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Our main story this week is the news that Hastings is to be placed under tougher Tier 3 restrictions amid rising Covid-19 cases from tomorrow (Saturday, December 19).

Full reaction is in today’s Observer.

You can read all about the soon-to-be Mr and Mrs Christmas who are due to tie the knot on Christmas Eve.

Their full story on how they met is in today’s paper.

Hundreds of Christmas food hampers will also be delivered to vulnerable people in Hastings and Rother this week.

Read how all this has been made possible in today’s Observer.

Pubs in Hastings and St Leonards are trading at a ‘90 per cent’ loss due to the ongoing pandemic and restrictions, according to a survey. The full story is in today’s paper.

We also report on the reaction after the lights on a Christmas tree put up in Hastings for bereaved parents to remember their baby’s stillbirth or neonatal death were stolen.

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.