The main stories in this week's Harwich and Manningtree Standard are:

  • Brave boy Ben saves mum's life
  • Dorothy turns 107
  • Town's first McDonald's soon to open 
  • Council votes to fund town's PCSO
  • Cash injection for Mayflower 400 events 
  • Kindertransport remembered by children 
  • St Nicholas arrives in Harwich 
  • Sir Bernard's vote on Brexit deal