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  • Tributes paid to inspirational teenage guitarist

    TRIBUTES have been paid to an inspirational teenager who has died aged 19. Lewis Biddlecombe, who was a student at Harwich Rock School, died suddenly on October 21. Last year Lewis spoke with the Standard about being in remission for brain

  • Ghosts and ghouls on spooky train ride

    YOUNGSTERS dressed up in all things ghoulish on a special Halloween ghost train. Specially decorated carriages were organised by the Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership to run along the Mayflower Line from Manningtree to Harwich

  • Cannabis found in ex-council office

    POLICE have uncovered a drugs factory in a building owned by Tendring Council. Officers found about 40 cannabis plants at a property in Waddesdon Road, Dovercourt, which was formerly a Tendring Council cash office. The council still owns the

  • Tendring's foodbanks need restocking

    DWINDLING supplies at Tendring’s foodbanks need to be restocked in time for Christmas. A campaign is calling for residents to donate food to prepare the vital foodbanks for the festive season. Earlier this year it was revealed vulnerable residents

  • In pictures: Guy Carnival

    HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Harwich to watch the town’s annual Guy Carnival. The unique annual event saw satirical floats and participants in ghostly costumes parade from Dovercourt to West Street, in Harwich, on Saturday. The parade

  • Chris continues his purple patch

    SEVERAL members of Harwich and Dovercourt Golf Club’s veterans’ section enjoyed a day at Gorleston Golf Club. The event was organised by Charlie Dennis and won by the in-form Chris Day, with 40 points. Andy Leatherdale was second, with 35,

  • In today's Standard

    Tributes are paid to music-mad teenager Lewis Biddlecombe, revelers call for light switch-on for New Year's eve, bargain store announces it will open before Christmas, and football get their kit off for fundraising calendar. School staff are in

  • Manning: We’re not going to make up numbers

    HARWICH and Dovercourt Rugby Club coach Shane Manning says his players are ready to take on “mission impossible”. The Low Road side face a trip to Eastern Counties League division two south pace-setters Colchester seconds tomorrow. The showdown