Summary

  • Updates for Suffolk on Monday, 15 February 2016.

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Tuesday

Live Reporting

Philippa Taylor

  1. Lunchtime headlines: Support for Waveney's withdrawal from Sanyo site deal... Pig-shaped statue of Ed Sheeran to be created for arts trail

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    Our main stories this Monday lunchtime:

    • Waveney's decision to back out of the deal for the former Sanyo site has been backed by local residents
    • A tribute to Ed Sheeran will be created as part of the Pigs Gone Wild trail in Ipswich this summer 
    • Mick McCarthy said he was "pleased" with the contribution made by Kevin Foley and Ben Pringle at Bristol City on Saturday

  2. Further talks to take place about joint bid for East Anglian devolution

    Andrew Sinclair
    BBC Look East political correspondent

    Representatives from Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire have agreed to further talks about a joint bid for East Anglian devolution.

    Greg ClarkPA

    Following a meeting with the local government secretary Greg Clark this morning, all sides agreed that progress has been made. 

    I am told that an agreement in principle is likely to be in place within weeks.

  3. Pig statue tribute to Ed Sheeran

    A pig-shaped tribute to Ed Sheeran is to be created as part of an art trail in Ipswich.

    Composite image of Ed Sheeran and a pig from the Pigs Gone Wild trailGetty Images/St Elizabeth Hospice

    The singer/songwriter honed his skills in the town, having grown up 20 miles away in Framlingham, before going on to be a global superstar.

    The porcine statue, named Ed Sheer Ham, will be one of about 40 sculptures scattered around Ipswich this summer as part of the Pigs Gone Wild trail in the summer.

  4. Suffolk's weather watchers get snapping

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    This morning's snowfall has been a great opportunity for Suffolk's Weather Watchers to capture the scene where they live or work, to share with the rest of the county.

    If you want to know more about being a BBC Weather Watcher, check out the website. 

    BBC Weather Watchers in Suffolk photo the morning's snowfall

  5. Residents back Waveney's decision to pull out of deal for former Sanyo site

    Guy Campbell
    BBC Radio Suffolk

    People living close to the former Sanyo site in Lowestoft say they're pleased that Waveney Council is to pull out of a deal to buy it.

    Sanyo site

    Supporters of local businessman Peter Colby say it now opens the way for his plan, which involves setting up industrial units as well as building some new homes, to be submitted instead.

    Residents told me they're "very pleased", that they thought the council hadn't listened to them, and that there was too much red tape. We've contacted the council for their reaction, and will bring it to you when we receive it.

  6. Some more snow from west Suffolk, this time in Norton

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  7. Bristol City 2-1 Town - Match Report

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    Two identikit first-half headers from Aden Flint saw Bristol City to a 2-1 victory over the Blues at Ashton Gate, sub Brett Pitman pulling one back for Town after the break against his old club.  

  8. Snow watch: Newmarket gets more than a dusting

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  9. Warning from Suffolk Police for drivers on A11

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  11. Hollesley Bay absconder detained in Hertfordshire

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    An absconder from Hollesley Bay who went missing on 27 January, has been arrested in Hertfordshire.

    Anthony LeeSuffolk Police

    Anthony Lee, 19, has been taken into custody, and will be returned to the prison system.

  12. Snow watch: And staying in the west, here's the scene near Hawkedon

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  13. Snow watch: The picture in Stanton

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  14. In the news: Push to study key subjects...Police investigate another Suffolk road death

    Kelly McCormack
    BBC Radio Suffolk

    Your headlines this morning:

    • Children in Suffolk are being urged to consider studying science, technology, engineering and maths because of a skills shortage
    • Police are continuing to investigate the death of a pensioner hit by a car in a collision on the A137 in Brantham on Saturday night
    • A teenager who disappeared from Hollesley Bay open prison at the end of January has been recaptured in Hertfordshire

  15. Welcome to Monday's live coverage

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    Good morning, and thanks for being with us as we start another week on Suffolk Live.

    As well as bringing you the usual news, travel and sport updates from across the county, we'll keep a particularly close eye on what's happening on the weather front - it seems as if there's quite a variation in the amount of snow we've woken up to this morning.

    Back soon with a first look at the news headlines.