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Former Suffolk County Council leaders Mark Bee and Colin Noble are hoping to win back lost district seats.

East Suffolk Council is holding two by-elections in the 2021 local elections - Beccles and Framlingham - Credit: Archant The candidates contesting two by-elections at East Suffolk have been published ahead of polling day on May 6. East Suffolk Council has a seat available each for the Beccles & Worlingham and Framlingham wards, following the resignations of Graham Elliott and William Taylor respectively. The candidates are as follows: Beccles & Worlingham: Mark Bee (C), Sarah Plummer (G), Do...

Ever tried picking someone up at a loud, crowded bar? It’s not easy – not only may they not hear your fabulous pick-up line, but getting them t | Chemistry And Physics

Male frogs of many species rely on mating calls to attract mates. However, even after the female has fallen for the male with the sexiest ribbit, true love faces an obstacle: how to find the velvet-voiced charmer in amongst the noise. Some species have arrived at a truly remarkable solution – lungs that cancel out unwanted sounds so the amphibious Juliet can find her way to her froggy Romeo. As anyone who has wandered past a suitable pond can testify, things can get pretty loud when the time...

A species of frog just needs to inflate its lungs to ensure it hears the calls of potential mates over background noise, just like noise cancelling headphones, a study reveals. US researchers used precise laser measurements of the eardrums of the American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) in response to sound.  When the lungs were inflated, it had no impact on how the green tree frog’s eardrum responded to mating calls of its own species.  However, inflated lungs reduced the sensitivity of the...

Political leaders prepare for new delay to Suffolk elections in 2021

Visualisations of the Gull Wing third crossing over Lake Lothing in Lowestoft. - Credit: Suffolk County Council It has been the major talking point in a coastal town for more than a century. But now a scheme to solve one of Lowestofts oldest transport problems will become reality in the New Year as construction of a new £126.75m bridge begins. Work will start on Lowestoft’s Gull Wing in the coming months as the dream of a much-vaunted third crossing of Lake Lothing is realised - with 2...

Dermot Wesley-Smith, who spent 40 years with Beccles and District Lions Club. - Credit: Mark Bee A man with a "big heart" and "enormous commitment to community life" has been remembered following his death. Dermot Wesley-Smith, who spent more than 40 years as part of the Beccles and District Lions Club helping countless residents and groups, died last month aged 77. Born in Dunfermline in Scotland in 1943, Mr Wesley-Smith was a member of the Territorial Army between 1964 and 1976, before movi...

Dermot Wesley-Smith, who spent 40 years with Beccles and District Lions Club. - Credit: Mark Bee A man with a "big heart" and "enormous commitment to community life" has been remembered following his death. Dermot Wesley-Smith, who spent more than 40 years as part of the Beccles and District Lions Club helping countless residents and groups, died last month aged 77. Born in Dunfermline in Scotland in 1943, Mr Wesley-Smith was a member of the Territorial Army between 1964 and 1976, before movi...