Council's bagged waste crackdown cuts town centre mess by two-thirds

Weeks after Ipswich.co.uk highlighted bin bags piling up outside town centre shops, the council says enforcement action has cut the number left out on the street each week from 84 to 29.

Bramford man jailed for six years over drug dealing

A 25-year-old man has been jailed for six years and a woman given a suspended sentence after Suffolk Police uncovered a drugs operation at a house in Bramford.

Suffolk completes 141km road surface dressing programme

Suffolk Highways has finished this year's surface dressing programme, treating 86 sites and more than 750,000 square metres of road between June and August.

Ten years of The Smokehouse and the scene it built in Ipswich

Ten years ago, a disused office space at South Street became a stage. As The Smokehouse turns ten, it is sharing its birthday month with the University of Suffolk – and the pair are throwing a party together.

Buttermarket reopens after closure

The Buttermarket reopened at 08:00 today, Thursday, 3 September, following a closure caused by a burst water main.

Buttermarket working to restore power after water burst

Parts of The Buttermarket remain without power days after a burst water main forced the Ipswich shopping centre to close.

Ipswich poets create new free stage for undiscovered talent

Two Suffolk poets have launched Five Poets, a new bi-monthly event at Bin93, to give talented local writers their first chance to deliver a full 20-minute set.

Facial recognition van leads to two arrests in Ipswich

A live facial recognition deployment across Tavern Lane and Upper Brook Street on Thursday, 27 August 2026, led to two arrests, Suffolk Constabulary has confirmed, after officers screened 27,531 faces against a watchlist of 771 people.

'I'm not sorry, and I'd leak it again' – Conservative councillor Ian Fisher speaks out

In an exclusive interview, Ian Fisher tells Ipswich.co.uk exactly why he leaked confidential council information – and why he would do it again. Now publicly disciplined for it, the Conservative group leader is asking whether a Labour councillor would have faced the same reckoning.

Suffolk's 'pothole crisis,' and Reform's 'war' to fix it

Potholes are reported to cost UK drivers an estimated £1.48bn a year and have been linked to thousands of road casualties. Suffolk County Council believes a new piece of machinery and a wider change in how it works could help turn the tide on its own backlog.

Nominations open for King's Award honouring Suffolk volunteers

Suffolk residents are being encouraged to nominate local volunteer groups for The King's Award for Voluntary Service, the UK's top honour for voluntary organisations.

Police appeal to find missing Ipswich man, Gino Silva

Suffolk police are asking for the public's help to trace Gino Silva, a 26-year-old from Ipswich who was reported missing on Sunday, 30 August.

Ipswich man to shave 20 years of hair for cousin's cancer fight

Aston French will cut off hair he has grown since school and shave his head at John Olivers on Great Colman Street, in solidarity with his cousin Claire, who is being treated for leukaemia.

Ipswich accountancy firm Ensors rebrands as Azets

Ensors has officially become Azets from Tuesday, 1 September, completing the rebrand of the East Anglian firm a year after it was acquired by the international advisory group.

Greens slam axed Ipswich e-bike hire scheme as 'backward'

The Green group at Suffolk County Council has accused the ruling administration of "ignorance" or an "ideology against cycling" after plans for an e-bike hire scheme in Ipswich were shelved over safety concerns.

Crash survivor who broke his spine takes on charity trek for the crew who saved him

Four years after a motorbike collision left him with a broken spine, Pedro Santos, 45, is trekking 2.4 miles in Cambridge this month to raise money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance crew who flew him to hospital.

'Cowboy traders have been allowed to operate with impunity,' says Ipswich MP

Jack Abbott has criticised rogue builders for leaving "heartbroken families" to "pick up the pieces," as the Government announces tighter regulation of traders and bailiffs.

Royal letter marks 20 years for Suffolk equine centre

Suffolk Rural's equine centre has received a letter from the Princess Royal congratulating it on 20 years of training learners, as the facility also welcomes new horses and invests in improved facilities.

Man charged with manslaughter after Bromeswell death

A man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a man in Bromeswell, near Woodbridge.

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Bromeswell death

A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 30s was found dead at a property in Summer Lane, Bromeswell, in the early hours of Saturday.

Man, 36, arrested after Ipswich police station doors smashed

Ipswich Police Station on Princes Street has been closed after its front doors were smashed in the early hours of Friday, 28 August 2026, with a man arrested nearby on suspicion of criminal damage.

Legal notice served over goods left at closed Falcon pub

A legal notice has been posted on the door of The Falcon pub on Falcon Street, giving a deadline for goods left at the site to be collected before they are disposed of.

Council claim anti-social behaviour crackdown in town centre is working...but won't (or can't) prove it

Ipswich Borough Council says a partnership with Suffolk Police is cutting anti-social behaviour in the town centre – but when asked to provide evidence to back up the claims, neither the council nor the police could...or would.

Council U-turns on hosepipe ban explanation for street clean-up delay

Ipswich Borough Council has offered a different explanation for why street cleaning on Upper Brook Street paused for two days – dropping its earlier reference to the hosepipe ban in favour of "operational reasons," despite initially saying the ban was behind the stop.