Not many can pretend it’s been an enjoyable year to remember. Suffolk online mug store Dirty Old Goat has now captured the mood of the nation with an exclusive 2020 Review mug. The funny mug looks like the sort of review all of us would leave for 2020. Most would probably leave zero stars if…
Clare Perkins of Woodbridge launched Silk Rose – Sew Suffolk in March 2020 after being asked to help with the shortage of scrubs for the NHS to protect key workers. She has just been recognised as one of the top 30 mask makers in the UK by Make it British. Wanting to help support people…
As Great Britain’s number one javelin star, Harry Hughes ought to have been making his last training tweaks ahead of Tokyo 2020 in the coming days. Instead, the 22-year-old has seen his sporting ambition placed on pause and has turned his attention to creating an online fishing marketplace with his two brothers. A competitive athlete…
Independent Suffolk charity St Elizabeth Hospice has announced the staggered reopening of its charity shops throughout East Anglia following temporary closure due to COVID-19. From Wednesday 1st July St Elizabeth Hospice is commencing a phased reopening of its charity shops beginning with its Martlesham Heath and Holywells Retail Centres and Heath Road charity shop. Customers…
When reopened hospitality means swift serving, limited handling and straightforward supply, could canned cocktails be the answer for every bar and restaurant owner? That’s certainly the hope of Suffolk’s Niche Cocktails, who inadvertently found themselves launching their new business just weeks before lockdown was enforced throughout the UK. Having intended to focus its target at…
The East of England Co-op has been named as a finalist in The Grocer Gold Awards 2020, recognising its ongoing achievements with supporting local food and drink producers. The regional retailer has been nominated in the Supply Chain Initiative of the Year category, following developments to its ‘Sourced Locally’ initiative. Sourced Locally was introduced in…
An award-winning hairdresser in Suffolk is today launching a national crusade to ask fellow colleagues in the profession and beyond to join in with a ‘We are back, but not in black” campaign as the beauty and hairdressing industry prepares to re-open their doors this July. Janene Bush, who owns Heavenly Hair in Saxmundham, Suffolk,…
The East of England Co-op is in a strong position to weather the coronavirus storm, its 2019/20 financial results show. A decrease in underlying trading profit had been anticipated due to the rising costs of doing business and the impact of the increased National Living Wage. Doug Field, Joint Chief Executive of the East of…