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Man, 27, arrested after alleged rape in Ipswich park
A 27-year-old man has been arrested and bailed after a woman in her 20s reported being raped at Westbourne Park, off Bramford Lane, on Tuesday, 3 November.
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Ipswich Post Office to reopen five months after closure
Ipswich Post Office will reopen in a new home at Sailmakers Shopping Centre on Monday, 16 November 2026, five months after the town's main branch in TG Jones on Westgate Street closed.
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'Predatory capitalism': Poundland's US owner under fire as time runs out
The US investment firm that bought Poundland for £1 last year has been accused by MPs of "predatory capitalism" after rejecting a fully funded, solvent offer for the chain – leaving the future of its Ipswich store, and roughly 12,000 jobs nationwide, hanging in the balance.
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Regeneration, or the end of an era? The waterfront split over Cranfield Mill
Two derelict Victorian blocks at the former Cranfield Mill site could soon be demolished to make way for long-awaited repairs to The Mill. We asked the people who live, work and walk on the Ipswich waterfront what they think, and the consensus was: but what comes next?
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Government backs independent journalism in Ipswich
Ipswich.co.uk has been awarded £114,100 from the Government's £6 million Local News Fund, one of 50 local news providers backed across England and Wales. Here is what it means for us, this town, and the businesses that already make our journalism free to read.
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Free workshops launched for young women in Ipswich
A new programme of free workshops will help young women aged 16-25 build confidence and develop new skills, with the first session taking place at CHIp Studios on Saturday, 14 November 2026.
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Zelly's picks: Five Ipswich events not to miss in November
From thought-provoking dance and cult cinema to candlelit concerts, musical theatre and participatory performance, November offers another eclectic month of arts and culture in Ipswich, writes Ipswich.co.uk Arts Columnist Zelly Lisanework.
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Riviera D'Amour opens its doors on Ipswich Waterfront
Ipswich Town's Sindre Walle Egeli was among the first guests at a new Mediterranean restaurant on the Ipswich Waterfront, which was busier than expected on its opening night.
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Award-winning Midgar Coffee opens on Ipswich Waterfront
Midgar Coffee always said there would only ever be one. Now the Bury St Edmunds coffee house is opening a second site on the Ipswich Waterfront, filling the former Paddy & Scott's Coffee Shop, and hoping to set down roots in the town.
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Staff nurses demand clarity after Suffolk's 'political spin' row
A Suffolk County Council staff nurse has urged the authority to come clean about whether jobs are truly safe, branding this week's U-turn announcement "political spin."
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Suffolk expected to back devolution – but is there a get-out?
Suffolk County Council's cabinet is being asked to renew its consent to a Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral authority and to hand the final steps to senior officers. But could it later withdraw consent, and could the administration be considering other options?
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Merchants Yard link expected to open in January
Developer Galliard Homes has confirmed that the pedestrian and cycle link between Merchants Yard and the Princes Street bridge is expected to open to the public in January 2027. As Ipswich.co.uk reported in July, the link had never opened, despite its ramp being finished in 2024.