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Suffolk heritage craftspeople urged to apply for £2,500 grants
Suffolk-based practitioners in traditional building crafts have until Friday, 16 October, to apply for funding towards equipment, training or business support.
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Award-winning IT firm ICS moves to bigger Ipswich office
Suffolk IT and telecoms provider ICS has relocated to a larger headquarters near Ipswich, expanding its floorspace by half after a year of growth and a regional business award win.
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Ipswich braces for storms following Met Office yellow warning
Suffolk County Council is urging drivers to take extra care and never attempt to drive through floodwater as a Yellow Weather Warning for thunderstorms comes into force across the county on Wednesday, 26 August.
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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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£18,000 bursary to support disadvantaged Suffolk students
A charity has awarded £18,000 to the University of Suffolk, which will go towards funding three BA (Hons) Business Management students with £2,000 a year each from September 2026.
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The pressure is on, and the pressure washers are out
Ipswich Borough Council workers have been spotted pressure washing Upper Brook Street, days after Ipswich.co.uk launched a campaign demanding lasting change to the state of the town's streets.
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How live facial recognition works, and why you're always told first
A facial recognition van is returning to Ipswich town centre on Thursday, 27 August. Here is what the technology actually does, and the legal reason why police tell you about it in advance, despite the obvious flaw with doing so.
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Ipswich to walk again for Hope to Connect this September
Five months after breaking a Guinness World Record at Trinity Park, Hope to Connect is calling on Ipswich to walk once more – this time at Holywells Park – for everyone touched by cancer.
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Inside the new Asian snack and drink store on Westgate Street
A new speciality food store selling snacks, drinks and sweets from across Asia has opened in Ipswich town centre, taking over the former Holland & Barrett unit on Westgate Street.
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Newsagent's doors kicked in as 'young men' steal alcohol in early morning theft
Two men allegedly stole alcohol and smashed a shop window at Majors newsagents in Ipswich in the early hours of Monday, 24 August 2026, police have confirmed.
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Reverend's 3,000-mile ‘virtual pilgrimage’ inspired by family's own sight struggles
A Suffolk reverend is walking the equivalent distance from Ipswich to Jerusalem after his wife and toddler, both born with a visual impairment, inspired him to support a charity providing eye care in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.