Matthew Earth

Suffolk

Digital Audience and Content Editor at East Anglian Daily Times

Digital Audience and Content Editor at Ipswich Star

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Suspended sentence for Ipswich man who admits string of offences

1 month ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Matthew Earth

Andrew Warne appeared before Suffolk Magistrates' Court (Image: Newsquest) A 52-year-old man has been handed a suspended sentence after admitting a string of offences in Ipswich. Andrew Warne was before Suffolk Magistrates' Court on April 22. He was charged with assault by beating, inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent and criminal damage, with a court listing confirming all incidents took place on September 30 last year.
Charity ball raises more than £20k for work supporting families

1 month ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Matthew Earth

Rob Thacker and Tara Spence hosted the evening (Image: Home-Start in Suffolk) Home-Start in Suffolk raised more than £20,000 at its annual Moonlight Ball. The event, held on Friday evening at Milsoms Kesgrave Hall, was co-hosted by Rob Thacker, chair, and Tara Spence, CEO. It featured star auction prizes such as dinner with Anthony Horowitz CBE, patron of Home-Start in Suffolk, and a week’s stay in France.
Ipswich Ford Transit van driver banned from the roads

1 month ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Matthew Earth

Norwich Road in Ipswich, where the offence happened (Image: Google Maps) A 31-year-old man has been sentenced after he admitted having a metabolite of cocaine in his system while behind the wheel of a van in Ipswich. Before Suffolk Magistrates' Court on April 17 was Levi Buckley, who is of Sidegate Lane in Ipswich. He was charged with driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit.
Diver dies during work to recover Suffolk tech tycoon's sunken superyacht

1 month ago | eadt.co.uk | Matthew Earth

Dive crews at the scene last August as the Bayesian sank (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire) A diver who was working on the recovery of a Suffolk tech tycoon sunken superyacht has died during underwater work in Sicily. The man, believed to be a diver for Dutch firm SMIT Salvage, died on Friday and an investigation will look into what happened, the PA news agency was told.
Van driver banned from roads for being over alcohol limit and having no insurance

1 month ago | eadt.co.uk | Matthew Earth

Carl Fisher appeared before Suffolk Magistrates' Court (Image: Newsquest) A 41-year-old van driver has been banned from the roads for more than a year after being caught without insurance and over the alcohol limit. Ipswich man Carl Fisher appeared before Suffolk Magistrates' Court last month, having been charged with two offences. These were using a motor vehicle on a road without third party insurance and driving a motor vehicle while above the alcohol level limit.
Van driver banned from roads for being over alcohol limit and having no insurance

1 month ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Matthew Earth

Carl Fisher appeared before Suffolk Magistrates' Court (Image: Newsquest) A 41-year-old van driver has been banned from the roads for more than a year after being caught without insurance and over the alcohol limit. Ipswich man Carl Fisher appeared before Suffolk Magistrates' Court last month, having been charged with two offences. These were using a motor vehicle on a road without third party insurance and driving a motor vehicle while above the alcohol level limit.
Scarlett Harvey of Sproughton admits Ipswich B&M theft

1 month ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Matthew Earth

The B&M store in Carr Street, Ipswich (Image: Gregg Brown) A 33-year-old woman has been handed a community order after admitting stealing more than £300 worth of goods from budget retailer B&M in Ipswich. Scarlett Harvey, who is of Sproughton Court in Sproughton, was before Suffolk Magistrates' Court in Ipswich on April 23. She was charged with theft from a shop in relation to the taking of goods valued at £337.58 from the B&M store in Ipswich's Carr Street.
Scarlett Harvey of Sproughton admits Ipswich B&M theft

1 month ago | eadt.co.uk | Matthew Earth

The B&M store in Carr Street, Ipswich (Image: Gregg Brown) A 33-year-old woman has been handed a community order after admitting stealing more than £300 worth of goods from budget retailer B&M in Ipswich. Scarlett Harvey, who is of Sproughton Court in Sproughton, was before Suffolk Magistrates' Court in Ipswich on April 23. She was charged with theft from a shop in relation to the taking of goods valued at £337.58 from the B&M store in Ipswich's Carr Street.
Ipswich Co-op thief set to be sentenced by magistrates

1 month ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Matthew Earth

Callum Scopes admitted stealing from the Co-op. File image (Image: Lucy Taylor) A 32-year-old man is set to be sentenced on Friday after admitting stealing more than £150 worth of goods from the Co-op in Ipswich. Callum Scopes, who is of Limerick Close in Ipswich, appeared before Suffolk Magistrates' Court on April 26. He was charged with two counts of theft from a shop, with both incidents happening on March 30 this year at undisclosed East of England Co-op stores in Ipswich.
Pub of the week: My quest for Ipswich's best pub burger continues at the Plough

1 month ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Matthew Earth

The Plough is our latest pub of the week (Image: Newsquest) Here we are with our latest pub of the week feature, where we shine a spotlight on one of the many great boozers in and around Ipswich. This week's edition focuses on the Plough in Dogs Head Street, which is well-known for being one the best places to grab a beer and watch some live football.