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. When musicians sponsor football clubs...published at 15:47 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    Ed Sheeran will be Ipswich Town's shirt sponsor for the 2021-22 season - but he's far from the only musician to have done so.

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  2. Ed Sheeran to sponsor Ipswich Town's shirtspublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    The singer has agreed a one-year deal with the club to sponsor the men's and women's team shirts.

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  3. Town's third art trail will be a 'big hoot'published at 06:50 British Summer Time 6 May 2021

    St Elizabeth Hospice reveals its third fundraising trail will feature owl sculptures.

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  4. Pride festival to go ahead 'on smaller scale'published at 19:10 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Suffolk Pride will consist of virtual and smaller events but there will be no march, say organisers.

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  5. Health secretary's concerns over quarry smellpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Matt Hancock calls on the Environment Agency to "urgently" resolve problems at Walleys Quarry.

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  6. Defender Ward to depart Ipswich Townpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 5 May 2021

    Experienced Ipswich Town defender Stephen Ward will not be offered a new contract when his current deal at the League One club expires this summer.

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  7. Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Ipswich Townpublished at 21:44 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Shrewsbury play out a dire goalless draw with Ipswich in their final home game of the season.

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  8. Great East Run cancelled due to Covid impactpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 4 May 2021

    Organisers say "operational challenges" led them to the "difficult decision".

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  9. Relive Tuesday's EFL action as it happenedpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 3 May 2021

    Relive Tuesday's EFL action as Rotherham draw at Luton to stay in the Championship drop zone and Blackpool seal a League One play-off place.

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  10. Five men arrested over stab murder attemptpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 2 May 2021

    The group is being held on suspicion of attempted murder after a 21-year-old was stabbed.

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  11. Swindon Town 1-2 Ipswich Townpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    James Norwood's brace sees Ipswich claim their first win in seven League One matches with victory at already-relegated Swindon.

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  12. Hundreds contact police over dogs seized in raidpublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 1 May 2021

    Police receive 600 emails after releasing images of 48 dogs to try to trace their owners.

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  13. 'Children have been left behind'published at 10:09 British Summer Time 30 April 2021

    Funmil Akinriboya, founder of the BME Suffolk Support Group, wants to see greater support for parents and children.

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  14. Town's Debenhams store sold to racehorse ownerpublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    The town's Business Improvement District (Bid) says the sale is "good news".

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  15. 'The gap is becoming bigger and bigger'published at 10:52 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    A support group founder says children are struggling to keep up with their education due to Covid.

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  16. Matt Hancock receives jab from Jonathan Van-Tampublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 29 April 2021

    The Health Secretary said the Queen had told him it wouldn't hurt.

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  17. Questions about the PM’s flat won’t go awaypublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    There are strict rules about who can give money to politicians for a reason - so we can see what is going on.

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  18. Hancock: 'I'm looking forward to getting my jab'published at 18:34 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    With the vaccine rollout opened to those aged 42, the health secretary says he's booked his appointment.

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  19. Pleasure and Escapepublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 28 April 2021

    Having examined the sea as a source of exploration, defence and trade, David Dimbleby explores how it emerged as a source of pleasure, Punch and Judy and sand sculpture.

    Starting at Gorleston-on-Sea, David explores the creation of a seaside holiday culture that remains uniquely British to this day.

    Sailing down the Suffolk and Essex coasts and into the Thames, David also shows how the sea became an irresistible subject for our most celebrated artists and architects, before finally docking in the very heart of British maritime power - Greenwich.

  20. A14 closed after lorry spills dieselpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 27 April 2021

    Part of the westbound carriageway is closed causing congestion at the Orwell Bridge.

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