A week-long knife crackdown is under way in Suffolk. 

Suffolk Police, external is targeting criminal gangs and searching public places where knives can be hidden.

Posters have also been put up in schools, detailing the consequences of carrying a knife. 

Since the BBC Radio Suffolk-backed Bin a Blade campaign was launched in 2011, more than 17,000 knives have been handed in across the county.

Film Suffolk, external, the organisation behind plans for a film involving talent from the county as well as Norfolk and Essex, says those who support its crowdfunding campaign will be contributing directly to the success of the "spooky feature film".

They'll also be able to interact with the film-makers and follow the journey of the project all the way through to the film's release.

Image source, Film Suffolk

Matthew McGuchan, from Film Suffolk, says: "Everyone likes a good ghost story.

"We were keen to come up with a format that would have the widest possible appeal while maintaining the regional relevance that’s so crucial to engaging FILM Suffolk’s creative community – and with The Haunted Hotel, we think we’ve nailed it!"

The cameras are due to start rolling later this month, and the finished film is to have its premiere screening around Halloween this year.

For the green-fingered among you.....

Free compost will be available for those living in the Babergh and Mid Suffolk districts.

For the tenth year in a row, the district council is celebrating National Compost Awareness Week, from 7 to 13 May, by hosting the give-away.

Staff from Babergh and Mid Suffolk’s waste team will be at Mill Meadow, Needham Lake this Sunday from 09:00 to 15:00 and Tesco car park in Sudbury on 14 May from 10:00 to 16:00.

They will have about 70 tonnes of compost to hand out.

A movie project, set in the Great White Horse Hotel in Ipswich (pictured), and featuring eight ghostly tales, is set to be launched with a crowdfunding campaign helping to finance the project.

The Haunted Hotel, from Film Suffolk, external, features writers and directors from Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

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The team received 95 short film scripts, from which eight were chosen for the project.

• Suffolk writers: Daphne Fox (Hollesley) and Stephen Henning (Ipswich)
• Norfolk writers: Robbie Sunderland (Diss), Victoria Manthorpe and Paul Saxton (both Norwich)
• Essex writers: Amy Feeley and Thomas Winward (both Colchester) and Josh Dickinson (Foxearth)

Matthew McGuchan, joint founder of Film Suffolk, said: "Working on With Love From Suffolk, external [their first film] revealed a remarkable depth of talent and passion for film-making in our local area. 

"We’re excited to be able to build on that momentum and the community it created, and we believe we can achieve something just as special with this new project.

Image source, Film Suffolk

Alex Dunlop
BBC Look East

An engineering company based in Norwich has admitted breaching a health and safety regulation after four of its workers were crushed to death.

Daniel Hazelton, 30, his 26-year-old brother Thomas, Adam Taylor, 28, and Peter Johnson, 42, were killed when a steel grid collapsed on top of them.

The accident happened in January 2011 at Claxton Engineering Services's site in Great Yarmouth.   

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The firm was due to go on trial at Norwich Crown Court today but changed its plea at the last minute. A further charge will remain on file.  

Two other firms were on trial in the case, which is being brought by the Health and Safety Executive. 

Hazegood Construction Ltd based in Stowmarket has gone into liquidation, while Encompass Project Management of Thetford has already pleaded guilty. 

A date for sentence has yet to be set.

Melody is unable to go to his concerts because of the risk of infection.

BBC Weather Watchers

It's a grey, cool day across the county, as we can see from our busy band of BBC Weather Watchers today.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Being an Oscar winner doesn't guarantee you entry to the best parties - just ask Eddie Redmayne.

An assistant headteacher has defended a decision to ban "distracting" fidget spinners.

As we've reported, the devices were originally designed to help those with autism and ADHD but they have become the latest "must-have" toys at schools.

Elizabeth Bethell, the manager of Suffolk's autism services, said a blanket ban is not the answer.  

Phil Hart, assistant headteacher at Holbrook Academy, said: "These devices are noisy and cause students to become less focused, turning their attention to the toy, rather than the teaching and learning which is taking place. 

"It is true that a small proportion of students find 'fiddle toys' useful in helping them to aid their concentration and we have some who have been diagnosed to have these, but fidget spinners are not the answer."

He said a proper "fiddle toy" should enable pupils to "concentrate on the learning, not on the toy itself". 

Orford Ness's role in a "nuclear bomb drop" fiasco will be featured in a documentary this evening.

BBC Four's Britain's Nuclear Bomb: The Inside Story looks at how a dummy device was dropped over Surrey on its way to Suffolk. 

Olympic javelin thrower Goldie Sayers has spoken about the "deep sense of injustice" after missing out on her moment of glory at the 2008 Beijing Games.

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The Suffolk-born athlete, who has announced her retirement, is still awaiting the bronze medal she is to be awarded retrospectively.

Mariya Abakumova, the Russian who had finished second, had failed a doping test for a banned steroid.

Sayers, now 34, has been in a state of limbo since she was told the news in September as Abakumova is appealing against her disqualification.

It's not only the waiting which has left Sayers feeling frustrated.

"It's all about the moment for me," she said. "None of the other stuff that would have come with it - sponsorship, profile, the actual medal itself - matters in the same way.

"I'd love to be able to transport myself back to standing on an Olympic podium, but I won't ever be able to do that. You have had the greatest moment of your life stolen from you."

Luke Deal
BBC Radio Suffolk

A giant hedgehog mural is being created to help raise the profile of the prickly creature.

The mural is being painted at the Swan pub in Ipswich town centre as part of Hedgehog Awareness Week.

Suffolk Wildlife Trust, external commissioned London-based street artist, external 'ATM' to create the work. 

He creates new pieces of work in urban landscapes, raising awareness of threatened species.

His hedgehog is four metres in length and is nearing completion.

"I just hope people think about hedgehogs and wildlife in general. 

"For example, not use weedkillers on their plants, not use slug pellets, think about hedgehogs' needs. 

"They need to travel from garden to garden so they need little passageways and they need places to hide, such as piles of leaves," he said.

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

On-loan winger Tom Lawrence (pictured) was named Players' Player of the Year at Ipswich Town's, external end of season dinner last night.

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The 23-year-old - who will return to his parent club Leicester City after Sunday's game at Nottingham Forest - also picked up the Goal of the Season prize for his stunning strike at QPR in January.

The winner of this year's John Kerridge Memorial Trophy - the manager's choice - was Grant Ward while Tristan Nydam took the Young Player accolade.

Autism experts are urging schools not to ban a new playground craze known as fidget spinners.

The toys help relieve stress for children with the autism. 

They're small three-pronged toys that spin. You hold it between your fingers, flick it and watch it go. 

The palm-sized toys have become the latest "must have" for children across the country. 

Some headteachers have said they're disrupting lessons. 

Elizabeth Bethell, the manager of Suffolk's autism services, said: "Schools need to make reasonable adjustments to aid a child's learning.

"I would think on a case-by-case, it needs to be assessed whether it is a reasonable adjustment for the child."

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

Any early brightness is likely to be short-lived as cloud thickens from the southeast with the odd burst of mainly light showery rain developing. 

It's going to be windy, especially along the coast, and feeling cold everywhere.  

Highs of 11C (52F).

Kate Scotter
BBC News

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Ipswich Town prospect Andre Dozzell agrees a contract extension with the Championship club to run until 2020.