A cheese and wine evening by Clare Antiques and Interiors, at The Mill in Malting Lane, organised by owners Colin and Carmel Merchant, raised £690.

The Swan Hotel in Lavenham has scooped first place in the 2013 Visit England Awards for Excellence.

The “unrivalled passion” shown by the founder of a Sudbury cookery shop has been remembered following her death.

Up to 28 jobs will be cut by one of Sudbury’s key employers as it closes a call centre after losing clients and struggling to accommodate new business.

Commuters boarding trains at Sudury Railway Station can now access free Wi-Fi while they wait.

A family-run restaurant in Assington is in the running for a coveted title after being nominated from a list of thousands.

Arger Fen in Assington is to become the centre of a research experiment in the fightback against a deadly disease affecting ash trees, it has been revealed.

A “mad-keen rugby fan” is in talks about developing a new home for Hadleigh Rugby Club to accommodate its growing numbers.

A Sudbury silk weaving company will stand trial next month accused of a number of health and safety breaches.

A decision on controversial plans to build a food store outside a pub has been delayed while an environmental health report is compiled.

The sound of popping wine bottle corks and ale-fuelled cheer will be heard next month in Sudbury at the annual beer, wine and cider festival.

An appeal by David Pratt, owner of Easterns Station Lounge in Sudbury, against a two-month suspension of the club’s licence in December has been adjourned for a third time.

The owner of a new hairdressing salon in Sudbury wants to open 650 branches across the country with his franchise business model.

Planned alterations to a Grade II listed pub, which have drawn criticism from two councils, are due to be decided upon this week.

The owner of an art shop in Sudbury says the recession has scuppered her dreams of continuing to trade in the town.

As work on Sudbury’s Borehamgate Precinct nears its end, shoppers have been promised that new benches will soon be in place.

Glemsford hairdresser Jessica Harman, from Fatal Attraction in Sudbury, was presented with an apprentice award at West Suffolk College’s Festival of Hair and Beauty.

A hairdresser’s in Long Melford is to relocate to new premises after planners gave the move their approval.

Sudbury Post Office customers suffered delays for the third week running due to strike action by union members on Tuesday.

An appeal for volunteers has gone out from the organisers of a food and drink festival taking place in Sudbury next month.