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Suffolk arts fund backs 37 projects with half a million pound boost
Suffolk County Council has awarded £500,000 to 37 arts and community projects across the county, including a new hip-hop and film programme for at-risk young people in Ipswich.
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Northgate High School bids to keep intervention centre until 2031
Suffolk County Council is considering plans to extend planning permission for an intervention centre at Northgate High School in Ipswich, which the school says is vital to supporting its most vulnerable pupils.
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Esports students raise funds for disability gaming charity with live stream event
Around 20 esports students at Suffolk New College raised money for Special Effect, a charity that uses technology to help people with physical disabilities play video games, through a live-streamed gaming event that attracted nearly 16,000 online engagements.
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World Hearing Day: Thousands in Suffolk 'may have undiagnosed hearing loss'
A local audiologist is warning that tens of thousands of people across the county could be living with undiagnosed hearing loss, as World Hearing Day is marked today.
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Ipswich firm's employee-first culture earns national recognition
A commitment to investing in people has helped Ipswich-based Kilnbridge earn a place among the UK's 500 best employers, according to the Financial Times – the highest ranking of any specialist contractor in the country.
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26 new council homes open on former industrial site in Ipswich
Ipswich Borough Council has taken possession of 26 new affordable homes on Hawke Road, built on the former Diesco site by the council's own housebuilding company, Handford Homes, and Gipping Construction.
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Secondary school offers are out, but what do you do if you missed out?
Suffolk families have received their secondary school offers today, with places now confirmed for September 2026 — but not every child has secured their first choice.
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Paddy & Scott's rebrands as 'Jessie & Ketty's' for International Women's Month
Suffolk coffee company Paddy & Scott's is temporarily rebranding for the whole of March to celebrate two women driving change for girls in Kenya.
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Touch it, play it, hear it: Interactive flower sculpture set to land on the Cornhill
An immersive light and sound sculpture that lets visitors create music by touch is coming to Ipswich's Cornhill next week – and it will be free for everyone to enjoy.
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Why inclusion is good for business, and how to make it work
A new conference coming to Ipswich this March aims to give local employers practical tools to embed diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging into everyday business practice – and make the case for why it matters to the bottom line.
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What new Suffolk military drone factory means for jobs, defence and the region
A new drone manufacturing facility in Mildenhall is promising up to 500 jobs, apprenticeships and a testing centre near Ipswich – here is what the investment means for Suffolk.
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Suffolk charities receive £50,000 boost to tackle digital poverty
A £50,000 grant from broadband infrastructure firm CityFibre will fund a range of Suffolk charities working to improve digital skills and access for some of the county's most vulnerable residents.