So now it's all over...

However at the time of writing, the Observer is gearing up for all the drama and fireworks of the count once the polls close.

If the voting and re-count gods are with us, we will deliver a special supplement detailing the background, results and reaction for the Bexhill and Battle constituency (along with Hastings and Rye) at around mid-morning today.

Our press deadline for the main paper happens way before the count is announced in any General Election, and indeed the Observer will have already have been printed and on its way to the newsagents.

We took the decision to run the special supplement because otherwise you would have been waiting an entire week before seeing the coverage in print.

In this age of instant information through the digital and internet revolution, this seems plain crazy.

So fingers crossed. If you are reading this over your breakfast, take your Observer into your local newsagent (for details of where to find an election supplement see page 2) and pick up a copy of the special the day after the drama takes place.

Safety first on the railways

THE launch of British Transport Police's dedicated rail neighbourhood officers on Bexhill's rail network is timely.

Although trains and stations generally feel pretty safe, anti-social behaviour does occasionally happen.

This week, British Transport Police released a new image of a man suspected of attacking a teenager in broad daylight between Bexhill and Collington in March - and leaving him with a broken nose.

Everyone has the right to a crime and hassle-free journey on the trains, but there is only so much the rail operator's staff can do, particularly if a passenger becomes violent.

So let's hope this new idea is as effective as promised.