Martyna Wiecha

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A supermarket retailer has announced the opening date for its latest store in Felixstowe. In September, the East of England Co-op confirmed it would relinquish the lease for its Hamilton Road shop to Sainsbury’s. Since then, works to convert the site have begun and the 19,000sq ft store will be ready to welcome customers from May 1.

1 week ago | suffolknews.co.uk | Martyna Wiecha

A 35-year-old man was sentenced to more than four years in jail for attempted robbery during which two people were struck over the head with a metal pole. Matthew Boom-Cousins, of Erle Havard Road, in Colchester, was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court to four years and four months. It follows his guilty plea at an earlier hearing. Boom-Cousins broke into a property in Bildeston, near Hadleigh, on November 14 last year just after 9.30pm through a back door.

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Three students from West Suffolk College have claimed the top spots in a national carpentry competition. James Buckle, of Stowmarket, was crowned the winner, with Harry Wilcox and Luke Newton taking second and third place respectively in the Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers City of London Craft Competition on Saturday. The competition was held at the Built Environment campus in Bury St Edmunds – the first time it had been hosted outside the capital.

1 week ago | suffolknews.co.uk | Martyna Wiecha

Three Suffolk pubs will be competing for a national award to be crowned the best in the country after a list of nearly 260 nominees was announced. The Anchor, in Walberswick, The Lord Nelson, in Southwold, and The Fox Inn, in Newbourne, near Woodbridge, have been shortlisted in the East of England section of the 2025 National Pub & Bar Awards. It is the second year the Newbourne pub has been nominated in the awards, which has 256 nominees.

1 week ago | suffolknews.co.uk | Martyna Wiecha

More than 150 families flocked to an Easter-themed event in Bury St Edmunds town centre. The arc Shopping Centre hosted its Bunny Bonanza event today, offering free activities for little ones, including face painting, a craft workshop and a storytelling picnic. A local rabbit rescue organisation was also in attendance to provide information on rabbit care and rehoming. Although the event was free to attend, donations to support Still Good Food – the centre’s charity of the year – were welcomed.