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Behind the numbers: What local students really want from employers
A comprehensive survey of 270 Year 12 and 13 students reveals work experience, financial prospects, and clear progression paths are crucial to retaining young talent in Ipswich.
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Dial Lane Books: The brilliant indie bookshop sticking 'two fingers up to Amazon'
At Dial Lane Books, the only independent bookshop in Ipswich, owner Andrew Marsh isn't just selling books – he's fulfilling an eight-year-old's dream while building a community that proudly sticks "two fingers up to Amazon."
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Cornhill celebration to mark Ipswich Town Women's promotion
Shirts and scarves at the ready as fans are invited to the Cornhill to honour the Tractor Girls' Championship promotion this Saturday.
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Teenager Nadir Elezaj sentenced to 39 months for cannabis offences in Suffolk and Merseyside
An 18-year-old man has been given a 3-year custodial sentence after being convicted of multiple drug offences including possession with intent to supply.
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Ipswich set to welcome one of its youngest ever mayors
At 36, Cllr Stefan Long is poised to become one of the youngest mayors in Ipswich's history since the role was created in 1836. He will be joined by Cllr Pat Bruce-Browne as deputy mayor.
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Ipswich Regent Theatre begins £3.5m renovation project
The curtains at Ipswich's largest theatre were pulled shut on Saturday for a seven-month redevelopment project lasting until December.
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Castle Hill site identified as potential site for new Ipswich GP surgery
Health bosses have identified a site at the intersection of Castle Hill and the Ipswich constituency border for a new GP practice to serve Cardinal Medical Practice patients.
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178 brave fundraisers abseil down Ipswich Hospital
Courage was on full display at Ipswich Hospital last weekend as 178 participants—including cancer survivors and NHS staff—abseiled from a nerve-testing 135ft height.
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Free blood pressure checks offered at Ipswich Town Fanzone this Friday
The Be Well Bus will offer free blood pressure tests at Ipswich Town Football Club's Fanzone this Friday (10 May) from 12pm to 3pm.
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Ipswich revives Royal Navy connection with HMS Trumpeter affiliation
Following the end of a previous naval affiliation in 2017, Ipswich has approved a new partnership with HMS Trumpeter, continuing the town's maritime tradition.
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Suffolk's radar pioneers to be celebrated at special anniversary event
The 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War will be marked by an event celebrating the pivotal radar technology developed in Bawdsey and Martlesham Heath.
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Man charged following Kesgrave cycle path stabbing
A 21-year-old man from the West Midlands has been charged after a stabbing on a Kesgrave cycle path earlier this week.