Large group causes mayhem in Hastings Old Town on bank holiday Monday.

It happened during the day in the Rock-a-Nore Road and Stade area when the area was packed with visitors and local people enjoying the sunshine.

A woman who works as a waitress in a Rock-a-Nore Road cafe, said: “It really kicked off down here. They had obviously been drinking and were out of control. They stole around £40 of ice-cream from the ice cream shop on the Stade. They were even stealing food from the plates of people who were eating meals outside. When I tried to intervene, they threw a drink over me and even tried to steal my young daughter’s scooter. one man who challenged them was punched.

"We called the police and they eventually came and dealt with them. It was a really nasty experience.”

A Sussex Police spokesperson said: “Police received a report of a group causing a nuisance at a restaurant at Rock-a-Nore Road in Hastings at about 2.45pm on Monday, May 29.

“There was a further report of a disturbance in the same area reported at 4.45pm. Police attended but the group had left the area.”

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