A Suffolk firm has played host to a team of trainee military engineers tasked with completing a rapid-speed construction challenge. Roland Plastics, based in Wickham Market, invited an instructor and 12 trainee engineers from the Royal School of Military Engineers in Chatham, to carry out an installation as part of their syllabus work. The team,…
Suffolk Family Carers has moved swiftly in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, to ensure a more flexible, available and reassuring service in the community than ever before. The organisation, which has seen an influx in contact from concerned carers in recent days, is continuing to deliver a seven-day-week solution for service users, shifting some…
With the UK Government insisting that social distancing is a must whilst we try to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Chicane Connect is offering extra support for current and new customers during this difficult time. For those customers who currently have £9.95 per month subscriptions, we will reduce your call charges to 50% by applying…
Yesterday the Chancellor planted a few seeds for Boris Johnson’s future plans for the UK economy before investing heavily in the fiscal equivalent of stockpiling to see the UK through the impending Coronavirus storm. In the process he announced a massive increase in capital spending, coming close to Labour party plans during the election. With the…
A groundbreaking approach of using yoga in tackling low body confidence, and overcoming eating disorder issues, is to run for the first time in Suffolk. Conceived in the USA, the Eat, Breathe Thrive initiative provides a six-week programme combining neuroscience, mindful movement, meditation and psychology to help challenge previous patterns around eating distress and body…
Community Action Suffolk has appointed Suffolk businessman Kevin Ward to the role of Chair of Trustees. Kevin, director and co-owner of Conatus Financing Solutions and Conatus Bookkeeping, is a former corporate banker and holds a number of other board advisor roles for companies in the region. In his new post, Kevin will be helping to…
In April last year, Sackers found a safe with bundles of cash in it after cutting it open with a snipping tool. There was no record of which customer brought the safe in, or where the money came from, so it was handed in to the police in. After a few months of investigation, the…
A former fund manager from Suffolk has launched an online platform to prevent children from succumbing to the “damage of debt”. Helen Driver, who has had a 20-year career in finance and banking, is the brains behind Moneyready, a tool designed to help young people between the ages of seven and 18 manage money. The…