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SuffolkNews Podcast: Man dies after A1141 Brent Eleigh motorcycle crash near Sudbury




In today's podcast, we have the story of a man who died after a motorcycle crash near Sudbury.

Police were called to the A1141, in Brent Eleigh, at around 8.20am on Sunday, after reports of a crash involving a red Ducati motorbike.

Paramedics also attended, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The road was closed for several hours while investigations were carried out, before reopening in the afternoon.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Suffolk Police, quoting reference: 37/36162/22.

A two-storey building was damaged in a fire in Hadleigh.

Dozens of firefighters were called to Churchill Avenue in the town at 7.30pm on Sunday.

Crews spent two hours on the scene putting the fire out, but remained on the scene on Monday morning to determine the cause of the blaze.

A new bar will open in Bury St Edmunds this weekend, and is the first of its kind in the country.

Damson & Wilde will open in the former Café Rouge building, in Abbeygate Street, on Wednesday.

Owned by the City Pub Group, the new bar and restaurant will serve both food and drink, is the first of the Damson & Wilde brand in the country.

"Bury St Edmunds has thriving town centre and with its markets and local events, it was exactly what were looking for our first Damson & Wilde bar and restaurant," said Toby Smith, the group's chief operating officer.