Summary

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Wednesday

  • Updates for Tuesday 16 June 2015

  1. That's it for Suffolk Live on Tuesdaypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    That wraps it up for Tuesday's Local Live.

    Women's Tour road sign, Bury St Edmunds

    Join us on Wednesday from 08:00 for more news, sport, travel, weather and other assorted updates.

    It's a big day for cycling in Suffolk as the Women's Tour pedals through for its second year - and don't forget Angel Hill will be closed for the 11:00 start in Bury St Edmunds.

  2. Cyclists presented to the public in Bury St Edmundspublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    Graeme Mac
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    British Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead (pictured left) of the Boels Dolmans team and the German Lisa Brennaeur of Veloccio SRAM have been talking to reporters ahead of the start of the Women's Tour in Bury St Edmunds.

    Lizzie Armistead and Lisa Brennaeur

    You can listen to my preview reports in BBC Radio Suffolk's breakfast show tomorrow morning.

  3. Artist ready for Aldeburgh Festival and cycle racepublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    Andrew Woodger
    BBC News Online

    As well as hosting the Aldeburgh Festival and the finish of the Women's Tour cycle race tomorrow, the seaside town is a centre for artists as well.

    David Gillingwater

    David Gillingwater is part of an open studios trail, external in the town.

    "It's not about being edgy or contemporary," he said. "I just want the viewer to be drawn in to wonder about the life of the subject."

  4. Women's Tour: Laura Wright performspublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    BBC Look East reporter Tom Williams has tweeted, external a picture of Laura Wright performing in Bury St Edmunds, as about 300 people gather to watch the introduction of riders for this year's Women's Tour.

    Laura Wright at Bury St Edmunds

    The race starts tomorrow at 11:00.

  5. Women's Tour: Cycling race expected to take three hourspublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    BBC Sport

    Tomorrow's first stage of the Women's Tour, external cycle race is expected to take about three hours and 13 minutes.

    Women's Tour 2015: Stage 1, Suffolk

    The 68 mile (110km) race starts in Bury St Edmunds at 11:00 and is estimated to finish at the Market Cross in Aldeburgh at 14:13.

    Thursday's second stage goes from Braintree to Clacton and takes in various towns and villages in the Stour Valley, including Sudbury, Hadleigh, East Bergholt, Brantham and Manningtree.

  6. Tuesday's evening headlinespublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    BBC Radio Suffolk

    Tuesday's evening headlines from BBC Suffolk:

    • Police are still at a nature reserve in Leiston following the death of a man in the town yesterday

    • A review of the Suffolk police chief constable's pay is taking place, after he has been on extended sick leave for six months

    • A Lowestoft woman has been charged with murder after an 89-year-old man died at his home in November

  7. Sheringham hoping to end League Cup hoodoo at Ipswichpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    BBC Sport

    Manchester United, Spurs and England legend Teddy Sheringham never won the League Cup as a player, but his first season as manager at Stevenage will at least give him the chance of causing an upset.

    Teddy Sheringham

    The Hertfordshire club travel to Ipswich for the first round of the Capital One Cup.

    It's one of BBC Sport's picks of the round, as Stevenage beat the Tractor Boys 2-0 in the competition two years ago.

  8. Women's Tour: Crowds build at the arcpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    BBC Look East reporter Tom Williams tweets, external: In Bury 4 @BBCLookEast live at 1830 on BBC 1. Crowds building ahead of @thewomenstour team presentation

    The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
  9. Women's Tour: Angel Hill not transformed yetpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    Graeme Mac
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    I've arrived in Bury St Edmunds for the Women's Tour events the evening, before the first stage of the cycling race begins tomorrow morning.

    Angel Hill, Bury St EdmundsImage source, Graeme Mac

    Angel Hill has yet to be transformed for the start of the race, which takes place at 11:00.

    Angel Hill will be closed from 22:00 tonight.

  10. Singing masterclass in Aldeburgh churchpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    Lesley Dolphin
    BBC Radio Suffolk

    I listened in on a singing masterclass at the parish church, which was part of the Aldeburgh Festival, external.

    James Hall at Aldeburgh FestivalImage source, Jon Wright

    Andreas Scholl was leading the lesson as James Hall sang Awake My Lyre: A Pastoral Elegy on the Ear of Rochester, by John Blow.

    Counter tenor James said: "Over the week we've realised how friendly he is and how different his ideas are, and you come out with a different skills set."

  11. Woman charged with Lowestoft murderpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    Andrew Woodger
    BBC News Online

    A 53-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with the murder of Dennis Nicholls, who died at his home in Kirkley Run, Lowestoft, on 19 November.

    Karen Kimber, of Kirkley Run, appeared via video link at Ipswich Crown Court this afternoon.

    She is due to re-appear for a plea hearing in August and has been remanded on bail.

  12. Road closures for Women's Tour cycle racepublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    Andrew Woodger
    BBC News Online

    Cycling's Women's Tour, external starts in Bury St Edmunds at 11:00 tomorrow, with Angel Hill closed from 22:00 tonight as events get under way in the town.

    Marianne Vos wins the final stageImage source, PA

    The 68-mile race operates a system of rolling road closures as the race progresses through Stowmarket, Ipswich, Woodbridge, Saxmundham beofre the finish in Aldeburgh at about 14:00.

    Suffolk County Council is issuing advice about road closures on its website, external.

  13. School children on the beach bandstandpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    Lesley Dolphin, BBC Radio Suffolk presenter
    BBC Radio Suffolk

    I'm broadcasting live from the beach in Aldeburgh today as we celebrate the Aldeburgh Festival, external and look ahead the Women's Tour which ends its first stage here tomorrow.

    St Pancras Primary School, Ipswich on Aldeburgh beachImage source, Lesley Dolphin

    This photo shows children from St Pancras Primary School, Ipswich singing from the bandstand on the shingle.

  14. Five burglaries linkedpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    BBC Radio Suffolk

    Four burglaries in Bury St Edmunds are being linked by police to a fifth in Newmarket where the suspects fled in a car after climbing out of an upstairs window.

    Bury St EdmundsImage source, Google

    Three of the jewellery raids in Bury took place on 12 June at properties on Abbot Road, Mayfield Road and Grange Walk

    The fourth burglary took place on Winthrop Road between Thursday and Saturday.

  15. Portuguese cafe crash: Driver 'unfit through drugs'published at 15:08 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    Richard Haugh
    BBC News

    A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drugs after a car crashed into a Portuguese cafe in Ipswich.

    Damage to the car which hit O Portugues

    Police were called to Norwich Road at about 10:00 today after a Mitsubishi Shogun collided with the O Portugues cafe. No-one was injured.

    The man, from Stowmarket, was arrested at the scene. He is due to answer bail on 16 August.

  16. Man arrested over Portuguese cafe crashpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    A 43-year-old man from Stowmarket has been arrested over this morning's crash at a Portuguese cafe in Ipswich.

  17. How are football fixtures compiled?published at 14:44 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    Richard Haugh
    BBC News

    Now that the Capital One Cup draw is out of the way, fans will be looking forward to tomorrow's announcement of the Football League fixture lists.

    Ipswich Town fansImage source, Getty Images

    But have you ever wondered how the fixtures for the 72 clubs are compiled?

    "Deciding when teams play one another doesn't happen overnight," the Football League says on its website, external, where you can find out everything you ever wanted to know about the process.

  18. Burglars escape capture via upstairs windowpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    BBC Radio Suffolk

    Police are linking five burglaries in west Suffolk - one in Newmarket and four in Bury St Edmunds.

    NewmarketImage source, Google

    Officers were called to Edinburgh Road, Newmarket, on Friday, but the suspects climbed out of an upstairs window and were believed to have got into a black BMW 640 in Drinkwater Close.

    Jewellery appeared to have been the target of the thieves, but officers are still trying to establish what has been taken. The Bury St Edmunds burglaries were between 11-13 June.

  19. Six-month review on chief constable's absencepublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    Kate Williams
    Suffolk Live

    A six-month review of the chief constable of Suffolk's sick leave is due to take place, according to the police and crime commissioner's office.

    Ch Con Douglas Paxton, Suffolk Police

    Douglas Paxton has been on extended leave on full pay since 16 December. No details about his illness have been made public.

    The PCC's office says a decision on future arrangements will be made in the next few weeks.

  20. Buttermarket work beginspublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 16 June 2015

    Ipswich Star

    Work to convert the Buttermarket Centre into a leisure-based mall has started, the Ipswich Star reports, external.

    The ground floor of the former Allders and TJ Hughes department stores is being converted into a single-storey large shop which is expected to be occupied by TK Maxx, which currently trades on the first floor of the centre.