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Listening in Felixstowe, Suffolk's Christian authors and the People's Passion.

A new listening service starts in Felixstowe and two Christian writers in Suffolk need your votes.

Margaret Bale joins Rob to tell him about the new Felixstowe Listening Service.

Volunteers are based in an upstairs room at Felixstowe library, giving people the opportunity to share their story with trained and professionally-supported listeners, recruited from local churches.

To find out more, anyone can drop-in on Friday mornings (9.15am to 1pm) for a confidential and relaxed chat.

The new service is part of the Ipswich-based Christian charity Inspire Counselling.

Two Suffolk authors go head-to-head in the Christian Book Awards 2012.

They focus on what would sit comfortably on a public library shelf.

Hannah MacFarlane's Babylon is part of the Dark Chapters series that tell of the darker stories from the Bible.

Babylon tells the story of Daniel, from his exile to Babylon through to the lions' den and beyond.

Also in the under 18's category is Andrea Skevington's Lion Classic Bible, a reworking of the bible aimed at bringing the stories to a younger audience.

Voting is open to the public.

The Conservative West Suffolk MP Matthew Hancock explains how the government will tackle excessive salaries.

Research by Income Data Services -- published in October -- found that total earnings for directors in FTSE 100 companies rose by 49 per cent in 2010.

There's a new 大象传媒 project to get the county singing together.

The People's Passion is a brand new piece of music for Easter which will also be the theme music for a drama series to be broadcast on radio in Holy week.

We want you to learn that music, share your experiences with choirs across the country who will also be joining in - and then for you to perform it.

Many in Suffolk have already downloaded the music, what about your church or choir?

Suffolk military historian Taff Gillingham shares his thoughts on the new Steven Spielberg film Warhorse.

It's based on the book by Michael Morpurgo and follows the global success of the play of the same name.

And Agricultural Chaplain for Suffolk, the Reverend Sally Fogden explains why praying for our farming industry is just as important now as it's ever been.

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  • Sun 8 Jan 2012 06:00