Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 17 November 2017

  • Fears over safety of building leads to road closure

  • HGV overturns near Dock Spur roundabout

  • Trial date fixed for man accused following fatal fail-to-stop

  • Plans for £8.5m artist centre go on show

  • Window fall death home admits failings

  • Elderly man badly injured in suspected hit and run incident

  1. Growing number of MPs under scrutinypublished at 18:06 GMT 23 November 2017

    Ex-Tory ministers Daniel Poulter and Stephen Crabb are the latest to be investigated over their conduct.

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  2. Port director hopes for more turbine-related projectspublished at 09:26 GMT 20 November 2017

    A project to assemble turbine towers for the Galloper Wind Farm, external has just finished on the Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour.

    The wind farm, 30km (18 miles) off the Suffolk coast, will be fully operational next year.

    Port director Richard Goffin said more work was coming with the construction of another large offshore wind farm.

    Richard Goffin in Great Yarmouth port
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    We've got East Anglia coming in 2019, that's 102 turbines, the bigger turbines are 7MW, and they'll be here for 12-14 months... then there's Vattenfall with Boreas and Vanguard, we've haven't won those yet but we're hopeful we will."

    Richard Goffin, Port director

  3. Darts: Wright misses out in Wolverhamptonpublished at 09:20 GMT 20 November 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Suffolk's Peter Wright was beaten 16-12 by world number one Michael van Gerwen in the final of the Grand Slam of Darts, external last night.

    Peter WrightImage source, Getty Images

    The 47-year-old from Mendham had earlier fought-back from 14-8 down to see off Gary Anderson, 16-15, in the last-four.

    It's van Gerwen's fifth major title of 2017, after he previously won the World Championship, Premier League, European Championship and Masters.

  4. Man dies in A1075 crashpublished at 09:19 GMT 20 November 2017

    Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road collision in Croxton, near Thetford, last night.

    A silver Vauxhall Astra, travelling on the A1075 towards Thetford, and a blue Volvo C70 travelling in the opposite direction, were in collision at around 23:50.

    The male driver of the Astra, in his 30s, died at the scene. The female Volvo driver suffered serious injuries, and a male passenger in the same car sustained slight injuries. Both were taken to the West Suffolk Hospital, where they remain.

    The road was closed while emergency services attended the scene, and reopened at around 04:30.

    Any witnesses are asked to contact Norfolk police.

  5. Ipswich Town: Knudsen banned for Owls visitpublished at 09:13 GMT 20 November 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Ipswich Town, external will be without left-back Jonas Knudsen (pictured left) for Wednesday night's match against Sheffield Wednesday.

    Jonas Knudsen & Aboubakar KamaraImage source, Getty Images

    The Danish international picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in Saturday's 2-2 draw at Hull City, and will now serve a one-game suspension.

    Myles Kenlock is likely to make his first appearance in over a month, as his replacement.

  6. Ipswich Town: 'We deserved something out of the game' - McCarthypublished at 09:13 GMT 20 November 2017

    Brenner Woolley
    BBC Radio Suffolk sport

    Ipswich Town's, external 24-match run without a draw finally ended on Saturday as Jordan Spence's late equaliser made the final score 2-2 at Hull City.

    Mick McCarthyImage source, Getty Images

    "I think we played well today," boss Mick McCarthy told me afterwards. "We had to defend in the first half, and they did it really well; they were organised and disciplined.

    "We scored an early goal (through David McGoldrick) and I thought that when we were on top at the beginning we could've done better with some of our opportunities.

    "Overall though, I thought it was a good performance from us and I thought we deserved something out of the game."

  7. Injured man found on roadside in north of countypublished at 09:05 GMT 20 November 2017

    A man in his 60s has been found with potentially life-threatening injuries on Hulver Road in Mutford, between Lowestoft and Beccles.

    The ambulance service was called on Sunday morning at about 07:00 to reports the injured man, with a bicycle, had been found by a member of the public.

    He had sustained pelvic and head injuries.

    Map showing location of Mutford
  8. Post-mortem examination 'inconclusive'published at 08:28 GMT 20 November 2017

    Further tests need to be conducted on the body of a woman who died in hospital last Tuesday, after being found at a property in Beyton, near Bury St Edmunds, with serious injuries the previous day, police have said.

    Property in Beyton

    A post-mortem examination carried out on 52-year-old Julie Feetham proved inconclusive.

    Police had been called to the property on Monday evening, 13 November, to reports a woman had sustained serious head injuries.

    A 55-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, was originally released on police bail until 23 November.

    He has now been released under investigation as inquiries continue.

  9. Fans in a froth over brewer's tweetpublished at 15:14 GMT 19 November 2017

    Suffolk brewer Adnams faces a backlash from local football fans for singing the Canaries' praises.

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  10. Hull City 2-2 Ipswich Townpublished at 17:27 GMT 18 November 2017

    Jordan Spence's last-minute equaliser for Ipswich extends Hull's winless Championship run to four matches.

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  11. How the east supported Children in Needpublished at 21:19 GMT 17 November 2017

    People across the East of England have been supporting BBC Children in Need

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  12. Taylor Swift cements chart reputationpublished at 18:00 GMT 17 November 2017

    The US pop star scores the UK's fastest-selling album of 2017 by a female artist.

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  13. Fears over safety of building lead to road closurepublished at 17:21 GMT 17 November 2017

    The top of Bramford Road, Ipswich, will be closed at its junction with Norwich Road this evening in both directions for motorists and pedestrians, because of concerns over the safety of one of the adjacent buildings.

    Access to Benezet Street from Norwich Road will continue, and diversion routes will be in place.

    Former Rose and Crown building

    The building, the former Rose & Crown pub, has been undergoing restoration work but the borough council, after taking advice from the Health & Safety Executive and independent structural engineers and scaffolding consultants, has concluded it is now structurally unsound.

    Council chief executive Russell Williams said: "We have closed the road because public safety is our foremost concern."

    He said the road would be reopened as soon as possible.

  14. Road blocked as lorry overturnspublished at 17:06 GMT 17 November 2017

    A lorry driver suffered minor injuries in the crash near to Dock Spur roundabout in Felixstowe.

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  15. Suffolk soprano joins in Children in Need celebrationspublished at 16:24 GMT 17 November 2017

    Framlingham-educated soprano Laura Wright, external has been a special guest on BBC Radio Suffolk's Lesley Dolphin programme.

    If you'd like to hear her in fine voice during Lesley's Children in Need tea party at Wherstead Park near Ipswich, have a listen on the BBC iPlayer.

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  16. Train services suspended after car hits bridge at Needham Marketpublished at 16:02 GMT 17 November 2017

    We've just heard from a colleague at Ipswich station that the bridge at Needham Market has been hit by a car.

    We understand the bridge crew are on their way to the site. In the meantime, all services out of Ipswich towards Stowmarket are suspended until further notice.

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  17. Snake, dentures and toys found in sewerspublished at 15:38 GMT 17 November 2017

    The water company warns it spends £15m a year dealing with 30,000 blockages.

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  18. Felixstowe lorry photos in more detailpublished at 15:23 GMT 17 November 2017

    Here's a closer look at the photographs tweeted by Norfolk and Suffolk Roads Policing, of the overturned lorry on the A14 near Felixstowe:

    Lorry on its sideImage source, N&S Roads Policing
    Lorry from the frontImage source, N&S Roads Policing
    Under side of overturned lorryImage source, N&S Roads Policing
  19. Police warn of lengthy delays on A14 near Port of Felixstowepublished at 15:23 GMT 17 November 2017

    A lorry driver sustained minor injuries in a crash near the Dock Spur roundabout in Felixstowe.

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    If you're not sure exactly where the overturned lorry is, take a look at this:

    Map showing location of Dock Spur roundabout
  20. Latest photos from police of overturned lorry near Port of Felixstowepublished at 14:35 GMT 17 November 2017

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