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Family farm and local school join elite group championing sustainable farming

Home Farm Nacton, Ipswich, Suffolk, has become one of 43 nationally to be chosen as a LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) Demonstration Farm

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Suffolk smashes June heat record multiple times in a single day

Suffolk has claimed the UK’s hottest June day on record multiple times.

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Community stunned as military chopper lands in town

Martlesham residents were stunned as an Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter landed at the police headquarters in Portal Avenue.

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Suffolk breaks June temperature record for FOURTH time today

Suffolk has broken the record for the hottest June day four times in one day in Wattisham, Cavendish and Santon Downham.

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New play area inspired by town's heritage opens

A new industrial-themed play area has opened in the Hawke's Road development in Ipswich.

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'Waste £500,000 of taxpayer's money' - Opposition slam Reform legal challenge

Opposition councillors have said that the Reform-led decision for legal challenge against the Government is a waste of taxpayer's money.

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Major step taken to save station building as new community interest company formed

A new CIC has been formed to fight for the future of the Trimley station building, which currently stands in a dilapidated state.

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Travellers arrive at park ahead of festival with chart topping acts

A group of Travellers have arrived at Trinity Park in Ipswich ahead of a Halo Festival with chart topping acts.

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One way system proposed in bid to shake-up town's high street

Proposed improvements to Hadleigh High Street could change the town centre.

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Horse show cancelled 'with heavy hearts' due to extreme heat

Westerfield Horse Show near Ipswich has been cancelled for its 61st edition due to the heatwave.

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Suffolk breaks record for hottest day in June - and it could get hotter

The hottest day in June has been recorded in Suffolk as temperatures at Wattisham broke records.

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Rail services delayed between Ipswich and London due to electrical fault

Passengers are facing disruption between Ipswich and London Liverpool Street due to electrical supply problems.

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Former football manager walks catwalk for Suffolk charity show

Football legend George Burley has swapped the technical area for the catwalk.

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Two people found injured after car abandoned at A14 crash

A man and woman in their 30s were found injured after an abandoned vehicle was discovered on the A14 in Felixstowe.

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Major plans submitted to turn empty office building into 83 homes

Major plans have been submitted to turn Suffolk House in Civic Drive in Ipswich into 83 homes.

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Rugby league legend opens refurbished school pavilion at former Ipswich school

Rugby league legend Martin Offiah returned to Ipswich High School in Woolverstone to open the historic cricket pavilion.

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Ipswich man denies putting tracking device in woman's car

A 62-year-old man has denied stalking a woman by allegedly placing a tracking device on her car and monitoring her movements in Ipswich.

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'Masterplan' revealed 1,300 new homes on edge of town

Plans for a new housing development that could see up to 1,300 homes built off Foxhall Road near Ipswich and Martlesham have been submitted.

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Ipswich man accused of assault says he acted in self-defence

An Ipswich man accused of assaulting a woman has told a court he was acting in self-defence.

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Schoolboys chased while on their way to school

A mentally ill man chased a group of Ipswich schoolboys and sexually assaulted one  of them as they were walking to school, a court has heard.