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5 places in Suffolk to be on the lookout for celebrities

1 week ago | eadt.co.uk | Katie Drake

5 places you may be able to spot celebrities in Suffolk (Image: Newsquest/Andrew Young/Shikhar Talwar) From football grounds to rural escapes, here are five places in Suffolk which have become celebrity hotspots. 1. Wilderness Reserve The luxury retreat near Yoxford has seen more than one famous face in the last few years.
Grade II listed free house in historic village on the market for £200K

1 week ago | eadt.co.uk | Katie Drake

The Angel, on High Street, in Debenham, is a closed site, ready for fitting out. The property, though currently set up as a pub, is marketed as a flexible property able to be used as a possible cafe, restaurant or community space. READ MORE: Country home in Long Melford for sale at £2.5 million guide The pub closed two years ago and is now ready for a new lease of life. The entrance area is directly on the High Street, opening into a central lobby leading to a bar area with 20 covers.
Cats at Suffolk animal centre looking for new home

2 weeks ago | eadt.co.uk | Katie Drake

Michael and Michelle ended up at the Stowmarket rehoming centre after they were rescued with their kittens from a stray colony two years ago. The centre describes the couple as a "beautiful, happily married pair" and looks forward to the felines finding their own family after their kittens were rehomed. Suffolk Animal Rescue said: "Michelle is the vocal one, she outshines everyone here at meal times and will make you more than aware of her presence until she is fed.
'Blood, sweat and tears were worth it': Bar and restaurant to open in summer

2 weeks ago | eadt.co.uk | Katie Drake

Loca Bar and Restaurant, on Felixstowe's seafront near Beach Street, is owned by Daniel Wardle and Leon Richer, the faces behind nearby La Vida Showbar. La Vida is connected to Loca Bar and Restaurant by a staircase and now the couple want to bring the two experiences together. READ MORE: Felixstowe News Mr Wardle said: "Loca closed a couple of years ago, and the landlord knew us from La Vida.
All you need to know about the Suffolk Show in Ipswich

2 weeks ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Katie Drake

When is the Suffolk Show? The show is on Wednesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 29. The gates open at 7am on both days but the last entry is at 7pm on Wednesday and 5.30pm on Thursday. All trade stands are open from 8.30am until 6pm on both days. How much are tickets? Tickets are now discounted and valid for either day but can only be used once.
Felixstowe craft beer festival to hit seaside this weekend

2 weeks ago | eadt.co.uk | Katie Drake

A free entry craft beer festival is being held this weekend by Hopsters at Beach Street, in Felixstowe. READ MORE: Felixstowe launches a free beer festival at Beach Street The man behind the craft beer shop Hopsters, Ed Barnes, said: "I have always had a love of beer. "Eight years ago I tried a proper craft beer, and as dramatic as it sounds, it changed my outlook. "Within three months of that, I opened Hospters in Ipswich and now we have five outlets.
Moreton Hall suspicious incident closed by Suffolk police

2 weeks ago | eadt.co.uk | Katie Drake

Between 9.45pm and 10pm on Sunday, May 11, police responded to reports of a struggle between a man and a woman in Mount Road, in Moreton Hall in Bury St Edmunds. The witness who reported the incident said the woman appeared to be in distress, but officers were unable to find anyone involved. Since the incident, police have conducted enquiries including searches, house-to-house enquiries, and support from specialist partners. No one had called into police to report being the victim of a crime.
Stones thrown at staff after GP surgery window smashed with brick

2 weeks ago | eadt.co.uk | Katie Drake

Haven Health GP surgery, in Felixstowe, fell victim to two vandalism attacks last week, leaving the staff "very worried". At about 10.30pm on Tuesday, May 13, both the exterior and interior door of the doctors' surgery in Grange Farm Avenue was smashed with a piece of concrete, a spokesman for Suffolk Police confirmed. The second attack came at about 1.05am on the following day, when staff who were trying to board up the broken door had stones thrown at them and the building.
'Double delicates': Ed Sheeran once again donates budgy smugglers to auction

2 weeks ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Katie Drake

The Suffolk singer has previously been known to donate items of his to be auctioned off, "raising thousands and thousands of pounds" according to the independent St Elizabeth Hospice. Some of his underwear will be available in the latest upcoming auction.
Train services from Ipswich disrupted as tree on line

2 weeks ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Katie Drake

Passengers from Ipswich are facing delays (Image: Newsquest) Rail services are currently being disrupted as a tree blocks the major route. Greater Anglia has announced that due to a tree overhanging the railway and "interfering with the route" between Diss and Norwich, services from London Liverpool Street through Ipswich are being disrupted on Wednesday afternoon.