A bigger boy did it and ran away
The Scrutiny – or otherwise – of East Suffolk Council's Better Recycling bin rollout comes into the view of The Insider.
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From Darwin to satellites: Ipswich helped change the world, but are we investing enough in the scientists of tomorrow?
From the laboratories that helped give us the modern internet to pioneering work on quantum technology, Ipswich has a scientific history to be proud of. But behind the impressive discoveries and multimillion-pound investments lies a more uncomfortable question.
Free Sunday parking at Crown Car Park until 20 December
Drivers can park for free all day at Crown Car Park every Sunday from 15 November to 20 December, Ipswich Borough Council has announced.
Conservatives narrowly reclaim Bosmere from Reform UK
Kay Oakes has won back the Bosmere seat for the Conservatives by just 23 votes, with Reform UK's support collapsing less than six months after it won the division.
Ipswich to get £613,000 boost for youth services
Suffolk has been awarded £613,258 from the Government's £450m Youth Matters Fund, Ipswich MP Jack Abbott has announced, with the cash earmarked for youth activities, improved facilities and safe spaces for young people.
The Piano winner, Grace Matthews, plays first show at Ipswich hospice
Grace Matthews, winner of TV show The Piano, has given her first public performance since the series at a Music Night for families hosted by East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) at The Treehouse in Ipswich.
Ex-Ipswich Hospital lab technician joins push to get more women into construction
A 48-year-old Suffolk painter and decorator, who left her job as a lab technician at Ipswich Hospital, is now visiting colleges across the region to inspire young people to join the construction industry.
Facial recognition alert leads to action against four in Ipswich
A single alert from a police facial recognition van in Ipswich led to four people being dealt with for offences including sexual assault and affray, as part of a three-day deployment across Suffolk.
Babergh cabinet member stays in post after conduct breach
Cllr Derek Davis remains Babergh District Council’s cabinet member for sustainable economy despite a standards panel finding that he brought his role into disrepute, with key questions about the case still unanswered.
Is Ipswich ready for the next great flood? The worrying lessons of Storm Babet
Three years after Storm Babet left hundreds of Suffolk homes underwater, the county has produced investigations, recommendations and promises of improvements. But with an unusually powerful El Niño developing and winter approaching, are we actually any better prepared for the next deluge?
No plan, no replacement: Do we risk losing the waterfront's historic charm forever?
National planning rules say a heritage building should not be demolished unless all reasonable steps are taken to secure its replacement. At Cranfield Mill on Ipswich Waterfront, nothing has been proposed, so we ask: what precedent would the council set by approving it?
Reform fought to inherit this council – now it won't stop complaining about it
Reform's Cabinet used the word "inherited" nine times in one meeting, while deciding on the future of community staff nurses. Martin Cook, leader of the Labour group at Suffolk County Council, says Reform fought to get this council and has no right complaining about what it found.
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Young people in Ipswich urged not to miss free MenB jab deadline
Suffolk health chiefs are urging young people to book their free MenB vaccine before 31 December, the last date the first of two doses can be given in time for full protection.
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Bewitched by words: Witchy workshops and talks come to The Hold
The University of Suffolk's English team will host a day of workshops and talks at The Hold on Saturday, 14 November 2026, linked to Suffolk Archives' Witches: Suffolk's Dark Legacy exhibition.
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Suffolk New College farm shop opens second-hand bookshop
Suffolk New College's farm shop has launched a second-hand bookshop with its Inclusive Learners as the shop celebrates its third anniversary, and it has expanded its opening hours, now opening five days a week during term time.
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'He did not take his own life': Loveridge family speaks out
As online speculation swirls around the death of 22-year-old Stephen Loveridge, his family have issued a public statement rejecting suggestions of suicide, saying "the autopsy will tell the truth."
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Hopsters heading to Waterfront with late-night bar plans
Craft beer shop Hopsters is leaving St Nicholas Street after nine years to open a new bar on the Ipswich waterfront, with plans for late-night drinks and music.
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Ipswich Museum joins national dance pilot
Ipswich Museum is one of two sites in a national pilot championing dance in museums, with dance-theatre company Anatomical set to create community performances for premiere in summer 2027.
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Man dies after four-vehicle crash in Ipswich
A man in his 50s has died following a collision involving four vehicles on Stone Lodge Lane on Sunday, 8 November.
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Could the river Gipping heat Ipswich?
There is a developing plan to heat buildings using the River Gipping, and Ipswich is becoming home to some of Britain's more imaginative renewable energy projects. Away from the arguments about wind turbines, pylons and solar farms, something rather interesting is happening.
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Nearly 1,900 homes stand empty in Ipswich as council falls short of target
Nearly 1,900 homes are standing empty in Ipswich, including more than 400 classified as long-term vacant, while the borough council's latest reported efforts to bring properties back into use have fallen well short of its own annual target.
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Free poetry night returns to Ipswich's Bin93
A free night of spoken word returns to Bin93 Wine Bar on Monday, 16 November, as Ipswich poet Amy Wragg headlines the second Five Poets event.
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Poundland handed last-minute lifeline as owners release £10m ahead of tonight's deadline
Ipswich's Poundland store could be given a reprieve after the struggling retailer's American owners agreed to release £10 million to pay suppliers, with an extension to tonight's deadline now expected as negotiations continue to save the chain and thousands of jobs.
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Suffolk and Norfolk to form mayoral authority following devolution vote
Suffolk County Council's cabinet voted unanimously on Tuesday, 10 November, to consent to the creation of an East Anglia Mayoral Strategic Authority, clearing the way for the Government to lay the regulations before Parliament.