Both Tacket Street and Tower Ramparts car parks have reverted back to NCP, days after the sites changed hands to new operator Q-Park, with one NCP attendant describing the situation as "a serious mess".
Ipswich law firm Ellisons has launched a year-long partnership with Suffolk Mind and Mid and North East Essex Mind, with colleagues set to fundraise, volunteer and raise awareness for mental health.
Following last Thursday's announcement that mayors will be handed a share of income tax and business rates revenue, Suffolk's Chamber of Commerce and mayoral candidates have urged the government to press ahead with devolution for Suffolk and Norfolk.
Calls are growing for Caroline Topping, the Green leader of East Suffolk Council, to resign over the troubled Better Recycling rollout, as questions are raised (and answered) over whether better performance figures reflect a genuine improvement or a change in how they are counted.
The Allen Gardiner, a restored Second World War rescue launch operating as a river cruise and dining business from Fox's Marina, has been listed for sale for £150,000 as its owner prepares to retire.
Five fire crews were called to tackle a blaze in an outside storage area near B&M at Warren Heath Retail Park on Monday evening, with local residents told to keep windows and doors closed due to smoke.
The five men arrested on suspicion of rape following a report of a serious sexual assault on Curriers Lane have been released under investigation, Suffolk Police have confirmed.
Seven weeks into a troubled recycling rollout, and with residents reportedly threatening legal action, a senior councillor says East Suffolk Council's governance – not just its bins – is now in question.
A Suffolk County Council health visitor of more than a decade has warned that proposed cuts to nursing staff would be "absolutely disastrous" for vulnerable families. Up to 49 nursing roles could be axed as part of a wider overhaul of children's health services.
Ipswich Borough Council first proposed redeveloping Lloyds Avenue in December 2020. Nearly six years on, and five years after securing funding, it still cannot say when work will begin.
Ipswich.co.uk can exclusively reveal that construction has begun on a free-roam virtual reality arena and private function space inside the Great White Horse Hotel, bringing one of the world's most modern entertainment concepts into one of Ipswich's oldest buildings.
When Ipswich.co.uk first visited Pipers Court in April, we found black mould, broken tiles, blood-stained lights and "cleaning in progress" signs lining the dirtiest corridors. Two months later, with fly-infested bin liners stacking up inside, frustrated residents tell us little has improved.
Suffolk County Council has filed a judicial review claim against the Secretary of State over local government reorganisation. The legal arguments are now known, but the threshold is high, and even a successful outcome may not deliver what the council is seeking. We explain all.
Ipswich enters the summer of 2026 with an empty lido it cannot yet fund, an ageing main pool it plans to demolish, and a £38m replacement that its own council will not exist long enough to build. We ask: where will Ipswich swim?
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A bus driver needed hospital treatment for a broken nose and stitches after a driver got out of his car and punched him through the window – then again as he tried to take his registration.
Police have arrested five men on suspicion of rape following a report of a serious sexual assault at an address on Curriers Lane in the early hours of Sunday, 2 August, with a scene still in place.
New figures show one in six children in England and Wales will experience sexual abuse before turning 18 — this is up from one in ten. Suffolk charity Brave Futures says just 15% of the children it has supported over the past 14 years have seen their case reach prosecution.
The University of Suffolk has officially turned 10 this week, having evolved from Suffolk College into a fully independent institution, with a year of celebration events planned across the county.
Police believe an aerosol can exploded after being placed on a heat source, causing a blast that damaged windows at a block of flats on Princes Street, Ipswich – with the road and building now reopened and residents allowed back.
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after an explosion shattered windows at a block of flats on Princes Street, Ipswich, on Friday night.
A campaign group has called on the newly merged Norfolk & Suffolk NHS board to explain millions of pounds in unspent dental funding and set out a plan to improve access for patients.
Despite officers recommending approval, Ipswich councillors said they had "quite a lot of sympathy" for objecting residents, deferring a petrol station redevelopment on Woodbridge Road over unresolved road safety and noise concerns.
Q-Park will take over NCP's Tacket Street and Tower Ramparts car parks from 1 August, after the troubled parking giant confirmed it will cease operating both sites as part of its ongoing administration.
With insurance, servicing and charging bundled in, Suffolk's electric community vehicles are betting shared cars can replace a family's second car, or even the first, easing congestion across Ipswich. We spent an afternoon riding along in EV Sheeran to find out more.
Plans to turn a family home on Cecil Road into a six-bedroom house in multiple occupation have been refused, after council officers warned its only kitchen would be so cramped it could pose a safety hazard.
From two nervous children finding the courage to sing, to youngsters flying through the air with a circus school, TreeFEST at The Treehouse in Ipswich gave families a rare chance to enjoy a festival built entirely around them.
Ipswich Town conceded late as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to La Liga side Osasuna, in a pre-season friendly at the JobServe Community Stadium. Town columnist Barbara Norrey reports.
A man in his 60s had cash stolen from his rucksack on Ipswich's Cornhill on Tuesday, 28 July, after two men used a sauce stain on his shirt as a distraction while a third rifled through his bag.
Ipswich County Library is set for an almost £900,000 transformation – its first major refurbishment in more than four decades – with work expected to start towards the end of 2026.
Suffolk's construction industry has welcomed "positive" new Government plans for earlier technical education, with employers pointing to a chronic skills shortage in the sector and calling the move "long overdue" – though some say real building-site experience will matter more than careers events.
Buttermarket shopping centre has unveiled a 10-metre hand-painted mural as the centrepiece of its summer beach installation, created by Suffolk artist Maddie Willis.
Suffolk County Council is urging residents to stop leaving unwanted clothes and items outside for collection, after criminals were found exploiting people's generosity with fake charity bags.
High street retailers have urged caution after customers reported purchasing fake cards from a new vending machine selling Pokémon cards on the ground floor of Sailmakers shopping centre, as scalpers, online influencers and investors continue to put strain on high street stocks.
Work begins on Monday, 17 August, on a new bug and nature-themed play area at Ellenbrook Park, part of Ipswich Borough Council's £3.5m Play Area Strategy to improve play facilities across the town.
A colourful new public art trail has opened around Ranelagh Primary School, aiming to get more children walking, cycling and scooting to lessons while teaching them road safety along the way.
Geek Retreat Ipswich, the purple and yellow gaming café on Upper Brook Street that has become a second home for many, will close for the final time on 31 July, but owners Sharon and Rob Lockhart are opening a new independent venue, Mulligan Game Café, in the same venue.
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Suffolk Constabulary has become the latest force to deploy AI cameras targeting mobile phone use and seatbelt offences, following rollouts elsewhere that police say have already delivered significant behavioural change among drivers.
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