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Kurdish restaurant to open on Upper Orwell Street
A new Kurdish restaurant is set to open on Upper Orwell Street in Ipswich, promising to be "a place where food, design, and ambience come together to create a memorable experience".
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Free art exhibition in Ipswich explores meaning of 'word' tomorrow night
The Cognito Collective will showcase a multi-sensory exhibition at CHIp studios on Turret Lane, featuring interactive installations, live performances and audience participation.
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Ipswich councillor calls for pause on asylum dispersals in Ipswich
Ipswich Borough Council will consider a motion requesting the Home Office temporarily halt further asylum seeker placements in the town due to strain on local services.
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Police report surge in illegal off-road bikes across Ipswich
Ipswich Police are receiving multiple reports of off-road-style bikes being used illegally on Discovery Avenue, Mallard Way, Bobbits Lane, Wherstead Road, and other locations across the town.
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'Excuses must end' – Ipswich MP demands action on Northern Bypass, attacks Suffolk County Council
As Ipswich's roads descend into chaos again, Jack Abbott is calling on residents and businesses to unite behind a petition to revive the Ipswich Northern Bypass, declaring that those unwilling to act "should step aside for those who will."
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Ipswich to become first UK town to get street-based AR binoculars
Six digital binocular units will be installed across Ipswich this summer after receiving planning approval, making it the first UK town to offer the augmented reality technology freely on its streets.
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Police appeal for witnesses as motorcyclist dies five days after Bramford collision
A man in his 30s has died following a serious road traffic collision on Paper Mill Lane in Bramford on 11 June, police have confirmed.
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On The Huh and loving it: From the Alps to St Peters Street
It was during a ski season in the French Alps that Richard Podd discovered his calling – but it would take 20 years and a return to his Ipswich roots before he could fully embrace it.
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Solar panels to become standard as Ipswich installations rise
Government plans to mandate solar on new builds come as provisional figures show Ipswich had 2,540 domestic solar installations in March 2025, up from 2,455 in December 2024.
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Man arrested after stabbing on Ipswich's Station Street
A 55-year-old man has been arrested following a serious assault that left a man in his 40s hospitalised with stab wounds this morning.
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Ipswich Town fan raises £300 in ice bucket challenge for MND
Harrison Mayhew-Kemp, 21, from Ardleigh, took on the challenge at One Sixth Form College to support a charity connected to his footballing hero, Marcus Stewart.
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Anthony Missen appointed new DanceEast chief executive
Anthony Missen will take over from Brendan Keaney OBE at the Ipswich dance organisation this autumn following a competitive recruitment process.