Beccles

Here are the 10 least used train stations in Suffolk

New figures released by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have revealed Suffolk’s[1] 10 least used train stations.
The latest data compiles entry and exit figures from season tickets, singles and returns – as well the main destination rail users at cer…

Investigation continues into A143 Beccles Road lorry crash

June Gafney was the front seat passenger of a Vauxhall Agila when it collided with a Scania HGV on June 19 last year at 4.11pm.
The crash happened on the A143 Beccles Road[1], close to the junction with Loddon Road, in Haddiscoe.  
A review into her de…

Man follows woman and makes sexual comments in alleyway

The woman was harassed by a man while walking through an alleyway in Beccles (Image: Google/PA)A woman has been harassed by a man who followed her in an alleyway and made lewd comments.The incident happened on Friday, June 30 at 3.30pm in Beccles.The w…

Emergency services called to River Waveney at Barnby

The vessel is understood to have had four people on board when it went down on the river Waveney, near to Aldeby and Barnby, at 10pm last night.
Fire crews, police, ambulance and coastguard crews were called to scene.
A spokesman for the ambulance serv…

Norfolk HGV driver’s daughter ‘let down’ following inquest

Mark Gellatly died after an accident at School Farm in Hainford, north of Norwich, while he was working for Pilgrim’s Pride Ltd.
The 51-year-old grandfather was collecting 120 pigs from the farm to take to an abattoir at the time, but ran into difficul…

Woman dies in Haddiscoe after Vauxhall and HGV crash

A woman has died in Haddiscoe after a Vauxhall and HGV were involved in a crash on Monday (June 19). Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after the fatal collision on A143 Beccles Road.
The incident occurred at 4.11pm close to the junction with L…

Two people in hospital after A143 crash at Haddiscoe

Police, fire and ambulance crews and the East Anglian air ambulance were called to the scene of the collision between a blue Vauxhall Agila and a Scania HGV on the A143 Beccles Road at Haddiscoe at about 4pm on Monday. 
A passenger in the Vauxhall was …

Climate map shows which Suffolk landmarks could be underwater …

As a coastal county, it’s no secret that Suffolk is particularly susceptible to the effects of rising sea levels. Parts of our 50-mile-long coastline, such as Covehithe and Orford Ness, have felt the brunt of coastal erosion in recent years and sadly t…