Saturday's riddle
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
Farmers on standby to help highways' gritting operation on the peninsula
By Derek Davis
8th Oct 2021 | Local News
Farmers have been put on standby to help out with gritting on Shotley peninsula roads, as highways chiefs insist they are ready for the new winter season despite challenges around fuel and HGV driver supply.
The move follows data which shows winter gritting runs in Suffolk have nearly doubled from 30 years ago.
Friday's fun fact
Did you know that there is no such thing as "pear cider"?
As more events are being organised Shotley peninsula Nub News is launching a new weekly round up of what's on in our villages each weekend.
Every Thursday we will now bring you our top picks of the events in our What's On section for the coming weekend.
Thursday's trivia
What was the first toy advertised on television?
Shotley peninsula primary school rated 'good' by inspectors
By Derek Davis
6th Oct 2021 | Local News
A peninsula primary school has been hailed by Ofsted inspectors for providing an environment where poor behaviour or incidents of bullying rarely occur.
Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School, was graded good in all categories by the educational watchdog in it first report since it became part of the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in 2017.
Wednesday's wonderful fact
Did you know Facebook has more users than all major populations? With 2.89 billion monthly users, it easily overshadows the populations of both China (1.4 billion) and India (1.3 billion).
Police appeal after three bikes stolen from outbuilding on peninsula
By Derek Davis
5th Oct 2021 | Local News
Police are appealing for witnesses or information after three bicycles were stolen from an outbuilding in Brantham.
The incident occurred between 12.30am and 2am on Thursday 30 September within an outbuilding at an address in Ipswich Road.
Tuesday's On This Day
In 1962, "Dr. No", the first James Bond film based on the novel by Ian Fleming and starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, premiered in London.
Mondays Marvellous on this day…
In 2013, 93 year old Clifford Dadson, from Cumbria become the oldest graduate in the UK after receiving an Arts degree from the Open University. He began studying when his wife, Rae, passed away in 2009 and has vowed to continue studying by signing up to a religious module with the university.
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