
Richard Gladstone
Senior Reporter at Hastings Observer
Senior Reporter at Rye & Battle Observer
Senior Reporter at Bexhill-On-Sea Observer
Senior reporter for Hastings, Rye, Bexhill and Battle Observers. Love travelling. 40+ countries so far. Share stories at [email protected].
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sussexexpress.co.uk | Richard Gladstone
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA St Leonards man has been charged with the rape of a woman, police said. Sussex Police said on Sunday (April 13) a woman reported she had been raped the night before by a man. A police spokesperson said: “Abdulhamid Alammar, 34, of Muriel Way in St Leonards, was subsequently arrested and charged with rape and sexual assault by penetration.
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sussexexpress.co.uk | Richard Gladstone
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowPart of the A259 in East Sussex is blocked following a collision involving several vehicles this afternoon (Thursday, April 17). According to the AA’s traffic alert, the incident was first reported just before 3pm. It took place on the A259 just outside of Bexhill.
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sussexexpress.co.uk | Richard Gladstone
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThousands of people have signed petitions calling for the shops at the Colonnade in Bexhill to be saved. Traders at the listed building said they have been ordered by Rother District Council to close due to planned refurbishment of the Colonnade. An online petition was launched by Charlotte Arundell and Sonia Valentini, calling for the businesses to be saved. So far it has been signed by more than 2,000 people.
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1 week ago |
sussexexpress.co.uk | Richard Gladstone
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA Bexhill resident said he has been left ‘fuming’ after his household waste was left uncollected - all because of a USB charger. John Browning, of Peartree Lane, said he was stunned when refuse workers from contractor Biffa refused to empty his general waste bin, claiming it had been ‘contaminated’ by an electrical item.
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1 week ago |
sussexexpress.co.uk | Richard Gladstone
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowSupermarkets in Hastings and St Leonards will be operating different opening hours over the Easter holiday. Pharmacies based in some of the stores will also be running under revised times.
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Captured this pic of the rising sun in #Hastings yesterday at around 5.30am. Pic a bit grainy as I zoomed in using my phone. https://t.co/ADQGMM9KHu

Got back from Japan over a week ago. This was the train I took to Kansai Airport from Kyoto to catch the flights home. #Japan #Kyoto https://t.co/Q3f8tfWnGz

Hastings was paid a visit by @Feargal_Sharkey today, who met with @helenadollimore. #Hastings #Sussex https://t.co/p5DOBiKtuP