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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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From midday to midnight, seven venues across Ipswich pulsed with live music on Saturday as the BTC All Dayer drew an estimated 3,000 people into the town centre – a showcase of what organisers say is possible when financial barriers to arts and culture are removed.
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A £1 million project led from the Ipswich waterfront will test whether embedding creative activity into NHS and social care services can help prevent and manage long-term conditions across Norfolk and Suffolk.
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The M&S Food Hall at Martlesham Heath will reopen on Wednesday, 29 April, following a two-and-a-half-month closure for an internal refit that has introduced a new layout, bakery, coffee counter and dedicated flower and wine shops.
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Police are warning residents to secure their heating oil tanks following a surge in thefts nationally, after prices spiked in the aftermath of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Stefan Long is standing for the Labour Party in the Rushmere ward at the Ipswich Borough Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Stefan's answers, published in full and unedited.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Adam Rae is standing for Labour in the St Margaret's division at the Suffolk County Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Adam's answers, published in full and unedited.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Martin Cook is standing for Labour in the Rushmere division at the Suffolk County Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Martin's answers, published in full and unedited.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Dawn Allum is standing for the Labour Party in the Castle Hill Ward at the Ipswich Borough Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Dawn's answers, published in full and unedited.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Jaya Georgey is standing for Labour in the Priory Heath Division at the Suffolk County Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Jaya's answers, published in full and unedited.
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A man has died following a two-vehicle collision on the A14 at Nacton this morning, with the westbound carriageway remaining closed into the evening as a separate rail fault compounded a day of travel disruption across Ipswich.
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