Ipswich News

BBC presenters help Hospital Station

19/12/2013

BBC Radio Suffolk presenters Mark Murphy and Lesley Dolphin will be joining members of Hospital Radio Ipswich this Saturday to raise funds for the station. Hospital Radio Ipswich is based at Heath Road Hospital where it’s volunteer members broadcast a variety of programmes every day of the week. The aim of the station is to…

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Interview: Peter Cox

28/08/2013

80s band Go West are back on the road this autumn (with The Christians and Hue & Cry) and are coming to Ipswich – Mark Keable caught up with Go West front man Peter Cox. Where were you born and did you come from a musical family? Peter: I was born in Kingston, Surrey and…

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Spa to be knocked down

01/03/2013

The future of Felixstowe’s Spa Pavilion complex has taken another twist as the two formal bids on the table for consideration have both been rejected. Th hunt will now continue to find someone with viable plans for a long-term use of the Felixstowe landmark site. The market experts, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL), that have been…

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Remembering the Floods of 1953

30/01/2013

Throughout this week events are being held up and down the Suffolk Coast to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the great flood of January 31, 1953 which claimed over 50 lives in Suffolk. In Felixstowe alone, 41 people died when the river walls were breached, with 13 of those being children between six months and…

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Talking with: Graham Gouldman

09/10/2012

Graham Gouldman is one part of 10cc, former member of Hot Wax and The Mindbenders as well being a prolific songwriter working with the likes of Neil Sedaka, The Hollies, Paul Carrack, McFly and Gary Barlow. Graham has a brand new album and is also out on the road and coming to Ipswich in October….

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Talking with: Andy Abraham

09/05/2012

Soul Star Andy Abraham is spearheading an innovative approach to releasing records with his new album Remember When…. Combining book, C.D. and D.V.D, Remember When… is a deluxe release delivering a comprehensive package that downloads can’t match, helping to put the magic back into buying records. Pop music has always been about stories. Songs have…

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King of Channel Mike Read is an MBE

07/01/2012

Broomhill Pool Trust President, Mike Read, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List. Open Water swimmer, Mike represented Great Britain at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He is president of the Channel Swimming Association (CSA), and has held the Channel Swimming Association title of “King of the Channel” over 26 years…

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