Suffolk, Virginia

Independent city in Virginia, United States

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Suffolk is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of 2020, the population was 94,324. It is the 10th-most populous city in Virginia, the largest city in Virginia by boundary land area as well as the 14th-largest in the country. Suffolk is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, and smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads. With miles of waterfront property on the Nansemond and James rivers, present-day Suffolk was formed in 1974 after consolidating with Nansemond County and the towns of Holland and Whaleyville. The current mayor is Mike Duman.

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Plan for new nuclear power plant ruled lawful as legal protest dismissed A proposed new nuclear power station in Suffolk has cleared a legal hurdle after the Court of Appeal ruled the government's decision to approve the site was lawful. Sky News - Published on December 20, 2023
'Possible temple' from 1,400 years ago uncovered by archaeologists in Suffolk The remains of a "possible temple" from 1,400 years ago showing the "power and wealth" of the East Anglian kings have been discovered on farmland near Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. Sky News - Published on November 22, 2023
Two policemen left with life-threatening injuries after crash Two police officers have been left with life-threatening injuries after a crash in Suffolk. Sky News - Published on September 25, 2022

Sizewell C nuclear power plant given green light with £700m of government funding Boris Johnson has given the green light to the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk as one of his final acts as prime minister. Sky News - Published on September 1, 2022
Part of 'new Banksy' removed because it was blocking drain Part of a new piece of street art in Suffolk, thought to be the work of elusive artist Banksy, has been removed because it was blocking a drain. Sky News - Published on August 8, 2021