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Today we report on how the De La Warr Pavilion has been handed a lifeline from the Government to keep the venue open after its income took a huge hit due to lockdown.

The full story can be found in the Observer today, which outlines what the grant mean’s for the venue’s future.

A man from Bexhill who was the victim of a hate crime is also encouraging others to come forward. Read his full story in today’s paper.

A ‘one-man crimewave’ who repeatedly stole from shops and cars in Hastings and Bexhill has been banned from both town centres.

The full story can be found in today’s Observer.

And this week in the Observer, Bexhill’s star baker in the Great British Bake Off paid tribute to her disabled daughter on the show, who died aged 18.

A message from the Editor, Gary Shipton:

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news, I am asking you to please purchase a copy of our newspapers.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspapers.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis.

Stay safe, and best wishes.