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Council parking charges to rise from 20 July
Ipswich Borough Council has approved increases to parking charges at its off-street car parks and on-street bays, with new tariffs taking effect from 20 July 2026.
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Council votes to back Ipswich Central in BID ballot
Ipswich Borough Council has voted to support the renewal of the town centre Business Improvement District, backing a fifth consecutive five-year term that would see Ipswich Central manage a £4.6m programme of town centre investment between 2027 and 2032.
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Ipswich names new City of Culture bid director as council takes lead
Ipswich has appointed Amy Vaughan as Bid Director and voted to create a new company to lead its UK City of Culture 2029 campaign, with a detailed bid due to be submitted in August.
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Ipswich alcohol order consultation to launch next week
Ipswich Borough Council has agreed to launch a public consultation on extending the borough-wide order that gives officers the power to tackle alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in public spaces, with views being sought from 23 June.
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Suffolk invests £3.6m in 11 new fire engines
Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service is getting 11 new frontline fire engines as part of a £3.6 million fleet renewal programme, with the vehicles due to enter service at stations across the county later this year.
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£1.35m approved for A140 Earl Stonham plan amid cost and environment fears
Suffolk County Council has approved spending up to £1.35m to develop a business case for improving a congestion-hit junction on the A140 at Earl Stonham, with opposition councillors raising financial, environmental and community concerns about the scheme.
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Have you seen missing Ipswich man Jonathan Clarke?
Suffolk Police are urging anyone with information to come forward after Jonathan Clarke, 39, was reported missing from the Heath Road area of Ipswich on Monday evening.
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'They could have killed him, and the police didn't care': Mum of epileptic teen beaten and repeatedly kicked in the head by gang of students speaks out
When a 15-year-old boy with severe epilepsy was beaten by a large group of his peers in an Ipswich park, his mother expected the police to act. What followed, she says, has left her son feeling more unsafe than ever.
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Ipswich racing driver backs local children's hospice
A 24-year-old racing driver who lives steps from The Treehouse hospice in Ipswich is raising funds and awareness for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) throughout her 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge season.
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Horses for courses: Suffolk equine centre marks 20 years
An equine centre that has trained more than 1,000 students since Princess Anne cut the ribbon in 2006 has celebrated its 20th anniversary, with alumni returning from careers spanning Newmarket, Australia and Argentina.
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The Ipswich entrepreneur who wants to end the comment war
Remmy Ajadi has spent nearly three decades in sales and business. But it was a dream and a growing unease about what social media was doing to his sons that pushed him to build something different.
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Ipswich teen to drum alongside global artists
Darell Chipuru, 17, from Ipswich, has been awarded a bursary place at the Wooden Roots Experience, a West African drum and dance weekend that draws students from around the world to Snape Maltings.