Ipswich and Colchester residents report feeling lonely | East Anglian Daily Times
Suffolk and north Essex's loneliest places have been revealed as more people than ever join befriending schemes.
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Suffolk and north Essex's loneliest places have been revealed as more people than ever join befriending schemes.
Loneliness in Suffolk has hit people struggling in the Covid-19 pandemic. - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Suffolk and north Essex's loneliest places have been revealed as more people than ever join befriending schemes. Residents in Colchester, and Ipswich had the highest percentage of residents saying they were feeling isolated with more than half saying they were "occasionally, some of the time and often/always lonely" in a survey by the Office for National Statistics. The local rates are in line with other local authority areas surveyed by the ONS, from October 2020 to Februar...