Alice Cunningham

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Image source, Alice Cunningham/BBCImage caption, County Hall goes up for auction - but the site has a rich history spanning almost 200 yearsIn the heart of Ipswich lies County Hall - a Grade II listed building that has acted as a prison, court and council headquarters over the decades. Built in 1837 on St Helens Street, the Tudor style building once even hosted divorce proceedings of Wallis Simpson in 1936, allowing Edward VIII to marry her after he renounced his throne.

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Image source, Ben Parker/BBCImage caption, Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, Suffolk Coastal MP, released a new report on Send provisions in her constituencyMore than 50% of children have missed school because their special educational needs and disabilities (Send) could not be met, an MP said. Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, who represents Suffolk Coastal, released a report reviewing her constituency's Send provisions and made six recommendations to Suffolk County Council.

5 days ago | bbc.com | Alice Cunningham

'Down to earth' Pope Leo once preached about TV showAlice CunninghamReutersPope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian to be elected pontiffA priest who knows the new pope described him as "down to earth" and said he had once preached about Susan Boyle's appearance on the TV show Britain's Got Talent. Father George Donaghy, an Augustinian Friar from Clare Priory in Suffolk, met Pope Leo XIV in the United States in the 1990s and later lived near him in Rome for three years.

5 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Alice Cunningham

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Lav Care Services - East of Anglia, has been rated as inadequate by the Care Quality CommissionA care service that was found to have serious safety and safeguarding failings has been placed into special measures. Lav Care Services - East of Anglia, based in Newmarket, Suffolk, is a domiciliary and supported living care service for the elderly, those with mental and physical care needs and others with learning disabilities since 2018.

6 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Alice Cunningham

Image source, Steve Martin/BBCImage caption, Ipswich's Grimwades building is expected to be back open at the end of this yearA planning application has been submitted for a prominent town centre building that has stood empty for more than a decade. Jamaica Blue, a dining cafe franchise, will take over part of the Grimwades building on the Cornhill in Ipswich, which has been vacant since 2012. It has submitted an application for external repair and refurbishment works to Ipswich Borough Council.