Business

Empty offices near a town centre could be set for a new lease of life.

A charity has received the largest private donation in its history – a cheque for a “staggering” £40,000.

A popular town centre retailer is making final preparations ahead of unveiling a larger store in a new location.

A task group has been formed to work with food processing plants across Suffolk to prevent coronavirus outbreaks similar to that seen at Banham Poultry.

The company, with two shops in Norwich, one in King’s Lynn, Great Yarmouth as well as Lowestoft and Beccles, Suffolk and Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, warned that it could be forced to consider “less favourable alternatives”, which are understood to include liquidation, if creditors do not back its proposals.

East Suffolk Council has one of the best records in the country in tackling energy efficiency in homes, according to a new report.

Parts of the region’s multi-billion pound tourism industry could crumble in the coming months, bosses have warned - despite seeing an all-time record year in 2019.

Three teenagers have turned their lockdown fortunes around having lost their jobs before launching a wood-fired pizza business.

An award-winning Suffolk vineyard is up for sale as its owners look for their next project.

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The Chancellor could make swathing changes to pension tax relief in November, says finance expert Peter Sharkey.

Plans to turn a historic hotel into flats and a café have been amended after concerns were raised.

A restaurant group says it will put its own Eat Out to Help Out-style offers in place after an “unbelievable month”.

A couple paid a builder more than £40,000 for an extension which he never finished, leaving them with no front door.

A couple paid a builder more than £40,000 for an extension which he never finished, leaving them with no front door.

Restaurants and cafés in Norfolk and Waveney say they will continue to offer discounts when the Eat Out to Help Out scheme comes to a close as they fight to keep customers dining out.

Social media users are being warned about a scam that has already cost victims tens of thousands of pounds.

A chain supermarket will be holding an extra summer food collection to support the Trussell Trust and FareShare as they respond to an increased demand for food in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Adnams has today launched its first premium lager – with sales from the new beer going to support marine conservation.

A heritage boat fittings manufacturer has been snapped up by a new owner who specialises in restoring classic vessels.

An East Anglian town is more than 90pc connected to ultra-fast broadband following a push to get the region more connected.

A community hub is set to transform a former pub and prestigious retailer.

The UK’s biggest fishing tackle retailer, based in Norfolk, is making “a small number” of compulsory redundancies.

Fashion chain M&Co is set to close 47 of its stores across the UK – including one in Suffolk.

Queues formed outside restaurants, cafés and pubs as diners flocked to grab a discounted dinner under the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, which launched on Monday in a bid to boost the industry. Our reporters enjoyed a taste of the bargains on offer.

While Friday and Saturday nights might have been our go-to for a special meal out, coronavirus has started to tweak our habits.

The owners of a popular East Anglian theme park have expanded their UK offering after rescuing Drayton Manor following their fall into administration.

A new map shows every independent restaurant, café and pub taking part in the government’s Eat Out to Help Out money-off scheme.

Nearly 4000 restaurants across the East of England will cut diners’ bills by as much as 50pc, as the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme officially opens for business today.