A busy new year for Ipswich's emergency teams saw one person taken to hospital with a stab wound to the neck and another having to be rescued by firefighters after falling between outside steps and the wall of his home.

A busy new year for Ipswich's emergency teams saw one person taken to hospital with a stab wound to the neck and another having to be rescued by firefighters after falling between outside steps and the wall of his home.

For a full report on a busy night for emergency services, see Tuesday's Evening Star.