In today's Standard:
Residents are calling for action at the site of "the worst eyesore in town", campaigners make a bid to see a Dovercourt pub protected, and work is finally set to start on a run-down Dovercourt road after a 40 year battle.
A charity car is stolen in Manningtree, only for it to be found the next day thanks to social media, shop owners are urged to work together to halt crime, and residents turn out in force to oppose housing plans for Mistley Place Park
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