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Rebekah Chilvers trained on the Lynn News before moving over to launch Suffolk News in 2020 as one of its two news editors.

‘Doting dad’ and prison officer Calvin died months after ‘vicious attack’

08 April 2025
‘Doting dad’ and prison officer Calvin died months after ‘vicious attack’

‘Doting dad’ and prison officer Calvin died months after ‘vicious attack’

08 April 2025

Three inmates who attacked a prison officer, who is believed to have since taken his own life, have been handed extra time on top of life sentences.


‘Selfish and inconsiderate’: Witnesses sought after asbestos sheets illegally dumped on village road

21 March 2025
‘Selfish and inconsiderate’: Witnesses sought after asbestos sheets illegally dumped on village road

‘Selfish and inconsiderate’: Witnesses sought after asbestos sheets illegally dumped on village road

21 March 2025

An investigation has been launched after a trailer of corrugated asbestos sheeting and other items were illegally dumped on a village road.


Woman, 55, dies after suffering life-threatening injuries in crash

11 March 2025
Woman, 55, dies after suffering life-threatening injuries in crash

Woman, 55, dies after suffering life-threatening injuries in crash

11 March 2025

A woman who was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash at the weekend has died.


Fresh appeal for information 18 years after ‘loving father’ Terry disappeared

28 February 2025
Fresh appeal for information 18 years after ‘loving father’ Terry disappeared

Fresh appeal for information 18 years after ‘loving father’ Terry disappeared

28 February 2025

Cold case detectives are appealing for information 18 years after “loving father” Terry McSpadden disappeared from Elm.


Pair arrested in ‘no body’ murder investigation released on bail as another man is taken into custody

18 February 2025
Pair arrested in ‘no body’ murder investigation released on bail as another man is taken into custody

Pair arrested in ‘no body’ murder investigation released on bail as another man is taken into custody

18 February 2025

A man and a woman who were arrested in the ongoing case of missing woman Julie Buckley have been released on bail.


Police name missing woman at centre of murder investigation

15 February 2025
Police name missing woman at centre of murder investigation

Police name missing woman at centre of murder investigation

15 February 2025

A missing woman at the centre of a police murder investigation has today been named as 54-year-old Julie Buckley.


Police officer appears in court charged with assault by beating following incident in park

14 February 2025
Police officer appears in court charged with assault by beating following incident in park

Police officer appears in court charged with assault by beating following incident in park

14 February 2025

A Fenland-based police officer has appeared in court today charged with assault by beating.


Fenland police officer due in court charged with assault by beating after incident in park

14 February 2025
Fenland police officer due in court charged with assault by beating after incident in park

Fenland police officer due in court charged with assault by beating after incident in park

14 February 2025

A Fenland-based police officer is due in court today charged with assault by beating after an incident in a park.


Grants on offer to help residents cut fuel costs and keep homes warm

13 February 2025
Grants on offer to help residents cut fuel costs and keep homes warm

Grants on offer to help residents cut fuel costs and keep homes warm

13 February 2025

Fenland residents can now make their homes warmer and save on energy bills with grant funding.


Three more arrests made in connection with hare coursing and violent disorder across Fenland

04 February 2025
Three more arrests made in connection with hare coursing and violent disorder across Fenland

Three more arrests made in connection with hare coursing and violent disorder across Fenland

04 February 2025

Three more people have been arrested in connection with violent disorder and criminality which saw a large area terrorised by hare coursers.


Students face crime and punishment on trip to former court and gaol house

26 January 2025
Students face crime and punishment on trip to former court and gaol house

Students face crime and punishment on trip to former court and gaol house

26 January 2025

GCSE students came face-to-face with some characters from the dark side of history when they visited a former court and gaol house in Nottingham.


42-year-old who was wanted for multiple offences across two counties is arrested

22 January 2025
42-year-old who was wanted for multiple offences across two counties is arrested

42-year-old who was wanted for multiple offences across two counties is arrested

22 January 2025

A 42-year-old man who was wanted in connection with theft and assault offences in Norfolk has been arrested.


A47 shut after serious crash involving multiple vehicles

29 December 2024
A47 shut after serious crash involving multiple vehicles

A47 shut after serious crash involving multiple vehicles

29 December 2024

The A47 is shut in both directions between Wisbech and Guyhirn after a serious crash this morning.


Van collided with police car helping to recover broken-down vehicle

22 November 2024
Van collided with police car helping to recover broken-down vehicle

Van collided with police car helping to recover broken-down vehicle

22 November 2024

A van driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries after his vehicle collided with a police car on the A47 yesterday.


One person taken to hospital after crash on A47 which closed carriageway for hours

22 November 2024
One person taken to hospital after crash on A47 which closed carriageway for hours

One person taken to hospital after crash on A47 which closed carriageway for hours

22 November 2024

One person was taken to hospital after a crash on the A47 on Thursday evening.


Part of A47 expected to be shut for ‘several hours’ after crash

21 November 2024
Part of A47 expected to be shut for ‘several hours’ after crash

Part of A47 expected to be shut for ‘several hours’ after crash

21 November 2024

Motorists are being advised to find alternative routes after a collision.


River close to bursting its banks as water level almost at two metres

19 October 2024
River close to bursting its banks as water level almost at two metres

River close to bursting its banks as water level almost at two metres

19 October 2024

A river has come close to bursting its banks this morning.


23-year-old jailed after causing five-vehicle crash which killed ‘beloved’ man

11 October 2024
23-year-old jailed after causing five-vehicle crash which killed ‘beloved’ man

23-year-old jailed after causing five-vehicle crash which killed ‘beloved’ man

11 October 2024

A man has been jailed for 30 weeks after causing a five-vehicle crash which killed one man and seriously injured another.


Teenage moped rider and young passenger taken to hospital after serious crash with car

30 September 2024
Teenage moped rider and young passenger taken to hospital after serious crash with car

Teenage moped rider and young passenger taken to hospital after serious crash with car

30 September 2024

A teenage moped rider and his passenger were taken to hospital after a crash with a car last week.


‘Lapse in concentration’ may have caused cargo ship to become stuck across river

25 September 2024
‘Lapse in concentration’ may have caused cargo ship to become stuck across river

‘Lapse in concentration’ may have caused cargo ship to become stuck across river

25 September 2024

A cargo ship may have become stuck across a river due to a lapse in concentration, a new report has found.


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