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Estate agents hail idea of extension to stamp duty cut as 'shot in the arm'

The chancellor is reportedly going to extend the the stamp duty holiday in the budget next week

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Suffolk estate agents hailed the reported extension of the stamp duty holiday as "a shot in the arm" but warned against "kicking the can down the road".
A healthy buildings expert is calling for hammocks and standing desks to tempt workers back into the office.

Healthy buildings expert calls for revamp of offices post-pandemic

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The Zoological Society of East Anglia has scooped a £752k grant from government

Zoo bosses' delight as government steps in to fund vital work

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Suffolk staycation firms have seen a boom in booking since Boris Johnson announced his road map for easing lockdown 

Staycation firms report boom following plan for end of lockdown

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Abi Cutter will be opening a new Lipstick & Locks in Bury St Edmunds on April 12, as soon as hairdressers are allowed to reopen their doors.

Hair salon and cocktail bar opening new Suffolk site as demand soars

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Britain's jobless rate has soared to its highest level for more than five years, but an East Anglian business leader fears the worst could be ahead 

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Unemployment at five year high - but region braced for worse to come

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has laid out his plans to ease lockdown, including when schools will reopen, but no date has been given for offices to reopen.

When can I go back to the office?

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A Jet2 aircraft at Stansted Airport as the airline looks forward to reopening flights to passengers in the summer

Flight bookings hit the heights as PM sets out UK's roadmap out of lockdown

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Portman House, the former home of Archant Suffolk, is available to lease through estate agents Savills

Suffolk

Strong interest expected in newspapers' former headquarters

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The former TSB branch at 188 Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, which has been sold to Davey Bros

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Former Ipswich bank premises snapped up

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Law firm Prettys is warning that a backlog of tribunal cases has built up amid the pandemic Picture

Suffolk

Tribunal system ‘buckling’ as crisis unleashes host of cases

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving his speech to Parliament, in in the House of Commons, London, ab

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Lockdown exit must be sustainable, says Adnams boss

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Business leaders have reacted to the government's plans to relax the third coronavirus lockdown. 

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What do Suffolk businesses think about new lockdown roadmap?

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Fiona Coe, marketing manager at Coes Picture: CHARLOTTE BOND

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Ipswich's Coes welcomes April reopening plan after lockdown

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The Futura Park branch of John Lewis in Ipswich

More John Lewis stores reportedly set to close - will Ipswich survive?

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Banquet founder Benjamin Appleby in Ipswich

Ipswich entrepreneur launches new delivery service for home cooks

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Co-owners Anne and Jason Khan have launched a Crowdfunder to help keep the business running, with mo

Rollerworld facing closure without funding support

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The Burger Wings & Ribs double decker bus outside The Duke of York Pub in Ipswich.

Double decker bus serving 'dirty food' in Ipswich overwhelmed by success

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Pfizer Covid -19 vaccine. gPicture: SARAH LUCY BROWN

Essex

Workers could face ‘no jab, no job’ as vaccine rolled out

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Josh Bartlett from Away Days with a selection of his beers – which includes the new "Lambert Out" ale

Ipswich Town fan launches 'Lambert Out' beer

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The Pizza Hut restaurant in Anglia Retail Park, where Tim Hortons look to open a restaurant

Canadian restaurant chain Tim Hortons eyeing Ipswich move

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Bitcoin blockchain cryptocurrency technology concept with businessman investing, trading or paying o

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‘Greater fool’ theory drives cryptocurrency speculation

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Adastral Park, in Martlesham, Ipswich - the epicentre of BT's research, technology and IT operations

Tech giant 'provides £3bn uplift to east's economy'

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Andy Wood, chief executive of Adnams. Picture: JAMIE HONEYWOOD

Pub boss says non-essential shops opening first would be 'an insult'

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BUSINESS - CHAMBERS PICTURE ANDY ABBOTT 16.7.10 Autonomy Software entrepreneur Mike Lynch My

Tech entrepreneur fighting extradition to US faces wait to find out fate

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Paul Clement,

Opinion

Is 'digital tax' the silver bullet to save high streets like Ipswich?

Paul Clement

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The Thorntons chocolate shop in Tavern Street, Ipswich, has been completely cleared out

Thorntons chocolate shop closes doors in latest loss to town centre

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Christy Hendry owner of Little Beans Coffee House. Picture: CHARLOTTE BOND

Ipswich woman achieves her dream with new coffee shop

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Coins with years going into distance

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Pension shortfall: A post-pandemic problem we must address

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Frozen beach huts on Brackenbury Cliffs, Felixstowe. Picture: Sarah Lucy Brown

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Tourism bosses call for certainty from government on opening plans

Angus Williams

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