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Thomas Malina is a senior reporter on the Suffolk Free Press and Suffolk News. Thomas trained on the Diss Express before moving across to the Sudbury news patch.

Kasabian, Keane and London Grammar to headline 2024 Latitude Festival as first wave of acts announced

10 December 2023
Kasabian, Keane and London Grammar to headline 2024 Latitude Festival as first wave of acts announced

Kasabian, Keane and London Grammar to headline 2024 Latitude Festival as first wave of acts announced

10 December 2023

The first of wave of music and comedy acts have been confirmed for one of the UK’s largest cultural festivals, which returns to Suffolk next summer.


Young befrienders appeal for donations to send Christmas card to 1,000 care homes

10 December 2023
Young befrienders appeal for donations to send Christmas card to 1,000 care homes

Young befrienders appeal for donations to send Christmas card to 1,000 care homes

10 December 2023

Young befrienders are determined to give their elderly companions a festive greeting, as they begin a fundraising initiative.


Christmas Tree Festival brings festive joy to town

08 December 2023
Christmas Tree Festival brings festive joy to town

Christmas Tree Festival brings festive joy to town

08 December 2023

The Christmas mood was bouncing this week, as groups turned out in their dozens to decorate their festive trees for an annual festival.


Charity secures final piece of funding jigsaw with £234,000 grant to help complete new HQ

08 December 2023
Charity secures final piece of funding jigsaw with £234,000 grant to help complete new HQ

Charity secures final piece of funding jigsaw with £234,000 grant to help complete new HQ

08 December 2023

The final piece in the funding jigsaw for a social enterprise’s long-term expansion project has been secured.


Belle Vue House restoration and conversion plan awarded planning approval

07 December 2023
Belle Vue House restoration and conversion plan awarded planning approval

Belle Vue House restoration and conversion plan awarded planning approval

07 December 2023

The restoration of a historic property has been green-lit, after planners ruled that its retention far outweighed any harm.


Roll up, roll up: Fledgling skate club circles back for recruits

06 December 2023
Roll up, roll up: Fledgling skate club circles back for recruits

Roll up, roll up: Fledgling skate club circles back for recruits

06 December 2023

A family-run skating club says it is eager to get people away from computer screens, and show them the physical and mental benefits of the sport.


Gallery celebrates first anniversary of expansion as visitor numbers double from pre-Covid

02 December 2023
Gallery celebrates first anniversary of expansion as visitor numbers double from pre-Covid

Gallery celebrates first anniversary of expansion as visitor numbers double from pre-Covid

02 December 2023

Visitor numbers to a museum celebrating a famous Suffolk artist have risen twofold from pre-Covid levels, on the first anniversary of its expansion.


Carers applaud community’s generosity to support vulnerable woman with vital home improvements

30 November 2023
Carers applaud community’s generosity to support vulnerable woman with vital home improvements

Carers applaud community’s generosity to support vulnerable woman with vital home improvements

30 November 2023

The local generosity to assist a vulnerable woman has been lauded by carers helping to restore her home, which was left in an unlivable condition.


Waterstones bookshop opens for business at site of former M&Co store

30 November 2023
Waterstones bookshop opens for business at site of former M&Co store

Waterstones bookshop opens for business at site of former M&Co store

30 November 2023

A high street bookshop chain says it is excited to make its mark, as it opens its new branch in a Suffolk market town today.


School launches employability skills scheme to prepare sixth-form students for world of work

26 November 2023
School launches employability skills scheme to prepare sixth-form students for world of work

School launches employability skills scheme to prepare sixth-form students for world of work

26 November 2023

Sixth-form students preparing to transition into the world of work are set to benefit from a new pilot scheme to learn the essentials for employment.


Craft fair raises nearly £2,000 in support of stroke survivors

24 November 2023
Craft fair raises nearly £2,000 in support of stroke survivors

Craft fair raises nearly £2,000 in support of stroke survivors

24 November 2023

A Suffolk village’s annual autumn craft fair has raised almost £2,000 to benefit stroke survivors.


Charities secure vital £750,000 funding boost to ease growing pressure on finances

24 November 2023
Charities secure vital £750,000 funding boost to ease growing pressure on finances

Charities secure vital £750,000 funding boost to ease growing pressure on finances

24 November 2023

Lottery funding worth £750,000 has provided a much-needed boost for south Suffolk’s voluntary sector, as pressure on local charities rises.


Pioneering agricultural club bows out after celebrating 80th anniversary

23 November 2023
Pioneering agricultural club bows out after celebrating 80th anniversary

Pioneering agricultural club bows out after celebrating 80th anniversary

23 November 2023

All good things must come to an end – and so it was the case for a long-standing farming group, which gathered one last time to celebrate its history.


Mum of murdered teenager receives over 50,000 signatures for petition demanding stricter knife crime sentencing

21 November 2023
Mum of murdered teenager receives over 50,000 signatures for petition demanding stricter knife crime sentencing

Mum of murdered teenager receives over 50,000 signatures for petition demanding stricter knife crime sentencing

21 November 2023

A campaign demanding stricter punishments for people carrying knives has been launched by a Suffolk mother, after her teenage son was murdered.


School celebrates turnaround after latest Ofsted inspection

20 November 2023
School celebrates turnaround after latest Ofsted inspection

School celebrates turnaround after latest Ofsted inspection

20 November 2023

A celebratory mood has spread across a Suffolk school, after it was praised for completing a rapid turnaround in its latest Ofsted inspection.


Men’s Shed launches to serve ‘blokes of a certain age’

17 November 2023
Men’s Shed launches to serve ‘blokes of a certain age’

Men’s Shed launches to serve ‘blokes of a certain age’

17 November 2023

The burgeoning UK Men’s Shed movement has set its sights on serving older men, many of whom feel isolated after retiring from work.


Town’s Post Office branch set to re-open after refurbishment

14 November 2023
Town’s Post Office branch set to re-open after refurbishment

Town’s Post Office branch set to re-open after refurbishment

14 November 2023

A Suffolk town’s main Post Office branch is finally set to re-open to customers next month.


Silk firm delves deep into three centuries and 10 generations of growth

12 November 2023
Silk firm delves deep into three centuries and 10 generations of growth

Silk firm delves deep into three centuries and 10 generations of growth

12 November 2023

A family-run silk company, now in its tenth generation, has described entering an exciting new chapter, after speaking about its 300-year history.


‘I have to fill up a mop bucket with a kettle to get hot water’: Council house tenant’s water pressure woes

09 November 2023
‘I have to fill up a mop bucket with a kettle to get hot water’: Council house tenant’s water pressure woes

‘I have to fill up a mop bucket with a kettle to get hot water’: Council house tenant’s water pressure woes

09 November 2023

A tenant has described having to boil a kettle and fill a bucket to get hot water, as the authority announced funds to clear a backlog of repairs.


Academic awarded prestigious grant for study into how managers cope with post-Covid workplace

08 November 2023
Academic awarded prestigious grant for study into how managers cope with post-Covid workplace

Academic awarded prestigious grant for study into how managers cope with post-Covid workplace

08 November 2023

A Suffolk academic says she hopes to make a positive long-term impact on managers in fast-changing flexible workplaces post-Covid.