Works have begun transforming a café and wine bar into a Labour MP's new constituency office.

Dr Peter Prinsley is set to move into the former Langams Café and Wine Bar premise in Market Place in Stowmarket. 

The MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is set to make the premise his new political home following the business's closure in June.

Dr Peter Prinsley, MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, will move into the former cafe and wine bar property in Stowmarket.Dr Peter Prinsley, MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, will move into the former cafe and wine bar property in Stowmarket. (Image: Newsquest)

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A spokesman for Dr Prinsley said: "Peter is in the process of setting up his constituency office at 4 Market Pl (previously Langams).

"His constituency team are beginning to work from there, although the office won’t be fully furnished and completed until early in the New Year.

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"We’re waiting on a sign, some requisite security equipment and much-needed decoration.  After the requisite work is done, it will be a great venue to host community events and surgeries for constituents in Bury St Edmunds & Stowmarket."

A new wine bar was launched in August 2023 by Tom Mills and Ryan Luke, of Heart of Suffolk Distillery.

Langams had been a part of Stowmarket life since 2019.

Tom Mills and Ryan Luke launched Langams Cafe and Wine Bar in 2023Tom Mills and Ryan Luke at the launch of the wine bar in 2023. (Image: Supplied) Since Dr Peter Prinsley claimed his seat from the Conservatives, with a majority of 1,452, he has since made pushing for improvements to the West Suffolk Hospital site in Bury St Edmunds his key priority. 

The Suffolk MP has also recently voiced his support for the assisted dying bill introduced by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater in October.