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'Lifeline' Suffolk bus service will be axed later this month

Passenger Victoria Broomhead with the 387 bus in Gislingham, which will be axed at the end of the month

Dominic Bareham

A ‘lifeline’ rural bus service will be cut at the end of this month, despite fears about the impact on the elderly and people who would have to move home and change job.

The Buttermarket during the Bury St Edmunds Food & Drink Festival in 2019

Food and Drink

Bury St Edmunds food festival to return for its 10th year

Timothy Bradford

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Frankie Dettori at Clarehaven Stables

The Queen

Newmarket Races to stage special Jubilee and Festival of Suffolk event

Michael Steward

Bury St Edmunds man David Williams died from asbestos cancer

Appeal to help solve 'kind, loving' Suffolk man's asbestos death

Dominic Bareham

An indicative CGI image of the 54-home "'extra care" affordable homes development in Thurston

Mid Suffolk Council

'Care village' project approval will provide 54 new homes

Jason Noble, Local Democracy Reporter

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The cross and heart symbols pictured from Bury St Edmunds

Easter

Did you see the cross and heart symbols in the sky above Suffolk?

Matthew Earth

Piotr Prasalek has been charged with filming a woman in the toilets at West Suffolk Hospital

West Suffolk Hospital

Osteoporosis injections to be given in community clinics instead of...

Jason Noble, Local Democracy Reporter

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Norton from above

Housing News

Plans submitted for nine self-build homes in Suffolk village

Toby Lown

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CGI image of Housing 21's plans.

Planning

'High quality' care homes project set for green light

Toby Lown

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Duathlon runners start their race at Bury Leisure Centre

Triathlon

Athletes run off the pandemic at triathlon

Dominic Bareham

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves 11 Downing Street as he heads to the House of Commons

Suffolk bosses left 'nonplussed' after Rishi Sunak's mini budget

Angus Williams

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Corrie McKeague

Suffolk Coroner's Court | Updated

Corrie McKeague’s parents speak after inquest concludes

Tom Swindles

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Ipswich Hospital will also receive government cash

Coronavirus

Nearly 150 people being treated for Covid in counties' hospitals

Jason Noble, Local Democracy Reporter

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Pupils from Bildeston Primary School dressed up as owls

Charity Fundraiser

Little Hoot education programme 'captures imagination of families'

Mariam Ghaemi

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Darius Linkus who had the idea of a donation centre. Folk Cafe are taking donations to Poland to aid

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Suffolk men driving to Ukraine with donations following 'amazing' response

Mariam Ghaemi

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Michael Steward has released his debut thriller novel called Harvest

Books

Crime journalist releases debut thriller novel

Angus Williams

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Group of businessmen and businesswomen smart working from home. View from side of woman talking to h

Suffolk work-from-home staff 'missing interaction with colleagues'

Tom Cann

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Endeavour House in Russell Road, Ipswich, headquarters of Suffolk County Council

Suffolk County Council approves 3% rise in council tax

Jason Noble, Local Democracy Reporter

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Endeavour House

Suffolk County Council

Councils make move to cut office space across Suffolk

Paul Geater

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Marvel costumes on display at the Power of Stories exhibition at Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich

Heritage

Record-breaking Power of Stories exhibition to tour three Suffolk museums

Michael Steward

Hundreds attended the proclamation of Queen Elizabeth in Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds in 1952

In pictures: How Suffolk marked proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952

Johnny Amos

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South East Suffolk Magistrates' Court (stock Image). Picture: GREGG BROWN

Suffolk Magistrates Court

Burglar used stolen bank card to buy lottery scratch cards

Michael Steward

Ben Jenkins, middle, pictured with Bishop Mike Harrison right, and Archdeacon David Jenkins, left.

Suffolk teen thought to be youngest churchwarden in the country

Richard Cornwell

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Bury St Edmunds' last D-Day veteran James 'Gentleman Jim' Palfrey. Pictured in the Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds

Obituary

One of last D-Day veterans 'Gentleman Jim' dies aged 101

Mariam Ghaemi

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Darren Old is trading for the last time on Bury St Edmunds market on Saturday, January 15

West Suffolk Council

Cancelling Christmas fair 'nail in the coffin' for established market stall

Mariam Ghaemi

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CGI of the plans for 300 homes in Woolpit. Picture: GOOGLE MAPS/HOPKINS HOMES

Mid Suffolk Council

Village voices 'urbanisation' fears as 300 new homes approved

Jason Noble, Local Democracy Reporter

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Marie McCleary, director of resources, and Angela Treagust, assistant director of finance at Havebury Housing Partnership

Housing News

Suffolk-based housing provider secures multi-million pound funding deal

Mariam Ghaemi

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West Suffolk Hospital will be rebuilt as part of the governments pledge to provide 40 new hospitals by 2030 Picture...

West Suffolk Hospital

West Suffolk Hospital declares 'internal critical incident' as Covid surges

Matthew Earth

Kathryn Parker is one of Suffolk's New Year Honours recipients

Coronavirus

Honour for woman who ensured Covid support for all 900 village households

Mariam Ghaemi

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Kirsty Clarke, 40, from Suffolk, who underwent an organ transplant operation in January 2021 that saved her life

NHS

'Organ transplant saved my life' - back to being Kirsty

Mariam Ghaemi

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