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Fire pods and gang awareness workshops grip Ipswich pupils
This year's Crucial Crew featured interactive scenarios on everything from online safety to criminal exploitation, with the smoke-filled Fire Pod proving most popular.
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Ellisons achieves top STEP accreditation for staff development
The Ipswich-based law firm has been awarded platinum status under the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Employer Partnership Programme, the highest level of recognition available.
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New East of England Co-op opens on Woodbridge Road tomorrow
The retailer's brand-new food store opens at 7:00 tomorrow morning, Wednesday, 18 June, replacing the current Brunswick Road location with a modern store offering better services and food-to-go options.
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Suffolk residents lose £407k to romance fraud in 114 cases
More than £407,000 was lost to romance fraud across Suffolk last year, with 114 incidents reported to police as national cases rise by 9%.
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Local hearing care firm backs dementia golf programme
All About Hearing has agreed a sponsorship deal with Seckford Golf Club to support their twice-monthly sessions for people living with dementia.
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Green Party rally draws 200+ supporters to Ipswich waterfront
More than 200 Green Party members and supporters gathered at the University of Suffolk on Saturday, hearing from MPs and party leaders before delivering leaflets across Ipswich and Suffolk.
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Christchurch Park to host Suffolk's Armed Forces Day celebration on 28 June
Ipswich Borough Council will host this year's Suffolk Armed Forces Day at Christchurch Park on Saturday, 28 June, featuring free family activities and live entertainment from 11am to 4pm.
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Claydon High student wins inaugural Suffolk Young Speaker award
A 14-year-old from Claydon High School was crowned Suffolk Young Speaker of the Year 2025 after nearly 70 young people competed in the first competition of its kind at Kesgrave Conference Centre.
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Albanian drug dealer jailed for three years after Ipswich arrest
A 35-year-old Albanian man caught with cocaine and fake Bulgarian ID documents in Ipswich has been sentenced to three years in prison.
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Local property firm backs Suffolk's 'gentle giants' with £1,500 donation
Penn Commercial has donated £1,500 to help preserve Suffolk's historic heavy-horse breed, continuing a partnership that began in 2022.
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Brother's death inspires 66 life-saving bleed kits
Seven years after Dean Stansby was fatally stabbed near Gippeswyk Park, his brother's foundation has installed its latest emergency bleed control kit in Ipswich.
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Local parents brace for school fee increases as court ruling upholds £1.7bn private school tax
While acknowledging the VAT policy interferes with some human rights, judges said the government has "broad discretion" to balance affected families against those who may potentially benefit from increased state school funding.