Ipswich Borough Council Leader Neil MacDonald
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Is Ipswich Borough Council being ambitious or reckless with your money?

Councillors have signed off a 2.99% council tax rise and £70m in town centre investment, but with the authority set to be abolished by 2028, opposition groups are questioning whether the promises can ever be delivered.
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Joao Santos
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'You might just save that person's life': Students take on 24-hour CPR marathon

More than 50 University of Suffolk paramedic students are performing continuous CPR for 24 hours to demonstrate that using the yellow and green defibrillator boxes found across Ipswich is straightforward, with the ambulance service providing step-by-step guidance to anyone who calls 999.
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Nicola Sebastian
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Council approves £38m aquatics centre plan

Ipswich Borough Council has approved a £38 million aquatics centre as part of its £70 million four-year capital programme – but questions are already being raised about whether it will ever be built.
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Oliver Rouane-Williams
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Joao Santos
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Suffolk's aging population faces predatory marriage threat

As Suffolk's population grows older, local legal experts are warning families about a disturbing trend that could rob vulnerable relatives of their life savings through marriages designed purely for financial gain. New data reveals widespread public concern about gaps in current inheritance laws that leave elderly people exposed to exploitation.
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Council planting 1,250 trees across Ipswich this week

Ipswich Borough Council will plant 1,250 native trees across the town during Ipswich Loves Trees Week, which runs from Friday, 14 February to Thursday, 20 February.
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Council backs masterplan for South Ravenswood homes despite traffic concerns

Ipswich Borough Council has unanimously approved the development of a masterplan for five plots of land south of Ravenswood, acknowledging traffic issues in the area whilst pushing ahead with plans that could deliver new homes and commercial space.
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Nicola Sebastian
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