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Rob and Jenny Frankson standing close together in front of a row of destroyed thatched cottages.

Thatched cottages fire 'feels like a dream'

Rob and Jenny Frankson are currently living with their son after the fire destroyed their home.

A fire engine is parked up before the row of burnt cottages. Red fences have been placed in front of the homes as a cordon to keep people away.

More than £20,500 raised for village fire victims

Five families lose their homes after their thatched cottages went up in flames on Saturday.

A row of cottages that have been destroyed in a fire. The thatched roofs have been burnt off in the fire. Some straw from the roof can be seen on the ground in front of the houses.

Village rallies behind homeless families after fire

More than £13,000 has been raised for the families left homeless following the fire.

The adjoined cottages are on the right, and a fire is spreading across the thatched roofs with grey smoke sitting in the roof. Firefighters are holding hoses and using the water to put the fire out.

People left homeless after thatched cottage fires

The parish council chairwoman says the aftermath of the fire is "just dreadful".

Brigadier Mike Calvert, Commandant SAS (Special Air Service) Brigade, walking past French SAS soldiers on his left. They are standing at attention. g towards them with three other officers.

Final WW2 airborne op 'testament to RAF skills'

Crews from Essex and Suffolk are recognised for their roles in the liberation of the Netherlands.

Highways workers wearing orange or yellow hi-vis coats and trousers and white hard hats work on a new bridge. The area has been cordoned off and machinery can be seen in the distance.

Road to reopen in March after delayed bridge works

Highways teams aim to reopen the road within six weeks following delays building a new bridge.

About 20 residents and council representatives standing in a line on Hempyard Bridge, looking at the camera. They are wearing coats, scarves and hats. One of them has a black dog. The brick-built bridge, which has three arches, is narrow and looks old. The bridge is over a river. There are trees behind it.

'Significant' bridge reopens after 'vital' repairs

Villagers celebrate as a 16th Century bridge opens again after being closed for three months.

Bridge Farm Bridge, Stowlangtoft

Diversions in place as work to replace bridge begins

The bridge work is expected to take until 20 December and a lengthy diversion is in place.

Hempyard Bridge in Ixworth

Calls for bridge repairs to be brought forward

Parts of Hempyard Bridge have crumbled away leaving it in a "dangerous" position, a council says.