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Post by boatbuilder » Wed Jan 31, 2018 2:24 pm

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Great North Sea flood of January 1953 remembered

More than 300 people were killed 65 years ago when a tidal surge hit the east coast of England.
Richard Blundell talks about his experience as a boy, when he woke in the middle of the night to see water pouring into his house in Felixstowe, Suffolk.

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boatbuilder wrote:RSPB Minsmere winter starling murmuration

Tens of thousands of starlings have been thrilling RSPB reserve visitors with an aerial ballet before settling down to roost.
The birds performed their spectacular murmuration at the Minsmere reserve in Suffolk.

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What a fantastic sight.
And most of them come to roost at the pig farm Blythburgh, some of the pig tents which have white Tilts look black when the birds are all resting :o
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boatbuilder wrote:RSPB Minsmere winter starling murmuration

Tens of thousands of starlings have been thrilling RSPB reserve visitors with an aerial ballet before settling down to roost.
The birds performed their spectacular murmuration at the Minsmere reserve in Suffolk.

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What a fantastic sight.
And most of them come to roost at the pig farm Blythburgh, some of the pig tents which have white Tilts look black when the birds are all resting :o
I wonder if the starlings favourite snack is pork scratchings. :lol:
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Morrisons killer sentenced to 11 years for 'frenzied attack'

A man who fatally kicked a rival in the head in a supermarket has been sentenced to 11 years' detention.
Lee Monk, 20, attacked Nick Rogers, 26, in full view of shoppers near the checkouts of Morrisons in Wymondham, Norfolk, in July.
A jury at Norwich Crown Court heard Monk had used the "sort of force used to convert a rugby ball".
Monk, of Silfield Road, Wymondham, was found guilty of manslaughter, but acquitted of murder.
The court heard the former friends had fallen out over an alleged piece of stolen jewellery and developed a year-long feud.
Sentencing Monk, Judge Stephen Holt said: "This attack occurred in a very public area. Children were heard screaming at the violence they witnessed."
He said Monk's kick to Mr Rogers's head "used the sort of force used to convert a rugby ball", adding: "It was vicious, cowardly and it was inflicted on a helpless man lying on the floor.
"What is clear is once he was on the ground he was sprawled out lying on his back. He did not present any sort of risk to you."
Reading a victim impact statement to the court, Mr Rogers's mother Susan Rogers said: "My beautiful boy died right there on a cold supermarket floor."
Addressing Monk, she added: "I will never, until the day I die, forgive you for what you did."
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Views to be sought on future uses for resort’s redundant Town Hall

The future of Lowestoft’s historic town hall site is to be progressed in the coming months as a council prepares for a major consultation.
The 161-year-old building previously served as the headquarters for Waveney District Council until staff vacated the site in 2015 as part of a £13m accommodation programme that led to the creation of the authority’s Riverside building on Canning Road.
Last year the Grade II listed town hall building was transferred over to the new Lowestoft Town Council – which is set to discuss bids and progress for a condition survey at a council meeting next week.
And, with plans for the building to be surveyed and stabilised, the council will be holding a public consultation over the future of the vacant town hall.
Lowestoft mayor Ian Graham said: “You will see things developing this year. Given the state of disrepair of the building initially we want to get into the town hall and stabilise the building before the winter.
“Then we can go forward from there with a major public consultation seeking everyone’s views on future uses of the building as we want to encourage people back to the historic High Street.
“We want to get a market back in Lowestoft and some work will be done around the Triangle Market area.”
Last year the town council held heritage open days, which included public visits inside the clock tower and old council chamber. The success of these events led to positive public feedback – with a number of ideas mooted for future uses of the building. These included a community hall, arts venue, wedding venue and performance area.
And with the successful North Lowestoft Heritage Action Zone announcement late last year – which saw Lowestoft’s historic High Street and Scores unveiled as one of eight new HAZs as part of a five-year scheme run by Waveney District Council and Historic England – the town council is hopeful of now being in a stronger position to bid for further external funding pots.
Mr Graham said they have submitted a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the town hall, and are seeking further grant funding to “help protect our heritage assets for future generations.”
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Fen Farm Dairy in Bungay traumatised by vicious online abuse from vegan activists

Owner Jonny Crickmore had to block “hundreds of vegans” who left abusive messages and reviews, including death threats directed at the family-owned farm.
The owner of a dairy farm in Bungay has spoken of his family’s trauma after becoming the victim of online abuse from hundreds of vegan activists this week.
Jonny Crickmore, owner of Fen Farm Dairy on Flixton Road, has been subjected to a number of vicious attacks over Facebook and Twitter, including “five solid days of death threats”.
The activists even targeted the pair’s children, Arthur and Ottilie.
However an outpouring of support from Facebook users has meant the farm has seen its ratings recover and sales rise.
Mr Crickmore said: “We have had some really horrible comments. It kicked off from a post we put on Facebook and Twitter when we had calf triplets born. We put a message out and some vegans found it and posted it onto these activist groups in America, and within a few hours on Thursday it escalated. They sent loads of questions across to us but we didn’t reply to any of them. It just got worse and worse.”
The farm was forced to block “hundreds of vegans” and reported the abuse to police, prompting an officer visit.
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IT expert fed up with slow rural broadband has built his own superfast internet hub for the village in his house - but now he's selling up and needs someone to take it

An IT expert fed up with the slow internet connection in his rural home built a new broadband network for the whole village - and is now looking for someone to take it over.
Rob Anderson lives in the village of Iken in Suffolk and was frustrated by the slow internet speeds that made it impossible to browse the internet or work from home.
So, he decided that the best thing to do was to install his own superfast broadband, increasing speeds in the village from 0.25Mbps to 25Mbps.
Since then 29 out of the 40 households in Iken have signed up to Mr Anderson's service, which they say is much quicker and cheaper than what was being provided by the big communication companies.
But now, he is selling his house and is also looking for somebody to take over Bootstrap Broadband, the name of his network.
He has put his £575,000 house, called Boot Cottage, on the market.
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Hacking suspect wins extradition appeal

Alleged computer hacker Lauri Love has won his High Court appeal against his extradition to the US
Mr Love, 32, from Stradishall, Suffolk, who was first arrested in October 2013, is suspected of hacking into FBI, US Central Bank and Nasa systems.
Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett and Mr Justice Ouseley announced: "This appeal is allowed and the appellant is discharged."

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Post by boatbuilder » Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:43 pm

I just received a shock to hear the following news on the BBC's Look East. This is the last place I worked before I retired at the end of 2011, although at the time the boatyard wasn't owned by Oyster but they bought out the then owners - Landamores in Hoveton - in 2012.

Luxury Southampton-based yacht firm announces job cuts

A luxury boatbuilding company has announced 400 job losses.
Southampton-based Oyster Yachts, which also has a boatyard in Hoveton, Norwich, and offices in Ipswich, Majorca and the USA, said it had "failed to secure financial support".
David Tydeman, the firm's chief executive said: "We're just working with advice on all the possible options we can explore."
The number of job losses at each site is yet to be confirmed.
The BBC understands 160 staff based at Saxon Wharf, Southampton, and 10 at Fox's Marina, Ipswich, are among those facing redundancy.
In a statement, the firm said: "It is with sincere regret that we advise that the Company has been unable to secure financial support to enable it to continue at this time and it is looking at all opportunities available."

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Welney's hand-reared 'rare' godwits reach Portugal

Two birds hand-reared by conservationists have been spotted "safe and sound" more than 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from where they were raised.
The black-tailed godwits are among 26 birds hatched in May at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Welney, on the Cambridgeshire and Norfolk border.
The pair have been seen among a flock on the Tagus Estuary in Portugal.
The ground-nesting birds are vulnerable to spring floods and are on the UK's "red-list" for endangered species.
Project Godwit's manager Hannah Ward said: "Bird migration is an amazing feat and it's fraught with dangers.
"It's a huge relief to hear they have both made it to the same spot in Portugal, safe and sound."
It is the first time any of the hand-reared birds have been seen outside the UK.
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Barclays Bank misspells Framlingham on new sign

A new sign outside a bank in Framlingham has misspelt the name of the Suffolk town.
A photograph tweeted to BBC Radio Suffolk shows the sign says: "Welcome to Barclays Framlington".
Framlingham is the home town of singer Ed Sheeran, who paid homage to its 12th Century castle in his song Castle on the Hill and lives nearby.
Barclays Bank apologised for the spelling mistake and said it had requested an "urgent replacement".
Kathryn Kitson, Barclays' community banking director for Norfolk and Suffolk, said: "We apologise to our customers and the local Framlingham community that the new signage plaque installed on our branch has a spelling mistake on it.
"We have put in a request for its urgent replacement."
Sheeran's brother Matt, visiting his home town from Bristol, said he thought it was "funny" but was not surprised when he heard about the sign.
The classical musician and composer joked "I'm from Framlington" when he was introduced on BBC Radio Suffolk.
He admitted he used to struggle to say the word "Framlingham" as a child.
On 1 April last year, The Guardian ran an article as an April Fools' Day joke that talked about "a pretty town" called Framplington.
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Helping the homeless: 'I used to have cocaine on my cornflakes

Adie Smith went from having cocaine on his breakfast cereal to homelessness.
His situation is now improving thanks to help he received from Access Community Trust.
The Lowestoft-based charity helps people who have become socially excluded reintegrate into society.
It says demand for its service has doubled in five years.

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Surface level car park to replace Battery Green car park

A 59 space car park will be built on the former site of a multi-storey car park as long-term development plans for the area remain unknown.
Work to demolish Lowestoft’s Battery Green car park began in November last year and is now in its final stages.
During a meeting on Tuesday, February 3, Waveney District Council’s (WDC) planning committee unanimously approved plans to install three 6m high lighting columns and new guard railings to remodel the site.
The new surface level car park will be able to accommodate 59 vehicles and will also provide space for shopping trollies.
Additionally the remodelling will see a new flat roof built over the existing electricity sub-station on the site.
While there are residential homes near to the site, the level of light emitted from the parking facility is not predicted to have a negative impact on the residents as it will be “no more substantial than existing street lighting.”
The additional parking spaces which will soon be available to the public are seen as a positive by the district council.

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Grandmother set to fly home after spending two months in Florida hospital in critical condition

A Lowestoft grandmother who has spent almost two months in hospital after being rushed into intensive care while on a family holiday in Florida, could finally be flying home.
Lorraine Romeo, 56, flew out to the USA on December 19 with 10 members of her family for the holiday of a lifetime, but eight days into the trip she became unwell, and after being rushed to hospital was diagnosed with influenza B and pneumococcal pneumonia.
Ms Romeo, who suffers with lung conditions chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema, was struggling to breathe and surgeons were forced to perform an emergency tracheostomy to help her.
Now, having spent almost two months in hospital with son Malcolm Romeo by her side, her condition has improved enough for her to travel home.
However doctors will not allow her to fly unless she is accompanied by a doctor and other medical equipment including a supply of oxygen.
The bill for her treatment is already more than $100,000 and despite her family saying she disclosed her full medical history to her insurance company, World First, prior to travelling, they are refusing to pay out.
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Man jailed for arranging acid attack on Adele Bellis fails in bid to clear his name

A Lowestoft man serving a life sentence for arranging a savage acid attack on his ex-girlfriend has failed in a bid to clear his name.
Beautician Adele Bellis, 25, suffered permanent scarring to her face and lost an ear after having sulphuric acid thrown over her.
Her embittered ex, Anthony Riley, 28, of Raglan Road, Lowestoft, was jailed for life for arranging the attack.
He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, conspiracy to apply a corrosive liquid and false imprisonment during a trial at Ipswich Crown Court in October 2015.
Last year he won the right to appeal on a technicality, after top judges paved the way for him to challenge his convictions at the Court of Appeal in London.
But on Thursday, at London’s Appeal Court, as he asked Lord Justice Davis to overturn his convictions claiming his trial was unfair, Riley failed in his bid to clear his name.
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