In this week's Standard windsurfing school owner hits out at a 'lack of help' to clear nightmare blanket weed, anger erupts after public knitting is taken down following a complaint, and a £50,000 cashpot brings a seven-year-long funding battle for a new skate park to an end.
Villagers and servicemen mark 100years since the death of a Bradfield war hero pilot, a Dovercourt woman is fined for snooping on patient records, and fears are raised a controversial development could balloon by an extra 200 homes.
In pictures: Acorn Village's dog show, Brantham charity fun day, and Bobbit Hole's Charity Stroll.
Plus all the latest news, sport and entertainment.
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