In today's Standard a plasterer tells of his sprint to catch a suspected thief, the owner of Harwich's foot ferry says the route will close if a buyer isn't found, and a concerned councillor hits out at delays to deliver regeneration promises.

Residents are evacuated from a block of flats after a wartime grenade is discovered, new cost-cutting measures could see the public charged to dump DIY waste, and tributes are paid to a doctor who died after falling from his bike.

In pictures: Chase Lane Primary School pupils taste chocolate-covered creepy crawlies.

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