News in Shotley Peninsula

Tributes have been made to former Babergh councillor Nick Ridley, who represented part of the peninsula.

Mr Ridley, who stood as a candidate for the Orwell ward in last May's district council elections, passed away on Tuesday, from a non-Covid-19 related illness.

Gotcha… well some of you anyway, fell for our April Fool's gag when Ivor Florin reported Woolverstone was going to install a toll booth in its defunct red telephone box.

A huge thanks to Tony Gould, bed and breakfast owner of Maytrees in Woolverstone, who sent us the fun fake news, which brought a smile to many of you.

Did you know:

Every second, we welcome four new babies into our overall population. Do a little math and you'll find out that means there are approximately 250 births each minute, 15,000 each hour, and 360,000 each day. In a full year, there are around 131.4 million babies born on Earth, according to the Ecology Global Network. Expect that to double towards the end of this year and into next.

Visitors to the Shotley peninsula are being reminded that driving to beauty spots is not deemed as essential travel and people should say at home.

Simon Amstutz, AONB manager, said: "If you are thinking of visiting an area of outstanding natural beauty, then please don't

The first planned meeting of the Transport Task Force looking to sort out the traffic chaos coming off the peninsula and around Ipswich will be postponed as a direct result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

The meeting was due to take place this Friday but following discussion with the joint chairmen, it will be postponed due to the government advice regarding Coronavirus.

People on the peninsula suffering with anxiety during this Coronavirus crisis are being urged to contact dedicated mental health wellbeing body, or use its webinar service.

With concerns over catching the Covid-19 virus, additional stress of self-isolating, worries over work and paying bills, adding to the everyday life problems, caring for people's mental health has come to the fore.

Did you know:

A year ago today, a peninsula farmer scooped the World Scarecrow of the year award. Frail Loop, pictured above, won the accolade when he was said by judges to be; 'outstanding in his field'.

There is more more bad news for residents of Chelmondiston, Pin Mill, Erwarton and Shotley as the lockdown on Peninsula bites.

 Woolverstone are planning to convert their redundant telephone box into a toll booth.

A bomb disposal team, police and the Holbrook coastguard crew were today called to a suspected bomb at Stutton.

The Royal Logistics Corp Bomb Disposal team investigated a rusting metal object, which looked suspiciously like an explosive device, after being reported by a member of the public who found it at Stutton Ness.

Did you know:

Techies tell us that March 31 has been declared World Backup Day. With so much of our lives, photos, and videos being stored in digital form, it is important we begin to make backups of our precious data.  Backing up your data is one of those easy-to-do procedures many people ignore.