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05/11/2025
Ipswich News
Do you have happy memories of pirate radio and Radio Caroline? Guest speakers from Felixstowe and Offshore Radio will give an audio visual presentation to re-kindle those fond memories on March 27th at 7.00pm Ipswich Oddfellows meet at The Oddfellows Hall in High Street Ipswich. Guests are welcome to come along and experience the friendship…
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Entertainment
Roddy Doyle’s 1987 novel, The Commitments, was adapted for the big screen in 1991, a gritty tale set in Dublin. It tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte a music fan who puts together an unlikely group of working class youngsters into a soul band called The Commitments. Unlike many Irish showbands this band perform the…
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Felixstowe News
Greater Anglia is advising customers how they can benefit from the best value fares ahead of the national fares increase next month. From 5th March 2023, fares will rise by an average of 5.9% and customers are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance to benefit from cheaper prices. Anyone buying tickets for travel after 5th…
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Felixstowe News
Today, Monday 27th February, sees the start of a national campaign which aims to raise awareness amongst drivers who choose to use their mobile phone behind the wheel. This campaign runs in parallel with National Eye Health Week which works to highlight the importance of maintaining roadworthy vision. Suffolk Police are supporting both campaigns which…
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Felixstowe News
From ticketing to teas, grass cutting to guided tours, maintenance tomarketing – the Landguard Peninsula at Felixstowe in Suffolk offers a wealth of volunteering opportunities. Inside or outside… gain valuable conservation, heritage and tourism experience; meet new friends; reduce stress and improve your mental health; and stay active and physically fit. No previous experience required!…
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Entertainment
It is 35 years since The Commitments first burst from the pages of Roddy Doyle’s best-selling novel. The world’s hardest working and most explosive soul band are set to visit Ipswich as part of a return in an all new stage production. This major UK and Ireland tour of the smash-hit musical will star Coronation…
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Residents in Suffolk are being urged to make sure they are ready to vote in May by checking they have an accepted form of ID. For the first time, voters will need to show photographic identification if they want to cast their ballot at this year’s local elections. However, anyone currently without the correct ID…
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News
Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook, Ipswich, is celebrating its recent success in the English-Speaking Union (ESU) Schools’ Mace debating competition which saw it storm through to the regional finals which take place at the end of February. The school debating team, consisting of Toby Chavasse, Eve Hughes and Ayoola Oshiyemi, travelled to Langley, Norfolk,…
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Felixstowe News
Colourful crops of daffodils are set to bloom across East Suffolk with the launch of a new perennial planting initiative. Voluntary and community groups are being encouraged to join the campaign by applying for bundles of bulbs to plant locally in time for next spring. In previous years, East Suffolk Council has gifted bulbs to…
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Entertainment
It is 35 years since The Commitments first burst from the pages of Roddy Doyle’s best-selling novel. The world’s hardest working and most explosive soul band are set to return in an all new stage production, kicking off a huge nine month tour opening in Bromley in September. The show will then tour across the…
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