MOTORISTS are being warned to expect icy conditions on the roads later today as the cold snap looks set to continue. Parts of Suffolk have been hit by wintry showers this morning - with snow falling in Lowestoft.

08 February 2010 13:59

AS Valentine's Day approaches anxious staff at Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre are watching for signs of sibling rivalry in the penguin love stakes. The newest arrival in the centre's penguin colony is nine-year-old Rosie, a widow of nine months who is looking for new love…and has two handsome young penguin studs to choose from.

08 February 2010 13:00

Work is almost complete on a new youth facility in Bungay that has been made possible thanks to £50,000 raised in funding.

08 February 2010 12:17

KATIE Melua is set to play Thetford Forest later this year as part of Forestry Commission Live Music. Having spent last year writing songs for her fourth studio album, due for release in May, including teaming up with song-writing partner Guy Chambers - best known for Robbie Williams' Angels and Millennium - Katie is currently in the studio finishing the record with producer William Orbit who produced Madonna's award-winning album Ray Of light.

08 February 2010 09:34

MORE than three racist incidents are being reported each day in Suffolk schools, it has emerged. Figures released by Suffolk County Council show the number of racist incidents recorded has risen 26pc in the last five years - from 501 in 2004/2005 to 636 last year.

08 February 2010 09:30

SOUTHWOLD High Street's mixture of fine dining and mouth-watering food has seen it shortlisted for a national accolade. The Best Foodie Street in Britain prize, which was unveiled today, is part of the Google Street View Awards.

08 February 2010 09:28

WHEN it comes to all things business, Rachel Ducker is already proving she is something of a black belt. The 23-year-old entrepreneur has just taken the prestigious title of East of England Young Businesswoman of the Year - a mere seven months after starting up her own PR company Apparition Marketing and Design.

07 February 2010 18:28

Fire crews were called to book printer Clays in Bungay today after a fire broke out in a dust hopper. Crews from Bungay and Beccles attended the premises in Broad Street shortly before 9.

07 February 2010 13:18

A BBC property finance manager achieved an almost unheard of first round victory to become the Conservative candidate in Suffolk Coastal to succeed MP John Gummer.

07 February 2010 13:00

Users of a public hall in a Waveney town have voiced concern at suggestions the facility could be sold off, saying it would be a 'travesty' for local people.

07 February 2010 11:01

First came the Blue Flag - awarded to Britain's best beaches, then it was the Green Flag - fluttering over preeminent parks and now it is the Purple Flag.

07 February 2010 10:00

A community garden is to be created in Bungay, with residents encouraged to help design it.

07 February 2010 08:00

Hopes are high that popular offshore powerboat racing will return to Lowestoft this summer.