tom barton - journalist - broadcaster - photographer

tombarton — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:14:16 -0700

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tombarton — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:03:10 -0700

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tombarton — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:40:45 -0700

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Baby

tombarton — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700

First tonight: he was dead just a day and a half after he was born - the youngest ever victim of the MRSA superbug.

Luke Day died at Ipswich hospital just hours after his birth in February 2005... today an inquest confirmed MRSA was his killer.

Fisheries Protection Patrol 2

tombarton — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800

As fish stocks decline around our region's coast, they're becoming an increasingly precious commodity. We've been following the Royal Navy's fisheries patrol squadron, who try to ensure trawlers don't over fish.

Fisheries Protection Patrol 1

tombarton — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Cod and chips on a Friday evening used to be something we could take for granted...but with stocks becoming ever smaller, fish is becoming an increasingly precious commodity.

A group of people that dedicate their time to preserving our fish stocks is the crew of the HMS Mersey, one of three Royal Navy fishery protection vessels patrolling our region's coastline.

Mobile

tombarton — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:52:17 -0800

First tonight: the shocking pictures that appear to show a bus driver using her mobile phone at the wheel...

The pictures - ironically taken on a passenger's mobile phone - show the driver apparently talking, with just one hand on the wheel as she negotiates a busy roundabout in Ipswich.

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tombarton — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:52:16 -0800

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tombarton — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:03:06 -0800

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Heart

tombarton — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Now any football fan will agree that sometimes watching your team can be a pretty heart wrenching experience.

But for 86-year-old Herbert Cole watching his beloved Ipswich Town really did turn out