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Ipswich's most famous historic building has cleared its first major hurdle, with planners unanimously approving its conversion into 21 flats, but without grant funding, the development remains commercially unviable, leaving its future far from certain.
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Suffolk County Council's Reform administration says it is cutting waste and ending virtue signalling. Opposition parties are united in saying it is doing the opposite. We examine, in detail, the arguments on both sides.
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Construction work on long-awaited improvements to Arras Square is set to begin this month, with local firm Brooks & Wood Ltd appointed to deliver the scheme ahead of a Christmas 2026 completion target.
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Two suspects have been identified following a graffiti spree across Ipswich town centre over the bank holiday weekend, with one male arrested and bailed.
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Four young iWill ambassadors from Ipswich travelled to Westminster on Tuesday to meet a government minister and share how youth social action is changing their town, with one telling Youth and Civil Society Minister Stephanie Peacock that being from Ipswich is now her "super power."
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Suffolk County Council is set to rescind its climate emergency declaration and remove all net zero targets, leader Michael Hadwen has confirmed, as the Reform UK-led authority moves to overhaul its approach to environmental policy.
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Essex and Suffolk are both mounting legal challenges to government reorganisation under Reform leadership. Essex chose to publish its pre-action letter; Suffolk has not. Reading one tells us a great deal about what the other might say, and whether the challenge is worth the cost.
Suffolk County Council's Reform administration says it is cutting waste and ending virtue signalling. Opposition parties are united in saying it is doing the opposite. We examine, in detail, the arguments on both sides.
Essex and Suffolk are both mounting legal challenges to government reorganisation under Reform leadership. Essex chose to publish its pre-action letter; Suffolk has not. Reading one tells us a great deal about what the other might say, and whether the challenge is worth the cost.
Suffolk Constabulary has reported significant reductions across most crime categories in Ipswich, and the officers behind those numbers deserve fair credit – but the story is more complicated than the headline figures alone can tell.
In the coming weeks, hundreds of Ipswich businesses will decide whether Ipswich's Business Improvement District (BID) lives or dies. What hangs on that decision is far bigger than many people realise.
Two and a half years ago, Ofsted found that children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Suffolk were getting lost in a system defined by delays, unanswered calls and plans that failed them. A new inspection report suggests things are genuinely changing — but not yet for everyone.
An Ipswich Borough Council executive whose email account sent a derogatory message about Ipswich Town chairman, Mark Ashton, says he was hacked. The council agrees, but a decision not to refer the incident to the ICO, despite a serious data breach, will raise many questions – and eyebrows.
Racist, homophobic and disablist abuse was cited in more than 900 Suffolk school exclusions and suspensions since 2020, new figures show. Education specialists say cuts to anti-bullying work and wider social pressures are driving a national rise.
In her leaving speech, outgoing Suffolk County Council chair Jessica Fleming said that "council meetings should not be dull". Well, this one certainly wasn't. Here's everything you need to know about yesterday's AGM.
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Singer-songwriters, bands, soloists and DJs will descend on Christchurch Park on Sunday, 5 July, as Ipswich Music Day celebrates its 36th year with more than 30 performers.
The University of Suffolk has climbed 11 places to rank 44th out of 130 universities in the 2027 Complete University Guide, continuing a five-year rise that has seen it jump 82 positions since 2022.
Suffolk County Council has sent a pre-action letter to the Government warning it will seek a judicial review unless Ministers withdraw plans to reorganise local government in the county, escalating a dispute that began when the new Reform administration took control earlier this month.
Police are asking anyone who recorded footage of a brawl outside a Waterfront bar on Saturday night to come forward as they investigate the incident.
Suffolk Constabulary has reported significant reductions across most crime categories in Ipswich, and the officers behind those numbers deserve fair credit – but the story is more complicated than the headline figures alone can tell.
In the coming weeks, hundreds of Ipswich businesses will decide whether Ipswich's Business Improvement District (BID) lives or dies. What hangs on that decision is far bigger than many people realise.
Proposals to convert Ipswich's long-vacant Great White Horse Hotel into 21 homes and community space are set to go before the borough council's planning committee on Wednesday, 3 June, with officers recommending approval.
Two and a half years ago, Ofsted found that children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Suffolk were getting lost in a system defined by delays, unanswered calls and plans that failed them. A new inspection report suggests things are genuinely changing — but not yet for everyone.
Suffolk Pride Fringe Festival is back for 2026, with five weeks of celebration, protest, education, inclusivity and wellbeing. The festival's "rebirth" theme runs from Sunday, 31 May, to Sunday, 30 June, across the county.
A 50-year-old Ipswich man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted of raping a neighbour in her own home, with the sentence running on top of an existing prison term for a separate violent offence.
An Ipswich Borough Council executive whose email account sent a derogatory message about Ipswich Town chairman, Mark Ashton, says he was hacked. The council agrees, but a decision not to refer the incident to the ICO, despite a serious data breach, will raise many questions – and eyebrows.
Councillor Pat Bruce-Browne has been elected as Ipswich's new mayor, becoming the first gay Black woman in the town's history to hold the position.
Staff and students from Suffolk New College Rural Campus were “over the moon” after being awarded gold for their garden creation at the Suffolk Show on Wednesday, 27 May.
Suffolk New College is set to host a charity fashion show in aid of Cancer Support Suffolk on Friday, 12 June, with former Ipswich Town manager George Burley among those taking to the catwalk.
Ipswich Borough Council says its town centre CCTV has captured clear images of those responsible for vandalising newly installed planters on Princes Street, with the authority now working with police to identify the suspects.
Racist, homophobic and disablist abuse was cited in more than 900 Suffolk school exclusions and suspensions since 2020, new figures show. Education specialists say cuts to anti-bullying work and wider social pressures are driving a national rise.
A new research laboratory that will test cutting-edge communications technology – including live connections to satellites in space – has officially opened at BT's Adastral Park in Martlesham.
Chris Spall was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 47 after attending a CHAPS blood screening event – now his sister Emma Atkinson is hosting one in Ipswich to give other men the same chance.
The Ukraine flag has been removed from outside Suffolk County Council's Ipswich headquarters and replaced with the St George's Cross, with opposition councillors saying the decision was made without a vote or wider discussion.
Newly installed planters in the town centre were sprayed with graffiti over the bank holiday weekend, days before workers finished planting them.
Ipswich's free One Big Multicultural Festival returns to Alexandra Park on Sunday, 30 August, promising its biggest celebration yet with live music, global cuisine and family activities from 12:00.
The University of Suffolk has won three prizes at the UK's most student-driven higher education awards, scooping top honours for teaching quality, postgraduate and international student experiences.
In her leaving speech, outgoing Suffolk County Council chair Jessica Fleming said that "council meetings should not be dull". Well, this one certainly wasn't. Here's everything you need to know about yesterday's AGM.
Suffolk County Council's new Reform administration has rejected a motion to back the council's translation services after a debate triggered by Reform UK election leaflets claiming the £283,000 service was for people who "refuse to integrate."
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