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Ipswich shop finally shut over anti-social behaviour – but why only three months?

A Romanian supermarket on the Buttermarket has been ordered to close after police seized illicit alcohol, tobacco and prescription-only medication – but many locals may be asking why the closure is temporary. Here is what the law actually allows.

12 March, 2026

Oliver Rouane-Williams

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'By hook or by crook, my legs will get me there': teacher takes on 200km hospice run

Inspired by his fiancée's work as a children's hospice nurse, Ipswich PE teacher Olly Page is running 200 kilometres from Brighton to Ipswich to raise £5,000 for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH).

12 March, 2026

Nicola Sebastian

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Man arrested for racially aggravated offence on Tavern Street as police investigate nearby vape store robbery

Shoppers on one of Ipswich's busiest streets watched as officers struggled to detain a man who resisted arrest on Tavern Street this morning, as police separately conducted their investigation into a burglary at a nearby vape store.

12 March, 2026

Oliver Rouane-Williams

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Suffolk councillor backs National Year of Reading

A Suffolk County Council cabinet member has pledged her support for the National Year of Reading and visited a local library on World Book Day to join a session for babies and toddlers.

12 March, 2026

Oliver Rouane-Williams

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What the proposed jury trial shake-up means for justice in Suffolk

Plans to scrap jury trials for crimes carrying sentences of under three years have cleared their first parliamentary hurdle, but what does that mean for people in Suffolk caught up in the courts?

11 March, 2026

Oliver Rouane-Williams

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Ipswich man charged with murder after woman found dead

An Ipswich man has been charged with murder following the death of a 28-year-old woman whose body was found at a Russet Road address in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

11 March, 2026

Oliver Rouane-Williams

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Anglia Retail Park to get 24 new EV chargers

Anglia Retail Park is set to nearly triple its electric vehicle charging capacity, with 24 new chargers to be installed alongside the Lidl store.

11 March, 2026

Oliver Rouane-Williams

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Ipswich Meeting House welcomes new minister in training

A Unitarian church in Ipswich has welcomed a new minister in training as it continues to expand its programme of worship and community events.

11 March, 2026

Oliver Rouane-Williams

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New railings, lighting and planting planned for key Ipswich town centre gateway

Ipswich Borough Council has confirmed that works to replace railings, upgrade lighting and replant green spaces along St Matthews Street and Civic Drive will begin in April.

10 March, 2026

Nicola Sebastian

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'I was really inspired by them' – Joe Swash meets Ipswich's school food champions

TV presenter Joe Swash has paid a visit to Oaks Primary School in Ipswich, spending time with the award-winning pupils who have been transforming food culture across 15 local schools.

10 March, 2026

Oliver Rouane-Williams

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New crossings and 20mph limit: What's changing on Ipswich's hospital-to-waterfront route

A series of what Suffolk County Council describes as "road safety improvements" is coming to one of Ipswich's most-used routes – here's what's being built, where, and why it matters to anyone who walks, cycles or drives through the area.

10 March, 2026

Oliver Rouane-Williams

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Suffolk New College applies to open adult learning centre at Grimwades

A planning application has been submitted to transform the unused first floor of the former Grimwades building on Ipswich's Cornhill into an adult education suite, with the first students expected this September.

10 March, 2026

Nicola Sebastian

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Ipswich shop finally shut over anti-social behaviour – but why only three months?

'By hook or by crook, my legs will get me there': teacher takes on 200km hospice run

Man arrested for racially aggravated offence on Tavern Street as police investigate nearby vape store robbery

Suffolk councillor backs National Year of Reading

What the proposed jury trial shake-up means for justice in Suffolk

Ipswich man charged with murder after woman found dead

Anglia Retail Park to get 24 new EV chargers

Ipswich Meeting House welcomes new minister in training

New railings, lighting and planting planned for key Ipswich town centre gateway

'I was really inspired by them' – Joe Swash meets Ipswich's school food champions

New crossings and 20mph limit: What's changing on Ipswich's hospital-to-waterfront route

Suffolk New College applies to open adult learning centre at Grimwades

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