Mark Murphy

England

Journalist at East Anglian Daily Times

CEO Cancer Support Suffolk.Director and presenter of @LifesaPitchTV. CEO Mark Murphy Media. Presenter @suffolk_sound and columnist at EADT

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I can't wait to see Ed Sheeran at Portman Road in Ipswich

5 days ago | eadt.co.uk | Mark Murphy

Mark Murphy at Framlingham Castle (Image: Mark Murphy) Like many people this week, I was poised by my computer screen counting down to 10am when I could log in and try to secure tickets to see local boy Ed Sheeran at his forthcoming Portman Road concerts. It was a far cry from the old days when you could nip into Beestons Coaches on Crown Street in Ipswich and buy your tickets and coach travel all in one place.
OPINION: Costs aside, this Capri fan sees the benefit of going electric

1 week ago | eadt.co.uk | Mark Murphy

Mark Murphy recently acquired an electric car (Image: Supplied) I never thought I would want to have an electric car, but after last weekend, I may have changed my mind. I was brought up on cars that made a noise, that needed petrol or diesel, and had gears. When I was growing up, I would help my dad fix his own cars and just loved things with four wheels.
OPINION: Why is it some cyclists think they can simply do what they want?

2 weeks ago | eadt.co.uk | Mark Murphy

Mark Murphy says its time cyclists start taking some responsibility for their terrible driving. (Image: Stock) The news broke yesterday that cyclists who kill pedestrians by acting dangerously on the road could face life imprisonment under a proposed change to the law. Good, it’s about time cyclists started taking some responsibility for their dreadful riding.
Opinion: Everyone should be able to enjoy historic sporting moments on television

3 weeks ago | eadt.co.uk | Mark Murphy

If you’re a golf fan, the chances are you will have been glued to your screens watching all the Masters action this weekend, that is if you can afford the subscription to watch it! Those who could afford it stayed up until the early hours to see Rory McIlroy beat England's Justin Rose to win the Masters title on Sunday in Augusta. He becomes only the sixth man to achieve the Grand Slam, joining Americans Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and South Africa's Gary Player.
If we can't afford homegrown goods, what do we do?

1 month ago | eadt.co.uk | Mark Murphy

The news about President Donald Trump and his tariffs has been all over the media over the last few days and, as I write this, markets all around the world, especially the USA, are tanking. I’m certainly no expert on international trade and tariffs and time will tell if Trump is or not. Let’s not forget he’s running the USA and doing what he thinks is best for his country. I hope he isn’t but I do wonder if he’s been secretly taking advice from our former Prime Minister, Liz Truss.
Mark Murphy says Keir Starmer hasn't done enough to tackle potholes

1 month ago | eadt.co.uk | Mark Murphy

2 1/1 Thanks to the terrible state of our roads in Suffolk, in recent years I’ve had to fork out nearly £3,000 to repair our cars after hitting potholes. Only last week I had to spend £1,300 to replace the damaged wheels on my camper van which had buckled and cracked. Outrageous, it’s a camper van not some kind of extreme off-road vehicle. It’s not the first time I’ve had to do that either. A few years ago the same thing happened to my old camper.
Opinion: County council's decision on libraries is a huge mistake

1 month ago | eadt.co.uk | Mark Murphy

Protestors on the steps of Endeavour House before the vote took place (Image: Oli Picton) Suffolk County Council picking a fight with Suffolk Libraries is like Donald Trump picking a fight with Canada! Why would you do it? The council’s Conservative cabinet this week disgracefully voted to take Suffolk libraries back under their control. The whole thing was a farce, the council simply did not listen to its voters and railroaded the decision through.
Opinion: I love the NHS, but it is a victim of its own success

2 months ago | eadt.co.uk | Mark Murphy

3 1/1 I absolutely love the NHS; it’s been there for me every time I’ve needed it and for my family too. I was born a noisy little baby at Ipswich Hospital back in 1964, a sign of things to come as I went on to make a successful career in broadcasting! A few years later I was in for my appendix to be removed, growing up I was a regular at Accident and Emergency, with cuts, lumps and bumps which necessitated the odd tetanus injection.
Council chiefs should throw away the Trump playbook. This is Suffolk not the USA.

2 months ago | eadt.co.uk | Mark Murphy

I don’t think in all the years I’ve been writing this column I’ve tackled the same issue in consecutive weeks but this week I feel I must. I’ve been a journalist for 40 odd years and as a former BBC journalist, I believe in truth and honesty. So much we see and hear these days is not true. People post whatever they feel online whether it’s the truth or a lie. These posts though do have consequences.
Are drivers being driven off the road by bright headlights?

2 months ago | eadt.co.uk | Mark Murphy

Did you see the report this week from the RAC suggesting millions of motorists are refusing to drive at night due to bright headlights? Well I’m not refusing to drive but I tell you what it’s not a pleasant experience these days. According to the RAC, headlights appear brighter on modern cars due to bi-xenon or LED rather than traditional halogen bulbs, which apparently creates a more intense beam. Other reasons include badly aligned headlights or dazzling SUVs which have the headlamps higher up.