Freeport East and East Midlands Freeport have announced a new partnership to support a green freight corridor that will help decarbonise transport and drive enhanced skills and employment initiatives along the length of one of the UK’s most important transportation routes. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Freeport East CEO, Steve Beel and…
A Suffolk PR agency is celebrating after being shortlisted in three categories of a prestigious industry award scheme. Woodbridge-based Satsuma Group has been recognised in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Pride awards for the Anglia, Thames and Chiltern region. It has been shortlisted for a trio of accolades including Small PR Consultancy of…
Ipswich-based probate research firm Anglia Research has been shortlisted for a national award at the prestigious National Paralegal Awards (NPA) 2022. The firm, based in Museum Street in the town, is one of three finalists for the category of Probate Research Firm of the Year. With nearly half of its employees holding a Paralegal Practising…
A proposal from an Ipswich architect will bring together two out-dated meeting rooms in the Town Hall and transform them into one romantic wedding venue. The application submitted to the council by Nicholas Jacob Architects will update and refurbish the Pickwick Room and the adjacent Reading Room – making them much more attractive for marriage…
Members of Ashtons Legal’s Corporate and Commercial team have recently advised and assisted three clients on the sale of their businesses. Senior Associate Mark Watson led a team who worked with marine engineering specialist AR Peachment Limited in the sale of the company to a member of the Alliance Marine Group, a French recreational boating…
Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum, a rare and much-loved working tide mill on the banks of the River Deben in Woodbridge, Suffolk has been given full accreditation status. Administered by Arts Council England on behalf of the UK Accreditation Partnership, Accreditation is the benchmark for well-run Museums and Galleries. It means that Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum…
Award-winning family-run housebuilder Bennett Homes is marking 75 successful years of building traditional high-quality homes by recognising the significant contribution made by its staff. In its early years, the company, with headquarters at Nowton near Bury St Edmunds, specialised in building bungalows for the retirement market. More recently, it has diversified its range of homes…
Ashtons Legal announces the appointment of six new Senior Associates and 11 new Associates from within the firm. Promoted to Senior Associate level are Fabienne Atkin, Joanna Baker, Louisa Bradberry, Joanna Cotgrove, Roger Loomes and Emma Starr. Fabienne works in Ashtons’ French property team in Leeds, Joanna Baker in the dispute resolution department in…