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Hosepipe ban stops vandalised paddling pool being refilled
Vandals have left broken glass in and around Bourne paddling pool overnight, forcing Ipswich Borough Council to drain it – with the current hosepipe ban meaning it cannot be refilled.
Ipswich Borough Council
Ipswich Borough Council is the local authority for Ipswich, Suffolk.
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Mental health support bench installed in Christchurch Park
A new bench offering a peaceful spot in the greenery, and a direct link to mental health support, has been installed in Christchurch Park — the third of its kind in Ipswich.
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Hosepipe ban grinds Ipswich town centre clean-up to a halt after less than two hours
The clean-up we reported on Upper Brook Street this morning generated much excitement before grinding to a halt after just a short stretch. The council has confirmed the hosepipe ban is behind the sudden stop.
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John Lewis seeks to widen product range at struggling Ipswich store
John Lewis and Partners has applied to Ipswich Borough Council to sell clothing, footwear and accessories at its Futura Retail Park store, after admitting it is one of the retailer's worst-performing outlets.
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Youth campaign urges councils to fund free period products
Ipswich Period Rights has written to Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk County Council calling for free period products in council-run public toilets. The letter has been backed by 15 local organisations and businesses.
Long Reads
The state of our streets: Ipswich's biggest small problems
Illegally parked cars, litter, seed husks, bird mess, unexplainable stains, bins left out all day, street drinking – none of these alone is Ipswich's biggest problem. Collectively, encountered every day – by every visitor on nearly every street in the town centre – they have become just that.
Opinion
'A council of idiots'
Ipswich.co.uk columnist, The Insider, turns his or her attention to the state of decision-making at Ipswich Borough Council and East Suffolk Council, in which frustration and despair are the order of the day.
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Council halts 'horrendous' unauthorised work at listed Buttermarket property
Ipswich Borough Council has issued a stop notice after unauthorised building works were carried out at a Grade II listed property on Buttermarket, with the council warning of a possible criminal prosecution.
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Ipswich campaign shines a light on period poverty
A youth-led campaign is highlighting where people in Ipswich can access free period products, as part of a push to tackle period poverty and stigma in the town.
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Hot pink shopfront repainted after council steps in
A Grade II listed building on Dial Lane was repainted from hot pink to burgundy within days after Ipswich Borough Council contacted the tenant, with a retrospective listed building consent application now expected.
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Council defends 'no-brainer' bus subsidy as costs questioned
Ipswich Borough Council will keep subsidising some bus services for another three years after executive councillors dismissed concerns over the cost of some routes, calling the support a "no-brainer".
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Council's 'exciting' £875k creative hub stuck at square one three years on
Ipswich Borough Council was awarded £875,000 in September 2023 to deliver a creative hub – leader Neil MacDonald called it an "exciting initiative." Three years on, the council got as far as agreeing heads of terms with a tenant – but no lease was ever signed, and no plan has replaced it.