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The government looks set to double council tax on under-used second homes – but Suffolk campaigners doubt the law could be enforced.

A trio of memorial benches in a Suffolk seaside town have been recovered after being thrown into a ditch to the south of the town by vandals.

Campaigners aiming to raise £100,000 for a new concrete skatepark in Southwold held a special event at the weekend to encourage more support for the project.

Campaigners aiming to raise £100,000 for a new concrete skatepark in Southwold held a special event at the weekend to encourage more support for the project.

Throughout the pandemic, tourists kept flooding into the Suffolk attractions of Southwold, Aldeburgh and Walberswick despite lockdowns.

Machines have outplayed humans before, but the technology is nearing an endgame – and the new approach is driving progress elsewhere in society.

Machines have outplayed humans before, but the technology is nearing an endgame

Just two in five properties in Southwold have full-time residents, causing a knock-on effect on shops and facilities. The town nicknamed Hampstead-on-Sea due to star visitors.

New holiday lets and second home properties in one of Suffolk's most popular coastal resorts will be restricted in future.

Southwold East Suffolk neighbourhood plan takes aim at holiday homes