João is a Local Democracy Reporter covering Suffolk's district and borough councils, as well as Suffolk County Council.
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A specialist school for children with special educational needs has applied for retrospective planning permission to continue operating from an industrial building in Nacton Road, where it has run since 2019.
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Plans to transform the first floor of the former Grimwades building into an adult education centre have been unanimously approved by Ipswich councillors, paving the way for the hub to open this September.
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Plans to replace an existing phone mast in Kiln Close with a 27-metre 5G structure have been turned down by Ipswich Borough Council's planning committee, following 55 objections from nearby residents.
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The Green Party has pledged its candidates will be "not just a name on the ballot paper" as campaigning steps up ahead of Suffolk's local elections on Thursday, 7 May.
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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.
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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.
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Ipswich Borough Council has voted unanimously to pump a further £492,625 into the Ipswich Museum renovation – but not without a pointed warning from the leader of the Conservative Group that the authority cannot keep repeating the same mistakes on major projects.
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Ipswich Borough Council is proposing to increase the levy on Regent Theatre tickets from £1.50 to £2, and introduce a new £2 levy at the Corn Exchange, to fund restoration works at both venues.
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Drug consumption habits in Suffolk are shifting, with people moving away from opiates such as heroin and towards cocaine, ketamine and crack – and a new report warns the county is also facing a growing threat from synthetic opioids 500 times stronger than heroin.
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An Ipswich community centre has been refused permission to build a hand car wash facility, which it hoped would fund a new mechanics workshop for young people.
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A new two-storey primary school has been given the final go-ahead in North Ipswich, as part of the growing Henley Gate Neighbourhood development.
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Suffolk County Council is considering plans to extend planning permission for an intervention centre at Northgate High School in Ipswich, which the school says is vital to supporting its most vulnerable pupils.
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