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Ipswich Period Rights has written to Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk County Council calling for free period products in council-run public toilets. The letter has been backed by 15 local organisations and businesses.
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Ipswich residents are being urged to make use of free litter-picking equipment, as a new campaign works to reduce rubbish on the town's streets and highlight local businesses already taking steps to cut down on litter.
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A youth-led campaign is highlighting where people in Ipswich can access free period products, as part of a push to tackle period poverty and stigma in the town.
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A woman from Suffolk who was forced to relive her abuse in court just to keep a non-molestation order in place is campaigning for the law to change, calling for automatic extensions in cases where an abuser has been convicted of breaching an order or committing related offences.
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Campaigners will gather on Ipswich's Cornhill on Saturday, 4 July, calling on the government to scrap the NHS's contract with US tech firm Palantir when it comes up for renewal in February 2027.
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Eighteen months ago, no one was listening. Today, Ipswich women with endometriosis have been to Parliament, they are educating employers and slowly changing the misunderstandings of endometriosis – and they are just getting started.
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Hundreds of women attended The Hold in Ipswich on Saturday for Let's Talk Women's Health, where expert-led seminars on breast cancer, endometriosis, pregnancy and menopause drew crowds eager to ask questions and learn how to better look after their health.
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Future Female Society, which has supported more than 2,400 women and girls across Suffolk, celebrated its 10th anniversary this week – with its founder reflecting on a decade of life-changing impact and looking ahead to the next ten years.
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A Suffolk charity has joined a national campaign opposing government proposals that could weaken protections for the region's wildlife and habitats.
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Services of prayer and solidarity took place at Ipswich Minster to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Ivan Ambrose, who developed PTSD from the pandemic's constantly changing rules and has not left his house since the pandemic, saw his campaign for autism-friendly emergency support debated at Westminster on Tuesday, 2 December, after nearly five years of tireless advocacy.
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A protest by farmers is taking place along a section of the A14 today between 10:00 and 16:00, with more than 60 tractors causing delays for motorists.
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