Paul Geater

Former Suffolk Labour candidate Kevin Craig says he will probably never vote again after being cleared of betting irregularities during the election campaign.

Lidl has opened its new Ipswich store at Anglia Retail Park - but is still looking for more sites in the Suffolk town as its expansion continues.

Lidl's third store in Ipswich has opened its doors on the Anglia Retail Park - giving shoppers extra choice of discount stores just in time for Christmas.

National Trust rangers at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk are giving nature on the estate a big boost - by cutting down, or coppicing, some of its trees.

The opening of the New Wolsey's Rock n Roll panto is seen by many as the start of Christmas in Ipswich - and this year's production brings plenty of glitter!

Ipswich Labour MP Jack Abbott dismissed alternatives to pylons as 'fantasies that will never come to pass' during a Westminster debate this week.

Suffolk's leading business organisation has urged the government to get on with reforming local councils - and to use the process to boost investment.

The biggest council shake-up since 1974 is being planned with existing authorities being scrapped and a new mayor covering Suffolk and Norfolk.

News that Marks and Spencer is to build a new superstore on the Toys R Us site at Copdock while staying in Ipswich town centre has been widely welcomed.

Paul Geater has recalled his experience interviewing John Prescott in Ipswich during the 2001 general election campaign.