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Best Kebab on Dogs Head Street has been stripped of its premises licence after a two-hour private hearing at Ipswich Borough Council today, following a police review citing "serious criminal disorder".
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An Ipswich solicitor has highlighted a gap in UK employment law that leaves mothers diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy or soon after birth unable to pause or defer their maternity leave – forcing some to spend it undergoing treatment rather than bonding with their newborn.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Owen Bartholomew is standing for the Labour Party in the Priory Heath ward at the Ipswich Borough Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Owen's answers, published in full and unedited.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Tony Gould is standing for Reform UK in the Whitton ward at the Ipswich Borough Council elections, and the Whitton division at the Suffolk County Council elections, on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Tony's answers, published in full and unedited.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
Saffeen Yamulki is standing for the Labour Party in Gainsborough Ward at the Ipswich Borough Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are Saffeen's answers, published in full and unedited.
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With live music kicking off from 13:00 on Saturday, 25 April across seven Ipswich venues, here's everything you need to know about navigating the town's newest free festival.
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The directors of Shrubland Hall, a large estate just outside Ipswich, say they have planned a 100,000-person religious gathering this July with careful attention to every local authority requirement. Every local authority we have spoken to tells Ipswich.co.uk a different story.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
David Plowman is standing for the Green Party in the Alexandra Ward and St Clement's Division at the Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk County Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are David's answers, published in full and unedited.
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A 19-year-old drug dealer has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years for murdering 63-year-old Billy McNicholl at his Ipswich home on Christmas Day 2024.
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A road running through RAF Mildenhall has appeared on a list of European sites that Russia's defence ministry has described as potential military targets — just months after one of Ukraine's leading drone manufacturers opened a factory there. We examine what that means, and what it does not.
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In three quarters of cases where Suffolk Constabulary applied for a Stalking Protection Order in the past year, the perpetrator was known to the victim, the force has revealed during National Stalking Awareness Week.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
John Cook is standing for Labour and Co-operative Party in the Alexandra ward at the Ipswich Borough Council elections on Thursday, 7 May. We sent every candidate the same five questions — here are John's answers, published in full and unedited.
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