PEOPLE have been advised to make practical preparations as the eastern region readies itself for the first snow of the year.
A SNAP-SHOT survey of car parking charges in major town centres in Suffolk and Essex has shown that visitors are getting good value for money when compared to their regional neighbours.
Colchester: Council seeks to save £6million
THE region’s ambulance service failed to meet response targets for its highest priority patients in December, the EADT can reveal today.
RAF personnel and civic dignitaries gathered to mark 70 years of a regiment with strong links to Suffolk.
SUFFOLK: Snow is expected to sweep across Suffolk tomorrow as the cold snap continues its grip on the region.
AMBITIOUS plans have been adopted to transform swathes of Lowestoft’s rundown waterfront areas and former industrial sites into thriving centres for the town by 2021.
HAIR salon Baiss and Co based ion St Peter’s Street, Ipswich, has opened a new academy to ensure its graduate stylists are a cut above the rest.
THE largest health club group in the world, Fitness First, is facing tough discussions with its lenders as it moves close to breaching bank loan terms.
AN antiques shop is celebrating after making the shortlist for a top competition.
TELECOMS group BT today stepped up the pace of its broadband expansion by promising “ultra-fast” speeds of up to 300Mb by next spring.
He was in the biggest rock band in the world and he’s coming to Ipswich. Ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke talks to entertainments writer WAYNE SAVAGE about his appetite for rock.
My thanks, I think, to Roger who e-mails: “Hi, Lynne. As your column is usually about ageing, thought you might appreciate this one!” and attaches the following from the internet joke circuit.
LEE Martin has been sent to Coventry – and he couldn’t be happier!
HOUSE-HUNTING Aaron Cresswell is ready to settle in Suffolk – something manager Paul Jewell hopes to see more of from any future signings.
IPSWICH Town manager Paul Jewell admits he was surprised to hear that former player Shane O’Connor had criticised him with a strong four-letter expletive on social networking website Twitter.
PAUL Jewell has ruled out re-entering negotiations with Portsmouth over Jason Pearce, Joel Ward and Stephen Henderson – unless the players’ demands change.
PAUL Jewell has admitted he is confident Josh Carson will sign his new deal with Ipswich Town next week – but fellow young gun Tommy Smith might have to wait until the end of the season to have his fate decided.
LUKE Ingram may have a unique claim to fame.
BURY Town’s recent good form has propelled them back into the Ryman Premier League play-offs.
HOLDERS Bury Town were tonight drawn to play against fellow Ryman League side Leiston in the semi-finals of this season’s LB Group Suffolk Premier Cup.
JOHN Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy for the second time.
ENGLAND have been backed to defend their RBS 6 Nations crown by Dan Hipkiss but the Bath centre has predicted a tough road for Stuart Lancaster’s new-look team.
Colchester: Council seeks to save £6million
Life afloat often veers between turbulent and calm, and it wasn’t much different for John Mahon personally, as he slid into alcoholism. Happily, as STEVEN RUSSELL discovers, he’s now winning the battle . . . one day at a time