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Year 5 pupils leave council chiefs 'in awe' at annual health report launch
For the first time in Suffolk County Council's history, young people didn't just contribute to its Annual Public Health Report – they led it. On Thursday morning at Portman Road, the council launched "Youth Social Action is Public Health," a document that marks a fundamental shift from doing public health to young people, to doing it with them.by
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Tiah Friston
Shamena Amado
Holly-Marie Smith
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Suffolk County Council demands government corrects 'flawed' red road maintenance rating
Suffolk County Council is calling on the Department for Transport to correct a red rating it says wrongly labels the authority among the worst performers in England, after officials failed to include £10 million of early highway investment in their assessment.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Why Ipswich is bidding to become 2029 City of Culture, not 2028 Town of Culture
The government has launched the first-ever UK Town of Culture competition for 2028, one year before Ipswich hopes to be crowned UK City of Culture. We explain why Ipswich is pursuing City of Culture, despite being, as many have pointed out, a town.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Ipswich council to spend more than £600,000 on bins and bags
Ipswich Borough Council has agreed to spend more than £600,000 on bins and bags over the next three years to fulfil its statutory duty to deliver waste collections across the borough.byOliver Rouane-Williamsand
João Santos
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New poll reveals food prices influencing 58% of region's voting choices
More than half of voters in the East of England say rising food prices are the most important cost of living pressure the government needs to tackle in 2026, according to new research that maps how economic concerns could be reshaping the political landscape constituency by constituency.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Watch Traitors finale live screening at The Church, Ipswich
Fans of The Traitors can watch a free live screening of the hit BBC series finale on a big screen at The Church in Ipswich on Friday, 23 January.byMatt Stott
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Ipswich Borough Council to formally request postponement of May elections
Ipswich Borough Council voted on Tuesday, 14 January, to request that the government postpone its May 2026 elections, citing concerns about capacity to deliver local government reorganisation.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Sir Bobby Robson mural replaced at Portman Road
A lifelong Ipswich Town fan has spoken of his pride at replacing the iconic Sir Bobby Robson mural above the club shop with artwork showing him lifting the UEFA Cup.byMatt Stott
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Government drops mandatory digital ID plans after national petition signed by over 8,800 locally
The government has abandoned plans to make digital ID compulsory for workers after nearly three million people signed a petition opposing the scheme, including more than 8,800 residents across Ipswich and Central Suffolk and North Ipswich.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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NHS chief urges families to help ease hospital pressure
The chief nurse for Suffolk and North East Essex is urging relatives and friends to help discharge patients who are medically fit to leave, as local hospitals face high pressure from winter viruses and increased admissions.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Menopause business founder in UK's top 100 entrepreneurs
Melissa Dickinson left her career aged 50 due to perimenopause. She has now built an award-winning Ipswich business helping other women navigate the same challenges, earning national recognition as one of the UK's top 100 female entrepreneurs.byMatt Stott
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Freeport East drives £250m investment in region, appoints new partnership chiefs
Freeport East has appointed two international trade specialists following a year in which it advanced £250m of private sector investment and employment opportunities across East Anglia.byMatt Stott
