A mum tells of her terrifying experience when she gave birth in the back of a car, a community is set to spring into action for a big clean-up challenge, and residents fear excessive parking is making their road a danger.
We put the spotlight on the pub trade as beer lovers hope to pull in the punters, fears are raised the Manningtree Tesco store could fail to get off the ground, and a top cycling tour needs residents to host celebration street parties.
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