News
Council approves Ipswich taxi fare rise
Ipswich Borough Council has approved a 2.55% increase in hackney carriage fares, bringing the cost of a two-mile daytime journey to £8.00 from November.
Latest
News
Police seize £500,000 of cocaine and weapons including ninja swords in Gipping and Westgate wards crackdown
A new policing strategy that has brought together 28 local partner organisations has seized approximately £500,000 worth of cocaine and weapons, including ninja swords and crossbows, in the Gipping and Westgate wards of Ipswich since March.
Feature
Blankets for Ipswich: Knitting together a community
In Ipswich, friends Azita Ahmadi and Amy Falla are rallying knitters and crocheters to make blankets for Lighthouse Women's Aid and Suffolk Refugee Support. What began as a practical idea has become something more: bringing people together through the simple act of making something meaningful.
News
Suffolk fire service making cultural improvements ahead of inspection
Suffolk's fire service is improving its culture as an inspection nears, the chief officer has said, following serious concerns raised about hostile and toxic behaviour by senior staff.
News
Ed Garratt to lead new NHS Norfolk and Suffolk health board
Ed Garratt OBE has been appointed Chief Executive designate of the new NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board, which will be created next April when the current Suffolk and North East Essex and Norfolk and Waveney ICBs merge.
News
Government to give councils new powers to block 'fake' barbers and unwanted vape shops
Councils across England and Wales will be encouraged to use new powers to prevent unwanted betting and vape shops, along with "fake" barbers and other businesses suspected of being fronts for criminal gangs, under the government's new Pride in Place programme.
News
Labour's Pride in Place programme awards Ipswich a fraction given to other nearby towns
Ipswich Borough Council will receive £1.5 million over two years to improve public spaces under the government's new Pride in Place programme, significantly less than the up to £20 million being allocated to five other Suffolk and Norfolk towns over the next decade.
Feature
Chapter one: Ipswich's debut book festival promises something for everyone
When four book-loving business owners decided Ipswich deserved its own book festival, they didn't hold back, creating a three-day celebration with 43 events across 14 venues that launches this Friday.
News
Nadia Cenci appointed to key Communities County Cabinet role
Nadia Cenci has been named Suffolk County Council's new Cabinet Member for Communities, taking on responsibility for domestic abuse services, libraries, community safety and violence against women and girls programmes.
News
County councillor quits Tories over council leader 'bullying' allegations
Sam Murray, county councillor for Whitehouse and Whitton, has resigned from the Suffolk County Council Conservative Group with immediate effect, accusing council leader Matthew Hicks of bullying.
News
Man charged with arson over Gainsborough vehicle fires
A 31-year-old man has been charged with multiple arson offences after four vehicles were set alight across the Gainsborough area of Ipswich last week.
News
Man arrested after fake gun incident in town centre
A man in his 20s has been bailed following his arrest in connection with an incident where someone was reportedly seen with an imitation firearm on Dogs Head Street on Saturday, 20 September.