Young Ipswich residents help shape £40m community regeneration plans

Young people from Whitehouse, Stoke Park and Chantry came together last Wednesday, 12 August, to share their views on how £40m of government funding should be spent in their neighbourhoods, as part of the Pride in Place programme.

Man safely rescued after Carr Street rooftop incident

A man has come down safely from the roof of a building on Carr Street in Ipswich town centre and is now with police officers, Suffolk Police have confirmed. Trigger warning: this article refers to an incident involving concern for a person's welfare.

Carr Street closed as emergency services attend ongoing incident

Carr Street in Ipswich town centre has been closed to the public following reports of a person on top of a building. Trigger warning: this article refers to an incident involving concern for a person's welfare.

Suffolk's longest riverside walk is now fully open

Walkers can now complete the entire 17-mile Gipping Valley River Path between Stowmarket and Ipswich, after repair works reopened the final closed sections.

TV chef's meal planning app now free for Suffolk residents

Feel Good Suffolk has partnered with chef Theo Michaels' FiveDinners platform to offer free personalised meal plans to everyone living in Suffolk, in a service normally worth £86 a year.

Ellisons appoints new dispute resolution partner

Local full-service law firm Ellisons has appointed Robert Tiffen, a specialist in commercial litigation and contentious probate, as a Partner in its Dispute Resolution team.

Who kicked the dogs out...but let Waffles in?

Emotional support animals and pets have been banned from Suffolk County Council's offices, but just five days earlier, its leader's dog, Waffles, was given a pass and his own office sign. Ipswich.co.uk sniffs out the paper trail and puts the questions to the council's top dog...and his owner.

Popular Ipswich Chinese takeaway up for sale for £45,000

Golden Egg Oriental, a Chinese takeaway on Wherstead Road, has been put up for sale with an asking price of £45,000.

Suffolk Sister Solace: One year of belonging

A year ago, Mahjabin Anwar built a space for Global Majority women in Suffolk to feel seen. This Saturday, with a DJ, pizza and a raffle built entirely around local women's businesses, she is celebrating just how far that idea has come.

Ipswich.co.uk announces exciting new columnist lineup

Until now, bar the occasional op-ed from me, Ipswich.co.uk has exclusively published news and news-focused features. That changes this month, with the announcement of an exciting lineup of regular columnists spanning business, place, the arts and Suffolk's full political spectrum.

Council defends 'no-brainer' bus subsidy as costs questioned

Ipswich Borough Council will keep subsidising some bus services for another three years after executive councillors dismissed concerns over the cost of some routes, calling the support a "no-brainer".

Ipswich schools and colleges celebrate a strong set of results

From an Early Years T Level distinction to Cambridge offers and a degree apprenticeship at Sizewell C, students across Ipswich have marked results day with some standout achievements this year.

Ipswich School enjoys best A Level results in two decades

Ipswich School students are celebrating one of the school's strongest sets of results in 20 years, with 84% of grades awarded at A*–B or their BTEC equivalent on national results day.

Man jailed for stalking woman despite Suffolk ban

A 36-year-old man has been jailed for 12 weeks after repeatedly turning up at a woman's home despite being banned from Suffolk and from contacting her.

One simple ask: A cancer patient's fight to see her own medical notes

Glenda Foster had surgery for breast cancer in October 2023. She has spent months trying to see the full audit trail of her own medical notes, but multiple requests, a regulator's ruling and a solicitor's letter have got her no closer to an answer.

New parking operator to invest in Tacket Street and Tower Ramparts improvements

After a bumpy start to its takeover of two NCP car parks, new operator Q-Park says it will fund refurbishment work at Tacket Street and Tower Ramparts, after signing a contract to take over the two Ipswich car parks on long-term leases.

Ipswich Town's commercial chief joins Ipswich Central board

Andrew Wood, Chief Revenue Officer at Ipswich Town Football Club, has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Ipswich Central, the Business Improvement District (BID) for Ipswich town centre and waterfront.

Historic Ipswich building returns to its roots as a museum

The former Arlingtons building, that once housed Ipswich's original museum, has been brought back to life as MOTE – the Museum of the Environment.

Burnham doubles down on Starmer's vape and betting shop crackdown

New vape shops will need planning permission for the first time under proposals announced by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, as the government doubles down on plans to hand councils more power over what opens on the high street.

University donates 120 items to Ipswich schools

More than 120 items of furniture no longer needed by the University of Suffolk have been donated to three Ipswich schools, saving them from waste.

Two men arrested in Ipswich town centre on drug charges

A man riding an illegal e-bike and a second man who tried to flee were both arrested on suspicion of drug supply as Ipswich's Town Centre Team carried out weekend patrols.

Eight e-bikes and e-scooters seized in police crackdown

Ipswich police seized three e-scooters and five e-bikes over the weekend as officers continued routine checks on illegal vehicles in the town centre.

Council's 'exciting' £875k creative hub stuck at square one three years on

Ipswich Borough Council was awarded £875,000 in September 2023 to deliver a creative hub – leader Neil MacDonald called it an "exciting initiative." Three years on, the council got as far as agreeing heads of terms with a tenant – but no lease was ever signed, and no plan has replaced it.

Ipswich submits City of Culture 2029 bid

Ipswich has formally submitted its bid to become UK City of Culture 2029 to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), backed by more than 100 businesses and community champions, and a new tranche of Ambassadors.