In this week's Standard, a police report says criminals from outside the area are to blame for a spike in violent crimes, a coffee giant confirms it will open in 2015 and a Harwich charity scoops a lottery cash windfall.
Footballers pay tribute to the match held on Christmas Day 2014 between enemy troops on the Western Front, a school performs live on ITV's This Morning and exhibitions are held for huge housing estate developments in Lawford and Brantham.
Special four-page WW1 report looks at the soldiers lost from Harwich and Manningtree and what it was like for residents 100 years ago.
Plus all the latest news, sport and entertainment.
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