Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 13 January 2017

  • Despite severe flood warnings for areas along the Suffolk coast, most places avoid flooding

  • Environment Agency says a change in wind direction helped avert flooding

  • Some local flooding, including at The Harbour Inn, Southwold

  1. Lighthouse lantern room removed after 200 yearspublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 22 July 2020

    The circular glass structure is lifted to the ground as demolition of the landmark continues.

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  2. Armed police called as man hit in face with liquidpublished at 21:22 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

    Police have arrested three teenagers on suspicion of assault after the attack in Bury St Edmunds.

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  3. Town centre traders face 'dire' lack of customerspublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

    The owners of a cafe and a clothes shop say they are struggling to make ends meet.

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  4. Mother 'frustrated' at murder trial delaypublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 21 July 2020

    Sam Nicholls says her two-year wait for "justice" has been a time of "horrendous nightmares".

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  5. Keys to £20m archives building handed overpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 20 July 2020

    The project was delayed by Covid-19 but fitting out is due to begin soon, the county council said.

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  6. The 'stay-away' resort that wants visitors backpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 20 July 2020

    Southwold urged holidaymakers "not to infect us" but relies on tourism during the school holidays.

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  7. 'Full truth' sought in driveway murder probepublished at 00:43 British Summer Time 20 July 2020

    Clive Wyard was found unconscious with a fractured skull outside his home in Ipswich in July 2018.

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  8. Celebrations of abbey's 1,000 years are delayedpublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 19 July 2020

    A 1,000-year-old abbey became a site of pilgrimage and sparked a "civil war" with the townsfolk.

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  9. English councils get new power to order shutdownspublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 18 July 2020

    They can now target coronavirus outbreaks at local level, cancelling events and shutting premises.

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  10. 'Failing' mental health trust care 'a nightmare'published at 16:12 British Summer Time 18 July 2020

    The NHS trust says it is 'looking into the issue' and is "committed to improving the service".

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  11. Waving goodbye to a coastal landmarkpublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 18 July 2020

    After more than 220 years, a lighthouse is being dismantled before it is claimed by the sea.

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  12. Top removed as erosion-hit lighthouse dismantledpublished at 04:32 British Summer Time 18 July 2020

    After more than 220 years, a lighthouse is being dismantled before it is claimed by the sea.

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  13. 'Third-time lucky' festival hopes for Snow Patrolpublished at 04:17 British Summer Time 18 July 2020

    The band were hit by personal health issues in 2019 and the festival has been cancelled this year.

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  14. Hancock calls for urgent review on Covid death datapublished at 22:41 British Summer Time 17 July 2020

    Deaths recorded in England may have included people who tested positive months before they died.

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  15. Reshuffle speculation disruptive, says Coffeypublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 17 July 2020

    The work and pensions secretary says talk about her future does not worry her but may affect officials.

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  16. Why a cancelled music festival leaves a 'big void'published at 14:19 British Summer Time 17 July 2020

    Haim, Liam Gallagher and The Chemical Brothers were due to play at Latitude this weekend.

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  17. Government 'playing games' with Leicester lockdownpublished at 13:14 British Summer Time 17 July 2020

    Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby says the decision to keep restrictions in place in the city is "political".

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  18. Capaldi and Snow Patrol to play Latitude 2021published at 09:15 British Summer Time 17 July 2020

    The event, cancelled this year, is due to take place in Suffolk in July next year.

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  19. Financial losses cause elderly charity to foldpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 16 July 2020

    Age UK Suffolk is to close with the loss of 145 jobs.

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  20. Hancock partially lifts Leicester lockdown measurespublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 16 July 2020

    Some lockdown measures in Leicester will be partially relaxed, the health secretary announces.

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