A city's campus aims to "stop our talented young people leaving to build their lives elsewhere".

Kaitlyn Taylor's husband Omar survived coronavirus, pneumonia, sepsis, heart failure and strokes.

An advertising company sold the wall because it was not allowed to place billboards above it.

Charity hopes rise in home-working will enable more people to bond with their animals.

Jason Noble
Suffolk Local Democracy Reporter

The Orwell Bridge, external could stay open in high winds as long as a 40mph speed limit can be enforced with more speed cameras, Highways England told Ipswich Borough Council, external’s scrutiny committee last night.

Simon Amor, Highways England, external’s head of planning and development, said final wind tunnel testing for validation of the new design is expected to last about four weeks.

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But Mr Amor confirmed that while the existing average speed cameras for the bridge (used to enforce the general 60mph limit) could be used, more speed cameras were needed.

He said: "The design itself hasn’t been affected by coronavirus so we have managed to progress that.

"We can’t have a lower speed limit if you can’t enforce it, and how we enforce it is quite crucial to that."

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Lockdown easing allows Anish Kapoor to put on largest outdoor display of his work in the UK.

Image source, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

From tomorrow you will be able to visit more museums and historical places of interest.

Moyse’s Hall Museum, external in Bury St Edmunds and the nearby West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village, external will reopen.

Councillor John Griffiths, leader of West Suffolk Council, said he was "delighted" they were in a position to reopen their sites in a "safe and considered way".

"I ask that we all continue to do our part by observing the measures that are needed," he added.

Although play areas are able to reopen, ensuring everyone can "socially distance", some play equipment is being "taken out of service for the time being", it added.

• The Eastern Daily Press, external is reporting six people were arrested in the Great Yarmouth area over the weekend for drunk and disorderly behaviour as pubs pulled pints for the first time since March
• The Lynn News, external is reporting that cancer patient Graham Gardner, 60, is fundraising for a new outdoor area at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• The Diss Express, external is reporting that Banham Zoo held a special reopening to thank fundraising fans who were its special guests

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit a hospital and thank staff for their coronavirus efforts.

An advertising company is selling the wall as it is not allowed to place billboards above it.

Young people are being asked how lockdown has affected their wellbeing by filling in surveys.

Image source, Hertfordshire County Council

Organised by the county council's youth service, YC HertfordshireServices for Young People,, external its survey, external aims to build a picture of how young people have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and what their biggest concerns are.

The results will then be used to help shape support and services available to young people over the coming months.

It comes as a similar survey, external was unveiled by East Suffolk Council.

• The Eastern Daily Press, external is reporting that the DixieMix Jazz Band is considering a name change over concerns it may be seen to have links to the USA's southern former slave states

• The Lynn News, external is reporting that revised plans for 46 homes have been refused on the grounds of density, potential crime and being out of character
• The Diss Express, external is reporting that more than 4,000 motorists were caught speeding in during a two-week enforcement campaign

A new campaign reveals the faces and stories behind the care given in hospitals, GP surgeries and homes.

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Work on a new cafe and restaurant on Felixstowe's seafront is due to start this summer.

East Suffolk Council commissioned Barnes Construction to work on the building, which will take about a year to complete. Once finished, it will be known as The Kitchen @ Martello Park and will be run by the Dedham Boathouse Group, external.

The council's cabinet member for economic development, Craig Rivett, said it was important for Felixstowe to have new facilities as "we hopefully begin to emerge from the coronavirus impact".

The £1.5m project will be jointly funded by the council and the government's Coastal Communities Fund, external, which was started in 2012 to promote sustainable economic growth and jobs.

Cameron and Claire Marshall, owners of the Dedham Boathouse Group, said they were "super excited" by the project.

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A 168-bedroom hotel is to be built at the site of the Imperial War Museum in Duxford.

Planning permission for the Hampton by Hilton hotel was granted by South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Planning Committee, external.

The six-storey, L-shaped hotel, which will feature a gym, bar and dining area and employ 40 staff, will form part of a complex which already boasts a conference centre.

The museum's executive director of commercial services and operations, John Brown, said the hotel had been "a long held aspiration of ours" giving visitors the option to stay overnight.

The council's lead Cabinet member for planning, Dr Tumi Hawkins, said it makes "perfect sense" to build a hotel so visitors can see the "spectacular displays" which take place at the war museum.

It is expected to open to guests in spring 2022.

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Great Yarmouth's seafront was covered in plastic, toys, and broken glass long after the crowds left.

Residents are trying to save a poppy field popular with photographers and Instagrammers from development as an industrial estate.

The field at Keswick, near Norwich, has become a hit on social media with dozens of people sharing photos of it.

Outline planning permission for the scheme was granted in 2018, but some locals want to see it abandoned.

Developer Apex said the scheme would provide 1,000 jobs and that the poppies were allowed to grow to "bring joy to many people during lockdown".

One resident, who asked not to be named, told the BBC: "This development would fundamentally change one of the most beautiful gateways into the city."

The number of homeless people given a place to stay by councils during the coronavirus lockdown in Suffolk has reached about 250, with accommodation provided in hotels and bed and breakfasts.

The government has said it is going to extend funding so longer term secure accommodation can be found for everyone.

Nick, who has "sofa-surfed" and been sleeping rough, was given a hotel room by Ipswich Borough Council in April.

He said he had been "safe" and able to talk to family members.

But he said it had not been the same for everyone as "there are still some here who are leaving and do not have anywhere to go".

The closure of leisure centres has cost a council £310,000 and disrupted fitness regimes.

The investigator says in a report if there was wrongdoing it would be a police matter.