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Facts and fables: Rediscovering the town centre with Ipswich Tour Guides

With its cobbled streets and centuries-old buildings, Ipswich is a town steeped in history, yet brimming with modern charm. But how well do we really know it? To answer this question, the team at Ipswich.co.uk went on a guided walk of the town, led by Mike Garland, a long-standing volunteer tour guide.

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11th century silver coins wrapped in cloth and lead in a bundle

Major medieval coin hoard discovered at Sizewell C to feature on BBC Two tonight

Archaeologists have revealed that a remarkable hoard of more than 300 silver coins from the 11th century was unearthed during construction work at Suffolk's Sizewell C nuclear power station site.

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