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New Oak Furnitureland showroom opens in Ipswich this weekend
A new 17,000 sq ft furniture showroom opens at Euro Retail Park on Saturday, 29 August, creating seven local jobs as part of the retailer's continued UK expansion.
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Hotel Chocolat shuts as second Ipswich closure in two days
Hotel Chocolat's Tavern Street store permanently closes today – just a day after FatFace confirmed it, too, is leaving Ipswich town centre.
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Inside Ipswich's first stamp museum
Since opening on Fore Street three months ago, the Ipswich Stamp Museum has been giving residents a reason to look twice at stamps – calling them "miniature pieces of artwork."
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FatFace to close Ipswich store next month
FatFace is set to shut its Ipswich town centre shop on Saturday, 5 September, after a notice in the window confirmed the closure date to customers.
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Hot pink shopfront repainted after council steps in
A Grade II listed building on Dial Lane was repainted from hot pink to burgundy within days after Ipswich Borough Council contacted the tenant, with a retrospective listed building consent application now expected.
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Popular Ipswich Chinese takeaway up for sale for £45,000
Golden Egg Oriental, a Chinese takeaway on Wherstead Road, has been put up for sale with an asking price of £45,000.
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Gazal's: From basement salon to Upper Brook Street
Mrs Singh arrived in England 15 years ago, and built more than a beauty salon in a small unit in the Buttermarket – she built a found family. Now, alongside her daughter Santghai, she has stepped into the light on Upper Brook Street, carrying the same vigor with her.
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Geek out: Geek Retreat to close, owners to launch new indie gaming venue
Geek Retreat Ipswich, the purple and yellow gaming café on Upper Brook Street that has become a second home for many, will close for the final time on 31 July, but owners Sharon and Rob Lockhart are opening a new independent venue, Mulligan Game Café, in the same venue.
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Harmonious Cafe: Coffee, community and wellness
Harmonious Cafe has launched at Curve Bar, pairing healthy brunches with a wellness-first approach that includes run clubs and lifestyle events.
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N°8 Beautique: From the basketball court to the treatment table
Ilona Kocheva's childhood dream was to become a PE teacher specialising in basketball. Thirteen years on, the former player has opened her own massage studio on Ipswich High Street, drawing on a sporting background that shapes every treatment she offers.
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Ipswich's first wood-fired Turkish kitchen opens on Tacket Street
Wood-fired soups, Turkish pizza and a smoky open kitchen — Elfida Restaurant opens its doors in Ipswich town centre.
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Ipswich shop fined after selling vapes to children twice
A Norwich Road vape shop has been ordered to pay more than £4,000 after magistrates heard it sold vapes to underage customers on multiple occasions, despite its director having previously been warned for the same offence.