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Post Office back five months after high street loss bbc.in/4ytx1rv

Post Office back in Ipswich five months after high street loss

The branch will open six days a week in the Sailmakers Shopping Centre from next month.

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Pumpkin patch family rejects 'worst in UK' claim bbc.in/4eJL4Cc

Suffolk pumpkin patch family rejects 'worst in UK' claim

The Suffolk Pumpkin Patch promises "fields full of pumpkins and memories to last a lifetime".

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Failed City of Culture bid has 'raised aspiration' bbc.in/4Bl6uiS

MP proud of Ipswich despite losing City of Culture bid

The town misses out in the running to win a 拢10m prize pot for 2029.

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Thieves hit shops and businesses on seafront bbc.in/3VO3iw3

Thieves hit shops and businesses on Felixstowe seafront

Several shops and businesses are broken into overnight with cash and items stolen, say police.

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Man, 72, dies after crash involving Tesco lorry bbc.in/4snxVEQ

Man dies after Horseheath crash involving Tesco lorry

The collision took place at about 09:20 BST on Tuesday, say police.

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Ipswich on 'inevitable' path to WSL - Boswell bbc.in/47CtCMa

Ipswich Town on path to Women's Super League, says Maria Boswell

Ipswich Town Women are on an "inevitable" trajectory to promotion to the Women's Super League, believes club captain Maria Boswell.

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School lockdown and girls arrested after 'threats' bbc.in/3Wnw3zL

Stowmarket school is locked down after threats made, police say

A spokesperson praises the behaviour of its pupils during the lockdown.

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Wildfires are UK's 'new reality', MPs warn bbc.in/4z6JmmS

Record UK wildfires spark call for firefighting aircraft

MPs say the UK needs firefighting aircraft, tougher prevention measures and a new wildfire strategy.

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Bid in for 拢98m to fund new maternity building bbc.in/3UfPwll

Bid in for 拢98m to fund new Ipswich Hospital maternity building

MP Jack Abbott raises the bid in Parliament, describing the current unit as "not fit for purpose".

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'Mum's wish to see hospice built finally a reality' bbc.in/4zHYx5J

Work begins on new Gorleston hospice after decades-long wait

The charity that will run it says the area is one of the few in the country without a hospice.

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New hope that swimmers could return to old lido bbc.in/4zGVD0S

New hope that swimmers could return to Broomhill Lido

Plans to revive an abandoned lido are back afloat after a council takes back the renovation project.

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'We still feel unsafe in flood-prone town' bbc.in/4i9XQej

'We still feel unsafe in flood-prone Framlingham'

Residents want more to be done to protect their town from floods, three years on from Storm Babet.

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Man who died on Orwell Bridge is named bbc.in/3VXpWSB

Man who died on Orwell Bridge in Suffolk is named

Police are appealing for witness after an 18-year-old man died on the Orwell Bridge on Friday.

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Crime commissioner opposes 'mega force' merger bbc.in/488L4ba

Suffolk's crime commissioner opposes 'mega force' merger

Tim Passmore says a smaller merger with Norfolk would preferable to a wider six-county option.

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Musician's stolen guitar spotted in pawn shop bbc.in/4BdcxGh

Ipswich musician's stolen guitar spotted for sale in pawn shop

Joshua Locke says he had "lost hope" of seeing his Ibanez again after it was stolen from his garage.

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I have a condition people are too embarrassed to talk about bbc.in/47q5BYH

I have a condition people are too embarrassed to talk about

Women share their experience of lichen sclerosus.

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Asda worker learns midwifery after car park birth bbc.in/4sgyEr5

Asda worker learns midwifery after Ipswich car park birth

She helped a dad deliver a baby in a supermarket car park and it inspired her future career.

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Record numbers apply to service after heath blaze bbc.in/4Bd5xsZ

On-call Suffolk firefighter applications double after Dunwich blaze

Applications to become an on-call firefighter double in the latest recruitment campaign since Dunwich.

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Ambulance service sees record 999 demand bbc.in/4yCvvDD

East of England Ambulance Service sees record 999 demand

As it goes into its busy winter season, the service says it is receiving more 999 calls for help.

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Freud confirms Beatles' songs to star in musical bbc.in/4yOIemZ

Emma Freud says Beatles' songs to star in Yesterday musical

The Beatles agree for their songs to feature in a stage version of Yesterday, says the co-producer.

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