Friday 26th July 2024

Sussex Alerts - Eastbourne Police

Free boxing for 11-17 year olds

Free pop-up boxing sessions for 11-17 year olds this Summer.

Every Monday in the summer holidays (starting 29th July) at Eastbourne Skatepark, Prince William Parade, WBC Cares in partnership with Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership (SVRP) are running free pop-up boxing sessions through the Summer holidays.

Sessions run from 1:00pm – 4:00pm; stay for as long as you want!

Funded by SVRP and Youth Endowment Fund.

Male jailed for drug offences

A man has been jailed for drug offences following a stop-search in Eastbourne.

Police were patrolling Trinity Trees on 8 June at around 3pm, when they saw a man pass on drugs to a group of people on two different occasions.

He was intercepted by police at around 5pm.

Following a stop-search, drugs, money, and a large knife was found. He was arrested and was later identified.

He has now been put behind bars.

For more on his sentence, click here.

Eastbourne's Night Safety Marshals reflect on first seven months

At the beginning of this year, a new team launched in Eastbourne working alongside police and partners to help keep people safe at night.

Come rain or shine, since their launch the Night Safety Marshals have already supported over 135 vulnerable women and over 60 vulnerable men - helping to reunite them with friends and family, contact the police or assist them in getting home safely, as well as responding to and helping with around 30 medical incidents.

The team have also highlighted and resolved more than 30 incidents of public disorder, helping to lower the levels of crime linked to the night-time economy in the town centre over the weekend.

The team launched in January of 2024 with the aim of providing an additional visible presence in the town and to help in the early identification and dispersal of emerging risks.

From 8pm to 4am on Friday and Saturday nights, the marshals patrol areas of Eastbourne town centre, visiting night-time venues, and supporting members of the community while they are out in the town.

Teams will also provide support to police and key partners such as Street Pastors, Security Industry Authority (SIA) door staff at licensed premises, and members of the Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP).

From their first introduction in Brighton and Hove, teams of Night Safety Marshals can now be found across Sussex; extra eyes and ears helping to keep the communities of our county safe.

Inspector Sarah Taylor, from the Eastbourne’s Neighbourhood Policing Team, said:

"We continue to extend our thanks the team of Night Safety Marshals for their support in helping to protect our community from violence and crime, particularly during the night-time economy and over the weekends.

"Everybody has the right to enjoy a night out and Eastbourne is, and will continue to be, a safe place to do this.

"We already have a range of measures in place to support this work, including dedicated cars, targeted patrols, and close partnership working with licensed premises to promote other safety schemes in the town. 

"The Night Safety Marshals have been a very welcome addition to our town centre in the last seven months and will further support our work to protect vulnerable people and catch offenders as we head into the summer.”

"If you or someone you know is a victim of crime or need assistance on a night out, speak to a police officer, bar staff, Night Safety Marshal, or call 999 in an emergency."

Contact us

For non-emergency incidents or crime prevention advice, click www.sussex.police.uk,  (If you report a crime online, we will assess it in the same way as a 101 call).

Call 101 when you don’t require an urgent response. 

In an emergency when life is threatened or there is immediate danger always call 999.

If you are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us using TypeTalk on 18000 or by sending a text to 65999.