The annual Southwold Christmas Day Swim for this year has been cancelled due to coronavirus - but organisers are encouraging would-be swimmers to take part in a virtual event at home.

Work to repair Southwold Harbour costing up to £1.1million has been given approval to begin in spring next year.

Work to repair Southwold Harbour’s north pier could cost up to £1.1million, according to new council reports.

Adnams will stop charging its tenants rent through the second lockdown, with immediate effect – after it emerged pubs will not be able to serve takeaway alcohol.

A Southwold councillor is urging people to “knuckle down” and follow the new measures after many people escaped to their second homes during the first lockdown.

Proposals to revamp the Southwold police station site into a development of flats and houses have been refused by planners.

A woman was taken to hospital following a serious fall.

Southwold has been named as one of the most expensive coastal resorts to relocate to in the country - with house prices more than double the national average.

A jet skier in trouble at sea sparked a lifeboat call-out.

Organisers of a popular festive event have taken the “difficult decision” to cancel its Christmas lights switch-on spectacular amid the continuing coronavirus crisis.

A 92-year-old ‘devoted family GP’ has penned a book retelling his experience of serving the Southwold community for several decades.

A cow has become stuck in a water-filled ditch in Reydon, with four fire crews attempting to set it free.

A kite surfer in trouble at sea sparked a lifeboat call-out.

A woman has been verbally abused by a group of teenage boys in a racially aggravated incident in Southwold.

Dog owners have been urged not to jump into the water if their pet gets in distress after a man had to be rescued from Southwold Harbour.

An empty cruise ship with space for nearly 2,000 passengers has moored off the coast of Suffolk after the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the travel industry.

Three people were left shaken after getting into trouble at sea close to a harbour entrance.

A lifeboat crew responded after concerns were raised for a swimmer in the sea.

Community leaders in Southwold are encouraging residents to suggest new uses for the town’s police station after it was listed as an asset of community value (ACV).

Four people trapped on rocks were rescued by a lifeboat crew, with a charter boat assisting.

A tourist trail is set to be built throughout Southwold as part of plans to boost the seaside town’s economy after it was severely impacted by the Covid-19 lockdown.

Three people were left shaken after getting into trouble on rocks as a lifeboat was called to help.

Two strong swimmers admitted they were “caught out by the tide” after a lifeboat was called to help them.

Community leaders in Southwold are pressing ahead with a multi-million pound project to demolish several buildings in the town to make way for new office and retail units.

A popular caravan and camping site is set to reopen.

High streets in 12 Suffolk towns are to get a major boost after hundreds of thousands of pounds were approved for a project to provide free Wi-Fi and footfall tracking.

A volunteer lifeboat crew responded to assist a vessel suffering engine trouble.

RNLI lifeguards are set to return to Southwold beach this weekend as more coronavirus lockdown restrictions are eased.

A seaside dog walk which regularly sees hundreds of Dachshunds and other breeds stepping out in Southwold has been put back to next year because of coronavirus.

It was a popular tradition that saw a community-based marching band regularly perform to thousands of people at community events across the region.