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Village pub bans parents from using car park for school run after half term ift.tt/pQhKGSn
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1,121 illegal cigarette packets seized as shopkeeper fears town decline ift.tt/8dL0eZH
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Five Suffolk roads face closures and major works over the coming weeks ift.tt/MGEDFnh

Five Suffolk roads face closures and major works over the coming weeks

Road closures in Debenham, Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich are set to begin from October 26.

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Inside a police crackdown uncovering modern slavery and illegal tobacco ift.tt/tzKEUeu

Inside a police crackdown uncovering modern slavery and illegal tobacco

An Ipswich operation uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes and vapes in multi-agency raids involving Suffolk police, immigration and trading standards.

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Travel agent moves closer to opening branch after key approval ift.tt/2DzMtsX
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Five of the biggest cases heard at Ipswich Crown Court this week ift.tt/Uvh09eM

Five of the biggest cases heard at Ipswich Crown Court this week

A pensioner found guilty of exposing himself to a child in the 90s was among the defendants in the docks at Ipswich Crown Court this week.

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Former company co-director accused of £60,000 fraud ift.tt/j0SYF1H

Former company co-director accused of £60,000 fraud

Former Needhams Contracts Ltd director Gurmiel Singh is accused of making a fraudulent £64,140 loan application and computer misuse.

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Double storm causes county carnage as 50mph winds batter Suffolk ift.tt/RcE3HnQ

Double storm causes county carnage as 50mph winds batter Suffolk

Storms Austen and Boelo caused widespread disruption in Suffolk, with power cuts, fallen trees, road closures, travel delays and attraction closures.

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Weight of 1,900 cars in food waste recycled in three months ift.tt/akylpg0

Weight of 1,900 cars in food waste recycled in three months

Suffolk recycling scheme has successfully diverted thousands of tonnes of waste over the last three months.

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Suffolk restaurant in running to be named Britain's best ift.tt/7cygPfz

Suffolk restaurant in running to be named Britain's best

Stowmarket’s Meze Grill Turkish Restaurant reaches British Kebab Awards final for Best Value Restaurant.

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Road closures among public notices to be aware of in Suffolk this week ift.tt/WS2eFVY

Road closures among public notices to be aware of in Suffolk this week

Suffolk public notices: Debenham, Felixstowe and Ipswich road closures, Ipswich Town training ground plans and listed building works in Woodbridge.

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The historic Suffolk train station frozen in time and now needing rescue ift.tt/8sG4YLg

The historic Suffolk train station frozen in time and now needing rescue

Explore Trimley station in Suffolk, opened on May 1, 1891. The Victorian railway building lies derelict as local campaigners fight to save its heritage.

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More than 2,000 homes without power across Suffolk ift.tt/HWTN3VX
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Free Black History Month community day to feature dance, music and food ift.tt/EsFPeJ8

Free Black History Month community day to feature dance, music and food

A community day celebrating Black History Month is set to take place.

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Man who forced woman to eat cigarette ash among those jailed this week ift.tt/GqYgH5N

Man who forced woman to eat cigarette ash among those jailed this week

A violent offender and a child sex offender are among those jailed in Suffolk this month.

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A14 blocked after tree falls in 50mph winds ift.tt/JLZrqxK

A14 blocked after tree falls in 50mph winds

Both lanes of the A14 were blocked between Ipswich and Claydon after a fallen tree.

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Live updates as 55mph winds bring trees down on main routes ift.tt/NwLmog3

Live updates as 55mph winds bring trees down on main routes

Live updates as Storm Boelo hits Suffolk for the second day, bringing 55mph winds.

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The picturesque Suffolk town that is the perfect place to spend a lazy Sunday ift.tt/IjpQYaL

The picturesque Suffolk town that is the perfect place to spend a lazy Sunday

From independent cafés and historic buildings to peaceful walks along the River Brett, Hadleigh is an ideal spot for a lazy Sunday in Suffolk.

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Suffolk village sees more than 5000 speeders caught in six months ift.tt/qXLoj3O

Suffolk village sees more than 5000 speeders caught in six months

More than 4,600 drivers were caught speeding by mobile camera vans across Suffolk in September, with one village accounting for more than 760 offences alone.

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What Felixstowe could look like by 2030 under development plans ift.tt/2dIerWU
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