Tag archives for Crime
Labour MP hits out at rise in crime and anti-social behaviour in the Old Town
Local Labour MP Helena Dollimore organised a public meeting at the Stables Theatre on the 7th August to address the recent spike in incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour in…
Vendetta Ends in Lengthy Prison Sentences for Hastings Duo
By Ethan MacDonald Two Hastings locals conducted a campaign of offences between June 2021 and January 2022. Over the course of their spree, the men smashed windows, vandalised houses and…
Drug-Abusing, Homeless and Dead
On 4th January this year the Hastings and Rother coroner’s office announced that there had been three deaths of homeless people in Hastings in eight days over Christmas. MP (and…
Some Statistics – Make of them what you will
Crime On 16 May the BBC ran a report stating that although recorded crime had risen in Sussex by 16% over the past three years to March 2017 (and at…
Brothel Closed in Modern Slavery Crackdown
EMMA HARWOOD REPORTS Five women who were trafficked to Hastings “for the purpose of sexual exploitation” have been removed to safety following the closure of a brothel in Russell Street.…