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Long Reads
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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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
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 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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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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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.
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A purpose-built Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) unit has officially opened at Ipswich Academy, providing specialist places for 24 students with cognition and learning difficulties.
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After months of bitter argument, competing business cases and accusations of misleading the public, the government has made its decision — and Suffolk is getting three new unitary councils. We trace the journey that brought the county to this moment.
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A closure order sought by police against Magazin Bacau Romanian Supermarket on the Buttermarket has been rejected by Suffolk Magistrates' Court, despite a months-long investigation that led to the seizure of illicit alcohol, tobacco and prescription-only medication from the premises.
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Monica Thomas waited 17 years for a diagnosis. Faye Ramsey made 76 unanswered phone calls in a single week. Today, both women sat in Parliament as their MP made the case that their experiences must never happen again.
Opinion
In case you didn't know, Nigel Farage visited Portman Road on Monday. He posed for photographs. He held up a shirt with his name on the back. He posted it all online. It was political genius from the Reform UK frontman, but it was a massive misstep from the club.
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Nigel Farage's Reform UK rally at Trinity Park drew 900-1,300 supporters on Monday night – but the evening was overshadowed by hundreds of protesters outside and anger from Ipswich Town fans after Farage used a stadium visit to pose for photos with a club shirt.
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