A leading retail academic has slammed a report by Tesco which suggests edge-of-town supermarkets help to boost the trade of independent shops.

The owner of PC World and Currys hailed its transition from “survivor to winner” today after reporting a 15% rise in profits for the last year.

Five of Britain’s biggest lenders must plug a combined £27.1billion hole in their finances, with Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland accounting for more than 90% of the shortfall, the City regulator revealed today.

An £80million terminal redevelopment project is set to be launched at Stansted airport today.

BURY St Edmunds town centre is fighting back against the economic woes with a spike in business confidence, a surge in visitors and shoppers who spend more than the UK average.

A new report co-authored by a Suffolk MP calls on businesses to take action to ensure that more top jobs are filled in future by women.

Outgoing Radio Suffolk breakfast host Terry Baxter is to take on a new role in his home town.

James Davey has been named as the new chairman of ISSBA, the Ipswich and Suffolk Small Business Association, taking over the role from Roger Barcham, who stepped down last month due to a short-term health issue.

The Fox Inn in Bury St Edmunds is being taken over by major pub and brewing company Greene King.

Tourism chiefs have handed Visit East Anglia (VEA) a two-year contract to promote Suffolk as a holiday destination by the county’s local authorities and the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership.