The West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT) welcomed staff, guests, and Jo Churchill MP, to the official opening and naming ceremony of three new accommodation blocks at the back of the West Suffolk Hospital site. This 12-million pound scheme has replaced the previous 40-year-old hospital residences with three modern, five-storey buildings, providing 160 en-suite bedrooms…
Four locked safes came into the scrap metal dealers in Great Blakenham, near Ipswich. It’s not uncommon to have safes come in for scrapping, but it is unusual for them to be filled with anything. As the safes got snipped open with a mobile shear, staff discovered about £20,000 in one of them. The others were…
Founded in 1959, the family-owned firm BDK has grown in numbers over the past 60 years. Showcasing many technical abilities such as very precise rotary die-cutting, laser cutting, and RF welding, BDK produces engineered adhesive components for a wide range of industries. With products used in thousands of everyday items, the demand has been dramatically…
Ellisons Solicitors’ Ipswich office is celebrating its fifth year in business. Since the law firm’s expansion into Suffolk in 2014, the team has grown by 289% and has built a strong reputation for its dedication to delivering excellent client service from start to finish, which has resulted in an increase of 39% in its fee…
A law firm in Felixstowe has raised £1,185 in vital funds for charity by volunteering their time and expertise to write people’s wills in exchange for charitable donations. Fairstep Solicitors gave up some of their time in November to take part in Will Aid, an annual campaign which raises money for nine of the UK’s…
The generosity of NHS volunteers was celebrated at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust’s (WSFT) annual thank you event on Wednesday, 12 June. Forty-five volunteers received long service awards from Trust chief executive Stephen Dunn CBE, clocking up 415 years of service between them. One volunteer, Christine Hinchley, from Bury St Edmunds, was thanked for giving…
A star of a BBC political satire show is heading to the Suffolk coast for a special event ahead of his theatre production. Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye and who appears on BBC TV’s Have I Got News For You, will make a guest appearance at one of four productions being performed as part…
Burland Technology Solutions, winner of the Queens Award in 2016 for Export and again this year 2019 for Innovation, is pleased to announce that due to continued and sustainable growth it is expanding its sales team. Adrian Marston, sales director, and sales managers Stacey Marston and Liam Donaghy, have joined Burland, establishing the new sales…