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Ipswich woman fined for breeding puppies without licence
An Ipswich woman has been ordered to pay more than £5,300 after admitting breeding and selling puppies without a licence, with nine litters advertised for sale over nearly two years.
Nicola Sebastian
A Chantry girl who studied journalism at the University of East London before returning home to Ipswich and joining Ipswich.co.uk as its first full-time staff reporter.
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Ipswich Town opens new club shop in the Buttermarket
From a supporter who has followed the club since 1959, picking up his grandson's Christmas present, to a fan bagging a long-sleeve third shirt, Ipswich Town's new Planet Blue Official Club Store in the Buttermarket welcomes its first customers.
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Suffolk New College welcomes its first monkeys
Two tamarins called Pablo and Marcia have moved into Suffolk New College's Suffolk Rural campus after arriving from zoos in Germany and Luxembourg in September.
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New police dog base opens at Martlesham
A building for specialist police dogs has opened at Suffolk Constabulary's Martlesham headquarters, supporting a growing programme of dogs trained to find hidden phones, memory cards and USB devices during criminal investigations.
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Ipswich Post Office to reopen five months after closure
Ipswich Post Office will reopen in a new home at Sailmakers Shopping Centre on Monday, 16 November 2026, five months after the town's main branch in TG Jones on Westgate Street closed.
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Regeneration, or the end of an era? The waterfront split over Cranfield Mill
Two derelict Victorian blocks at the former Cranfield Mill site could soon be demolished to make way for long-awaited repairs to The Mill. We asked the people who live, work and walk on the Ipswich waterfront what they think, and the consensus was: but what comes next?
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Free workshops launched for young women in Ipswich
A new programme of free workshops will help young women aged 16-25 build confidence and develop new skills, with the first session taking place at CHIp Studios on Saturday, 14 November 2026.
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Riviera D'Amour opens its doors on Ipswich Waterfront
Ipswich Town's Sindre Walle Egeli was among the first guests at a new Mediterranean restaurant on the Ipswich Waterfront, which was busier than expected on its opening night.
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Award-winning Midgar Coffee opens on Ipswich Waterfront
Midgar Coffee always said there would only ever be one. Now the Bury St Edmunds coffee house is opening a second site on the Ipswich Waterfront, filling the former Paddy & Scott's Coffee Shop, and hoping to set down roots in the town.
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Merchants Yard link expected to open in January
Developer Galliard Homes has confirmed that the pedestrian and cycle link between Merchants Yard and the Princes Street bridge is expected to open to the public in January 2027. As Ipswich.co.uk reported in July, the link had never opened, despite its ramp being finished in 2024.
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'Forever 18': Family's appeal to honour son Joel Sousa
The family of Joel Sousa, who died on the Orwell Bridge on 16 October, has remembered him as "a gentle, quiet and respectful young man" as they appeal for help to give him the farewell he deserves.
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Remembrance Day: Ipswich to honour those who served
People across Ipswich are invited to mark Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph in Christchurch Park on 8 November 2026, with services on Armistice Day three days later.