Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 25 November 2016

  • Anthony Ogogo has his boxing licence suspended

  • Number of fish rescued from River Stour rises to 10,000

  • North Sea rescue leads to police award

  • EastEnders actor discovers his Suffolk roots

  1. Weather: A chilly but dry nightpublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Alex Dolan
    BBC Look East weather

    A cloudy evening, but staying dry across the BBC East region.

    Clear spells will develop later. It'll feel chilly, with a touch of ground frost in sheltered spots as temperatures fall to a minimum 2C (35F).

    Weather chart for 15:00 FridayImage source, BBC Weather

    A fine day tomorrow with sunny spells, but it'll turn cloudy later with a maximum temperature of 10C (50F).

    BBC Weather has more details for where you are.

  2. Schoolboy helps save his great granny's lifepublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Not many nine-year-old boys can say they've helped save a life, but that's what George Clarke did.

    George was staying at his great grandmother's home in Carlton Colville on 6 August when he heard her shouting in the middle of the night. She was confused and adamant she didn't need medical help.

    George phoned his dad who dialled 999 for the 71-year-old, who'd fallen out of bed and was having a diabetes emergency.

    Paramedic Luke Jones, George Clarke with his certificate, and his great grandmotherImage source, EEAST

    This week the Carlton Colville schoolboy received a certificate for his actions from East of England Ambulance Service paramedic Luke Jones, who treated the pensioner for her dangerously low blood sugar levels. 

    He praised George for being "cool and calm" during the emergency, adding that if it wasn't for his quick actions "it would have been a very different outcome".

  3. Ipswich boss admits he's got his eye on Dundalk wingerpublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Ben Parker
    BBC Suffolk sport

    Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy says he's flying out to Dublin tonight, to watch Dundalk winger Daryl Horgan in action against AZ Allkmaar in the Europa League.

    Mick McCarthy

    The 24-year-old's currently one of the most sought-after players in Ireland, with numerous clubs said to be keen on him.

    McCarthy says he's had good reports about the midfielder: "I'll go and watch him live, I've seen him on the TV. 

    "I watched him against Zenit [St Petersburg] and he scored a great goal there."

  4. McCarthy hopes Brett Pitman will be fit for trip to Bristol Citypublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Ben Parker
    BBC Suffolk sport

    Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy has said he's hoping to have forward Brett Pitman back in time for the match at Bristol City on Saturday, 3 December.

    Mick McCarthy

    Pitman has been missing since the defeat toLeeds United back in September. 

    McCarthy said: "If he's back to be on the bus for Bristol I’ll be delighted." 

    The Town boss admitted though that the Jersey-born striker may not be able to change the Blues' fortunes straight away.

    He added: "Brett's not just gonna come back after being 10 weeks out and suddenly be the answer to everything - although I hope he is."

  5. Plans to replace level crossing, where a woman died, with a tunnelpublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Residents of Needham Market will get a chance next month to find out more about Network Rail's plans to close the Gipsy Lane pedestrian level crossing, and replace it with a new walking route.

    In September, Network Rail were fined more than £4m after a woman died on the crossing.

    CulvertImage source, Network Rail

    Richard Schofield, Network Rail's managing director for the region, said: "Although we have improved safety at this crossing by introducing a speed restriction and reducing the crossing distance, we still believe that removing the level crossing is the safest option.

    "We consulted with the community and other interested parties on alternatives and they told us they preferred a walking route under the railway rather than a bridge over it. We pushed ahead with this option, working with the council, and we are now in a position to share our plans [artist's impressions pictured] with the public."

    The information session is being held at the Needham Market Community Centre on 14 December, between 16:00 and 20:00.

    Culvert close to Gipsy Lane crossingImage source, Network Rail
  6. Badminton: Suffolk Saxons snap up England youth internationalpublished at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Suffolk Saxons, external have signed Fee Teng Liew in time for next Monday's trip to Loughborough Lightning in the National League, external.

    Fee Teng LiewImage source, Action Photography

    The 17-year-old, who was selected for last year's Under-19 World Junior Championships in Peru, has won two titles at every English National Championship she has entered since the age of 10.

    Head coach Anthony Clark: "Fee Teng is very talented, she’s small but explosive and what she lacks in height she makes up in speed and determination. 

    "She’s a very good defensive player, aggressive and certainly one to watch out for."

  7. Woudn't you like to walk down this country lane in Mendham?published at 14:14 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    I don't know about you, but as soon as I saw this photograph, taken in Mendham by BBC Weather Watcher "OldGoatHouse", I wanted to walk down it.

    If you've got any autumnal photos from the county, we'd love to see them. 

    You can email them to us, or post them on our Facebook page, external or use the BBC Weather Watchers page.

    Country lane in Mendham
  8. McCarthy checking out Dundalk playerpublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

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  9. All-Black player takes coaching session at Burypublished at 13:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Bury Free Press

    New Zealand international Kane Hames surprised the Bury St Edmunds RUFC Under-16s squad with an unexpected visit, external this week.

    Kane Hames with playersImage source, Bury Free Press
  10. No sign of hidden Giles muralpublished at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Work to uncover a huge mural by Ipswich cartoonist Giles, which was thought to be on a wall in the former Sporting Farmer/Drum & Monkey pub in Ipswich, has proved unsuccessful.

    This is an archive picture of the "lost" mural:

    Giles muralImage source, Giles Archive

    Julia Park-Newman from Conservation Services at Ipswich Borough Council, who'd been brought in to examine the area, said: "I scraped off the layers and found that the wall that the mural is supposed to be on has less paint layers than the adjacent walls.

    "What we discovered was that there was actually a false wall which had been added into what was the snack bar in the Sporting Farmer."

    They're assuming the mural must have been on that false wall, which "has gone", and the wall they were examining was in fact the wall behind it.

    Scraping paint from wall
  11. Thanksgiving celebrated at Suffolk's US basespublished at 12:43 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    Americans across the world are celebrating Thanksgiving - including those at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath here in Suffolk.

    These photos come from RAF Mildenhall's Facebook page, external:

    Canteen at RAF MildenhallImage source, US Air Force
    Serving Thanksgiving food at RAF MildenhallImage source, US Air Force
  12. How to find the police pod showing CCTV footage in Corrie searchpublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    If you're planning to take a look at the CCTV footage of people still unidentified in the search for missing RAF airman Corrie Mckeague, this is the police pod you need to find.

    Police podImage source, John Fairhall

    The pod is at the side of McDonald's in the centre of Bury St Edmunds - the restaurant's on the Cornhill, so head round it towards Well Street.

    Police say it will be open between 09:00 and 17:00 today (Thursday) and tomorrow.

  13. A sign of things to come at Christmas Fayre?published at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    This year's Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre, external doesn't open until 14:00, but already there are warnings that some car parks are full:

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  14. Woman taken to hospital after house firepublished at 11:52 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    The fire service say two vehicles attended this fire in Orvis Lane, East Bergholt - the condition of the woman in her 20s is not thought to be serious.

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  15. 'Ideal location' for new foodbank would be in IP3 area of Ipswichpublished at 11:49 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    The founder of Ipswich charity Families in Need, external, which runs the town's foodbank, says ideally their new premises will be in the IP3 area, which she describes as an "ideal location".

    Foodbank volunteers

    Maureen Reynel said it's a "huge burden" to find somewhere else, now that they're going to have to leave the temporary site they've been on for the last six years, which has been earmarked for redevelopment.

    She explained: "We’ve had meetings with the borough [council], we've produced a five-year business plan, and they are now studying that and having meetings.

    "It would be really great if they have a place we can go to, but we don't know.

    "We need good parking, because of my volunteers, we could have 20 cars at a time here. It needs to be secure, dry."

  16. Body found in river in missing man searchpublished at 11:48 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Police searching for a Cratfield man who was reported missing late on Tuesday evening, say a body has been found in the river at Homersfield.

    James PerkinsImage source, Suffolk Police

    The body, which was discovered yesterday afternoon in the River Waveney, is believed to be that of James Perkins, 60, who is known to have been an open-water swimmer, but formal identification is yet to take place.

    Mr Perkins' car was found off the B1062 at Homersfield on Tuesday evening, near Mendham Marshes, police said.

    The death was not being treated as suspicious.

  17. 'A great new Star for a great town'published at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Ipswich Star

    Here's the front page of the new-look Ipswich Star, external:

    Front page of Ipswich StarImage source, Ipswich Star
  18. Ipswich Town: McCarthy won't gamble on Webster's fitnesspublished at 11:04 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Ipswich Town, external manager Mick McCarthy will give an update on defender Adam Webster's hamstring injury at today's pre-match press conference.

    Adam WebsterImage source, Getty Images

    The 21-year-old missed last weekend's defeat to Nottingham Forest and is a doubt for Saturday's home game against QPR.

    When asked about Webster's chances for this one a week ago McCarthy said: "I'm hoping he'll be ok, but there's no way in the world I'm going to risk him."

  19. 'Offensive' comments came from agency worker, says fire brigadepublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016

    Kate Scotter
    BBC News

    A fire service worker who lost his job for making derogatory comments about a pregnant mum who got stuck in floodwater was agency staff, the fire brigade said.

    Buttsbury ford

    As we've been reporting this morning, the worker was dismissed after he made an "offensive" comment on the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service Facebook page, external.

    Sherry Doran, from Suffolk, had got stuck in 4ft (1.2m) of water at Buttsbury Wash, near Ingatestone, on Sunday evening when it was dark.

    She said she did not know the ford was there and would not have driven through it knowingly.

    The Essex fire brigade said: "As and when needed, our service employs contractual workers through external agencies.

    "We recently took immediate action against an agency worker who displayed behaviours against our service values."The use of derogatory language against members of our public is something we will not tolerate."