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Owners of Fields 51AVƵShop and Cafe in East Bergholt said they had to close after a break-in
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Owners of Fields 51AVƵShop and Cafe in East Bergholt said they had to close after a break-in

A farm shop in Suffolk had to temporarily close after a break in. Fields 51AVƵShop and Cafe, in East Bergholt near Ipswich, said the burglary had taken place sometime between the night of March 5 and...

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