News in Felixstowe

A flippant remark during tea break led to a new, bespoke delicatessen catering for vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters, being opened up this week.

Felixstowe Fine Foods and Deli came about as owner Hannah Branch and her right hand an Ian Cockburn were relaxing after a hectic morning at the fishmongers next door.

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Today's Peninsula sunrise: 04:34

It was typically British, very much - 'after you madam', a civilised obeying of the new rules but most importantly, Felixstowe and Walton was making another step to business as usual.

Of course, not everything went to plan, the idea of closing the pedestrianised area of Hamilton Road at 10am didn't happen, and there were nearly as many cars in the precinct as there were in the main car park.

Felixstowe Coastguard are on standby to help in the search for a US fighter plane that went down into the North Sea.

It was not immediately apparent if the pilot had managed to eject to safety before crashing into the sea off Flamborough Head, off the Set Yorkshire coast..

Felixstowe will be opening for business on Monday with a raft of measures being brought in to make customers and staff safe.

A survey by the Chamber of Commerce highlights how shops and other traders will be employing a range of measures aimed to minimise the spread of COVID-19 including introducing social distancing in their work place, adopting flexible working and rotating staff to meet guidelines.

Slipping innocuously into Felixstowe Port, not many would have noticed the big red ship, even fewer would know the fascinating story behind her arrival.

Royal Research Ship James Clark Ross (JRC) left the only continent in the world without a single case of Covid-19 to bring home 18 British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists, medical unit doctors and researchers, after major disruption to world-wide flights.

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A car fire on the A14's westbound carriageway caused delays between Felixstowe and Ipswich this afternoon.

Two fire crews from Ipswich were on the scene after police closed the road due to smoke coming across the carriageway between the Trimleys' and A12/Bucklesham junctions.

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The five-year-old pooch was also pregnant when she was discovered abandoned and tied to a box. Maggie's luck changed after she was rescued by animal charity, Wild At Heart.

Firefighters from Felixstowe and Ipswich quickly extinguished a bus fire on Walton Avenue today.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service were called at 11.24am after receiving reports of a bus on fire and we're able to leave the scene half an hour later.