News in Shotley Peninsula

A friend and former neighbour of ex Shotley Community Warden Matthew Clarke has set up a Just giving page to buy a commemorative waterfront bench.

Mr Clarke, died, aged 52, following battle with a form of brain cancer at his home town in Saskatchewan, Canada where he had lived for eight years and had carved out a new career as a Caterpillar heavy duty mechanic.

On This Day: in 1857, 24 Victoria Crosses were awarded in the Second Relief of Lucknow (British India). It was the most awarded in a single day. The HMS Ganges Museum is home to a replica VC, awarded to Leading Seaman Magennis for his heroics in freeing explosives and helping to save the crew of a midget submarine in an attack on the Japanese cruiser Takao in Singapore,

Today's Peninsula sunset: 16:01

The Hungry Hack is back and today I reviewed the roast dinner at the Outlook. A little restaurant tucked away within Fox's Marina at Wherstead, after a customer recommended Nub News checked it out.

Given a choice of pork, gammon and beef, I went for the pork at £11.95. It was a bit disappointing to learn there was no crackling with it but the server was apologetic and did warn me in advance.

A teenaged living history buff admitted being 'knackered but proud' after completing a charity walk on the Shotley peninsula in full World War One uniform, complete with rifle.

Toby Young, 15, from Shotley yomped the eight mile (13km) route along the Orwell river path yesterday, along with dad Nick and fellow Living Historian Richard Cooper, who also wore full kit with the Essex Regiment insignia.

On This Day: In 1897, Aneurin Bevan was born. Often known as Nye Bevan, the Labour Party politician was the Minister for Health in the post-war Attlee government who spearheaded the establishment of the National Health Service, to provide medical care free at point-of-need to all Britons from cradle to grave.

Today's Peninsula sunset: 16.03

A former World War One telegraphy station that was turned into a family home has been sold for more than £400,000.

Shotley Cottage, which is on the main road backing on to the former HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate, was on the market for between £425k and £450k and has found a new owner, subject to contract.

Did you know? In 2014, the 3,000th edition of the BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, which was first broadcast on 29th January 1942. The guest for the 3,000th show was 95 year old Eric 'Winkle' Brown, the Navy Fleet Air Arm's most decorated pilot and the record holder for the most flight deck landings. He died two years after the broadcast and there is statue of him at Edinburgh airport. Not may people know this, but HMS Ganges played a part in the formation of the Fleet Air Arm.

Today's Peninsula sunset: 16:03

A peninsula mum has explained why she has become one of the latest parents to take their child out of school, after failing to get reassurance over Covid-19 protection for pupils.

The mother has withdrawn her daughter from Stutton Primary School after increased coronavirus concerns were raised before the second lockdown, about students and parents coming in from Essex, which was in Tier 2 at the time, and parents congregating near the school gates without proper social distancing.

Did you know?

In Norse mythology, a dinner party of the gods was ruined by the 13th guest called Loki, who caused the world to be plunged into darkness.

Stuart Keeble, the Suffolk director of Public Health England, has warned Babergh residents need to continue to take the coronavirus threat seriously after latest figures showed the district now has a rate of more than 100 cases per 100,000 per population, one of the highest in Suffolk.

Babergh recorded 91 new cases in the seven days leading up to Tuesday, (November 10) and took the weekly case rate to 101, and the cumulative figure to 761.