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Musician restores album 12 years after it was destroyed by lightning
An Ipswich computing genius has told of his plans to restart his music career, which was ended by a bolt of lightning 12 years ago. Matthew Applegate, 46, is known to many in Ipswich as the founder of the Creative Computing Club, which teaches
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Emergency services called to incident in Ipswich town centre
Emergency services dealt with an incident in Ipswich town centre. Firefighters and police officers were called to Lower Brook Street just before 4pm on Tuesday. Five fire engines from Ipswich East, Princes Street and Woodbridge stations were
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TV show character's diagnosis led 29-year-old to check for breast cancer
A television show in which a character is diagnosed with breast cancer helped a 29-year-old woman from Suffolk find out she herself had it. Jessamy Pearce, a solicitor administrator, checked her breasts after watching the show Firefly Lane on Netflix
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Ipswich bar owner guilty of noise notice breach
An Ipswich town centre cocktail and tapas bar has been found guilty of breaching a noise abatement notice. The Moloko Bar in Lion Street was served the notice by Ipswich Borough Council on May 16 after causing a statutory noise nuisance to a resident
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Lecturer's 'eye opening' experience with Team GB as he pursues Olympic ref role
A welding lecturer with a dream to referee the best boxers in the world at the Olympic Games has been able to show his skills on an international level. Simon Mullan, who teaches at Suffolk New College in Ipswich, has been working for a decade
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Car engulfed in flames on the A14 sparks emergency response
A car was engulfed in flames on the A14 this afternoon. Suffolk Police and the Fire and Rescue Service were both at the scene of a vehicle fire on the A14 slip road heading westbound at the Seven Hills exit this afternoon. The emergency services
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More delays on A14 outside Ipswich after vehicle breaks down
A broken down vehicle on the Orwell Bridge outside Ipswich caused long delays this morning. Officers were called to the incident on the eastbound carriageway of the A14 at about 10.50am on Tuesday. Traffic maps showed that queues were forming
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Panto season? Oh yes it is! Dick Whittington is another rocking hit for theatre
Seeing a panto in November was a first for me – but the New Wolsey’s Rock ‘n’ Roll is a treat that cannot be missed, and Monday’s performance of Dick Whittington was a triumph. Fairies, an evil Rat King plotting to take over London and a cat that
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Long-running Ipswich dance school DanceEast celebrates 40th birthday
An Ipswich well-known dance organisation based on the Waterfront is celebrating its 40th birthday. DanceEast started off as Suffolk Dance in 1983 and, since 2009, has been located at Jerwood DanceHouse by Ipswich Waterfront. To celebrate
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Drivers faced long delays on A14 near Orwell Bridge
There were long delays on the A14 near the Orwell Bridge outside of Ipswich. Police were called to a broken down vehicle near Seven Hills Interchange for Felixstowe on the eastbound carriageway at about 8.30am on Tuesday. Traffic was queuing
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Mum has £779 iPhone stolen and replaced with empty decoy box on doorstep
Christmas shopping took an unexpected turn for one Bramford resident who found her new £779 iPhone had been swapped out with a decoy box. Tonya Overett, 39, ordered the iPhone 15 from Giffgaff. The new phone was meant to be delivered to her
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Historic rugby club could find new home as estate may be built on its grounds
An historic Ipswich rugby club is looking for possibilities to start a new chapter at a different location as part of a new 600-home estate may be built at its current grounds. Two of the Ipswich Rugby Club’s pitches at its current home in Humber