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Suffolk Overheard: (In the Angry Fly)

(The Major) She does so much for the town ... whether it wants it or not.

(Pub Bore) and surrounding villages too ... whether they want it or not.

Life Skills No. 67: In this hot weather useful to remember that double glazing works both ways.

gridiron uk has become the slightly less clunky Britball 

The village doesn't support you?  Promote yourself on nearthecoast.

Our Alamy stock photo portfolio is now over 10,000 images.

How to promote yourself on nearthecoast.com.

Desperate to fill the daytime tv schedules programmers are mining further and further back though we have yet to see Hill Street Blues or Ally McBeal.

The fortnightly(ish) digest emailed out at tea time ... click Postman Pat's black and white cat to get your free copy.

Suffolk Myths No.106: The government wants to disband Suffolk district councils in case they're planning to merge with Kigali Borough Council in Rwanda.

Suffolk Overheard: I'm not saying he never does any cleaning but he's got a grant from the council to rewild his bathroom.

SRN Nearthecoast is in, doesn't feel any government has ever treated nurses fairly, is fiddling with her tick list and clicky pen but still listening at ntc@nearthecoast.com.

Planning a witch ducking this summer?  Or perhaps a trial by fire for an estate agent?  You're welcome to promote it on here.

Who curates supermarket loose lemons?  They are nearly always a bit naff.

Astonishers has overflowed into more astonishers.

#FollowFriday ain't too proud to beg eh?

We've created a Windows 10 page to mark it's passing in October.

Astonisher No.67: Actress Lesley Manville's broad range has always impressed us especially in Mike Leigh films.  For some reason we were surprised (if not astonished) that when still at the drama school Italia Conti she declined an offer to join Hot Gossip.

Even if yours is a local event for local people you could still benefit from How to promote your event.

Don't know your way round nearthecoast?  You need the A to Z, it's FREE, kills 99% of known germs plus you don't have to pay and display or walk through the gift shop to get out.

Anorak Alert No.71: Sorry to be an apostrophe Nazi Heidi but Pirates is a possessive and needs an apostrophe.

The next available supporter slot is now, it will give you that nice warm feeling of having done the right thing.

The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out this afternoon ... click Jaques Tati to get yours for free ...

If you visit us on a pc or tablet you will see we've had a bit of a makeover with our feed from that there Facepack on the left.

Throwback Thursday: 10 years ago today the mobile police station was in the Woodbridge Wyvale (now Dobbies) car park handing out purse chains.

The Constabulary have released a YouTube about courier fraud but crucially it doesn't tell us what Tim Passmore thinks about it.

If you like what we do buy us a coffee, sadly we can't accept a Costa Coffee points card but ... a lovely latte? ... a capricious cappuccino? ... how very kind.