News in Felixstowe

Ipswich Hospital has confirmed two more people have died there after being admitted with the coronavirus.

Another two cases at the hospital, which serves the Felixstowe peninsula, were confirmed dead on Sunday, which takes the total tally over a four-week period to 19 in Ipswich alone, but the death tally could be higher in the wider community.

Although the fund-raising shop in Trimley remains closed due to the Covid-19 lock down, the work being done by the Bus Shelter project continues, with a different focus for now.

Instead of dealing with rough sleepers, the staff and volunteers have been putting together food parcels for the needy and vulnerable on the Felixstowe peninsula and beyond, and the demand has been huge.

A Felixstowe councillor has hailed an East Suffolk Council-led project, which is helping speed up the discharge of vulnerable patients from hospitals at a time when the health care services are under increased pressure.

Richard Kerry, who represents the Trimley ward, praised the Stepping Home project, which supports those who are identified as having a housing or social need that could prevent them from being discharged and ensures they are able to return home or find safe temporary accommodation.

Eligible businesses in Felixstowe are being urged to access grants of £10,000 or £25,000 to help them through COVID-19 crisis.

The Government has allocated over £213m to support qualifying businesses in Suffolk who are struggling because of restrictions in place to combat the Coronavirus.

It is an almost eerie sight to see Felixstowe bathed in sunshine, yet fewer day-trippers on the beaches, promenade, pier or town centre, at what is effectively the start of the holiday season.

And those that are here are not welcome for the moment, not until this lock down is over, then it should be business as usual with lots to look forward too.

There will be no let up for Felixstowe and Trimley's hard working bin crews this Easter.

East Suffolk's waste collection team will be operating a bins out as usual over the Bank Holiday weekend, so homes should continue to put their recycling and general waste out on their normal days.

One of Felixstowe's most famous residents has come up with a novel way of deterring visitors to the town during the lock down.

Popular presenter Mark Murphy, who works for a local radio station, put out a Twitter suggesting snow had hit the seaside resort and people should stay away.

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Bin collections were delayed in parts of the town on Friday after rubbish inside a refuse lorry caught fire.

Both Felixstowe fire crews, and another from Ipswich rushed to the scene in Coronation Drive, off Grange Road, at 12.50 and swiftly dealt with the problem.

Felixstowe's very own singing wonder-woman has hit a top note by performing on a Hollywood film tipped to be a blockbuster.

World class opera singer Christina Johnson refused to stay quiet during the pandemic by making weekly appearances on her Facebook Live and YouTube platforms, she even managed a live performance at Wherstead at the end of the summer lockdown.