Wayne Bavin

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'Losing our home while pregnant was a nightmare'Wayne BavinAlice CunninghamContributedStef and Bill Herrin welcomed their baby Peregrine on Thursday after losing their cottage in a fire A couple whose home burned down as they were weeks from welcoming their first baby said it was "like a nightmare". Stef and Bill Herrin were one of five families who lost their homes when a row of thatched cottages caught fire in Bardwell, Suffolk, on 19 April.

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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.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | |Wayne Bavin

Skunk missing for months found eight miles from homeNeve Gordon-Farleigh & Wayne BavinSuppliedDrones and thermo-imaging technology were unable to locate Buddy, who went missing in FebruaryA pet skunk that had been on the run for more than three months has been found in a bramble bush several miles from home. Ms Tilbrook feared Buddy might have died but to her delight she received a call from a couple in Old Newton, about 7.9 miles (12.7 km) away, who believed the skunk was in their garden.

2 weeks ago | aol.com | |Wayne Bavin

A pet skunk that had been on the run for more than three months has been found in a bramble bush several miles from home. Buddy the skunk vanished from Emily Tilbrook's family farm in Creeting St Mary, Suffolk, on 21 February. Ms Tilbrook feared Buddy might have died but to her delight she received a call from a couple in Old Newton, about 7.9 miles (12.7 km) away, who believed the skunk was in their garden. "I bawled my ears out as soon as I saw him," Ms Tilbrook said.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Alice Cunningham |Wayne Bavin

Image source, ContributedImage caption, Alex 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. Alex Lawrence, from Eye, Suffolk, has called for the abolishment of student nursing university fees and unpaid placements after his daughter, Tabatha, started her degree.