Author: Jim Hollands

8 Years for Manslaughter

Men from Rye given eight years for Hastings manslaughter

Report from Sussex Police.

 

When brothers Brian and Andrew Hill went out together for their usual twice monthly drinks in their home town of Hastings, they didn’t know that evening would end in tragedy. Brian would end up with severe head injuries and pass away a few days later after being attacked by two young men.

Now read about the police investigation and how we traced the two men involved and brought them to justice for their involvement in Brian’s death. Continue reading 8 Years for Manslaughter

Hastings Police Offer Reward

Police in Hastings offer reward in hunt for wanted man Joseph Nelson

Police in Hastings are offering a £500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Joseph Nelson.

Nelson, 19, unemployed, and now with a South London address, is nevertheless believed to be frequenting the Hastings area and is wanted in connection with a house burglary in the town earlier this month. Continue reading Hastings Police Offer Reward

Lorry Park Plans Defeated

 

M20 lorry park scheme dropped by government

Common sense has prevailed. The government’s ill thought out scheme to build a massive Lorry Park on the M20 near Sellindge have been dropped.

Protests Marches and local opposition have brought democracy back to the area and demonstrates that a fight against injustice can be won.  Continue reading Lorry Park Plans Defeated

Nine Burglaries in 24 Hours

UPDATED Police warning after nine burglaries in one day in East Sussex

Police are reminding residents across East Sussex to be on the alert for suspicious activity after nine house burglaries in one day in the Polegate, Westham, Bexhill areas.

The offences all happened between 8am and 6pm on Tuesday (7 November) but police warn that that the burglars might strike elsewhere.

Detectives are also appealing for information about the occupants of a car who were seen acting suspiciously near one of the burglaries.

The car was a dark coloured Audi, possibly an A4, with distinctive rear tinted windows, roof rails, alloy wheels and LED headlights. The occupants were a bald-headed man and a woman with blonde hair in a pony tail. Continue reading Nine Burglaries in 24 Hours

Mystery Rye Bridge

Rye Quiz for today.

 

Two questions about this bridge over The Strand

  1. What year was it built?
  2. What was it used for?

No prizes but you will have a long memory if you can answer these correctly.

 

 

Rye’s Own Bulletin Tuesday 7 November 2017

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Where can I get Hastings Town?

List of newsagents where Hastings Town is available

 

With so many newsagents in Hastings having closed over the past three years we are often hearing the question Where can I buy a copy of Hastings Town?

Here is a list of the Newsagents and other outlets who sell the magazine.

Sweet Selection  Robertson Street Hastings

The Paper Shop  Silchester Road St Leonards

Hollington Newsagents  143 Battle Road St, Leonards

Dhruva Newsagents Ore

Newsagents Mount Road

Beneys News Hughenden Road

Londis Norman Road St Leonards

The Bourne Newsagents

Premier Stores Bexhill Road St Leonards

The Yella Shop, Kings Road St Leonards

Wishing Tree Newsagents

Conquest Hospital Shop

Premier Stores Ore

Best One Warrior Square

Tobac  Shop  Un-named Road (off Queens Rd / Nr. Priory Meadow)

Fairlight Stores Fairlight

Jempsons Rye

Jempsons Peasmarsh

Jempsons Northiam

 

 

For those that live out of the area or cannot get to a newsagents, there is a postal subscription Service one year at £36 (Email  [email protected] for details or order direct from the ryesown.co.uk website via paypal.

Hastings Town Bulletin  Monday 6 November 2017

 

 

 

Rye Man Hurt in Motor Cycle Accident

Witness appeal after car and motorcycle collide near Bodiam

 

Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision on the B2244 Junction Road between Sedlescombe and Hawkhurst, some 400 metres south of its junction with Bodiam Road, which occurred on Friday 20 October and involved a car and a motorcycle.
The rider of a silver Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle, a 25-year-old man from Rye, sustained a fractured wrist and severe grazing for which he was treated at the Conquest Hospital, St Leonards-on-Sea. The driver of the silver BMW 3-series car involved, a 20-year-old man from Tonbridge, Kent, was unhurt.
The collision occurred at around 2.15pm. Anyone who saw what happened or who noticed either vehicle being driven shortly beforehand is asked to contact police online or phone 101, quoting serial 753 of 20/10.

Continue reading Rye Man Hurt in Motor Cycle Accident

Assault in Camber

Do you recognise this man connected to an assault in Camber?

Do you recognise this man thought to be connected to an attack in Camber?

A 36-year-old man from Ashford was drinking in the Camber Castle Pub on Lydd Road at around 6pm on Sunday (October 1).

Do you recognise this man?

He was repeatedly punched to the face by a man causing fractured ribs and a fractured eye socket. Continue reading Assault in Camber

£500 Reward Offered

Reward offered to find wanted Thomas Hyde from Hastings

A £500 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of 25-year-old Thomas Hyde from Hastings.

Hyde is wanted on recall to prison after failing to conform with the terms of his licence, having been released following a 42-month sentence for possession with Continue reading £500 Reward Offered