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Parents welcome 'bright and spacious' children's unit at Ipswich Hospital
Families who helped shape Ipswich Hospital's newly transformed children's department have praised its improved accessibility and dedicated facilities for young patients.
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Long Reads
A journalist's return to roots
After spending four decades chronicling the lives of others, journalist Jenny Taylor has decided to write her own remarkable new chapter. At 69, she has swapped her notebook for gardening tools and enrolled at Suffolk Rural college to study landscaping and gardening.
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Rail and A12 prioritised over Northern Bypass in transport bid
Transport East has submitted funding requests for multiple infrastructure projects in Suffolk, but an Ipswich Northern Bypass is a notable absence from its proposals.
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Fatal collision closes A14 at Stowmarket for eight hours
Emergency services, including Suffolk Accident Rescue Service, attended a fatal collision on the A14 westbound that closed the road until early Friday morning.
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Historic charter celebration to showcase 'brilliance of Ipswich'
Community groups across Ipswich are being invited to join Charter825, a year-long festival marking eight centuries since King John granted the town its charter.
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Rogue traders target Ipswich homeowners with roofing scam
Cold callers in Ipswich are offering cheap roofing repairs before dramatically increasing prices, with one resident in the Dales Road area already approached.
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Drivers warned to avoid A14 after serious collision
Motorists are being advised to find alternative routes following a serious crash that has closed the westbound A14 between Stowmarket and Haughley.
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260-year-old law firm celebrates anniversary with £44,000 charity drive
Ellisons marked its historic milestone by raising £44,460 for community causes across its five regional offices, with a particular focus on The Brain Tumour Charity and Essex Wildlife Trust.
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It's not too late to help shape Ipswich's culture and heritage strategy
Those unable to attend Tuesday's culture and heritage strategy workshop at St Stephen's Church can still contribute their views through an online survey, Ipswich Borough Council has confirmed.
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Bramford Road to reopen on 28 February after link road works
Suffolk Highways has confirmed Bramford Road will reopen on 28 February as part of the ongoing Europa Way Link Road project.
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Ipswich Central partners with Brighten The Corners to expand music festivals
Two music festivals will take place in Ipswich in 2025 through a new partnership between Ipswich Central and Brighten The Corners.
Opinion
Kesgrave Council chair's isolationist stance ignores devolution reality
While three main political parties in Ipswich have united behind plans for a Greater Ipswich unitary council, the chair of Kesgrave Town Council maintains his 15,000-resident town should remain independent – a position that appears increasingly detached from economic reality.