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Three Cadent gas engineers will be formally recognised at Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service's annual awards ceremony in October for saving a 17-year-old from a house fire in Felixstowe last December.
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Ipswich MP Jack Abbott brought together local cultural figures on Wednesday, 6 August, to explore a potential City of Culture bid. During the meeting, Ipswich Borough Council leader Neil MacDonald admitted he hasn't yet read the council's "huge" £30,000 Culture and Heritage Strategy.
Feature
Sarah Battistetti works eighteen-hour days with no time off, has faced online abuse and personal attacks, and admits the pressure nearly destroyed her marriage. But in just over a year, she and husband Giulio turned "one of Ipswich's most troubled pubs" back into a thriving family venue.
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London-based artist WOSKERSKI has completed a new mural on the Whitehouse estate, featuring two children and a giant owl, adding to his growing presence in the town.
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Four years after securing £600,000 to deliver a "trailblazing model of excellence" that would create a 5km green corridor with rows of trees, a landmark living wall, and perhaps even a basketball court, the council admits plans have been stripped back to "small-scale greening projects".
Opinion
For just under £280,000, Ipswich Borough Council has delivered what may be the most expensive collection of hanging baskets and planters in the country.
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Six art students from Ipswich School have shared their interpretations of local cultural heritage through creative works now displayed for the community to see on Ipswich Museum hoardings.
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A homeless man who lived "off grid" in makeshift camps has been convicted of murdering a 57-year-old woman during her early morning dog walk in Brantham.
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Violence against East of England ambulance crews hit an unprecedented 1,834 incidents last year, but despite being verbally abused, spat at, bitten, kicked, and, in one case, chased with a samurai sword, they continue to selflessly serve our communities.
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Olivia and Muhammad topped the UK charts with 2,761 and 5,721 babies respectively, but what were the most popular baby names in Ipswich last year?
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A major government tax change is prompting people to rethink their pension strategies, with some now drawing funds early to avoid "punitive" inheritance charges.
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In May, teachers at Ipswich's Westbourne Academy went on strike over pupils throwing scissors and chairs. Today, we reveal that Suffolk schools handed out 15,188 suspensions last academic year.