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Historian who fought for Fisons for a decade on why eyesore site still matters

The owners of the Fisons site in Paper Mill Lane in Bramford have been ordered to demolish it. A village expert looks back at its history,

East Anglian Daily Times·6d ago
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Barns could be demolished for five-home village scheme

Plans submitted for five new homes at The Lodge, Mellis, near Eye, with barns demolished, woodland retained and a new Thrandeston Road access proposed in Suffolk.

East Anglian Daily Times·4 Oct
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Beer festival boost? Pub eyes influx of customers after feature in top guide

The Rose Inn earns a seventh consecutive CAMRA Good Beer Guide spot for 2027. Landlady Dawn Hopkins is hoping for new customers during the beer festival.

Eastern Daily Press·4 Oct
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Marcus Pearcey eyes takeover of former city centre cafe after shock closure

Norfolk businessman Marcus Pearcey is among five or six parties considering a takeover of Norwich cafe Wrights, which closed amid financial pressures.

Eastern Daily Press·2 Oct
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Rare North American songbird seen only five times in Suffolk arrives in county

A rare red-eyed Vireo has been spotted at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk and marks the fifth time one has been seen in the county.

East Anglian Daily Times·30 Sept
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How taking over 'eyesore' Debenhams could help revive Ipswich's high street

Neil MacDonald says the takeover of the Debenhams building is a statement of IBC's commitment to revitalise Ipswich town centre.

Ipswich Star·28 Sept
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Chef eyes expansion after pizza party sells out within three minutes

Tody's Pizza is launching at Ops coffee shop with Lonkero drinks and a DJ. Toby Lane is hoping to work with more Norwich-based businesses.

Eastern Daily Press·28 Sept
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Unusual new business revealed to be opening in city shopping centre

The Diabetic Eye Screening Centre, operated by InHealth, will open at Castle Quarter in Norwich in early October.

Eastern Daily Press·26 Sept
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Eyesore 'scaffold gap' to finally be filled

A long-standing gap on Wisbech High Street is set to be plugged by new shops and flats.

Eastern Daily Press·25 Sept
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Suffolk luxury wellness centre welcomes new chef and shares plans for a swimming lake

Be Well Barn, a Suffolk health club with a farm café at Redlingfield, near Eye, has appointed an Australian head chef as it prepares to expand.

East Anglian Daily Times·24 Sept
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Remembering Ipswich mum and former California girl who believed 'kindness was free'

Samantha Hileman has died, aged 60. Sammy was born in Ipswich and spent decades living in America. She volunteered in Ipswich and in Eye.

East Anglian Daily Times·23 Sept
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Family opens eye portrait studio which captures the magical world of the iris

A photography studio capturing the vibrant patterns of the human eye has opened at Stonham Barns retail park near Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk.

Ipswich Star·21 Sept
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Pub-saving villagers eye tiny solar farm as energy bills spark new plan

Westhall villagers will discuss a community-owned solar farm or wind turbine on September 26, with profits potentially funding EV charging and local projects.

Eastern Daily Press·17 Sept
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Armed police 'swarm' Broads pub after reports of stabbing

An eyewitness has claimed that armed police swarmed Beauchamp Arms in Langley, Norfolk.

Eastern Daily Press·13 Sept
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Former town centre bank set for £1m makeover as Lounge chain eyes new venue

Loungers UK plans Pascolo Lounge café-bar and restaurant in Beccles’ former Lloyds Bank, with £1m investment and 30 jobs.

Eastern Daily Press·11 Sept
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Eye-catching photos show tower of scaffolding surrounding cherished Norfolk landmark

Great Yarmouth’s Victorian Grade II listed gasholder is enclosed in scaffolding as National Grid restores the landmark, with work due to finish in early 2028.

Eastern Daily Press·9 Sept
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New Suffolk-inspired burger van opens to queues of people

Suffolk N Good burger van opened in Offton on September 5, serving homemade Suffolk-inspired food and 100% ribeye burgers, with Sean Blowers at launch.

East Anglian Daily Times·8 Sept
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Finance brokers merger to form agri lending business delivering extra

Two Suffolk finance brokers - one based in Ipswich and the other in Fressingfield, near Eye - have merged as Agrilend.

East Anglian Daily Times·4 Sept
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'Eyesore' unfinished housing estate finally set to be completed

An unfinished housing estate in Juniper Way, Horsford, near Norwich, could finally be completed as plans for the remaining homes look set to be backed.

Eastern Daily Press·3 Sept
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CATSEYE | Freight Island Manchester

CATSEYE: the ultimate KATSEYE tribute experience live at Freight Island, Manchester on Monday 28th December 2026. All the hits and fierce energy.

Skiddle·1 Sept
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CATSEYE | Ultra Warehouse Derby

CATSEYE: the ultimate KATSEYE tribute experience live at Ultra Warehouse, Derby on Wednesday 23rd December 2026. All the hits & fierce energy.

Skiddle·1 Sept
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Quarry eyes self-sufficient way to cut soaring energy costs

Solar panels could be built on an unused part of a north Norfolk quarry, to help provide power for the rest of the site.

Eastern Daily Press·28 Aug
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Bird's-eye view shows progress on site where controversial data centre could be built

This bird's-eye photograph shows the progress on a huge business park on the edge of Norwich, where developers want to build a controversial data centre.

Eastern Daily Press·25 Aug
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Pensioner 'worried sick' for eyesight after carer taken away

A 90-year-old Suffolk woman fears for her eyesight after her lunchtime care visit was cut, leaving her worried about eye drops and medication.

Ipswich Star·21 Aug
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Village celebrates 15 years of its lifeline shop after taking it over

Thorndon, near Eye, Suffolk, has celebrated the 15th year of its community shop which was launched after the previous owners offered it up

East Anglian Daily Times·11 Aug
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Have your say on future of bus shelter branded 'an eyesore'

People in a Suffolk market town are being urged to share their views on the future of a rarely used bus shelter.

East Anglian Daily Times·7 Aug
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BOUNCE SESSIONS : Andy Whitby & Mc Tazo Live In Sunderland

ANDY WHITBY x MC TAZO LIVE IN SUNDERLAND with support from: DJ ARMAZ x MC STOMPIN ALAN BENN x MC CRAZY-T HYPERNOIZ x MC ROCKEYE CH4SINGTHEHIGH x DAVEY

Skiddle·6 Aug
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Brown hares caught 'boxing' at Norfolk National Trust site

Wildlife experts remind locals to keep an eye out in across Norfolk fields this summer after a pair of brown hares were captured squaring up on Blakeney Point.

Eastern Daily Press·3 Aug
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Self-storage site set for former industrial unit

A new self-storage yard is to be created at an empty industrial unit in a seaside town, which had been previously eyed by a global doughnut chain.

Eastern Daily Press·29 Jul
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Dog park eyes expansion with new adventure attraction plans

Plans have been submitted to expand Chedgrave Dog Park, near Loddon, with a new adventure park featuring training equipment, exercise space, and parking.

Eastern Daily Press·28 Jul
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Bid to replace historic lion sculpture destroyed by lorry

Plans have been submitted to replace a destroyed lion sculpture at White Lion House in Eye.

East Anglian Daily Times·26 Jul
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Huge plumes of smoke seen over Norfolk village

An eyewitness has seen a dense column of black smoke rising high above Cranworth.

Eastern Daily Press·24 Jul
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Sea lovers urged to join dolphin watches on north Norfolk coast

Locals are being urged to turn their eyes seaward this summer for the National Whale and Dolphin Week on the north Norfolk coast.

Eastern Daily Press·22 Jul
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Mass objections as community fight to block 'eyesore' conversion

Mass objections are being voiced to plans to convert part of a car park in Oakstead Close into space for storage containers.

Ipswich Star·21 Jul
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Row as Reform eyes change to better protect councillors who make 'offensive' comments

Reform leaders are pressing for potential changes which could better protect councillors who make "controversial, offensive, shocking or provocative comments".

Eastern Daily Press·16 Jul
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Watch: Drunk driver five times the limit swerves into traffic and bushes

Martin Furze, 41, of Shop Street, Worlingworth, has been disqualified from driving for 36 months after being more than five-times the drink-drive limit on the A140 in Eye.

East Anglian Daily Times·14 Jul
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£45k fine issued and seven arrested in immigration crime crackdown

A week of targeted enforcement in Suffolk led to seven arrests in Felixstowe and Eye.

East Anglian Daily Times·9 Jul
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Major blockbuster set to be filmed in Norfolk town as council eyes tourism boom

A major blockbuster is set to film in Cromer this year, council bosses have confirmed, with hoping the undisclosed project will bring a boost to local tourism.

Eastern Daily Press·8 Jul
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Leisure centre still an 'eyesore' six months on despite improvements vow

East Suffolk Council has responded to further complaints about the state of Felixstowe Leisure Centre.

East Anglian Daily Times·8 Jul
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Plans to turn hotel into SEND school withdrawn after objections

Plans to turn Brome Grange Hotel, near Eye, into a SEND school have been withdrawn following objections.

East Anglian Daily Times·5 Jul
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70-year-old sent explicit photo to British athlete

Simon Birdseye from Bury St Edmunds has pleaded guilty to sending a sexually explicit photograph to an international sports competitor.

East Anglian Daily Times·29 Jun
What's On

To Each Their Own Cinema Presents: Mauvais Sang

'I feast my eyes to feed my dreams.' On Wednesday the 1st July we are proud to present French auteur Leos Carax's 'Mauvais Sang' (1986).

Skiddle·26 Jun
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Extreme heat amber weather warning extended in Suffolk as temps hit nearly 40C

The Met Office has extended the extreme heat amber weather warning in Suffolk, including in Eye, Stowmarket, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.

Ipswich Star·24 Jun
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Local firms' priorities for next prime minister as Andy Burnham eyes top job

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce is calling on the next prime minister to deliver a 'wholesale upgrade' of the county's infrastructure.

East Anglian Daily Times·23 Jun
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'Unstoppable force' retires after 44 years serving town shop

Dedicated community man and handyman Ollie Green has retired after more than four decades at The Handyman in Eye town centre.

East Anglian Daily Times·21 Jun
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Bird's-eye view photographs show sheer scale of new Norfolk solar farm

These eye-in-the-sky photographs show progress on the Bloy's Grove solar farm being built in the Norfolk countryside.

Eastern Daily Press·20 Jun
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Birds Eye staff to battle it out on pitch for children's charity

A charity football match will return this weekend.

Eastern Daily Press·19 Jun
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Bird's-eye view photographs show major changes taking shape on Norfolk's A47

The huge changes taking shape as Norfolk A47 dualling work takes place are captured in these bird's-eye view photographs.

Eastern Daily Press·13 Jun
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Long-awaited works to 'eyesore' seafront hotel finally begin

Photos show that work has finally begun at the Marlborough Hotel in Sea Road, Felixstowe

Ipswich Star·11 Jun