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Fears Suffolk mental health service 'failure' causing 999 call rise

Taking care of your mental as well as physical health has never been more vital Picture: stock.adobe.com

Mental Health

Charlotte Mclaughlin

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Suffolk police have increasingly been called out to mental health incidents in the county and have been asked to deal with 5,737 during this year alone.
East Building internal paramedic room at the University of Suffolk

University of Suffolk

University health and care quarter facilities to open 2022

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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A deep pothole in Ipswich

Suffolk fixes 13,000 potholes - but thousands more to fill

Paul Geater

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Photo: John Stillwell/PA Wire

Will Suffolk's shops request face masks are still worn after 'freedom day'?

Michael Steward

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Ipswich Crown Court

Man, 21, to appear at crown court after simultaneous drug raids

Mark Boggis

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Lowestoft rail station.

Faulty swing bridge forces trains to go slow

Mark Boggis

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Lowestoft Town FC's Crown Meadow headquarters.

Ipswich Town friendly postponed

Mark Boggis

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Terry Butcher unveils a plaque at the sports hall which has been named after him.

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'A true icon': England legend unveils sports hall at former school

Mark Boggis

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Lowestoft Town FC's home pitch at Crown Meadow.

Trawlerboys to face an Ipswich Town XI as pre-season friendlies unveiled

Mark Boggis

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Steven End, with the 100-page "quiz book with a twist" Football For Brains.

Can you answer questions from new football quiz book?

Mark Boggis

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Suffolk Police are appealing for help tracking William Mayhew, a missing 54-year-old man from east Ipswich.

Concern for man missing for 14 days

Abigail Nicholson

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(L-R) Andy Pugh, Rheanna Pavey and Sam Manning walked 60 miles from Ipswich to Southwold in a day

Trio raise £2,300 for charity with gruelling 60-mile walk across Suffolk

Matthew Earth

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Bob Collis (left) and Andy Pearce of the SORO group look on as the controversial archives decant continued at Lowestoft.

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'We will never forget this': Anger at controversial archives move

Mark Boggis

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Ipswich Town Centre shoppers wearing masks Picture: CHARLOTTE BOND

Coronavirus

Hospital Covid outbreak a 'wake-up call' for continuing social...

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Suffolk police have released photos of 48 dogs, suspected to be stolen

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Photos of suspected stolen dogs released in bid to find owners

Holly Hume

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Ipswich town centre during Tier 4 restrictions.

Coronavirus

Shake-up of Covid rapid test centres - some to close, but new sites to open

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Jack Taylor with the 1974 Honda CB550 bike he is restoring for charity, right.

Jack restores classic Honda bike as tribute to friend Harley

Judy Rimmer

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Snow falls in front of a streetlight

Hundreds of Ipswich street lights to stay on in night safety debate

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Under the plans, anyone with coronavirus symptoms will immediately self-isolate and book a test, pre

NHS

Rise in infection rates coming from increased testing

Katy Sandalls

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A Covid vaccination being given in Lavenham

Coronavirus

Covid infection rate in Suffolk falls to same level as in early December

Angus Williams

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Seven new rapid coronavirus testing centres are opening in Suffolk within the next week.

Coronavirus

Seven new rapid Covid testing sites coming to Suffolk

Angus Williams

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The Covid-19 vaccination centre gets up and running at Trinity Park in Ipswich.Credit-Sonya Duncan

Coronavirus

Covid infection rate in Ipswich continues to fall below England average

Sophie Barnett

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Fans walk past a Covid-19 testing sign before the Sky Bet League One match at Portman Road, Ipswich.

Covid cases fall by a third in some parts of Suffolk and Essex

Angus Williams

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The Covid-19 vaccination centre gets up and running at Trinity Park in Ipswich. Margaret Riches gets

Coronavirus

Coronavirus cases continue to fall across all of Suffolk and north Essex

Angus Williams

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A doctor prepares to administer a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

Coronavirus

Suffolk records 3,700 new cases in a week as rates continue to rise

Angus Williams

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A police presence has been visible in Ipswich town centre in January

Coronavirus

Revealed: Google data tracks where Suffolk spent lockdown and Christmas

Sophie Barnett

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The Hold building exterior

Suffolk County Council

New exhibition to tell hidden stories of Suffolk's LGBTQ+ past

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Suffolk remains in Tier 2, while Essex has been split into different districts

Coronavirus

Mapped: Latest neighbourhood data shows Suffolk coronavirus hotspots

Katy Sandalls

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Ipswich students could play a major role in deciding the constituency's general election result Pict

Education News

All University of Suffolk staff and students to get rapid Covid-19 tests...

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Shoppers are welcomed back to the Ipswich during the first day out of the second national lockdown. Picture: CHARLOTTE BOND

New strain of Covid-19 is in Ipswich, health meeting confirms

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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