News in Felixstowe

Children from Felixstowe were among dozens of kids from the county a fun day organised by The Salvation Army.

More than 30 children aged between seven and 12 joined the church and charity's "Great Picnic" on July 17 and took part in activities, including sports, crafts, minute-to-win-it games and singing. They also enjoyed a picnic on a beautiful summer's day.

The three candidates standing for election in East Suffolk Council's Orwell and Villages ward have been announced.

and Conservative Mick Richardson

Summer holidays are here. But after so many lost days of learning, why not keep your youngsters up to the mark with some fun learning while school is out. Former primary school teacher [B[Abby Milnes of education resource experts PlanBee[.B] starts with history

The Netflix hit film The Dig, starring A-list actors Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan and Lily James, led to a surge of interest in Anglo-Saxon history. It tells the story of the excavation of the Anglo-Saxon longship that was unearthed at Sutton Hoo in 1939, a find dubbed 'Britain's Tutankhamun'.

On This Day

Muhammed Ali, Olympic and then world champion boxer

A national facilities management company is looking to recruit an in-store cleaning manager for a supermarke in Felixstowe.

The role is permanent and is for 30 hours a week working six days out of seven per week, at Morrisons in Felixstowe.

Sunday's Sensation

Today's Felixstowe sunrise: 05:07

Former England and Essex cricketer Monty Panesar, now training to be a journalist, has produced this article for Nub News. You too can submit your own work, by clicking the 'Nub It' button on our homepage.

Japan will be hoping to use the Tokyo Olympic Games to project the image of innovation and their power in Asia. Now, the questions about the sporting integrity of the Olympics keep growing as athletes arrive in Tokyo, test positive, and have to pull out. The host city is in a state of emergency. Fans are barred from most venues and athletes must follow a strict protocol.

On This Day

Today's Felixstowe sunrise: 05:06

Friday's Fascinating Facts

Today's Felixstowe sunrise: 05:04

Full stage routes for this year's Women's Tour have been released, revealing a race that looks set to go down to the wire in a Felixstowe finish.

This year's Women's Tour champion will be crowned in Suffolk following a day of racing between Haverhill and Felixstowe (155 kilometres). A characteristic scenic route through the county will take the peloton past the Melford Hall stately home and through Sudbury before passing along the runaway at Wattisham Flying Station.