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What the new NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB means for you
A newly merged NHS body now oversees healthcare planning for around 1.7 million people across Norfolk and Suffolk – here is what changed today and why it matters.
Oliver Rouane-Williams
Oliver is the Founder and Editor of Ipswich.co.uk. He previously spent 15 years growing some of the country's biggest media companies and working in a range of C-suite and advisory roles at growth-stage tech companies operating in the media space.
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New Youth Hub coming to Ipswich with jobs and skills support
A new Youth Hub will open in Ipswich, bringing employment support, careers advice, apprenticeships, and mental health services under one roof for young people aged 16–24.
New era begins at county council amid reorganisation upheaval
As it digests the government's decision to replace Suffolk's six councils with three new unitary authorities, Suffolk County Council is undergoing its own leadership change, with the outgoing CEO handing over to two internal appointments tasked with steering the county through the transition.
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Thousands of workplace injuries in Suffolk going unreported
The vast majority of workplace injuries in Suffolk and Ipswich are going unreported, according to a local law firm that has reviewed the latest Health and Safety Executive data.
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Armed police called to reported knife fight in Ipswich town centre
Armed police units were deployed to Ipswich town centre on Monday, 31 March, following a report that a male had been seen in possession of a knife in Carr Street.
Features
Hope to Connect: Two friends, one world record, 8,265 people touched by cancer
Emma Adams was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023. Since meeting Mandeep Birdy in 2025, the two have been working to solve a problem that nearly broke her: the loneliness of having cancer in a world that does not know what to do with it.
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Running towards hope: The Ipswich man taking on London for his hospital
When Sam Knibbs received a stage four cancer diagnosis on his birthday, he was sitting in his campervan with his wife, enjoying the world around him. Two years on, he is preparing to run 26.2 miles through London — not despite everything he has been through, but because of it.
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Ashton apologises over Farage visit to Portman Road
Ipswich Town chairman and chief executive Mark Ashton has issued an unreserved apology to supporters over the controversy surrounding Nigel Farage's visit to Portman Road, saying mistakes were made that caused "harm and distress" to the local community.
Opinion
Mark Ashton ran from adversity, our football club must not
Ipswich Town's chairman and CEO has a phrase he likes to use in difficult moments. This week, he created the mother of all difficult moments — and then disappeared. This is the story of what happened at Portman Road, what it means for this town, and what it means for the man at the centre of it.
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Suffolk to receive £9.4m for new SEND school places
Suffolk has been allocated nearly £9.5 million to create more specialist places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), as part of a national funding package for councils across England.
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'We can't keep learning lessons' – council approves museum cash injection amid cost warnings
Ipswich Borough Council has voted unanimously to pump a further £492,625 into the Ipswich Museum renovation – but not without a pointed warning from the leader of the Conservative Group that the authority cannot keep repeating the same mistakes on major projects.
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Ipswich shop fined after selling vapes to children twice
A Norwich Road vape shop has been ordered to pay more than £4,000 after magistrates heard it sold vapes to underage customers on multiple occasions, despite its director having previously been warned for the same offence.