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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.

Let the world know about your roller derby league, self help or self harming group by emailing ntc@nearthecoast.com or text 07970 865730

The BBC red button text service didn't switch off today.  After a petition from the National Federation of the Blind the decision will be reviewed in the spring ... though the red button itself doesn't seem to know this yet.

Thirty five years ago today Scottish comedian Chic Murray passed away and twenty two years earlier the UK was refused entry to the Common Market.

Women's american football has its own Facebook album.

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

Dr Nearthecoast is in and listening at ntc@nearthecoast.com

A double this Saturday with Burn's Night and Chinese New Year, year of the rat.

The twice monthly(ish) digest emails out this afternoon ... click Jess Postman Pat's black and white cat to get yours.

Planning a witch ducking this year?  Promote your event with us.

  We have 4,800 plus stock images available on Alamy.

Useful keyboard shortcut is Windows + E which pops up file explorer with Frequent folders and Recent files ... go on, try it.

Do remember this website is not available in the shops.

SRN Nearthecoast is in, fiddling with her tick list, pen and prescribing guidelines but still listening (apparently) at ntc@nearthecoast.com or text 07970 865730

How to promote yourself on nearthcoast.com.

Click the birdy to see our Twitter feed.

  We have approaching 5,000 stock images available on Alamy.

To link to one of our internal header pages the syntax is always all lower case with no dashes or underscores so Framlingham is www.nearthecoast.com/framlingham

ASTONISHER No.48:  We've always thought the music over the Soprano's opening credits is Fun Loving Criminals, turns out it's British band the Alabama 3. ♫

Why do some peeps put a space between the last word in a sentence and question or exclamation marks ?! You wouldn't do it with a full stop .

It's Twelfth Night so we've taken the fairy lights out of the front garden to be deployed later in the back garden and cleared the mantelpiece by binning those cards that aren't handmade.

The Church of England is so concerned about Brexit that they've issued a prophet warning ... sorry, we do apologise.

Rural Myth 81:  Habitué is what you get in the East African when you die.

Throwback Thursday:  Fifteen years ago today 150 people congaed around the Framlingham Market Hill.

If yours is a local event for local people then you won't need How to promote your event on nearthcoast.

Life Skills 28:  It reflects how bureaucrats think that there are seven paragraphs to read on the IOPC (Independent Office for Police Conduct) web page before it actually tells you how to make a silent 999 call ... here's how ... if prompted? ... you would hope that would be when prompted.  While we're in the area if you're deaf you can make a three nines call by text but you do need to register first.

Our A to Z of ntc helps you find your town or village but unlike a satnav it kills 99% of all known germs, doesn't have a patronising voice and has never knowingly undersold.

Have a good one  We'll be snapping the Felixstowe Christmas Day Dip again.  See you on the other side.