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Today, we highlight the dismay shown after the county council decided to drop plans to widen pavements in parts of Bexhill town’s centre.

Plans to convert a former Bexhill pub into an apartment and office building have also been given the gree light. Read all about it on page 5 of today’s Observer.

A Bexhill seafront shelter has also been renovated and dedicated to the town’s key workers.

Read all about proposals for a travellers’ site near Battle being turned down by Rother planners in today’s Observer.

The full list of cases in our court round-up is featured on page 10.

Our extensive coverage of A-level results also features in today’s Observer on pages 14 and 15, with many students celebrating top grades, despite the controversial algorithm and subsequent Government U-turn.

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