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Ash Jones is a trainee reporter for Suffolk News and the Bury Free Press, primarily covering Ipswich as well as East Suffolk, including towns like Kesgrave, Felixstowe, Woodbridge and Lowestoft.

Festival ‘alarmed’ by proposed cuts to arts funding – and urges council to reconsider

16 January 2024
Festival ‘alarmed’ by proposed cuts to arts funding – and urges council to reconsider

Festival ‘alarmed’ by proposed cuts to arts funding – and urges council to reconsider

16 January 2024

A Suffolk festival is urging a council to reconsider proposals to slash arts funding to balance its budget.


‘It’s absolutely unique’: Victory for campaigners as ‘one of Britain’s finest lidos’ to be restored to former glory

16 January 2024
‘It’s absolutely unique’: Victory for campaigners as ‘one of Britain’s finest lidos’ to be restored to former glory

‘It’s absolutely unique’: Victory for campaigners as ‘one of Britain’s finest lidos’ to be restored to former glory

16 January 2024

After more than two decades of work, campaigners wishing to see a former public pool returned to its former glory are overjoyed.


Large amount of sugar beet ‘dumped’ by roadside

16 January 2024
Large amount of sugar beet ‘dumped’ by roadside

Large amount of sugar beet ‘dumped’ by roadside

16 January 2024

A large amount of sugar beet has been fly-tipped on the side of the road on the outskirts of a town.


Public library gears up for short-distance move

16 January 2024
Public library gears up for short-distance move

Public library gears up for short-distance move

16 January 2024

A library is preparing to move a short distance as the area it occupies undergoes development.


Remember when ‘Big Hoot’ sculptures decorated town? Meet the owners of nine of them

15 January 2024
Remember when ‘Big Hoot’ sculptures decorated town? Meet the owners of nine of them

Remember when ‘Big Hoot’ sculptures decorated town? Meet the owners of nine of them

15 January 2024

Remember when a town was taken over by a flock of colourful owls? Meet the owners of nine of them.


Cannabis factory with more than 100 plants raided – as hunt for suspects continues

15 January 2024
Cannabis factory with more than 100 plants raided – as hunt for suspects continues

Cannabis factory with more than 100 plants raided – as hunt for suspects continues

15 January 2024

Police raided a cannabis factory in a seaside town last week – but the suspects remain at large.


Four more flats could be built in vacant office block

15 January 2024
Four more flats could be built in vacant office block

Four more flats could be built in vacant office block

15 January 2024

Four more flats could be built in a vacant office block in a town centre.


Emergency services attend two-car crash in town

15 January 2024
Emergency services attend two-car crash in town

Emergency services attend two-car crash in town

15 January 2024

Emergency services are at the scene of a two-car crash in a town.


Bar chain launches love-themed cocktail menu after selection for popular Channel 4 show

15 January 2024
Bar chain launches love-themed cocktail menu after selection for popular Channel 4 show

Bar chain launches love-themed cocktail menu after selection for popular Channel 4 show

15 January 2024

A bar chain has launched a new temporary cocktail menu to celebrate being selected as the host venue for a popular Channel 4 dating show.


Months-long gas works in busy town centre street to continue

15 January 2024
Months-long gas works in busy town centre street to continue

Months-long gas works in busy town centre street to continue

15 January 2024

Workers will once again take to a busy street in a town centre to continue major gas works – which will last for several months.


Gym boss calls on Government to ‘remove barriers for fitness’ amid health crisis

08 January 2024
Gym boss calls on Government to ‘remove barriers for fitness’ amid health crisis

Gym boss calls on Government to ‘remove barriers for fitness’ amid health crisis

08 January 2024

A gym boss has called on the Government to prioritise people’s health and wellbeing amid a worsening crisis.


Mapped: Ipswich and East Suffolk crimes in your neighbourhood

08 January 2024
Mapped: Ipswich and East Suffolk crimes in your neighbourhood

Mapped: Ipswich and East Suffolk crimes in your neighbourhood

08 January 2024

Maps show you crime data across East Suffolk and Ipswich.


Breast cancer charity founder ‘mightily proud’ at MBE

04 January 2024
Breast cancer charity founder ‘mightily proud’ at MBE

Breast cancer charity founder ‘mightily proud’ at MBE

04 January 2024

A charity boss is ‘mightily proud’ to have been nominated for an award in the New Year Honours.


‘It comes at a difficult time’: Theatre boss’ plea for council to reconsider plans to scrap arts funding

04 January 2024
‘It comes at a difficult time’: Theatre boss’ plea for council to reconsider plans to scrap arts funding

‘It comes at a difficult time’: Theatre boss’ plea for council to reconsider plans to scrap arts funding

04 January 2024

A theatre boss has expressed fears for the future after a council proposal to axe investment in culture and the arts.


‘They spent the last decade slashing spending to the bone’: Fears council cuts could take services ‘past breaking point’

04 January 2024
‘They spent the last decade slashing spending to the bone’: Fears council cuts could take services ‘past breaking point’

‘They spent the last decade slashing spending to the bone’: Fears council cuts could take services ‘past breaking point’

04 January 2024

A union has slammed Suffolk County Council over proposals to make nearly £65m in cuts, including £11m in staffing costs.

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10 benches damaged after youths throw them onto beach on New Year’s Eve

04 January 2024
10 benches damaged after youths throw them onto beach on New Year’s Eve

10 benches damaged after youths throw them onto beach on New Year’s Eve

04 January 2024

As many as 10 picnic benches were damaged after a group of youths threw them onto a beach on New Year’s Eve.


Council plans £64.7m in cuts and Council Tax increase – this is what faces the axe

03 January 2024
Council plans £64.7m in cuts and Council Tax increase – this is what faces the axe

Council plans £64.7m in cuts and Council Tax increase – this is what faces the axe

03 January 2024

A council has proposed huge cuts to balance its budget.


Tree uprooted by high winds damages car

03 January 2024
Tree uprooted by high winds damages car

Tree uprooted by high winds damages car

03 January 2024

Pictures sent to SuffolkNews show tree uprooted by high winds and damaged car.


New developments at industrial park on radar as council to consider selling land

03 January 2024
New developments at industrial park on radar as council to consider selling land

New developments at industrial park on radar as council to consider selling land

03 January 2024

New developments at an industrial estate could be on the horizon as a council considers selling off more land for the project.


More than 100 trees brought down yesterday during Storm Henk

03 January 2024
More than 100 trees brought down yesterday during Storm Henk

More than 100 trees brought down yesterday during Storm Henk

03 January 2024

More than 100 trees were brought down as high winds battered Suffolk yesterday.