Councils plan merger

RESIDENTS of Beccles, Bungay and Halesworth are being told that plans to merge management teams at two councils are geared towards the delivery of the best services while helping to save money.

Body found near railway line in Suffolk

03 September 2010 11:22

Police believe a body found near a railway line in Suffolk could be that of a missing man. Suffolk police were contacted just after 5pm yesterday by a member of the public reporting a body near a railway line in Bramfield, near Halesworth.

Beccles family reunion

03 September 2010 11:09

MORE than 70 people related to an established Beccles family met at the weekend to celebrate their heritage. The event at Ringsfield Village Hall was for people related to the Woolnough family that lived in the Beccles area in the late 18th century.

Archie's Haiti role

03 September 2010 11:05

IN a year that has seen one disaster after another it would be very easy to forget the people of Haiti still struggling after the horrendous earthquake seven months ago.

The sky's the limit at Seething

03 September 2010 11:01

FAST and furious aerial displays will be among the attractions at Seething Airfield's Charity Airday next weekend. Visitors will be treated to some stunning aerobatics displays over the skies near Brooke, and the emotive sight of aircraft from the Second World War.

Factory worker drowns after crash

02 September 2010 14:21

A FACTORY worker died after his car skidded on ice and turned upside-down into a water-filled ditch, an inquest has heard. Marcello Ferriera Da-Costa, 37, of Audley Street, Great Yarmouth, who was described by his brother as a “safe driver”, was found in an upturned car in a ditch next to the A143 Beccles Road in Haddiscoe on February 20, 2010.