Reporter Tamika Green takes a look at the week's top new stories in Suffolk.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Tameka Green and here are your Suffolk News headlines.
00:03 The dream of one Brice Embers mum has come true as she launches a family-focused cafe and creative hub.
00:10 A year ago, Nikki Braghart was launching Play Sessions for Children
00:14 with the aspiration of one day having her own venture.
00:17 Now she has teamed up with friend and Suffolk illustrator Hanni Holsted to open the hub called Joy Connection.
00:24 Hanni and Nikki describe the hub, which opens on Wednesday on Angel Hill, as a one-stop shop for parents, children and creatives.
00:32 A Halloween attraction described as an innovative and immersive scare maze is coming to a venue near Haverhill this weekend.
00:38 The ghost track, end-of-the-line scare maze will be held at the Colm Valley Arms in New England on Sunday.
00:44 Sturmer resident Danny Grimshaw, who is part of the team that has created the maze,
00:49 said it's an attraction that promises to set a new standard for spooky entertainment in the area.
00:54 And our top stories.
00:56 After communities were left devastated following flooding caused by Storm Babette,
01:00 a council and a housing agency has said what it will do to resolve the problem.
01:04 The storm battered the region last Friday with homes and roads flooded and a major incident was declared.
01:10 Haverbury Housing Partnership has said it is working with the council to improve the drains in Hepworth.
01:16 While Suffolk County Council is to contact landowners to alleviate issues in Safferston,
01:21 two areas which were badly affected.
01:23 And the weekend saw a major operation as a number of agencies helped transport an abnormal load through Suffolk.
01:30 Suffolk Highways worked with other agencies to help see the transportation of three abnormal load movements
01:36 for a renewable energy company.
01:38 That's everything for now. Do check the Suffolk News website for more breaking news.
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