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Disruption expected after a freight trains fault between Lowestoft and Ipswich

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Freight train fault causes service delays to Ipswich

Tom Starling is a sensei, a jiu-jitsu expert who teaches all over the world. He now teaches at Castle Hill Community Centre in Ipswich.

Tom Starling is a sensei, a jiu-jitsu expert who teaches all over the world. He now teaches at Castle Hill Community Centre in Ipswich.

Meet the sensei whose father brought jiu-jitsu to Suffolk

Amelie and Noah Dorman have named the first hare in the trail

Amelie and Noah Dorman have named the first hare in the trail

St Elizabeth Hospice

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First sculpture named for art trail set to hop across Ipswich and other towns

Cameron Bolam is wanted by Suffolk police

Cameron Bolam is wanted by Suffolk police

Suffolk Constabulary

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Hunt launched to find wanted man

Some of the criminals jailed in Suffolk this week

Some of the criminals jailed in Suffolk this week

Ipswich Crown Court

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Jailed in Suffolk: The criminals locked up this week

Two Suffolk students are going to play football in America to help them fulfil their dreams of being professional players

Two Suffolk students are going to play football in America to help them fulfil their dreams of being professional players

Suffolk New College

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Duo to head stateside to pursue football dream after snagging scholarships

Suffolk will be overrun by hares in summer 2025 as the St Elizabeth Hospice Art Trail has been announced

Suffolk will be overrun by hares in summer 2025 as the St Elizabeth Hospice Art Trail has been announced

St Elizabeth Hospice

Latest art trail announced as hares set to takeover five locations across Suffolk

Tributes have been paid to Gary Battle who passed away from a brain tumour on April 5

Tributes have been paid to Gary Battle who passed away from a brain tumour on April 5

Tributes paid to 'kind and caring' lifelong Town fan who lost his fight with cancer

Here are some of the criminals jailed in Suffolk this week

Here are some of the criminals jailed in Suffolk this week

Ipswich Crown Court

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Jailed in Suffolk: The criminals put behind bars this week

Several Suffolk criminals have been locked up this week

Several Suffolk criminals have been locked up this week

Ipswich Crown Court

Jailed in Suffolk: The criminals put behind bars this week

The faces of the criminals put behind bars in Suffolk this week

The faces of the criminals put behind bars in Suffolk this week

Ipswich Crown Court

Jailed in Suffolk: The criminals put behind bars this week

Network Rail will replace existing timbers on a bridge over the River Deben

Network Rail will replace existing timbers on a bridge over the River Deben

More rail disruption planned in August for bridge works

EA Gymnastics' regional team championships proved successful with over 300 competitors

EA Gymnastics' regional team championships proved successful with over 300 competitors

Second place finish for Ipswich gymnastics club just eight months after opening

Ed Sheeran's surprise gig in Ipswich town centre will feature in his new documentary

Ed Sheeran's surprise gig in Ipswich town centre will feature in his new documentary

Ed Sheeran's surprise Suffolk gig to feature in new Disney documentary

Princess Anne will be in Suffolk this month

Princess Anne will be in Suffolk this month

Where you can see Princess Anne in Suffolk this month

Tom Barrat with his brother Dan

Tom Barrat with his brother Dan

Tom's friends will walk along Suffolk coast in aid of hospital that saved his life

Next has stores across Suffolk

Next has stores across Suffolk

How the Next Boxing Day sale will be different in Suffolk this year

Reece Mason was jailed after assaulting and grooming a teenager

Reece Mason was jailed after assaulting and grooming a teenager

Lowestoft man jailed for three years after grooming teenage girl

Fireworks displays are taking place across Suffolk in November

Fireworks displays are taking place across Suffolk in November

5 fireworks shows to watch on Bonfire Night in Suffolk

Cyclists and walkers can look forward to new and improved routes across East Suffolk

Cyclists and walkers can look forward to new and improved routes across East Suffolk

East Suffolk Council

Details of new walking and cycling tracks in east Suffolk revealed

Fraser Carson, a member of the Wuffa Viking and Saxon Reenactment Society

Fraser Carson, a member of the Wuffa Viking and Saxon Reenactment Society

My East Anglian Life: ‘In my spare time I dress up and live as a Viking’

Suffolk County Council has apologised after an Ombudsman investigation found they did not provide occupational therapy to a young girl

Suffolk County Council has apologised after an Ombudsman investigation found they did not provide occupational therapy to a young girl

Suffolk County Council

Autistic girl's family receive apology and £6k pay-out over missed support

Members of SULSAR after they completed their fundraising stretcher push from Lowestoft to Felixstowe

Members of SULSAR after they completed their fundraising stretcher push from Lowestoft to Felixstowe

Search and rescue volunteers complete fundraising stretcher push

Marley Williams, 21, was sentenced to eight weeks in jail after a series of thefts in Capel St Mary

Marley Williams, 21, was sentenced to eight weeks in jail after a series of thefts in Capel St Mary

Man, 21, jailed after thefts from vehicles in village near Ipswich

There is disruption on the East Suffolk line

There is disruption on the East Suffolk line

Signal failure blocks trainline between Ipswich and Lowestoft

A Greater Anglia rail strike will be held on Saturday

A Greater Anglia rail strike will be held on Saturday

All train lines blocked between Halesworth and Lowestoft due to defect

Gazza Vinyard was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court

Gazza Vinyard was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court

Man swapped stolen car and then sold exchanged vehicle

One of the luxury bedrooms at The Hog Hotel in Pakefield

One of the luxury bedrooms at The Hog Hotel in Pakefield

Travel: Stay in the best small hotel in East Anglia

High Somerleyton

High Somerleyton

Heaven & Hell: Hugh Somerleyton

Residents are being warned after a person received a scam phone call in Lowestoft

Residents are being warned after a person received a scam phone call in Lowestoft

Warning to Suffolk homeowners of scam phone calls from water company

Ipswich Town legend Russell Osman has tested positive for Covid.

Ipswich Town legend Russell Osman has tested positive for Covid.

Ipswich legend tests positive for Covid as Lowestoft event postponed

Garden waste collection in east Suffolk has now resumed following Storm Eunice

Garden waste collection in east Suffolk has now resumed following Storm Eunice

East Suffolk Council

Garden waste collection resumes in east Suffolk after Storm Eunice

Danielle, Dom, Arabella and Willow-Rose at their home in Lowestoft. Picture: Danielle Booden

Danielle, Dom, Arabella and Willow-Rose at their home in Lowestoft. Picture: Danielle Booden

Local government

'I can't put my kids to bed' - Disabled dad's plea for new council home

Woodbridge is one of the 11 East Suffolk towns to benefit from the free high street Wi-Fi

Woodbridge is one of the 11 East Suffolk towns to benefit from the free high street Wi-Fi

Free high street Wi-Fi to be rolled out to 11 East Suffolk towns from April

Major storm damage has brought down fencing at the lion enclosure at Africa Alive!

Major storm damage has brought down fencing at the lion enclosure at Africa Alive!

Lion enclosure destroyed as Storm Eunice hits zoo

A pothole has opened underneath the ballasts of the Norwich to Lowestoft line by Haddiscoe.

A pothole has opened underneath the ballasts of the Norwich to Lowestoft line by Haddiscoe.

Passengers evacuated from Greater Anglia train after track flooded

Greater Anglia will not operate some week day services from January 4.

Greater Anglia will not operate some week day services from January 4.

Train firm issues 'don't travel' warning as flooding disrupts services

Island Sky at ABP's Port of Lowestoft on July 23, 2021

Island Sky at ABP's Port of Lowestoft on July 23, 2021

East Anglia’s ports tap into fast-growing domestic cruise market

The award winning Ballad of Maria Marten is returning to theatres across the country

The award winning Ballad of Maria Marten is returning to theatres across the country

Play celebrating life of Red Barn Murders victim is to go on the road

Suffolk firefighters Ben Whale and Neal Mills know exactly what it's like working over the festive period

Suffolk firefighters Ben Whale and Neal Mills know exactly what it's like working over the festive period

Meet the heroic firefighters who shelve Christmas plans with their young families

5-year-old Zac Bloomfield who made friends with John Foxlow, a manager from Timpson on Tavern Street in Ipswich.

5-year-old Zac Bloomfield who made friends with John Foxlow, a manager from Timpson on Tavern Street in Ipswich.

'There is room for Zac in the Timpson family' - friendship of manager and child with autism

Jo Baldry, 74, has received an award after volunteering at Cancer Research UK's Felixstowe shop since day one

Jo Baldry, 74, has received an award after volunteering at Cancer Research UK's Felixstowe shop since day one

Jo scoops award after 34 years of service to Cancer Research UK

A number of criminals have been jailed in Suffolk this month

A number of criminals have been jailed in Suffolk this month

Suffolk Constabulary

Jailed in November: The criminals locked up in Suffolk last month

David Ellesmere, leader of Ipswich Borough Council, believes those with fewer assets will be worse off under the social care plan

David Ellesmere, leader of Ipswich Borough Council, believes those with fewer assets will be worse off under the social care plan

'Those with less, lose more' - why social care bill is unfair

A CGI of the Gull Wing bridge at Lowestoft, work on which is due to begin in spring 2021 - Suffolk County Council

A CGI of the Gull Wing bridge at Lowestoft, work on which is due to begin in spring 2021 - Suffolk County Council

Major infrastructure projects 'putting pressure' on Suffolk

A woman from Norfolk fled domestic abuse to live in Ipswich

A woman from Norfolk fled domestic abuse to live in Ipswich

'My happiness is the best revenge' - Ipswich mum's triumph over domestic abuse

Catch events including Husky racing this weekend in Suffolk

Catch events including Husky racing this weekend in Suffolk

Seven things to do in Suffolk this weekend

A trespasser incident has been reported between Ipswich and Lowestoft.

A trespasser incident has been reported between Ipswich and Lowestoft.

Trespasser 'not located' after incident on railway line

The rise of new technologies means that education is evolving into a whole new experience

The rise of new technologies means that education is evolving into a whole new experience

Full Fibre connectivity can bring learning to life

CityFibre is helping young people and their families develop technology skills.

CityFibre is helping young people and their families develop technology skills.

How we can work together to tackle the digital divide?