A year ago, Mahjabin Anwar built a space for Global Majority women in Suffolk to feel seen. This Saturday, with a DJ, pizza and a raffle built entirely around local women's businesses, she is celebrating just how far that idea has come.
Until now, bar the occasional op-ed from me, Ipswich.co.uk has exclusively published news and news-focused features. That changes this month, with the announcement of an exciting lineup of regular columnists spanning business, place, the arts and Suffolk's full political spectrum.
Ipswich Borough Council will keep subsidising some bus services for another three years after executive councillors dismissed concerns over the cost of some routes, calling the support a "no-brainer".
From an Early Years T Level distinction to Cambridge offers and a degree apprenticeship at Sizewell C, students across Ipswich have marked results day with some standout achievements this year.
Ipswich School students are celebrating one of the school's strongest sets of results in 20 years, with 84% of grades awarded at A*–B or their BTEC equivalent on national results day.
A 36-year-old man has been jailed for 12 weeks after repeatedly turning up at a woman's home despite being banned from Suffolk and from contacting her.
Glenda Foster had surgery for breast cancer in October 2023. She has spent months trying to see the full audit trail of her own medical notes, but multiple requests, a regulator's ruling and a solicitor's letter have got her no closer to an answer.
Suffolk County Council's monitoring officer found two breaches of law in a process he was part of. He then decided for himself how serious they were, and that the consequences could wait. A leaked report confirms the breaches, but does nothing to explain the delay.
A Section 5A report is one of the most serious sanctions available in English local government – and one is heading Suffolk County Council's way. Rather than being issued at pace, as convention demands, it appears set to wait until the council's October cabinet meeting. We ask why.
Suffolk County Council's Reform UK leader, Michael Hadwen, is exploring selling off the council's wholly owned companies before power is handed to three new unitary authorities, a recording of a private meeting has revealed, sparking outrage from opposition leaders.
Win or lose its bid to become the 2029 City of Culture, local businesses are being asked to fund a "city of culture" regardless. Can the council convince a cash-strapped private sector to look beyond its past performance and fund its ten-year culture strategy?
Seven weeks into a troubled recycling rollout, and with residents reportedly threatening legal action, a senior councillor says East Suffolk Council's governance – not just its bins – is now in question.
A Suffolk County Council health visitor of more than a decade has warned that proposed cuts to nursing staff would be "absolutely disastrous" for vulnerable families. Up to 49 nursing roles could be axed as part of a wider overhaul of children's health services.
Ipswich Borough Council first proposed redeveloping Lloyds Avenue in December 2020. Nearly six years on, and five years after securing funding, it still cannot say when work will begin.
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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After a bumpy start to its takeover of two NCP car parks, new operator Q-Park says it will fund refurbishment work at Tacket Street and Tower Ramparts, after signing a contract to take over the two Ipswich car parks on long-term leases.
Andrew Wood, Chief Revenue Officer at Ipswich Town Football Club, has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Ipswich Central, the Business Improvement District (BID) for Ipswich town centre and waterfront.
The former Arlingtons building, that once housed Ipswich's original museum, has been brought back to life as MOTE – the Museum of the Environment.
New vape shops will need planning permission for the first time under proposals announced by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, as the government doubles down on plans to hand councils more power over what opens on the high street.
More than 120 items of furniture no longer needed by the University of Suffolk have been donated to three Ipswich schools, saving them from waste.
A man riding an illegal e-bike and a second man who tried to flee were both arrested on suspicion of drug supply as Ipswich's Town Centre Team carried out weekend patrols.
Ipswich police seized three e-scooters and five e-bikes over the weekend as officers continued routine checks on illegal vehicles in the town centre.
Ipswich Borough Council was awarded £875,000 in September 2023 to deliver a creative hub – leader Neil MacDonald called it an "exciting initiative." Three years on, the council got as far as agreeing heads of terms with a tenant – but no lease was ever signed, and no plan has replaced it.
Ipswich has formally submitted its bid to become UK City of Culture 2029 to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), backed by more than 100 businesses and community champions, and a new tranche of Ambassadors.
Ipswich Borough Council's executive will decide on Tuesday, 11 August, whether to continue funding a range of subsidised evening, Sunday and bank holiday bus services for three more years.
Ipswich Town has appointed first-team players Leif Davis and Colette Cavanagh as trustees of the Ipswich Town Foundation, joining a Board chaired by Town Chairman Mark Ashton.
Tacket Street car park has switched back to Q-Park on Friday, 7 August, days after it briefly reverted to NCP, with the Q-Park app now back in use.
People experiencing a mental health crisis in Ipswich will be able to access specialist emergency support at Woodlands Unit, rather than waiting in a busy A&E department, under new government plans announced on Thursday, 6 August 2026.
Suffolk County Council's monitoring officer found two breaches of law in a process he was part of. He then decided for himself how serious they were, and that the consequences could wait. A leaked report confirms the breaches, but does nothing to explain the delay.
Ipswich Borough Council has appointed a development partner to draw up plans for the western gateway to the waterfront, covering Paul's Silo, the former Burtons building and St Peter's Dock car park.
Arvydas Maliusis has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 18 years, after being found guilty of murdering Ilja Akatjevas at a property in College Street last December.
A Section 5A report is one of the most serious sanctions available in English local government – and one is heading Suffolk County Council's way. Rather than being issued at pace, as convention demands, it appears set to wait until the council's October cabinet meeting. We ask why.
Suffolk County Council's Reform UK leader, Michael Hadwen, is exploring selling off the council's wholly owned companies before power is handed to three new unitary authorities, a recording of a private meeting has revealed, sparking outrage from opposition leaders.
Ipswich Borough Council's Executive is being asked to approve the next stage of two proposed housing developments that could deliver more than 100 new affordable homes in the town.
Suffolk County Council has rejected four opposition challenges to how it decided to pursue legal action against the Government over local government reorganisation (LGR), but has declined to publish its reasoning or comment further on the decision.
Win or lose its bid to become the 2029 City of Culture, local businesses are being asked to fund a "city of culture" regardless. Can the council convince a cash-strapped private sector to look beyond its past performance and fund its ten-year culture strategy?
Mrs Singh arrived in England 15 years ago, and built more than a beauty salon in a small unit in the Buttermarket – she built a found family. Now, alongside her daughter Santghai, she has stepped into the light on Upper Brook Street, carrying the same vigor with her.
The NHS is urging people across the East of England to register their decision to donate organs and discuss their wishes with family, after new figures showed family consent for donation has fallen sharply over the past five years.
Both Tacket Street and Tower Ramparts car parks have reverted back to NCP, days after the sites changed hands to new operator Q-Park, with one NCP attendant describing the situation as "a serious mess".
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