Two taken to hospital after fight near Newhaven pub

Police responded to reports of youths ‘fighting with weapons’ in Newhaven High Street yesterday (September 3).

South East Coast Ambulance Service said crews attended the White Hart pub and assessed and treated two patients before they were taken to hospital.

Glenn Stubley, landlord at the White Hart pub, told the Express that the fight started outside Poundstretcher, about 100 yards from the pub.

He said a man and a pregnant woman were involved in an altercation with a group of youths.

A pregnant woman was brought into the pub for safety, he said, before an ambulance arrived.

Mr Stubley said there has been an ongoing problem with the group of youths.