A great year for growing pumpkins

Staff at Suffolk social enterprise Realise Futures have been pulling out all the stops to produce a bumper crop of pumpkins in time for this year

Nowton Estate in Bury St Edmunds celebrates new playpark opening

The Dump, as the Nowton pit area behind the allotments has been nicknamed, has been transformed with new equipment and on Sunday Mayor Cllr Patrick Chung and ward counicllor Sarah Stamp officially opened the area. Free ices were donated by

Perfect night for stargazing at Nowton Park

Organised by members of the Orwell Astronomical Society, the event was held in the heart of Nowton Park near Bury St Edmunds on Saturday night. It coincided with International Observe the Moon Night when similar astronomical events take place