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Leiston: Retail giant Tesco abandons its plans for town

10 Apr 2012

RETAIL giant Tesco has abandoned its plans to build a new store on the outskirts of a Suffolk town, click here for more information.....



Affordable corporate video production and 10% discount for LBA members

04 Apr 2012

In a world of Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook etc. we are under a lot of pressure to get our message across to people. We all find it confusing and are often tempted to have social media accounts without really knowing what to post. The secret is to keep your content interesting,...



Business Surgery

16 Mar 2012

Dr Coffey has scheduled a surgery for constituency businesses in conjunction with the British Bankers Association.  The BBA will be on hand to offer assistance to local businesses through their bank mentor program.  The BBA will introduce their program and then be on hand to answer questions.   We would like to...



Rowan Centre - Stress management Course

13 Mar 2012

Dear Fellow LBA Member We are offering a last minute special offer on this weekends Stress Management Masterclass, 17 & 18 March 2012 in Leiston, Suffolk.   Normal price £445, **last minute special offer £195** or £150 if you bring a friend/colleague - hurry only 5 places left. Discover how to powerfully affect your...



Heavy Goods Vehicles

27 Feb 2012

Leiston Police have had numerous complaints about heavy goods vehicles driving through Leiston Town centre. Although sat nav's can take drivers through town they are asking for all business to contact their shipping agents to ask them to by pass Leiston and use the Yoxford-Sizewell route for deliveries to Eastland's...



Opportunities in Offshore Wind Energy

27 Feb 2012

Dear All,  I have attached a promotional leaflet for an event that should be of interest to some of your members. 'Opportunities for your business' is a meeting designed to inform business of the opportunities presented by the rapid growth of the offshore energy sector. I will leave it to your discretion...



Cat Poisoning

27 Feb 2012

You may be aware of recent issues surrounding cats in the area being poisoned. The vets in Leiston kindly carried out an autopsy on one of the cats and the results show the cat was poisoned by anti-freeze. It is not clear whether the cats were deliberately poisoned or they...