Vicar wins court battle against parishioners after tensions ‘boiled over’ when he removed unauthorised toys and trinkets from graves The row over mementoes involved St Edmund’s Church in Kessingland, Suffolk Removed items would be destroyed if not collected during lockdown last May Church judge said the removals were in line with churchyard regulations One parishioner said … Read more
Vicar wins court battle against parishioners after tensions ‘boiled over’ when he removed unauthorised toys and trinkets from graves The row over mementoes involved St Edmund’s Church in Kessingland, Suffolk Removed items would be destroyed if not collected during lockdown last May Church judge said the removals were in line with churchyard regulations One parishioner said … Read more
Almost 70 Albanians are arrested on board fishing boat to Britain as border chiefs smash massive people-trafficking ring Officers from cutters HMC Searcher and HMC Vigilant boarded vessel Trawler was intercepted off Suffolk coast after intelligence gathered by NCA 69 Albanian men and women were found hiding in the trawler’s fish hold By David Barrett, … Read more
Police are hunting a ‘dine and dash’ couple who swindled up to a dozen pubs and restaurants by fleeing without paying for meals during a ten-month crime spree. The pair are thought to have claimed their card was declined during their brazen tricks on the beleaguered hospitality venues across East Anglia. They would then leave … Read more
A haunting display of silhouettes of fallen soldiers has been erected on a village green where men were enlisted in a poignant act of Remembrance. The black-painted 4ft tall plywood cut outs of 41 soldiers represent all the men from Haughley, near Stowmarket, Suffolk, who died in World War One and World War Two serving … Read more
New nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk is set to be given the green light after government talks with energy giant EDF Talks said to have stepped up between government and contractor on project Planning documents were lodged for the nuclear plant in Suffolk back in May Specifics on funding for the new reactors … Read more
Ed Sheeran’s Made In Suffolk Legacy auction sees the singer’s handwritten lyrics and childhood lego go up for sale with an array of other priceless items for charity By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 00:13 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 00:13 BST, 22 October 2020 Ed Sheeran’s handwritten lyrics and childhood lego is set … Read more
Two pubs in the same village have been hit with different Covid rules – meaning locals are free to socialise with friends in one but banned in the other. A mere 350 yards separates the The Eight Bells and Three Horseshoes, both of which are in the small English village of Bures. But despite being in … Read more
Ed Sheeran has spent ‘tens of thousands of pounds’ to build his own forest on his sprawling £3.7million Suffolk estate, according to new reports. The Shape of You hitmaker, 29, who has been building and adding onto his estate known as ‘Sheeranville’ for the past five years is said to have planted ‘dozens’ of trees … Read more
Bernard Matthews turkey plant in Suffolk is hit by coronavirus outbreak with 18 workers forced to self-isolate after testing positive Around 100 staff were tested for Covid-19 with most returning negative results Food production at the plant in Holton has not been affected by the outbreak Most workers who tested positive live in Great Yarmouth … Read more