Ipswich law firm Ellisons appoints COO as equity partner
Ellisons has appointed Chief Operating Officer Lizzy Firmin to its equity partnership, five years after she joined the full-service local law firm.
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We Prep – it started with a single box, now it's 100,000 sq ft
Fred Benfield admits he got a little carried away. What began as a "bit of fun" at his dining room table in Felixstowe six years ago has grown into a £5 million logistics operation spanning 100,000 square feet across three Suffolk sites.
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Suffolk's top finance and professional services firms recognised at inaugural awards
Beckett Investment Management Group, Suffolk Building Society, and Abbeygate Accountancy were among the winners at the first FIPS Business Awards, held at Suffolk New College on Thursday, 23 October, celebrating excellence across the county's financial, insurance and professional services sectors.
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Former Radio Orwell voices return to Electric House for 50th anniversary reunion
Original Radio Orwell presenters including Nick Coady, Nigel Renie and Phil Archer will return to the station's former home on 28 October as GenX Radio Suffolk marks half a century since commercial radio launched in Suffolk.
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University of Suffolk students see their beer and kombucha designs go on sale
Two Business Management students at the University of Suffolk celebrated their graduation this week by toasting with drinks they designed themselves as part of a final year project with a local brewery.
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'Incredible honour': Ipswich audiologist wins national recognition
Karen Finch, who has dedicated her career to ensuring people across the UK receive the best hearing care, has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to audiology.
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Sweet Treat Food Festival – university dream to Cornhill crowd-pleaser
With a sense of awe, Jessica Lee surveys the crowds filling Ipswich's Cornhill.
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Ipswich Sports Club to build four new padel courts in £340k investment
Ipswich Sports Club has announced plans to expand its padel facilities with a £340,000 investment that will see four state-of-the-art panoramic courts built, three of which will be covered.
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Ipswich unemployment falls 9% in a year, faster than UK
Ipswich unemployment is falling twice as fast as the national average – but the town still has one of the highest jobless rates in the East of England.
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Ipswich firms face cyber threat as Windows 10 support ends
The email looks routine enough. A supplier invoice, perhaps, or a customer query. But for businesses still running Windows 10 after Tuesday, 14 October, that single click could be the moment everything changes – and not in a good way.
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Local law firm wins trio of national awards
Attwells Solicitors has secured three major national honours this week, including a regional apprenticeship award, a Legal 500 ranking, and shortlisting in the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards.
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Sizewell C funds programme for underrepresented youth
Sizewell C has funded a two-year programme designed to support young people from underrepresented communities across Suffolk into careers.