diff --git a/src/utils/logger.js b/src/utils/logger.js
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+import { createLogger, format, transports } from 'winston'
+
+const logger = createLogger({
+  format: format.combine(
+    format.timestamp(),
+    format.json()
+  ),
+  defaultMeta: { service: 'lpa-data-validation-frontend' },
+  transports: [
+    new transports.Console(),
+    new transports.File({ filename: 'combined.log' })
+  ]
+})
+
+export default logger