News in Felixstowe

A £90 increase in fees for post-16 school transport in Suffolk has been agreed despite objections from parents, including some from Felixstowe and the surrounding area.

It has resulted in opposition to the proposals branding it the "wrong decision at the worst possible time".

Councils serving the Felixstowe peninsula faced a black hole in its finances once the Covid-19 crisis is over after a huge drop in income.

Local authorities across Suffolk, including East Suffolk District Council and the county council, have issued a plea to the Government for more cash to tackle the coronavirus crisis, as the public purse has taken a multi-million pound hit in Suffolk in just one month.

The Coronavirus has taken the world by storm. It's forced millions of people to remain at home and thousands of businesses to change their working practises by moving to remote working or simply shutting up shop, including many on the Felixstowe peninsula.

An unexpected and unwelcome side-effect of the crisis has been the sharp rise in the number of business owners who have suddenly been left with unoccupied properties.

Businesses on the Felixstowe peninsula are missing out on vital grants, because they are not applying for them.

More than £100million in crucial business grants have been handed out to businesses in Suffolk – but thousands are yet to claim, new data shows.

Tributes have poured in for the man known as Mr Spa who has passed away aged 71.

Roger Miller was technical manager at Felixstowe's Spa Pavillion for more than 40 years and was credited with saving it from being shut down completely.

Felixstowe fuel users are among those being fleeced, according to a motorists' campaign group.

Despite oil prices plummeting by 50% and being at the lowest it has been since 1973, the average petrol price on the Felixstowe peninsula is £1.10, diesel £1.15 a litre, with FuelUK, claiming it should be under 98p and £1.06 respectively.

Wells residents will be able to spot Elon Musk's Starlink satellite train tonight (April 20).

Elon Musk's satellites have been spotted all over Western Europe, with many saying they looked like "Santa's sleigh".

Food banks, Community Foundations and Age UK will be among those to benefit after the Co-op pledged its support local community groups and services in the region during the current pandemic, to the tune of £75,000. 

Felixstowe and Walton has six East of England stores supplying the area and have all played their part in backing the community.

Nearly 200 Covid-19 victims have been saved by NHS staff at Ipswich and Colchester hospitals

In total, 190 people have been discharged from Ipswich, Colchester and community hospitals, which are part of the East Suffolk North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).

A further five people were reported to have died due to Covid-19 at Ipswich Hospital over the weekend.

The loss of lives takes the tally reported at Ipswich hospital alone to 75 since the outbreak began.