An award-winning local PR agency is celebrating after two employees were named accredited PR practitioners, a mark of recognition given out by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) for those showing excellence in and a commitment to continuous professional development (CPD). Creative Manager Emily Grimes and Account Manager Lauren Alcock, from Felixstowe-based PR firm…
A new paralegal at Prettys Solicitors who began her career as a secretary says it is ‘never too late to change”. Lorna Thresh joined the firm’s estates team in January, with more than 35-years’ experience in law firms in Suffolk and London, the last 16 years as a paralegal. However, she took an unusual career…
Bec Wooderson of Sage Accounts Solutions realised the effect that lockdown was having on her own mind and body and decided to help her team to get back on track. During the pandemic Bec hired a personal trainer to invest in her own health and well-being and to understand what to do to make improvements….
A Wickham Market-based manufacturing firm is giving a professional ‘kickstart’ to a young school leaver as part of a government workplace scheme. Roland Plastics, which employs 30 staff and has remained operational throughout the pandemic, has this week confirmed the first of two six-month placements, which it will be providing through the national Kickstart initiative….
Figures collected by insurance broker PolicyBee show a large increase in sales of cyber insurance since the UK went into lockdown in March 2020. Data analysis by PolicyBee shows that cyber insurance sales increased by over 75% after lockdown was put in place in comparison to the number of policies sold in the first quarter…
A Suffolk-based manufacturer and retailer of funny and cute mugs has an ideal range of products for anyone stuck for Mother’s Day gift ideas. Dirty Old Goat makes and sells exclusive designs of a range of mugs suitable for your own home or as a gift. There are various mugs that will be ideal for…
Sackers Ltd has signed the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce’s Gender Equality Business Pledge set up by the Suffolk Business Women. Suffolk Business Women is a key part of the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce. It exists to facilitate the contributions of women in business and wider public life to the economic and social prosperity of the…
A £25 million funding package for Ipswich, to be spent on a range of improvement projects, focussed primarily within the town centre and in neighbourhood shopping parades, has been confirmed. In recent months, Ipswich Central and All About Ipswich have been working hard with Town Deal partners to finalise a bold application to kick-start the…