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Alcohol and ice cream thief pleads guilty
A Great Blakenham man who stole hundreds of pounds worth of alcohol has pleaded guilty. Andrew Martin, 39, of Brick Drive, in Great Blakenham, appeared at Suffolk Magistrates Court on Tuesday to enter a plea for 16 offences of thefts between April
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MPs called to 'step up' in a bid to improve mental health in Suffolk
MPs are being challenged to "step up" after labelling the region's mental health trust "the worst performing trust in the country" in Westminster. Last Thursday, during a Westminster Hall debate on ‘Improving support for mental health,' Ipswich
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Suffolk audio music manufacturer 'honoured' as it marks 100th birthday
The centenary of an industry-leading Suffolk audio manufacturer was marked yesterday by the unveiling of a plaque by a local MP. Staff at Celestion, which designs and exports loudspeakers, marked the anniversary at their headquarters in Claydon
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Man jailed for nearly three years after £15K of cocaine found
A man has been jailed for nearly three years after giving police fake documents and being charged with possession with intent to supply. Olkedi Lika, of Wherstead Road, in Ipswich, was sentenced in court on Monday to 31 months imprisonment.
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Clips of giggling Isabella played to court as murder accused sobs in dock
A woman accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter sobbed in the dock as video footage of the giggling youngster taken in the month before her death was played to the court. In four short video clips, Isabella Wheildon, whose badly beaten body
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Suffolk accountants and lawyers 'work to midnight' to get deals done ahead of Budget
Ipswich professionals are dealing with a huge spike in workload ahead of Labour's Autumn Budget. Accountants at Larking Gowen and lawyers at Ellisons Solicitors have even had to turn away new business as staff work flat out getting transactions
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Uninsured driver caught after questionable parking
A driver in Ipswich pulled over for their parking has had their car seized. The driver was stopped by police for the "manner in which they had parked their car on a busy junction". The vehicle was seized after it transpired the driver was
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Man jailed and fined for sex act on park bench
A man has been jailed after carrying out an indecent sex act while sitting on a park bench. Muhammad Khan, of Wenlock Street in Luton, appeared for sentencing at Suffolk Magistrates’ Court in Ipswich. The 31-year-old was charged with one offence
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Search for stolen moped taken from communal car park
A moped has been taken from a communal car park in Chantry. Police are appealing for information after the vehicle, which was locked up at the car park, was taken last week. The moped is a black Lexmoto 125 EFi model and was parked at Pin
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'I promised I'd do this every year': Tribute to cyclist killed by dangerous driver
Loved ones of a cyclist killed by a dangerous driver two years ago have laid fresh flowers and a small memorial on the street where he died. Ben Wright, 35, died after being hit by a car being driven by James Ashman in Vernon Street on October
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Road near Ipswich primary school to be closed for five days
A road near an Ipswich primary school will be closed over five days to allow urgent work to be carried out. Cedarcroft Road will be shut between 8am and 6pm from Monday, October 28 until Friday, November 1 meaning the works will take place during
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Orwell Bridge works set to be brought forward to 2025, government says
Remedial works to the Orwell Bridge are expected to begin before April next year says the government. James Cartlidge, Conservative MP for South Suffolk, wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh MP, regarding the Orwell Bridge
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Council approve plans for a supermarket at former Lloyds Bank
Plans to open a supermarket at the former Lloyds Bank site in Bramford Road have been approved by the council. Lloyds Bank ceased operations on the site in May 2023, after announcing the closure of 40 banks across the country. The building
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HMRC pension warning as deadline to boost your State Pension approaches
More than 10,000 people have boosted their state pensions by a combined £12.5 million in the last six months, HMRC has revealed. More than 10,000 payments worth £12.5 million have been made through the new digital service to boost people’s State
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'Incredibly positive about everything': Tributes to park run stalwart and adventurer
A family is remembering their feisty, fun-loving mother and grandmother, whose adventurous spirit could never be tamed. However you knew Marcia Hullis, whether through the Ipswich Parkrun in Chantry, whether she supported you at school, or perhaps
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Ipswich park gets improved footpath following last winter's floods
A community group has made improvements to a path in a nature reserve in the south of Ipswich to give pedestrians a better experience of the landscape and wildlife in the area. Bourne Park in Ipswich is filled with wildlife and foliage and is
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'We see the benefits': Youth group backs school attendance support scheme
A youth charity in Ipswich has welcomed support from a government scheme to increase school attendance in the town. Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson joined Ipswich MP Jack Abbott on Friday to announce a £15m expansion of a scheme
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