News in Shotley Peninsula

Today is Shrove Tuesday, but did you know?

Pancake races derive from a 15th century housewife in Olney, Bucks, who was so busy making pancakes that she forgot the time. When she heard the church bells ringing for mass she ran out of her house, still carrying her pan and pancake.

Anglian Water has confirmed work on installing pipes has been delayed and there will be continued road works beyond the Easter holidays.

Work on Hyams Lane and Church Hill is now not expected to be completed until February 28 at the earliest, but could carry on into early March. The project will then move on to Ipswich Road, at the junction between Fishponds Lane and Hyams Lane.

A developer has applied to build 374 new houses and flats, commercial spaces and a new waterfront area opposite Shotley marina.

The proposal at Navyard Quay, Harwich, has been put to Tendring District Council and also includes a

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A study conducted by Marmite showed the average U.K. person won't crack a smile until 11:16 A.M.

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Tributes have poured in for Simon Warr, the former teacher at the Royal Hospital School, and BBC Radio Suffolk broadcaster has passed away, according to an announcement on his Twitter feed posted by a close friend.

Mr Warr was well-known locally for his reports on non-league rugby and football, including Brantham Athletic, with an instantly recognisable, distinctive voice and style. His BBC work also included appearing on many debate programmes and as the headtecaher on Channel Four's 'That'll Teach 'Em',

Suffolk County Council is looking to reduce its carbon footprint by investing £9.8m in street lighting, if an LED street lighting replacement project is approved.

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A jiffy, as in 'I'll be just a jiffy' is an actual unit of time. Sometime during the late 18th or early 19th centuries, scientist Gilbert Newton Lewis defined a jiffy as the amount of time it takes light to travel one centimetre in a vacuum, which is about 33.4 picoseconds or one trillionth of a second. So, you will always be more than just a jiffy.

Popular Chelmondiston Chinese takeaway Law's Cottage has reopened early after owners Martin and Ruby Law cancelled their annual Far East holiday due to the Coronavirus, known as Covid-19.

The couple had planned to be away until February 26, visiting their daughter Louise in Hong Kong and going to Taiwan, but will open tonight after only getting as far as Dubai.

An Independent funeral director has stepped in to ensure a former soldier from the Royal Anglians is not buried in a 'paupers grave' and has asked for ex-serviceman from the peninsula to attend the service.

Andrew "Paddy McGowan" Devine was only 53 when he passed away with no known family, the cause of death has not been disclosed.