News
Fashion show raises £5,500 for Cancer Support Suffolk
Former Ipswich Town manager George Burley walked the catwalk to help raise £5,500 for Cancer Support Suffolk, the charity that supported him through his own cancer battle.
Nicola Sebastian
Reporter, Ipswich.co.uk
Long Reads
'They could have killed him, and the police didn't care': Mum of epileptic teen beaten and repeatedly kicked in the head by gang of students speaks out
When a 15-year-old boy with severe epilepsy was beaten by a large group of his peers in an Ipswich park, his mother expected the police to act. What followed, she says, has left her son feeling more unsafe than ever.
News
Ipswich teen to drum alongside global artists
Darell Chipuru, 17, from Ipswich, has been awarded a bursary place at the Wooden Roots Experience, a West African drum and dance weekend that draws students from around the world to Snape Maltings.
News
How Jimmy's Farm is giving Ipswich students a start in media
A growing collaboration between Jimmy's Farm and Suffolk New College is giving local students hands-on experience in TV and media, with the attraction pledging at least three student-led projects every year.
News
Ipswich breakfast clubs invited to enter £1,000 awards
The staff, volunteers and pupils behind Ipswich breakfast clubs have until Friday, 29 June to enter this year's Kellogg's Breakfast Club Awards, with a £1,000 grant and recognition at the Houses of Parliament up for grabs.
News
College students win top two in national massage competition
Two beauty therapy students from Suffolk New College have taken first and second place in a national massage skills competition, beating 15 rivals from colleges across the UK.
News
University of Suffolk launches three new Master's courses this autumn
The University of Suffolk is opening applications for three new postgraduate courses — in social work, digital marketing and data analytics, and cognitive behavioural therapy — all starting in September.
News
Fans flock to Ipswich's Waterfront for Ed Sheeran performance
Ed Sheeran brought his music back to the streets of Ipswich today, performing a free set on Ipswich's Waterfront. Fans describing it as "spectacular" got a chance to see one of the world's biggest artists up close – for free.
Long Reads
Meet the volunteers keeping Ipswich's high street alive
From sorting rails at the British Heart Foundation to cashing up at Oxfam, Ipswich's charity shop volunteers give thousands of hours every year – for free. This Volunteers' Week, we went behind the till to meet the people who make it all possible.
Long Reads
Life in Maple Park: Young voices and the missing mural
We spoke with fifteen students from Westbourne Academy and asked them to describe Maple Park – Jubilee to many people who live there. Their answers tell a story that no council meeting or policing strategy can capture.
News
Free Ipswich Windrush festival reveals June line-up
The Ipswich Windrush Society has unveiled the full entertainment line-up for this year's Heritage & Legacy Music Festival, a free event taking place on Saturday, 20 June, at Landseer Park, with a street parade, live music and Caribbean food stalls.
News
Work to begin on Arras Square after six years and £313k in costs
Construction work on long-awaited improvements to Arras Square is set to begin this month, with local firm Brooks & Wood Ltd appointed to deliver the scheme ahead of a Christmas 2026 completion target.