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Watch: Alex and Stu's video verdict on Town's 2-1 win at Coventry City

Alex Jones and Stuart Watson give their video verdict after Ipswich Town moved within a point of promotion to the Premier League after winning 2-1 at Coventry City. The duo discussed the key moments from the game and overall thoughts on the result

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'We dug it out' - Skipper Sam Morsy on Town's vital win at Coventry

Sam Morsy was delighted by the way Ipswich Town approached their crucial game against Coventry City, knowing that his side’s 2-1 win at the CBS Arena takes them within a point of promotion to the Premier League. The Blues took the lead through

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'We need to deliver one more big performance' - McKenna on huge win at Coventry

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna has called upon his players to deliver 'one more big performance' after tonight's 2-1 win at Coventry City took his side to within touching distance of the Premier League. Kieffer Moore and Cameron Burgess scored

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Town dig deep to down Coventry - AJ's player ratings from crucial win at CBS Arena

Ipswich Town moved within a point of promotion to the Premier League after beating Coventry City 2-1 at the CBS Arena. Alex Jones provides his player ratings. Vaclav Hladky Made an incredible save to deny Haji Wright in the first half, but

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Town close in on promotion after edging past Coventry in narrow win

Ipswich Town took a giant step towards securing promotion to the Premier League after beating Coventry City 2-1 at the CBS Arena. The Blues took an early lead through Kieffer Moore, although they were pegged back just after half time as Haji Wright's

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Young Reporter - Suffolk rowers heading for the Thames - Daniel O'Shea - TMHS

A group of locals from the Southwold and Walberswick area are pulling together to create a local rowing group with lofty ambitions. So far 20 people have signed up for the rowing group, based at Southwold Harbour, together with two experienced

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Matchday Recap: How Town's 2-1 win at Coventry unfolded

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Young Reporter Girl, 17, Raises £490 For Charity Poppy Young TMHS

Earlier this year Caitlin Smith, seventeen, has raised money for cancer research UK by running for two miles every single day of March. Caitlin managed to raise an incredible £490 which will go towards the charity and funds how they treat, manage

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Young Blues thrash Hull in their penultimate game

Ipswich Town U21s won 4-0 at Hull City in their final away game of the season in the Professional Development League Two South.  John McGreal's side went into this game off the back of their 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic at Portman Road last week

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Young Reporter: Area to regional – who’s moving up? (Scarlett Wheeler, TMHS)

Across the globe, the Young Enterprise competition is beginning to get interesting. This competition is aimed at young people, to give them a head start into the business world by forming businesses together. Each team must create their own products

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Young Reporter : Suffolk's May Day Celebrations M Millard TMHS

When east Anglia comes alive, and the bluebells and rapeseed begin to flower, we know that spring is on its way. While the weather has been lacklustre this year, the appreciation of spring lives on as it has for thousands of years in the past. The

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Homeowners warned of door-to-door driveway scam in Suffolk

Suffolk Trading Standards has issued a warning following reports that scam salesmen have been offering to carry out work on driveways in Suffolk. Two individuals were reported as going door to door offering to carry out driveway works in Stowmarket

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Suffolk school issued with termination notice told 'progress has been made'

A Suffolk school warned its funding agreement may be cancelled is making progress but "more work is necessary" to change its rating.  Stowmarket High School has been issued with a report following an Ofsted monitoring inspection, which took place

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Festival voted as best in Suffolk announces its line-up

A festival that has been awarded best in Suffolk for two years in a row has confirmed its final line-up and as it returns to Haughley Par in May. Weird and Wonderful Wood, returning on Saturday, May 11 to Sunday, May 12 near Stowmarket, confirmed

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X Factor stars coming to Suffolk on anniversary tour

One of the original stars from the X Factor is coming to Suffolk as part of a spectacular anniversary show.  G4 have been wowing audiences with their harmonies and vocals after appearing on the first series of the former ITV competition in 2004

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Man arrested after reports of harassment in town

A man has been arrested in connection with harassment in an east Suffolk town.  Officers from Suffolk police were made aware of the incident after receiving reports of a man following a woman in Church Street in Saxmundham on Monday, April 29. 

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Two dogs and owner saved in RNLI rescue

A pair of poodles and their owner were rescued after becoming stranded off a Suffolk beach.  The RNLI was called after reports a person and the dogs, named Rosie and Misty,  became stranded in the water off Walberswick beach last week and started

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West Suffolk pub celebrates grand reopening

A west Suffolk pub celebrated its grand reopening with an event featuring live music and food. The Bull in Barton Mills, near Mildenhall, celebrated its grand reopening last Thursday night, drawing in both neighbours and guests. The chairman

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Young reporter Carnage, Queues and Cool music Erin Heffernan TMHS

If you were walking down ST Benedict’s Street, Norwich on April 20th 2024 you probably saw long queue outside Soundclash record store and you may have asked yourself, “what’s going on that I don’t know about”? Duh, its record store day!   Record

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Main road through village to close for nearly three months

A main road through a village in east Suffolk will be closed for nearly three months. Cadent are carrying out works on High Street in Ufford starting on May 13 with a full road closure in place. It is expected to last for just over two and

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Beloved café reopens for summer season

A beloved café has reopened its doors to customers today.  Helmingham Hall closed for the winter season in September meaning on-site businesses had to close as well.  The estate is reopening for the summer season on Wednesday, May 1 along with

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Suffolk bakery chain's brownie named the best in Britain at cake awards

A bakery chain which originated in a Suffolk coastal town has won the award for best cake in Britain.  The inaugural Britain's Best Cake awards were held on Monday, April 29 at the UK Food and Drink Show in Birmingham.  The awards found the

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Town need four points from two games to go up - so do bookies think they'll get them?

Bookies are backing Ipswich Town to finish the job and seal automatic promotion to the Premier League this week. The Blues are level on points with second-place Leeds United, but have a game in hand as they head to Coventry City this evening (8pm

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Man jailed after killing Suffolk woman in crash

A 34-year-old man has been jailed after he killed a Suffolk woman in a head-on crash.  Holly Lucas, of Park Avenue in Newmarket, died when her blue Toyota Yaris was involved in a collision with a silver Honda Accord on the A1303 at Stow cum Quy

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'We'll do what we said we would do' - McKenna on crunch Coventry clash

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna says his team will continue to deliver on their pre-season promise to themselves going into a crunch last week of the campaign. The Blues head to ninth-place Coventry City tonight, then face all-but-relegated

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Brewer reveals plans for new £40million facility

A Suffolk brewer has signalled its intention to build a new state-of-the-art £40million brewery.  Greene King has unveiled plans to construct a new facility next to its distribution centre at Suffolk Park in Bury St Edmunds. The move, which

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Man, 63, died after being hit by lorry trailer on A12

An inquest heard that a pedestrian who died in a crash in east Suffolk fell into the path of an HGV trailer as it drove past him. Robert West, 63, died at the scene of a crash which happened on Friday, August 25 last year in London Road in Wrentham

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Town loan star wins award at League One club

Ipswich Town loanee Idris El Mizouni has won the Leyton Orient Supporters Club Merit Award for the 2023/24 season. The 23-year-old made 45 appearances and scored two goals in his second loan stint at Brisbane Road, but his season was ended with

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Pub landlady died after clothing became caught, inquest hears

A Haverhill landlady's death has been ruled as accidental by a Suffolk coroner after her jumper became caught. On Monday, the inquest for Diana Bruton, landlady of the Queen’s Head in Haverhill. Ms Bruton died at home in the pub on November

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Suffolk football club hosts care farm match fundraiser for farm therapy work

A care farm is hoping to raise funds for its farm therapy scheme through a charity football match. Clinks Care Farm will be pitting staff and volunteers against farm helpers in a football fundraiser hosted by Bungay Town Football Club. Kick-off

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Suffolk attraction closed due to power cut

An east Suffolk attraction is currently closed due to a power cut.  Felixstowe Pier is shut due to an outage affecting part of the coastal town.  In a statement, the attraction said it was unable to open on Tuesday morning.  According to

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‘I thought it was a wind up’ - Father wins car and cash prize worth nearly £40k

A fire protection worker and father-of-two described his "nervous excitement" after winning a Volkswagen Golf GTD and cash prize worth almost £40,000 in a competition. Ben Albon, from Haverhill, couldn't believe his luck when Christian Williams

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Former Town star is named head coach of Nigeria

Former Ipswich Town forward Finidi George  has been appointed the permanent head coach of the Nigeria national team. The 53-year-old was placed in interim charge of the Super Eagles after the departure of Jose Peseiro following their defeat by

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Sustainable building materials business to launch £45m Suffolk manufacturing plant

A Turkey-based sustainable building materials company is set to launch its first UK manufacturing site at Stowmarket's Gateway 14 - along with a new office in Ipswich. Assan Panel - an affiliate of Kibar Holding - is investing up to £45m in the

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Two taken to hospital after assault in town centre

Two people were taken to hospital after being assaulted in the early hours of the morning in a Suffolk town centre.  Police were called to the incident in North Street in Sudbury at about 3.30am on Sunday.  A spokesman for Suffolk police said

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Winners of Suffolk Food & Drink Awards 2024 revealed at celebration ceremony

Jayne Lindill, editor of Suffolk Magazine, reveals the winners of the Suffolk Food & Drink Awards 2024, held at Snape Maltings last night. The Suffolk Food & Drink Awards are always a bit special. Food and drink is not just a necessity of life,

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Four-bedroom detached house for sale in Stoke-by-Nayland for £675k guide

If you're looking for a house you can move straight into in the middle of Constable Country, then look no further. Bedford House is an immaculately presented, four-bedroom, detached property in the popular village of Stoke-by-Nayland, near Hadleigh

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'I think we'll definitely get the job done' - Taylor on 'special' group at Town

Ipswich Town midfielder Jack Taylor admits the Blues know they are close to realising a dream - but insists the players are laser-focused on what they need to do. Four points from two games is all that separates Town from back-to-back promotions

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Man denies raping woman he met at Suffolk pub

A 34-year-old man has gone on trial accused of raping a woman he met at a pub. John Hutton, of Old Rectory Close, Barham, denies the charge following the alleged incident in 2021. On Monday, prosecutor Gareth Hughes told the court the defendant

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Jobs at restaurants in Suffolk under threat amid hotel chain cutbacks

Jobs at a restaurant chain which has locations in Suffolk are under threat after its owner announced a series of cutbacks to focus on its hotel business. Whitbread, which owns Premier Inn, Brewers Fayre and Beefeater, has revealed it will axe about

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Pair arrested after doorstep parcel theft released

Two people arrested in connection with a parcel theft in a town have been released.  Officers were alerted to the incident in East Street in Sudbury on Friday. A parcel that had been left by a delivery driver was allegedly stolen from a doorstep

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Premier prize is tantalisingly close... Getting a result tonight feels pivotal

Ipswich Town take on Coventry City, at the CBS Arena, in a crunch Championship clash tonight (8pm, Sky Sports). Stuart Watson previews the action. SPELLING IT OUT You've studied the table and fixtures for weeks. You've followed the changing

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Mental health nurse accused of misconduct

A mental health nurse working at two East Anglian hospitals has been accused of misconduct. Tapuwa Kaja admitted giving a patient at Norwich's Little Plumstead Hospital in January 2019 a drinks can which the patient then used to harm themselves

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Man, 78, died trying to get home during Storm Babet

A man who died in field in Wickham Market during Storm Babet is believed to have become stuck as he tried to home, a court heard. On Monday, the inquest for 78-year-old Calvin Baxter was resumed at Suffolk Coroner’s Court in Ipswich. Mr Baxter

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Van driver banned from roads and ordered to pay over £500 after using phone at wheel

An east Suffolk van driver has been banned from the roads and ordered by magistrates to pay out more than £500 after he was found using his mobile phone while at the wheel. Robert Karim Wormald, aged 31 and of Saxonfields in Snape, near Aldeburgh

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Suffolk Tory MP says former colleague Dan Poulter has 'let down' 35,000 constituents

An MP has accused former Tory Dan Poulter of "letting down" his Suffolk constituents by defecting to Labour. Over the weekend, Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Dr Poulter announced that he would be crossing the floor in the House of Commons

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Woman ordered to pay out £550 after failing to show a train ticket

A mid Suffolk woman has been ordered to pay out more than £500 after failing to show a train ticket for inspection when asked. Shannon Procter, aged 25 and of Onehouse Road in Stowmarket, was accused of failing to hand over her ticket for inspection

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7 of the best places to eat along the A14

If you're on a road trip heading along the A14 through Suffolk sometimes you might want to stop for something more than a petrol station sandwich or fast food.  Here are seven of the best places to eat along the A14 from Felixstowe to Newmarket

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Former Town duo suffer relegation with their clubs

Former Ipswich Town players Josh Harrop and Stephen Gleeson have suffered relegation with Cheltenham and Hitchin Town respectively.  The two sides were official relegated from League One and the Southern League Premier Division Central on Saturday