BBC Local Live: Suffolk on Friday, 8 July 2016

Summary

Updates for Friday, 8 July 2016
Ipswich Town lose court case against Suffolk Police
Jury retires to consider verdict at school sex abuse trial
Civil servants at USAF bases told of redundancy pot
Region's main heart hospital told to stop some treatments
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Monday

Live Reporting

Philippa Taylor

Ipswich Town to appeal against High Court defeat to policepublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Andrew Woodger
BBC News
Ipswich Town FC is to appeal against the High Court judgement which ruled it had to pay £200,000 to Suffolk Police for the costs of patrolling parts of Portman Road and Sir Alf Ramsey Way on matchdays.
Its statement said: "The club has sought permission from the court to appeal the decision and this has been approved and as a consequence we are now applying to the Court of Appeal to grant the hearing of an appeal.
"We will not be making any further comment on the matter in view of that pending appeal against the High Court's decision."
Ipswich Town High Court case: More detail on the sums involvedpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Ipswich Town had claimed more than £200,000 from Suffolk Constabulary, relating to policing between 2008 and 2013.
But the force countered with a claim that the club owed it £96,000 in unpaid invoices for the policing of the public highway on Portman Road and Sir Alf Ramsey Way, where the roads are closed to traffic and the gates and turnstiles are.
The case comes three years after West Yorkshire Police lost its appeal over payment for policing at Leeds United's Elland Road ground.
Ipswich Town 'disappointed' with High Court decision on policing chargespublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Ipswich Town, external have issued a statement in which they say:
“The Club, having considered the Court’s judgment in detail with our lawyers and other interested parties, is disappointed with the decision.
“It should be noted the Suffolk Police have admitted that they did overcharge the club for policing services prior to August 2011."
Police entitled to recover costs of patrolling outside Portman Road, says judgepublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
A High Court judge has ruled that Suffolk Constabulary is entitled to recover the costs of policing outside Ipswich Town's ground on matchdays.
The club had claimed it was unlawful for the police to charge for ordinary policing on the public highway, and it was not entitled to charge for the provision of "special police services" on these occasions.
Mr Justice Green said the services provided by the police within the traffic control order area amounted to special police services and they were entitled to impose charges.
We'll bring you reaction from Ipswich Town later...
Teacher's sexual abuse trial: Jury considers verdictspublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
The jury in the trial of Gerard Singer is now considering its verdicts on the 28 charges faced by the former teacher.
Mr Singer, 69, who most recently lived in north east France, denies abusing nine former pupils at St George's School, which was based at Wicklewood, Norfolk, and Great Finborough in Suffolk, between 1978 and 1981.
Ipswich Town lose High Court claim over policing costspublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Breaking
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
Ipswich Town has lost a High Court claim over who should pay for policing outside its Portman Road stadium on match days.
We'll bring you more details shortly.
When is a mayor's wife not a mayoress?published at 12:30 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
The Mayor of Stowmarket says he's "flabbergasted" by the lack of compromise, after a debate during a council meeting over whether he should be able to call his wife the "mayoress".
In Stowmarket Town Council's handbook, the supporter or companion of the mayor is referred to as a consort.
Image source, Google
As reported in the East Anglian Daily Times, external, Barry Humphries wanted to include a words such as "mayoress", "escort" and "companion" into that handbook to allow people to use whatever term they feel comfortable with.
Mr Humphries said: "All we were seeking was compromise. It's not about status, it's nothing to do with that. It's to do with the fact that in the English language, the wife of a mayor is known as a mayoress.
"Everywhere we go my wife is referred to as the mayoress because it's what people understand."
You can't call your wife the mayoresspublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
East Anglian Daily Times
This is the front page of the west edition of the East Anglian Daily Times, external:
Image source, EADT
Travel: Collision blocks Landseer Road in Ipswichpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
BBC Travel
Landseer Road in Ipswich is blocked between Gloucester Road and Rands Way because of a collision.
Police seek any info, no matter how 'insignificant', about amputation carpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
The silver Ford Focus with a 2006 number plate, which is being sought by Cambridgeshire Police, external, failed to stop following a collision on Dullingham Road, Newmarket, at about 22:55 on 1 July.
Image source, David Lee
Shaun Whiter (pictured) had both legs amputated below the knee following the crash, and his friend Joey Abbs received serious injuries.
PC Ash Bennett said: "We would like to appeal for witnesses to this tragic and heinous incident.
"Anyone who is aware of any damaged vehicles matching the description of the Ford Focus involved, or any other information, no matter how insignificant, is asked to get in touch."
Police confirm details of car sought after 'tragic and heinous' hit-and-runpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Cambridgeshire Police has confirmed the make and model of the car it is searching for following the hit-and-run crash near Newmarket a week ago that led to 27-year-old Shaun Whiter having both legs amputated.
This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post
Allow Twitter content?
This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post
Anyone with any more information should contact the force., external
Narrow victory for Ipswich Witches at Foxhallpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Ben Parker
BBC Suffolk sport
The Ipswich Witches narrowly beat Rye House Rockets 48-45 at Foxhall last night. Danny King was the star performer for the Witches as he was paid for a maximum.
Image source, Stephen Waller
King, who is the British Champion, said: "[It was] a bit close for comfort really, we seemed to be having a nice little lead and then all of a sudden they drew it back.
"At one point I thought we've seen this scenario before where they pull it back, but we managed to hold on."
Papworth Hospital 'disappointed with decision'published at 11:03 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Papworth Hospital has released a statement regarding changes being ordered by NHS England.
It says: "We are disappointed with the decision as we believe that the congenital heart disease services provided at Papworth are of the highest clinical-quality and safety.
Image source, PA
"However we understand and support NHS England's overall approach to consolidating specialist cardiac services throughout the country."
The hospital is one of five that have been told to stop providing some forms of complex care.
Judge due to finish summing up at teacher's sexual abuse trialpublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live
Judge Martyn Levett is due to finish summing up in the trial of Gerard Singer at Ipswich Crown Court.
Mr Singer denies abusing nine former pupils at St George's School, which was first based at Wicklewood, Norfolk, and then Great Finborough in Suffolk, between 1978 and 1981.
Papworth heart treatment changespublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Andrew Woodger
BBC News
The services affected at Papworth Hospital are those in its Level 2 centre which deals with congenital heart disease.
The hospital will not be allowed to treat adults with conditions they've had since birth.
The changes being ordered by NHS England would not affect other heart services at the Cambridgeshire hospital, which is one of the country's largest centres for heart and chest treatment.
We'll have more on this throughout the day.
Papworth told it must stop some types of complex heart disease treatmentspublished at 10:18 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Nick Triggle
Health Correspondent
The eastern region's main heart hospital - Papworth in Cambridgeshire - is one of five hospitals that have been told by NHS bosses to stop providing some forms of complex medical care
It includes procedures such as widening arteries and repairing holes in the heart.
NHS England has announced which trusts are not meeting standards and need to close some services.
Surgery will stop at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust in London.
'Why we ought to thank our migrants' - MPpublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Ipswich Star
Here's the front page of today's Ipswich Star, external:
Image source, Ipswich Star
A12 speed cameras catch 5,000 driverspublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
East Anglian Daily Times
This is the front page of the east edition of today's East Anglian Daily Times, external:
Image source, EADT
Civil servants at MoD basespublished at 09:38 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Andrew Woodger
BBC News
The British government leases the three RAF bases at Mildenhall, Alconbury (pictured) and Molesworth to the United States Air Force, which last year announced it would be withdrawing from them in the near future.
About 470 civil servants are employed by the UK Ministry of Defence across the three sites in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
Mark Lancaster, defence minister, said: "I can advise you that Her Majesty's Treasury has agreed a contingent liability [redundancy fund] of up to £6m."
Package for civil servants facing redundancy from USAF basespublished at 08:59 British Summer Time 8 July 2016
Up to £6m is to be made available for civil servants facing redundancy due to the United States Air Force's withdrawal from RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk (pictured), and RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire.
Image source, Mike Page
The three bases are scheduled to close although defence minister Mark Lancaster said US plans are "not yet sufficiently mature to say definitively" when this will occur.
He added: "While staff will be supported in seeking to secure alternative employment in the civil service it is likely that some civil servants will be made redundant.
"The responsibility for the provision of redundancy payments is split between the UK and the US."