Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 18 August 2017

  • Plans revealed for third river crossing

  • Rail disruption continues

  • Third win in a row for Ipswich Witches

  1. Murder inquiry after human bones found in riverpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 28 August 2020

    Police were called to the the River Stour in Sudbury, Suffolk, and found two bags of bones.

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  2. Workers' summer holiday picture archive openspublished at 01:12 British Summer Time 28 August 2020

    Pictures taken by construction firm John Laing of its company away days have been put online.

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  3. Listen: Cambridge United v Ipswich & Peterborough v Coventrypublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 27 August 2020

    Cambridge United host Ipswich and Peterborough play Coventry - listen to local BBC Radio commentary.

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  4. Low-paid workers to get £13 a day to self-isolatepublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 27 August 2020

    The benefit will be trialled in some parts of north-west England where coronavirus cases have risen.

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  5. Councils called on to act over air pollutionpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 26 August 2020

    Ipswich has five designated areas where air quality targets are not being met.

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  6. Social distancing 'aggression' at crabbing hotspotpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 26 August 2020

    People asking crabbers to stop blocking a narrow bridge have faced abuse, it is claimed.

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  7. Town's third river bridge gets council approvalpublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 26 August 2020

    The new crossing has been officially named Gull Wing by local school children.

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  8. Jack White auction to help John Peel Centrepublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 25 August 2020

    Jack White is selling guitars, a White Stripes drum kit and other memorabilia to aid the centre.

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  9. Teen accused of killing 'didn't want to hurt' manpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 25 August 2020

    Richard Day died from a brain haemorrhage after an alleged attack outside a kebab shop.

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  10. Should town centre office workers be heading back?published at 11:33 British Summer Time 25 August 2020

    Business leaders in Ipswich say they need people back working in the town to help the economy.

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  11. Two hurt in pub burger van blastpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 23 August 2020

    A gas cylinder leaked and exploded near Stowmarket railway station, sending shards of glass in the air.

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  12. Train station evacuated after explosionpublished at 22:19 British Summer Time 22 August 2020

    Two people are treated for minor injuries after being hurt in the blast in Stowmarket.

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  13. Body of young whale washed up on beachpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 22 August 2020

    Marine investigators say they will try to find out how the juvenile Sowerby's beaked whale died.

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  14. Boss loses post as 250-year-old store cuts 90 jobspublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    The chief executive is made redundant as the group axes jobs in "Covid-related" cuts.

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  15. Brewery boss 'rose from cleaner to chief exec'published at 11:18 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Karen Hester began as a part-time cleaner in 1988 and is now responsible for 500 staff.

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  16. Troubled Wigan start season at Ipswichpublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Relegated Wigan Athletic - currently in administration - will start their 2020-21 League One campaign away at Ipswich Town.

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  17. Hancock: Williamson has 'done his best' over examspublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 19 August 2020

    The support comes as the education secretary gives his backing to exam regulator Ofqual.

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  18. UK 'not considering' compulsory workplace maskspublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 19 August 2020

    The government is not looking at following France in enforcing office coverings, Matt Hancock says.

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  19. The rise and rise of Dido Hardingpublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 19 August 2020

    Who is the former businesswoman and jockey chosen to head the UK's new public health agency?

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  20. Fire crews tackle recycling centre blazepublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 19 August 2020

    Staff at the facility use diggers to help firefighters remove burnt and burning waste.

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