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A driver who struck a pedestrian on Cemetery Road in Ipswich in February and fled the scene has still not been traced, with police issuing a witness appeal more than two months after the collision.
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A 22-year-old Ipswich man has been charged after a man was threatened and another was allegedly targeted in a knife attack outside a shop on Bramford Road earlier this month.
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Suffolk New College is to receive £1.22 million in government funding to repair and modernise its buildings.
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Victims in Suffolk lost more than £4.3 million to investment fraud in 2025, with police warning that criminals are using increasingly sophisticated tactics — including AI-generated deepfakes and cloned websites — to steal life savings.
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Long-established Woodbridge accountancy practice Oxlade & Bond has merged with Ipswich-based Scrutton Bland, part of Sumer Group, with both founding partners staying on to oversee the transition.
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Suffolk County Council is to receive more than £5 million from the government to set up a new service giving children faster access to specialist support, without the need for lengthy assessments.
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As the government unveils its renewed Women's Health Strategy, a Suffolk campaigner is warning the county risks being left behind without a dedicated Women's Health Hub.
Candidates have now been confirmed for Ipswich's local elections on Thursday, 7 May — and with polling day less than four weeks away, here is everything you need to know before you cast your vote, including a full breakdown of the candidates.
When a resident raised concerns about service charges at Pipers Court, a 103-home apartment block on Old Foundry Road, we went to take a look. From the outside, it is not without a certain charm, but what lies beyond the entrance tells a very different story.
'Constable: A Cast of Characters' marks 250 years since the artist's birth with over 100 works on display at Christchurch Mansion, running until 14 June. It is, in the best possible way, not really about the paintings.
The government's new five-year road investment strategy has put the Copdock interchange on a development pipeline – but what does that actually mean, and how far away is a fix for one of Suffolk's most notorious bottlenecks?
On paper, the numbers look manageable. But those working with young people across Suffolk say the figures only tell part of the story, and that for every young person in treatment, many more are going unseen.
Ipswich Town's chairman and CEO has a phrase he likes to use in difficult moments. This week, he created the mother of all difficult moments — and then disappeared. This is the story of what happened at Portman Road, what it means for this town, and what it means for the man at the centre of it.
After months of bitter argument, competing business cases and accusations of misleading the public, the government has made its decision — and Suffolk is getting three new unitary councils. We trace the journey that brought the county to this moment.
Monica Thomas waited 17 years for a diagnosis. Faye Ramsey made 76 unanswered phone calls in a single week. Today, both women sat in Parliament as their MP made the case that their experiences must never happen again.
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At 15, Kyle Easdon told anyone who'd listen that he wanted to own a gym. Years later, a tongue-in-cheek text after winning a strongman competition handed him the keys to Ipswich's oldest one.
The University of Suffolk has been awarded a licence to host Ipswich's first TEDx event, bringing the globally recognised platform for ideas to the town for the first time on Thursday, 1 October.
Women working in construction across the East of England are being invited to become role models for the next generation, with a new initiative offering the chance to speak in schools, support career changers, and help close the industry's gender gap.
Mark Pendlington has formally taken up his duties as His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, succeeding Clare, Countess of Euston, who served in the role for 11 years.
Ipswich's new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is set to receive £13 million in additional Government funding, bringing the total investment in the Museum Street facility to around £25 million ahead of its planned opening in April 2027.
Ipswich Borough Council's licensing committee has revoked the alcohol licence of Café Carla on Norwich Road, after councillors went further than police had requested — opting to strip the venue of its licence entirely rather than suspend it for three months.
It started with a Facebook post, a friendship, and a "crazy" idea. On Saturday, 11 April, it became a Guinness World Record — as 891 people signed a cancer awareness ribbon at Trinity Park in Ipswich.
The Suffolk Chamber of Commerce's Quarterly Economic Survey for January to March 2026 reveals a local economy where cautious optimism in some areas is being drowned out by persistent challenges with cashflow, investment, and profitability.
Ipswich's New Wolsey Theatre and Ipswich County Library have been awarded a combined £1,029,340 in government funding to upgrade their buildings and improve accessibility for local communities.
Two stylists who spent nearly their entire working lives at the same Ipswich salon say they are excited — not sad — as they embark on a new chapter after more than 60 years between them.
A popular hair salon in Ipswich town centre has been listed for sale, two years after its Polish-born owner opened it to fulfil a lifelong dream.
Ipswich's New Wolsey Theatre will throw open its doors for a free afternoon of live music, cosplay, fire performance, arts and crafts, and more on Saturday, 30 May 2026.