Suffolk
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| Population | 757,000 |
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| County council | Suffolk County Council |
| Points of interest | Sutton Hoo |
| Framlingham Castle | |
| Colleges and universities | Suffolk New College |
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| ID | 908863 |
About Suffolk
Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east.
Corrie Mckeague: Mum's fury at bin safety years after airman death
...By Rachael McMenemyBBC News, SuffolkThe mother of an airman who died after climbing into a commercial bin has spoken of her anger that more was not being done to improve safety...
Was my mother the child of a Catholic priest?
... She believes her mother Josephine was born in secret in 1928, before being put into foster care in Suffolk, hundreds of miles away in the south-east of England...
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust warned by CQC over failures
... Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has been warned by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that it must improve...
Covid: Critical incidents declared over staff shortages
... NHS England confirmed to the BBC that the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System - which covers part of north Suffolk - was in the highest state of alert...
Midwife shortage: Father forced to help Stamford mother give birth
... Last month a whistle-blowing letter claimed midwives at West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds were " exhausted and broken" and maternity was " consistently short staffed" but the hospital said it provided a " safe and caring service"...
Ed Sheeran named 'artist of the decade'
... At the start of the decade, he was a little known, albeit highly-rated, young 18-year-old lad from Suffolk - but his catalogue of achievements since then are genuinely remarkable...
Pictures: Ed Sheeran plays first Ipswich homecoming gig
... He was supported by fellow Suffolk rockers The Darkness and a local act chosen through BBC Introducing...
Sheffield bomber crash: Fly-past due on 75th anniversary
... The flypast involved military aircraft from Britain and the United States, who set off from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk - home to the largest US Air Force base in the UK...
Pictures: Ed Sheeran plays first Ipswich homecoming gig
Up to 160,000 people are expected to watch the singer-songwriter over four nights in Ipswich
Ed Sheeran kicked off The Final stop on his record-breaking world tour in front of his home Fans .
The singer-songwriter told The Crowd of 40,000 on Friday he was "so happy" to be ending his Divide tour over four nights in Ipswich.
He was supported by fellow Suffolk rockers The Darkness and a local act chosen through BBC Introducing.
By the end of The Tour the 28-year-old will have spent 893 days on The Road , eclipsing U2's previous 760-day mark.
Suffolk boy Ed grew up in Framlingham, about 20 miles from Ipswich, and still resides close by - When he is not on The RoadFans began queuing at dawn to get their spots at The Front , with some having to be there.
"This feels really, really weird and cool for me to be able to stand On Stage in The Place that I was brought up and that I live," said Sheeran.
"I did do the typical musician thing where you think that you have to move to LA, so I moved to LA and hated everything about it.
"But I've lived back Here for sort of, like, seven years and I Just Love being Here and I'm so happy to be able to end The Tour Here . "
Fans began queuing outside The Gates hours before The Show . Daniel Fuxa and Elizabeth Lara Villacis met through an Ed Sheeran fan group - and now live together. The huge stage was constructed over A Number of days inside Ipswich's Chantry Park Local rapper Piers James took to the stage during the early evening Fans flooded in early to get their spots at The Front in the evening sunshine Justin Hawkins and The Darkness , hailing from Lowestoft, tore through a set of rock numbers Ed played A Number of his Greatest Hits , including Shape of You During The Night Ed emerged in a specially-designed Ipswich Town football shirt He thanked his Fans who had travelled from all over The World , including New Zealand A loud applause erupted as his show came to a climax The Performance went down well with the 40,000 Fans at Chantry Park.
ipswich, music, ed sheeran, live music
Source of news: bbc.com
