BBC Suffolk

Festival opens young minds to live performance bbc.in/489NCXd

Sizewell roadworks cost us thousands, say pubs bbc.in/42gayAC

Motorbike crash victim lived full life, say family bbc.in/3OMKD0l

Nearly £3m of government funding is coming to culture and arts venues in Suffolk for improvements and upgrades. Read more here ➡️ bbc.in/4mFv2ME (📸 Matt Jolly/Britten Pears Arts)

Jailed property boss must pay £150k to fraud victims bbc.in/3Qk8zsw

The number of reported potholes in Suffolk has gone up since last year, while requests for compensation have gone down. 🚗 Do you think potholes should be a priority in the upcoming local elections? 👇 Read more here➡️ bbc.in/4sUmXW0

A family of four and their dog had to be rescued from a Broads hire cruiser wedged under a bridge. 🛥️ Read more here ➡️ bbc.in/3QiUj36 (📸Oliv3r Drone Photography)

Plans to carry out work on a dead tree in a cemetery have been postponed after a nesting parakeet was found to have taken up residence in it. 🌳 Read more here ➡️ bbc.in/3OtcQJy (📸 Frank Gray)

Nesting parakeet halts tree work in cemetery bbc.in/4toqJrC

Ipswich 'cannot rely on favours' - Clarke bbc.in/4dYtCdL

A "swanky little" 9th Century Anglo-Saxon belt strap end is the star find of an excavation on the outskirts of a market town, say archaeologists. Read more here ➡️ bbc.in/48bNTZK (📸 Cotswold Archaeology)

Man badly hurt in 'racially aggravated' attack bbc.in/4cmyqIS

What will £3m of culture and arts funding mean? bbc.in/3QNv7lk

Championship: Ipswich quickly level against Middlesbrough in promotion six-pointer bbc.in/4etHQ6y

Photos show Broads cruiser wedged under bridge bbc.in/48G7MIs

From parish to racecourse. 🏇 Reverend Jeremy Lind balances life as a parish priest and clerk of the scales, supporting both his congregation and jockeys at Newmarket. Click the link to listen on BBC Sounds 🎧➡️ bbc.in/48ClFaC (📸 PA Media)

Councils spend more than £2m on pothole compensation bbc.in/4mAPPRo

The week in pictures: Suffolk bbc.in/4evtHG2

A mechanical “walking lady” once turned a Suffolk shop window into a local landmark, with generations of shoppers stopping to watch. 👠👀 Did you ever see her in Ipswich or remember the shop she stood in? Read more here ➡️ bbc.in/4tSiMe3

A singer from Ipswich has described his new song as a love letter to the town. 💌 Inspired by a rainy coffee shop moment, Phil Jackson shares the story behind the origin. 🎤 Click the link to listen on BBC Sounds 🎧➡️ bbc.in/4dUb2Uc (📸 Getty Images)