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Parking is 'the biggest negative issue' for visitors to popular town

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West Suffolk Council

Mariam Ghaemi

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More work will be done to address concerns over parking in Bury St Edmunds, a business leader has said.

Routine blood tests have been cancelled at Ipswich Hospital, Colchester Hospital and West Suffolk Hospital as a result of...

Coronavirus

Covid patient numbers fall by 27% in Suffolk and north Essex in two weeks

Matthew Earth

It looks like pupils are set to return to school in early March

Suffolk County Council

SEND report was 'watered down' say campaigners, slamming council's...

Katy Sandalls

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Drivers queue up at the BP fuelling station in Rougham Road, Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk Live

Explained: What is causing the long queues at petrol stations?

Matthew Earth

Queues forming outside the Asda fuelling station in Stowmarket

Suffolk Live | Updated

Don't panic buy - warning as queues form at petrol stations

Matthew Earth

The A14 slip road near Needham Market has been closed due to a collision

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Road off A14 closed after serious collision

Matthew Earth

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'Urgent investment' needed to battle cancer treatment backlog, charity...

Michael Steward

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The A141 bypass at March was closed after the collision

Suffolk Live

Suffolk man arrested after motorcyclist killed in crash

Matthew Earth

Ken Rowbottom, Suffolk RBL chairman, and Clare, Countess of Euston, with branch standard bearers

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'Service before self': RBL still caring for our forces personnel 100...

Bishop Martin Seeley

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Are staycations here to stay? Tell us what you think in our tourism survey

Peter Raven

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Shell has closed some of its UK petrol stations - but Suffolk garages remain open

Suffolk Live

Suffolk petrol stations avoid closure as garages shut nationwide

Matthew Earth

Ian Clarke and Dan Clarke, of West Suffolk Council, with Gina Saunders, Kev Breitsprecher and Colin Gray from SARS.

Coronavirus

Art dealer's generous gift to SARS heroes

Mariam Ghaemi

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Bury St Edmunds couple Jamie and Leanna with their new-look front room

Suffolk Live | Gallery

Suffolk families stunned after homes transformed on Changing Rooms

Matthew Earth

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Coronavirus

Covid infection rates fall across all of Suffolk's districts

Matthew Earth

HRH The Princess Royal addresses guests at Magpas Air Ambulance's Future 50 Appeal launch event

A royal launch for Magpas Air Ambulances' appeal for a new airbase

Timothy Bradford

The Arc shopping centre in Bury St Edmunds full of festive sparkle for Christmas 2020.

West Suffolk Council

'Complete waste of our money' - uproar over Santa's grotto

Mariam Ghaemi

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Elmswell Primary School. Picture: GOOGLE MAPS

Education News

Go-ahead for all-weather pitch and classrooms at village school

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Young couple viewing a house with female real estate agent

Property Secrets | Promotion

Opinion: Helping loved ones with housing costs

Charles Bliss

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Suffolk is set to reach highs of 24C on Friday

Suffolk Weather

Suffolk braced for Indian summer before forecast showers next week

Matthew Earth

Corrie McKeague in his RAF uniform

Missing People

Corrie McKeague: Dad speaks of 'horrendous' past five years

Michael Steward

Undated file photo of man receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Fewer than half of companies are giving staf

Coronavirus | Video

Many Suffolk pupils could wait weeks for Covid vaccine

Judy Rimmer

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The crash happened near the Mill Road junction on the A143

Suffolk Live

Motorcyclist in stable condition after serious leg injury in crash

Johnny Griffith

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Can James Bond help independent cinemas like Leiston Film Theatre (L) and The Riverside (R)

Film

Can James Bond save Suffolk's cinemas?

Katy Sandalls

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Ipswich Crown Court

Jury starts considering verdicts over schoolgirl sex abuse allegations

Jane Hunt

Bacton Primary School students at the start of their school lives

Nostalgia | Gallery

Can you spot yourself in our first class school pictures from 2002?

Matthew Earth

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Queues forming outside the Asda fuelling station in Stowmarket

Suffolk Live | Updated

Don't panic buy - warning as queues form at petrol stations

Matthew Earth

The A141 bypass at March was closed after the collision

Suffolk Live

Suffolk man arrested after motorcyclist killed in crash

Matthew Earth

Drivers queue up at the BP fuelling station in Rougham Road, Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk Live

Explained: What is causing the long queues at petrol stations?

Matthew Earth

Shell has closed some of its UK petrol stations - but Suffolk garages remain open

Suffolk Live

Suffolk petrol stations avoid closure as garages shut nationwide

Matthew Earth

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The crash occurred on the A143 in Great Barton

Suffolk Live

Crash causing delays near Bury St Edmunds

Johnny Griffith

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Both lanes were initially closed to traffic following a collision near Colchester Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN

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A14 reopens after serious crash leaves road closed for several hours

Johnny Griffith

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Ipswich Crown Court

Ipswich Crown Court

Suffolk man guilty of raping schoolgirl and facing jail sentence

Jane Hunt

A drug dealer has been jailed for six in connection with drug offences linked to Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk Live

County lines drug dealer jailed for six years

Johnny Griffith

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News

Parking is 'the biggest negative issue' for visitors to popular town

Emergency services were called to Angel Hill after a car collided with the town's newly installed Ch

West Suffolk Council

Mariam Ghaemi

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More work will be done to address concerns over parking in Bury St Edmunds, a business leader has said.

Routine blood tests have been cancelled at Ipswich Hospital, Colchester Hospital and West Suffolk Hospital as a result of...

Coronavirus

Covid patient numbers fall by 27% in Suffolk and north Essex in two weeks

Matthew Earth

It looks like pupils are set to return to school in early March

Suffolk County Council

SEND report was 'watered down' say campaigners, slamming council's...

Katy Sandalls

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The A14 slip road near Needham Market has been closed due to a collision

A14

Road off A14 closed after serious collision

Matthew Earth

Drivers queue up at the BP fuelling station in Rougham Road, Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk Live

Explained: What is causing the long queues at petrol stations?

Matthew Earth

Things to do

Can James Bond save Suffolk's cinemas?

Can James Bond help independent cinemas like Leiston Film Theatre (L) and The Riverside (R)

Film

Katy Sandalls

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James Bond may be more used to saving the world but Suffolk's independent cinemas hope that he will be able to give them a much needed boost.

Your Power Your Story on Ipswich Waterfront

Suffolk Live | Gallery

7 of the best murals and street art to check out in Suffolk

Matthew Earth

Elsie Mackenzie, five, and her brother George, two, from Elmswell, hitch a dry ride through the mud

Suffolk Live

5 places to go pumpkin picking in Suffolk and North Essex

Johnny Griffith

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Abbeygate Cinema in Hatter Street, Bury St Edmunds, has been awarded Â£175,000 in the second round o

Film

Glitzy red carpet event to help cinema with refurb

Mariam Ghaemi

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Contemporary artist Rachel List's mural at the Angel Hotel in Bury St Edmunds.

Well-known Angel Hotel canvas for fitting angel artwork

Mariam Ghaemi

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Sport

Chris Louis big Q&A: What now for the Witches? What now for speedway?

Witches promoter Chris Louis pictured after the crash that saw Danyon Hume and Jonas Jeppesen injure

Speedway | Exclusive

Mike Bacon

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Ipswich Witches' 2021 season ended early and in disappointment. MIKE BACON caught up with Ipswich promoter CHRIS LOUIS to discuss this, the future of the club and the future of the sport.

Drew Kemp leads into the first bend in heat four.

Speedway

Witches thrashed in final home clash: Ipswich 37 Peterborough 53

Mike Bacon

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Danny King and Jake Allen lead Chris Harris in heat 9.

Ipswich Witches

Witches have a new No.1 ahead of final Foxhall date tonight

Mike Bacon

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From the left Danny King, Troy Batchelor and Jake Allen race from the tapes in heat 10 at Owlerton

Speedway

Sheffield Tigers 52 Ipswich Witches 38: Brilliant King can't halt defeat

Mike Bacon

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Ipswich v Wolverhampton (premiership) meeting at Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich, on 19th August 2021. P

Ipswich Witches

Ipswich Witches ace takes break due to mental health issues

Mike Bacon

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Lifestyle

Are staycations here to stay? Tell us what you think in our tourism survey

People enjoying the beach

Peter Raven

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2021 was the year of the staycation for many holidaymakers following the second lockdown and ongoing travel restrictions. People chose to avoid the uncertainty of travelling overseas and flocked to holiday hotspots across the UK instead. And...

Young couple viewing a house with female real estate agent

Property Secrets | Promotion

Opinion: Helping loved ones with housing costs

Charles Bliss

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A senior man assembling furniture at home, a new home concept.

Promotion

Opinion: Equity release could help fund home improvements

Peter Sharkey

Bury St Edmunds businesswoman and councillor Sarah Stamp is urging everyone to get double jabbed after contracting Covid

Suffolk woman: ‘Covid could've been worse if I was unvaccinated’

Danielle Lett

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The 5 most expensive homes sold in Suffolk in the first half of 2021

Angus Williams

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