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3 weeks ago | 
aol.com | Sarah Lilley |Alice Cunningham
Dogs roaming off their leads have been threatening ground-nesting birds at a nature reserve, a ranger has said. Leonie Washington, is a ranger at Landguard Nature Reserve in Felixstowe, Suffolk, where birds such as ringed plover nest. The nature reserve is calling for dog owners to read warning signs and learn which areas they can walk safely after some birds were driven off the site. Ms Washington urged people to give the birds space and said it was "heartbreaking" to see them being disturbed.
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Mar 15, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Sarah Lilley |Alice Cunningham
Fundraising group for 110-year-old cinema disbandsSarah Lilley & Alice CunninghamRichard Knights/BBCThe Friends of Leiston Film Theatre was set up in 1992 with the aim of improving the facilityA support group that has raised more than £150,000 for a county's oldest cinema will disband after 33 years. The Friends of Leiston Film Theatre was set up in Suffolk in 1992 to help the town council - the owner of the cinema - fund repairs and improvements.
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | |Alice Cunningham
A group of mental health campaigners promoting gardening will dress as vegetables to complete a half marathon for charity. Stewart Underwood, Therese Viljoen, Dan Ferrandino, Dan Nye and Tom Knight will be among thousands running the Cambridge Half Marathon on Sunday. They will come to the start line dressed as a sunflower, carrot, cucumber, pea and aubergine - all to raise money for their chosen charity, Cultivating Change.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Alice Cunningham |Shivani Chaudhari
Greater Anglia warned passengers not to travel after an attempt was made to steal signalling cables [PA Media]There was major disruption on a train line after a cable was cut in a failed attempt at theft. On Thursday, there were no trains between London Liverpool Street and Broxbourne, in Hertfordshire, following the incident near Clapton railway station in Hackney.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
msn.com | Alice Cunningham |Sarah Lilley
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Alice Cunningham |Wayne Bavin
A National Highways boss says the agency will not cut a road's speed limit without evidence to suggest it is needed. The A14 in Suffolk has seen a number of serious collisions in recent weeks leading to closures while a recent economic report found the road was "not fit for purpose" due to the "suffering" it caused local businesses.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
aol.com | Alice Cunningham |Wayne Bavin
Plans to revive speedway racing at a stadium have taken a step forward following a public meeting. The Mildenhall Fen Tigers based at West Row, Suffolk, said they aimed to get back to racing after sitting out of last year's seasons due to "reduced competition". A steering committee to bring speedway back to the Mildenhall Stadium was previously formed and it hoped to adopt a supporters' trust business model.
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Feb 1, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Alice Cunningham |Zoie O'Brien
An economic report has highlighted the "suffering" faced by businesses due to a "not fit for purpose" road. Suffolk Chamber of Commerce released its economic report into the A14 on Friday after repeated incidents caused by collisions and breakdowns. Over 350 businesses were surveyed and 87% of these reported negative impacts from A14 disruptions in the past year. Paul Simon, head of public affairs at Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, told the BBC the wider country would suffer if nothing was done.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Alice Cunningham
The Sutton Hoo helmet found during the initial excavation [Getty Images]The famous Sutton Hoo burial site may have also included graves of soldiers recruited by a foreign army, new research has revealed. Helen Gittos, 50, an associate professor of early medieval history at the University of Oxford, has released a new research paper into the Anglo Saxon wonder near Woodbridge in Suffolk.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Alice Cunningham
A timescale to repair a partially collapsed sea wall is yet to be confirmed as investigation works get underway. Two rectangular-shaped sections of the seafront walkway in Southwold, Suffolk, fell inward due to erosion and stormy weather in December. East Suffolk Council's contractor will carry out surveys to ensure there was not any unexploded ordnance, or obstructions, in the area from 20 January for two weeks, ahead of repair works.
