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Luxury flat developer in Felixstowe sentenced over safety breaches
A property developer behind converted seafront apartments has been hit with fines and community service after serious fire safety failings put residents at risk.
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Drug dealer jailed despite denying knowledge of £24,900 cocaine find
Despite claiming others used his car, Azizbek Egamshukurov was sentenced after his fingerprint was found on packaging containing 252 grams of cocaine.
Opinion
Why Ipswich can't say no to the 24-hour gambling dens plaguing its high street
The approval of Admiral Casinos' 24-hour licence is the latest example of how gambling laws written in 2005 have created a system where councils must approve what communities don't want.
Feature
Alkemy: The brothers turning Suffolk's sugar beet into spiced gold
When brothers Rob and Will returned to Suffolk, having lost everything they'd spent years building in Swaziland, they could have been forgiven for playing it safe. Instead, they doubled down and created the UK's first aged sugar beet spirit.
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Young road safety champions celebrated at county awards
Suffolk's Junior Road Safety Officers gathered at Endeavour House for a special ceremony recognising their work promoting safer streets in local communities.
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Suffolk highways chiefs plan network overhaul after bridge chaos
Transport bosses are reviewing the county's entire infrastructure after recent roadworks on the Orwell Bridge again exposed the fragility of Suffolk's road network.
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Ellisons celebrates hat-trick of Great Place to Work awards
The law firm has maintained its Great Place to Work status for three years running, whilst also ranking 16th nationally as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women.
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College students build wishing well for hospice inspired by staff's family experiences
Two college instructors whose parents were cared for by St Elizabeth Hospice have led a project to handcraft a permanent wishing well tribute for the charity's garden.
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World Drowning Prevention Day: This simple technique could save you from drowning
Suffolk's emergency services are promoting a crucial survival method as part of World Drowning Prevention Day today, with the summer months seeing a peak in drowning risks.
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St Stephen's Church to air Women's Euro Final as England seek redemption
St Stephen's Church will host a big screen showing of England's Euro 2025 final against Spain on Sunday, 27 July, as the Lionesses bid to overturn their World Cup final heartbreak from 2023.
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Fourth Ipswich gambling venue approved for 24-hour opening
The town centre now has four adult gaming centres operating 24 hours a day, with the latest approval granted despite concerns about vulnerable people.
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Suffolk needs 600 more school places by 2026, figures show
Hundreds more school places are needed across Suffolk to meet expected demand in 2026, despite plans for 105 new places already in the pipeline.