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A grandad in his 70s, who left school aged 12, has won the top prize at Suffolk New Colleges annual creative writing competition.

A host of Town legends are set to gather for a black-tie gala evening celebrating the life of Kevin Beattie on Friday 17th May raising money for the statue in his honour, with a limited number of tickets now on sale to the public.

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A Suffolk drug dealer who bought a villa in Jamaica and used fake wage slips to buy a car was among those jailed at Ipswich Crown Court this week.

Two teenagers jailed for murder in Ipswich town centre and a Bury St Edmunds man jailed for sex offences are among those jailed in Suffolk in March.

A man from Ipswich who was jailed for raping a woman and a man who stole from Halesworth Fire Station are among those jailed in Suffolk this week.

Boss Mick McCarthy believes the international break has come at the right for his squad, the Blues having climbed back into the top six via back-to-back 1-0 victories over Bolton Wanderers and Watford. Town are next in action when new leaders Bournemouth visit Portman Road on Good Friday with seven Championship games remaining.

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A former Suffolk scout leader and a man from Great Whelnetham, near Bury St Edmunds, are among those jailed at Ipswich Crown Court this week.

The friends of an Iranian asylum seeker who was forced to leave Ipswich in Suffolk are celebrating, as he has now been granted asylum in the UK.