News in Felixstowe

Acclaimed author Iain Maitland has had a great 2020 but he is man enough to admit he should try something new.

AbbottVision, the makers of Shameless and Cracker, optioned his novel, Mr Todd's Reckoning, for a TV series. He had a thriller, The Scribbler, published in May.

Police are appealing for help to locate the owner of various items of medieval re-enactment gear found in Ipswich.

The equipment includes a helmet, tunic and chain-mail and used as part of a battle uniform, seen in displays around the Felixstowe area.

Did you know?

Today's Felixstowe sunrise: 07.57

AN RSPCA inspector has spoken out about keeping snakes as pets after an eight-foot long python was found dead on the foreshore of the river Orwell.

The warning comes as the RSPCA issued Christmas advice to pet owners about the dangers of the festive period to animals.

Did You Know?

Today's Felixstowe sunrise: 07:56

DID YOU KNOW?: The first nativity scene didn't appear until 1223. More than a millennium after Jesus' birth, St. Francis of Assisi received permission from Pope Honorious III to stage the first nativity in an Italian cave. Present were an ox and an ass. By the Late Middle Ages, nativity scenes could be seen throughout Europe.

Today's Felixstowe sunset: 15:43

An old achievement awards board has been discovered at the old Deben High School site, which is being cleared ahead of anew development.

The Felixstowe Society were on hand to help and were delighted to find the Key Stage Three achievements awards (diamond) board hidden under the stairs. This will now be added to the items donated to the Society and take pride of place in the town's achieve.

ON THIS DAY: In 1955 Christopher Cockerell patented his prototype of the hovercraft. He had tested his theories using a hair-dryer and tin cans and found his work to have potential, but the idea took some years to develop, and he was forced to sell personal possessions in order to finance his research. Hovertravel is the only scheduled passenger hovercraft service in Europe and it operates between Southsea, Portsmouth and Ryde on the Isle of Wight.

Today's Felixstowe sunset: 15:43

ON THIS DAY: In 1975 an Icelandic gunboat opened fire on unarmed British fishery support vessels in the North Atlantic, heightening the 'Cod War'.

Today's Felixstowe sunset: 15:43

Natural England has today published its proposals to improve public access to a 25-mile (41-km) stretch of coast between Felixstowe Ferry and Bawdsey, which extends around the Deben Estuary.

There is now a period of eight weeks for legal interests and members of the public to make objections or representations that the Secretary of State must take into account when considering whether to approve the proposals.