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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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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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A Little Blakenham man who flouted a driving ban has received a four-month custodial sentence, with police warning that disqualified drivers put others at risk.
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Police say they are concerned for the welfare of Joe Courtney, who was last seen on Clapgate Lane at 13:00 on Thursday, 14 May.
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Suffolk police are appealing for help to trace 28-year-old Sonny Loveridge, who failed to return to HMP Hollesley Bay after temporary release on Tuesday evening, 20 May.
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Suffolk County Council will explore building a tunnel or estuarial crossing as an alternative to an Ipswich northern bypass, with a report to go to cabinet by the end of September.
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Reform UK's Michael Hadwen was elected leader of Suffolk County Council on Thursday, with opposition councillors challenging his appointment over his lack of experience and demanding an apology for his previous posts on social media.
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.
The government has accepted that organised crime is gutting Britain's high streets and has put £30m behind a "national crackdown" to fight it, but the funded officers are going to Manchester, the West Midlands, Kent and Essex. Ipswich has again been overlooked – and no one seems to be asking why.
Reform UK has selected Michael Hadwen as its candidate for Leader of Suffolk County Council, choosing a former party staffer with no elected experience over 14-year council veteran, Christopher Hudson.
A behind-closed-doors leadership battle is underway at Suffolk County Council, with three Reform UK councillors understood to have put their names forward. Ipswich.co.uk examines who they are, what they bring, and what each could mean for the county.
Reform UK will now control Suffolk County Council, but the levers of power do not all pivot instantly. We examine what the new administration can change quickly, what it cannot, and the pressure now bearing down on a group of councillors who, until last week, had mostly never held office.
Shayne Pooley, the chairman of Reform UK in Ipswich, has publicly stated that the party's new councillors will not be speaking to the media, just hours after Reform won 10 of 16 seats on the borough council and took majority control of the county council.
Five years ago, Reform UK did not field a single candidate in Suffolk. On Thursday, the party took outright control of the county council and became the largest single winner among the seats contested in Ipswich — reshaping the political geography of the county in a single day.
As polling stations open across Ipswich and Suffolk, a detailed pre-election projection points to a dramatic political shift at Endeavour House — but the modellers behind the numbers are the first to flag the limits of what they can tell us.
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A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after police were called to reports of a man damaging an ATM on Upper Brook Street.
The government has accepted that organised crime is gutting Britain's high streets and has put £30m behind a "national crackdown" to fight it, but the funded officers are going to Manchester, the West Midlands, Kent and Essex. Ipswich has again been overlooked – and no one seems to be asking why.
Ipswich.co.uk launches its first video podcast with a post-election conversation between editor Oliver Rouane-Williams, Stephen Brown and Ann-Marie Doggett, dissecting what Reform's sweep of Suffolk County Council means for the year ahead.
A Suffolk law firm is celebrating national recognition after being named winner of Best Use of Technology in Conveyancing at The Conveyancing Awards.
If you live or work in Stoke Park and Chantry or Whitehouse, you now have the chance to directly shape how £20 million of government money is invested in your community. No formal qualifications are needed.
Ipswich Town has been awarded Gold status in the 2025/26 EFL Family Excellence Scheme, retaining the accolade it received in the 2023/24 season.
Wood-fired soups, Turkish pizza and a smoky open kitchen — Elfida Restaurant opens its doors in Ipswich town centre.
A student from Martlesham will abseil down Ipswich Hospital to honour the grandad she lost two years ago, using her experience to help other families this Dying Matters Awareness Week.
A 23-year-old Ipswich business owner has been recognised as one of the UK's most promising young franchisees, earning a place among just three national finalists at the Disruptive Franchise Awards.
Almost a year ago, Emma Adams shared with us a vision for an app that did not yet exist. In the months that followed, she and co-founder Mandeep Birdy built a movement that broke a world record and gave hundreds of people a place to belong.
Ipswich MP Jack Abbott has opened applications for his 2026 summer school, a free fortnight of workshops, campaigning and Westminster visits for young people aged 18 to 24.
St Elizabeth Hospice's Midnight Walk pulled in over £100,000 from more than 1,000 costumed walkers on Saturday night – nearly £30,000 more than last year, with donations still coming in.
Sizewell C has signed its third and final Memorandum of Understanding with further education providers, formalising a fresh agreement with Eastern Education Group at One Sixth Form College in Ipswich.
Four men from the Suffolk construction industry will walk more than 20 miles and play four full rounds of golf in a single day next month, all in aid of three charities supporting people with life-changing illnesses.
Melissa Matthews, who grew up in Suffolk and has built a 14-year career using creativity as a catalyst for social change, has been appointed Programme Director of Ipswich's £750,000 IP-Switched programme.
Quick-thinking staff at a Museum Street support centre disarmed a woman pouring ethanol across the floor and threatening to "light them all up", police have revealed, as she was jailed for four years.
A 55-year-old man who groomed a 13-year-old girl by buying her cigarettes in exchange for sex has been sentenced to seven years in prison following a trial at Ipswich Crown Court.
Ipswich town centre's two-week food festival is back for 2026, with more than 50 deals running across pubs, restaurants and cafés until Sunday, 31 May. From £3.60 tacos to £45 steak dinners for two, here is what is on the menu this Forknight.
A participatory artwork opening at The Ancient House this week will host a daily "Shoplift-o-clock" hour where pinching items is playfully welcomed – provided thieves are willing to discuss the ethics of theft and have their portrait drawn for the Thieves Gallery.
People across Suffolk are being invited to take part in Creativity and Wellbeing Week this week, with organisers framing the arts as essential to tackling the region's health challenges.
A small crowd gathered along Neptune's Quay this morning to watch the Mariners restaurant boat – a Waterfront landmark closed since the festive period – be towed away by two vessels for maintenance at Pin Mill.
A spirit distilled in Suffolk has been crowned the highest-scoring spiced rum at this year's London Spirits Competition, beating entries from more than 30 countries – despite not being legally classified as a rum at all.
Local businesses, makers and food producers have until 1 June to register for a place at The Buttermarket Ipswich's Suffolk Day Fayre on Sunday, 21 June.
Reform UK's Michael Hadwen is set to mark his first act as leader of Suffolk County Council with a call for a judicial review of the Government's Local Government Reorganisation decision – a move that has attracted widespread criticism.
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