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Lloyds Avenue: Approved, funded...still waiting
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.
Nicola Sebastian
Reporter, Ipswich.co.uk
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Council plans £400,000 cash boost for cleaner streets
Ipswich Borough Council is proposing to invest £400,000 over the next two years in a new Neighbourhood Cleansing Team, aimed at improving the appearance of streets and public spaces across the borough.
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Halo Festival brought a sold-out day to Trinity Park
Thousands of people gathered at Trinity Park on Saturday, 4 July 2026 for the debut Halo Festival, a homegrown event that swapped the usual long drive to a distant field for a day out on Ipswich's own doorstep.
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Recovery-focused music night to hold summer event
A monthly Ipswich open mic night that helps people in recovery build confidence through music will host a family fun day on Sunday 12 July.
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Ipswich set to get new town council to keep civic identity
Ipswich Borough Council will vote on 15 July to create a new Ipswich parish/town council, keeping a mayor and local representation as the town moves towards a unitary authority.
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Dance workshop helps Ipswich family cherish son's memory
Laura Brinkley and her daughters Evelyn and Grace danced, played and tried on motion-capture suits at a special Ipswich workshop designed to help them feel closer to Elliot, the baby boy and brother who died in 2013 aged just 15 days old.
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A12 scheme budget could increase to £63.6m
A major scheme to improve congestion along the A12 could see its budget increase to £63.6m, up from the £57.4m estimated when it received the authority's approval in 2021, under the previous administration.
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Suffolk Preservation Society names new president
Lois Hunt, who has overseen the restoration of the Grade I listed Heveningham Hall for more than 30 years, has been appointed president of Suffolk's county-wide heritage charity.
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Free HIV and syphilis testing kits available in Suffolk
Residents of Suffolk aged 16 and over can now order free, confidential at-home HIV and syphilis testing kits, as part of a public health campaign endorsed by Suffolk County Council.
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£18.9m plan to expand SEND support in Suffolk
Suffolk County Council is set to allocate almost £19m in government funding to create hundreds of new specialist school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities, with Cabinet due to consider the plan on 14 July.
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New tests could mean faster endometriosis diagnosis
Two new non-invasive tests to speed up endometriosis diagnosis have been given the green light for NHS use. The draft guidance has been welcomed by an Ipswich campaigner who waited 17 years for her own diagnosis.
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The Tuesday club quietly shaping Ipswich's girls
On a rainy Tuesday evening above a shop on Tower Street, a group of Ipswich girls sit drawing on bunting, sharing pizza and catching up on their half-term. It is an ordinary scene — and, for the people behind Girls, Where You At?, that is rather the point.