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In this week’s edition, we report on how residents at a Bexhill apartment block say they are ‘living in fear’ after cladding was found to be a fire risk in a safety report.

Many are facing huge increases in insurance bills and say they are unable to sell their flats.

Police are also continuing with their investigation after a woman was found dead at a house in Sidley last weekend with what police say were gunshot wounds.

The full story is in today’s Observer.

In other news in this week’s edition, a man has been jailed for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a young teenage girl after following her in Bexhill.

The next stage of the vaccine roll-out is also about to begin and today’s Observer covers the full story, along with latest vaccination figures and Covid case numbers for 1066 Country.

There has been a huge rise in stalking cases in Sussex, according to latest figures.

Our two-page feature this week tells the story of one victim and what Sussex Police is doing to pledge more support for victims.

* Got a story? Ring reporters Richard Gladstone on 07803 505794 or Stephen Wynn-Davies on 07393 754494.

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