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I hope you are well and are coping in the current situation. We are all going through times and events, which even a couple of month ago would have been considered as a Science Fiction movie. Thousands of very dedicated key workers…

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are urging vigilance against rising numbers of coronavirus cons, with over 2,000 online scams identified in the last month alone. Opportunistic traders and scammers have made almost £2 million…

Since Lockdown 1st Mid Suffolk Boys Brigade and Girls Association have been busy staying in contact via post, emails, Facebook, zoom meetings and our online system. The children have been having fun with weekly experiences and activities…

Over £28m has been awarded to eligible small businesses, shop owners and leisure organisations in Babergh and Mid Suffolk since the launch of the Government’s Small Business Grant and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants at the end of…

With us all still stuck indoors, you might be interested in a mini construction project to help some of the UK’s small but extremely important wildlife, bees. There are 267 species of bee in the UK. The honeybee and 25 species of bumblebee…

Woodbridge Farmers’ Market is out of action at the moment but we thought you'd like to hear the positive news that some of our stallholders are managing to find safe solutions to the current restrictions and are continuing to trade. …

Calling all you budding JK Rowling’s or Agatha Christie’s; Write a shorty story and help to support your local hospice with the winner receiving a session with a top editor plus your story will be published in the East Anglian Daily Times.…

As the lockdown continues, I realise just what a sanctuary my allotment is. When I’m there everything feels ‘normal’ – including me! However, I may have been a little overexcited with my lockdown planting. I got a bit carried away and grew…

Speak Easy continues to meet online and you are welcome to join us. We are continuing to hold our fortnightly meetings online and it has been a learning curve for us all. Some members are seasoned video conference callers, while for…

A straw poll conducted by local solicitors Ashtons Legal suggests that only 13% of businesses have seen their revenue unaffected by the pandemic. Forty-three percent think it will take them between seven and 12 months to get their revenue…