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Revealed: The number of certificates awarded for residents’ front garden efforts

23 August 2024
Revealed: The number of certificates awarded for residents’ front garden efforts

Revealed: The number of certificates awarded for residents’ front garden efforts

23 August 2024

Volunteer front garden judges have been thanked at a special event – and the number of certificates awarded this year in a Suffolk town was revealed.


Former primary school head who was jailed for child abuse images is banned from teaching for life

23 August 2024
Former primary school head who was jailed for child abuse images is banned from teaching for life

Former primary school head who was jailed for child abuse images is banned from teaching for life

23 August 2024

A former Suffolk head who was jailed after being caught with more than one million indecent images of children has been banned from teaching.


Stowmarket GCSE results: Students praised for ‘all the hard work and effort’

22 August 2024
Stowmarket GCSE results: Students praised for ‘all the hard work and effort’

Stowmarket GCSE results: Students praised for ‘all the hard work and effort’

22 August 2024

Students at schools in the Stowmarket area are being celebrated today as they collect their GCSE results.


Bowls club raises ‘huge’ amount for charity that supports children and young adults with SEND

20 August 2024
Bowls club raises ‘huge’ amount for charity that supports children and young adults with SEND

Bowls club raises ‘huge’ amount for charity that supports children and young adults with SEND

20 August 2024

A play leader at a Suffolk charity has said they can’t thank a bowls club enough after it raised more than £2,000 for the group.


Clearing opens at university for students to join in September

15 August 2024
Clearing opens at university for students to join in September

Clearing opens at university for students to join in September

15 August 2024

The process of clearing – that allows people to apply directly to universities for a course starting in September – has begun at a uni in Suffolk.


NHS dietitian who put cancer and MND patients at risk is barred from practice

14 August 2024
NHS dietitian who put cancer and MND patients at risk is barred from practice

NHS dietitian who put cancer and MND patients at risk is barred from practice

14 August 2024

A former dietitian at a Suffolk hospital has had his registration suspended for a period of 12 months following serious misconduct.


Clearing event and phone hotline to support students in the wake of A-level results

14 August 2024
Clearing event and phone hotline to support students in the wake of A-level results

Clearing event and phone hotline to support students in the wake of A-level results

14 August 2024

A higher education institution is offering advice and guidance to students considering their options as they receive their A-level grades tomorrow.


‘Important’ programme launched to upskill those in work and also the unemployed

13 August 2024
‘Important’ programme launched to upskill those in work and also the unemployed

‘Important’ programme launched to upskill those in work and also the unemployed

13 August 2024

A new skills programme that has received £145,000 from the Government offers training including welding, HGV licences and environmental management.


‘I was terrified the whole time’: Director tells of the risks he faced making his latest film

13 August 2024
‘I was terrified the whole time’: Director tells of the risks he faced making his latest film

‘I was terrified the whole time’: Director tells of the risks he faced making his latest film

13 August 2024

A documentary film-maker from Suffolk speaks to us about his latest film – an exposé on the abuse of elephants in the Thai tourist industry.


Everything you need to know about changes to fines for parents taking children out of school

12 August 2024
Everything you need to know about changes to fines for parents taking children out of school

Everything you need to know about changes to fines for parents taking children out of school

12 August 2024

Fines for unauthorised school absence are changing from August 19 – read on to find out when a fine may be issued and the rise in cost.


‘I fell in love with the ambience of the kitchen’: Hospital chefs cook up apprenticeship storm thanks to college link

09 August 2024
‘I fell in love with the ambience of the kitchen’: Hospital chefs cook up apprenticeship storm thanks to college link

‘I fell in love with the ambience of the kitchen’: Hospital chefs cook up apprenticeship storm thanks to college link

09 August 2024

An educational establishment in Suffolk is celebrating an ongoing partnership with a hospital catering department.


‘Safety is our priority’: Mitigation works continue at hospital riddled with defective concrete

09 August 2024
‘Safety is our priority’: Mitigation works continue at hospital riddled with defective concrete

‘Safety is our priority’: Mitigation works continue at hospital riddled with defective concrete

09 August 2024

A support system to shore up lightweight concrete planks across a Suffolk hospital is expected to be completed later this year following delays.


‘We don’t want to sit around and wait for this to take our boy’

07 August 2024
‘We don’t want to sit around and wait for this to take our boy’

‘We don’t want to sit around and wait for this to take our boy’

07 August 2024

A Suffolk family are fighting for treatment for a boy given nine months to live who was told his brain tumour symptoms were ‘too much screen time’.


‘We are thrilled that the project is making fantastic progress’: New SEND unit nears completion

06 August 2024
‘We are thrilled that the project is making fantastic progress’: New SEND unit nears completion

‘We are thrilled that the project is making fantastic progress’: New SEND unit nears completion

06 August 2024

A new unit for students with special needs in Suffolk is nearing completion and will open in September.


Council apologises as grieving widow highlights untidy state of cemetery

27 July 2024
Council apologises as grieving widow highlights untidy state of cemetery

Council apologises as grieving widow highlights untidy state of cemetery

27 July 2024

A grieving widow has said she was gobsmacked to discover grass had grown to four feet at a cemetery – meaning she had to ‘plough’ her way through.

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‘He is a happier man’: Dementia sufferer returns to the drums after 54-year break

21 July 2024
‘He is a happier man’: Dementia sufferer returns to the drums after 54-year break

‘He is a happier man’: Dementia sufferer returns to the drums after 54-year break

21 July 2024

The wife of a Suffolk man who has dementia believes his return to drumming through his involvement in a pipe band is improving his health.


Special school is rated ‘good’ in all areas in first inspection

19 July 2024
Special school is rated ‘good’ in all areas in first inspection

Special school is rated ‘good’ in all areas in first inspection

19 July 2024

An independent special school has been praised by Ofsted following an inspection last month.


‘It’s been a privilege and honour’: School’s longest-serving teacher completes last day as she embarks on retirement

19 July 2024
‘It’s been a privilege and honour’: School’s longest-serving teacher completes last day as she embarks on retirement

‘It’s been a privilege and honour’: School’s longest-serving teacher completes last day as she embarks on retirement

19 July 2024

A Suffolk teacher who has taught hundreds of children English is retiring from her school after 27-and-a-half years’ service.


New principal of one of Suffolk’s largest schools wants to help it go ‘from strength to strength’

19 July 2024
New principal of one of Suffolk’s largest schools wants to help it go ‘from strength to strength’

New principal of one of Suffolk’s largest schools wants to help it go ‘from strength to strength’

19 July 2024

The new principal of a large Suffolk school speaks with senior reporter Mariam Ghaemi about her goals, plans and the welcome she has received there.


‘Shoot for the stars and you'll land on the moon!’: Meet the new recruits helping to keep the lights on

18 July 2024
‘Shoot for the stars and you'll land on the moon!’: Meet the new recruits helping to keep the lights on

‘Shoot for the stars and you'll land on the moon!’: Meet the new recruits helping to keep the lights on

18 July 2024

Meet the new Suffolk apprentices who have switched careers to play a vital role in keeping our electricity working.