Glemham Hall, external  on the A12 near Saxmundham has put its head above the parapet and said it will open its doors on Suffolk Day for a guided tour.

Rose House Butchery, external in Ipswich is going to make a new Suffolk sausage, and West Suffolk markets say they can't wait to get involved.

What about you - have you had time to think about how you'd like to make the day special? Contact us via the "Get involved" link at the top of this page.

Richard Haugh
BBC News

Film-lovers in Ipswich now have a whopping 27 cinema screens to choose from, as doors to the town's third cinema have opened.

Empire takes up a large part of the refurbished Buttermarket, sitting alongside several restaurants and the yet-to-open bowling/leisure complex.

Ipswich MP Ben Gummer says this should go some way to making the town more inviting to families and other visitors not intent on visiting pubs at night. 

"It's a big moment for the town," he said of the opening.

Last night, hordes of excited staff greeted members of the press and competition winners to four preview screenings - of Boss Baby and Ghost in the Shell.

It opens to the general public today, but as you can see some building work is ongoing.

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Ed Sheeran has found an unlikely ally in Sex Pistol, PiL frontman and general punk godfather John Lydon .

He may have topped the chart across the world with his third album Divide, but that hasn't stopped the critics from sharpening their knives, external for the Suffolk singer.

In particular, for what they have percieved as a "calculated" approach to the record.

Ed has been quite open about wanting his album to have broad appeal, telling the BBC : "I had in my mind what sound should be on what song, and which subject matter would be on which song - so I'd write 10 songs for that [idea].

"So there's six or seven songs about Suffolk, but Castle On The Hill was the best one. And then there was a bunch of wedding songs, I guess, and Perfect was the best one." 

John, whose Mr Rotten's Songbook is out today, told the BBC: "He's been slagged off hasn't he for this album. They reckon it's been constructed. 

"I hope it is, none of us do this in a lighthearted, casual disrespecting way for our audience, so good on him."

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But is John Lydon as calculated about being commercial?

"Not me, but that's his way, his approach, I've got too many anxieties to deal with without trying to plot a chart position. I'm lucky enough to be in the wonderfully awful world of music in the first place and I quite like the position that I'm, that I can absolutely ignore the commercial aspect of it."

Check out more John below.

The police helicopter at Wattisham army air station is being moved to the Midlands.

It means the nearest one to Suffolk is based at Boreham near Chelmsford.

Lauri Love, who faces extradition to the US on hacking charges, says he fears being "turned into an example".

The trial of a 17-year-old, charged with a double murder, and who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been moved from Ipswich Crown Court to the Old Bailey in London.

The charges follow the deaths of Barry Street, 32, and Nathan Oakley, 18, on 8 December.  

Post-mortem examination results showed both died from stab injuries. 

The teenager also faces a charge of having an article with a blade or point - namely a kitchen knife - on 8 December at the West Meadows travellers' site, just off the slip road at the Whitehouse/A14 junction in north west Ipswich. 

The three week trial will start on 7 June. The defendant did not appear in court for this morning's hearing.  

The trial of a teenager charged with the murder of two men who were stabbed at a travellers' site in Ipswich has been moved to the Old Bailey, from Ipswich Crown Court.

More details to follow.

Ipswich are at home to Birmingham on Saturday and Wigan on Tuesday as they try to quell any relegation fears.

A sign to welcome visitors to the "Broads National Park" was unveiled at Beccles railway station earlier, by Defra minister Lord Gardiner.

But is Britain's largest protected wetland an actual National Park? Well, not quite...

• To protect the interests of navigation, the Broads was given an "equivalent status" to that of other National Parks, external in the UK, although it's covered by separate legislation because the Broads Authority has different powers relating to its waterways
• In January 2015, Broads Authority members voted to brand the waterways of Norfolk and Suffolk as a "National Park" to bring in more visitors.

The Broads cover an area of 303 sq km, and is home to more than a quarter of the UK's rarest wildlife.

The lakes are man-made, dug out for peat to provide fuel during medieval times. Over the centuries, these filled in to become the Broads that we recognise today.

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Kelly McCormack
BBC Radio Suffolk

More than £16,000 worth of cannabis was seized in a drugs raid in east Ipswich yesterday. 

Two men were arrested during the warrant, on Shackleton Road in the Racecourse area.

Officers also found £2,000 in cash. 

Suffolk is to get its own special day in the calendar - on the longest day of the year.

The Stig reached speeds of more than 100mph (161kph) in a restored 1960s bumper car.

The Defra minister Lord Gardiner has unveiled the first Broads National Park sign.

The Broads Authority plans to install a network of signs welcoming people to the park, in villages, towns and at other key locations.

It'll work with local authorities and rail companies to identify suitable sites.

Diss Express

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Asked whether he could get a Suffolk flag flown at Westminster on Suffolk Day, 21 June, Ipswich MP Ben Gummer replied: "I think definitely.

"If they won't do it officially, we can drape it out of the window."

Waveney MP Peter Aldous joined in saying: "I should go into PMQs draped in a flag."

The flag below is the St Edmund flag, commemorating King Edmund of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom on East Anglia - which covered Norfolk and Suffolk.

Mr Gummer also revealed a secret about his fellow MP Peter Aldous, saying: "Peter, for as long as I have known him, wears, and it's not the same pair of socks, I can tell you that because he's promised me, and he's an honest man, but he wears Ipswich Town Football Club socks, every day.

"When he's in the chamber, one day the camera will pick him up, he'll put his ankle on his knee, and you'll see the Ipswich Town FC socks."

We'll try bring you a picture of the Suffolk flag, as used by the county council, later...  

The leader of the county council is supporting the very first "Suffolk Day", launched today by BBC Suffolk.

Colin Noble said: "A Suffolk Day is a great way to celebrate all that is so wonderful about living in our beautiful county from Constable Country to our heritage coast.  

"From Horseracing in Newmarket to the waterfront in Ipswich we live in a very special place.  

"Others celebrate their county and so should we, let's out-do Yorkshire, external ."

Yorkshire Day has been taking place on 1 August every year since 1975.

We've come up with a few ideas of things the county can be rightly proud of:

• The home of horseracing in Newmarket
• Latitude Festival
• A professional football club that's historically punched above its weight
• Snape Maltings
• Constable Country

What would you like to add to the list? Contact us via the "Get involved" link at the top of this feed.

The very first Suffolk Day on Wednesday, 21 June is being backed by the East Anglian Daily Times and the Ipswich Star.

Terry Hunt, editor of the EADT, said: "We're very proud of our county, but we're also rather too modest about it, and we get a bit embarrassed when people start praising us.

"We need to break that, at least for one day and shout loud and proud about how wonderful Suffolk is."  

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Ipswich Witches, external have one foot in the next round of the Knockout Cup after a commanding 60-30 victory over Berwick Bandits at Foxhall last night.

Danny King (pictured) and Rory Schlein were unbeaten for the hosts, while James Sarjeant, Nico Covatti and Cameron Heeps were all paid for at least seven points.

"I think it shows the strength in depth that we have," said King. 

"I was confident we were going to get the win, but to get it in such a dramatic and big style is nice. It's nice to take that kind of lead to Berwick."

The return leg is in Northumberland on Saturday night.