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A participatory artwork opening at The Ancient House this week will host a daily "Shoplift-o-clock" hour where pinching items is playfully welcomed – provided thieves are willing to discuss the ethics of theft and have their portrait drawn for the Thieves Gallery.
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People across Suffolk are being invited to take part in Creativity and Wellbeing Week this week, with organisers framing the arts as essential to tackling the region's health challenges.
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A spirit distilled in Suffolk has been crowned the highest-scoring spiced rum at this year's London Spirits Competition, beating entries from more than 30 countries – despite not being legally classified as a rum at all.
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A student-led day celebrating identity and heritage took over Suffolk New College's Ipswich campus, with young people from across the world sharing traditional clothing, dance and food with their peers.
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The Oak Tree Community Farm in Rushmere St Andrew is hosting a free family-friendly open day on Sunday, 17 May, from 14:00 to 17:00, featuring farm tours, pond dipping, crafts and refreshments.
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Beneath a portrait of Winston Churchill in a Mayfair townhouse, four students from an Ipswich school made history by winning a national debating title that has been contested since 1957.
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Xenia Zimmermann, the Ipswich-based BT engineer, has been named the country's best apprentice, scooping the Apprentice of the Year prize at the 2026 Apprenticeship Guide Awards in Leeds, winning out of more than 100 entries.
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More than 5,000 people descended on Suffolk New College's Suffolk Rural campus in Otley this weekend for the 21st Big Day Out, a free family fun day featuring everything from archery and tree climbing to equine displays and food demonstrations.
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Students from Stoke High School and Hillside Primary School got their movie moment at a mini film premiere after collaborating with a professional filmmaker to create a short film championing the National Year of Reading.
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A family's experience of saying goodbye to a loved one in a peaceful hospital garden has inspired a fundraising appeal to bring the same comfort to patients at Ipswich Hospital.
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Ipswich came to a standstill on Monday as supporters lined the streets to celebrate Ipswich Town's return to the Premier League, just two days after Kieran McKenna's side sealed automatic promotion with a 3-0 win over QPR.
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A Colchester-based speciality coffee shop is set to open its first Suffolk outlet at 33 Westgate Street, taking over the Grade II Listed premises formerly occupied by fashion retailer Monsoon.
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