Pressure is continuing to build from all sides over the effectiveness of Sussex Police with Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Hastings, Peter Chowney, the latest to voice concerns. Speaking this weekend Mr Chowney said he wants greater priority given to funding officers for front line policing duties: “Front line police officers do not seem to […]
Last week veteran Hastings councillor and one-time candidate for the job of Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Godfrey Daniel said he was ‘sad’ to see the county’s police service struggling to keep people safe. He was speaking the wake of the BBC TV Inside Out programme’s report on the state of Sussex police and how a group […]
It’s more than a year since the custody suite at Hastings Police Station was closed down, there is a commitment on the part of Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne to reopen it but it’s going to be months rather than weeks before the facility becomes operational again. This week Hastings In Focus was invited […]
Godfrey Daniel was unsuccessful when he stood for election as Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Sussex, today he says he’s sad to see the county’s police service struggling to keep people safe. Mr Daniel was speaking to Hastings In Focus in the wake of the revealing BBC1 documentary Inside Out broadcast last night that highlighted […]
Sussex Police requires a ‘root and branch’ review of the service it delivers to the people of the county. That’s the view of a group of retired senior officers who say that funding cuts to Sussex Police have had a ‘devastating effect’ on its ability to fight crime. Tonight BBC1’s Inside Out South East talks to […]
“No significant concerns” have been raised with Sussex Police over the ongoing closure of the custody unit at Hastings Police station. A spokesman for the force told Hastings In Focus yesterday: “Partner agencies including solicitors have been kept updated with the progress and have raised no significant concerns.” It’s now almost eight months since the custody […]
