres launched its summer holiday ...
Wrestwood Road cleared after accident blockage.
Aug 04, 2008 ... THE A2036 Wrestwood Road has been cleared after the early morning crash which blocked it today at its junction with Wrestwood Close. ...
Success for Bexhill College students.
Aug 04, 2008 ... International Baccalaureate students at Bexhill College are celebrating outstanding results in their exams. This was the first cohort of the IB for the College and the students worked hard to achieve top grades in a number of different subjects. The students have to ...
High fuel cost worry for Raynaud's sufferers.
Aug 04, 2008 ... The 35% rise in fuel costs recently announced by British Gas is a major concern for the elderly and vulnerable this winter. Keeping warm is a particular priority for the 10 million in the UK who suffer Raynaud's Disease, a condition in which blood is prevented from reaching the ...
Parent concern for youngsters.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Nearly half of parents (46%) contacting YoungMinds Parents Information Service for advice are worried about their 12-16 year olds. Meanwhile almost a third (31%) called the helpline about a serious mental health problem, with suicidal thoughts and attempts causing greatest ...
