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Our main story this week is the Hastings and the Rother district ‘teetering towards Tier 3’ Covid-19 restrictions following a sharp rise in infections, according to Hastings and Rye MP, Sally-Ann Hart.

She said there is ‘real anxiety’ the area will see a prolonged period of high infection rates as seen in north Kent.

The full story is in today’s Observer, along with a separate story featuring a plea from the county council’s director of public health for people living in Hastings and Rother to reconsider their Christmas gatherings amid the rising infection rates.

A tribute has also been paid this week to the last surviving member of a family firm credited with having been responsible for around a quarter of the post-war development of Bexhill.

The full story is in today’s Observer.

A man who repeatedly stole from shops in Bexhill has been banned from them for three years. The full story is in today’s paper.

Pubs in the area are also counting the cost of ongoing Covid-19 restrictions anh have given their views on the new Tier 2 restrictions in a special double-page feature in today’s Observer.

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.

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