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Two identified, one arrested in town centre graffiti spree
Two suspects have been identified following a graffiti spree across Ipswich town centre over the bank holiday weekend, with one male arrested and bailed.
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'Ipswich is now my super power' – young people take their town to Westminster
Four young iWill ambassadors from Ipswich travelled to Westminster on Tuesday to meet a government minister and share how youth social action is changing their town, with one telling Youth and Civil Society Minister Stephanie Peacock that being from Ipswich is now her "super power."
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Suffolk County Council to scrap climate emergency declaration and net zero targets
Suffolk County Council is set to rescind its climate emergency declaration and remove all net zero targets, leader Michael Hadwen has confirmed, as the Reform UK-led authority moves to overhaul its approach to environmental policy.
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Suffolk County Council won't publish its LGR pre-action letter – here's what we can take from Essex's
Essex and Suffolk are both mounting legal challenges to government reorganisation under Reform leadership. Essex chose to publish its pre-action letter; Suffolk has not. Reading one tells us a great deal about what the other might say, and whether the challenge is worth the cost.
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Thirty-plus acts set to take over Christchurch Park at Ipswich Music Day
Singer-songwriters, bands, soloists and DJs will descend on Christchurch Park on Sunday, 5 July, as Ipswich Music Day celebrates its 36th year with more than 30 performers.
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University of Suffolk breaks into UK top 50 in national rankings for first time
The University of Suffolk has climbed 11 places to rank 44th out of 130 universities in the 2027 Complete University Guide, continuing a five-year rise that has seen it jump 82 positions since 2022.
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Suffolk council formally threatens legal action over reorganisation plans
Suffolk County Council has sent a pre-action letter to the Government warning it will seek a judicial review unless Ministers withdraw plans to reorganise local government in the county, escalating a dispute that began when the new Reform administration took control earlier this month.
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Police hunt witnesses following 'absolutely shocking' scenes following Arsenal's Champions League defeat on waterfront
Police are asking anyone who recorded footage of a brawl outside a Waterfront bar on Saturday night to come forward as they investigate the incident.
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What Ipswich's crime figures show, and what they leave in the dark
Suffolk Constabulary has reported significant reductions across most crime categories in Ipswich, and the officers behind those numbers deserve fair credit – but the story is more complicated than the headline figures alone can tell.
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The ballot that will shape Ipswich for the next five years and beyond
In the coming weeks, hundreds of Ipswich businesses will decide whether Ipswich's Business Improvement District (BID) lives or dies. What hangs on that decision is far bigger than many people realise.
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Plans to turn Great White Horse Hotel into flats to go before planners
Proposals to convert Ipswich's long-vacant Great White Horse Hotel into 21 homes and community space are set to go before the borough council's planning committee on Wednesday, 3 June, with officers recommending approval.
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Suffolk's SEND progress is real – but many families are still waiting
Two and a half years ago, Ofsted found that children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Suffolk were getting lost in a system defined by delays, unanswered calls and plans that failed them. A new inspection report suggests things are genuinely changing — but not yet for everyone.