In this week's Standard;
Volunteers consider installing CCTV after play area is targeted by vandals, a charity steps in to help a disabled tot with a safe bed after he fell out of his cot, and an MP says he will take up residents' housing fight with minister.
Spectator areas are revealed for Tendring's motor rally this month, a decision on a controversial 300-home estate is delayed, and a struggling foodbank appeals for £1,000.
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