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Popular Christmas Day swim cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic

Popular Christmas Day swim cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic

Popular Christmas Day swim cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic

20 December 2021

Organisers of a popular Christmas Day swim have cancelled the event due to the 'ever-increasing case numbers of COVID-19'.


Greater Anglia reduces train timetable as passenger numbers drop due to Omicron

Greater Anglia reduces train timetable as passenger numbers drop due to Omicron

Greater Anglia reduces train timetable as passenger numbers drop due to Omicron

19 December 2021

A train operator is temporarily reducing its timetable from Monday in response to falling passenger numbers.


These are the Suffolk neighbourhoods with the highest Covid-19 case rates

These are the Suffolk neighbourhoods with the highest Covid-19 case rates

These are the Suffolk neighbourhoods with the highest Covid-19 case rates

19 December 2021

Coronavirus cases are on the increase in Suffolk, the latest data reveals, but where are the hotspots in the county?


Mother calls for measures to help autistic son with needle phobia get vaccine

Mother calls for measures to help autistic son with needle phobia get vaccine

Mother calls for measures to help autistic son with needle phobia get vaccine

18 December 2021

A Suffolk mother has called for measures to be put in place to allow her autistic son to get the Covid-19 vaccine.


'It's going to be a very tough Christmas': Hospital chiefs reveal how 'already exhausted' staff are facing up to Omicron

'It's going to be a very tough Christmas': Hospital chiefs reveal how 'already exhausted' staff are facing up to Omicron

'It's going to be a very tough Christmas': Hospital chiefs reveal how 'already exhausted' staff are facing up to Omicron

17 December 2021

Hospital bosses have told how staff are shoring up for the coming months as the Omicron virus spreads at speed.


School chief says schools preparing for normal January but have plans in place for remote teaching

School chief says schools preparing for normal January but have plans in place for remote teaching

School chief says schools preparing for normal January but have plans in place for remote teaching

17 December 2021

School leaders are planning for a normal return of schools in January but remote learning measures will return if Omicron escalates restrictions.


'We have the resolve and grit to get through this – we must do so again'

 'We have the resolve and grit to get through this – we must do so again'

'We have the resolve and grit to get through this – we must do so again'

17 December 2021

Suffolk's public sector leaders pen joint letter to residents as Omicron cases surge - read it here.


Free bus and taxi rides introduced for all Suffolk residents for vaccination appointments

Free bus and taxi rides introduced for all Suffolk residents for vaccination appointments

Free bus and taxi rides introduced for all Suffolk residents for vaccination appointments

17 December 2021

People in Suffolk can take advantage of free bus and taxi rides to get to their vaccination appointment or to a vaccine drop-in clinic.


Lateral flow test supplies in Suffolk pharmacies dwindle following surge in demand

Lateral flow test supplies in Suffolk pharmacies dwindle following surge in demand

Lateral flow test supplies in Suffolk pharmacies dwindle following surge in demand

16 December 2021

Pharmacies in the county have experienced a surge in lateral flow test uptake, leaving many with a dwindling supply.


How Suffolk MPs voted on 'Plan B' coronavirus measures

How Suffolk MPs voted on 'Plan B' coronavirus measures

How Suffolk MPs voted on 'Plan B' coronavirus measures

15 December 2021

Boris Johnson faced a Tory rebellion last night as 'Plan B' measures to tackle Omicron were voted through parliament - but how did Suffolk MPs vote?


NHS Covid pass: How to get one and where you'll need to use it

NHS Covid pass: How to get one and where you'll need to use it

NHS Covid pass: How to get one and where you'll need to use it

15 December 2021

With adults now needing to prove their Covid-19 status to get into larger events here's everything you need to know about the new Covid pass rules.


Thousands more booster appointments available from today

Thousands more booster appointments available from today

Thousands more booster appointments available from today

15 December 2021

Suffolk health leaders have said the capacity for booster appointments is being expanded from today across the county.


Seven cases of Omicron in Suffolk confirmed

Seven cases of Omicron in Suffolk confirmed

Seven cases of Omicron in Suffolk confirmed

15 December 2021

There are seven cases of Omicron in Suffolk, council chiefs have confirmed.


Two schools shut due to Covid-19 to partially reopen

Two schools shut due to Covid-19 to partially reopen

Two schools shut due to Covid-19 to partially reopen

14 December 2021

Two schools will partially reopen for vulnerable students and those who have parents working for the NHS.


Hundreds queue for vaccine walk-in clinic

Hundreds queue for vaccine walk-in clinic

Hundreds queue for vaccine walk-in clinic

14 December 2021

Hundreds of people have been queuing for their Covid-19 booster at a vaccine walk-in clinic in a village.


Daily tests for children and double-jabbed after close Covid contact

Daily tests for children and double-jabbed after close Covid contact

Daily tests for children and double-jabbed after close Covid contact

14 December 2021

Children as young as five will be among those asked to take daily lateral flow tests if they're a close contact of someone with Covid19.


Suffolk MP fears Covid Plan B could lead to 'gradual creep towards more and more draconian restrictions'

Suffolk MP fears Covid Plan B could lead to 'gradual creep towards more and more draconian restrictions'

Suffolk MP fears Covid Plan B could lead to 'gradual creep towards more and more draconian restrictions'

13 December 2021

A Suffolk MP has said he cannot support the Government's Plan B Covid-19 measures arguing they could lead to 'more and more draconian restrictions'.


Hundreds of child cruelty offences recorded during pandemic

Hundreds of child cruelty offences recorded during pandemic

Hundreds of child cruelty offences recorded during pandemic

13 December 2021

Figures show hundreds of child cruelty offences were recorded in the county during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.


These are the vaccine walk-in clinics offering Covid-19 jabs across Suffolk

These are the vaccine walk-in clinics offering Covid-19 jabs across Suffolk

These are the vaccine walk-in clinics offering Covid-19 jabs across Suffolk

13 December 2021

After the announcement of a mass roll-out of booster jabs for all adults in the UK, these are the vaccine walk-in centres open across the county.


NHS website hit by problems amid Covid jabs rush

NHS website hit by problems amid Covid jabs rush

NHS website hit by problems amid Covid jabs rush

13 December 2021

People booking a Covid jab via the NHS website are facing error messages while those ordering home test kits are being asked to come back later.


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