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Ipswich Borough Council to trial electric refuse collection trucks
Three electric vehicles with 200-mile ranges are being tested to determine their effectiveness in replacing traditional diesel-powered refuse collection trucks.
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Mr Bloom takes root at Suffolk college to grow next generation of teachers
Suffolk New College has become the first further education institution to adopt the Let's Grow programme, created by Ben Faulks, who plays Mr Bloom on CBeebies.
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How specialist police caught county lines crack dealers in four days
Phone data proved three suspects met in London before travelling to Ipswich to establish a crack and heroin supply network, leading to their swift arrest by specialist officers.
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Maharani: Forty years and still going strong
For over forty years, Maharani has maintained its crown as one of Ipswich's most beloved Indian restaurants, where multiple generations of the Miah family have preserved tradition while serving exceptional Indian cuisine.
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Two men jailed for drugs offences in Ipswich
Serdar Kadiu, 22, and Algerd Farruku, 27, were sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday, 16 May, after pleading guilty to drug supply offences.
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'If we did this in London, no one would blink': Sandeep Singh's food hall gamble paying off
When Sandeep Singh opened Tower Street Food Hall three months ago, transforming the old Yates building into Ipswich's first food hall, some wondered if the ambitious concept would work in the town.
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The invisible battle: How Ipswich women are breaking the silence on endometriosis
For Monica Thomas, severe pain became normal when she was just 12. But it took 17 long, traumatic years for doctors to finally diagnose her with endometriosis—a disease affecting one in ten women, yet still shockingly misunderstood.
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Local creatives launch Ipswich's first monthly zine club
Ipswich’s first zine club launches this week at CHIp Studios on Turret Lane, run by Amy Wragg of SoapBox Spoken Word CIC and Suzanne Chung from CHIp CIC.
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Angela Barnes announced as new headliner for Suffolk Mind comedy night
Award-winning comedian Angela Barnes will replace Angelos Epithemiou at Suffolk Mind's charity stand-up event at Seckford Hall on Thursday, June 26.
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Free bowls taster sessions available at two Ipswich clubs this bank holiday
Roundwood and Ipswich Bowling Clubs are offering local residents the chance to try bowls for free during the national Bowls' Big Weekend.
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Ipswich Waterfront gets £129,000 lighting upgrade
New energy-efficient LED streetlights have been installed along Albion Wharf, funded by Suffolk County Council's £2 million Ipswich Investment Fund.
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The Bigger Breakfast: How Terry Butcher's personal tragedy inspired military families support
Terry Butcher, who lost his son Christopher, an Army captain diagnosed with PTSD after serving in Afghanistan, is working with Combat2Coffee to create a national movement recognising military families' mental health challenges.