In this week's Standard:

Council reveals it will open Captain Christopher Jones' house as a tourist attraction for the Mayflower anniversary, St Helena Hospice announces it is to close the Tendring Day Centre and a mum launches a campaign to help children cross safely.

A farmer gets into the spirit of helping the environment by using left over fruit to create gin, a Halloween house opens for the last ever holiday and drug paraphanalia was found amongst fly-tipped waste.

Plus all the latest news, sport and entertainment.