People took to the streets of Leiston to join the protest.

The demonstration took place days after ministers deferred a decision on whether to give the £20bn project the green light.

Hundreds protest over building of £20bn nuclear power plant as decision delayed

Some say the increase means they will pay more for childcare than their salary.

Anger as parents face 200% hike in nursery charges

The Music Venue Trust says diaries are full as a summer of festivals approaches - but admits there are "a few hurdles to get over first".

'Golden time' for live music revival as appetite for gigs returns

Aldeburgh in Suffolk has been named as one of the most expensive seaside towns in the country, with average house prices reaching nearly £520,000.

Suffolk town 'fifth most expensive' seaside location to buy home

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Paul Howson said he has to make sacrifices so he can afford to give his eight-year-old girl a normal life when she comes to stay with him.

'I only eat three days a week': Dad's cost-of-living sacrifice for daughter

Families have spoken out as a charity warned that energy bills could push more than two million disabled families into fuel poverty.

'Overlooked’ disabled families feeling the pain of rising costs

A council leader has said the numbers of second homes in his district are "out of control", as new figures revealed one in 10 ten houses are second homes

North Norfolk has highest number of second home ownership in entire country

Fuel prices have spiked since the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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More than 50 Conservative MPs have signed an open letter, organised by Harlow MP Robert Halfon, urging action over the cost-of-living crisis.

Tory MPs call on chancellor to slash fuel duty to cut prices at pumps 

HSBC said the closures have been driven by the continued growth of online banking across its customers.

Seven HSBC branches in East Anglia to close later this year

Clive Lewis wants a guarantee that offshore energy workers would be given cash for retraining to ensure the workers are able "to access good green jobs".

MP says Skills Bill could be chance to learn mistakes of Miner's Strike 

File photo dated 02/09/08 of a couple standing outside an estate agent's window. The number of people taking their first step on to the property ladder with a mortgage last year is estimated to have topped 400,000 for the first time since 2006. Issue date: Tuesday January 4, 2022.

House prices increased by as much as 20% in some parts of the Anglia region during 2021 with the cost of owning a home rising faster than the rest of the UK.

How the cost of houses has risen sharply in your part of the East of England

One member of public offered to pay Leonard White's heating bill for a year after he spoke movingly of the difficulties of keeping up with rising costs.

Pensioner struggling with heating bills stunned by kind strangers' offers to pay

As energy bills are set to rise by nearly £700 a year, Leonard White, 79, has told ITV News Anglia he can't cut back any more in the cost of living crisis.

Cost of living crisis: 'If I can't pay, I can't pay.  If I can I will'

Sizewell Nuclear Power Station in Suffolk

The business secretary said the money would be used to continue the development of the project, which has attracted local opposition.

Sizewell C awarded £100m of government funding to attract private investors

Online shopping has been hitting traditional retailers for many years despite many attempts to revitalise town centres and the pandemic dealt a further blow.

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