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Marketing in Suffolk, a Leiston firm cleans up, Newmarket's new crossing and freight expectations.

Hana Ballard talks about employing her parents as her marketing company in Woodbridge gets bigger, and great news for a Suffolk chemical company.

Rob hears how a community campaign in Newmarket has brought about a new pedestrian crossing to help school children.

Mick Smith and Ian Bedford launched the bid for a crossing by the Tannersfield Way junction leading to Freshfields just before Christmas 2010 after Mr Smith stopped to let a family cross the road and a car travelling the other way carried on and nearly hit a child.

Talking business is Hana Ballard, director of The Bridge Marketing, set up after she returned to Woodbridge from working in London.

She's since employed her mother, Jan, who joins her to rummage through the morning's papers.

One of the owners of a Suffolk freight company reflect on the rising fuel costs and plans to help smaller businesses get their loads onto the railway networks.

There's also some good news form a Leiston based chemical company which has landed a big contract to provide cleaning agents for a national bus company.

Graham Coulter from Powerclean Chemicals says it will mean a 25% increase in turn over and could even lead to extra jobs.

Ahead of Ipswich Town's trip to Hull, on loan Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy gives his views on getting off the bench.

And answering your gardening questions after 8am is Claire Horne.

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  • Sat 10 Mar 2012 06:00