About us

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Building a better local media in Ipswich, for Ipswich

Ipswich.co.uk is a free and fiercely independent local news publication for Ipswich. It's published by Anglia Ventures, a media company founded by Oliver Rouane-Williams to provide an alternative to incumbent media operators in the region.

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Our team

The people behind the brand

Oliver Rouane-Williams

Founder & Editor

After 15 years of growing some of the UK's biggest news and media brands, Oliver invested everything in building and launching Ipswich.co.uk, which he's now proud to edit.

Ash Read

Investor & Advisor

Successful media entrepreneur and lifelong Town fan, Ash is an investor and advisor to Ipswich.co.uk. He is the Co-Founder & GM of Wellworthy, a health and fitness media brand.

Lorna Willis

Advisor

Lorna is the former CEO of Archant, which was acquired by Newsquest in 2022. Now CEO of TechSkills.org, she remains one of the most respected figures in the UK media industry.

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