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John Downing is a senior journalist at the Cambridge Independent and joined the paper in 2017. He stared his career in journalism in 2001 and previously worked as a reporter and sub-editor.

This stylish Suffolk home is literally fit for a lord

09 June 2021
This stylish Suffolk home is literally fit for a lord

This stylish Suffolk home is literally fit for a lord

09 June 2021

Believed to date back to the 1880s, 4 Harraton House is an impressive home with an enclosed courtyard, writes John Downing.


This £1.25m Suffolk home has period charm - with modern twists

02 June 2021
This £1.25m Suffolk home has period charm - with modern twists

This £1.25m Suffolk home has period charm - with modern twists

02 June 2021

Around 100 years old, this renovated house combines period charm with modern features, as John Downing discovers from Jackson-Stops.


Spacious family home with perfect paddock views on market for just under £1m

09 May 2021
Spacious family home with perfect paddock views on market for just under £1m

Spacious family home with perfect paddock views on market for just under £1m

09 May 2021

This property combines proximity to a Suffolk town centre with countryside views, as John Downing finds out.


Look inside this superb Suffolk property - once the home of a Derby-winning jockey

20 April 2021
Look inside this superb Suffolk property - once the home of a Derby-winning jockey

Look inside this superb Suffolk property - once the home of a Derby-winning jockey

20 April 2021

A fine 1930s home with well-proportioned rooms and large gardens, this five-bedroom property is close to the centre of Newmarket.


Culture: Coffee with Scott Russell - An update from the farm

09 May 2018
Culture: Coffee with Scott Russell - An update from the farm

Culture: Coffee with Scott Russell - An update from the farm

09 May 2018

It’s hard to believe that our Paddy and Scott’s Meru Farm Project is now in its second year; and we are proud that our groundbreaking community-driven venture is progressing successfully. We never tire of hearing how the farm is doing, how our investments and the Muchomba family’s hard work is paying off and more importantly, how the crops of Paddy and Scott’s coffee are progressing.