Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a body was found on the beach at St Leonards. Officers were called at 7.40am on Thursday (5 April) after a walker reported finding the body of a man in Bridge Way. The unidentified man has an injury to his neck. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the cause … Continue reading Murder Investigation – Body Found at St Leonards
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St Leonards-on-Sea runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Readers can move between “The Calamitous Storm of 1891”, “Garden Hopping Burglar Jailed”, “Violent incident in St Leonards-on-Sea”, and “Murder Investigation – Body Found at St Leonards”, seeing how the subject appeared at different moments in the magazine. Together they offer a characterful route through the magazine’s record of local life, memory and change.
Two Women Shot Dead in St Leonards
Police launch murder investigation after shooting in St Leonards Police have launched a murder investigation after a two women were shot dead in a house in St Leonards. Officers responded immediately to a report of a shooting at 7.43pm in Bexhill Road on Friday (16 March). Firearms officers were able to lead two other women … Continue reading Two Women Shot Dead in St Leonards
£1,000 Reward for information leading to the arrest of this wanted man
Price on head of wanted East Sussex man is now in four figures A reward for information leading to the arrest of wanted man Kesley Searle has been doubled to £1,000. Set at £500 early last month (February), the reward has been increased in a determined effort to trace Searle. The 24-year-old, from St Leonards-on-Sea, … Continue reading £1,000 Reward for information leading to the arrest of this wanted man
Violent incident in St Leonards-on-Sea
Witnesses sought as police investigate violent incident in St Leonards-on-Sea Six people, all known to each other, were arrested on suspicion of affray following a violent incident in St Paul’s Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, in which two men, aged 18 and 26, sustained knife wounds. The incident, reported to police at around 7.40pm on Sunday (22 … Continue reading Violent incident in St Leonards-on-Sea
Road Closed at East Guldeford for Seven Hours
Police seek witnesses to crash involving a van and a lorry on the A259 near Rye The A259 road on the Kent-Sussex border at East Guldeford, near Rye, was closed in both directions for almost seven hours on Wednesday (26 October). It followed a crash involving a van and a lorry. Traffic diversions were set … Continue reading Road Closed at East Guldeford for Seven Hours
Garden Hopping Burglar Jailed
Justice Done A burglar who ran off through people’s gardens after being challenged by police officers has been jailed for burglary.
Driver jailed for death of cyclist in St Leonards collision
Driver jailed for death of cyclist in St Leonards collision 05 May, 2016 16:06 News Justice Done A driver who collided with a pedal cyclist in St Leonards-on-Sea, knocking him nearly 50 metres, has been jailed. Luke Headech, 25, of Wickham Avenue, Bexhill, was driving along the A259
Stephan Bryant Charged with Kidnap and Assault
Man remanded in custody for kidnap and assault 29 March 2016 Police have charged Stephen Bryant, 39, of The Mount, St Leonards-on-Sea, with kidnap and causing grievous bodily harm with intent, following an incident in June 2015 in which a Hastings man in his 30s sustained serious injuries to his
The Calamitous Storm of 1891
SHIPS IN TROUBLE IN RYE BAY AND OFF HASTINGS On 11th November 1891 a powerful storm raged along the Kent / Sussex coast, wreaking havoc on Hythe, Rye and Hastings.
Extracts from Snapshots of Childhood
By John G Langley Keen train-lover John remembers coming on holiday to St Leonards-on-Sea as a child. He and his family moved down to Hastings when he was seven.