The 31-year-old central midfielder signed for the Seasiders from Guisborough Town in September 2020 and has since gone on to be a mainstay in the heart of the Seasiders' team, including making 35 appearances last season.

Before arriving at the Towbar Express Stadium, Hawkins had played for Spennymoor Town, Blyth Spartans, York City and Hartlepool United, netting two EFL goals for Pools.

On Hawkins signing a new deal, manager Gary Liddle said: "Lewis has proven over his time here, long before I arrived, how crucial he is to this team and squad both on the field and off it.

"He cares, has an exemplary attitude to training and games, and has shown he has leadership qualities to go with it, along with his obvious quality on the ball.

"Last season began very stop-stat for him but once over his injuries, he showed during the second half of the season just how important he was."