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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Wayne Bavin
Woman who has never walked climbs O2 ArenaAlice Cunningham & Wayne BavinContributedAmber Donovan (middle) climbed the O2 Arena with her support worker Kayleigh Jennings (left) and several other people who help support herAn artist who has never been able to walk has climbed the O2 Arena roof to raise money for charity. Amber Donovan, from Bury St Edmunds, has cerebral palsy and is a full-time wheelchair user.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Amelia Reynolds
'Racing across the world helped us open up'Alice Cunningham & Amelia ReynoldsBBC/Studio LambertCaroline and Tom Bridge kept their Race Across the World win secret from friends and family for five monthsA mother and son who appeared on Race Across the World together said the show helped them open up about their lives and feelings. Caroline and Tom Bridge, from Hargrave, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, appeared on the BBC One show, racing 8,700 miles (14,000km) through China, Nepal and India.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Sam Read |Alice Cunningham
Tributes to woman and grandson killed in India crashSam Read & Alice CunninghamBBC News, NorthamptonshireFacebookIt is believed that Raxa Modha's husband, Kishor Modha, recently died in India from cancerTributes have been paid to a woman and her grandson who are thought to have died in the plane crash in India. More than 240 people were killed on Thursday when a Boeing 787 bound for Gatwick crashed shortly after take off in Ahmedabad.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Sarah Lilley |Alice Cunningham
Dogs threatening nature reserve birds - rangerSarah Lilley & Alice CunninghamShaun Whitmore/BBCRinged plovers are among the birds disturbed by wandering dogs. 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.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Wayne Bavin
'Student nursing placements should be paid'Alice Cunningham & Wayne BavinContributedAlex Lawrence said he was unaware of student nurses' unpaid placements until his daughter started her nursing degreeThe father of a student nurse said he was "blissfully ignorant" trainees were not paid for their NHS placements and has launched a petition.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Kelly McCormack
Work on bridge to cost £6m - National HighwaysAlice Cunningham & Kelly McCormackMartin Giles/BBCMr Amor stressed while workers may not always be visible at the bridge, they would be there behind the scenesWork to replace two joints on a major bridge is set to cost £6m, a National Highways boss said. Two expansion joints on the westbound carriageway of Orwell Bridge, on the A14 near Ipswich, will be replaced from 16 June until August.
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4 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Vikki Irwin |Alice Cunningham
Hospital trust given £7.8m for building repairsVikki Irwin & Alice CunninghamBBCEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust which runs Ipswich and Colchester hospitals has been awarded government fundingA hospital trust has been awarded almost £8m for vital building maintenance and repairs. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ENEFT), which runs Ipswich and Colchester hospitals, has been given £7.8m from the government.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Wayne Bavin
Work to reopen swimming pool still not startedAlice Cunningham & Wayne BavinKLH ArchitectsA project to restore a 1930s lido that has been shut for decades has still not started. The Grade II listed Broomhill Pool in Ipswich, Suffolk, closed in 2002, and plans to renovate it were repeatedly stalled due to a lack of funding.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Zoie O'Brien
Horse rider thrown into ditch backs car campaignAlice Cunningham & Zoie O'BrienJohn Fairhall/BBCAlyson Lock has urged drivers to be more considerate towards other road users after a speeding car spooked her horse into a ditchA horse rider has urged drivers to be more considerate after her horse fell into a ditch when a car sped past them. Alyson Lock, from Rumburgh in Suffolk, was riding her Mylo two years ago along a narrow country lane when a speeding car spooked him.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Sarah Lilley |Alice Cunningham
Dock workers' stories wanted to inspire new playSarah Lilley & Alice CunninghamKaren GoddardFelixstowe dock workers could help inspire a new play by sharing their storiesA producer and playwright is looking for stories of dock workers to help bring a new theatre show to life. Karen Goddard is working to find anyone who has worked at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk over the decades for a play called Don't Knock The Dock.
