News in Felixstowe

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Similar numbers have been unable to join ships, leading to financial difficulty. In one of countless Biblical injunctions to justice, the prophet Amos reports God's cry "let justice roll down like mountains." How seafarers need that now

On the 5th July 1948 as a culmination of a bold and pioneering plan to make healthcare no longer exclusive to those who could afford it but to make it accessible to everyone. The NHS was born.

The creation of the NHS in 1948 was the product of years of hard work and a motivation from various figures who felt the current healthcare system was insufficient and needed to be revolutionised.

Efforts to bring a drive-thru or open air cinema to Felixstowe have been blasted as a 'complete waste of money'.

Nub News reported earlier in the week how Felixstowe councillors were considering bringing the facility to the resort and approved setting aside funding for the event, at a town council meeting on Wednesday night.

An action plan to tackle food poverty in Suffolk is to be published before the end of next year as part of a pledge to help families struggling to make ends meet.

Suffolk County Council made the pledge during the full council meeting on Thursday in which it vowed to work with the county's district and borough councils on a Food Justice Action Plan, after it emerged 1,500 more pupils were claiming Free School Meals, including some in the Felixstowe area.

Felixstowe has a rich maritime history with its cargo ships, Merchant and Royal Navy personnel and fishermen, so Sea Sunday is a chance for everyone to celebrate seafarers together and fundraise to support our vital work.

This year, the Mission to Seafarers will mark the occasion with an online service led by secretary general, Andrew Wright with a special appearance from their president, HRH The Princess Royal.

None of Felixstowe's county councillors voted in favour of a motion to publicly oppose Sizewell C.

Councillors in Suffolk say they still need to be convinced about building a new nuclear facility at Sizewell – but said it was too early to formally oppose the project.

Suitable sites for a 'healing wood' are being sought on the Felixstowe peninsula.

Plans are to be pursued to create a new woodland space in memory of those who died from Covid-19, after councillors unanimously gave backing for the project.

More speed cameras are to be installed on the Orwell Bridge this year as part of measures to combat wind closures before the end of the 2020.

Highways England addressed Ipswich Borough Council's scrutiny committee on Thursday night, where it confirmed that work to have a 40mph speed limit in place on the bridge for when high winds strike is still on course to be completed by the end of 2020.

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A 22-year-old Felixstowe man has escaped jail after admitting holding drugs with a street value of more than £10,000.

Alex Henderson mum contacted Suffolk police after becoming concerned with a substance she discovered on the path at her home in Andrew Close on July 26, three years ago.