Cyril and Jean Webb outside their shop J&C Webb in Orwell Road, Felixstowe
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Tributes have been paid to a much-loved, kind and warm-hearted man who served his home town as mayor three times.
Cyril Webb has been hailed as a great ambassador for Felixstowe, where he grew up, ran a town centre shop and represented his community on countless organisations over the years.
Mr Webb, 84, whose funeral was held this week, ran with his wife Jean the luggage and travel goods and gift shop J&C Webb in the town centre.
Cyril and Jean Webb, when they were mayor and mayoress in 2005 launching Felixstowe in Flower
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The HSBC branch in Felixstowe s Hamilton Road before lockdown
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The loss of a HSBC bank from Felixstowe high street will be a big blow to the town, a business leader has warned.
The planned closure of the Hamilton Road bank - which is scheduled to shut on July 23 as part of a major cull of 82 UK branches this year - would hit business and the community, the town chamber s chairman has warned.
Roger Abbott, who heads up Felixstowe Chamber of Commerce, said the town contained a large older and elderly population and a big healthcare sector to support it - all of whom would be affected.