Oliver Rouane-Williams
Oliver spent 15 years growing some of the UK's largest and most influential local and national news and media companies before packing it all in to start Ipswich.co.uk.
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Ipswich accountancy firm shortlisted for national small business award
An Ipswich accountancy firm is among the finalists for a national award recognising the UK's top small businesses.by
Oliver Rouane-Williams
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'She lit up any room she walked into' – family's tribute to Karlie Sone
The family of Karlie Sone, the 28-year-old Ipswich woman whose death is being investigated as murder, have described her as a "beautiful, caring soul" who lived for her two daughters.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Ipswich MP says improvements at Ipswich Hospital must be made 'quickly'
Ipswich MP Jack Abbott says improvements at Ipswich Hospital must be made "quickly" after meeting the Health Secretary and the trust's interim chief executive over the care watchdog's "concerning" inspection findings.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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'My proudest moment' – Ipswich.co.uk comes to the high street
Ipswich's town centre has no shortage of people with opinions about its decline. We decided to do something about it instead.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Exclusive: Tower Street Food Hall owner on his '£2m lesson on not trying to change a place'
The former Yates pub on Tower Street stood empty for years before Sandeep Singh spent two years and £2m bringing it back to life as a food hall. Now it has closed, and Singh is taking his concept somewhere that he believes is ready for it, and wants it.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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From heroin to ketamine: How Suffolk's drug use is changing
Drug consumption habits in Suffolk are shifting, with people moving away from opiates such as heroin and towards cocaine, ketamine and crack – and a new report warns the county is also facing a growing threat from synthetic opioids 500 times stronger than heroin.by
João SantosandOliver Rouane-Williams
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Man arrested for racially aggravated offence on Tavern Street as police investigate nearby vape store robbery
Shoppers on one of Ipswich's busiest streets watched as officers struggled to detain a man who resisted arrest on Tavern Street this morning, as police separately conducted their investigation into a burglary at a nearby vape store.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Ipswich shop finally shut over anti-social behaviour – but why only three months?
A Romanian supermarket on the Buttermarket has been ordered to close after police seized illicit alcohol, tobacco and prescription-only medication – but many locals may be asking why the closure is temporary. Here is what the law actually allows.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Suffolk councillor backs National Year of Reading
A Suffolk County Council cabinet member has pledged her support for the National Year of Reading and visited a local library on World Book Day to join a session for babies and toddlers.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Ipswich man charged with murder after woman found dead
An Ipswich man has been charged with murder following the death of a 28-year-old woman whose body was found at a Russet Road address in the early hours of Tuesday morning.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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What the proposed jury trial shake-up means for justice in Suffolk
Plans to scrap jury trials for crimes carrying sentences of under three years have cleared their first parliamentary hurdle, but what does that mean for people in Suffolk caught up in the courts?byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Anglia Retail Park to get 24 new EV chargers
Anglia Retail Park is set to nearly triple its electric vehicle charging capacity, with 24 new chargers to be installed alongside the Lidl store.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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