Elderly couple pelted with eggs

Phil Humphries and his wife had guests to stay at their College Road home over the weekend.

Mr Humphries said on Monday: "We got pelted yesterday. We were going to walk down to the promenade.

"We had just got to the top of Links Drive. Suddenly, eggs started arriving from the back of us. I was walking with my friend at the rear. My wife and my friend's wife were in front.

"They were alright but we got it. We had to go back and my trousers in the washing machine.

"A woman who was out walking her dog said 'Were you hit?'

"She said the gang ran off into Penland Wood.

"In the past two weeks there has been a lot of egg-throwing in this area.Eggs have been thrown at people in the street. They have even been throwing eggs at people working in their gardens.

"I got on to our Neighbourhood Watch and they knew all about it. I believe it is the same gang who are doing the graffiti who are doing it."

r POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was robbed of his mobile phone in the town centre during the early hours of Saturday, January 31.

The victim had been in the town centre for a night out. On his way home he was making a call on the phone when he was attacked by three youths who assaulted him and stole the phone. He suffered head injuries and received hospital treatment.

Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Jason Tuck at Bexhill CID on 0845 6070999 quoting serial 248 of January 31.