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Eye Tests are more important than ever

21/09/2020

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is calling on people in the East of England to look after their eyes during this year’s National Eye Health Week [21st – 27th September]. The charity is highlighting the role that high street optometrists can play in eye care, at a time when hospitals are facing…

Citizens Advice Ipswich: Seven things to check if you’re at risk of redundancy

16/09/2020

Citizens Advice Ipswich has helped people with 740 issues relating to employment issues since lockdown. Pay, redundancy, furlough and contract questions are the top issues it has dealt with during the pandemic. Nicky Wilshere, Chief Officer of Citizens Advice Ipswich, said: “We have helped people with a huge range of issues since lockdown, but we…

Pre-lockdown green collections set to restart

15/09/2020

Pre-lockdown garden waste collections is set to restart in East Suffolk later this month after being impacted by Covid-19. Following disruptions to garden waste collections in East Suffolk due to Covid-19, the service is now set to return to normal on Monday 28 September, in accordance with the original bin collection dates. This means that…

History Alive! – Heritage Open Days 2020

03/09/2020

From the top of St. John’s Church tower to the basements of Harvest House, the seaside town of Felixstowe offers a rich history and heritage to discover. Once again in September, Heritage Open Days will be held throughout the UK, but this year’s event will be a little bit different. On Saturday 12 September, Visit…

Funding for organisations in Suffolk impacted by COVID-19 – last chance to apply

25/08/2020

Charities and community organisations in Suffolk who have been struggling to maintain their work or are facing increased demand can now access £500 of funding from Tesco’s COVID19 fund, administered by community charity Groundwork. This funding was opened in April to help organisations that are supporting communities in response to the pandemic. The funding is…

Oddfellows provides ‘happy constant’ for lonely John

A grandfather who was bereft when his wife of 51 years was taken into a care home has praised a friendship group for its ongoing support throughout the pandemic. John Leggett, 73, from Ipswich, said his life was turned upside down when his wife Mary went into hospital after a fall and never returned home,…

Exciting online festival for Mercury Theatre

10/08/2020

The Mercury Theatre Colchester, in association with the University of Essex, Signals and the Lakeside Theatre is thrilled announce the line up to their exciting new Mercury Online Festival. Taking place over the weekend of 21st-23rd August 2020 the festival celebrates the creativity of artists and theatre makers from the East of England, providing them…

New Wolsey cancel All Shows including Panto

05/08/2020

The New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich have issued a statement:“Following the recent ministerial statement that social distancing will be required within theatres at least until November, with no certainty on when these measures and associated Covid-19 protocols might be removed, the management and Board of the New Wolsey Theatre have taken the extremely difficult decision…

HMRC urges parents to claim Child Benefit

27/07/2020

Parents in East of England are being urged to claim Child Benefit, even if they have not yet been able to register the birth of their new-borns, to ensure they don’t miss out. Between April and July 2019, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received 49,637 more new Child Benefit claims compared to the same period…

East Suffolk towns to be digitally transformed

21/07/2020

Twelve towns in East Suffolk are to benefit from new technology including free WiFi and footfall tracking, to help high streets and town centres recover from the impact of Covid-19. Following a successful pilot in Framlingham last year, East Suffolk’s ‘Smart Towns’ Project will now be rolled out to 11 other market towns across the…