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Global fashion jewellery brand Lovisa has opened in the former Grimwades building on the Cornhill, becoming the second ground-floor tenant in the landmark property that sat empty for over a decade before the council acquired the building using Towns Fund money.
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A new exhibition exploring the lives, achievements and challenges of disabled people in Suffolk opens at The Hold in Ipswich on Thursday, 27 February 2026.
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More than 50 University of Suffolk paramedic students are performing continuous CPR for 24 hours to demonstrate that using the yellow and green defibrillator boxes found across Ipswich is straightforward, with the ambulance service providing step-by-step guidance to anyone who calls 999.
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Ipswich Borough Council has approved a £38 million aquatics centre as part of its £70 million four-year capital programme – but questions are already being raised about whether it will ever be built.
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Councillors have signed off a 2.99% council tax rise and £70m in town centre investment, but with the authority set to be abolished by 2028, opposition groups are questioning whether the promises can ever be delivered.
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As Suffolk's population grows older, local legal experts are warning families about a disturbing trend that could rob vulnerable relatives of their life savings through marriages designed purely for financial gain.
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For parents who have spent time on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, starting school can feel like another daunting milestone – but an Ipswich-based trust is working to change that, becoming the first Multi-Academy Trust in the UK to achieve 'Prem Aware' status across all 16 of its schools.
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Surveillance operations, covert tactics, and coordinated warrants dismantled a commercial-scale cannabis and cocaine operation spanning industrial units and rural locations across Suffolk, resulting in sentences totalling over 28 years for four of the seven men convicted.
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was left with a broken leg and a cut ear following a road rage incident in Ipswich.
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Award-winning comedian Shappi Khorsandi will headline a mental health charity stand-up show at Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre on Thursday, 12 March 2026.
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Christchurch Mansion will host a wedding fayre on Sunday, 3 May, showcasing local wedding businesses at the historic Tudor venue.
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An Ipswich business has stepped in to address a significant gap in mental health provision on the Shotley Peninsula, where children previously lacked access to specialist support and training available elsewhere in the county.