Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
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Summary
Updates for Suffolk on Monday, 8 February 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Tuesday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Overnight weather: Windy with scattered showers, becoming coldpublished at 17:56
Dan Holley
BBC Look East weatherIt'll be a windy night with a few scattered showers, but these will become more isolated with clear spells developing. Winds will gradually ease, and it will become cold as temperatures fall to 1C (34F).
Much of Tuesday will be dry with sunny spells, but it will turn cloudier through the afternoon, with the chance of one or two showers, especially towards the evening.
Top temperature: 7C (45F).
Flood alerts in place for Suffolkpublished at 17:54
Jon Wright
BBC Radio SuffolkThe Environment Agency has issued two flood alerts, external for Suffolk - one for the coast from Felixstowe to Clacton, including the Orwell and Stour Estuaries, and one for the Deben Estuary.
The alerts are in place until 01:30 tomorrow.
Going to military charity 'best thing I ever did'published at 17:50
Guy Campbell
BBC Radio SuffolkA blind army veteran from Lowestoft has received life-changing help after hearing about a military charity on BBC Radio Suffolk.
Len Bird, 91, who was a despatch rider in World War Two, began to lose his sight in his 50s when he was diagnosed with glaucoma. Then he heard about Blind Veterans UK, external, and decided to join.
He said: "The welfare officer called to see me and said 'Would you like to go on an induction course?' It was rather sudden and I thought 'Well, I've got to do something' so I went. Best thing I ever did."
Knudsen replaces Fraser at ITFC On The Road in Burypublished at 17:47
Jonas Knudsen has replaced the injured Ryan Fraser, external at this evening’s ITFC On The Road event at Bury Town’s Ram Meadow.
Hayes saves penalty and Dozzell skippers as England U17s draw with Germanypublished at 17:44
Keeper Nick Hayes saved a penalty and midfielder Andre Dozzell skippered as England’s U17s drew 2-2, external with Germany in their second game at the Torneio Internacional do Algarve on Sunday afternoon.
Image source, TWTDFA Vase: Ipswich Wanderers face a replaypublished at 17:30
Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sportIpswich Wanderers, external will travel to Essex side Bowers & Pitsea tomorrow night for their FA Vase fifth round replay.
That's after the two sides drew 1-1 at Humber Doucy Lane on Saturday.
The winners will host Kidlington in the quarter-finals on 20 February.
Local authorities in west Suffolk to set their council tax this weekpublished at 17:27
Vikki Irwin
BBC Radio Suffolk political reporterResidents in Forest Heath will not be facing a council tax rise, if councillors sign off their budget, external on Wednesday.
Image source, Forest Heath district councilThey're looking at freezing it, despite a £1m budget gap, and say they can make up the savings by looking at contracts, staffing and their property assets.
St Edmundsbury Borough Council, which has a budget gap of £1.9m, will be deciding, external whether to increase its council tax by 1.99%.
Ipswich Town: Bialkowski wants McCarthy to have a tough decisionpublished at 17:26
Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sportSaturday's man of the match Bartosz Bialkowski is keen to give Ipswich Town, external boss Mick McCarthy a selection headache when first-choice Dean Gerken is available again.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Pole - who's currently deputising for the injured Gerken - was outstanding at QPR, making a number of top quality saves.
"I'm just trying to do my job as best as I can, taking it one game at a time and then we'll see," Bialkowski said. "Obviously I want to play but so does Deano; it's good competition for one place."
Cricket: Suffolk's Topley stars in England winpublished at 17:23
Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sportFormer Hadleigh bowler Reece Topley (pictured centre) enjoyed his best performance for England as they beat South Africa in the second one day international at the weekend.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 21-year-old finished with figures of four for 50 off nine overs as his side won by five wickets in Port Elizabeth, to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
The third match of four is tomorrow at Centurion Park.
Early evening headlines: Lil' Chris' family says we need to talk more about mental health... Flood alerts in place for Suffolkpublished at 17:06
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local LiveA look at Suffolk's top stories;
- The family of Lowestoft singer Chris Hardman - aka Lil' Chris - who took his own life last year, say they hope that society will talk more about mental health
- The Environment Agency has issued two flood alerts, external for Suffolk
- Stowmarket Foodbank, external says it's running out of supplies
Ryman League: Busy Bury back in actionpublished at 17:04
Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sportBury Town, external have their second game in just three days later.
Ben Chenery's side will jump up to eighth place in the Ryman Division North if they win at Aveley.
Saturday's goalless draw against Phoenix Sports means Bury are unbeaten in their last four matches.
'Three weeks before our shelves are empty' - Stowmarket Foodbankpublished at 17:01
Jon Wright
BBC Radio SuffolkStowmarket Foodbank, external says it's just three weeks away from having empty shelves.
Image source, GooglePastor Mike Smith, who runs the foodbank, says they're giving out two tonnes of food every month to those who can't afford to eat, twice as much as when they launched the service three years ago.
He explains: "The things we're really desperate for this week are tins of fruit, tins of meat, potatoes, tomatoes... Anything in that sort of food ranges we're really short of - shelves are empty."
U21s Draw at Brentfordpublished at 16:54
Central defender Chris Smith (pictured) netted a second-half equaliser, external as Town’s U21s drew 1-1 with Brentford at a windy Griffin Park this afternoon.
Image source, TWTDFootball round-up & midweek fixtures: AFC Sudbury pull 10 points clearpublished at 16:45
Jamie Godbold’s AFC Sudbury side took full advantage, external of title rivals AFC Hornchurch and Thurrock losing to go 10 points clear at the summit of Ryman League Division One North with an away success at Thamesmead Town, while Needham Market and Bury Town both took points from their games and Thetford and Newmarket were involved in an eight-goal thriller.
Image source, Suffolk Free PressTrialist Morphew injured with Needhampublished at 16:40
Trialist Keiran Morphew will miss Monday’s U21s game at Brentford having suffered a groin injury, external during Needham Market’s 0-0 draw at Lewes on Saturday.
Image source, TWTDQPR 1-0 Town - Match Reportpublished at 16:39
Matt Phillips netted in the 88th minute to hand QPR a 1-0 victory over the Blues, external at Loftus Road.
Ipswich Town: McCarthy hails 'incredible' Bialkowskipublished at 16:25
Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sportIpswich Town, external manager Mick McCarthy has praised Saturday's man of the match at QPR, Bartosz Bialkowski.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe final scoreline of 1-0 could have been a lot worse for Town had it not been for the Polish goalkeeper, making only his second league appearance since August.
"He was incredible, I thought," McCarthy said. "He had a wonderful first half and I was delighted with him - I was relieved to go in at 0-0."
Lloyd Dyer to Join Townpublished at 15:37
TWTD understands that former Watford, Leicester, West Brom and Millwall winger Lloyd Dyer will join the Blues, external on a deal to the end of the season.
11 Suffolk children protected from FGM in last three monthspublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016
More than 40 children at risk of Female Genital Mutilation were identified in the East, external over the last three months, with 11 in Suffolk, figures released by the charity Barnardo's show.
