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A scorching summer: The Heatwave of 1976 in 25 photos

The early morning sun shines down on these tennis fans at Wimbledon on July 3, 1976

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With UK temperatures soaring and today set to be the hottest day of the year so far, today we are stepping back in time to another sweltering summer - the heatwave of 1976.
Serving USAAF aviators salute the LV shaped Lavenham Airfield memorial plaque

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'Moving' and 'poignant' memorial weekend honours Suffolk USAAF heroes

William Warnes

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Staff members from Tostock Animal Parks holding a peacock

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Historic hall receives new Percy peacock

Dolly Carter

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A bell from St Gregorys Church

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Historic church bells removed for the first time in 100 years

Dolly Carter

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RAF Lavenham during world war two

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Memorial weekend to commemorate Suffolk USAAF heroes

William Warnes

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Cavendish Hall is an early 18th-century country house, which has been fitted out to offer guests a regency feel 

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Look inside this Jane Austen-style country house near Sudbury

Timothy Bradford

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This medieval thatched property is available for holidays 

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Stay in this 770-year-old thatched farmhouse surrounded with fields

Timothy Bradford

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Some of the Suffolk recipients of the 2022 New Year Honours

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Our Suffolk heroes in the 2022 New Year's Honours list

Mariam Ghaemi

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War memorials in Woodbridge, Wortham and Worlington which have just been made Grade 2 listed

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Six Suffolk war memorials added to listed buildings register

Angus Williams

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Manager of Ipswich and Suffolk Robert Coppin with Hugo Johnsen who bought the wartime tankards at an auction

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Search for US airman's family after his gift tankards found at auction

Judy Rimmer

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