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Debbie Rodman is the editor of the what's on supplement Culture, which appears in all five print titles and also across Suffolk News.

Grab your time machine and get set for laughs

12 January 2024
Grab your time machine and get set for laughs

Grab your time machine and get set for laughs

12 January 2024

The Time Machine - A Comedy will be guffawing its way into Bury St Edmunds this March.


Grab your ticket to see this Aussie legend on tour

11 January 2024
Grab your ticket to see this Aussie legend on tour

Grab your ticket to see this Aussie legend on tour

11 January 2024

You can just about remember him and Kylie on screen together, and now Jason Donovan is heading for Suffolk for two gigs in 2025.


Giving politics a Rosie outlook

20 November 2023
Giving politics a Rosie outlook

Giving politics a Rosie outlook

20 November 2023

Political satirist Rosie Holt brings her That’s Parliament! tour to Bury St Edmunds


The stage is set for a theatrical spring 2024

04 November 2023
The stage is set for a theatrical spring 2024

The stage is set for a theatrical spring 2024

04 November 2023

The Theatre Royal’s spring season is packed with entertainment


Soapbox Derby will raise funds for My WISH charity

01 September 2023
Soapbox Derby will raise funds for My WISH charity

Soapbox Derby will raise funds for My WISH charity

01 September 2023

Get set for some thrills and spills – soapbox style.


Crab: a Marvel superhero or villain?

20 May 2023
Crab: a Marvel superhero or villain?

Crab: a Marvel superhero or villain?

20 May 2023

Dressing a crab ‘is messy, fiddly and anatomical,’ says food writer Nicola Miller, but it’s well worth the effort


Political unrest hits Peru’s coffee industry

19 May 2023
Political unrest hits Peru’s coffee industry

Political unrest hits Peru’s coffee industry

19 May 2023

Butterworth & Son takes a look at Peru’s political crisis and the impact it’s having on its coffee industry


Trio of Suffolk towns to host exhibitions including work from Banksy, Damien Hurst and Tracey Emin

31 January 2023
Trio of Suffolk towns to host exhibitions including work from Banksy, Damien Hurst and Tracey Emin

Trio of Suffolk towns to host exhibitions including work from Banksy, Damien Hurst and Tracey Emin

31 January 2023

A major contemporary art exhibition featuring controversial street artist Banksy is coming to three West Suffolk towns.


Love snowdrops? Here are 8 of the best venues to see these spring wonders

12 January 2023
Love snowdrops? Here are 8 of the best venues to see these spring wonders

Love snowdrops? Here are 8 of the best venues to see these spring wonders

12 January 2023

Snowdrops are a sign of spring and and introduction to warmer days.


Ickworth Light Nights returns with extended trail

11 September 2022
Ickworth Light Nights returns with extended trail

Ickworth Light Nights returns with extended trail

11 September 2022

Ickworth Light Nights return this year with an extended trail as the gardens and parts of the estate are transformed by colour and light.


Star-studded festival aims to create 'the world as it should be for one weekend'

22 July 2022
Star-studded festival aims to create 'the world as it should be for one weekend'

Star-studded festival aims to create 'the world as it should be for one weekend'

22 July 2022

An arts festival for all ages is bringing together a mix of famous faces with sparkling new talent.


The undeniable queen of summertime is the strawberry, says 1921’s Zack Deakins, and gives us a royally luscious recipe to try

28 May 2022
The undeniable queen of summertime is the strawberry, says 1921’s Zack Deakins, and gives us a royally luscious recipe to try

The undeniable queen of summertime is the strawberry, says 1921’s Zack Deakins, and gives us a royally luscious recipe to try

28 May 2022

Strawberry feels forever


It’s a time of change, says 1921’s Zack Deakins, as he welcomes the seasonal produce becoming available, offering a colourful palette of inspiration

30 April 2022
It’s a time of change, says 1921’s Zack Deakins, as he welcomes the seasonal produce becoming available, offering a colourful palette of inspiration

It’s a time of change, says 1921’s Zack Deakins, as he welcomes the seasonal produce becoming available, offering a colourful palette of inspiration

30 April 2022

‘It’s bright, it’s fresh, it’s electrifying’


The kebab that says it's summer, according to Gastrono-me's Gemma Simmonite

29 April 2022
The kebab that says it's summer, according to Gastrono-me's Gemma Simmonite

The kebab that says it's summer, according to Gastrono-me's Gemma Simmonite

29 April 2022

Her love affair with ‘the ubiquitous salty, rubbery cheese’ halloumi as a child led to this vegetable and halloumi kebab


WanderSups creator Hannah Gregory makes the most of this season's wild garlic

22 April 2022
WanderSups creator Hannah Gregory makes the most of this season's wild garlic

WanderSups creator Hannah Gregory makes the most of this season's wild garlic

22 April 2022

And here's a scrumptious taco recipe too try


The London Coffee Festival had it all

15 April 2022
The London Coffee Festival had it all

The London Coffee Festival had it all

15 April 2022

But it's the people that make great coffee, says Lauren Small


How the Ukraine war turned a breakfast dish into a symbol of courage for restaurant owner

04 April 2022
How the Ukraine war turned a breakfast dish into a symbol of courage for restaurant owner

How the Ukraine war turned a breakfast dish into a symbol of courage for restaurant owner

04 April 2022

A restaurant owner discusses how a breakfast dish will carry memories of strength and courage as she reflects on the impact of the war in Ukraine.


Head chef at The Northgate invites you to go wild over early spring ingredients

18 March 2022
Head chef at The Northgate invites you to go wild over early spring ingredients

Head chef at The Northgate invites you to go wild over early spring ingredients

18 March 2022

Spring has sprung and while we may have to wait a little longer to enjoy a bounty of fresh vegetables there are some we can have now.


Hannah Gregory combines flavours from Mexico and Italy to create what she describes as ‘a fusion of love’

25 February 2022
Hannah Gregory combines flavours from Mexico and Italy to create what she describes as ‘a fusion of love’

Hannah Gregory combines flavours from Mexico and Italy to create what she describes as ‘a fusion of love’

25 February 2022

Creating an 'absolute flavour bomb'


Beef tartare may not be to everyone’s taste admits The Northgate’s Greig Young, but can he change your mind?

18 February 2022
Beef tartare may not be to everyone’s taste admits The Northgate’s Greig Young, but can he change your mind?

Beef tartare may not be to everyone’s taste admits The Northgate’s Greig Young, but can he change your mind?

18 February 2022

A flavourful recipe and praise for young chefs