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Suffolk spends 12% of highways budget on grass and weed management
Suffolk County Council is investing £1.9m on soft estate activities in 2025, which makes up 12% of the annual highways revenue budget.
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How Suffolk's Nature Recovery Strategy hopes to restore and protect local landscapes
A draft plan proposing wetland creation, peatland restoration and sustainable woodland management is now available for public consultation.
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How the University of Suffolk is helping solve the NHS staffing crisis
A new £4.5m research project involving Suffolk academics aims to ensure patients in disadvantaged urban communities and rural and coastal areas of England can access vital healthcare when they need it.
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Church of Dance: Girls of the Internet and James Alexander Bright transform St Stephen's
Girls of the Internet seem to be speeding through the music scene with their blurring of dance, electronic and soul into a hazy setlist I experienced live last Friday at St Stephen's Church.
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Six months of road closures ahead as Woodbridge Road gas works begin next week
Residents, businesses and motorists on Woodbridge Road face traffic lights and side-road closures from next Monday, 22 April, as Cadent begins replacing 1.8 miles of gas pipes.
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Suffolk Council commits to giving youth a voice following Ipswich's national recognition
After Ipswich became the UK's first Town of Youth Social Action in 2023, Suffolk County Council has now signed the Power of Youth Charter with ambitions to become the UK's first County of Youth Social Action.
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99% of Suffolk pupils secure preferred primary school place
Suffolk County Council has today announced that 99.36% of children have been offered a place at one of their three preferred primary schools.
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Wildlife Wise small grant fund opens for Suffolk conservation projects
Applications are now being accepted for grants of up to £5,000 to support wildlife protection initiatives along the Suffolk coast.
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BBC comedy star to headline Suffolk Mind's first stand-up night
Angelos Epithemiou from BBC's Shooting Stars will perform at Seckford Hall on Thursday, June 26, raising funds for mental health charity Suffolk Mind.
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3,000-year-old settlement with rare artefacts uncovered during Ipswich link road construction
Archaeologists discovered a Late Bronze Age settlement and cremation cemetery during the development of the recently opened Europa Way in Ipswich, yielding multiple artefacts, including pottery, cremation urns, and a rare flint tool for grinding grain.
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From courtroom to boardroom: The equality entrepreneur trading litigation for prevention
After three decades fighting discrimination battles in court, equality solicitor turned entrepreneur Audrey Ludwig now helps organisations prevent them entirely, bringing clarity to the often misunderstood world of equality law.
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Third men's mental health talk show coming to Ipswich Buttermarket
A men's mental health event featuring local artists and speakers will take place at the Superdry unit in The Buttermarket on Thursday, 17 April, marking the third instalment in the series.