Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 20 January 2017

  • Traffic lights could be installed at Fiveways roundabout

  • Dementia patients ignored by staff

  • A person has died following an 'incident' on a vessel at the Port of Felixstowe

  • Patient evicted from hospital after two years

  • Man in NHS care after police stand-off

  1. Ipswich Town: Moore will be 'a good signing for us' - McCarthypublished at 10:43 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Ipswich Town, external boss Mick McCarthy says new arrival Keiffer Moore first impressed him when he played against the Blues in 2014.

    Keiffer Moore

    "He came on against us at Yeovil a few years back and caused us all sorts of problems," said McCarthy. "He's mobile, he's quick enough.

    "We kept tabs on him, but he went out to Norway to play for Viking and went off the radar up until just now when we were looking around.

    "He'll suit us fine, he'll be a good signing for us and I know working with TC [assistant manager Terry Connor] he'll improve him in and around the goals. He'll be an asset for us."

  2. Ipswich Town complete deal for Forest Green strikerpublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Ipswich Town, external have made their first signing of the January transfer window, with Keiffer Moore joining the club from fifth-tier Forest Green on an 18-month-deal.

    Ian Milne and Keiffer Moore

    The 24-year-old (pictured right, next to Town managing director Ian Milne) has previous Championship experience with Yeovil Town. 

    As he was signed after the first game he isn't eligible to play in tomorrow's FA Cup replay at Lincoln, but will be in the squad for Saturday's trip to Huddersfield.

  3. Headteacher gets 03:00 phone call about floodingpublished at 09:55 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2017

    Luke Deal
    BBC Radio Suffolk

    The headteacher of Britannia Primary School in Ipswich says she was woken at 03:00 by her premises supervisor, after a leaking water fountain led to substantial flooding in the building.

    School closed sign

    Tracey McKenzie said he'd been there for three hours before he called her: "I didn't know what had happened, and I didn't know what to expect when I got here. 

    "There was water about 3 or 4cm [about 1.3in] deep in the lower corridor and also in the upper corridor.

    "We were worried about the computers. We were worried about the electrics as well and we didn't know how bad the damage was."

  4. Evacuation of properties 'was right course of action'published at 09:30 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2017

    The Environment Agency has defended its decision to issue several Severe Flood Warnings along the east coast on Friday.

    A combination of spring tides and a tidal surge were expected to bring water over sea walls and barriers in some places. Thousands of people were advised to leave their homes.

    But as the storm surge made its way down the Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex coast, the flooding failed to materialise.

    High seas at CromerImage source, FocusBug

    Agency spokesman Toby Wilson says an evacuation of the area was the right course of action, given the forecast and predictions.

    "To have a storm surge, you need a combination of three events to come together - a high tide, surge and wave action on top of the surge - all of those were forecast on Friday, but at the last moment they came out of time together, so the impacts were not as significant as we were expecting." he said.

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    We didn't over-react... all the indications were that it could have played out differently but the preparations that went in place leading up to Friday were completely right. We've got very good coastal defences which have protected about half a million properties down the east coast."

    Toby Wilson, Environment Agency

  5. Loose connector on drinks fountain leads to flooding at primary schoolpublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2017

    Luke Deal
    BBC Radio Suffolk

    A drinks fountain is being blamed for flooding at Britannia Primary School, external in Ipswich, which is closed today and may be shut for another couple of days.

    Tracey McKenzie with water fountain

    Headteacher Tracey McKenzie said: "The connector from the back of the fountain came out.

    "We think it's probably been leaking all weekend and it was only when it set off the intruder alarm about midnight that the security company contacted us to let us know.

    "They [pupils] can't come to school today, we've been advised they may not be able to come to school for at least two or three days."

  6. Public advised to keep 'well clear' of cliffspublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2017

    Aldeburgh Coastguard is warning people to stay away from cliffs, following the earth collapse on Saturday which killed a dog walker at Thorpeness.

    Spokesman Jim McMullan said swells from last week's high tide surge "pounded" the cliffs: "We'd advise anybody to keep well clear of the cliffs.

    "They are very delicate at the moment, all round the country."

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  7. Monday's weather: Some rain, but brighter further eastpublished at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2017

    BBC Weather

    It's a chilly morning and there are one or two mist and fog patches around the BBC East region.

    There's also a bit of rain as well, although the further east you are, you'll see a drier start to the day and there may even be a glimmer of sunshine.

    Any rain will tend to dry out during the afternoon, and there'll be a top temperature between 5C and 6C (41F - 43F).

    Watch the full regional forecast here: 

  8. Team did 'as much as we could' at Thorpenesspublished at 08:32 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2017

    Members of the emergency services said they did "as much as we could" during a fatal incident where a man walking his dog on the beach at Thorpeness was killed when part of the cliff collapsed. 

    Police tape on Thorpeness beach

    It took 40 members of the emergency services, as well as local people armed with spades, two hours to recover his body.

    Steve Saint from Aldeburgh's RNLI said it was a big team effort: "It's not something you go to every day.

    "Yes it is upsetting. It wasn't the result we wanted, but we done as much as we could."

    It's understood there have been at least four more land slips in the last 24 hours.