Indy stores slam “Mickey Mouse” rules that are letting big retailers exploit lockdown loopholes to stay open
Independent shopkeepers in a Suffolk coastal town have slammed big retailers exploiting lockdown loopholes to stay open. Business owners in Woodbridge who have stuck to the rules surrounding lockdown and closed their doors to the public, claim larger competitors are flouting the regulations which state that you can only operate if you are classed as […]
New tech could help Woodbridge shoppers support local businesses without setting foot in stores
Window shoppers in Woodbridge could be able to buy what they see without needing to set foot in store, thanks to plans for new tech in the town. A host of independent stores have come together to find a way for customers to peruse the high street and purchase items they spot in the window […]
Happiness by the river
Inspired by The Wind in the Willows, Clare Perkins, director of Choose Woodbridge, takes a whimsical look at the town’s historic riverside. “The Mole was bewitched. As he sat on the grass and looked across the river something bright began to twinkle,’’ taken from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. From his lookout on […]
Woodbridge Sea Scouts remember the fallen with Poppy Stones
A Suffolk Scout group has come up with a novel way of marking Remembrance Day. Members of 5th Woodbridge Sea Scouts would normally turn out in force for the Remembrance Day parade, but because of COVID they can’t this year. Instead Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers have been busy painting poppies on stones which will […]