Suffolk County Council says it will start the search again after four interviewees were not offered the job.

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Who'd have thought Storm Aileen is on her way?

Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher Amy took this peaceful shot in Aldeburgh:

Suffolk County Council says the A12 bypass is not reliant on Sizewell C being built.

The planned walkout is in response to a dispute with Greater Anglia over the role of guards.

The world of theatre has been paying tribute to the Bury St Edmunds-born director Sir Peter Hall, who has died at the age of 86.

Among many of his successes, he founded the Royal Shakespeare Company and was director of the National Theatre in London.

Sir Peter returned to Suffolk to direct his adaptation of Ronald Blythe's book Akenfield - which looked at changing rural lives in a fictional village - loosely based on Charsfield.

It has recently been digitised by the British Film Institute.

Image source, Rex Pyke

Image source, Rex Pyke

Image source, Rex Pyke

A motorist has been robbed of cash after he got out of his vehicle to find out why a car had stopped in the middle of the road in front of him.

It happened at 05:10 yesterday on the Fressingfield Road in Metfield near Halesworth.

The victim, a man in his 30s, was in his black Ford Mondeo when he approached a Renault after it failed to move for a couple of minutes, Suffolk Police said.

The man was then pushed from behind, punched and struck on the head with an object before the thieves went through his wallet.

Police are appealing for information from anyone who may have seen the dark-coloured Renault.

The victim had minor injuries.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Kirkley & Pakefield FC have made it through to round three of this season's Suffolk Premier Cup without kicking a ball.

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The Royals had been originally scheduled to begin in the second round of the competition with an away fixture against Lowestoft Town in November.

However, the Trawler Boys have decided to withdraw from the competition, to the disappointment of the Suffolk FA's County Cup Competitions Manager Adrian Moye.

"There is an exemption fee in our rules and Lowestoft Town have chosen to take that route rather than to participate," Moye said in a statement, external.

"It’s a real shame because they have been one of the county's most successful clubs in recent years. I hope they will enter next year’s competition."

A day of interviews and assessments has failed to appoint a new chief executive for Suffolk County Council, to succeed Deborah Cadman who has moved to work for the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Leader of the council Colin Noble, said: "We’ve conducted a thorough search for a new chief executive, but on this occasion we’ve not found the candidate we’re looking for.

"We therefore did not make an appointment.

"Whilst this is disappointing, we need to make the right decision for Suffolk.

"We face some extremely challenging times ahead, and must have the strongest possible chief executive to help us deliver change at the scale and pace we need, but also in a way that is appropriate for our county.

"If that takes a little more time and searching, then we believe that's the right thing to do."

Interim chief executive Sue Cook will continue in the role while decisions are made about the next steps in the recruitment, the council said.

A single carriageway and a dual carriageway are the choices for a new bypass of four villages on the A12.

Ipswich Town midfielder Bersant Celina believes he is ready to make his first Championship start of the season.

Graeme Mac
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

On-loan midfielder Bersant Celina believes he is ready to make his full Championship debut for Ipswich Town, after impressing for the Blues at QPR.

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The 21-year-old came off the bench and scored an impressive goal from distance, during the closing stages of Town's 2-1 defeat at Loftus Road.

The Kosovan international has been talking to us about his attributes, and what he believes Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy sees in him.

"I'm a bit small compared to the other guys, and skinny," Celina said. "But I'm smart and I've got technique, so I can play football."

"I think the manager has been waiting for the right opportunity to play me. I came from Manchester City to play games and that's why he brought me here."

"I don't see any reason why he shouldn't start me in the next game."

Ipswich's next game is at home to Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.

High winds are forecast, which means there's a chance the A14 Orwell Bridge at Ipswich could be closed to traffic...

The all-girl Ipswich High School, external has announced its intention to let boys join the school in certain year groups.

The private fee-paying school, which moved from Westerfield Road in Ipswich to Woolverstone in the 1990s, is also planning to offer boarding for the first time.

Image source, Ipswich High School

Head teacher Ms Oona Carlin says the changes will be brought in gradually: "I recognise this news will come as a surprise to parents, pupils, and our wider community, so we are absolutely committed to ensuring that we move forward gradually and with sensitivity.

"Our absolute priority is continuity for our existing girls.

"We are, therefore, doing everything possible to introduce this next chapter with a dedication to continuity and with strong communication between ourselves and those who are currently committed to the school."

The changes come as the school transfers to the ownership of Ipswich Education Ltd from the Girls' Day School Trust, external which has owned it for many years.

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Goals from Danny Rowe, Ben Folami and Conor McKendry saw Town’s U23s to a comfortable 3-0 victory, external over Barnsley at Portman Road.

A group of children from Thurston Community College has spent a couple of hours walking to school this morning, in protest at the possibility of free school transport being withdrawn for more than 3,500 pupils.

The group walked from the village of Felsham, about six miles (10km) away, where Hayley Nunn is a parish councillor, and has a daughter Elsie who attends Thurston.

She said: "Parents that work, it [would] massively effect them, where you've got multiple children and they're at different schools, you can't be in two places at once.

"The harsh reality is, we face moving our children in the middle of GCSE year.

"We're not going to do that, so they know we'd end up paying, or driving our own child in."

The county council is discussing the proposed changes today.

The manager of Bungay Town Football Club says the passing of former player Aiden Lowe, in his 20s, who died following a car crash at Gillingham near Beccles at the weekend, is "nothing short of the worst of anything I have had to deal with".

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Richard Daniels continues, external: "I have known Aiden (pictured left) since he was a 16-year-old at Kirkley.

"It was clear to me then that he was a talented player with so much ability.

"I kept an eye on his progress because I always treated David [Aiden's father] as a very good friend.

"It was with great pleasure that, when I returned to Bungay last season, Aiden agreed to re-join the club.

"His decision to move on never meant he was no longer a Bungay boy and his personality will always be missed.

"I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the whole club, that's everybody, to send his family our thoughts, deepest condolences and total sadness at the tragic and shocking loss of a lovely young man.

"Aiden Lowe will never be forgotten."

Here's a look at some of the stories that have caught our eye so far this morning:

• Parents and children walking six miles (10km) to school in protest at possible changes to free school transport
• Two possible routes revealed for a four-village bypass on the A12
• Tributes to a former Bungay Town footballer who died in a car crash at the weekend

We'll bring you more on these, and other stories, as the day progresses.

Kate Kinsella
BBC Weather

A lovely bright start for many of us across the BBC East region, but a little bit more cloud coming in from the west later this afternoon.

In the meantime, enjoy the sunshine while it lasts.

It'll be quite breezy, but the wind not as strong as yesterday.

As the cloud arrives, we see the risk of a shower this afternoon, but not as heavy or as frequent as yesterday's.

Top temperature 18C (64F).

Things are set to turn very wet and windy overnight - the Met Office has issued a weather warning, external for strong winds across much of the region.

Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live

Good morning and thanks for joining us.

We're flexing our fingers and engaging our brains, as we start our regular updates of what's happening across the county.

If there's something we're not mentioning then let us know - you can contact us via the "Get involved" link at the top of this page.

We'll start the day in time-honoured fashion, with a look at the weather prospects.

Kate Kinsella's waiting in the wings to bring us the day's forecast, she'll be with us next.

That's it for our regular updates from across the county, but as ever, any breaking news will still appear here overnight.

If you're just joining us you're not too late to find out what's been happening during the day - you can scroll down to find out what's been going on since 08:00.

We'll be back bright and breezy in the morning (no pun intended, the yellow wind warning on Tuesday doesn't come into effect until tomorrow night) and hope you join us too.

Have a good evening.