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Ipswich MP Jack Abbott says his 4,000-signature petition proves patience has run out over the Orwell Bridge. Council leader Michael Hadwen says he is "fully supportive" of finding a solution, but his response gives no sign that Suffolk County Council's position has shifted.
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Rather than pouring money into a traditional marketing campaign, Ipswich Town has used this year's kit launch to fund football kits for grassroots clubs across Suffolk instead – a decision nine months in the making.
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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.
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Ipswich Buses will increase adult and under-20 town fares from Sunday, 19 July, with the single ticket price rising by 10p and the day ticket by 20p.
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The University of Suffolk Students' Union is launching a new strategy after a year of consultation with students, staff and local partners, alongside its first ever impact report covering the last two years.
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From Halo's brand-new ticketed festival at Trinity Park to the UK's largest free one-day festival in Christchurch Park, Ipswich is preparing for an unprecedented run of live music across a single weekend.
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Employers across Ipswich can now claim £3,000 for every young person they take on under a new national jobs scheme, with Ipswich MP Jack Abbott urging local firms to make the most of it.
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?
We were the first to champion it. We have continued to do so relentlessly ever since. Today, with great sadness, we are withdrawing our support for Ipswich's City of Culture bid. Here's why.
The council appears to be pursuing a judicial review of the Government's local government reorganisation plans, but with a legal deadline that falls before its cabinet meeting on 29 June, residents and councillors still don't know if a claim has been filed, on what grounds, or at what cost.
Ipswich Borough Council has exclusively handed its City of Culture bid's official media partnership to Newsquest, a US-owned media company with titles in Swindon and Wrexham — two towns competing against us for the same prize. We asked why. The answer simply is not good enough.
Seven weeks. Four shortlist places. One shot. Here is the inside scoop on Ipswich's City of Culture 2029 bid, and the people and decisions that will define it.
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The Suffolk Parent Carer Forum is closing down after losing its Department for Education funding, with trustees citing "circumstances beyond" their control. The closure comes after parents reported months of silence and cancelled events from the group.
The Second World War brought fear and devastation to every corner of the globe, yet in humanity's darkest hour, an entire generation answered the call to serve. Among the brave souls who went off to war but never returned was Ipswich's Private Reginald Henry Makeham.
John Constable painted The Hay Wain on the banks of the River Stour, on the border between Suffolk and Essex, over 200 years ago. This summer, for the first time, it is coming home — arriving at Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich from 11 July.
Chloe Jenkins, who turned her passion for photography into a business at just 16, is in the running for a national entrepreneurship award.
A Suffolk Police investigation into a teenage boy's online offending has uncovered links to international extremist groups and triggered emergency police deployments as far away as the USA.
The government's £15bn defence spending boost is being funded partly by raiding road budgets. Could Suffolk's most congested junction end up paying the price?
Campaigners will gather on Ipswich's Cornhill on Saturday, 4 July, calling on the government to scrap the NHS's contract with US tech firm Palantir when it comes up for renewal in February 2027.
George Lavery had no symptoms, no warning and no known heart condition. His family are on a mission to make sure other young people get the chance he never had.
Suffolk County Council's adult social care service has retained its "Good" rating from the Care Quality Commission, with inspectors praising compassionate staff and strong partnership working, while highlighting waiting lists for assessments, reviews and care equipment as areas for improvement.
Members of an Ipswich social club have shown support, after Jilly Hart had her head shaved to raise almost £3,000 for the Somersham Ward at Ipswich Hospital.
From documenting Grace Jones to Anselm Kiefer, Ipswich-born filmmaker Sophie Fiennes has built an international career, and on Sunday, 19 July, she returns to the town where she was born for a special Q&A at King Street Cinema.
Ilona Kocheva's childhood dream was to become a PE teacher specialising in basketball. Thirteen years on, the former player has opened her own massage studio on Ipswich High Street, drawing on a sporting background that shapes every treatment she offers.
A four-acre woodland adventure playground, described as the only one of its kind in the region, has opened in the grounds of Helmingham Estate near Ipswich.
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's cabinet voted unanimously to spend up to £500,000 fighting the government's reorganisation plans in court, but a single remark from the council's leader raises a question many in Ipswich have long been asking: whose interests is Suffolk County Council actually fighting for?
Thousands of people in Ipswich and Suffolk could access NHS weight management support more quickly under a new programme backed by nearly £8 million, after the region was selected as one of twelve areas across the UK to trial new approaches to obesity care.
Ipswich Borough Council and Ipswich MP Jack Abbott are looking for residents to join two new Neighbourhood Boards, and you do not need any formal qualifications to apply.
A free day of live music at The Thomas Wolsey will see 12 local acts perform on Saturday, 1 August, with organisers aiming to raise £1,000 for three causes.
Golfers raised £11,000 for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) at a charity day at Fynn Valley Golf Club.
A 59-year-old woman has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence after driving the wrong way on the A14 near Ipswich while nearly three times over the alcohol limit, causing a collision that left a teenage girl with lasting physical and psychological injuries.
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.
Two brothers from Ipswich have played padel non-stop for 18 hours to raise £4,127 for a charity supporting children in Ghana.
Suffolk County Council is temporarily switching off solar panel systems at 80 schools across the county following a fire at Sidegate Primary School in Ipswich, amid concerns the panels may have been a factor in three separate school fires.
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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