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Ipswich Transport Museum reopens for 2026 season this month
Ipswich Transport Museum opens its doors for the 2026 season on Sunday, 29 March, with restoration work, a packed events calendar and a major vintage vehicle road run already lined up.
Nicola Sebastian
Reporter, Ipswich.co.uk
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University of Suffolk opens new student library on the Waterfront
Students and staff at the University of Suffolk got their first look at a newly refurbished library in the Waterfront Building last week, as the space was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Hawthorn Drive in line for regeneration cash as Towns Fund evolves
Hawthorn Drive Shopping Parade is set to benefit from government regeneration funding as Ipswich Borough Council continues to deploy its allocation under a revamped and more flexible funding scheme.
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'By hook or by crook, my legs will get me there': teacher takes on 200km hospice run
Inspired by his fiancée's work as a children's hospice nurse, Ipswich PE teacher Olly Page is running 200 kilometres from Brighton to Ipswich to raise £5,000 for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH).
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New railings, lighting and planting planned for key Ipswich town centre gateway
Ipswich Borough Council has confirmed that works to replace railings, upgrade lighting and replant green spaces along St Matthews Street and Civic Drive will begin in April.
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Suffolk New College applies to open adult learning centre at Grimwades
A planning application has been submitted to transform the unused first floor of the former Grimwades building on Ipswich's Cornhill into an adult education suite, with the first students expected this September.
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University of Suffolk student performs CPR on man who collapsed on campus
When a 75-year-old man collapsed at a University of Suffolk café last month, a dental hygiene student's cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training proved its worth, stepping in before paramedics arrived and showing why the life-saving skill matters.
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Campus-wide celebrations for World Book Day at Suffolk New College
Students and staff at Suffolk New College took part in quizzes, bookshop tours, and creative writing sessions yesterday as the English department staged its most ambitious World Book Day celebration to date.
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Greens press council over Port One wildlife threat
The former quarry on the edge of Great Blakenham has seen several failed schemes over the past 20 years. Now another is under consideration – one that the Suffolk Wildlife Trust warns could permanently alter some of Suffolk's most important wildlife habitats.
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Abuse of lollipop officers prompts Suffolk road safety crackdown
A new campaign reminding motorists of their legal duty to stop for school crossing patrol officers has launched across Suffolk, following a series of incidents in which patrol officers were verbally abused.
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New Wolsey Theatre welcomes Ipswich's longest-running spoken word night
Words & Verses, the open mic night that has been bringing Ipswich's poets, storytellers and performers together since 2012, relaunches at the New Wolsey Theatre on Monday, 9 March.
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Ipswich children's hospice expansion gets under way
Construction has started on a significant expansion of The Treehouse, East Anglia's Children's Hospices' (EACH) site in Ipswich, after a 'spade-in-the-ground' celebration was held on Tuesday, 3 March to mark the official start of works.