News in Felixstowe

A Trimley hairdresser has described how the past three months have been the toughest in their 29 years cutting for the community.

Nick Murrell who, along with wife Fiona, owns Finicky's Hair Design in Trimley, suffered blow after blow since being forced to close on March 23 due to the government lockdown.

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Today's Peninsula sunrise: 04:41

In line with the phased approach to reopening Suffolk's recycling centres, people with vans, trailers and trade waste can now book an appointment to visit nine of the county's 11 recycling centres, including Felixstowe.

Bookings can be made now for time slots available tomorrow [Thursday July 2] and over the next seven days. All visitors will need to pre-book an appointment online before arriving, where they will be asked what type of vehicle they will use and whether they are bringing household or business waste. In order to prevent queueing on neighbouring roads, people without a booking will not be able to enter the site. Social distancing measures also operate on site.

St Elizabeth Hospice is calling on Felixstowe pet owners to share photos of their much-loved companions for the charity's first ever, fundraising pet pageant.

Launching today, pet owners from across the area are encouraged to enter photos of their dapper dogs, cute cats and more exotic furry and scaly friends into the virtual competition to help support St Elizabeth Hospice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic has left a devastating impact on health, wealth, work and happiness after landing on UK shores.

Apart from the sheer clinical cost to the human race – more than half a million global deaths in almost 10.5 million confirmed cases – businesses have been forced to close, adapt or otherwise weather the disruption with stock markets plummeting.

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Today's sunrise: 04:40

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This evening's sunset: 21:13

A leading businessman has called on Boris Johnson to include Felixstowe in his 'build, build build' plans.

John Dugmore, chief executive, of Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, wants the A14 to be pushed high up on the Conservative government's agenda to ensure the whole of the UK's economy is not held back.

Care homes, schools and other high risk area have been identified as key in a new plan which sets out how the Felixstowe area, along with the rest of Suffolk, would prevent and respond to a localised outbreak of COVID-19 published today.

Leicester has been told it most remain in lockdown for a further two week, and Suffolk's Local Outbreak Control Plan will be triggered where there are suspected or confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks in any setting or community within the county.

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Today's Felixstowe sunrise: 04:39