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Video/gallery: Blu’s battle with epilepsy captures the hearts of Facebook users who donate £1,800 for MRI scan
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The soldier killed in a terrorist attack in London yesterday has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby, known as Riggers.
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Conservative Mark Bee has been confirmed as leader of Suffolk County Council for the next four years.
Ipswich/Felixstowe: Hospital apologises to patient over name tag mix-up
Hospital staff are to have name tag procedures reinforced after a pensioner allegedly had the wrong wristband put on him as he was being taken for treatment.
Ipswich: House sales in town rocket with 50% upturn in last month
House sales in Ipswich have dramatically increased in the last few months, it can be revealed today.
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Trimley: Beer, food and music at village’s annual festival
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Teams of raft builders are busy making their final preparations for a popular race next month.
Woodbridge: Music author’s ‘backstage pass’ to The Arctic Monkeys
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Ipswich: It was 50 years ago today... The Beatles’ first visit to Ipswich remembered
It was just another Day in the Life of the nation’s hottest new pop group but for hundreds of people the arrival of The Beatles in Ipswich 50 years ago today was an event they would never forget.
Ipswich: Waiter remembers the night he served The Beatles their tea
When they played in Ipswich in 1963 The Beatles stayed at the White Horse Hotel in Tavern Street, at the time one of the best hotels in Suffolk.
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Felixstowe/Ipswich: Dangerous caterpillars also found in garden at resort
A group of potentially dangerous caterpillars which can cause skin irritation and breathing problems if touched have been spotted in a garden in Felixstowe.
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Gallery: Meeting the gang in 1990
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Question Time sparks equal marriage debate
It’s felt as if the national political agenda over the last few week has all flowed from the pretty explosive Question Time filmed in Ipswich a week ago.
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Tommy Smith signs new Ipswich Town deal
Ipswich Town defender Tommy Smith has extended his stay at Portman Road until 2016.
Mick McCarthy seeing red as new Ipswich Town kits are launched!
Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy had a major influence on how the Blues will look next season, paying particular attention to the team’s new away kit.
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