Stowmarket: Paint factory celebrates 40th anniversary
STAFF at one of a town’s biggest employers are celebrating a landmark anniversary - with the help of a canine friend.
Suffolk: Fame blossoms in glorious style at Chelsea
GLOOMY weather dawned on the first day of the Chelsea Flower Show – but it was a glorious day for Suffolk and celebrity spotting.
Video: Stowupland’s Freeman Primary School goes for world record
AFTER hours of practice pupils from schools across the region took part in a world record dance attempt inspired by the Olympic torch.
Stowmarket: Peel Centre forced to cancel gigs
THE John Peel Centre in Stowmarket had to cancel two acts due to be staged on Friday and Saturday when urgent plumbing work was required.
Stowmarket and Sudbury: Farming stalwart David Card charts new course
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) stalwart David Card is setting sail for pastures new after almost two decades helping farmers in Suffolk.
Creative youngsters get farm-focused
YOUNGSTERS from across Suffolk showed off their artistic talents at an annual schools event at Muntons in Stowmarket this week.
Ipswich: H G Gladwell feed firm celebrates centenary and double digit growth
AN animal feed firm is enjoying double figure growth as it celebrates its centenary year.
Stowmarket: New mayor focuses on health for the year ahead
A NEWLY-ELECTED town mayor has named the two charities she will support in the coming year.
Video/gallery: Free runners prepare for one-day Parkour festival
IT is an urban sport that brings together elements of gymnastics, climbing and athletics - and its popularity is soaring in Suffolk
Stowmarket: Probe uncovers £42k housing benefit scam
A man and a woman who falsely claimed £42,000 in housing benefit have been sentenced for fraud offences dating back to 2003.
Bosch Stowmarket: Cutting edge tool at Chelsea Flower Show
THE latest garden tool designed by the Bosch team in Suffolk will be vying for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden Product of the Year 2012.
Ipswich and Stowmarket: Administrators announced closure of all Birthdays stores, and some Clintons stores
NEARLY 3,000 jobs are to be axed after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores.
Stowmarket: PGA professional Duncan Burl left shock after being sacked by golf club
A GOLF professional has said he is “shocked and surprised” after being sacked by a Suffolk club.
Ipswich: Firm takes centre stage at opening
AN entrepreneur who put a second mortgage on her home to set up her own hearing care business is celebrating the opening of a new hi-tech centre in Ipswich.
Kesgrave: Former school pals are back together...over 80 years later
PUPILS who first walked through a school’s door 81 years ago have reunited.
Suffolk Young Farmers’ April starts with a bang
Suffolk Young Farmers: APRIL started with a bang - literally - with our Easter Saturday Clay Shoot.
Gallery/Video: Tornado sweeps through region on steam tour
STEAM legend Tornado passed through the region today on a special run from Colchester to York and scores of photographers were lining the route to capture the moment it passed by.
Update: Jobs under threat as Clinton Cards falls into administration
MORE than 8,000 employees at struggling retail chain Clinton Cards face an uncertain future following the appointment of administrators.
Suffolk farmer’s son becomes national agricultural adviser for CLA
THE Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has strengthened its policy team in London by appointing an agricultural adviser from a well-known Suffolk farming family.
Stowmarket/Haughley: Marathon medal donated to “bionic woman” Claire Lomas
A KIND-HEARTED runner who received two medals after she completed the London Marathon has donated one of them to a “bionic woman” who has just finished the same race.
Stowmarket: Ambulance car involved in crash
POLICE are investigating an accident involving a car and a rapid response ambulance vehicle en route to an incident in Stowmarket.
Video update: Flood waters turn rural roads into fast-flowing rivers
A TORRENT of water gushed through Great Finborough after flood waters made the roads impassable.
Stowmarket: Man arrested after car collides with house.
A man has been charged with drink-driving after his car collided with a house in Lindsey Way, Stowmarket.
Stowmarket: Peel music collection goes online
ONE of the most revered record collections in the world - that of the late Suffolk DJ John Peel – has been available to the public for the first time.
Movers and Shakers: Robina Wilkes named finance director at AMS (Outsourcing) Services
AMS (Outsourcing) Services Ltd, the Stowmarket-based company that provides outsourced board-level professional and secretariat services to companies nationwide, has announced the promotion of Robina Wilkes to the post of finance director.
Stowmarket: Car collides with house in Lindsey Way
THE emergency services are currently at the scene of an accident in which a car collided with a house.
Stowmarket: First Peel records go into online archive
THE first batch of 100 records from late broadcaster John Peel’s renowned collection will become available as part of a ground-breaking digital archive this week.
Afternoon update: Flood alerts and a major road closure after day of heavy rain
PARTS of Suffolk and Essex remained on flood alert today after a day of heavy rain at the end of one of the wettest months on record.
Pig farm fears over straw plant plans
OBJECTORS to plans to build a straw-powered energy plant at Mendlesham have raised fears it may have “dire repercussions” for the local livestock industry.
Suffolk/Norfolk: Coach firm Galloway acquires part of Chenery Travel
SUFFOLK coach firm Galloway has acquired the concerts programme and day excursions business of Norfolk-based Chenery Travel.
Bury St Edmunds/ Mendlesham: Premier Foods boss issues ‘buy British’ plea to support recovery
THE boss of the UK’s biggest food producer today called for Britons to support the economic recovery by buying British brands.
Great British Beef Week: Meeting the standard
Historically market towns such as Colchester have provided the primary selling place for farmers stock with both butchers and farmers purchasing stock and the livestock market in Colchester still provides a link for local farmers in supplying quality local sheep and cattle to butchers and local wholesalers.
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