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This week, Hastings and Rye MP Sally-Ann Hart has called on the Government to introduce free hospital car parking for frontline NHS staff and those working in the care sector.

The full story is in today’s paper, as she raised the issue in Parliament.

A property in St Leonards has also been shut down under a closure order following a police investigation.

You can find the full story in today’s Observer.

We also report on how residents in a housing block fear they will lose their much-loved pond, which they say has become a ‘social hub’.

Also in today’s Observer a secondary school has defended its delay in notifying parents of a Covid-19 case.

The chief constable of Sussex Police has also spoken about the recent rise in knife-related crime. Her full interview with the Observer can be found in today’s paper.

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