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2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Jamie Allenden is standing for the Green Party in Bridge Ward at the Ipswich Borough Council elections and Bridge Division at the Suffolk County Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Jamie's answers, published in full and unedited.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Elizabeth Hughes is standing for Labour and Co-operative in the Westbourne Division at the Suffolk County Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Elizabeth's answers, published in full and unedited.
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A joint campaign by Ipswich Central and Ipswich Town FC is calling on the whole town to unite in blue and white this weekend, as the club looks to return to the top flight at the first time of asking.
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For more than 30 years, Phyllis has turned her living room into a charity shop in miniature. With £9,614 raised for St Elizabeth Hospice, the centenarian is asking Ipswich for one last push to reach £10,000.
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After three years of trying and three failed IVF transfers, Jessica Savill and her partner Ewan are celebrating the arrival of baby Edward following a new procedure at Ipswich Hospital that addressed a little-known cause of secondary infertility.
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As Attwells Solicitors marks the official opening of its new head office at St Vincent House, the firm has reaffirmed its commitment to Ipswich, with founder Nick Attwell saying the town's "momentum and ambition" is something the firm is "proud to play our part in supporting".
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Stephen Connelly is standing for the Labour and Co-operative Party in the Whitton ward at the Borough elections, and Whitton division at the County Council elections, on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Stephen's answers, published in full and unedited.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Steven Reynolds is standing for Labour in the St Margaret's Ward at the Ipswich Borough Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Steven's answers, published in full and unedited.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Adele Cook is standing for the Labour and Co-operative Party in the St Clement's division at the Suffolk County Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Adele's answers, published in full and unedited.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Sachin Karale is standing for the Labour Party in the Bridge division at the Suffolk County Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Sachin's answers, published in full and unedited.
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The closure of Ross Coates Solicitors by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, follows a string of regulatory sanctions stretching back to 2023, including a £13,690 fine last year for anti-money laundering failings and a written rebuke for accounts breaches.
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As a torrent of personal attacks plays out beneath candidate interviews on social media, serving councillors warn that good people are walking away from public life — and that the town will pay the price.
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