Alice Cunningham

2 days ago | bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Wayne Bavin

Soul festival 'shocked' by Ed Sheeran gig clashAlice Cunningham & Wayne BavinPA MediaOne of Ed Sheeran's Portman Road shows clashes with a soul music festivalOrganisers of a soul music festival said they were shocked when Ed Sheeran announced shows on the same dates just miles away. Venue 16 in Ipswich will host its annual Summer Soul Vibes festival on 12 July, one of the dates Sheeran will play the town's Portman Road stadium.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Sarah Lilley

'I woke up in a bath two days after VE Day'Alice Cunningham & Sarah LilleySarah Lilley/BBCDouglas Cracknell, 99, from Suffolk remembered the celebrations that took place on VE Day in 1945A veteran said he drank so much when celebrating the end of World War Two that he woke up two days later in a bath in Belgium. Douglas Cracknell from Cransford in Suffolk, was 19 years old on VE Day on 8 May 1945, which marked the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in Europe.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Zoie O'Brien |Alice Cunningham

'Safeguard thatching or areas risk losing character'Zoie O'Brien & Alice CunninghamJamie Niblock/BBCMaster thatcher Nick Walker from Suffolk wants to see traditional thatching safeguardedA master thatcher said it was important to "safeguard" the industry or otherwise villages risked "losing character". Poor harvests of long straw over the last two years, aging machinery and shortages of trainees have caused some thatchers to leave the industry and lay off staff.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Wayne Bavin

Widow running London Marathon after snapping neckAlice Cunningham & Wayne BavinContributedLiza Putwain broke her neck six months after losing her husband IanA woman who broke her neck on an obstacle while raising money in memory of her husband is taking on her first London Marathon. Liza Putwain, 44, who lives near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, lost her husband Ian unexpectedly from an illness in 2023.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Kelly McCormack

More than £20,500 raised for village fire victimsAlice Cunningham & Kelly McCormackLuke Deal/BBCThousands of pounds have been raised for five families who lost their homes to a fireMore than £20,500 has been raised for five families who were left homeless following a fire. Fire crews were called to Low Street in Bardwell, Suffolk, after reports of a blaze ripping through a row of thatched cottage on Saturday afternoon.