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This week we have launched our A Shot in the Arm campaign, urging the Government to use the country’s network of 11,000 pharmacies as front-line Covid vaccine centres as the national vaccination roll-out continues apace.

Our two-page feature in today’s Observer outlines the campaign across all our titles, as well as local reaction.

In other news a Hastings mum has shared a picture of the food parcel she received as part of the free school meals scheme, branding the contents ‘ridiculous’.

The full story is in today’s paper.

The Conquest Hospital has also revealed the ‘huge pressure’ it is under due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

And in a separate story in today’s Observer regarding the ongoing pandemic, a woman has been arrested and charged after police received reports of a group of people gathering to exercise on St Leonards seafront.

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.