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. 'No obvious source' of Leicester outbreakpublished at 22:43 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    The report said the increase in reported cases could be down to "growth in availability of testing".

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  2. Leicester lockdown boundary line branded 'stupid'published at 18:56 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Some homes on one suburban street are subject to tighter restrictions - but others are not.

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  3. Raft Race organisers 'quack on' with new eventpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    An annual raft race will be replaced with an event involving rubber ducks, after it was cancelled.

    The "socially-distanced" alternative titled Operation Needham Duck Pond will see with people in the Suffolk town asked to decorate plastic ducks to put on display in either house windows, garden or dotted around the town.

    rubber ducksImage source, Needham Market Raft Race

    Entries are to be submitted on the Needham Market Raft Race Facebook page, external and the winner will be announced on 10 July.

    The raft race had been held every year since 2002, but was called off over the coronavirus pandemic.

  4. What the papers say in Suffolkpublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

  5. Woolfenden signs four-year Ipswich dealpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Ipswich Town centre-back Luke Woolfenden signs a new four-year contract with the League One club.

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  6. Coronavirus has 'wasted my entire body'published at 08:51 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    A mental health nurse talks about his recovery from coronavirus after 60 days in intensive care.

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  7. Police given 'minimal guidance' on local lockdownpublished at 22:13 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Leicester's police and crime commissioner complains that agencies have been "drip-fed" information.

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  8. Regulations 'must be signed' to enforce stricter lockdownpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    PA Media

    Downing Street has said Health Secretary Matt Hancock must sign regulations under existing legislation in order to enforce stricter lockdown measures in Leicester.

    The prime minister's official spokesman said the health secretary has the power to reimpose restrictions under the Public Health Act 1984.

    "In practical terms the regulations will allow Leicester to be exempted from the national changes which come into force on 4 July and also the regulations will be used to reimpose the closure of non-essential retail as per the national measure that was in place before June 15," the spokesman added.

    Matt HancockImage source, PA Wire

  9. Matt Hancock's Keighley and Kirklees TV mix-uppublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    The Health Secretary said there had been a coronavirus outbreak in the wrong part of Yorkshire.

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  10. University and BT set up £9.6m technology learning hubpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    The University of Suffolk and BT have teamed up to launch a digital technology hub for students and apprentices.

    CGI of new technology learning room at DigiTech Centre, Martlesham’s Adastral Park, SuffolkImage source, BT

    DigiTech Centre at Adastral Park at Martlesham, will be used by students and graduates from the Ipswich-based university, BT apprentices and companies to help train future industry professionals.

    The £9.6m project will feature artificial intelligence systems, a forensics lab and smart living test facility.

    The first cohort of students and apprentices are expected to begin using the space from January.

    Once fully up and running, the centre will be used by around 500 students and 145 apprentices each year.

    Course leaders are working on a tie-up with police forces to develop cyber-security and forensics training, but will also be used by wildlife and ecology students to study environment conditions.

  11. Hancock confuses Kirklees outbreak with Keighleypublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    The health secretary claimed there had been an outbreak in Keighley when he meant to say Kirklees.

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  12. Lockdown tightened in Leicester over Covid surgepublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    The local lockdown means non-essential shops are shut and schools will close for most pupils in the city.

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  13. Leicester's new lockdown rules at a glancepublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    The city is the first to experience a local lockdown as officials try to curb its coronavirus cases.

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  14. No new virus spike in Bradford - Councilpublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Bradford Council says it wants to reassure people there is not a new spike in coronavirus infections in the district, despite the health secretary saying on the BBC this morning that there is.

    Matt Hancock on TV

    Speaking to BBC News, Matt Hancock claimed there was a spike in infections in Keighley.

    However, the health secretary had "confused" Keighley with another area in West Yorkshire, the council says.

    It's thought Mr Hancock was instead referring to an outbreak at a meat factory in Cleckheaton, Kirklees, earlier this month.

    The council emphasises there has not been a spike in Covid-19 cases in the Bradford district:

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  15. 'The safest thing to do is to close the schools'published at 09:55 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    Health Secretary Matt Hancock says a number of under 18s have tested positive for Covid-19 in Leicester.

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  16. Hancock outlines lockdown measures for Leicesterpublished at 21:49 British Summer Time 29 June 2020

    The Health Secretary announced the controls after a surge in coronavirus cases in the area.

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  17. Benefit sanctions to return as job centres reopenpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 29 June 2020

    Minister says the "claimant commitment" must be reinstated, despite Labour's plea for an extension.

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  18. What the papers are saying in Suffolkpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 29 June 2020

    • The East Anglian Daily Times, external is reporting that Mid Suffolk Council has pledged £40,000 towards plans for the development of a 156-acre business park off the A14
    • The Bury Free Press, external is reporting that firefighters rescued three dogs locked in a car on Sunday evening
    • The Ipswich Star, external is reporting that two men accused of being involved in a double stabbing incident in Ipswich will go on trial next year
  19. Third man jailed after OAP marched to cash machinepublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 29 June 2020

    An 81-year-old was targeted in his home and forced to visit a nearby supermarket late at night.

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