An Ipswich baker is embarking on her next challenge as she is set to leave her premises after three years and move into an "exciting" new space.

Sweet William's is set to open the doors of its new store at 34 Dickens Road for the first time on Monday, September 30. 

Zoe Hayman-Cox, the owner of the bakery, said: "It's amazing, I didn't realise how good it feel to be in here.

"The space is brilliant, it is so much bigger than it appears, there is so much more potential here.

The bakery had a visit from former MP Tom Hunt earlier this yearThe bakery had a visit from former MP Tom Hunt earlier this year (Image: Tom Hunt) "I've just hosted my second cupcake workshop, where people come and decorate to a theme."

Mrs Hayman-Cox hopes to also run ceramic workshops and parties out of the new space, running it as an all round events space.

The bakery was named in memory of her first child, William, who passed away just two hours after being born in August 2017.

He was diagnosed with a rare condition known as Edwards Syndrome.

The bakery is set to take up a new residence on Dickens RoadThe bakery is set to take up a new residence on Dickens Road (Image: Ella Wilkinson)

The mother-of-two did not intent to leave her space in Chantry Park and was in the process negotiating the renewal of the lease with Ipswich Borough Council until communication broke down.

Despite this, the 44-year-old saw it as a new opportunity in a different space and found Dickens Road.

The bakery owner said: "It is really exciting, I think they have done me favour to be honest."

Sweet William's bakery will continue making sweet treats in the new premisesSweet William's bakery will continue making sweet treats in the new premises (Image: Zoe Hayman-Cox)

An Ipswich Borough Council spokesperson said: “We aren’t able to comment about the terms of a commercial lease, but we of course wish Sweet William’s bakery every success in its new premises.”

This is not the only setback the bakery has overcome in the last year.

Earlier in the year a row started after the energy supplier to the café, BES Utilities first billed £6,000 for one month, then for six months, and then from 2021 to 2023.

The matter was then resolved after the energy company put the large bill down to an absence of meter readings and resolved the issue with Mrs Hayman-Cox privately.