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Man jailed for 15 months after breaching restraining order

Tony Dines, 35, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after admitting to two breaches of a restraining order against a woman.

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Dines, of no fixed abode but from the Ipswich area, appeared for sentencing at Ipswich Crown Court on 28 February after pleading guilty to both offences.

He was handed a 15-month prison sentence after pleading guilty.

Pc Tom Ellingham welcomed the sentence: "This shows that Suffolk Police and the courts are taking breaches of restraining orders extremely seriously."

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Suffolk councillors divided over lifting two-child benefit cap

County councillors have passed a motion criticising Government budget measures, including the lifting of the controversial two-child benefit cap, despite a former Ipswich MP dismissing it as "party political grandstanding".
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Free training courses launched to get Suffolk working

More than 30 free training courses have been launched in Suffolk to help workers and businesses gain skills in sectors including construction, healthcare and clean energy.
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Ensors expands Ipswich office amid recruitment drive

One of East Anglia's oldest accountancy firms has expanded its Ipswich office with new workspaces, meeting rooms and an outdoor deck as business growth drives recruitment.
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500 students try CPR and VR at Ipswich NHS careers fair

Hundreds of students practised CPR on medical training dummies, tried virtual reality headsets at a radiotherapy stand and competed in a 30-second 'Sit to Stand' fitness challenge as an NHS careers fair brought hands-on healthcare demonstrations to Trinity Park.
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Man charged with eight offences after Burrell Road hit-and-run

A 32-year-old Ipswich man has been charged with eight offences, including causing serious injury by dangerous driving, drink-driving and driving without a license, after a woman was left in a critical condition following a hit-and-run collision on Burrell Road last Thursday morning.
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SEN Santa sessions at Buttermarket this weekend

Santa will turn down the music and limit numbers at the Buttermarket Shopping Centre this weekend after parents asked for calmer festive events for children with special educational needs (SEN).
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Former H&M building to be converted into ten flats and three shops

A homeware store in the former H&M building on Tavern Street is closing down after seven months, with planning documents revealing the Art Deco building is earmarked for conversion into ten flats and three commercial units.
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Suffolk researchers test whether singing can treat Parkinson's 'poker face'

Researchers in Suffolk are launching what they believe is the first UK study testing whether musical-theatre-style singing can rehabilitate facial expression in Parkinson's patients – addressing a symptom that affects around 9 in 10 people but has limited treatment options.
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Woman fighting for life after hit-and-run on Burrell Road

A woman is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being hit by a car whose driver fled the scene on Burrell Road in Ipswich this morning, with a man in his 30s now arrested in connection with the incident.
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Gym manager's childhood inspires hospital toy appeal

A Martlesham gym manager who spent much of her childhood in hospital has launched a toy appeal that has collected nearly 150 Christmas gifts for young patients at Ipswich Hospital.
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